Where to watch Michael Balfour in the UK
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Michael Creighton Balfour (11 February 1918 – 24 October 1997) was an English actor, working mainly in British films and TV, following his TV debut in the BBC's The Marvellous History of St Bernard, in 1938. He was a recognisable face, often in small character parts and supporting roles, in nearly two hundred films and TV shows, from the 1940s to the 1990s, often playing comical heavies or otherwise shady characters notable for their "loud" clothes, sometimes convincingly cast as an American. He worked for a roll call of film directors, including Tony Richardson, Pete Walker, Billy Wilder, Le…
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- The Avengers (1961) as Tom
- ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969) as Tom Meatyard
- Batman (1989) as Scientist
- The Persuaders! (1971) as Donkey Cart Driver
- Danger Man (1960) as Gaston
- The Prisoner (1967) as Will
- Sunday Night Theatre (1950) as Rudolfo
- New Scotland Yard (1972) as Fred Larch
- Department S (1969) as Eccles
- Dixon of Dock Green (1955) as Joe Ward
- Dempsey and Makepeace (1985) as Jim Kelly
- The Cheaters (1960) as Harry
- Interpol Calling (1959) as Russ
- Steptoe and Son (1962) as Charlie Miller
- Hancock's Half Hour (1956) Cast
- The Larkins (1958) as Sharkey
- Theatre '70 (1960) as Chuck
- The Jazz Age (1968) as Porky
- Fahrenheit 451 (1966) as Book Person: Machiavelli's 'The Prince' (uncredited)
- Strange Experiences (1955) as Man
- The Canterbury Tales (1972) as The Carpenter
- Late Night Theatre (1972) as Alf
- Quatermass 2 (1957) as Harry
- The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970) as Cabby
- Mickey Dunne (1967) as Porridge
- Macbeth (1971) as First Murderer
- The Oblong Box (1969) as Ruddock
- Sink the Bismarck! (1960) as Able Seaman - Lookout on 'Suffolk' (uncredited)
- Candleshoe (1977) as Mr. McCress
- The Krays (1990) as Referee
- Venetian Bird (1952) as Moretto
- Kaleidoscope (1966) as Poker Player
- Joseph Andrews (1977) as Ruffian
- Moulin Rouge (1952) as Dodo (uncredited)
- Kelly Monteith (1979) Cast
- The Holcroft Covenant (1985) as Hard Hat
- The Flesh and the Fiends (1960) as Drunken Sailor
- Look Back in Anger (1959) as Picky Shopper (uncredited)
- Reluctant Bandit (1965) as Luigi
- Obsession (1949) as American Sailor Promoting Book
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Most-watched Michael Balfour films currently: Batman (1989), Fahrenheit 451 (1966), The Canterbury Tales (1972), Quatermass 2 (1957), The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970).
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Selected TV credits: The Avengers (1961), ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969), The Persuaders! (1971), Danger Man (1960), The Prisoner (1967).
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