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Gordon Jackson is a Actor British born on 19 december 1923 at Glasgow (United-kingdom)

Gordon Jackson

Gordon Jackson
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Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 19 december 1923 at Glasgow (United-kingdom)
Death 15 january 1990 (at 66 years) at London (United-kingdom)
Awards Emmy Award, Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

Gordon Cameron Jackson, OBE (19 December 1923 – 15 January 1990) was a Scottish Emmy Award-winning actor best remembered for his roles as the butler Angus Hudson in Upstairs, Downstairs and as George Cowley, the head of CI5, in The Professionals.

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The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
(1969)
(Actor)

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Filmography of Gordon Jackson (70 films)

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The Lady and the Highwayman
The Lady and the Highwayman (1990)
, 1h30
Directed by John Hough
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Swashbuckler, Action, Adventure, Melodrama, Romance
Themes Political films
Actors Oliver Reed, Claire Bloom, Christopher Cazenove, Lysette Anthony, Hugh Grant, Michael York
Roles Harry
Rating55% 2.7532252.7532252.7532252.7532252.753225
The film begins with a narrator telling us that Cromwell's tyranny is coming to an end, when we see several men approaching on horseback. We learn that King Charles II and several of his Cavaliers have been on an exploratory tour in England, checking to see if the populace is ready to back his return. At the moment he is being hounded by a troop of Roundheads. King Charles stops to bid one of his supporters, a Royalist Lord Lucius Vyne (Hugh Grant) who he gives one of his favorite rings, telling Lucius to send it if he ever needs his help. Taking the ring Lucius borrows the King's distinctive plumed hat and leads the King's pursuers away, allowing Charles and Lucius' cousin, Lord Richard Vyne to reach a waiting boat bound for France. Lucius manages to lose the Roundheads in a cavernous entrance of a quarried chalk cliff face.
Heavenly Pursuits
Heavenly Pursuits (1986)
, 1h32
Directed by David Hayman, Helen Mirren, Tom Conti
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films about education
Actors Tom Conti, Helen Mirren, David Hayman, Ewen Bremner, Jennifer Black, Juliet Cadzow
Roles Himself (Uncredited)
Rating61% 3.052843.052843.052843.052843.05284
At the Vatican, Father Cobb (Brian Pettifer) from the Blessed Edith Semple School in Glasgow, offers evidence to promote Blessed Edith's elevation to sainthood. Downplaying the idea of miracles, a Vatican official sends the "little father" back to Scotland. Undeterred, Father Cobb continues to lead the school in prayer, invoking Blessed Edith's intercession to heal the sick, including little Alice McKenzie who is crippled.
The Whistle Blower
The Whistle Blower (1986)
, 1h40
Directed by Simon Langton
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Action, Spy
Themes Spy films, Politique, Political films
Actors Michael Caine, Barry Foster, Nigel Havers, Gordon Jackson, John Gielgud, David Langton
Roles Bruce
Rating61% 3.09753.09753.09753.09753.0975
Frank Jones (Caine) is a retired British naval officer and Korean War veteran, who is now a businessman. His bright but naive and idealistic son, Robert (Nigel Havers), works as a linguist at GCHQ, the top secret British intelligence listening station, using his love of Russian to listen to various pieces of communication on the other side of the Iron Curtain.
The Shooting Party
The Shooting Party (1985)
, 1h38
Directed by Alan Bridges
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Historical, Romance
Actors James Mason, Edward Fox, Dorothy Tutin, John Gielgud, Gordon Jackson, Robert Hardy
Roles Tom Harker
Rating67% 3.395123.395123.395123.395123.39512
Octobre 1913. Au cœur de la campagne anglaise, Sir Randolph convie quelques amis dans sa propriété pour une partie de chasse réglée selon l'étiquette. L'action se passe en 1913 et fait voir le mode de vie d'aristocrates anglais rassemblés pour une chasse au faisan, par opposition avec celui des paysans du lieu venus pour servir de rabatteurs au service du plaisir des maîtres. Sûrs d'eux-mêmes et vivant dans l'opulence, ils voient se briser l'équilibre de la fête avec la mort accidentelle de l'un des chasseurs et la multiplication de troubles sociaux…
The Masks of Death
The Masks of Death (1984)
, 1h12
Directed by Roy Ward Baker
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Crime
Themes Sherlock Holmes films, Buddy films
Actors Peter Cushing, John Mills, Anne Baxter, Ray Milland, Anton Diffring, Gordon Jackson
Roles Inspector Alec MacDonald
Rating61% 3.095173.095173.095173.095173.09517
The story takes place in 1913. Sherlock Holmes, virtually in retirement, is persuaded by Inspector Alec MacDonald of Scotland Yard to take on a baffling case. Three dead bodies have been found in London's East End, all with no discernible cause of death, but the expressions on their faces suggest that they all died in a state of terror.
The Medusa Touch
The Medusa Touch (1978)
, 1h45
Directed by Jack Gold
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Fantastic, Horror
Themes Films about writers
Actors Richard Burton, Lino Ventura, Lee Remick, Harry Andrews, Marie-Christine Barrault, Alan Badel
Roles Doctor Johnson
Rating68% 3.447853.447853.447853.447853.44785
Monsieur Brunel, a French detective on an exchange scheme in London, is assigned to investigate the murder of novelist John Morlar. As they examine the crime scene, Brunel discovers the victim is still alive in spite of his severe injuries and has him rushed to hospital.
Golden Rendezvous
Golden Rendezvous (1977)
, 1h49
Directed by Freddie Francis
Genres Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Seafaring films, Films about terrorism, Transport films, Films about hijackings
Actors Richard Harris, Ann Turkel, Gordon Jackson, John Vernon, David Janssen, Burgess Meredith
Roles Dr. Marston
Rating54% 2.706162.706162.706162.706162.70616
The Caribbean Star, a combination cargo ship and floating casino is hijacked by terrorists led by Luis Carreras (John Vernon), who installs an atomic bomb, holding both the passengers and the bomb hostage, hoping to exchange them for the gold bullion on an U.S. Treasury ship. However, First Officer John Carter (Richard Harris), Susan Beresford (Ann Turkel), and Dr. Marston (Gordon Jackson) join forces to foil the plan. David Janssen and Burgess Meredith also appear in supporting roles.
Spectre
Spectre (1977)
, 1h38
Directed by Clive Donner
Origin USA
Genres Horror
Themes Demons in film
Actors Robert Culp, Gig Young, John Hurt, James Villiers, Ann Bell, Gordon Jackson
Roles Inspector Cabell
Rating59% 2.952852.952852.952852.952852.95285
William Sebastian (Robert Culp) is a former criminologist who now studies the occult to explain the problem of human evil. He has been cursed on one of his adventures by the demon Asmodeus, leaving him in constant need of medical attention. He summons an old colleague, Dr. "Ham" Hamilton (Gig Young) to his home to help him with a case involving the Cyon family. Dr. Hamilton does not believe in the occult and thinks that Sebastian and his housekeeper Lilith (Majel Barrett) are playing tricks on him when he witnesses unusual events.
Madame Sin
Madame Sin (1972)
, 1h30
Directed by David Greene
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Action
Themes Spy films
Actors Bette Davis, Robert Wagner, Denholm Elliott, Gordon Jackson, Catherine Schell, Dudley Sutton
Roles Commander Cavendish
Rating57% 2.8540952.8540952.8540952.8540952.854095
The title character is a vicious villainess who commands a Thought Factory in the Scottish Highlands. Intent on achieving world domination, she kidnaps ex-CIA agent Anthony Lawrence and forces him to help her hijack a secret nuclear weapon, the Polaris submarine.
Kidnapped
Kidnapped (1971)
, 1h47
Directed by Delbert Mann
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Action, Adventure, Historical
Themes Children's films
Actors Michael Caine, Trevor Howard, Jack Hawkins, Vivien Heilbron, Donald Pleasence, Gordon Jackson
Roles Charles Stewart
Rating61% 3.0992753.0992753.0992753.0992753.099275
Young David Balfour arrives at a bleak Scottish house, the House of Shaws, to claim his inheritance after his father. The house and land have been under the custodianship of his father's brother, Ebeneezer Balfour, but on reaching adulthood, the land and property become David's. Ebeneezer is having none of it, however, so he first tries to murder him, then has him kidnapped by sea captain Hoseason, with whom he has, "a venture for trade in the West Indies". David is shipped off to be sold as a slave in the Carolinas'. Fortunately for the lad, he strikes up a friendship with Alan Breck, escaping from Prince Charles Edward Stuart's defeat at Culloden. Breck is in a cobble which is run down in the fog by Hoseason's ship and once aboard, asks Hoseason to take him to France. When Hoseason refuses, Breck offers him 60 guineas to put him down on Loch Linnhe.
Scrooge
Scrooge (1970)
, 2h
Directed by Ronald Neame
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantasy, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Christmas films, Time travel films, Ghost films, Musical films
Actors Albert Finney, Alec Guinness, Edith Evans, Kenneth More, Michael Medwin, Laurence Naismith
Roles Tom - Friend of Harry's
Rating74% 3.745973.745973.745973.745973.74597
Ebenezer Scrooge (Albert Finney) is a cold-hearted and greedy old miser whose only concern is money and profit and hates everything to do with Christmas. After Scrooge scares off a group of boys who were singing a carol outside his door, his nephew Fred (Michael Medwin) arrives to invite him to Christmas dinner with his wife and friends. Scrooge, however, refuses. After Fred leaves, Scrooge gives his clerk Bob Cratchit (David Collings) the next day off as it is Christmas, but he expects him back all the earlier the next morning. Bob meets two of his children, including Tiny Tim (Richard Beaumont), in the streets, and they buy the food for their Christmas dinner. Scrooge, meanwhile, is surveyed by two other men (Derek Francis and Roy Kinnear) for a donation for the poor but Scrooge refuses to support the prisons and workhouses and even says "if they rather die, then they better do it and decrease the surplus population." On his way home, Scrooge meets some of his clients, including Tom Jenkins (Anton Rogers), and reminds them the debts they owe him. In a running gag, Scrooge is stalked and being made fun of by the same street urchins seen at the start of the film, calling him "Father Christmas.
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969)
, 1h56
Directed by Ronald Neame
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Themes Films about education, Children's films
Actors Maggie Smith, Robert Stephens, Celia Johnson, Pamela Franklin, Gordon Jackson, Jane Carr
Roles Gordon Lowther
Rating75% 3.794813.794813.794813.794813.79481
Jean Brodie (Maggie Smith) is a teacher in the junior-aged section of the Marcia Blaine School for Girls in Edinburgh, Scotland in the 1930s. Brodie is known for her tendency to stray from the hard knowledge of the school's curriculum, to romanticize fascist leaders like Benito Mussolini and Francisco Franco, and to believe herself to be in the prime of life. Brodie devotes her time and energy to her four special 12-year-old junior school girls, called the Brodie Set: Sandy (Pamela Franklin), Monica (Shirley Steedman), Jenny (Diane Grayson) and Mary (Jane Carr).