Stanley Morgan (author)

Stanley Morgan
Born	(1929-11-10)10 November 1929 Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Died	24 August 2018(2018-08-24) (aged 88)
Occupation	Author actor
Spouse(s)	Linda ​ ​ (m. 1973; his death 2018)​
Children	4

Stanley Morgan (10 November 1929 – 24 August 2018^[1][2]) was an English writer and actor. He wrote fiction, in the comedy and thriller genres and had more than 40 books published between 1968 and 2006.

Biography[]

Originally an actor, Morgan had many jobs as a young man, including sewing machine salesman, debt collector and bank clerk. In 1951, Morgan emigrated to Canada where he spent some time working in the Bank of Nova Scotia. In 1955, he emigrated again, this time to Southern Rhodesia. He resumed his acting career there and was sponsored to return to London after winning a Best Actor award. Upon returning to London, Morgan featured mostly in voice-overs ("Mullardability" the documentary he voiced for Mullard was nominated for the Special Film BAFTA in 1970^[3]), although he did have a small role in the James Bond film Dr. No playing the Concierge in the casino who first introduces Sean Connery as James Bond.^[4] Most of his acting credits were in second-feature crime shorts filmed at Merton Park Studios.^[5]

Whilst between acting jobs in the late 1960s, Morgan began to write seriously and his first novel The Sewing Machine Man was published in 1968. Allegedly autobiographical, the novel revolved around the character Russ Tobin and Morgan went on to write a further 18 novels in the series. The latest of the Russ Tobin novels was published in 2005 after Morgan came out of retirement, mainly due to renewed interest in his work via the internet.^[1]

Along with George Harrison and Paul McCartney, Morgan was an alumnus of the Liverpool Institute High School for Boys, which he attended between 1945 and 1946.^[1]

In August 2018, Morgan's webmaster announced his death on his website.^[6] Morgan died on 24 August 2018.^[7]

Bibliography[]

Russ Tobin series[]

• (1968) (hardback) Mayflower (paperback)
• (1970) Mayflower (paperback)
• (1971) Mayflower (paperback)
• (1972) Mayflower (paperback)
• (1973) Mayflower (paperback)
• (1973) Mayflower (paperback)
• (1974) Mayflower (paperback)
• (1974) Mayflower (paperback)
• (1975) Mayflower (paperback)
• (1975) Mayflower (paperback)
• (1975) (paperback)
• (1976) (paperback)
• (1976) (paperback)
• (1977) (paperback)
• Hard Up (1977) WH Allen (hardback)
• Hard Up (1977) (paperback)
• (1977) WH Allen (hardback)
• (1978) (paperback)
• (1978) WH Allen (hardback)
• (1978) (paperback)
• (1979) WH Allen (hardback)
• (1979) (paperback)
• (2005) Twenty-First Century (paperback)

Fly Boys series[]

• (1974) Hart-Davis, MacGibbon (hardback)
• (1974) Mayflower (paperback)
• (1975) Hart-Davis, MacGibbon (hardback)
• (1975) Mayflower (paperback)
• (1976) WH Allen (hardback)
• (1976) (paperback)

Michael Morgan Adventure series[]

• (1970) Mayflower (paperback)
• (1973) Mayflower (paperback)

Randy Comfort series[]

• (1976) (paperback)
• (1977) (paperback)

Gabriel Horn series[]

Horn is a young man who has adventures of a sexual nature with young women. This is typical of most of Morgan's books of the late 1960s to late 1970s.THE STANLEY MORGAN FAN CLUB

• (1977) W.H. Allen (hardback)
• (1977) (paperback)

Albert Shifty series[]

• (1977) (paperback)

Other novels (non-comedy)[]

• (1979) USA Fawcett Gold Medal (paperback)
• (1980) UK Hamlyn (hardback)
• (1981) UK Hamlyn (paperback)
• (1982) Fawcett Gold Medal
• (1983) Fawcett Gold Medal (paperback)
• Raven (1989) (paperback)
• (2006) Twenty-First Century (paperback)

TV and filmography[]

Films[]

• 1959 (unreleased)
• Gorgo (1960) – Sub-Lieutenant in Submarine Control (uncredited)
• Clue of the Twisted Candle (1960, Merton Park Studios) – Sgt. Anson
• The Clue Of The Silver Key (1961, Merton Park Studios) – Sgt. Anson
• The Silent Weapon (1961, Merton Park Studios) – Sergeant Dobbs
• Konga (1961, Merton Park Studios) – Insp. Lawson
• Partners In Crime (1961, Merton Park Studios) – Sergeant Rutledge (uncredited)
• The Square Mile Murder (1961 Merton Park Studios) – Detective Sergeant
• The Share Out (1962, Merton Park Studios) – Detective Sgt. Anson
• Hair of the Dog (1962) – Jim Lester
• Dr No (1962) – Concierge in Casino (uncredited)
• The L-Shaped Room (1962) – Waiter in Club
• On the Beat (1962) – Policeman (uncredited)
• (1963) – Wylie
• Séance on a Wet Afternoon (1964) – Man in Trilby
• Night Train To Paris (1964) – Plainclothesman
• Troubled Waters (1964) – Rvd. Wilcox
• The Return of Mr. Moto (1965) – Inspector Jim Halliday

TV[]

• Never Back Losers (1962, Merton Park Studios) – Sgt. Anson / Detective Sgt. Anson / Sergeant Rutledge
• Sir Francis Drake (1962) – Lieutenant
• Crane (1963)
• The Invisible Asset (1963, Merton Park Studios) – Airline Clerk
• Gideon's Way (1964–1966) – Det. Insp. Wallace / Policeman at Hospital (uncredited) (final appearance)

Voice-overs[]

• (1966) – Women's British Royal Naval Service Recruitment film
• (1967) – British Sugar Bureau educational film for Schools
• (1967) – Imperial Chemical Industries documentary about the use of vinyl plastics in building
• (1968) – British Army Recruitment film
• (1968) – British Productivity Council film regarding the importance of O & M in business administration
• (1969) – Central Office of Information film for architects changing over to metric units within the construction industry.
• Mullardability (1969) – A Mullard film showing their wide range of products in the field of electronics

Interviews[]

• A Comprehensive list of interviews is maintained at the Official website
• James Bond interview at From Sweden with Love

References[]

External links[]

• Official site
• Stanley Morgan Page on Twenty First Century Publishing site
• Stanley Morgan at IMDb