Terence Alexander Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
To say that Terence Alexander, the distinguished British thespian, was hyperactive is a statement that borders on the understatement! Judge for yourself : born in 1923, following a short period when he considered becoming a priest, Alexander exercised the acting profession for sixty full decades and he might have beaten Queen Victoria's record, ...
Jane Downs (m. 1976–2009), Juno Stevas (m. 1949–1972)
Children
Nicholas Alexander, Marcus Alexander
Parents
Violet Alexander, Joseph Alexander
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Fact
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Considered for Dr.Armstrong and Sir Percy in Lifeforce (1985).
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Voice on many trailers.
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He was reputedly of a superstitious disposition.
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His parents were the master and matron of Knaresborough Hospital.
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Considered the part of "Charlie Hungerford" in Bergerac (1981) as the best role of his career.
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Had a lifelong passion for the stage. His theatrical debut was in 1939 in "The Good Companions" for the White Rose Players Company at the Harrogate Opera House.
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At 18 he joined the Army and was badly wounded after his armored car was hit in an enemy attack. His leg and foot was severely damaged and one eardrum was injured leaving him with a permanent "whistle" in his ear. As late as the mid-1970s, he developed a limp and subsequently had surgery to remove the shrapnel from his leg. He left the Army at the end of the war with a 50 per cent disability pension.
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Met his first wife, actress Juno Stevas, while performing in theatre repertory after military service. The sister of politician/barrister, Norman St. John Stevas (later Lord St. John of Fawsley), she is the mother of his two sons, Nick Alexander and Marcus Alexander.
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Son of Joseph and Violet Alexander.
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In later years, a condition of the retina made him blind in one eye and threatened the sight in the other.
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Once contemplated becoming a priest.
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Educated at Ratcliffe College, Leicestershire, and Norwood College, Harrogate, and started acting in the theatre while quite young, age 16.
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During WW II he served in the British Army as a lieutenant with the 27th Lancers, and was seriously wounded by artillery fire in Italy.
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Although he was born in London, he was brought up in Knaresborough, North Yorkshire. He used his native Yorkshire accent for the part of Charlie Hungerford in Bergerac (1981).
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For over 30 years from the early 1960s onward, he was the voice of numerous UK theatrical trailers and television commercials.
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Son of a doctor. Now retired from acting and lives in London.
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In The Fast Lady (1962), he is seen riding a Triumph 5T Speed Twin, the registration number of which was ERD 562.
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Has two sons, Nicholas and Marcus.
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Had talks to play the role of Richard Bellamy (David Langton) in Upstairs, Downstairs (1971).
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Whodunnit?
1977
TV Series
Mr. Robinson
Star Maidens
1976
TV Series
Gregori
Dawson's Weekly
1975
TV Series
Consultant
Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
1974
TV Mini-Series
Henry Ainley
Moody and Pegg
1974
TV Series
Jeremy Shelby-Gibbs
The Internecine Project
1974
Business tycoon
Claudine
1974
Teddy (uncredited)
The Pallisers
1974
TV Mini-Series
Lord George
Ooh La La!
1973
TV Series
Romain Tournel
Menace
1973
TV Series
Gerald Foster
The Day of the Jackal
1973
Lloyd
The Vault of Horror
1973
Breedley (segment 5 "Drawn and Quartered")
Harriet's Back in Town
1973
TV Series
George Baxter
The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club
1973
TV Mini-Series
Robert Fentiman
Father Dear Father
1972
TV Series
Charles
Love Thy Neighbour
1972
TV Series
Mr. Wilson
The Persuaders!
1971
TV Series
Matthew Crane
Do Me a Favour!
1971
TV Movie
Mr. Roger Hadleigh
Bless This House
1971
TV Series
Dr. Ian McLaren
All the Way Up
1970
Bob Chickman
Grady
1970
TV Series
Michael Patterson
Please Sir!
1970
TV Series
Mr. Kelp
She Follows Me About
1970
TV Movie
Charlie
Waterloo
1970/I
Lord Uxbridge
Armchair Theatre
1957-1970
TV Series
Frank / Frank Garland / Starkey / ...
A Room in Town
1970
TV Movie
Frank
Codename
1970
TV Series
Thorens
Paul Temple
1970
TV Series
Philip Greaves
The Magic Christian
1969
Mad Major
Run a Crooked Mile
1969
TV Movie
Peter Martin
Detective
1969
TV Series
Stephenson
ITV Playhouse
1969
TV Series
Gerard
The Champions
1969
TV Series
Douglas Trennick
What's Good for the Goose
1969
Frisby
Wild, Wild Women
1969
TV Series
Lord Daly
The Avengers
1965-1969
TV Series
Nigel Bromfield / Ponsonby / 'Piggy' Warren
The Sex Game
1968
TV Series
Only When I Larf
1968
Gee Gee Gray
Nicholas Nickleby
1968
TV Mini-Series
Sir Mulberry Hawk
The Revenue Men
1968
TV Series
Logan
Man in a Suitcase
1968
TV Series
Gerald Farson
The Spare Tyres
1967
Short
Dennis Colville
Champion House
1967
TV Series
David Coulter
The Long Duel
1967
Major
Seven Deadly Virtues
1967
TV Series
Martin Yeldon
Uncle Charles
1967
TV Series
Mr. Rose
1967
TV Series
Alan Hart
The Forsyte Saga
1967
TV Mini-Series
Montague Dartie
This Man Craig
1966
TV Series
Mr. Gosling
The Man in Room 17
1966
TV Series
Paul Paragon
The Baron
1966
TV Series
Nigel Brockhurst
The Liars
1966
TV Series
Jack Blayne
Judith
1966
Carstairs
The Worker
1965
TV Series
Mr Blossom
The Wednesday Thriller
1965
TV Series
Mr. Vincent
Our Man at St. Mark's
1965
TV Series
Mr. Barrett
Poison Island
1965
TV Series
Jack Rogers
The Intelligence Men
1965
Reed
The Walrus and the Carpenter
1965
TV Series
All in Good Time
1964
Short
Elton
The Hidden Truth
1964
TV Series
Roger Blake, QC / Roger Bruce, QC
Harry's Girls
1964
TV Series
Peter Finchley
The One That Didn't Get Away
1964
Short
Selling Teacher
Maigret
1962-1963
TV Series
Bob d'Anseval / Cromieres
Bitter Harvest
1963
Andy
Love Story
1963
TV Series
Andy
The Gentle Terror
1963
David
The V.I.P.s
1963
Captain (uncredited)
Jezebel ex UK
1963
TV Series
Robert Steele
Drama 61-67
1963
TV Series
Philip Hopwood
Comedy Playhouse
1961-1963
TV Series
Robin Ampleforth
24-Hour Call
1963
TV Series
Nigel Norton
Ghost Squad
1963
TV Series
Chapman
It Happened Like This
1963
TV Series
Lord John Rollings
The Mind Benders
1963
Rowing Coach (uncredited)
ITV Television Playhouse
1956-1963
TV Series
Philip / Harry / George
She Always Gets Their Man
1962
Bob Conley
On the Beat
1962
Chief Supt. Bert Belcher
The Fast Lady
1962
Policeman on Motorcycle
No Hiding Place
1960-1962
TV Series
Michael Dea / Brian Foley / John Brent
The Six Proud Walkers
1962
TV Series
Bertie Walker
Benny Hill
1962
TV Series
BBC Sunday-Night Play
1962
TV Mini-Series
Billings
ITV Play of the Week
1956-1961
TV Series
Mortimer Wilmot / Sir Horace Duncan / Detective Raines
The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre
1961
TV Series
Johnny Time
Carry on Regardless
1961
Trevor Trelawney
Knight Errant Limited
1961
TV Series
Charles Swinburne
Garry Halliday
1959-1961
TV Series
Bill Dodds - Co-pilot
The Man at the Carlton Tower
1961
Johnny Time
The Bulldog Breed
1960
Defending Counsel
Hancock's Half Hour
1957-1960
TV Series
Mr. Frobisher / Reggie / Guest / ...
The League of Gentlemen
1960
Rupert Rutland-Smith
The Price of Silence
1959
John Braine
Don't Panic Chaps
1959
Lieutenant Babbington
All Aboard
1959
TV Series
Alan Rogers
Charlesworth
1959
TV Series
Jim
Musical Playhouse
1959
TV Series
Johnny
Breakout
1959
Farrow
Breakout
1959
Lt. Gibbs
Time Out of Mind
1959
TV Movie
Mr. Babbington
The Doctor's Dilemma
1958
Mr. Lanchester
Solo for Canary
1958
TV Series
Flash
The Square Peg
1958
Captain Wharton
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
1950-1958
TV Series
Lignol / Jim Henderson / Bill Ewing / ...
Educated Evans
1958
TV Series
Dudley
Boyd Q.C.
1958
TV Series
Mostyn
The Common Room
1958
TV Series
Mr. Hendrix
My Pal Bob
1957-1958
TV Series
Terry
The New Adventures of Charlie Chan
1958
TV Series
Gerald Torrance
Death Was a Passenger
1958
Short
Flight of the Dove
1957
TV Movie
Tony Graham
The One That Got Away
1957
R.A.F. Intelligence Officer
The Royalty
1957
TV Series
Peter
Wideawake
1957
TV Series
Oliver Male
The Tony Hancock Show
1957
TV Series
Various Characters
The Eternal Question
1956
The Green Man
1956
Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Lilli Palmer Theatre
1956
TV Series
Flying Control Officer
Who Done It?
1956
Radio Show Official (uncredited)
Postmark for Danger
1955
Fenby
Terminus
1955
TV Series
Peter Hartigan
The Grove Family
1954-1955
TV Series
Ronald Dean / Mr. Ryland
Out of the Clouds
1955
Bob Robins - Duty Room Radio Operater (uncredited)
Rheingold Theatre
1955
TV Series
Frank Howard
Hands of Destiny
1954
Dr. Ranald's Manager
The Green Scarf
1954
Wireless Operator
Stage by Stage
1954
TV Series
Don Felix
The Monkey's Paw
1954
TV Short
Herbert
Dangerous Cargo
1954
Harry Fraser
The Runaway Bus
1954
Peter Jones
Norman Conquest
1953
Hotel Manager
The Will
1953
TV Short
Devizes Jnr.
Half an Hour
1953
TV Short
Hugh Paton
The Noble Spaniard
1953
TV Movie
Count de Moret
Glad Tidings
1953
First Lieutenant Spud Cusack
Saturday Special
1953
TV Series
Tony Lord
Mr. Potts Goes to Moscow
1952
2nc M.V.D.
The Gentle Gunman
1952
Ship's Officer (uncredited)
Death Is a Number
1951
Alan Robert
I Was a Stranger
1951
TV Movie
George
Treasure on Pelican
1951
TV Movie
Naval Officer
The Suffragette
1951
TV Movie
Derek Wilson
A Tale of Five Women
1951
The Fighting Pimpernel
1950
Duke of Dorset
Her Panelled Door
1950
2nd Sapper officer
Away from It All
1950
TV Movie
Johnny Quale
Comin' Thro the Rye
1947
Robert Burns
Casualty
1999
TV Series
Laurence Wilkinson
The All New Alexei Sayle Show
1994
TV Series
Neville Chamberlain
The Detectives
1993
TV Series
Charlie Hungerford
American Experience
1993
TV Series documentary
Walter White
The New Statesman
1989-1992
TV Series
Sir Greville McDonald / Sir Greville
Bergerac
1981-1991
TV Series
Hungerford
That Englishwoman: An Account of the Life of Emily Hobhouse
1990
Rev. Reginald Hobhouse
Bobby Davro's TV Weekly
1988
TV Series
On-screen Participant
The Laughing Prisoner
1987
TV Movie
Head of Channel 4
Worlds Beyond
1986
TV Series
Jeremy
Don't Wait Up
1984-1985
TV Series
Sir Donald Penrose
Time for Murder
1985
TV Series
Harry Scott-Forbes
Doctor Who
1985
TV Series
Lord Ravensworth
Dempsey and Makepeace
1985
TV Series
Commander Duffield
Frankenstein
1984
TV Movie
Alphonse Frankenstein
Fox Mystery Theater
1984
TV Series
Hammond
Strangers and Brothers
1984
TV Series
R.S. Robinson
Crown Court
1982
TV Series
Alec Pringle
Janet and Company
1982
TV Series
The Jim Davidson Show
1980-1982
TV Series
Behind the Screen
1981
TV Series
Tony, the Director (1981-1982) (as Terry Alexander)