Cyril Luckham

Biography

Cyril Alexander Garland Luckham (25 July 1907 – 8 February 1989) was an English film, television and theatre actor. He was the husband of stage and screen actress Violet Lamb. The son of a paymaster captain in the Royal Navy, Cyril Luckham was educated at RNC Osborne and Dartmouth and briefly followed his father into the service. He was promoted Lieutenant in 1930 and retired the following year, transferring to the Emergency List. Afterwards he trained for the stage with the Arthur Brough school at Folkestone, making his debut with Brough's company there in The Admirable Crichton in 1935. For several years he appeared in provincial repertory, notably with the Rapier Players at Bristol's Little Theatre. He had been promoted to Lieutenant-Commander on the retired list in 1938 and was recalled to the Navy when the War broke out. He was invalided out soon afterwards following serious illness and returned to the theatre. Luckham made his West End debut as Torvald Helmer in A Doll's House at the Arts Theatre in July 1945. For several years afterwards his stage work was largely back in the provinces including the touring company of the Old Vic.

Known For

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

The Saint

Crown Court

Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

The Professionals

All Movies (37)

• Mrs. Silly1983 · as Bishop
• Doctor Who: Enlightenment1983 · as The White Guardian
• The Potting Shed1981 · as Dr Baston
• The Winter's Tale1981 · as Antigonus
• Donkeys' Years1980 · as Sydney Birkett
• Sweet Wine of Youth1979 · as Dean Inge
• The Saint and the Brave Goose1979 · as Coroner
• Doctor Who: The Ribos Operation1978 · as The Guardian
• What Every Woman Knows1978 · as Charles Venables
• Thomas Hardy: A Haunted Man1978 · as Old Hardy
• Providence1977 · as Dr. Mark Eddington
• The Doll1975 · as Sir Arnold Wyatt
• The Wood Demon1974 · as Orlovsky
• Caring for History1973 · as Narrator
• Mr. Forbush and the Penguins1971 · as Tringham
• One More Time1970 · as Magistrate
• Anne of the Thousand Days1969 · as Prior Houghton
• Happy DeathDay1968
• Stand by Your Screen1968 · as Norman Gritter
• The Naked Runner1967 · as Cabinet minister
• A Man for All Seasons1966 · as Archbishop Cranmer
• The Alphabet Murders1965 · as Sir Carmichael Clarke
• VOTE, VOTE, VOTE for Nigel Barton1965 · as Archibald Lake
• The July Plot1964 · as General-Colonel Ludwig Beck
• The Pumpkin Eater1964 · as Doctor
• A Midsummer Night's Dream1964 · as Egeus
• Billy Budd1962 · as Hallam, Captain of Marines
• Some People1962 · as Magistrate
• Night Conspirators1962 · as Wolfgang Himmelmann
• The Birthday Present1957 · as Magistrate
• How to Murder a Rich Uncle1957 · as Coroner
• The End Begins1957 · as Dr. Wincot
• Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst1957 · as Commander in Chief
• The Battle of the River Plate1956 · as Lieutenant Jasper Abbot, H.M.S. Achilles
• Out of the Clouds1955 · as Doctor Harman
• Stranger from Venus1954 · as Dr. Meinard
• Murder in Reverse?1945 · as Crossley's Guest

All TV Shows (61)

• The Barchester Chronicles1982 · as Bishop Grantly
• Levkas Man1981 · as Gilmour
• To Serve Them All My Days1980 · as Sir Rufus Creighton
• Murder at the Wedding1979 · as Eric Russell
• The Omega Factor1979
• Tales of the Unexpected1979 · as Rawlsden
• Tales of the Unexpected1979 · as Gavin
• Tales of the Unexpected1979 · as Mr Gainsborough
• My Son, My Son1979
• Return of the Saint1978 · as Coroner
• The Famous Five1978 · as Mr Luffy
• The Professionals1977 · as Judge Hall
• Victorian Scandals1976 · as Sir Alexander Cockburn
• The Doll1975 · as Sir Arnold Wyatt
• The Venturers1975 · as Lord Kilvern
• Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill1974
• Father Brown1974 · as Lord Galloway
• Playhouse1974 · as Dean Inge
• Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em1973
• Crown Court1972
• The Protectors1972 · as Alec Weston
• The Adventurer1972 · as Lord Franklin
• Justice1971 · as Justice Briggs
• The Guardians1971 · as Sir Timothy Hobson
• Ryan International1970
• Paul Temple1969
• In Loving Memory1969
• Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)1969 · as Laverick
• Department S1969 · as Walker
• W. Somerset Maugham1969 · as Sir Philip Brandower
• ITV Saturday Night Theatre1969 · as Mulberry
• The Company of Five1968 · as Mr James
• The Company of Five1968 · as Stan Sinclair
• The Company of Five1968 · as Lewis Black
• The Company of Five1968 · as Norman Gritter
• Omnibus1967 · as Self
• ITV Playhouse1967 · as Mr. Webber
• ITV Playhouse1967 · as William Ince
• The World of Wodehouse1967 · as Vicar
• BBC Play of the Month1965 · as Roebuck Ramsden
• BBC Play of the Month1965 · as Orlovsky
• The Troubleshooters1965 · as Charles Andrews
• Public Eye1965 · as Charles Luce
• Victoria Regina1964 · as Lord Melbourne
• Thursday Theatre1964 · as Bishop Gardiner
• The Wednesday Play1964 · as General-Colonel Ludwig Beck
• The Wednesday Play1964 · as Hugh Archibald-Lake
• The Great War1964
• Detective1964
• Doctor Who1963 · as White Guardian
• Doctor Who1963 · as The Guardian
• Espionage1963 · as Admiral Bond
• No Cloak - No Dagger1963 · as Det. Chief-Supt. Gage
• The Saint1962 · as Jack Hardy
• The Dark Island1962
• The Scales of Justice1962 · as Mr. Lawson
• Sunday-Night Play1960 · as John Pearce
• An Age of Kings1960 · as Archbishop of Canterbury
• Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!1957 · as Maurice Dekobra
• Armchair Theatre1956 · as Dr. Wolfgang Himmelmann
• ITV Play of the Week1955 · as Arthur Mounteney