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Sam Kydd

Acting Born Feb 15, 1917 Died Mar 26, 1982 Belfast, Ireland, UK [now Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK] 197 credits
197
Total Credits
1946–1981
36 Years Career Span
88
Vault Titles
10
Key Co-Stars

Biography

Sam Kydd was a male actor born on February 15, 1917, in Belfast, Ireland, UK. He is known for his work in the entertainment industry. Throughout his career, he accumulated 195 known credits. Kydd passed away on March 26, 1982, at the age of 65.

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Career

Career overview

Sam Kydd was a male actor. He was born on February 15, 1917, in Belfast, Ireland, UK, which is now Belfast, Northern Ireland. Throughout his career, he accumulated 195 known credits in the acting field.

Sam Kydd's extensive body of work includes numerous roles in various media. His acting credits span across multiple categories, showcasing his versatility as a performer. The breadth of his work suggests a long and varied career in the entertainment industry.

Sam Kydd passed away on March 26, 1982, at the age of 65.

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Known for

Film

Eye of the Needle

as Lock Keeper
Film

The Mirror Crack'd

as Film Technician (uncredited)
Film

Far from the Madding Crowd

as Sid

Terry and June

as Louis
Film

Yesterday's Hero

as Sam Turner

Return of the Saint

as Charlie Stewart
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Life Begins at Forty

as The Old Man

Churchill's People

as George Campsie
Film

Confessions of a Window Cleaner

as Removal Man

Centre Play

as Kipper
Film

American Ninja

as Himself
Film

Trinity Is Still My Name

as Fire Chief

Frequent co-stars

Geoffrey Keen 5 shared titles
Thora Hird 3 shared titles
John Le Mesurier 3 shared titles
Joan Hickson 3 shared titles
Peter Burton 3 shared titles
Eric Sykes 2 shared titles
Richard Wattis 2 shared titles
Joan Sims 2 shared titles
Ralph Truman 2 shared titles
Francis de Wolff 2 shared titles

Career timeline

Eye of the Needle
The Mirror Crack'dThe Shillingbury BlowersDanger on DartmoorHigh Rise Donkey
MinderTerry and JuneYesterday's HeroSally Ann
Return of the SaintLife Begins at FortyThe Bass Player and the Blonde
KipperThe Bass Player and the Blonde
The Great Snail Race
The Amorous MilkmanSporting Chance
Churchill's PeopleConfessions of a Window CleanerGreat ExpectationsThe Firefighters
Centre PlaySteptoe & Son Ride Again
RainbowSykesSykesSykesSykes
The Persuaders!Quest for Love10 Rillington PlaceDad's ArmyIreland, Mother Ireland
Too Late the Hero
Curry and ChipsMoon Zero TwoThe Fossett SagaTill Death Us Do PartThe Magnificent Six and ½: Peewee Had a Little Ape
The ExpertDad's ArmyOoh La La!The Killing of Sister GeorgeGold Is Where You Find It
ITV PlayhouseMan in a SuitcaseSmashing Time
Take a Pair of Private EyesIsland of TerrorThe Projected Man
Thirty-Minute TheatreOut of the UnknownOrlandoThe Midas Plague
Smokescreen
CraneCraneEspionageSwallows and AmazonsThe Iron Maiden
Z-Cars
Kraft Mystery TheatreThe Secret of Monte CristoThey Met in a CityClue of the Silver Key
Sink the Bismarck!The House in Marsh RoadArthur's Treasured VolumesThere Was a Crooked ManSuspect
No Hiding PlaceThe Men From Room 13The Hound of the BaskervillesThe ScapegoatI'm All Right Jack
The LarkinsI Was Monty's DoubleCharlesworth at LargeOrders to KillLaw and Disorder
Barnacle BillCarry On AdmiralThe Long HaulThe ScampYangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
Hancock's Half HourWhack-O!Armchair TheatreArmchair TheatreThe Baby and the Battleship
Lilli Palmer TheatreThe LadykillersThe Quatermass XperimentThe Glass CageStorm Over the Nile
Final AppointmentThey Who DareThe Young LoversFather BrownThe Rainbow Jacket
The Cruel SeaDeath Goes to SchoolHot IceMalta StoryThe Saint's Return
Curtain UpBefore Your Very EyesSecret PeopleAngels One FiveThe Voice of Merrill

Full Filmography

197 titles
  • Eye of the Needle (1981) as Lock Keeper
  • The Mirror Crack'd (1980) as Film Technician (uncredited)
  • The Shillingbury Blowers (1980) as Reggie
  • Danger on Dartmoor (1980) as Sam
  • High Rise Donkey (1980) as High Rise Resident
  • Minder (1979) as Sid
  • Terry and June (1979) as Louis
  • Yesterday's Hero (1979) as Sam Turner
  • Advertisement
  • Sally Ann (1979) as Pike
  • Return of the Saint (1978) as Charlie Stewart
  • Life Begins at Forty (1978) as The Old Man
  • The Bass Player and the Blonde (1978) as Max
  • Kipper (1977) as Kipper
  • The Bass Player and the Blonde (1977) as Max
  • The Great Snail Race (1976) as Grumpy Gardener
  • The Amorous Milkman (1975) as Wilf
  • Sporting Chance (1975) as Dwyer (archive footage)
  • Churchill's People (1974) as George Campsie
  • Confessions of a Window Cleaner (1974) as Removal Man
  • Great Expectations (1974) as Scarred Convict
  • The Firefighters (1974) as Stark
  • Centre Play (1973) as Kipper
  • Steptoe & Son Ride Again (1973) as Claude
  • Rainbow (1972) as Himself
  • Sykes (1972) as Fire Chief
  • Sykes (1972) as Ambulance Man
  • Sykes (1972) as Harold Wilson
  • Sykes (1972) as Mr. Bickershaw
  • Sykes (1972) as Mr. Ackersmith
  • New Scotland Yard (1972) as Sammy Cutler
  • The Alf Garnett Saga (1972) as Man (uncredited)
  • Up the Chastity Belt (1972) as 1st Locksmith
  • Carson Country (1972) as Tom Brannigan
  • The Persuaders! (1971) as Dwyer
  • Quest for Love (1971) as Taximan
  • 10 Rillington Place (1971) as Furniture Dealer
  • Dad's Army (1971) as Nazi Orderly
  • Ireland, Mother Ireland (1971) as Conor Ingram
  • Too Late the Hero (1970) as C/Sgt.
  • Curry and Chips (1969)
  • Moon Zero Two (1969) as Len the Barman
  • The Fossett Saga (1969) as Herbert Quince
  • Till Death Us Do Part (1969) as Fred
  • The Magnificent Six and ½: Peewee Had a Little Ape (1969) as Man with Animal Trophies
  • The Expert (1968) as Harry Poole
  • Dad's Army (1968) as The Yokel
  • Ooh La La! (1968)
  • The Killing of Sister George (1968) as Taxi Driver
  • Gold Is Where You Find It (1968) as Pader Murphy
  • Look at Life: There Ought to Be a Law (1968) as Mr. Everyman
  • ITV Playhouse (1967) as Max
  • Man in a Suitcase (1967)
  • Smashing Time (1967) as Workman in Café
  • Take a Pair of Private Eyes (1966) as Hector Frayne
  • Island of Terror (1966) as Constable John Harris
  • The Projected Man (1966) as Harry Slinger
  • Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965) as Spike
  • Out of the Unknown (1965) as Fred
  • Orlando (1965) as Orlando O'Connor
  • The Midas Plague (1965) as Fred
  • Smokescreen (1964) as Hotel Waiter
  • Crane (1963) as Orlando O'Connor
  • Crane (1963)
  • Espionage (1963) as Crutchley
  • Swallows and Amazons (1963) as Young Billie
  • The Iron Maiden (1963) as Fred Trotter
  • Z-Cars (1962)
  • Kraft Mystery Theatre (1961) as Tim Bowers
  • The Secret of Monte Cristo (1961) as Albert
  • They Met in a City (1961) as Eddie
  • Clue of the Silver Key (1961) as Horace Tickler
  • Sink the Bismarck! (1960) as Civilian Worker - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited)
  • The House in Marsh Road (1960) as Morris Lumley
  • Arthur's Treasured Volumes (1960)
  • There Was a Crooked Man (1960) as Foreman
  • Suspect (1960) as Slater
  • Dead Lucky (1960) as Harry Winston
  • No Hiding Place (1959)
  • The Men From Room 13 (1959) as Cracker
  • The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959) as Perkins
  • The Scapegoat (1959) as Man (uncredited)
  • I'm All Right Jack (1959) as Shop Steward
  • Upstairs and Downstairs (1959) as Driver (uncredited)
  • Libel (1959) as Newspaper Vendor (uncredited)
  • The 39 Steps (1959) as Train restaurant staff (uncredited)
  • Carlton-Browne of the F.O. (1959) as Signaller
  • The Captain's Table (1959) as Sailor Opening Water Valve (uncredited)
  • Make Mine a Million (1959) as Robber (uncredited)
  • Too Many Crooks (1959) as Tramp (uncredited)
  • The Price of Silence (1959) as Slug
  • The Larkins (1958) as Spiv
  • I Was Monty's Double (1958) as Go-Between
  • Charlesworth at Large (1958) as Lorris
  • Orders to Kill (1958) as Flight Sgt. Flint
  • Law and Disorder (1958) as Shorty
  • Up the Creek (1958) as Bates
  • Further Up the Creek (1958) as Bates
  • Barnacle Bill (1957) as Frogman
  • Carry On Admiral (1957) as Attendant
  • The Long Haul (1957) as Taxi Driver
  • The Scamp (1957) as Shopkeeper
  • Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst (1957) as Able Seaman Walker
  • Just My Luck (1957) as Mr. Roberts
  • Hancock's Half Hour (1956)
  • Whack-O! (1956) as Ginger Perkins
  • Armchair Theatre (1956) as Charles West
  • Armchair Theatre (1956) as Conor Ingram
  • The Baby and the Battleship (1956) as Chief Steward
  • The Hide-Out (1956) as Tim Bowers
  • Reach for the Sky (1956) as Warrant Officer Blake
  • The Tony Hancock Show (1956)
  • The Long Arm (1956) as Police Constable in Information Room
  • A Town Like Alice (1956) as Australian Driver
  • Tiger in the Smoke (1956) as Tom Gripper
  • Home and Away (1956) as Albert West
  • You Can't Escape (1956) as Ted the Poacher
  • Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1956) as Child's Father
  • Circus Friends (1956) as George
  • Lilli Palmer Theatre (1955) as Sam Weller
  • The Ladykillers (1955) as Second Cab Driver (uncredited)
  • The Quatermass Xperiment (1955) as Police Sergeant Questioning Rosie
  • The Glass Cage (1955) as George
  • Storm Over the Nile (1955) as Joe (uncredited)
  • The Constant Husband (1955) as Adelphi Barman
  • A Kid for Two Farthings (1955) as (uncredited)
  • A Prize of Gold (1955) as Milkman (uncredited)
  • Passage Home (1955) as Sheltia
  • Josephine and Men (1955) as Desk Sergeant
  • Portrait of Alison (1955) as Bill, the Telephone Engineer
  • One Way Out (1955) as Gang Member (uncredited)
  • Final Appointment (1954) as Alfred Vickery
  • They Who Dare (1954) as Marine Boyd
  • The Young Lovers (1954) as Driver, Embassy car JAK711 (uncredited)
  • Father Brown (1954) as Scotland Yard sergeant
  • The Rainbow Jacket (1954) as Bruce
  • Impulse (1954) as uncredited
  • The End of the Road (1954) as First Postal Clerk
  • The Embezzler (1954) as Railway Inspector
  • Radio Cab Murder (1954) as Spencer
  • Devil on Horseback (1954) as Darky
  • The Cruel Sea (1953) as Carslake
  • Death Goes to School (1953) as Sergeant Harvey (Uncredited)
  • Hot Ice (1953) as Adams
  • Malta Story (1953) as Army Airfield Soldier
  • The Saint's Return (1953) as Barkley
  • Appointment in London (1953) as Ackroyd
  • The Runaway Bus (1953) as Airport Security Officer
  • Time Bomb (1953)
  • The Steel Key (1953) as Chauffeur
  • Love in Pawn (1953) as Uncredited
  • Curtain Up (1952) as Ambulance man (uncredited)
  • Before Your Very Eyes (1952)
  • Secret People (1952) as Irish Police Sergeant
  • Angels One Five (1952) as Mess Waiter
  • The Voice of Merrill (1952) as Sgt. Baker
  • Hunted (1952) as Potman
  • The Hour of 13 (1952) as Reporter (uncredited)
  • Trent's Last Case (1952) as Inspector Murch
  • The Big Frame (1952) as Fred, mechanic at Bristow & Brown
  • Brandy for the Parson (1952) as Lorry Driver
  • Derby Day (1952) as Harry Bunn
  • The Brave Don't Cry (1952) as Porter
  • Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. (1951) as Seaman Garvin (uncredited)
  • Pool of London (1951) as 2nd Engineer (uncredited)
  • Mr. Denning Drives North (1951) as (uncredited)
  • High Treason (1951) as Sam - Printer (uncredited)
  • Assassin for Hire (1951) as Bert
  • Hell Is Sold Out (1951)
  • The Galloping Major (1951) as Newspaper Vendor (uncredited)
  • Treasure Island (1950) as Cady
  • The Blue Lamp (1950) as Bookmaker's Assistant at White City (Uncredited)
  • Highly Dangerous (1950) as Customs Man (uncredited)
  • Chance of a Lifetime (1950) as Worker
  • The Magnet (1950) as Postman
  • No Trace (1950) as Mechanic
  • Forbidden (1949) as Joe
  • Floodtide (1949) as Barman (uncredited)
  • The Small Back Room (1949) as Crowhurst
  • Obsession (1949) as Club steward
  • Passport to Pimlico (1949) as Sapper
  • The Hasty Heart (1949) as Driver (uncredited)
  • Stop Press Girl (1949) as Railway Ticket Clerk (uncredited)
  • Trottie True (1949) as 'Bedford' Stage Manager (uncredited)
  • Madness of the Heart (1949) as Soldier at Airport
  • Once a Jolly Swagman (1949) as Johnny Briggs (uncredited)
  • The Cure for Love (1949) as Charlie Fox
  • Vengeance Is Mine (1949) as Stacy
  • Colonel Bogey (1948) as Soldier
  • Scott of the Antarctic (1948) as Leading Stoker E. McKenzie R.N.
  • A Song for Tomorrow (1948) as Sergeant
  • Portrait from Life (1948) as Army Truck Driver
  • Trouble in the Air (1948)
  • To the Public Danger (1948) as Police Driver
  • Love in Waiting (1948) as Bit Part (uncredited)
  • They Made Me a Fugitive (1947)
  • The Captive Heart (1946) as POW in Top Bunk (uncredited)
  • Mr Jones Takes the Air (1946)

Frequently Asked Questions

What movies or TV shows is Sam Kydd best known for?

Sam Kydd is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Eye of the Needle (1981), The Mirror Crack'd (1980), Far from the Madding Crowd (1967), Terry and June (1979).

When and where was Sam Kydd born?

Sam Kydd was born on February 15, 1917 in Belfast, Ireland, UK [now Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK]. They passed away on March 26, 1982.

How many credits does Sam Kydd have?

Sam Kydd has accumulated over 197 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1946 to 1981.

What is Sam Kydd's background in cinema and television?

Sam Kydd was a male actor born on February 15, 1917, in Belfast, Ireland, UK. He is known for his work in the entertainment industry. Throughout his career, he accumulated 195 known credits. Kydd passed away on March 26, 1982, at the age of 65.

Sam Kydd by the numbers

197credits
151films
46TV series
1946–1981active years

Age in their best-rated roles

Full filmography (197) Born on February 15 In memoriam 1982

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