Lionel Murton

Lionel Murton
in TV's The Four Just Men (1960)
Born	William Lionel Murton (1915-06-02)2 June 1915 London, England
Died	26 September 2006(2006-09-26) (aged 91) Basingstoke, Hampshire, England
Resting place	Basingstoke Crematorium and Gardens of Remembrance
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1945-1981
Spouse	Anita D'Allaire

William Lionel Murton (2 June 1915 – 26 September 2006) was an English character actor.^[1]^[2] Born in Wandsworth, London, he was resident at Little Orchard, Weston Road, Upton Grey, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England, before his death at age 91. He was cremated at Basingstoke Crematorium on 6 October 2006.^[3] He is commemorated with his wife, Anita, in Upton Grey Churchyard, Grave 1 E-3.

He appeared in episodes of several TV series, including The Persuaders! and Danger Man and was a regular cast member of the Dickie Henderson Show, playing Dickie's friend Jack.^[1]^[4]

Selected filmography

Meet the Navy (1946) - Johnny
Brass Monkey (1948) - Detective Mann
Badger's Green (1949) - Albert
The Girl Is Mine (1950)
Dangerous Assignment (1950) - Joe Wilson
The Long Dark Hall (1951) - Jefferson (American published) (US version only)
The Pickwick Papers (1952) - Augustus Snodgrass
Our Girl Friday (1953) - Barman
Monte Carlo Baby (1953)
The Runaway Bus (1954) - American Traveller
Night People (1954) - Norman Lakeland
Raising a Riot (1955) - Harry
The Battle of the River Plate (1956) - Mike Fowler
Interpol (1957) - Murphy
Carry On Admiral (1957) - Psychiatrist
Fire Down Below (1957) - The American
Up the Creek (1958) - Perkins
Further Up the Creek (1958) - Perkins
The Captain's Table (1959) - Bernie Floate
Make Mine a Million (1959) - Commercial TV director
The Mouse That Roared (1959) - American General at the Pentagon (uncredited)
North West Frontier (1959) - American Correspondent
Our Man in Havana (1959)
Surprise Package (1960) - US Marshal
Danger Man (1960-1961) - Colonel Keller
Petticoat Pirates (1961) - Admiral
The Main Attraction (1962) - Joe Burton, the Drunk (uncredited)
On the Beat (1962) - Man in Underground Train
Summer Holiday (1963) - Jerry
Man in the Middle (1964) - Capt. Alec Gunther
Goldfinger (1964) - Colonel (uncredited)
The Truth About Spring (1964) - Simmons
Carry On Cowboy (1966) - Clerk
Doctor in Clover (1966) - Publicity Man
The Dirty Dozen (1967) - MP Lt. Col. in charge at hanging (uncredited)
Sette volte sette (1968)
Nobody Runs Forever (1968) - Reporter on Steps (uncredited)
The Last Shot You Hear (1969) - Rubens
Zeta One (1969) - W
Patton (1970) - Third Army Chaplain James Hugh O'Neill
The Games (1970) - US Team VIP (uncredited)
The Revolutionary (1970) - The Professor
Cannon for Cordoba (1970) - Colonel
Confessions of a Window Cleaner (1974) - Brenda's Landlord
Seven Nights in Japan (1976) - American Tourist
Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977) - Col. Horne
The Billion Dollar Bubble (1978)

References

^ ^a ^b "Lionel Murton". Archived from the original on April 26, 2017.
^ "Lionel Murton - Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
^ Basingstoke Gazette 5 October 2006
^ "The Dickie Henderson Show[03/06/64] (1964)". Archived from the original on April 26, 2017.