Biography
Clifford George Evans (17 February 1912 β 9 June 1985) was a Welsh actor.
During the summer of 1934 Evans appeared in A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Open Air Theatre in London. He played many parts in British films of the 1930s, then during the Second World War was a conscientious objector, serving in the Non-Combatant Corps. He continued to act during the war and starred in the films The Foreman Went to France (1942) and The Flemish Farm (1943).After the war, Evans's best known film roles were for Hammer Studios: he played Don Alfredo Carledo in The Curse of the Werewolf (1961) and Professor Zimmer, an often inebriated vampire-hunter, in Kiss of the Vampire (1963). His last screen role was in Granada TV's A Land of Ice Cream in 1985.On television, Evans appeared with George Woodbridge and Tim Turner in the 15-episode series Stryker of the Yard (1957). Between 1965 and 1969, he played a major role in the TV boardroom drama The Power Game, playing building tycoon Caswell Bligh. He is also among several British actors to play the character of Number Two in The Prisoner ("Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling", 1967). He also appeared in three episodes of The Avengers, in The Champions, The Saint, and Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) ("When did You Start to Stop Seeing Things?", 1969). The following year, he played Sir Iain Dalzell, a leading character in the BBC TV series Codename (1970).He married Hermione Hannen, who was an actress.
Filmography
all 57
Movies 40
TV Shows 17
Writer 1
The World of Hammer: Dracula and the Undead (1994)
The Extremist (1984)
Dylan: The Life and Death of a Poet (1978)
The Adventurer (1972)
Justice (1971)
Jason King (1971)
One Brief Summer (1970)
Codename (1970)
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (1969)
A Twist of Sand (1968)
The Champions (1968)
The Prisoner (1967)
The Long Ships (1964)
The Kiss of the Vampire (1963)
The Human Jungle (1963)
The Plane Makers (1963)
The Saint (1962)
Nothing to Pay (1962)
Little Lost Robot (1962)
Out of This World (1962)
Stryker of the Yard (1961)
The Curse of the Werewolf (1961)
The Man Out There (1961)
The Avengers (1961)
SOS Pacific (1959)
One Step Beyond (1959)
Violent Playground (1958)
The Heart Within (1957)
At the Stroke of Nine (1957)
Wire Service (1956)
Passport to Treason (1956)
The Gilded Cage (1955)
Mark Saber (1954)
Companions in Crime (1954)
The Straw Man (1953)
Valley of Song (1953)
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Presents (1953)
Escape Route (1952)
The Twenty Questions Murder Mystery (1950)
A Run for Your Money (1949)
While I Live (1947)
The Flemish Farm (1943)
The Foreman Went to France (1942)
Suspected Person (1942)
Penn of Pennsylvania (1942)
The Saint Meets the Tiger (1941)
Love on the Dole (1941)
Freedom Radio (1941)
Castle of Crimes (1940)
The Proud Valley (1940)
At the Villa Rose (1940)
Luck of the Navy (1938)
Under Secret Orders (1937)
The Mutiny Of The Elsinore (1937)
The Tenth Man (1936)
Calling the Tune (1936)
Ourselves Alone (1936)
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GenderMale
Birthday1912-02-17
Deathday1985-06-09 (73 years old)
Birth PlaceSenghenydd, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Wales, United Kingdom
Also Known AsClifford George Evans
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