Andrew Crawford (actor)

Andrew Crawford (1917–1994) was a Scottish stage, film and television actor.[1][2]

Andrew Crawford
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Born	(1917-10-24)24 October 1917 Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Died	18 March 1994(1994-03-18) (aged 76)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1946–1991 (film & TV)

Career

A former publicist, he made his film debut in The Smugglers (1947), and with Rank's support, proceeded to make a name for himself with prominent roles during the late forties.[3] These included parts in movies such as Broken Journey (1948), Trottie True, Diamond City and Boys in Brown (all 1949).[4]. On Stage he performed at the Comedy Theatre, London on 17 March 1946, in the Green Room Rags, playing opposite John Witty, Harold Warrender and Louise Hampton in And No Birds Sing.

Smaller roles followed and he later turned character actor in films such as Shadow of the Cat (1961) and 80,000 Suspects (1963), as well as television series including The Buccaneers, The Adventures of Robin Hood, Danger Man, Dr. Finlay's Casebook and Crown Court.[5][6]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1947	The Man Within
1947	Dear Murderer	Sgt. Fox
1947	The Brothers	Willie McFarish
1947	Jassy	Fred - Footman	Uncredited
1948	Daybreak	Barbershop Customer	Uncredited
1948	Broken Journey	Kid Cormack
1948	London Belongs to Me	Bill
1948	Love in Waiting	Dick Lambert
1949	Trottie True	Sid Skinner
1949	Diamond City	David Raymond
1949	Boys in Brown	Casey
1950	Morning Departure	Sub Lieut. (E) J. McFee
1950	Trio	Minor Role	Uncredited
1951	One Wild Oat	Fred Gilbey
1957	Bitter Victory	Private Roberts
1961	The Shadow of the Cat	Andrew, the Butler
1961	The Queen's Guards	Biggs	Uncredited
1963	80,000 Suspects	Dr. Ruddling
1970	Julius Caesar	Volumnius
1971	The Massacre of Glencoe	Glenlyon

References

1. Castell p.119
2. "Andrew Crawford - Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
3. McFarlane, Brian (16 May 2016). "The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition". Oxford University Press – via Google Books.
4. "Andrew Crawford".
5. "Andrew Crawford - Movies and Filmography - AllMovie". AllMovie.
6. "Andrew Crawford". www.aveleyman.com.

Bibliography

• David Castell. Richard Attenborough: a pictorial film biography. Bodley Head, 1984.

External links

• Andrew Crawford on IMDb