(14 May 1922 – 23 April 2011)
Longdon, born in Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire was best known for his lead role in the 1950s-1960s British TV series Garry Halliday where he played a Biggles-like pilot who flew into various adventure situations. In film he was Drusus, Messala's personal aide in the film Ben-Hur. He was also known for his character actor roles in British television productions such as The Sandbaggers, Danger Man, and The Avengers. He was also in some of the early Carry On films.
He also had a role in the 1958 film Another Time, Another Place starring alongside Sean Connery and Lana Turner.
Terence Longdon used to live on the border of Gloucestershire and Warwickshire. Terence Longdon died on April 23, 2011.
Partial filmography
- Appointment in London (1952) - Dr. Buchanan
- Simon and Laura (1955)
- Helen of Troy (1956)
- Jumping for Joy (1956)
- Doctor at Large (1957)
- The Silent Enemy (1958)
- Another Time, Another Place (1958) - Alan Thompson
- Carry On Sergeant (1958) - Miles Haywood
- Carry On Nurse (1959) - Ted York
- Ben-Hur (1959)
- Carry On Constable (1960) - Herbert Hall
- Carry On Regardless (1961) - Montgomery Infield-Hopping
- Out of the Shadow (1961)
- On the Fiddle (1961)
- What a Whopper (1961)
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