Biography
Samuel John Kydd (15 February 1915 – 26 March 1982) was a British 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 161
Movies 138
TV Shows 23
self 2
Lock Keeper
Eye of the Needle (1981)
Movie
6.5
Film Technician (uncredited)
The Mirror Crack'd (1980)
Movie
Sam Turner
Yesterday's Hero (1979)
Movie
Charlie Stewart
Return of the Saint (1978)
TV
Kipper
Kipper (1977)
Movie
Grumpy Gardener
The Great Snail Race (1976)
Movie
1st Removal Man
Confessions of a Window Cleaner (1974)
Movie
6
Fireman Stark
The Firefighters (1974)
Movie
Scarred Convict
Great Expectations (1974)
Movie
Tom Brannigan
Carson Country (1972)
Movie
Himself
Rainbow (1972)
TV
Ambulance Man
Sykes (1972)
TV
Conor Ingram
Ireland, Mother Ireland (1971)
Movie
Taximan
Quest for Love (1971)
Movie
Nazi Orderly
Dad's Army (1971)
Movie
Furniture Dealer
10 Rillington Place (1971)
Movie
6
Colour-Sergeant
Too Late the Hero (1970)
Movie
Smellie
Curry and Chips (1969)
TV
Len the Barman
Moon Zero Two (1969)
Movie
Harry Poole
The Expert (1968)
TV
Pader Murphy
Gold is Where You Find It (1968)
Movie
Workman in Café
Smashing Time (1967)
Movie
Constable John Harris
Island of Terror (1966)
Movie
5.67
Harry Slinger
The Projected Man (1966)
Movie
6
Orlando O'Connor
Orlando (1965)
TV
Hotel Waiter
Smokescreen (1964)
Movie
Fred Trotter
The Iron Maiden (1963)
Movie
Slater
Suspect (1960)
Movie
Morris Lumley
The House in Marsh Road (1960)
Movie
Captain Murphy
Arthur's Treasured Volumes (1960)
TV
Civilian Worker - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited)
Sink the Bismarck! (1960)
Movie
Driver (uncredited)
Upstairs and Downstairs (1959)
Movie
Newspaper Vendor (uncredited)
Libel (1959)
Movie
Shop Steward
I'm All Right Jack (1959)
Movie
1
Robber (uncredited)
Make Mine a Million (1959)
Movie
Go-Between
I Was Monty's Double (1958)
Movie
Flight Sgt. Flint
Orders to Kill (1958)
Movie
Frogman
Barnacle Bill (1957)
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
Child's Father
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (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
Australian Driver
A Town Like Alice (1956)
Movie
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
Gang Member (uncredited)
One Way Out (1955)
Movie
Police Sergeant Questioning Rosie
The Quatermass Xperiment (1955)
Movie
5.44
(uncredited)
A Kid for Two Farthings (1955)
Movie
Adelphi Barman
The Constant Husband (1955)
Movie
Sheltia
Passage Home (1955)
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
Marine Boyd
They Who Dare (1954)
Movie
First Postal Clerk
The End of the Road (1954)
Movie
uncredited
Impulse (1954)
Movie
Uncredited
Love in Pawn (1953)
Movie
Airport Security Officer
The Runaway Bus (1953)
Movie
Army Airfield Soldier
Malta Story (1953)
Movie
Sergeant Harvey
Death Goes to School (1953)
Movie
Chauffeur
The Steel Key (1953)
Movie
Carslake
The Cruel Sea (1953)
Movie
6
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
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
2nd Engineer (uncredited)
Pool of London (1951)
Movie
Customs Man (uncredited)
Highly Dangerous (1950)
Movie
Postman
The Magnet (1950)
Movie
Mechanic
No Trace (1950)
Movie
Bookmaker's Assistant at White City (Uncredited)
The Blue Lamp (1950)
Movie
1
Charlie Fox
The Cure for Love (1949)
Movie
Soldier at Airport
Madness of the Heart (1949)
Movie
'Bedford' Stage Manager (uncredited)
Trottie True (1949)
Movie
Driver (uncredited)
The Hasty Heart (1949)
Movie
Club steward
Obsession (1949)
Movie
Railway Ticket Clerk (uncredited)
Stop Press Girl (1949)
Movie
Crowhurst - Door Sentry
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
Bit Part (uncredited)
Love in Waiting (1948)
Movie
Undetermined Role
Fly Away Peter (1948)
Movie
Police Driver
To the Public Danger (1948)
Movie
Sergeant
A Song for Tomorrow (1948)
Movie
POW in Top Bunk (uncredited)
The Captive Heart (1946)
Movie
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1917-02-15
Deathday1982-03-26 (65 years old)
Birth PlaceBelfast, Ireland, UK [now Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK]
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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