Personal Info
Birth date
1917-02-15 (108 Years)
Day of death
1982-03-26
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Belfast, Ireland, UK [now Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK]
Also known as
Samuel John Kydd
Sam Kydd
Biography
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Filmography
No Hiding Place
3.7
Overview:
No Hiding Place is a British television series that was produced at Wembley Studios by Associated-Rediffusion for the ITV network between 16 September 1959 and 22 June 1967. It was the sequel to the series Murder Bag and Crime Sheet, all starring Raymond Francis as Detective Superintendent, later Detective Chief Superintendent Tom Lockhart.Hancock's Half Hour
7.5
Overview:
Hancock's Half Hour is a BBC television comedy series of the 1950s and 60s written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. The series starred Tony Hancock with Sid James. The final series, renamed simply Hancock, starred Hancock alone. Comedian Tony Hancock starred in the show, playing an exaggerated and much poorer version of his own character and lifestyle, Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock, a down-at-heel comedian living at the dilapidated 23 Railway Cuttings in East Cheam. The series was influential in the development of the situation comedy, with its move away from radio variety towards a focus on character development.Z-Cars
7
Overview:
Z-Cars or Z Cars is a British television drama series centred on the work of mobile uniformed police in the fictional town of Newtown, based on Kirkby, Merseyside. Produced by the BBC, it debuted in January 1962 and ran until September 1978.Minder
6.8
Overview:
Roguish comedy drama following the misadventures of small-time crook Arthur Daley.Rainbow
6.579
Overview:
Children's puppet programme featuring music and stories. Join George, Bungle, Zippy, and all their friends at the Rainbow House, always an exciting place to be.Dad's Army
7.4
Overview:
Introducing the Walmington-On-Sea home guard. During WW2, in a fictional British seaside town, a ragtag group of Home Guard local defense volunteers prepare for an imminent German invasion.The Expert
10
Overview:
The Expert is a British television series produced by the BBC between 1968 and 1976. The series starred Marius Goring as Dr. John Hardy, a pathologist working for the Home Office and was essentially a police procedural drama, with Hardy bringing his forensic knowledge to solve various cases. The Expert was created and produced by Gerard Glaister. The series was also one of the first BBC dramas to be made in colour, and throughout its four series had numerous high quality guest appearances by actors such as John Carson, Peter Copley, Rachel Kempson, Peter Vaughan, Clive Swift, Geoffrey Palmer, Peter Barkworth, Jean Marsh, Ray Brooks, George Sewell, Anthony Valentine, Bernard Lee, Lee Montague, Geoffrey Bayldon, Mike Pratt, Edward Fox, André Morell, Brian Blessed, Nigel Stock, Philip Madoc and Warren Clarke.The Persuaders!
7.6
Overview:
An English aristocrat and an American millionaire come together to tackle crime.Terry and June
6.2
Overview:
Terry and June Medford are both middle aged and beginning to find the trials of life are more difficult as they try to succeed in their daily lives. The couple have just moved to Purley, south-east London... Aunt Lucy and the mynah bird had disappeared, as had the occasionally visiting daughters. Terry and June now mixed with a friendly next door neighbour, Beattie; Terry's chatty work colleague, Malcolm; and their gruff boss Sir Dennis Hodge. Otherwise, things were much as before, with Terry's pigheaded childishness causing no end of problems, usually thwarting June's attempts at leading a cosy life.Return of the Saint
7
Overview:
Follow the swashbuckling exploits of Simon Templar, a modern-day Robin Hood of sorts.Sykes
6.4
Overview:
Classic sitcom starring Eric Sykes and Hattie Jacques as brother and sister twins who have to tackle the trials and tribulations of suburban life.Ooh La La!
NYR
Overview:
Series based on the short French farces written by Georges Feydeau, Eugène Labiche, Marc Michel and Sacha Guitry. All of them include mistaken identities and impeccable timing.The Larkins
7
Overview:
'The Larkins' is a British television sitcom which was produced by Associated Television and aired on ITV. It aired for four series between 1958 to 1960. An additional two series aired from 1963 to 1964.Man in a Suitcase
7
Overview:
Accused of treason, a former U.S. intelligence officer based in London tries to clear his name, taking on freelance jobs around Europe as he searches for answers.Orlando
NYR
Overview:
Orlando is a British television thriller series for young adults which ran for four series between 1965 and 1968. Made by Associated-Rediffusion for the ITV network, it stars Sam Kydd as Orlando O'Connor, the character he had played in the adult television series Crane.Whack-O!
NYR
Overview:
Whack-O! was a British sitcom TV series starring Jimmy Edwards, written by Frank Muir and Denis Norden, and broadcast from 1956 to 1960 and 1971 to 1972. The series ran on the BBC from 1956 to 1960 and from 1971 to 1972. Edwards took the part of Professor James Edwards, M.A., the drunken, gambling, devious, cane-swishing headmaster who tyrannised staff and children at Chiselbury public school. The Edwards character bore more than a passing resemblance to Sergeant Bilko as he tried to swindle the children out of their pocket money to finance his many schemes.The Tony Hancock Show
NYR
Overview:
The Tony Hancock Show was a black-and-white British sketch show starring Tony Hancock that was broadcast for two series from 1956 to 1957. It was written by Eric Sykes, Larry Stephens, John Jose and Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. All the episodes were shown live.The Bass Player and the Blonde
NYR
Overview:
The Bass Player and the Blonde was a television play in the ITV Playhouse series, first broadcast 14 June 1977. It was followed up with a three-part serial with the episodes given the names of musical terms: Rondo, Allegro, and Andante. In the play and the series, George Manghan, a middle aged, debt ridden bass player in a Jazz band, falls in love with the wealthy and much younger blonde singer Terry, much to the distress of her father.Crane
NYR
Overview:
The adventures of Richard Crane, cafe owner & part-time smuggler, around the coast of Morocco, aided (and sometimes abetted) by his ex-Foreign Legion sidekick Orlando, waitress Halina, and local cop Colonel Mahmoud.Arthur's Treasured Volumes
NYR
Overview:
Arthur's Treasured Volumes was a black-and-white British television series that aired on ITV in 1960. Starring Arthur Askey, it was written by Dave Freeman and was made for the ITV network by ATV. All episodes are missing having been presumed wiped during the 1960s, although part of the first episode "A Blow In Anger" was recovered by Paul Stroud and shown at the National Film Theatre in November 2003.Curry and Chips
6
Overview:
Curry and Chips is a British sitcom broadcast in 1969 which was produced by London Weekend Television for the ITV network. Set on a factory floor of 'Lillicrap Ltd', it starred a blacked up Spike Milligan as an Asian immigrant who went by the name of Kevin O'Grady. It also featured Eric Sykes as the foreman, Norman Rossington as the shop steward, and other regulars were Kenny Lynch, and Sam Kydd. The series was written by Till Death Us Do Part writer Johnny Speight, but based on idea by Milligan. It was the first LWT sitcom to be made in colour, and all episodes still exist.Passport to Pimlico
6.89
Overview:
When an unexploded WWII bomb is accidentally detonated in Pimlico, it reveals a treasure trove and documents proving that the region is in fact part of Burgundy, France and thus foreign territory. The British government attempts to regain control by setting up border controls and cutting off services to the area.Eye of the Needle
6.649
Overview:
Great Britain, 1944, during World War II. Relentlessly pursued by several MI5 agents, Henry Faber the Needle, a ruthless German spy in possession of vital information about D-Day, takes refuge on Storm Island, an inhospitable, sparsely inhabited island off the coast of northern Scotland.Confessions of a Window Cleaner
4.871
Overview:
Young Timmy starts as a window cleaner in the little company of his brother. Soon he learns that some female customers expect additional service. Young and curious as he is, he reluctantly accepts the juicy duty. However his heart belongs to Liz, who demands the highest commitment until she lets him go all the way.Treasure Island
6.6
Overview:
Enchanted by the idea of locating treasure buried by Captain Flint, Squire Trelawney, Dr. Livesey and Jim Hawkins charter a sailing voyage to a Caribbean island. Unfortunately, a large number of Flint's old pirate crew are aboard the ship, including Long John Silver.Acting
1981Eye of the Needle as Lock Keeper
1980The Mirror Crack'd as Film Technician (uncredited)
1980The Shillingbury Blowers as Reggie
1980Danger on Dartmoor as Sam
1980High Rise Donkey as High Rise Resident
1979Minder (1 Episode) as Sid
1979Terry and June (1 Episode) as Louis
1979Yesterday's Hero as Sam Turner
1978Return of the Saint (1 Episode) as Charlie Stewart
1978The Bass Player and the Blonde (3 Episodes) as Max
1977The Bass Player and the Blonde as Max
1977Kipper as Kipper
1976The Great Snail Race as Grumpy Gardener
1975Sporting Chance as Dwyer
1975The Amorous Milkman as Wilf
1974Confessions of a Window Cleaner as 1st Removal Man
1974Great Expectations as Scarred Convict
1974The Firefighters as Stark
1973Steptoe & Son Ride Again as Claude
1972Carson Country as Tom Brannigan
1972Rainbow (1 Episode) as Himself
1972Sykes (1, 1, 1, 1, 1 Episode) as Fire Chief, Ambulance Man, Harold Wilson, Mr. Bickershaw, Mr. Ackersmith
1971The Persuaders! (1 Episode) as Dwyer
1971Ireland, Mother Ireland as Conor Ingram
1971Quest for Love as Taximan
1971Dad's Army as Nazi Orderly
197110 Rillington Place as Furniture Dealer
1970Too Late the Hero as C/Sgt.
1969Curry and Chips (6 Episodes) as Unknown
1969Moon Zero Two as Len the Barman
1969The Magnificent Six and ½: Peewee Had a Little Ape as Man with Animal Trophies
1969The Fossett Saga (7 Episodes) as Herbert Quince
1969Till Death Us Do Part as Fred
1968The Killing of Sister George as Unknown
1968Dad's Army (1 Episode) as Unknown
1968The Expert (1 Episode) as Harry Poole
1968Ooh La La! (1 Episode) as Unknown
1968Gold is Where You Find It as Pader Murphy
1968Look at Life: There Ought to Be a Law as Mr. Everyman
1967Smashing Time as Workman in Café
1967Man in a Suitcase (1 Episode) as Unknown
1966Island of Terror as Constable John Harris
1966The Projected Man as Harry Slinger
1965The Midas Plague as Fred
1965Orlando (72 Episodes) as Unknown
1964Smokescreen as Hotel Waiter
1963The Iron Maiden as Fred Trotter
1963Crane (39 Episodes) as Unknown
1963Crane (39 Episodes) as Orlando O'Connor
1962Z-Cars (1 Episode) as Unknown
1961Clue of the Silver Key as Horace Tickler
1961The Treasure of Monte Cristo as Albert
1960Suspect as Slater
1960The House in Marsh Road as Morris Lumley
1960There Was a Crooked Man as Foreman
1960Dead Lucky as Harry Winston
1960Arthur's Treasured Volumes (6 Episodes) as Unknown
1960Sink the Bismarck! as Civilian Worker - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited)
1959Upstairs and Downstairs as Driver (uncredited)
1959Libel as Newspaper Vendor (uncredited)
1959No Hiding Place (1 Episode) as Unknown
1959I'm All Right Jack as Shop Steward
1959The Price of Silence as Slug
1959The Hound of the Baskervilles as Perkins
1959The 39 Steps as Train restaurant staff (uncredited)
1959Carlton-Browne of the F.O. as Signaller
1959Make Mine a Million as Robber (uncredited)
1958Further Up the Creek as Bates
1958I Was Monty's Double as Go-Between
1958The Larkins (1 Episode) as Spiv
1958Orders to Kill as Flight Sgt. Flint
1958Law and Disorder as Shorty
1958Up the Creek as Bates
1957Barnacle Bill as Frogman
1957The Scamp as Shopkeeper
1957The Long Haul as Taxi Driver
1957Carry On Admiral as Attendant
1957Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst as Able Seaman Walker
1956The Hide-Out as Tim Bowers
1956Tiger in the Smoke as Tom Gripper
1956Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as Child's Father
1956Whack-O! (35 Episodes) as Ginger Perkins
1956Circus Friends as George
1956Home and Away as Albert West
1956Hancock's Half Hour (1 Episode) as Unknown
1956Reach for the Sky as Warrant Officer Blake
1956The Long Arm as Police Constable in Information Room
1956The Baby and the Battleship as Chief Steward
1956The Tony Hancock Show (12 Episodes) as Unknown
1956A Town Like Alice as Australian Driver
1956You Can't Escape as Ted the Poacher
1955Storm Over the Nile as Joe (uncredited)
1955The Ladykillers as Second Cab Driver (uncredited)
1955Portrait of Alison as Bill, the Telephone Engineer
1955Josephine and Men as Desk Sergeant
1955A Prize of Gold as Milkman (uncredited)
1955Lilli Palmer Theatre (1 Episode) as Sam Weller
1955One Way Out as Gang Member (uncredited)
1955The Quatermass Xperiment as Police Sergeant Questioning Rosie
1955A Kid for Two Farthings as (uncredited)
1955The Constant Husband as Adelphi Barman
1955The Glass Cage as George
1955Passage Home as Sheltia
1954Radio Cab Murder as Spencer
1954Final Appointment as Alfred Vickery
1954The Young Lovers as Driver, Embassy car JAK711 (uncredited)
1954The Embezzler as Railway Inspector
1954Father Brown as Scotland Yard sergeant
1954The Rainbow Jacket as Bruce
1954Devil on Horseback as Darky
1954They Who Dare as Marine Boyd
1954Impulse as uncredited
1954The End of the Road as First Postal Clerk
1953Love in Pawn as Uncredited
1953The Saint's Return as Barkley
1953The Runaway Bus as Airport Security Officer
1953Malta Story as Army Airfield Soldier
1953The Steel Key as Chauffeur
1953Death Goes to School as Sergeant Harvey (Uncredited)
1953The Cruel Sea as Carslake
1953Appointment in London as Ackroyd
1953Time Bomb as Unknown
1952The Voice of Merrill as Sgt. Baker
1952The Hour of 13 as Reporter (uncredited)
1952Trent's Last Case as Inspector Murch
1952The Big Frame as Fred, mechanic at Bristow & Brown
1952The Brave Don't Cry as Porter
1952Derby Day as Harry Bunn
1952Brandy for the Parson as Lorry Driver
1952Angels One Five as Mess Waiter
1952Hunted as Potman
1952Curtain Up as Ambulanceman
1952Secret People as Irish Police Sergeant
1951Mr. Denning Drives North as (uncredited)
1951High Treason as Unknown
1951Hell Is Sold Out as Unknown
1951The Galloping Major as Newspaper Vendor (uncredited)
1951Assassin for Hire as Bert
1951Pool of London as 2nd Engineer (uncredited)
1950Highly Dangerous as Customs Man (uncredited)
1950The Magnet as Postman
1950No Trace as Mechanic
1950Treasure Island as Cady
1950Chance of a Lifetime as Worker
1950The Blue Lamp as Bookmaker's Assistant at White City (Uncredited)
1949The Cure for Love as Charlie Fox
1949Madness of the Heart as Soldier at Airport
1949Passport to Pimlico as Sapper
1949Trottie True as 'Bedford' Stage Manager (uncredited)
1949The Hasty Heart as Driver (uncredited)
1949Obsession as Club steward
1949Vengeance Is Mine as Stacy
1949Stop Press Girl as Railway Ticket Clerk (uncredited)
1949Forbidden as Joe
1949The Small Back Room as Crowhurst
1949Once a Jolly Swagman as Johnny Briggs (uncredited)
1948Portrait from Life as Army Truck Driver
1948Scott of the Antarctic as Leading Stoker E. McKenzie R.N.
1948Trouble in the Air as Unknown
1948Love in Waiting as Bit Part (uncredited)
1948To the Public Danger as Police Driver
1948A Song for Tomorrow as Sergeant
1947They Made Me a Fugitive as Unknown
1946The Captive Heart as POW in Top Bunk (uncredited)
1946Mr Jones Takes the Air as Unknown