Michael Balfour
Acting
Michael Creighton Balfour (11 February 1918 – 24 October 1997) was an English actor, working mainly in British films and TV, following his TV debut in the BBC's The Marvellous History of St Bernard, in 1938. He was a recognisable face, often in small character parts and supporting roles, in nearly two hundred films and TV shows, from the 1940s to the 1990s, often playing comical heavies or otherwise shady characters notable for their "loud" clothes, sometimes convincingly cast as an American.
He worked for a roll call of film directors, including Tony Richardson, Pete Walker, Billy Wilder,…
Filmography
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Revenge of Billy the Kid
1992
The Krays
1990
Batman
1989
The Holcroft Covenant
1985
Dempsey and Makepeace
1985
Kelly Monteith
Kelly Monteith
1979
The Prisoner of Zenda
1979
Resting Rough
Resting Rough
1979
Candleshoe
1977
The Stick Up
1977
Joseph Andrews
1977
The Copter Kids
The Copter Kids
1976
The Canterbury Tales
1972
New Scotland Yard
1972
All Coppers Are...
1972
Macbeth
1971
The Persuaders!
1971
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
1970
Man of Violence
1970
The Adventurers
1970
Department S
1969
The Oblong Box
1969
Hoverbug
Hoverbug
1969
The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder
1969
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
The Jazz Age
The Jazz Age
1968
Cold Comfort Farm
1968
Rogues' Gallery
Rogues' Gallery
1968
The Prisoner
1967
Mickey Dunne
1967
Press for Time
1966
Fahrenheit 451
1966
Kaleidoscope
1966
Strangler's Web
1965
It's Not Me - It's Them!
It's Not Me - It's Them!
1965
Reluctant Bandit
Reluctant Bandit
1965
Five Have a Mystery to Solve
1964
The Rescue Squad
1963
A Stitch in Time
1963
Echo of Diana
1963
The Fast Lady
1962
Design for Loving
Design for Loving
1962
She Always Gets Their Man
1962
Pit of Darkness
1961
The Ship That Couldn't Stop
The Ship That Couldn't Stop
1961
The Monster of Highgate Ponds
1961
The Avengers
1961
The Cheaters
1960
Too Hot to Handle
1960
Surprise Package
1960
Danger Man
1960
Carry On Constable
1960
Sink the Bismarck!
1960
The Flesh and the Fiends
1960
Look Back in Anger
1959
Interpol Calling
1959
The Larkins
1958
Fiend Without a Face
1958
The Big Money
1958
The Steel Bayonet
1958
Man from Tangier
1957
Light Fingers
Light Fingers
1957
Quatermass 2
1957
Sailor of Fortune
1957
Breakaway
1956
Armchair Theatre
1956
Hancock's Half Hour
1956
The Secret of the Forest
The Secret of the Forest
1956
Secret Venture
1955
Strange Experiences
1955
The Reluctant Bride
1955
Dixon of Dock Green
1955
Barbados Quest
1955
One Good Turn
1955
The Delavine Affair
1955
It's a Great Day
1955
Devil's Point
1954
Delayed Action
1954
Meet Mr. Callaghan
1954
Scarlet Web
1954