Bernard Horsfall
| Bernard Horsfall | |
|---|---|
| Born |
20 November 1930 Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England, UK |
| Died |
28 January 2013 (aged 82) Isle of Skye, Scotland, UK |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Spouse(s) | Jane Jordan Rogers |
| Children |
Christian (deceased) Hannah Rebecca |
Bernard Arthur Gordon Horsfall (20 November 1930 – 28 January 2013) was an English actor.[1]
Early life
Horsfall was born in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, and educated at Rugby School. He trained as an actor at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art.[2]
Career
Horsfall appeared in many television and film roles including: Pathfinders to Mars (1960), the second sequel to Target Luna, Guns at Batasi (1964),[3] On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969),[4] Enemy at the Door (ITV, 1978–1980),[5][6] Gandhi (1982),[7] an episode of The Jewel in the Crown (ITV, 1984),[8] the character Frankland in The Hound of the Baskervilles (ITV, 1988),[9] and the character Balliol in Braveheart (1995).[10] His other roles included portraying British barrister Melford Stevenson in a 1980 Granada Television dramatisation of the 1955 case of Ruth Ellis.[11]
Horsfall made several guest appearances in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who. His first was as Lemuel Gulliver in The Mind Robber (1968).[12] His other appearances were as a Time Lord in The War Games (1969),[13] Taron in Planet of the Daleks (1973),[14] and Chancellor Goth in The Deadly Assassin (1976).[15] All four of these serials were directed by David Maloney. Many years later he returned to Doctor Who, appearing in Davros — a Doctor Who audio drama produced by Big Finish Productions.[16]
Horsfall also appeared, with a Swedish accent, as Christianson in an episode of The Persuaders! titled "The Morning After" during 1972.[17]
Death
He died on 28 January 2013 on the Isle of Skye in Scotland.[2][18] Horsfall is survived by his wife Jane, their daughters Hannah and Rebecca, five grandchildren and his sister. His son Christian died in 2012.[2][19]
Selected filmography
- The Steel Bayonet (1957)[20] - Pvt. Livingstone
- The Admirable Crichton (1957) - Lifeboatman (uncredited)
- High Flight (1957)[21] - Radar Operator
- The One That Got Away (1957)[22] - Lieutenant - Kent (uncredited)
- The Angry Silence (1960)[23] - Pryce-Evans
- Man in the Moon (1960)[24] - Rex
- Guns at Batasi (1964)[3] - Sgt. 'Schoolie' Prideaux
- On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)[4] - Shaun Campbell
- Mr. Horatio Knibbles (1971) - Mr. Bunting
- Quest for Love (1971) - Telford
- Some Kind of Hero (1972) - George Crane
- Gold (1974)[25] - Dave Kowalski
- Shout at the Devil (1976)[26] - Captain Joyce
- Brass Target (1978) - Shelley
- Inside the Third Reich (1982) - Fritz Todt
- Gandhi (1982)[7] - Gen. Edgar
- Braveheart (1995)[10] - Balliol
- Stone of Destiny (2008) - Archdeacon (Last appearance)
References
- ↑ "Horsfall, Bernard". British Film Institute (Film & TV Database). Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- 1 2 3 Coveney, Michael (30 January 2013). "Bernard Horsfall obituary". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- 1 2 "Cast: Guns at Batasi". British Film Institute (Film & TV Database). Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- 1 2 "Cast: On Her Majesty's Secret Service". British Film Institute (Film & TV Database). Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- ↑ Dancis, Bruce (2009-02-25). "DVD REVIEW: British miniseries 'Enemy at the Door' released". readingeagle.com (original publisher: McClatchy-Tribune). Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- ↑ "Enemy at the Door". British Film Institute (Film & TV Database). Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- 1 2 "Cast: Gandhi". British Film Institute (Film & TV Database). Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- ↑ "Cast: The Jewel in the Crown, Episode 5: Regimental Silver". British Film Institute (Film & TV Database). Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- ↑ Kelley, Gordon E. (1994). Sherlock Holmes: Screen and Sound Guide. Scarecrow Press. p. 118.
- 1 2 McFarlane, Brian; British Film Institute (2005). "Horsfall, Bernard". The Encyclopedia of British Film. Methuen. p. 337.
- ↑ "Cast: Lady Killers: Lucky, Lucky, Thirteen!". British Film Institute (Film & TV Database). Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- ↑ "Cast: Doctor Who: The Mind Robber (Episode 5)". British Film Institute (Film & TV Database). Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- ↑ "Cast: Doctor Who: The War Games (Part 10)". British Film Institute (Film & TV Database). Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- ↑ "Cast: Doctor Who: Planet of the Daleks (Episode 6)". British Film Institute (Film & TV Database). Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- ↑ "Cast: Doctor Who: The Deadly Assassin (Episode 4)". British Film Institute (Film & TV Database). Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- ↑ "Davros". Big Finish.com. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- ↑ "Cast: The Persuaders!: Morning After". British Film Institute (Film & TV Database). Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- ↑ Pendreigh, Brian (1 February 2013). "Obituary: Bernard Horsfall, Skye-based actor known for character roles on stage, film and TV". The Scotsman. Edinburgh. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ↑ Baker, Richard Anthony (12 February 2013). "Bernard Horsfall". The Stage. London. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ↑ "Cast: The Steel Bayonet". British Film Institute (Film & TV Database). Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- ↑ "Cast: High Flight". British Film Institute (Film & TV Database). Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- ↑ "Cast: The One That Got Away". British Film Institute (Film & TV Database). Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- ↑ "Cast: The Angry Silence". British Film Institute (Film & TV Database). Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- ↑ "Cast: Man in the Moon". British Film Institute (Film & TV Database). Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- ↑ "Cast: Gold". British Film Institute (Film & TV Database). Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- ↑ "Shout at the Devil". Films and Filming. Hansom Books. 22: 38. 1975.