Clifford Evans (17 February 1912 – 9 June 1985) was a Welsh actor. As a conscientious objector he served in the Non-Combatant Corps in World War II.During the summer of 1934 he appeared in A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Open Air Theatre in London.Evans played many parts in British films of the 1930s, before starring in the film The Foreman Went to France in 1942. His most well-known later film roles were the two he played for Hammer Studios: Don Alfredo Carledo in The Curse of the Werewolf (1961) and the inebriated vampire-hunter, Professor Zimmer, in The Kiss of the Vampire (1963).On television, he appeared with George Woodbridge and Tim Turner in 1957 in the 15-episode series Stryker of the Yard. 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 notable for having been among several British actors to play the character of Number Two in the sixties cult TV series The Prisoner (1967/68). He also appeared in The Avengers, The Champions, The Saint, and Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) in the tenth episode "When did You Start to Stop Seeing Things?" in 1969. In 1970, he featured in the BBC TV series Codename.He was married to Hermione Hannen who was an actress.
Educated at Llanelli County School and trained at RADA, receiving Northcliffe and Academy scholarships.Enjoyed a successful acting career for 54 years. He was an actor, writer and director. He was appointed Director of Productions by Cardiff City Council for the Festival of Britain in 1951 and in 1957 founded the St David's Theatre Trust to establish a National Theatre for Wales. He enjoyed playing chess.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Valley of Song
1953
Geraint Llewellyn
The Accused
1953
Dan Anderson
I'll Get You
1952
Michael Grand
The 20 Questions Murder Mystery
1950
Tom Harmon
While I Live
1947
Peter Sloan
The Silver Darlings
1947
Roddie
The Flemish Farm
1943
Jean Duclos
The Saint Meets the Tiger
1943
Tidemarsh / The Tiger
The Foreman Went to France
1942
Fred Carrick, the foreman
Suspected Person
1942
Jim Raynor
Courageous Mr. Penn
1942
William Penn
Love on the Dole
1941
Larry Meath
Fingers
1941
Fingers
A Voice in the Night
1941
Dressler
The House of the Arrow
1940
Maurice Thevenet
The Proud Valley
1940
Seth Jones
House of Mystery
1940
Tace
His Brother's Keeper
1940
Jack Cornell
North Sea Patrol
1938
Lt. Peel
13 Men and a Gun
1938
Jorg
Under Secret Orders
1937
Rene Condoyan
Ghosts
1937
TV Movie
Mutiny on the Elsinore
1937
Bert Rhyne
The Tenth Man
1936
Ford
Calling the Tune
1936
Peter Mallory
Ourselves Alone
1936
Commandant Connolly
The River House Mystery
1935
Ivan
Dylan
1978
TV Movie
DJ Thomas
Kilvert's Diary
1977-1978
TV Series
Mr. Thomas
ITV Sunday Night Drama
1976
TV Series
Idwal Evans
BBC Play of the Month
1975
TV Series
John Anthony
Justice
1973
TV Series
Lord Mountjoy
Jason King
1972
TV Series
Arthur Tsung / Cordoba
The Adventurer
1972
TV Series
Baron Drovotkin
One Brief Summer
1971
Mark Stevens
Codename
1970
TV Series
Sir Iain Dalzell
My Partner the Ghost
1969
TV Series
Sir Oliver Norenton
Codename: Portcullis
1969
TV Movie
Sir Iain Carfax
The Power Game
1965-1969
TV Series
Caswell Bligh
The Saint
1969
TV Series
Keith Longman
The Champions
1968
TV Series
Franz Reitz / Colonel Reitz
The Avengers
1965-1968
TV Series
Sir Wilfred Pelley / Boyd / Henry Boardman
A Twist of Sand
1968
Admiral Tringham
The Wednesday Play
1968
TV Series
Lord Ninfield
Mogul
1968
TV Series
Right Hon. Matt Mathias
City '68
1968
TV Series
Frank Prior
The Prisoner
1968
TV Series
Number Two
Theatre 625
1965-1966
TV Series
Dor / Chief engineer
Drama 61-67
1965
TV Series
Allison
ITV Play of the Week
1963-1965
TV Series
Constantine Madras / Duke of Florence / Prince Bolkonski
Armchair Theatre
1960-1965
TV Series
Sir Harold Richards / Dada / Louis Shell / ...
The Human Jungle
1964
TV Series
Mr. Kross
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
1964
TV Series
James
The Long Ships
1964
King Harald
First Night
1963
TV Series
Evan Lloyd
Espionage
1963
TV Series
Professor P.J. Moreau
The Kiss of the Vampire
1963
Professor Zimmer
About Religion
1962
TV Series
Man of the World
1962
TV Series
Denzo
Out of This World
1962
TV Series
Major General Kallner
BBC Sunday-Night Play
1962
TV Mini-Series
Henry Acheson
Thirty Minute Theatre
1962
TV Series
Dr. Morgan
Stryker of the Yard
1957-1962
TV Series
Chief Inspector Robert Stryker
A Chance of Thunder
1961
TV Series
Steven Prador
Top Secret
1961
TV Series
Hugo Valdes
The Curse of the Werewolf
1961
Alfredo
One Step Beyond
1961
TV Series
Constable Josh Jones
Armchair Mystery Theatre
1960
TV Series
Sir Charles Canning, QC
Siwan: The King's Daughter
1960
TV Movie
Llywelyn
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
1959
TV Series
Rev. Edwyn Lloyd / Field-Marshal Gunther Hans von Kluge / Richard Owen
SOS Pacific
1959
Petersen
Dial 999
1959
TV Series
Dean / John Baxter
Television Playwright
1958
TV Series
John Williams
Violent Playground
1958
Heaven
The Veil
1958
TV Mini-Series
Chief Inspector McWilliam
White Hunter
1957
TV Series
Mason / Albert Grunig
The Heart Within
1957
Matthew Johnson
At the Stroke of Nine
1957
Inspector Hudgell
Menace in the Night
1957
Inspector Ford
Wire Service
1957
TV Series
Air Marshal Fraylie
Man with a Dog
1957
Short
Doctor Bennett
Assignment Foreign Legion
1956
TV Series
John Warwick
Who Goes Home?
1956
TV Movie
The Rt. Hon. George Morgan, MP
Passport to Treason
1956
Orlando Syms
Rheingold Theatre
1953-1956
TV Series
Lt. Latour / Capt. Dickson / George McElroy / ...
ITV Television Playhouse
1956
TV Series
Redman / Hilary Grahame
London Playhouse
1955
TV Series
Insp. Grant
The Vise
1954-1955
TV Series
Frank Bellamy / Dr. George Campbell / David Harman