Geoffrey Chater
Geoffrey Chater (born March 23, 1921 in Barnet , Hertfordshire ) is a British actor .
Chater appeared in film and television productions from the early 1950s. In 1961 he was in the science fiction film The Day the Earth caught fire as Pat Holroyd . In 1971 he took over the role of Attorney General Christmas Humphreys in the crime film John Christie, the strangler of London . He is also known for his small to medium size supporting roles in the classic films If ... , Barry Lyndon and Gandhi . Chater last appeared in 2005 for an episode of Inspector Barnaby . In 2017, the then 96-year-old actor gave a reading from the works of John Masefield . He lived in London for a long time and now lives in Idem, a village in East Sussex .
Filmography (selection)
- 1951: Sherlock Holmes (TV series, an episode)
- 1952: Jan at the Blue Fox (TV series, four episodes)
- 1956: My Friend Charles (TV series, four episodes)
- 1957: Motive for Murder (TV series, six episodes)
- 1958: The Strange World of Planet X
- 1958: Battle of the V-1
- 1961: The Day the Earth Caught Fire (The Day the Earth Caught Fire)
- 1962: The Murderer in the Yellow Gloves (Two Letter Alibi)
- 1966–1967: The Troubleshooters (TV series, five episodes)
- 1968: If ... (if ...)
- 1970–1972: Callan (TV series, ten episodes)
- 1971: John Christie, the strangler of London (10 Rillington Place)
- 1972: Murder made to measure (Endless Night)
- 1973: The Successful (O Lucky Man)
- 1974: My legs are the most beautiful (The Best Pair of Legs in the Business)
- 1975: Moll Flanders (TV movie)
- 1975: Barry Lyndon
- 1977: Devenish (TV series, five episodes)
- 1981: Bognor (TV series, six episodes)
- 1981: Othello (TV movie)
- 1982: Shackleton (TV movie)
- 1982: Gandhi
- 1985: Blott on the Landscape (TV series, five episodes)
- 1985–1886: Mapp & Lucia (TV series, ten episodes)
- 1987: Race to Fame ( Life Story , TV Movie)
- 1988: Diplomat in matters of love ( Indiscreet , TV film)
- 1989: Norbert Smith, a Life (TV movie)
- 1990: Bethune : The Making of a Hero
- 1994: The Rector's Wife (TV series, three episodes)
- 2003: Foyle's War (TV series, episode)
- 2005: Inspector Barnaby ( Midsomer Murders , TV series, an episode)
Web links
- Geoffrey Chater in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Geoffrey Chater at the British Film Institute
Individual evidence
- ↑ Heidi Foster: Ship to Shore in Iden. In: Rye News. April 9, 2017, accessed June 8, 2020 (UK English).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Chater, Geoffrey |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 23, 1921 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Barnet , Hertfordshire |