Gordon Jackson

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Gordon Cameron Jackson , OBE , (born December 19, 1923 in Glasgow , Scotland , † January 15, 1990 in London , England ) was a Scottish actor .

life and career

Gordon Jackson initially completed an apprenticeship as a mechanic at Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Ltd. In 1943, however, he left the company and made his stage debut as an actor in Rutherglen, Scotland - without ever having completed an acting training. Therefore, according to his own statement, he suffered from severe stage fright all his life. Nonetheless, he became a popular actor in film and television.

Jackson starred in movie productions such as Mutiny on the Bounty (alongside Marlon Brando ) and Broken Chains . From 1971 he became known to an audience of millions as the conscientious butler Hudson in the television series Das Haus am Eaton Place ( Upstairs, Downstairs ), which he played in 60 of the total of 68 episodes, and was awarded an Emmy in 1976 for his role . From 1977 to 1983 he again played a leading role in the crime series Die Profis as head of the fictional secret service special unit CI5 (an allusion to MI5 ) Major George Cowley and superior of the two title characters Bodie ( Lewis Collins ) and Doyle ( Martin Shaw ). In the German version of both series, Jackson was dubbed by the actor Edgar Ott .

Jackson was married to Scottish actress Rona Anderson , with whom he had two sons, Graham and Roderick. He died of bone cancer in January 1990 at the age of 66 .

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Obituary for Gordon Jackson in The New York Times
personal data
SURNAME Jackson, Gordon
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Jackson, Gordon Cameron (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Scottish actor
DATE OF BIRTH December 19, 1923
PLACE OF BIRTH Glasgow , Scotland
DATE OF DEATH January 15, 1990
Place of death London , England