Personal Info
Birth date
1925-08-22 (99 Years)
Day of death
2020-04-05
Gender
Female
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
London, England, UK
Also known as
-Honor Blackman
Biography
Honor Blackman (22 August 1925 - 5 April 2020) was an English actress, known for the roles of Cathy Gale in The Avengers (1962–64) and Bond girl Pussy Galore in Goldfinger (1964).
Filmography
Midsomer Murders
7.508
Overview:
The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his young sergeant to calmly and diligently eliminate the innocent and ruthlessly pursue the guilty.Columbo
8.093
Overview:
Columbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who is consistently underestimated by his suspects. Despite his unprepossessing appearance and apparent absentmindedness, he shrewdly solves all of his cases and secures all evidence needed for indictment. His formidable eye for detail and meticulously dedicated approach often become clear to the killer only late in the storyline.Natural World
7.1
Overview:
Natural World is a nature documentary television series broadcast annually on BBC Two and regarded by the BBC as its flagship natural history brand. It is currently the longest-running series in its genre on British television, with more than 400 episodes broadcast since its inception in 1983. Natural World is produced by the BBC Natural History Unit in Bristol, but individual programmes can be in-house productions, collaborative productions with other broadcasters or films made and distributed by independent production companies and purchased by the BBC. Natural World programmes are often broadcast as PBS Nature episodes in the USA. Since 2008, most Natural World programmes have been shot and broadcast in high definition.Doctor Who
7.9
Overview:
The adventures of The Doctor, a time-traveling humanoid alien known as a Time Lord. He explores the universe in his TARDIS, a sentient time-traveling spaceship. Its exterior appears as a blue British police box, which was a common sight in Britain in 1963 when the series first aired. Along with a succession of companions, The Doctor faces a variety of foes while working to save civilizations, help ordinary people, and right many wrongs.Minder
6.8
Overview:
Roguish comedy drama following the misadventures of small-time crook Arthur Daley.New Tricks
7.4
Overview:
New Tricks is a British comedy-drama that follows the work of the fictional Unsolved Crime and Open Case Squad of the Metropolitan Police Service. Originally led by Detective Superintendent Sandra Pullman, it is made up of retired police officers who have been recruited to reinvestigate unsolved crimes.The Saint
7.312
Overview:
Simon Templar is The Saint, a handsome, sophisticated, debonair, modern-day Robin Hood who recovers ill-gotten wealth and redistributes it to those in need.The Name of the Game
6.8
Overview:
The Name of the Game is an American television series starring Tony Franciosa, Gene Barry, and Robert Stack that ran from 1968 to 1971 on NBC, totaling 76 episodes of 90 minutes. It was a pioneering wheel series, setting the stage for The Bold Ones and the NBC Mystery Movie in the 1970s. The show had an extremely large budget for a television series.The Avengers
7.725
Overview:
A quirky spy show of the adventures of eccentrically suave British Agent John Steed and his predominantly female partners. Jonathan Steed - an urbane, proper gentleman spy - teams with various assistants throughout the series' run, including Dr. David Keel, Cathy Gale, Emma Peel and Tara King, to repeatedly save the world from diabolical schemes plotted by equally diabolical evil-doers (among them robots and man-eating monsters).Wogan
4.5
Overview:
Chat show hosted by Terry Wogan, featuring live studio interviews with famous and notable personalities.The Merv Griffin Show
6.222
Overview:
The Merv Griffin Show is an American television talk show, starring Merv Griffin. The series ran from October 1, 1962 to March 29, 1963 on NBC, September 20, 1965 to August 15, 1969 in first-run syndication, from August 18, 1969 to February 11, 1972 at 11:30 PM ET weeknights on CBS and again in first-run syndication from February 14, 1972 to September 5, 1986.Doctors
4.8
Overview:
Set in the fictional Midlands town of Letherbridge, defined as being close to the city of Birmingham, this soap opera follows the staff and families of a doctor's surgery.Mark Saber
7
Overview:
Mark Saber refers to a half-hour 1950s detective television series that took different forms and titles during its run. Tom Conway portrayed Mark Saber as a plainclothes English detective working with the Homicide Division of the N.Y.P.D. in Mystery Theater which aired on ABC from October 1951 to June 1954. Donald Gray portrayed Mark Saber as a one-armed private detective based in London. In The Vise which aired on ABC from September 1955 to June 1957. Donald Gray also portrayed Mark Saber in Saber of London which aired on NBC from October 1957 to May 1960.ABC Stage 67
6.2
Overview:
ABC Stage 67 is the umbrella title for a series of 26 weekly shows that included dramas, variety shows, documentaries, and original musicals. It premiered on American Broadcasting Company on September 14, 1966 with Murray Schisgal's The Love Song of Barney Kempinksi, directed by Stanley Prager and starring Alan Arkin as a man enjoying the sights and sounds of New York City in his last remaining hours of bachelorhood. Arkin was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Performance By An Actor in a Leading Role in a Drama and the program was nominated as Outstanding Dramatic Program. Future programs included appearances by Petula Clark, Bobby Darin, Sir Laurence Olivier, Albert Finney, Peter Sellers, David Frost, and Jack Paar. ABC's effort to bring culture to the masses was a noble but unsuccessful experiment. Scheduled first against I Spy on Wednesdays and then The Dean Martin Show on Thursdays, the show consistently received low ratings. Its last production, an adaptation of Jean Cocteau's one-woman play The Human Voice starring Ingrid Bergman, aired on May 4, 1967. "Stage 67" was not actually a part of the primary ABC facilities in Los Angeles. It was produced at the old Monogram Studios backlot that was later sold to KCET.Goldfinger
7.4
Overview:
Special agent 007 comes face to face with one of the most notorious villains of all time, and now he must outwit and outgun the powerful tycoon to prevent him from cashing in on a devious scheme to raid Fort Knox -- and obliterate the world's economy.Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
5
Overview:
Antiques experts accompany celebrities on a road trip around the UK searching for treasures and competing to make the most money at auctionBridget Jones's Diary
6.748
Overview:
Bridget Jones is an average woman struggling against her age, her weight, her job, her lack of a man, and her various imperfections. As a New Year's resolution, Bridget decides to take control of her life, starting by keeping a diary in which she will always tell the complete truth. The fireworks begin when her charming though disreputable boss takes an interest in the quirky Miss Jones. Thrown into the mix are Bridget's band of slightly eccentric friends and a rather disagreeable acquaintance into whom Bridget cannot seem to stop running or help finding quietly attractive.Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
6.313
Overview:
Spirited dialogue, posh Roaring '20s style, and devious mysteries abound as Tommy and Tuppence Beresford mix marriage and mystery solving.Pebble Mill
3.1
Overview:
Pebble Mill was a re-launched version of the 1970s daily chat show Pebble Mill (also known as Pebble Mill At One for a while) which aired on BBC1 in the United Kingdom. The series premiered on October 14, 1991. The show was a mixture of celebrity guests and music. Alan Titchmarsh was a presenter on the show throughout it's complete run. Other presenters included Judi Spiers, Gloria Hunniford and Ross King.Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
5.962
Overview:
Jonathan Ross's take on current topics of conversation, guest interviews and live music from both a guest music group and the house band.The Alan Titchmarsh Show
3.7
Overview:
The Alan Titchmarsh Show is a British daytime chat show presented by Alan Titchmarsh. It was first broadcast on ITV on 3 September 2007 and currently airs on weekday afternoons. The show's main focus is the "Best of British" theme with many of the shows' segments focusing on fashion, health, nature, cookery and animals.Legends
5
Overview:
The story of the big names that have shaped the musical genres, plus an occasional stopgap for the new rock 'n' roll - comedy.By Any Means
6.533
Overview:
By Any Means follows a clandestine unit living on the edge and playing the criminal elite at their own game, existing in the grey area between the letter of the law and true justice.Jason and the Argonauts
7.2
Overview:
Jason, a fearless sailor and explorer, returns to his home land of Thessaly after a long voyage to claim his rightful throne. He learns, however, that he must first find the magical Golden Fleece. To do so, he must embark on an epic quest fraught with fantastic monsters and terrible perils.The Upper Hand
7
Overview:
The Upper Hand is a British television sitcom, produced by Central Independent Television and Columbia Pictures Television and broadcast by ITV from 1990 to 1996. The programme was adapted from the American sitcom Who's the Boss?. As in the former series, an affluent single woman, raising a son with the help of her mother, hires a housekeeper only to have a man apply for the job.Blankety Blank
4.6
Overview:
Blankety Blank is a British comedy game show based on the 1977–1979 Australian game show Blankety Blanks. The British version ran from 18 January 1979 to 12 March 1990 on BBC One, hosted first by Terry Wogan and later by Les Dawson. Regular members of the celebrity panel on this version included Kenny Everett, Lorraine Chase, Gareth Hunt, Gary Davies, and Cheryl Baker. A revival fronted by Lily Savage was produced by the BBC from 26 December 1997 to 28 December 1999, followed by ITV from 7 January 2001 to 10 August 2002. This version was produced by Grundy, then Thames.The American Embassy
NYR
Overview:
The American Embassy is an American drama series that aired on Fox from March to April 2002. The series was created by James D. Parriott, and executive produced by Danny DeVito.Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story
6.8
Overview:
Wealthy developer Jack Robinson is stunned when a gigantic human skeleton is discovered on his building site. According to a mysterious woman, it is part of a curse that has dogged his family for years. To lift the jinx placed upon him, Jack will need to visit the land in the sky - by climbing up a very tall beanstalk.Acting
TBAKelly (1 Episode) as Herself
2013By Any Means (1 Episode) as Celia Butler
2012Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars as Self
2012Cockneys vs Zombies as Peggy
2012I, Anna as Joan
2011Come Fly With Me: The Story of Pan Am as Narrator
2011The Unforgettable Norman Wisdom as Herself - Friend and Co-star
2011Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (1 Episode) as Self - Participant
2011Reuniting the Rubins as Gran Rubin
2007The Alan Titchmarsh Show (2 Episodes) as Self
2007The Verdict (4 Episodes) as Unknown
2006Legends (1 Episode) as Self - Narrator (voice)
2005Summer Solstice as Countess Lucinda Reeves
2005Must See TV (1 Episode) as Unknown
2005Colour Me Kubrick as Madam
2005National Theatre: My Fair Lady as Unknown
2005Rosamunde Pilcher - Magic of Love (2 Episodes) as Unknown
2004New Tricks (1 Episode) as Unknown
2003Appointment with Dr. Terrible as Interviewee – Actor
2003The Royal (3 Episodes) as Mrs. Lyons
2002Best Ever Bond as Self / Pussy Galore
2002Bond Girls Are Forever as Pussy Galore, 'Goldfinger' (archive footage)
2002To the Devil... The Death of Hammer as Unknown
2002The American Embassy (1 Episode) as Mrs. Wellington
2001Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story (2 Episodes) as Jules
2001Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (1 Episode) as Self
2001Bridget Jones's Diary as Penny Husbands-Bosworth
2000The Sight as Margaret Smith
2000Inside 'Diamonds Are Forever' as Self
2000Doctors (1 Episode) as Rachel Knott
2000Harry Saltzman: Showman as Self
1999To Walk with Lions as Joy Adamson
1998Tale of the Mummy as Captain Shea
1998So Graham Norton (1 Episode) as Unknown
1997The Secrets of 007 as Self
1997Midsomer Murders (1 Episode) as Isobel Hewitt
1996Noel's Telly Years (1 Episode) as Unknown
1995In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross as Self
1995Paul Daniels' Secrets (1 Episode) as Herself
1995The World of James Bond as Unknown
1995Behind the Scenes with 'Goldfinger' as Self / Pussy Galore (archive footage)
1995The Goldfinger Phenomenon as Unknown
1994The Secret Garden as Mrs. Medlock (voice)
1993The Making of 'A Night to Remember' as Self (archive footage)
1991Pebble Mill (1 Episode) as Self
1990The Upper Hand (95 Episodes) as Laura West
1989Voice of the Heart as Doris Asterman
1986Doctor Who: Terror of the Vervoids as Professor Sarah Lasky
1984The First Olympics: Athens 1896 (2 Episodes) as Madam Ursula Schumann
1984Lace (2 Episodes) as Selma
1983Orpheus in the Underworld as Juno / Empress Eugnie
1983Natural World (1 Episode) as Narrator
1983The Secret Adversary as Rita Vandemeyer
1983Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime (1 Episode) as Rita Vandemeyer
1982Wogan (1 Episode) as Self
1981Never the Twain (12, 5 Episode) as Unknown, Veronica Barton
1979Minder (1 Episode) as Helen Spender
1979Blankety Blank (1 Episode) as Unknown
1978The Cat and the Canary as Susan Sillsby
1977Age of Innocence as Mrs Boswell
1976To the Devil a Daughter as Anna
1974The Lives of Benjamin Franklin (1 Episode) as Margaret Stevenson
1971Something Big as Mary Anna Morgan
1971Fright as Helen
1971Columbo (1 Episode) as Lillian Stanhope
1970The Virgin and the Gypsy as Mrs. Fawcett
1970The Last Grenade as Mrs. Katherine Whiteley
1970Twinky as Mummy
1968The Fight for Rome as Amalaswintha
1968The Explorer as Lena Hamilton
1968A Twist of Sand as Julie Chambois
1968Shalako as Lady Julia Daggett
1968The Name of the Game (1 Episode) as Bethany Cromwell
1967Present Laughter as Liz Essendine
1966ABC Stage 67 (1 Episode) as Jane & Jill Marriott
1966Moment to Moment as Daphne Fields
1965Life at the Top as Norah Hauxley
1965The Incredible World of James Bond as Self (archive footage)
1965The Secret of My Success as Lily, Baroness von Lukenberg
1964The Dream Machine as Self
1964Goldfinger as Pussy Galore
1963Doctor Who (4 Episodes) as Professor Lasky
1963Jason and the Argonauts as Hera
1962The Saint (1 Episode) as Pauline Stone
1962The Merv Griffin Show (1 Episode) as Self
1962Serena as Ann Rogers
1961A Matter of WHO as Sister Sheila Bryan
1961The Avengers (52, 0 Episode) as Catherine Gale, Cathy Gale
1959The Third Man (1 Episode) as Maureen
1959The Four Just Men (1 Episode) as Nicole
1959Probation Officer (109 Episodes) as Iris Cope
1958The Square Peg as Lesley Cartland
1958The Invisible Man (1 Episode) as Unknown
1958A Night to Remember as Mrs. Liz Lucas
1957Danger List as Gillian Freeman
1957Account Rendered as Sarah Hayward
1957You Pay Your Money as Susie Westlake
1957Suspended Alibi as Lynn Pearson
1956Breakaway as Paula Grant / Paula Jackson
1955The Glass Cage as Jenny Pelham
1955The Delavine Affair as Maxine Banner
1954Mark Saber (1 Episode) as Unknown
1954Diplomatic Passport as Marcelle
1954The Rainbow Jacket as Mrs Tyler
1952Manchas de sangre en la luna as Eva
1951Green Grow the Rushes as Meg Cuffley
1950So Long at the Fair as Rhoda O'Donovan
1949Diamond City as Mary Hart
1949Conspirator as Joyce
1949The BAFTA Awards (1 Episode) as Self
1949A Boy, a Girl and a Bike as Susie Bates
1948Quartet as Paula (segment "The Alien Corn")
1948Daughter of Darkness as Julie Tallent
1947Fame Is the Spur as Emma (uncredited)