Cyril Luckham
Cyril Luckham
Biography
Cyril Alexander Garland Luckham (25 July 1907 – 8 February 1989) was an English film, television and theatre actor. He was the husband of stage and screen actress Violet Lamb. The son of a paymaster captain in the Royal Navy, Cyril Luckham was educated at RNC Osborne and Dartmouth and briefly followed his father into the service. He was promoted Lieutenant in 1930 and retired the following year, transferring to the Emergency List. Afterwards he trained for the stage with the Arthur Brough school at Folkestone, making his debut with Brough's company there in The Admirable Crichton in 1935. For several years he appeared in provincial repertory, notably with the Rapier Players at Bristol's Little Theatre. He had been promoted to Lieutenant-Commander on the retired list in 1938 and was recalled to the Navy when the War broke out. He was invalided out soon afterwards following serious illness and returned to the theatre. Luckham made his West End debut as Torvald Helmer in A Doll's House at the Arts Theatre in July 1945. For several years afterwards his stage work was largely back in the provinces including the touring company of the Old Vic.
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
76
Gender
Male
Birthday
1907-07-25 (117 years old)
Place of Birth
Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK
Acting

1983

Doctor Who: Enlightenment as The White Guardian

1983

Mrs. Silly as Bishop

1982

The Barchester Chronicles as Not available

1981

Levkas Man as Gilmour

1981

The Winter's Tale as Antigonus

1980

To Serve Them All My Days as Sir Rufus Creighton

1980

Donkeys' Years as Sydney Birkett

1979

Tales of the Unexpected as Rawlsden

1979

Tales of the Unexpected as Mr Gainsborough

1979

The Omega Factor as Not available

1979

My Son, My Son as Not available

1979

Sweet Wine of Youth as Dean Inge

1978

The Famous Five as Mr Luffy

1978

The BBC Television Shakespeare as Not available

1978

Return of the Saint as Coroner

1978

Doctor Who: The Ribos Operation as The Guardian

1978

Thomas Hardy: A Haunted Man as Old Hardy

1977

The Professionals as Judge Hall

1977

Providence as Dr. Mark Eddington

1976

Victorian Scandals as Not available

1975

The Venturers as Not available

1975

The Doll as Sir Arnold Wyatt

1974

Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill as Not available

1974

Father Brown as Not available

1974

The Wood Demon as Orlovsky

1973

Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em as Not available

1973

Caring for History as Narrator

1972

Crown Court as Not available

1972

The Adventurer as Lord Franklin

1972

The Protectors as Alec Weston

1971

Justice as Justice Briggs

1971

The Guardians as Not available

1970

Ryan International as Not available

1970

One More Time as Magistrate

1969

Paul Temple as Not available

1969

In Loving Memory as Not available

1969

The Flaxton Boys as Peter Weekes

1969

Department S as Walker

1969

Anne of the Thousand Days as Prior Houghton

1968

The Company of Five as Not available

1968

Stand by Your Screen as Norman Gritter

1968

Happy DeathDay as Not available

1967

Blandings Castle as Not available

1967

The Naked Runner as Cabinet minister

1966

Softly, Softly as Not available

1966

A Man for All Seasons as Archbishop Cranmer

1965

Public Eye as Charles Luce

1965

The Alphabet Murders as Sir Carmichael Clarke

1965

VOTE, VOTE, VOTE for Nigel Barton as Archibald Lake

1964

The Wednesday Play as Not available

1964

The Great War as Not available

1964

Detective as Not available

1964

Victoria Regina as Lord Melbourne

1964

The Pumpkin Eater as Doctor

1964

The July Plot as General-Colonel Ludwig Beck

1963

Doctor Who as White Guardian

1963

Doctor Who as The Guardian

1963

Espionage as Not available

1962

The Saint as Jack Hardy

1962

The Scales of Justice as Mr. Lawson

1962

The Dark Island as Not available

1962

Billy Budd as Hallam, Captain of Marines

1962

Some People as Magistrate

1960

An Age of Kings as Not available

1957

The Birthday Present as Magistrate

1956

The Battle of the River Plate as Lieutenant Jasper Abbot, H.M.S. Achilles

1955

ITV Play of the Week as Arthur Mounteney

1955

Out of the Clouds as Doctor Harman

1954

Stranger from Venus as Dr. Meinard

1945

Murder in Reverse? as Crossley's Guest