Martin Wyldeck (11 January 1914 – 29 April 1988) was an English actor who played a wide range of parts over many years on stage, screen and TV. He also appeared in the first episode of the TV series '' Fawlty Towers'', as Sir Richard Morris.

Selected filmography

* ''Operation Diamond'' (1948) - Hugo * '' My Wife's Lodger'' (1952) - Policeman * '' Time Bomb'' (1953) - Sergeant Collins * '' Deadly Nightshade'' (1953) - M.I.5 Man (uncredited) * ''

Street Corner A streetcorner or street corner is the location which lies adjacent to an intersection (road), intersection of two roads. Such locations are important in terms of local planning and commerce, usually being the locations of street signs and lamp post ...

'' (1953) - Desk Sgt. Forbes (uncredited) * '' Will Any Gentleman...?'' (1953) - Commissionaire * ''

Knights of the Round Table The Knights of the Round Table ( cy, Marchogion y Ford Gron, kw, Marghekyon an Moos Krenn, br, Marc'hegien an Daol Grenn) are the knights of the fellowship of King Arthur in the literary cycle of the Matter of Britain. First appearing in lit ...

'' (1953) - John (uncredited) * '' The Embezzler'' (1954) - 2nd Police Sergeant (uncredited) * ''

Timeslip ''Timeslip'' is a British children's science fiction television series made by ATV for the ITV network and broadcast between 1970 and 1971. It was first broadcast on Friday evenings at around 5:10-5:15pm in the ATV region with the other ITV ...

'' (1955) - Dr. Preston * '' Now and Forever'' (1956) - Master of Ceremonies (uncredited) * '' My Wife's Family'' (1956) - (uncredited) * '' The Counterfeit Plan'' (1957) - (uncredited) * '' The Devil's Pass'' (1957) - Young Master * '' The Hypnotist'' (1957) - Doctor Bradford * '' Carry on Sergeant'' (1958) - Mr. Sage (uncredited) * '' Chain of Events'' (1958) - Becket * ''

Just Joe ''Just Joe'' is a 1960 British comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers, and starring Leslie Randall, Joan Reynolds, Michael Shepley, and Anna May Wong. The unassuming Joe (Leslie Randall) discovers his heroic side when he becomes involved with ...

'' (1960) - Bill * ''

Doctor in Love ''Doctor in Love'' is a 1960 British comedy film, the fourth of the seven films in the ''Doctor'' series, starring James Robertson Justice as Sir Lancelot Spratt and Michael Craig as Dr Richard Hare. This was the first film in the series not t ...

'' (1960) - Police Officer (uncredited) * '' A Story of David'' (1961) - Hezro * '' The Frightened City'' (1961) - Security Officer * '' Fate Takes a Hand'' (1961) - Doctor * '' The Pot Carriers'' (1962) - Prison Officer Mullins * ''

The Girl on the Boat ''The Girl on the Boat'' is a novel by P. G. Wodehouse. It first appeared in 1921 as a serial in the ''Woman's Home Companion'' in the United States under the title ''Three Men and a Maid''. It was first published as a book in the United States ...

'' (1961) - J.P. Mortimer * '' That Kind of Girl'' (1963) - Bates * '' Night Must Fall'' (1964) - Inspector Willett * '' The Return of Mr. Moto'' (1965) - Helmuth 'Dargo' Engel * ''

Robbery Robbery is the crime of taking or attempting to take anything of value by force, threat of force, or by use of fear. According to common law, robbery is defined as taking the property of another, with the intent to permanently deprive the perso ...

'' (1967) - Chief constable * ''

Dad's Army (1968) ''Dad's Army'' is a British television British sitcom, sitcom about the United Kingdom's Home Guard (United Kingdom), Home Guard during the World War II, Second World War. It was written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft (TV producer), David Crof ...

'' The Showing Up of Corporal Jones - Major Regan * ''

'' Shooting Pains - Major Regan * '' The Oblong Box'' (1969) - Constable * ''

The Bushbaby ''The Bushbaby'' is a 1969 American film based on the novel ''The Bushbabies'' (1965) by William Stevenson and adapted by Robert Maxwell. It was directed and produced by John Trent and stars Margaret Brooks and Lou Gossett in the leading roles, ...

'' (1969) - Captain * '' Cool It Carol!'' (1970) - Mr. Thatcher * ''

A Touch of the Other ''A Touch of the Other'' is a 1970 British drama film directed by Arnold L. Miller and starring Hélène Françoise, Kenneth Cope and Shirley Anne Field. Premise A London private detective finds himself the target of a gangster. Delger, "the ...

'' (1970) - Traylor * ''

Die Screaming, Marianne ''Die Screaming, Marianne'' (also ''Die, Beautiful Marianne'') is a 1971 British thriller film produced and directed by Pete Walker. Although Walker's films were mostly in the horror or sexploitation genres, this is a straight thriller, with mi ...

'' (1971) - British Police Detective - Grey Hair * '' Universal Soldier'' (1972) - Wilson * '' Four Dimensions of Greta'' (1972) - Herr Schickler * '' Tiffany Jones'' (1973) - Brodsky * ''Smuga cienia'' (1976) - Capt. Giles * '' Exchange and Divide'' (1980) - Mr. Pearce * '' Boys from the Blackstuff'' (1982) - Marley

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* 1914 births 1988 deaths People from Warwickshire English male film actors 20th-century English male actors {{UK-film-actor-stub