{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Person",
  "@id": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/person/30187/robert-urquhart",
  "name": "Robert Urquhart",
  "url": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/person/30187/robert-urquhart",
  "knownForDepartment": "Acting",
  "description": "From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  Robert Urquhart (16 October 1921 – 21 March 1995) was a Scottish character actor who mainly worked in British television during his career.\n\nHe was born in Ullapool, Scotland on 16 October 1921, educated at George Heriot's School in Edinburgh and made his stage debut in 1947. He starred in many shows of the detective/special-agent type, such as Department S, Callan, The Professionals, Man in a Suitcase, The Avengers, and opposite Patrick McGoohan in the 1965 episode of Danger Man titled \"English Lady Takes Lodgers\". He also played the lead role in Jango, a short lived 1961 production by Associated Rediffusion\n\nHis first film role was in 1952 in You're Only Young Twice.  He died in Edinburgh on 21 March 1995.\n\nDescription above from the Wikipedia article Robert Urquhart (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.",
  "birthDate": "1921-10-16",
  "deathDate": "1995-03-21",
  "birthPlace": "Ullapool, Scotland, UK",
  "alternateName": [
    "Robert Urquhart Laing"
  ],
  "image": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/8oBMWv2on2EiTq0JCGUJfOCzVfH.jpg",
  "sameAs": [
    "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0882048"
  ],
  "lastVerified": "3 May 2026",
  "filmography": [
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 2473,
      "title": "The Avengers",
      "year": "1961",
      "role": "as Maxwell",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 7.712,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/fQ4GHecDFEAmJcwc10zUrdIDLFd.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/2473/the-avengers-1961"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 4333,
      "title": "The Saint",
      "year": "1962",
      "role": "as Brian Quell",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 7.366,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/zwNVpAJkE4Gu1jv922IH7GOQlen.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/4333/the-saint-1962"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 30504,
      "title": "Playhouse",
      "year": "1974",
      "role": "as Emrys",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 7,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/5hkYEnIuKZRSIwvVhWAKgIFv0UJ.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/30504/playhouse-1974"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 13654,
      "title": "Play for Today",
      "year": "1970",
      "role": "as Vic",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 6.6,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/aIgjKkazKMhqQjytljsofAEsp3q.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/13654/play-for-today-1970"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 17091,
      "title": "ITV Playhouse",
      "year": "1967",
      "role": "as Duncan Doubleday",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 7,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/uB7lHFZtiTg6lDAhVcuDW7CTbhU.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/17091/itv-playhouse-1967"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 11843,
      "title": "No Hiding Place",
      "year": "1959",
      "role": "Cast",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 4.75,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/mBWBngqaVMExKvj82eADPFW0AzT.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/11843/no-hiding-place-1959"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 11174,
      "title": "The Professionals",
      "year": "1977",
      "role": "as Thomas Darby",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 7.5,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/dcWbH33uUGk8pKmIgqX3hRkBNeN.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/11174/the-professionals-1977"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 4579,
      "title": "The Champions",
      "year": "1968",
      "role": "as Hemmings",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 6.523,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/93fLFB8HfKAhVKF968Dl03ITwOX.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/4579/the-champions-1968"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 7647,
      "title": "Dr. Finlay's Casebook",
      "year": "1962",
      "role": "Cast",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 6.667,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/yW08ArerDzlv2Ylmjg9ulJzmlBN.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/7647/dr-finlay-s-casebook-1962"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 19463,
      "title": "Mystery and Imagination",
      "year": "1966",
      "role": "as Mr McLeod",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 5.8,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/qiRlEuJOtkUi5nFm6G7OQIA9How.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/19463/mystery-and-imagination-1966"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 14753,
      "title": "Man in a Suitcase",
      "year": "1967",
      "role": "Cast",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 7.222,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/8RP6VCgVQuDe68rR3Nsfs798pvl.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/14753/man-in-a-suitcase-1967"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 983,
      "title": "Department S",
      "year": "1969",
      "role": "as Anthony James Harvey / Andrew Heywood",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 5.344,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/gLKFevQyRfs9oNdHiBAWdZrkm7E.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/983/department-s-1969"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 4558,
      "title": "Doomwatch",
      "year": "1970",
      "role": "as Jim Ainslie",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 6.417,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/b15WOmTfgjltU78tTPlQ94zE10e.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/4558/doomwatch-1970"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 4371,
      "title": "Callan",
      "year": "1967",
      "role": "Cast",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 7,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/xtOGjlpLcd2JDww8gQsOQBS70Y3.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/4371/callan-1967"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 4549,
      "title": "Yes Minister",
      "year": "1980",
      "role": "Cast",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 8.334,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/2tFCZsypLY6UuRVEZVUeKqJsJAZ.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/4549/yes-minister-1980"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 43358,
      "title": "Hammer House of Horror",
      "year": "1980",
      "role": "as Harry",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 7.056,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/qholDtTlB84TSE10qmliWFOvySz.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/43358/hammer-house-of-horror-1980"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 134764,
      "title": "The World of Hammer",
      "year": "1994",
      "role": "as Self (archive footage)",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 6.667,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/hXuCwrKNsOfPzrDoSl8dj3eYw5i.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/134764/the-world-of-hammer-1994"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 45832,
      "title": "Centre Play",
      "year": "1973",
      "role": "as Morris",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 7,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/ex4paXq5jCU7HzO1BxrMICnZO3p.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/45832/centre-play-1973"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 22892,
      "title": "Suspense",
      "year": "1962",
      "role": "as Sam Blair",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 6.667,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/kX3dpt1bD42PbIpwhv7cTtxCQbc.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/22892/suspense-1962"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 24726,
      "title": "International Detective",
      "year": "1959",
      "role": "Cast",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 7.5,
      "posterUrl": null,
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/24726/international-detective-1959"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 316416,
      "title": "The Sunday Drama",
      "year": "1977",
      "role": "as Peter Hurley",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 5,
      "posterUrl": null,
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/316416/the-sunday-drama-1977"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 22420,
      "title": "Country Matters",
      "year": "1972",
      "role": "as Barty Bartholomew",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 4.6,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/jsnd3LInQNFQju7eJrNsaNvl45u.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/22420/country-matters-1972"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 48070,
      "title": "ITV Saturday Night Theatre",
      "year": "1969",
      "role": "as Julian Gort",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 7,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/8DfoF5tSiDKTrLonz8yHmUo2VVQ.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/48070/itv-saturday-night-theatre-1969"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 27759,
      "title": "55 Days at Peking",
      "year": "1963",
      "role": "as Capt. Hanley",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 6.899,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/uR0xaqmqlbhatf9014mHuwV1Uly.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/27759/55-days-at-peking-1963"
    }
  ]
}