{{short description|English actor (1909–1974)}} {{More citations needed|date=March 2020}} {{Use British English|date=December 2017}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}} {{Infobox person | name = Cyril Chamberlain | image = Actor_Cyril_Chamberlain.jpg | image_size = | caption = in ''The Green Man'' (1956) | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1909|03|08}} | birth_place = London, England | death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|1974|04|30|1909|03|08}} | death_place = Builth Wells, Wales | other_names = C. J. Chamberlain | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1938–1966 | website = }} '''Cyril Chamberlain''' (8 March 1909 – 30 April 1974) was an English film and television actor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/97495|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090116005110/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/97495|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 January 2009|title=Cyril Chamberlain|work=BFI}}</ref> He appeared in a number (the first seven) of the early ''Carry On'', ''Doctor'' and ''St. Trinian's'' films.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.carryon.org.uk/irregularly_c.htm|title=Carry On Irregularly C}}</ref>
Chamberlain's first film appearance was in the 1936 Michael Powell drama film ''The Man Behind the Mask'' his role was uncredited.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aveleyman.com/FilmCredit.aspx?FilmID=22337|title=Ask a Policeman|publisher=aveleyman.com}}</ref> He later appeared as the main villain in both the crime drama ''The Embezzler'' (1954) and the crime thriller ''Tiger by the Tail'' (1954).{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}}
==Personal life== Chamberlain was born on 8 March 1909 in London and died in Builth Wells in Wales on 30 April 1974 aged 65. He spent his final five years in retirement restoring antique furniture.<ref name=carryon>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qEW5BAAAQBAJ&q=cyril+chamberlain+carry+on+films&pg=PT242|title=Carry-On Actors|isbn=9781908382085|last1=Ross|first1=Andrew|date=19 October 2011}}</ref>
He was married to actress Lisa Lee and they had one child.<ref name=carryon/>
==Partial filmography== {{more citations needed section|date=January 2024}} {{div col|colwidth=30em}} *''Crackerjack'' (1938) Bit Role (uncredited) *''Stolen Life'' (1939) (uncredited) *''Dead Men are Dangerous'' (1939) as George Franklin (uncredited) *''The Spy in Black'' (1939) Bit Part (uncredited) *''Ask a Policeman'' (1939) as Radio Announcer (uncredited) *''This Man in Paris'' (1939) as Swindon *''Poison Pen'' (1939) as Peter Cashelton *''What Would You Do, Chums?'' (1939) as Mike Collins *''The Body Vanished'' (1939) as Auctioneer *''Return to Yesterday'' (1940) Bit Part (uncredited) *''Jailbirds'' (1940) as Bob *''Old Mother Riley in Society'' (1940) *''Spare a Copper'' (1940) as Policeman (uncredited) *''Old Mother Riley in Business'' (1941) as John Halliwell *''Crook's Tour'' (1941) as American (uncredited) *''He Found a Star'' (1941) as Louie *''The Common Touch'' (1941) as Jenkins (uncredited) *''The Black Sheep of Whitehall'' (1942) as BBC Producer (uncredited) *''The Big Blockade'' (1942) as Press *''The Man Within'' (1947) as Runner, Court clark *''The Upturned Glass'' (1947) as Junior Doctor *''Dancing with Crime'' (1947) as Sniffy *''Brighton Rock'' (1947) as Detective (uncredited) *''Night Beat'' (1947) as PC Rix (uncredited) *''The Calendar'' (1948) as Customs Official *''My Brother's Keeper'' (1948) as Archer (uncredited) *''London Belongs to Me'' (1948) as Detective Sergeant Wilson *''The Blind Goddess'' (1948) as Policeman in Park *''Quartet'' (1948) as Reporter (segment "The Kite") *''Here Come the Huggetts'' (1948) as Policeman at Crash Site (uncredited) *''Once a Jolly Swagman'' (1949) as Reporter *''Portrait from Life'' (1949) as Supervisor *''It's Not Cricket'' (1949) as MP No. 2 *''The Bad Lord Byron'' (1949) as Defending Counsel *''The Huggetts Abroad'' (1949) as Hopkinson (uncredited) *''A Boy, a Girl and a Bike'' (1949) as Bert Gardner *''Stop Press Girl'' (1949) as Johnnie *''Marry Me'' (1949) as P.C. Jackson *''Whisky Galore!'' (1949) Bit Part (uncredited) *''Don't Ever Leave Me'' (1949) as News Reporter *''Helter Skelter'' (1949) Bit Part (uncredited) *''The Chiltern Hundreds'' (1949) as Sentry *''Boys in Brown'' (1949) as Mr. Johnson *''Stage Fright'' (1950) as Detective Sgt. Loomis (uncredited) *''Tony Draws a Horse'' (1950) Minor Role (uncredited) *''Waterfront'' (1950) as Reporter (uncredited) *''The Clouded Yellow'' (1950) as Passport Official (uncredited) *''Blackmailed'' (1951) as Police Constable *''The Adventures'' (1951) as Waiter *''Scarlet Thread'' (1951) as Mason *''The Lavender Hill Mob'' (1951) as Commander *''Lady Godiva Rides Again'' (1951) as Harry *''Old Mother Riley's Jungle Treasure'' (1952) as Capt. Daincourt *''Sing Along with Me'' (1952) as Jack Bates *''Escape Route'' (1952) as Bailey (uncredited) *''Folly to Be Wise'' (1953) as Drill Sergeant *''The Net'' (1953) as Insp. Carter *''Deadly Nightshade'' (1953) Bit Part (uncredited) *''Innocents in Paris'' (1953) Bit Part (uncredited) *''A Day to Remember'' (1953) as Boarding Card Official on Ferry (uncredited) *''Stand by to Shoot'' (1953) as Jamieson White (six-part t.v.series) <ref>{{cite web |title=Programme Index |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/service_bbc_television_service/1953-06-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230709155333/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/service_bbc_television_service/1953-06-06 |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 July 2023 |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=31 May 1953 |access-date=9 July 2023}}</ref> *''Trouble in Store'' (1953) as Alf *''Impulse'' (1954) as Gray *''Hell Below Zero'' (1954) as Factory Ship Radio Operator *''You Know What Sailors Are'' (1954) as Stores Officer *''Doctor in the House'' (1954) as Policeman *''The Diamond'' (1954) as Castle *''Forbidden Cargo'' (1954) as Customs Officer (uncredited) *''The Embezzler'' (1954) as Alec Johnson *''Companions in Crime'' (1954) *''Up to His Neck'' (1955) as Walter (uncredited) *''Raising a Riot'' (1955) as Policeman (uncredited) *''Above Us the Waves'' (1955) as CPO Chubb *''Doctor at Sea'' (1955) as Whimble *''Value for Money'' (1955) as Hotel Manager (uncredited) *''Tiger by the Tail'' (1955) as C.A. Foster *''Simon and Laura'' (1955) as Bert *''Man of the Moment'' (1955) as British Delegate *''Dial 999'' (1955) as Anderson (murder victim) *''An Alligator Named Daisy'' (1955) as Party Guest (uncredited) *''Windfall'' (1955) as Clarkson *''The Gamma People'' (1956) as Graf *''Lost'' (1956) as Uniformed Police Officer (uncredited) *''Private's Progress'' (1956) Bit Part (uncredited) *''The Iron Petticoat'' (1956) as Hotel Doorman (uncredited) *''Eyewitness'' (1956) as Cinema Patron (uncredited) *''The Green Man'' (1956) as Sergeant Bassett *''Up in the World'' (1957) as Harper *''Doctor at Large'' (1957) as Police Constable (uncredited) *''The Tommy Steele Story'' (1957) as Chief Steward *''The Prince and the Showgirl'' (1957) Bit Part (uncredited) *''Miracle in Soho'' (1957) as Policeman (uncredited) *''No Time for Tears'' (1957) as Hall Porter *''After the Ball'' (1957) as Villiers *''Just My Luck'' (1957) as Goodwood Official *''The One That Got Away'' (1957) as Sergeant 'Later' (uncredited) *''Blue Murder at St Trinian's'' (1957) as Captain *''The Man Who Wouldn't Talk'' (1958) as Liftman (uncredited) *''Innocent Sinners'' (1958) as Col. Francis Baldock (uncredited) *''The Duke Wore Jeans'' (1958) as Barman *''Wonderful Things!'' (1958) as Butler *''The Big Money'' (1958) as Detective at Hotel (uncredited) *''A Night to Remember'' (1958) as Quartermaster George Thomas Rowe *''Man with a Gun'' (1958) as Supt. Wood *''Carry On Sergeant'' (1958) as Gun Sergeant *''Chain of Events'' (1958) as Bus Conductor *''The Heart of a Man'' (1959) as Boxing MC (uncredited) *''Too Many Crooks'' (1959) as Chief Fire Officer (uncredited) *''Carry On Nurse'' (1959) as Bert Able *''Operation Bullshine'' (1959) as Orderly Sergeant *''The Ugly Duckling'' (1959) as Police Sergeant *''Carry On Teacher'' (1959) as Alf Hudson *''Upstairs and Downstairs'' (1959) as Guard *''Please Turn Over'' (1959) as Mr. Jones *''Two-Way Stretch'' (1960) as Gate Warder (Day) *''Carry On Constable'' (1960) as Thurston *''Doctor in Love'' (1960) Bit Part (uncredited) *''The Bulldog Breed'' (1960) as Jimmy the Landlord (uncredited) *''The Pure Hell of St Trinian's'' (1960) as Army Captain *''No Kidding'' (1961) as Cafe proprietor *''Carry On Regardless'' (1961) as Policeman *''Nearly a Nasty Accident'' (1961) as Warr. Off. Breech *''Dentist on the Job'' (1961) as Director *''Flame in the Streets'' (1961) as Dowell *''Raising the Wind'' (1961) as L.A.M.A. Porter *''A Pair of Briefs'' (1962) as Policeman (uncredited) *''Carry On Cruising'' (1962) as Tom Tree, Steward *''The Iron Maiden'' (1962) as Mrs. Webb's teammate *''On the Beat'' (1962) as Cafe Proprietor (uncredited) *''The Human Jungle'' (20 April 1963,10:05 pm):ABC T.V.: Uncredited car polisher:'Thin Ice' Episode *''Two Left Feet'' (1963) as Miles *''Carry On Cabby'' (1963) as Sarge *''A Stitch in Time'' (1963) Bit Part (uncredited) *''Ring of Spies'' (1964) as Anderson *''Joey Boy'' (1965) as Lt. James Ridley (uncredited) *''Sky West and Crooked'' (1966) as Hubberd *''The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery'' (1966) as Maxie *''The Yellow Hat'' (1966) Bit Part (Uncredited) (final film role) {{div col end}}
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