{{Short description|English actor (1924–2009)}} {{about||the Canadian bishop|Douglas Blackwell (bishop)|the fictional character|Doug Blackwell}} {{Infobox person | name = Douglas Blackwell | image = | imagesize = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1924|5|17|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Gloucester]], [[Gloucestershire]], England | death_date = {{Death date and age|2009|10|17|1924|5|17|df=y}} | death_place = [[Victoria, London|Victoria]], [[London]], England | occupation = [[Actor]] | years_active = 1950–2006 | spouse = {{marriage|Brenda Mary Planner (b. 1937)|1979|2008|end=her death}} | children = | awards = }} '''Douglas Blackwell''' (17 May 1924 – 17 October 2009) was an English actor.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/2009/10/17/veteran-welsh-actor-blackwell-dies-at-85-91466-24949820/ |title=Veteran Welsh actor Blackwell dies, at 85 |first=Robin |last=Turner |date=17 October 2009 |access-date=1 April 2019 |newspaper=[[Wales Online]]}}</ref> Douglas Blackwell was born in [[Gloucester]], [[Gloucestershire]], England, but brought up in [[Port Talbot]], [[Wales]], where he attended the local county grammar school. In 1942 he won a prize at the Youth Eisteddfod at Pontypridd for his play 'Branch Line'. He narrated the 1990s [[Mr Men]] audio cassettes. His television appearances included roles in ''[[Softly, Softly (TV series)|Softly, Softly]]'', ''[[The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers]]'', ''[[Z-Cars]]'', ''[[The 10th Kingdom]]'' and ''[[Dixon of Dock Green]]''. He also appeared in films such as: ''[[A Prize of Arms]]'' (1962), ''[[The Ipcress File (film)|The Ipcress File]]'' (1965), ''[[10 Rillington Place]]'' (1971), ''[[Labyrinth (1986 film)|Labyrinth]]'' (1986) and ''[[Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves]]'' (1991).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.panmacmillan.com/Authors%20Illustrators/displayPage.asp?PageTitle%3DIndividual+Contributor%26ContributorID%3D75561%26RLE%3DRead+By |title=Douglas Blackwell |publisher=Pan Macmillan |access-date=17 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071005131151/http://www.panmacmillan.com/Authors%20Illustrators/displayPage.asp?PageTitle=Individual%20Contributor&ContributorID=75561&RLE=Read%20By |archive-date=5 October 2007}}</ref>
==TV and film credits== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- |1950|| ''[[Sunday Night Theatre]]'' || Marlin || 1 episode |- |1951|| ''[[Treasure Island]]'' || Israel Hands || 3 Episodes |- |1952|| ''[[Hunted (1952 film)|Hunted]]'' || Detective Sergeant Grayson || |- |1952|| ''[[The Infinite Shoeblack]]'' || || TV movie |- |1953|| ''[[Robin Hood (1953 TV series)|Robin Hood]]'' || || 1 episode |- |1956|| ''[[It's a Wonderful World (1956 film)|It's a Wonderful World]]'' || 1st Demonstrator || |- |1956|| ''[[Panic in the Parlour (1956 film)|Panic in the Parlour]]'' || Co-op Man || Uncredited |- |1958|| ''[[The Diary of Samuel Pepys]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/60b8b2ff4e39423196eb40291704c645 |title=The Diary of Samuel Pepys: Episode 10 |date=16 May 1958 |publisher=[[BBC Genome Project]] |accessdate=15 April 2026}}</ref> || Master Daniels || Episode: #10 |- |1958|| ''[[I Was Monty's Double (film)|I Was Monty's Double]]'' || Duty Sergeant || Uncredited |- |1962|| ''[[A Prize of Arms]]'' || Day || Uncredited |- |1963|| ''[[The Scarlet Blade]]'' || Blake || |- |1964|| ''[[The Plane Makers]]'' || Jack Wilks || 1 episode |- |1965|| ''[[The Ipcress File (film)|The Ipcress File]]'' || Murray || |- |1966|| ''[[King of the River]]'' || Red Elliot / Police Constable || 2 episodes |- |1967|| ''[[The Queen's Traitor]]'' || Corporal of the Guard || 1 episode |- |1968|| ''[[The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers]]'' || Postman || 1 episode |- |1968|| ''[[The Big Switch]]'' || Bruno Miglio || |- |1957-1969|| ''[[Armchair Theatre]]'' || Frank Hobson / Bill / Sgt. Briggs / David / Lloyd / PC Cluff || 7 episodes |- |1971|| ''[[10 Rillington Place]]'' || Workman Jones || |- |1962-1973|| ''[[Z-Cars]]'' || Leonard Slingsby / Bert Scholes / Parkyn / Morgan / Evans / Teddy Hayes || 8 episodes |- |1979|| ''[[The Strange Affair of Adelaide Harris]]'' ||| Sir Walter Sorley || 2 episodes |- |1980|| ''[[Noah's Castle]]'' || Butcher || 2 episodes |- |1985|| ''[[By the Sword Divided]]'' || First Customer || 1 episode |- |1986|| ''[[Labyrinth (1986 film)|Labyrinth]]'' ||| Goblin and The Four Guards || Voice |- |1987|| ''[[Wicked City (1987 film)|Wicked City]]'' || Healer || (UK dub), English version, voice, uncredited |- |1989|| ''[[Asterix and the Big Fight (film)|Asterix and the Big Fight]]'' || Vitalstatistix || English version, voice |- |1990 |''[[Peter in Magicland]]'' |Moon Man |English version, voice |- |1991|| ''[[Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves]]'' || Gray-Bearded Baron || |- |1991|| ''30 Door Key'' || || |- |1999|| ''[[Asterix & Obelix Take On Caesar]]'' || Vitalstatistix || English version, voice |- |2001|| ''[[The Bunker (2001 film)|The Bunker]]'' || || Voice (final film role) |}
==Radio== [[Parsley Sidings]] -('Pass the Parcel', episode) Voices of: The Major. The Doorman. Series 2, episode 1. Broadcast: saturday, 29th September, 1973, 1p.m., Radio 2. Recorded: Wednesday, 25th October, 1972.
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{IMDb name|0085901|Douglas Backwell}}
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