Percy Herbert
Actor
Biography
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Percy Herbert (31 July 1920 - 6 December 1992) was an English character actor who often played soldiers, most notably in The Bridge on the River Kwai, The Wild Geese and Tunes of Glory. However, he was equally at home in comedies (Barnacle Bill, Call Me Bwana, two Carry On films) and science fiction (One Million Years B.C., Mysterious Island). He also acted on television; he was a regular on the short-lived series Cimarron Strip, starring Stuart Whitman.
Herbert was a soldier and prisoner of war during World War II, captured by the Japanese when they took Singapore.
He was discovered by Dame Sybil Thorndike.
Herbert died of a heart attack on 6 December 1992.
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Filmography
The Guns of Navarone
as Sgt. Grogan 1961
Casino Royale
as 1st Piper 1967
Mutiny on the Bounty
as Matthew Quintal 1962
Night of the Demon
as Farmer 1957
The Wild Geese
as Keith 1978
One Million Years B.C.
as Sakana 1966
Mysterious Island
as Sgt. Pencroft 1961
Bunny Lake Is Missing
as Policeman at Station 1965
Becket
as Baron 1964
Quatermass 2
as Paddy Gorman 1957
The MacKintosh Man
as Taafe 1973
The Sea Wolves
as Dennison 1980
Man in the Wilderness
as Fogarty 1971
Carry On Cowboy
as Charlie 1965
Too Late the Hero
as Sgt. Johnstone 1970
Carry On Jack
as Mr. Angel 1964