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Maurice Colbourne

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Maurice Colbourne

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English actor (1939–1989)

Film & TV

Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK

Maurice Colbourne (24 September 1939 – 4 August 1989) was a British stage and television actor who specialised in playing villains and hard men until 1985, when he took the key role of Tom Howard in the BBC Television serial, Howards' Way. Colbourne was born Roger Middleton but took his stage name after reading about the death of actor Maurice Colbourne who shared the same birthday as he did.…

Known for

  • Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil — SS Officer1985
  • Doctor Who: Attack of the Cybermen — Lytton1985
  • Howards' Way — Tom Howard1985
  • Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks — Lytton1984
  • Johnny Jarvis — Jake1983
  • Rating Notman1982
  • Venom — Sampson1981
  • The Day of the Triffids — Jack Coker1981
  • Hawk the Slayer — Axe Man 11980
  • Dead Man's Kit — Lt. Cmdr. Kobahl1980

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Type
Person
Country
GB
Active from
1939-09-24
Active to
1989-08-04

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Instance of
human
Given name
Maurice
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Sheffield
Place of death
Dinan
Languages spoken
English language
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date of birth
1939-09-24
date of death
1989-08-04
cause of death
myocardial infarction
manner of death
natural causes
has works in the collection
Victoria and Albert Museum
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