Biography
Samuel John Kydd (15 February 1915 – 26 March 1982) was an Irish actor. His best-known roles were in two major British television series of the 1960s, as the smuggler Orlando O'Connor in Crane and its sequel Orlando. He also played a recurring character in Coronation Street. Kydd's first film was The Captive Heart (1946), in which he played a POW. He made over 290 films, more than any other British actor, including 119 between 1946 and 1952.
Filmography
All 135
Movies 116
TV Shows 19
Self 1
Lock Keeper
Eye of the Needle (1981)
Movie
6.5
The Shillingbury Blowers (1980)
Movie
Sam
Danger on Dartmoor (1980)
Movie
Sid
Minder (1979)
TV Show
6
Sam Turner
Yesterday's Hero (1979)
Movie
Grumpy Gardener
The Great Snail Race (1976)
Movie
Dwyer
Sporting Chance (1975)
Movie
Scarred Convict
Great Expectations (1974)
Movie
The Firefighters (1974)
Movie
1st Removal Man
Confessions of a Window Cleaner (1974)
Movie
6
Claude
Steptoe and Son Ride Again (1973)
Movie
Tom Brannigan
Carson Country (1972)
Movie
Himself
Rainbow (1972)
TV Show
Ambulance Man / Fire Chief / Harold Wilson
Sykes (1972)
TV Show
The Persuaders! (1971)
TV Show
6
Taximan
Quest for Love (1971)
Movie
Nazi Orderly
Dad's Army (1971)
Movie
Furniture Dealer
10 Rillington Place (1971)
Movie
6
C/Sgt.
Too Late the Hero (1970)
Movie
Smellie
Curry and Chips (1969)
TV Show
Len the Barman
Moon Zero Two (1969)
Movie
The Fossett Saga (1969)
TV Show
Fred
Till Death Us Do Part (1969)
Movie
Dad's Army (1968)
TV Show
Harry Poole
The Expert (1968)
TV Show
Ooh La La! (1968)
TV Show
Pader Murphy
Gold Is Where You Find It (1968)
Movie
Workman in Café
Smashing Time (1967)
Movie
Man in a Suitcase (1967)
TV Show
Constable John Harris
Island of Terror (1966)
Movie
5.67
Harry Slinger
The Projected Man (1966)
Movie
6
Orlando O'Connor / Moosh
Orlando (1965)
TV Show
Hotel Waiter
Smokescreen (1964)
Movie
Fred Trotter
The Iron Maiden (1963)
Movie
Crane (1963)
TV Show
Z-Cars (1962)
TV Show
Clue of the Silver Key (1961)
Movie
Albert
The Treasure of Monte Cristo (1961)
Movie
Alf
Jango (1961)
TV Show
Slater
Suspect (1960)
Movie
Morris Lumley
The House in Marsh Road (1960)
Movie
Foreman
There Was a Crooked Man (1960)
Movie
Captain Murphy / Corporal Fisher / Fred
Arthur's Treasured Volumes (1960)
TV Show
Civilian Worker - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited)
Sink the Bismarck! (1960)
Movie
Driver (uncredited)
Upstairs and Downstairs (1959)
Movie
Newspaper Vendor (uncredited)
Libel (1959)
Movie
No Hiding Place (1959)
TV Show
Shop Steward
I'm All Right Jack (1959)
Movie
1
Slug
The Price of Silence (1959)
Movie
Perkins
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959)
Movie
4.75
Signaller
Carlton-Browne of the F.O. (1959)
Movie
Robber (uncredited)
Make Mine a Million (1959)
Movie
Bates
Further Up the Creek (1958)
Movie
Go-Between
I Was Monty's Double (1958)
Movie
Flight Sgt. Flint
Orders to Kill (1958)
Movie
Shorty
Law and Disorder (1958)
Movie
Shopkeeper
The Scamp (1957)
Movie
Taxi Driver
The Long Haul (1957)
Movie
3.5
Attendant
Carry on Admiral (1957)
Movie
Able Seaman Walker
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst (1957)
Movie
Tim Bowers
The Hide-Out (1956)
Movie
Tom Gripper
Tiger in the Smoke (1956)
Movie
George
Circus Friends (1956)
Movie
Albert West
Home and Away (1956)
Movie
Warrant Officer Blake
Reach for the Sky (1956)
Movie
Police Constable in Information Room
The Long Arm (1956)
Movie
Various Characters
The Tony Hancock Show (1956)
TV Show
Australian Driver
A Town Like Alice (1956)
Movie
(uncredited)
A Kid for Two Farthings (1956)
Movie
Ted the Poacher
You Can't Escape (1956)
Movie
Joe (uncredited)
Storm Over the Nile (1955)
Movie
Second Cab Driver (uncredited)
The Ladykillers (1955)
Movie
5.75
Bill, the Telephone Engineer
Portrait of Alison (1955)
Movie
Desk Sergeant
Josephine and Men (1955)
Movie
Milkman (uncredited)
A Prize of Gold (1955)
Movie
Sam Weller
Lilli Palmer Theatre (1955)
TV Show
Gang Member (uncredited)
One Way Out (1955)
Movie
Police Sergeant Questioning Rosie
The Quatermass Xperiment (1955)
Movie
5.44
Adelphi Barman
The Constant Husband (1955)
Movie
George
The Glass Cage (1955)
Movie
Sheltia
Passage Home (1955)
Movie
Alfred Vickery
Final Appointment (1954)
Movie
Spencer
Radio Cab Murder (1954)
Movie
Driver, Embassy car JAK711 (uncredited)
The Young Lovers (1954)
Movie
Railway Inspector
The Embezzler (1954)
Movie
Scotland Yard sergeant
Father Brown (1954)
Movie
1
Bruce
The Rainbow Jacket (1954)
Movie
Darky
Devil on Horseback (1954)
Movie
Marine Boyd
They Who Dare (1954)
Movie
uncredited
Impulse (1954)
Movie
First Postal Clerk
The End of the Road (1954)
Movie
Barkley
The Saint's Return (1953)
Movie
5
Airport Security Officer
The Runaway Bus (1953)
Movie
Chauffeur
The Steel Key (1953)
Movie
Sergeant Harvey (Uncredited)
Death Goes to School (1953)
Movie
Carslake
The Cruel Sea (1953)
Movie
6
Ackroyd
Appointment in London (1953)
Movie
Time Bomb (1953)
Movie
Uncredited
Love in Pawn (1953)
Movie
Sgt. Baker
The Voice of Merrill (1952)
Movie
Reporter (uncredited)
The Hour of 13 (1952)
Movie
3.5
Inspector Murch
Trent's Last Case (1952)
Movie
Fred, mechanic at Bristow & Brown
The Big Frame (1952)
Movie
Johnson
My Wife Jacqueline (1952)
TV Show
Harry Bunn
Derby Day (1952)
Movie
Lorry Driver
Brandy for the Parson (1952)
Movie
Mess Waiter
Angels One Five (1952)
Movie
Potman
Hunted (1952)
Movie
Ambulanceman
Curtain Up (1952)
Movie
Irish Police Sergeant
Secret People (1952)
Movie
(uncredited)
Mr. Denning Drives North (1951)
Movie
Bert
Assassin for Hire (1951)
Movie
Customs Man (uncredited)
Highly Dangerous (1950)
Movie
Postman
The Magnet (1950)
Movie
Waiter (uncredited)
Cage of Gold (1950)
Movie
Mechanic
No Trace (1950)
Movie
Cady
Treasure Island (1950)
Movie
6
Worker
Chance of a Lifetime (1950)
Movie
Charlie Fox
The Cure for Love (1949)
Movie
Soldier at Airport
Madness of the Heart (1949)
Movie
Sapper
Passport to Pimlico (1949)
Movie
'Bedford' Stage Manager (uncredited)
Trottie True (1949)
Movie
Driver (uncredited)
The Hasty Heart (1949)
Movie
Club steward
Obsession (1949)
Movie
Stacy
Vengeance Is Mine (1949)
Movie
Railway Ticket Clerk (uncredited)
Stop Press Girl (1949)
Movie
Joe
Forbidden (1949)
Movie
The Small Back Room (1949)
Movie
Johnny Briggs (uncredited)
Once a Jolly Swagman (1949)
Movie
Army Truck Driver
Portrait from Life (1948)
Movie
Leading Stoker E. McKenzie R.N.
Scott of the Antarctic (1948)
Movie
6
Trouble in the Air (1948)
Movie
Bit Part (uncredited)
Love in Waiting (1948)
Movie
Police Driver
To the Public Danger (1948)
Movie
Sergeant
A Song for Tomorrow (1948)
Movie
Ratings
Average 6
Based on 182 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
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Information
Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday1915-02-15
Deathday1982-03-26 (67 years old)
Place of birthBelfast, United Kingdom
RelationshipsPinkie Barnes (1952-01-01 - 1982-03-26)
ChildrenJonathan Kydd
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom
Also known asSamuel John Kydd
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