33:
277:, who also became an actor. After her husband’s death in 1987, Margaret resumed her acting career and became well known to the public, appearing in
154:
His distinguished appearance often led to roles as senior policemen, military men and
English aristocrats; he played such parts in series including
607:
289:
123:. He played the role of Lockhart in these series from 1957 to 1967, and the character was one of the first recurring television detectives.
264:
682:
105:(6 October 1911 – 24 October 1987) was a British actor best known for his role as Detective Chief Superintendent Tom Lockhart in the
501:
563:
523:
672:
585:
198:
263:(1920–2017), Brazil-born of an English family, also an actress. He met Margaret during World War II in connection with the
269:
174:
667:
677:
141:
433:
337:
214:
He also appeared as
Clement Lawrence in the 1973 episode 'The Windsor Royal' of the long running TV series
441:
147:
409:
260:
401:
313:
255:
162:
369:
361:
193:
321:
225:
216:
207:
106:
184:
259:(1937, as Germaine), and had a long and prolific career on the screen. His second wife was
662:
657:
283:
202:
8:
612:
545:
463:
345:
593:
571:
531:
509:
385:
353:
329:
642:
489:
393:
377:
303:(2012, as Edna). Francis was outlived by both his wives, who died in their nineties.
299:
231:
156:
145:, the earliest TV adaptation of the tales. He later reprised the role in a 1984 film
131:
Born in London as
Reginald George Thompson, his first listed television role was as
608:"Margaret Towner, veteran actress who appeared in Star Wars franchise – obituary"
417:
244:
119:
39:
168:
223:
He was also a noted stage actor and made several appearances in films such as
651:
425:
294:
274:
136:
189:
32:
638:
485:
278:
249:
132:
61:
69:
273:. They married and had three children, Caroline, Frances, and
92:
65:
247:(1912–2005), who had appeared already in the 1930 film drama
357:(1955) as Police Inspector - Interpol Division (uncredited)
88:
142:
We
Present Alan Wheatley as Mr Sherlock Holmes in...
421:(1959-1967, TV Series) as Chief Supt. Tom Lockhart
253:, as later in Ladislao Vajda’s British drama film
341:(1955) as RAF Officer Jackie Jackson (uncredited)
243:In 1935 he married as his first wife the actress
649:
381:(1956) as Wing Commander Hargreaves (uncredited)
464:"BFI Screenonline: No Hiding Place (1959-67)"
265:Entertainments National Service Association
139:'s Holmes in a 1951 BBC TV series entitled
31:
290:Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
205:, and his final appearance was in a 1987
600:
373:(1956) as Captain Cumberly (uncredited)
650:
481:
479:
477:
267:'s (ENSA) touring stage production of
413:(1958) as S.O.E. Officer (uncredited)
287:(1998, as Doreen), in George Lucas’s
333:(1955) as Officer on Towing Sub. (I)
524:"The Case of Marcel Duchamp (1983)"
474:
13:
14:
694:
632:
683:20th-century English male actors
238:
673:English male television actors
578:
556:
538:
516:
494:
456:
306:
1:
502:"A Scandal in Bohemia (1951)"
449:
293:(1999, as Jira), and in
434:It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet
317:(1951) as Clerk of the Court
270:The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
7:
10:
699:
564:"The Windsor Royal (1973)"
442:The Case of Marcel Duchamp
437:(1977) as Colonel Bosworth
365:(1956) as Inspector Harris
148:The Case of Marcel Duchamp
429:(1967) as Defence Counsel
410:Carve Her Name with Pride
163:Edward & Mrs. Simpson
126:
77:
47:
30:
23:
16:British actor (1911–1987)
668:English male film actors
349:(1955) as Colonel's Aide
325:(1955) as Major Mitchell
314:Mr. Denning Drives North
256:The Wife of General Ling
678:Male actors from London
468:www.screenonline.org.uk
199:The Body in the Library
175:Tales of the Unexpected
281:’s fantasy film
208:Ruth Rendell Mysteries
107:Associated-Rediffusion
596:on 30 September 2018.
534:on 12 November 2019.
445:(1984) as Dr. Watson
284:The Wolves of Kromer
203:Sir Henry Clithering
37:Publicity still for
613:The Daily Telegraph
574:on 5 December 2018.
512:on 8 December 2021.
346:Storm Over the Nile
386:The Man in the Sky
354:Portrait of Alison
330:Above Us the Waves
586:"Raymond Francis"
550:www.aveleyman.com
546:"Raymond Francis"
405:(1957) as Ritchie
397:(1957) as General
394:The Steel Bayonet
389:(1957) as Jenkins
378:Reach for the Sky
338:The Deep Blue Sea
232:Reach for the Sky
157:Dickens of London
109:detective series
100:
99:
690:
626:
625:
623:
621:
604:
598:
597:
592:. Archived from
582:
576:
575:
570:. Archived from
560:
554:
553:
542:
536:
535:
530:. Archived from
520:
514:
513:
508:. Archived from
498:
492:
483:
472:
471:
460:
370:Bhowani Junction
84:
57:
55:
35:
21:
20:
698:
697:
693:
692:
691:
689:
688:
687:
648:
647:
639:Raymond Francis
635:
630:
629:
619:
617:
606:
605:
601:
584:
583:
579:
562:
561:
557:
544:
543:
539:
522:
521:
517:
500:
499:
495:
486:Raymond Francis
484:
475:
462:
461:
457:
452:
418:No Hiding Place
322:Carrington V.C.
309:
261:Margaret Towner
245:Gabrielle Brune
241:
226:Carrington V.C.
129:
120:No Hiding Place
103:Raymond Francis
96:
86:
82:
81:24 October 1987
73:
59:
53:
51:
43:
40:No Hiding Place
26:
25:Raymond Francis
17:
12:
11:
5:
696:
686:
685:
680:
675:
670:
665:
660:
646:
645:
634:
633:External links
631:
628:
627:
599:
577:
555:
537:
515:
493:
473:
454:
453:
451:
448:
447:
446:
438:
430:
422:
414:
406:
398:
390:
382:
374:
366:
358:
350:
342:
334:
326:
318:
308:
305:
240:
237:
169:The Cedar Tree
128:
125:
98:
97:
87:
85:(aged 76)
79:
75:
74:
60:
58:6 October 1911
49:
45:
44:
36:
28:
27:
24:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
695:
684:
681:
679:
676:
674:
671:
669:
666:
664:
661:
659:
656:
655:
653:
644:
640:
637:
636:
615:
614:
609:
603:
595:
591:
587:
581:
573:
569:
565:
559:
551:
547:
541:
533:
529:
525:
519:
511:
507:
503:
497:
491:
487:
482:
480:
478:
469:
465:
459:
455:
444:
443:
439:
436:
435:
431:
428:
427:
426:Hell Is Empty
423:
420:
419:
415:
412:
411:
407:
404:
403:
399:
396:
395:
391:
388:
387:
383:
380:
379:
375:
372:
371:
367:
364:
363:
359:
356:
355:
351:
348:
347:
343:
340:
339:
335:
332:
331:
327:
324:
323:
319:
316:
315:
311:
310:
304:
302:
301:
297:’s TV series
296:
295:Ricky Gervais
292:
291:
286:
285:
280:
276:
272:
271:
266:
262:
258:
257:
252:
251:
246:
239:Personal life
236:
234:
233:
228:
227:
221:
219:
218:
212:
210:
209:
204:
200:
196:
195:
191:
187:
186:
181:
177:
176:
171:
170:
165:
164:
159:
158:
152:
150:
149:
144:
143:
138:
137:Alan Wheatley
134:
124:
122:
121:
116:
112:
108:
104:
94:
90:
80:
76:
71:
67:
63:
50:
46:
42:
41:
34:
29:
22:
19:
618:. Retrieved
616:. 4 May 2017
611:
602:
594:the original
589:
580:
572:the original
567:
558:
549:
540:
532:the original
527:
518:
510:the original
505:
496:
467:
458:
440:
432:
424:
416:
408:
402:Just My Luck
400:
392:
384:
376:
368:
360:
352:
344:
336:
328:
320:
312:
298:
288:
282:
268:
254:
248:
242:
230:
224:
222:
215:
213:
211:adaptation.
206:
192:
190:Joan Hickson
188:, the first
183:
180:After Julius
179:
173:
167:
161:
155:
153:
146:
140:
130:
118:
114:
110:
102:
101:
83:(1987-10-24)
38:
18:
663:1987 deaths
658:1911 births
362:Doublecross
307:Filmography
194:Miss Marple
115:Crime Sheet
652:Categories
450:References
279:Will Gould
250:Red Pearls
217:Public Eye
135:alongside
133:Dr. Watson
111:Murder Bag
54:1911-10-06
197:episode "
185:Drummonds
62:Finchley
70:England
127:Career
93:Sussex
66:London
620:7 May
300:Derek
275:Clive
201:" as
643:IMDb
622:2017
490:IMDb
229:and
117:and
95:, UK
89:Hove
78:Died
72:, UK
48:Born
641:at
590:BFI
568:BFI
528:BFI
506:BFI
488:at
654::
610:.
588:.
566:.
548:.
526:.
504:.
476:^
466:.
235:.
220:.
182:,
178:,
172:,
166:,
160:,
151:.
113:,
91:,
68:,
64:,
624:.
552:.
470:.
56:)
52:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
