Michael Balfour

Actor Feb 11 (died age 79) Dover, Kent, England, UK 1947–1992 (45 year career)

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Biography

Michael Creighton Balfour (11 February 1918 – 24 October 1997) was an English actor, working mainly in British films and TV, following his TV debut in the BBC's The Marvellous History of St Bernard, in 1938. He was a recognisable face, often in small character parts and supporting roles, in nearly two hundred films and TV shows, from the 1940s to the 1990s, often playing comical heavies or otherwise shady characters notable for their "loud" clothes, sometimes convincingly cast as an American. H…

Known For

Film

Batman

Scientist

Film

Fahrenheit 451

Book Person: Machiavelli's 'The Prince' (uncredited)

Film

Macbeth

First Murderer

Film

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes

Cabby

Film

I Was a Male War Bride

Male Billet Sergeant (uncredited)

Film

The Canterbury Tales

The Carpenter

Film

Candleshoe

Mr. McCress

Film

Sink the Bismarck!

Able Seaman - Lookout on 'Suffolk' (uncredited)

Filmography

Acting (116)

Movies (94)

Revenge of Billy the Kid

as Gyles MacDonald

The Krays

as Referee

Batman

as Scientist

The Holcroft Covenant

1985

as Hard Hat

5.5

The Prisoner of Zenda

Resting Rough

Candleshoe

as Mr. McCress

Joseph Andrews

as Ruffian

The Stick Up

as Sam

The Copter Kids

as Benny Baker

The Canterbury Tales

1972

as The Carpenter

6.1

All Coppers Are...

1972

as Heart Attack Victim (uncredited)

Macbeth

as First Murderer

Man of Violence

as Cafe Owner

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes

as Cabby

The Adventurers

as Detective

The Oblong Box

as Ruddock

Hoverbug

as Mr. Gutteridge

Fahrenheit 451

1966

as Book Person: Machiavelli's 'The Prince' (uncredited)

Kaleidoscope

as Poker Player

Press for Time

as Sewerman

Strangler's Web

as John Vichelski

Five Have a Mystery to Solve

1964

as Emilio

The Rescue Squad

1963

as Barrow-Boy

4.5

A Stitch in Time

1963

as Workman with Mallet (uncredited)

Echo of Diana

as Newsagent

The Fast Lady

as Bandit

Design for Loving

as Bernie

She Always Gets Their Man

1962

as Runkle

4.0

The Monster of Highgate Ponds

1961

as Bert

5.0

The Ship That Couldn't Stop

1961

as Mr. Bollanger

Pit of Darkness

1961

as Fisher

5.8

Sink the Bismarck!

1960

as Able Seaman - Lookout on 'Suffolk' (uncredited)

Surprise Package

as Oscar

Carry On Constable

as Matt

Too Hot to Handle

as Tourist Guide

The Flesh and the Fiends

1960

as Drunken Sailor

6.5

Look Back in Anger

1959

as Picky Shopper (uncredited)

The Steel Bayonet

as Pte. Thomas

The Big Money

as 'Wilberforce'

Fiend Without a Face

as Sgt. Kasper

Man from Tangier

as Spade

Quatermass 2

as Harry

Light Fingers

as The Major

The Secret of the Forest

1956

as Len

Breakaway

as Barney

Barbados Quest

as Barney Wilson

One Good Turn

as Boxing Spectator (uncredited)

The Delavine Affair

as Sammy

Secret Venture

as Stevens

The Reluctant Bride

1955

as Boxer

5.0

It's a Great Day

1955

as Charlie Mead's Mate

Impulse

as uncredited

Devil's Point

as Bennett, short henchman

Scarlet Web

as Barman

River Beat

as Adams

Meet Mr. Callaghan

as Coffee Stallkeeper

6.0

The Sea Shall Not Have Them

as Dray

The Diamond Wizard

as Hoxie

Delayed Action

as Honey

The Steel Key

as 'The Mae McCleod' Captain

Johnny on the Run

Albert R.N.

as Hank

Genevieve

as Trumpeter (Uncredited)

Park Plaza 605

as Ted Birston

Recoil

as Parkes

The Red Beret

as American Sergeant

Love in Pawn

as Alaric

Black 13

as Joe

Three's Company

1953

as The Drunk

3 Steps to the Gallows

1953

as Carter, boxing fan

6.4

Hot Ice

1953

as Jacobson

Moulin Rouge

as Dodo (uncredited)

Venetian Bird

as Moretto

Top Secret

as Jersey Sailor

13 East Street

as Joey Long

A Case For P.C. 49

as Chubby Price

The Quiet Woman

as Lefty Brown

Her Favourite Husband

as Pete

Prelude to Fame

as Lucio

Scrapbook for 1933

as (voice)

Help Yourself

as Charlie

I Was a Male War Bride

1949

as Male Billet Sergeant (uncredited)

6.9

Helter Skelter

1949

as Barman (uncredited)

6.2

Obsession

1949

as American Sailor Promoting Book

Melody Club

as Max

Don't Ever Leave Me

as Jim Kennedy

Stop Press Girl

as Crook (uncredited)

5.6

The Small Voice

1948

as Frankie

6.2

No Orchids for Miss Blandish

1948

as Barney

6.0

Sleeping Car to Trieste

1948

as Spiegel

6.7

Woman Hater

1948

as Reporter (uncredited)

7.0

William Comes to Town

1948

as Stall-holder

Just William's Luck

1947

as Tonks

7.0

Television (22)

Dempsey and Makepeace

as Jim Kelly

Kelly Monteith

The Persuaders!

as Donkey Cart Driver

7.6

Department S

1969

as Eccles

5.0

The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder

as Albert

Cold Comfort Farm

as Earl P. Neck

The Jazz Age

as Porky

Rogues' Gallery

as Tom Meatyard

The Prisoner

as Will

It's Not Me - It's Them!

1965

as Reginald

Reluctant Bandit

1965

as Luigi

The Avengers

as Tom

Danger Man

as Gaston

The Cheaters

as Freddy

Interpol Calling

as Russ

The Larkins

as Sharkey

Sailor of Fortune

as Alphonso Italian Ship's Engineer

Hancock's Half Hour

Armchair Theatre

Dixon of Dock Green

as Bill Nelson

Strange Experiences

as Man

Sunday Night Theatre

1950

as Rudolfo

3.5