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Geoffrey Toone

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Geoffrey Toone
Toone in the TV series One Step Beyond, episode The Villa, 1961
Born(1910-11-15)15 November 1910
Dublin, Ireland
Died1 June 2005(2005-06-01) (aged 94)
Northwood, London, England
OccupationActor
Years active1933–2002

Geoffrey Toone (15 November 1910 – 1 June 2005)[1] was an English actor and former matinee idol.[2][3] He was born in Ireland to English parents. Most of his film roles after the 1930s were in supporting parts, usually as authority figures, though he did play the lead character in the Hammer Films production The Terror of the Tongs in 1961.[4][5]

Early life

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Born in Dublin, Ireland to English parents, he was educated at Charterhouse School and Christ's College, Cambridge.[1] He served in the Royal Artillery during World War II, but was invalided out in 1942.[4]

Career

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Toone's notable appearances include:

Personal life

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For many years Toone shared a house with his close friend, the actor Frank Middlemass.[13] "To their general amusement", they were often mistaken to be lovers, but in fact were not.[14]

Death

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Toone died from natural causes, aged 94, at Denville Hall in Northwood, London.[3] At the time of his death, Toone was one of the last survivors of the Old Vic theatre company of the 1930s, having appeared alongside the likes of John Gielgud and Laurence Olivier in productions of Shakespeare.[15][13] At the time, he was also the longest-lived actor to have appeared in Doctor Who.[16]

Selected filmography

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Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1957 Cheyenne Jim Harwick Series 2, Episode 14:"Big Ghost Basin"
1958 Armchair Theatre Benjamin Stratton Series 2, Episode 30:"Miss Olive"
1958 Ivanhoe Sir Maurice Episode 31:"Three Days to Worcester"
1960 On Trial Thomas Poplett Episode 9:"Governor Wall"
1960 Knight Errant Limited John Dover Series 3, Episode 2:"John Dover"
1960 The Westerner Denny Lipp Episode 1:"Jeff"
1960 The Odd Man Steve Gardiner Series 1, All 8 Episodes
1961 One Step Beyond Jim Low Series 3, Episode 32:"The Villa"
1963 Z-Cars My Lord Series 2, Episode 23:"The Main Chance”
1963 Zero One Lawyer Series 2, Episode 1:"The Golden Silence"
1965 Contract to Kill Jacques Charlustin 5 Episodes
1966 Death is a Good Living Jim Prescott All 4 Episodes
1968-1969 Freewheelers Von Gelb Series 1-3, 36 Episodes
1971 The Persuaders! The General Episode 6:"The Time and the Place"
1971 The Troubleshooters Sir Charles Bliss Series 7, 3 Episodes
1972 Doctor Who Hepesh Series 9, Episodes 5-8:The Curse of Peladon
1972 New Scotland Yard Sir Geoffrey Oxborough Series 2, Episode 3:"A Gathering of Dust"
1972 Colditz President of the Court Series 1, Episode 11:"Court Martial"

References

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  1. 1 2 Eric Shorter (3 June 2005). "Obituary: Geoffrey Toone | Film". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Geoffrey Toone". BFI. Archived from the original on 25 February 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  3. 1 2 Newley, Patrick. "Geoffrey Toone | Obituaries". The Stage. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  4. 1 2 12:01AM BST 07 Jun 2005 (7 June 2005). "Geoffrey Toone". Telegraph. Retrieved 16 June 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ↑ Synopsis by Hal Erickson (15 March 1961). "The Terror of the Tongs (1961) - Anthony Bushell | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  6. ↑ "The King and I (1956) - Walter Lang | Cast and Crew". AllMovie. 28 June 1956. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  7. ↑ "Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965)". BFI. Archived from the original on 22 February 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  8. ↑ "Doctor Who: The Curse of Peladon, Episode 1 (1972) - Lennie Mayne | Cast and Crew". AllMovie. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  9. ↑ "Freewheelers (1968) - | Cast and Crew". AllMovie. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  10. ↑ "The Greasy Pole (1981)". BFI. Archived from the original on 22 February 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  11. ↑ "Only Fools and Horses - what time is it on TV? Episode 7 Series 2 cast list and preview". Radiotimes.com. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  12. ↑ "Geoffrey Toone". The Scotsman. 15 June 2005. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  13. 1 2 Alan Stachan (3 June 2005). "Geoffrey Toone". The Independent. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  14. ↑ "Obituary: Frank Middlemass". the Guardian. 11 September 2006.
  15. ↑ "NPG x14523; John Gielgud as Romeo; Laurence Olivier as Mercutio; Geoffrey Toone as Tybalt in 'Romeo and Juliet' - Portrait - National Portrait Gallery". Npg.org.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  16. ↑ "Geoffrey Toone". Aveleyman.com. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  17. ↑ "C. P. Snow's Strangers and Brothers". BBC Genome Project. 25 January 1984. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
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