C

Charles Pemberton

Acting

Character actor Charles Pemberton had a long career in television but found theatrical fame with his one man entertainment, WS Gilbert - A Disagreeable Man? which he toured throughout the UK and Europe.

The two hour show, from a script by Brian Jones, traced the life of the 19th century popular composer and martinet.

Pemberton was born on September 19, 1939 in Leyland, Lancashire. He trained for the stage at the Rose Bruford Drama School and graduated with distinction in 1963. He joined the Bristol Old Vic Theatre Company where he remained for two years before appearing in repertory at the…

Filmography

57
Doctor Who: The War Games in Colour ★ 5.8 Doctor Who: The War Games in Colour 2024 King of Fridges ★ 7.5 King of Fridges 2004 Foyle's War ★ 7.9 Foyle's War 2002 The Four Feathers ★ 6.6 The Four Feathers 2002 A Pin for the Butterfly ★ 5.6 A Pin for the Butterfly 1995 Pat and Margaret ★ 7.7 Pat and Margaret 1994 (All Quiet on the) Preston Front ★ 5.8 (All Quiet on the) Preston Front 1994 Gone to Seed ★ 3.3 Gone to Seed 1992 Virtual Murder ★ 7.0 Virtual Murder 1992 A Murder of Quality ★ 5.6 A Murder of Quality 1991 The Upper Hand ★ 7.2 The Upper Hand 1990 Norbert Smith: A Life ★ 8.0 Norbert Smith: A Life 1989 The Paradise Club ★ 6.2 The Paradise Club 1989 No Strings ★ 6.0 No Strings 1989 Agatha Christie's Poirot ★ 8.2 Agatha Christie's Poirot 1989 Playing Away ★ 6.0 Playing Away 1987 Bread ★ 7.0 Bread 1986 The Russian Soldier ★ 8.0 The Russian Soldier 1986 Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye ★ 7.3 Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye 1985 Unfair Exchanges Unfair Exchanges 1985 Charters and Caldicott ★ 6.3 Charters and Caldicott 1985 Screen Two ★ 7.1 Screen Two 1985 The Box of Delights ★ 8.0 The Box of Delights 1984 Big Deal ★ 7.3 Big Deal 1984 Wayne and Albert Wayne and Albert 1983 Shillingbury Tales ★ 7.2 Shillingbury Tales 1981 Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective ★ 6.2 Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective 1981 Stainless Steel and the Star Spies ★ 1.0 Stainless Steel and the Star Spies 1981 The Best of the Adventures ★ 6.3 The Best of the Adventures 1981 Hammer House of Horror ★ 7.1 Hammer House of Horror 1980 A Question of Guilt A Question of Guilt 1980 Minder ★ 7.2 Minder 1979 Terry and June ★ 6.5 Terry and June 1979 Shoestring ★ 7.7 Shoestring 1979 Porridge ★ 6.7 Porridge 1979 Sapphire & Steel ★ 7.3 Sapphire & Steel 1979 On Giant's Shoulders ★ 9.0 On Giant's Shoulders 1979 Danger UXB ★ 8.0 Danger UXB 1979 Return of the Saint ★ 7.0 Return of the Saint 1978 Let's Get Laid ★ 3.6 Let's Get Laid 1978 All Creatures Great and Small ★ 7.8 All Creatures Great and Small 1978 The Professionals ★ 7.6 The Professionals 1977 The Black Panther ★ 5.8 The Black Panther 1977 Black Joy ★ 6.8 Black Joy 1977 Dickens of London ★ 7.3 Dickens of London 1976 Adventures of a Taxi Driver ★ 5.2 Adventures of a Taxi Driver 1976 The Chauffeur The Chauffeur 1976 England, Summer, Sunday England, Summer, Sunday 1976 The Naked Civil Servant ★ 6.7 The Naked Civil Servant 1975 My Honourable Mrs ★ 6.0 My Honourable Mrs 1975 Brannigan ★ 6.0 Brannigan 1975 Eskimo Nell ★ 4.0 Eskimo Nell 1975 Centre Play ★ 7.0 Centre Play 1973 Romany Jones ★ 6.8 Romany Jones 1972 Doctor Who: The War Games ★ 9.7 Doctor Who: The War Games 1969 Doctor Who: The Tomb of the Cybermen ★ 8.0 Doctor Who: The Tomb of the Cybermen 1967 Not in Front of the Children ★ 7.0 Not in Front of the Children 1967