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Royston Tickner | |
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| Born | Roy Albert Tickner (1922-09-08)8 September 1922 Leicester,Leicestershire, England |
| Died | 7 July 1997(1997-07-07) (aged 74) |
| Occupation | Actor |
Roy Albert Tickner (8 September 1922 – 7 July 1997), known professionally asRoyston Tickner, was a British filmactor.
Born inLeicester, a tailor's son, he trained as an actor atScarborough repertory theatre.
He served in theRoyal Navy inWorld War II; however, in 1942 he was touring in the southern English counties, principally inH. F. Maltby'sThe Rotters[1] with Frank Crawshaw andPreston Lockwood.[2] In the winter of 1942–43 he was stage manager, and took the role of Robert, in the presentation ofdu Maurier'sRebecca at theAmbassadors Theatre in whichEileen Herlie made her London début,[3] and then toured with the show.[4] In that spring he married Gwendoline Bonde at Leicester.[5] From 1947 he took a break from the theatre to work as alighthouse keeper, miner, fireman and publican, before returning to acting in 1958.
Histelevision credits include:The Avengers,Z-Cars,Doctor Who (in the serialsThe Daleks' Master Plan andThe Sea Devils),Gideon's Way,The Baron,King of the River,The Troubleshooters,Dixon of Dock Green,Timeslip,The Flaxton Boys,Out of the Unknown,Thorndyke,Emmerdale Farm,Porridge,Last of the Summer Wine,Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em,Angels,Return of the Saint,Rogue's Rock,Secret Army,Danger UXB,George and Mildred,The Enigma Files,Kessler,Minder,Reilly, Ace of Spies,Just Good Friends andOne by One.
Film roles include Tomescu inMichael Mann'sThe Keep (1983), and first Colonel inJim Goddard'sHitler's SS: Portrait in Evil (1985).
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1964 | Becket | Royal Servant | Uncredited |
| 1966 | Morgan – A Suitable Case for Treatment | Workman | Uncredited |
| 1968 | Work Is a Four-Letter Word | Train Guard | |
| 1969 | All Neat in Black Stockings | Partygoer | Uncredited |
| 1969 | Goodbye, Mr. Chips | Policeman | Uncredited |
| 1969 | Anne of the Thousand Days | Messenger | Uncredited |
| 1982 | Tangier | Ted | |
| 1983 | The Keep | Tomescu | |
| 1985 | Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil | Colonel #1 | TV movie, (final film role) |
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