Terence Longdon

Terence Longdon
Born	(1922-05-14)14 May 1922 Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, England
Died	23 April 2011(2011-04-23) (aged 88) Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Alma mater	RADA
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1950–2003
Spouses	Barbara Jefford ​ ​ (m. 1953; div. 1960)​ Gillian Conyers ​ (m. 2004)​

Terence Longdon (born Hubert Tuelly Longdon; 14 May 1922 – 23 April 2011) was an English actor.¹

Born in Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, England. During World War II, Longdon was a pilot with the Fleet Air Arm, protecting Atlantic convoys. While stationed at a naval base near Blackpool, he acted in a show and was seen by actor Douglas Hurn who encouraged him to pursue it.²

After the war, Longdon trained at RADA (1946–48), and made his first stage appearance at the Lyceum, Sheffield in 1948, and his West End debut the same year.²

He was best known for his lead role in the 1950s–1960s British TV series Garry Halliday where he played a Biggles-like pilot who flew into various adventure situations;² he also co-wrote one episode of the series in 1962.³ He was also known for his character actor roles in British television productions such as The Sandbaggers, Danger Man and The Avengers.⁴ He was in a small role in The Woman for Joe and according to Filmink "the film is stolen literally at the last minute" by Longdon.⁵

In film, he was Drusus, Messala's personal aide, in the film Ben-Hur.⁶ He had a major supporting role in the 1958 film Another Time, Another Place starring alongside Sean Connery and Lana Turner.⁷ He was also in four of the early Carry On films.⁸ He played occasional leading roles, most notably in the tense B-movie thriller Clash by Night (1963).

Terence Longdon lived on the border of Gloucestershire and Warwickshire. He died from cancer on 23 April 2011, aged 88.²