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Gordon Jackson Biography (1923-1990)

Full name, Gordon Cameron Jackson; born December 19, 1923, in Glasgow, Scotland; died after a brief illness, January 1, 1990, in London, England; son of Thomas and Margaret (Fletcher) Jackson; married Rona Anderson (an actress), 1951; children: two sons.

Nationality

Scottish

Gender

Male

Birth Details

December 19, 1923

Glasgow, Scotland

Death Details

January 1, 1990

London, England

Famous Works

• Credits; STAGE APPEARANCES
• (Stage debut) Dudley, George and Margaret, MSU Theatre, Rutherglen, Scotland, 1943.
• (London debut) Able Seaman McIntosh, Seagulls Over Sorrento, Apollo Theatre, 1951.
• Young Actor (Ismael), Moby Dick, Duke of York's Theatre, London, 1955.
• Narrator, The Soldier's Tale, Sadler's Wells Theatre, London, 1958.
• Banquo, Macbeth, Royal Court Theatre, London, 1966.
• Narrator, The Soldier's Tale, Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1967.
• Mr. Booker, Wise Child, Garrick Theatre, London, 1967.
• Baxter, This Story of Yours, Royal Court Theatre, 1968.
• Horatio, Hamlet, Round House Theatre, London, 1969.
• (Broadway debut) Horatio, Hamlet, Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, New York City, 1969.
• Alfred, The Signalman's Apprentice, Oxford Playhouse, Oxford, England, 1969.
• Tesman, Hedda Gabler, Stratford Theatre, Stratford, ON, Canada, 1970.
• Creon, Oedipus, Young Vic Theatre, London, 1970.
• Narrator, The Soldier's Tale, Young Vic Theatre, 1970.
• Interrogator, The Lovers of Viorne, Royal Court Theatre, 1971.
• Rodney, Veterans, Royal Court Theatre, 1972.
• Banquo, Macbeth, Aldwych Theatre, London, 1975.
• Title role, Noah, Chichester Festival, Chichester, England, 1976.
• Malvolio, Twelfth Night, Chichester Festival, 1976.
• Superintendent Battle, Cards on the Table, Vaudeville Theatre, London, 1981.
• Father Tim Farley, Mass Appeal, Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, London, 1982.
• Also appeared in Death Trap, 1981.
• Credits; MAJOR TOURS
• David, What Every Woman Knows, British cities, 1973.
• Credits; FILM APPEARANCES
• (Film debut) Jock, Somewhere in France (also released as The Foreman Wentto France), United Artists (UA), 1941.
• Fred Blake, Millions Like Us, General Film Distributors, 1943.
• Young'un, Nine Men, UA, 1943.
• John Jamieson, San Demetrio, London, Ealing Studios, 1947.
• Johnny Duncan, Against The Wind, General Film Distributors, 1948.
• Lt. Lennox, The Captive Heart, Ealing Studios, 1948.
• David Shields, Floodtide, General Film Distributors, 1949.
• Tom Kennedy, Massacre Hill (also released as Eureka Stockade), General Film Distributors, 1949.
• Jock Melville, Stop Press Girl, General Film Distributors, 1949.
• George Campbell, Tight Little Island (also released as Whiskey Galore), Universal, 1949.
• Mac, Bitter Springs, British Empire Films, 1950.
• David Sutton, Pink String and Sealing Wax, Ealing, 1950.
• Paul Tracey, Happy Go Lovely, RKO Radio Pictures, 1951.
• The Lady with a Lamp (also released as The Lady with the Lamp), British Lion, 1951.
• Hiker, Castle In The Air, AB-Pathe, 1952.
• Hector McPhere, Meet Mr. Lucifer, General Film Distributors, 1953.
• Inspector Goldie, Death Goes to School, International Artists/Eros, 1953.
• Florian, The Delavine Affair, Monarch, 1954.
• Malta Story, British Film Makers/UA, 1954.
• Ralph, The Love Lottery, General Film Distributors, 1954.
• Burne, Passage Home, General Film Distributors, 1955.
• Leonard, Windfall, Eros, 1955.
• Percy, Blonde Bait, Associated Film Distributing Corporation, 1956.
• District Officer, Pacific Destiny, British Lion, 1956.
• TV Producer, The Creeping Unknown (also released as The Quatermass Xperiment), UA, 1956.
• John Merritt, Abandon Ship! (also released as Seven Waves Away), Columbia, 1957.
• Harry, The Baby and the Battleship, British Lion, 1957.
• Bert Harris, The Black Ice, Archway, 1957.
• Dougal Maclean, Let's Be Happy, Allied Artists, 1957.
• Jimmy Norris, Violent Stranger (also released as Man In The Shadow), Anglo Amalgamated, 1957.
• Carnoustie Bligh, Panic In The Parlour (also released as Sailor Beware),Romulus/Distributors Corporation of America, 1957.
• Chalky, Blind Spot (short), Butchers Film Service, 1958.
• Scottie, Hell Drivers, Rank, 1958.
• George Campbell, Mad Little Island (also released as Rockets Galore), Rank, 1958.
• Don Wescott, Three Crooked Men, Paramount, 1958.
• Constable Alec, The Bridal Path, British Lion, 1959.
• Sgt. Malcolm, Devil's Bait, R.F.D. Productions, 1959.
• Leading Seaman Johnson, The Navy Lark, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1959.
• Sgt. MacKenzie, Yesterday's Enemy, Columbia, 1959.
• Police Sergeant, Chance Meeting (also released as Blind Date), Paramount,1960.
• Roger Fenton, The Price of Silence, Exclusive International, 1960.
• Bill Donovan, Snowball, Rank, 1960.
• Captain Jimmy Cairns, Tunes of Glory, Lopert, 1960.
• Farmer, Greyfriars Bobby, Buena Vista, 1961.
• Captain Bateson, Trouble In Sky (also released as Cone of Silence), Universal, 1961.
• Tom, Two Wives at One Wedding, Paramount, 1961.
• Edward Birkett, Mutiny on the Bounty, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), 1962.
• MacDonald, The Great Escape, UA, 1963.
• Vahlin, The Long Ships (also released as Dugi Brodavi), Columbia, 1964.
• Daylight Robbery, CFF, 1964.
• Operation Crossbow (also released as The Great Spy Mission), MGM, 1965.
• Jock Carswell, The Ipcress File, Universal, 1965.
• McDougal, a pilot, Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or HowI Flew From London to Paris in 25 Hours and 11 Minutes (also released as Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1965.
• James McAfee, Cast a Giant Shadow, UA, 1966.
• Captain Leeds, The Fighting Prince of Donegal, Buena Vista, 1966.
• Captain Engel, The Night of The Generals (also known as La Nuit De Geneaux), Columbia, 1967.
• Triple Cross, Cineurop/Warner Brothers, 1967.
• Stern, Danger Route (also released as The Eliminator), UA, 1968.
• Horatio, Hamlet, Columbia, 1969.
• Mr. Mallory, On The Run, Children's Film Fund, 1969.
• Gordon Lowther, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1969.
• Mr. Ransome, Run Wild, Run Free, Columbia, 1969.
• Nephew's Friend, Scrooge, National General, 1970.
• Charles Stewart, Kidnapped, American International Pictures, 1971.
• Detective Sgt. Brian Hardison, Russian Roulette, AVCO/Embassy, 1975.
• Dr. Marston, Golden Rendezvous, Film Trust-Milton Okun, 1977.
• Dr. Johnson, The Medusa Touch, ITC/Warner Brothers, 1978.
• Tom Harker, The Shooting Party, European Classics, 1985.
• Sir Anthony Phelps, Gunpowder, Lazer Entertainment Productions, 1987.
• Bruce, The Whistle Blower, Hemdale, 1987.
• Beyond Therapy, Sandcastle/New World, 1987.
• Also appeared in As Long as You're Happy.
• Credits; TELEVISION APPEARANCES
• Angus Hudson, "Upstairs, Downstairs," Masterpiece Theatre (series), PBS,1970-75.
• Commander Teddy Cavandish, Madame Sin (movie), ABC, 1972.
• Inspector Cabell, Spectre (movie), NBC, 1977.
• Fielding, The Last Giraffe (movie), CBS, 1979.
• Strachan, "A Town Like Alice," Masterpiece Theatre (mini-series), PBS, 1980.
• Professor Bramston, Shaka Zulu (mini-series), syndicated, 1986.
• James Clavell's Noble House, NBC, 1988.
• Harry, The Lady and the Highway Man (movie), CBS, 1989.
• Arthur Winslow, "The Winslow Boy," Great Performances, PBS, 1989.