Biography
Samuel John Kydd (15 February 1915 – 26 March 1982) was a British actor. His best-known roles were in two major British television series of the 1960s, as the smuggler Orlando O'Connor in Crane and its sequel Orlando. He also played a recurring character in Coronation Street. Kydd's first film was The Captive Heart (1946), in which he played a POW. He made over 290 films, more than any other British actor, including 119 between 1946 and 1952.
Filmography
all 149
Movies 126
TV Shows 23
self 1
Lock Keeper
Eye of the Needle (1981)
Movie
6.5
Film Technician (uncredited)
The Mirror Crack'd (1980)
Movie
Reggie
The Shillingbury Blowers (1980)
Movie
Sam
Danger on Dartmoor (1980)
Movie
Sid
Minder (1979)
TV
6
Louis
Terry and June (1979)
TV
Sam Turner
Yesterday's Hero (1979)
Movie
Charlie Stewart
Return of the Saint (1978)
TV
Grumpy Gardener
The Great Snail Race (1976)
Movie
Dwyer
Sporting Chance (1975)
Movie
1st Removal Man
Confessions of a Window Cleaner (1974)
Movie
6
Scarred Convict
Great Expectations (1974)
Movie
Stark
The Firefighters (1974)
Movie
Claude
Steptoe & Son Ride Again (1973)
Movie
Tom Brannigan
Carson Country (1972)
Movie
Himself
Rainbow (1972)
TV
Ambulance Man / Fire Chief / Harold Wilson
Sykes (1972)
TV
Dwyer
The Persuaders! (1971)
TV
1
Taximan
Quest for Love (1971)
Movie
Nazi Orderly
Dad's Army (1971)
Movie
Furniture Dealer
10 Rillington Place (1971)
Movie
6
C/Sgt.
Too Late the Hero (1970)
Movie
Smellie
Curry and Chips (1969)
TV
Len the Barman
Moon Zero Two (1969)
Movie
The Fossett Saga (1969)
TV
Fred
Till Death Us Do Part (1969)
Movie
The Killing of Sister George (1968)
Movie
Dad's Army (1968)
TV
Harry Poole
The Expert (1968)
TV
Ooh La La! (1968)
TV
Pader Murphy
Gold is Where You Find It (1968)
Movie
Workman in Café
Smashing Time (1967)
Movie
Man in a Suitcase (1967)
TV
Constable John Harris
Island of Terror (1966)
Movie
5.67
Harry Slinger
The Projected Man (1966)
Movie
6
Orlando O'Connor / Moosh
Orlando (1965)
TV
Hotel Waiter
Smokescreen (1964)
Movie
Fred Trotter
The Iron Maiden (1963)
Movie
Crane (1963)
TV
Z-Cars (1962)
TV
Clue of the Silver Key (1961)
Movie
Albert
The Treasure of Monte Cristo (1961)
Movie
Alf
Jango (1961)
TV
Slater
Suspect (1960)
Movie
Morris Lumley
The House in Marsh Road (1960)
Movie
Foreman
There Was a Crooked Man (1960)
Movie
Captain Murphy / Corporal Fisher / Fred
Arthur's Treasured Volumes (1960)
TV
Civilian Worker - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited)
Sink the Bismarck! (1960)
Movie
Driver (uncredited)
Upstairs and Downstairs (1959)
Movie
Newspaper Vendor (uncredited)
Libel (1959)
Movie
No Hiding Place (1959)
TV
Shop Steward
I'm All Right Jack (1959)
Movie
1
Slug
The Price of Silence (1959)
Movie
Perkins
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959)
Movie
4.75
Signaller
Carlton-Browne of the F.O. (1959)
Movie
Robber (uncredited)
Make Mine a Million (1959)
Movie
Bates
Further Up the Creek (1958)
Movie
Go-Between
I Was Monty's Double (1958)
Movie
Spiv
The Larkins (1958)
TV
Flight Sgt. Flint
Orders to Kill (1958)
Movie
Shorty
Law and Disorder (1958)
Movie
Bates
Up the Creek (1958)
Movie
Frogman
Barnacle Bill (1957)
Movie
Shopkeeper
The Scamp (1957)
Movie
Taxi Driver
The Long Haul (1957)
Movie
3.5
Attendant
Carry on Admiral (1957)
Movie
Able Seaman Walker
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst (1957)
Movie
Tim Bowers
The Hide-Out (1956)
Movie
Tom Gripper
Tiger in the Smoke (1956)
Movie
George
Circus Friends (1956)
Movie
Albert West
Home and Away (1956)
Movie
Hancock's Half Hour (1956)
TV
Warrant Officer Blake
Reach for the Sky (1956)
Movie
Police Constable in Information Room
The Long Arm (1956)
Movie
Various Characters
The Tony Hancock Show (1956)
TV
Australian Driver
A Town Like Alice (1956)
Movie
Ted the Poacher
You Can't Escape (1956)
Movie
Joe (uncredited)
Storm Over the Nile (1955)
Movie
Second Cab Driver (uncredited)
The Ladykillers (1955)
Movie
5.75
Bill, the Telephone Engineer
Portrait of Alison (1955)
Movie
Desk Sergeant
Josephine and Men (1955)
Movie
Milkman (uncredited)
A Prize of Gold (1955)
Movie
Sam Weller
Lilli Palmer Theatre (1955)
TV
Gang Member (uncredited)
One Way Out (1955)
Movie
Police Sergeant Questioning Rosie
The Quatermass Xperiment (1955)
Movie
5.44
(uncredited)
A Kid for Two Farthings (1955)
Movie
Adelphi Barman
The Constant Husband (1955)
Movie
George
The Glass Cage (1955)
Movie
Sheltia
Passage Home (1955)
Movie
Alfred Vickery
Final Appointment (1954)
Movie
Spencer
Radio Cab Murder (1954)
Movie
Driver, Embassy car JAK711 (uncredited)
The Young Lovers (1954)
Movie
Railway Inspector
The Embezzler (1954)
Movie
Scotland Yard sergeant
Father Brown (1954)
Movie
1
Bruce
The Rainbow Jacket (1954)
Movie
Darky
Devil on Horseback (1954)
Movie
Marine Boyd
They Who Dare (1954)
Movie
First Postal Clerk
The End of the Road (1954)
Movie
uncredited
Impulse (1954)
Movie
Uncredited
Love in Pawn (1953)
Movie
Barkley
The Saint's Return (1953)
Movie
5
Airport Security Officer
The Runaway Bus (1953)
Movie
Army Airfield Soldier
Malta Story (1953)
Movie
Sergeant Harvey (Uncredited)
Death Goes to School (1953)
Movie
Chauffeur
The Steel Key (1953)
Movie
Carslake
The Cruel Sea (1953)
Movie
6
Ackroyd
Appointment in London (1953)
Movie
Time Bomb (1953)
Movie
Sgt. Baker
The Voice of Merrill (1952)
Movie
Reporter (uncredited)
The Hour of 13 (1952)
Movie
3.5
Inspector Murch
Trent's Last Case (1952)
Movie
Fred, mechanic at Bristow & Brown
The Big Frame (1952)
Movie
Johnson
My Wife Jacqueline (1952)
TV
Harry Bunn
Derby Day (1952)
Movie
Lorry Driver
Brandy for the Parson (1952)
Movie
Mess Waiter
Angels One Five (1952)
Movie
Potman
Hunted (1952)
Movie
Ambulanceman
Curtain Up (1952)
Movie
Irish Police Sergeant
Secret People (1952)
Movie
(uncredited)
Mr. Denning Drives North (1951)
Movie
High Treason (1951)
Movie
Bert
Assassin for Hire (1951)
Movie
Pool of London (1951)
Movie
Customs Man (uncredited)
Highly Dangerous (1950)
Movie
Postman
The Magnet (1950)
Movie
Mechanic
No Trace (1950)
Movie
Cady
Treasure Island (1950)
Movie
6
Worker
Chance of a Lifetime (1950)
Movie
Bookmaker's Assistant at White City (Uncredited)
The Blue Lamp (1950)
Movie
1
Charlie Fox
The Cure for Love (1949)
Movie
Soldier at Airport
Madness of the Heart (1949)
Movie
Sapper
Passport to Pimlico (1949)
Movie
'Bedford' Stage Manager (uncredited)
Trottie True (1949)
Movie
Driver (uncredited)
The Hasty Heart (1949)
Movie
Club steward
Obsession (1949)
Movie
Stacy
Vengeance Is Mine (1949)
Movie
Railway Ticket Clerk (uncredited)
Stop Press Girl (1949)
Movie
Joe
Forbidden (1949)
Movie
Crowhurst
The Small Back Room (1949)
Movie
Johnny Briggs (uncredited)
Once a Jolly Swagman (1949)
Movie
Army Truck Driver
Portrait from Life (1948)
Movie
Leading Stoker E. McKenzie R.N.
Scott of the Antarctic (1948)
Movie
6
Trouble in the Air (1948)
Movie
Bit Part (uncredited)
Love in Waiting (1948)
Movie
Police Driver
To the Public Danger (1948)
Movie
Sergeant
A Song for Tomorrow (1948)
Movie
They Made Me a Fugitive (1947)
Movie
POW in Top Bunk (uncredited)
The Captive Heart (1946)
Movie
Actor
Mr Jones Takes the Air (1946)
Movie
Ratings
Average 5.86
Based on 220 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1915-02-15
Deathday1982-03-26 (67 years old)
Birth PlaceBelfast, United Kingdom
RelationshipsPinkie Barnes (1952-01-01 - 1982-03-26)
ChildrenJonathan Kydd
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom
Also Known AsSamuel John Kydd
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