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Percy Herbert

Actor

Percy Herbert

Born July 31, 1920 in London, England, UKDied December 6, 199270 films

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Percy Herbert (31 July 1920 - 6 December 1992) was an English character actor who often played soldiers, most notably in The Bridge on the River Kwai, The Wild Geese and Tunes of Glory. However, he was equally at home in comedies (Barnacle Bill, Call Me Bwana, two Carry On films) and science fiction (One Million Years B.C., Mysterious Island). He also acted on television; he was a regular on the short-lived series Cimarron Strip, starring Stuart Whitman.

Herbert was a soldier and prisoner of war during World War II, captured by the Japanese when they took Singapore.

He was discovered by Dame Sybil Thorndike.

Herbert died of a heart attack on 6 December 1992.

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The Bridge on the River Kwai posterFirst watchThe Bridge on the River Kwai19577.8as GroganThe classic story of English POWs in Burma forced to build a bridge to aid the war effort of their Japanese captors.View film

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Filmography

70 films as actor
  1. 1988The Love ChildMaurice
  2. 1980The Sea WolvesDennison
  3. 1979The London ConnectionShip's Captain
  4. 1978The Wild GeeseKeith
  5. 1977ValentinoStudio Guard
  6. 1977HardcoreHubert
  7. 1975One of Our Dinosaurs Is MissingMr Gibbons
  8. 1974CrazeDetective Constable Russet
  9. 1973The MacKintosh ManTaafe
  10. 1973Black SnakeJoxer Tierney
  11. 1972Up the FrontCorporal Lovechild
  12. 1972The FiendCommissionaire Jim Hudson
  13. 1972DoomwatchHartwell
  14. 1971Man in the WildernessFogarty
  15. 1971Captain ApacheMoon
  16. 1970One More TimeMander
  17. 1970Too Late the HeroSgt. Johnstone
  18. 1969The Royal Hunt of the SunDiego
  19. 1968El juicioMacGregor
  20. 1967The HuntedMacGregor
  21. 1967Night of the Big HeatGerald Foster
  22. 1967Casino RoyalePiper #1
  23. 1967The Viking QueenCatus
  24. 1967Mister Ten Per CentInspector Greet
  25. 1967TobrukDolan
  26. 1966One Million Years B.C.Sakana
  27. 1965Carry On CowboyCharlie
  28. 1965Bunny Lake Is MissingPoliceman at Station
  29. 1965Joey BoyMad George Long
  30. 1964Guns at BatasiParkin
  31. 1964The Counterfeit ConstableL'agent Baxter
  32. 1964BecketBaron
  33. 1964Carry On JackMr. Angel
  34. 1963Dr. Syn, Alias the ScarecrowDover Castle Jailer
  35. 1963Call Me BwanaFirst Henchman
  36. 1963The CracksmanNosher
  37. 1962Conquered CitySgt. Maj. Reed
  38. 1962Mutiny on the BountyMatthew Quintal
  39. 1961Mysterious IslandSgt. Pencroft
  40. 1961The Guns of NavaroneSgt. Grogan
  41. 1960Tunes of GloryRSM Riddick
  42. 1960There Was a Crooked ManPrison Warden
  43. 1960The ChallengeShop Steward
  44. 1959Don't Panic ChapsBolter
  45. 1959Yesterday's EnemyWilkins
  46. 1959The Devil's DiscipleEdict Sergeant
  47. 1959Serious ChargeMr Thompson
  48. 1959Idol on ParadeSergeant Hebrides
  49. 1958Sea of SandWhite
  50. 1958Sea FuryWalker
  51. 1958Tank Force!1st English Soldier
  52. 1958The SafecrackerSergeant Harper
  53. 1958The Steel BayonetPte. Clark
  54. 1957Barnacle BillTommy
  55. 1957Night of the DemonFarmer
  56. 1957The Bridge on the River KwaiGrogan
  57. 1957Quatermass 2Paddy Gorman
  58. 1956Tiger in the SmokeCopper
  59. 1956A Hill in KoreaPvt. Moon
  60. 1956Child in the HouseDet. Sgt. Taylor
  61. 1956LostPolice Constable in Phone Box
  62. 1955The Cockleshell HeroesMarine Lomas
  63. 1955The Gold ExpressGarage Employee
  64. 1955Doctor at SeaHelmsman (uncredited)
  65. 1955ConfessionThe Barman
  66. 1955The PrisonerSoldier (uncredited)
  67. 1955The Night My Number Came Up
  68. 1955One Good Turn"Seen Enough" Boxing Spectator (uncredited)
  69. 1954The Green BuddhaCasey O'Rourke
  70. 1954The Young LoversRichards (uncredited)