Gordon Gostelow

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Gordon Gostelow
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Born
Gordon Massey Gostelow

(1925-05-14)14 May 1925
Wellington, New Zealand
Died3 June 2007(2007-06-03) (aged 82)
London, England
OccupationActor
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1964; his death 2007)​
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Gordon Massey Gostelow[1] (14 May 1925 – 3 June 2007) was an Australian actor.[2] He was educated in Australia at North Sydney Boys High School and Sydney University where he graduated in Economics.[3]

Gostelow went to England in 1950 and worked in the theatre (regional repertory), including the Royal Shakespeare Company and various roles on British television.[4] In Shakespeare he was especially associated with the role of the alcoholic reprobate Bardolph in the Henriad plays. He played the character on television in both An Age of Kings in 1960 and in the BBC Television Shakespeare's version of the plays in 1979.[2] He also played several other roles in the former production, but was said to have been "born" to play Bardolph.[5]

He played the parts of Perks in the 1968 TV serial of The Railway Children, Milo Clancey in the Doctor Who serial The Space Pirates in 1969, and the Duke of Medina Sidonia in Elizabeth R.[6] Between 1969 and 1970 he also narrated in twelve episodes of BBC children's television series Jackanory. In 1984, he took the part of Alf Battle in the supermarket sitcom Tripper's Day.[7] He appeared in a 1999 episode of Midsomer Murders, entitled "Death's Shadow".[8]

His film career included roles in Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow (1963), The Idol (1966), Nicholas and Alexandra (1971), The Day Christ Died (1980, as Nicodemus), The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982), and How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989).[2]

Filmography[]

Year Title Role Notes
1963 Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow Ben
1966 The Idol Simon
1966 The Spy with a Cold Nose Reporter Uncredited
1969 In Search of Gregory Old Man
1970 Wuthering Heights
1971 Nicholas and Alexandra Guchkov
1977 The Stick Up Farmer
1980 The Day Christ Died Nicodemus
1982 The Scarlet Pimpernel Duval TV movie
1989 How to Get Ahead in Advertising Priest

References[]

  1. ^ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1555846/Gordon-Gostelow.html
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Gordon Gostelow". BFI.
  3. ^ Gaughan, Gavin (20 July 2007). "Obituary: Gordon Gostelow" – via www.theguardian.com.
  4. ^ "Gordon Gostelow". www.bafta.org. 11 May 2012.
  5. ^ BBC Television Shakespeare, DVD booklet.
  6. ^ Deborah C. Mitchell & Elizabeth A. Ford, Royal Portraits in Hollywood: Filming the Lives of Queens, University Press of Kentucky, Lexington, KY., 2009, p.265
  7. ^ "Leonard Rossiter's Last Work - Tripper's Day". 1 December 2016.
  8. ^ "Death's Shadow (1999)". BFI.

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