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| birth_place = [[York]], [[England]], [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|UK]]
| birth_place = [[York]], [[England]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|1965|06|26|1908|11|02|df=y}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1965|06|26|1908|11|02|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Bourne End, Buckinghamshire|Bourne End]], [[Buckinghamshire]], [[England]], [[UK]]
| death_place = [[Bourne End, Buckinghamshire|Bourne End]], [[Buckinghamshire]], England
| birth_name = William Reginald Beckwith
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'''Reginald Beckwith''' (2 November 1908 – 26 June 1965) was a British film and television [[actor]], who made almost one hundred film and television appearances in his
'''William Reginald Beckwith''' (2 November 1908{{spaced ndash}}26 June 1965) was an English film and television [[actor]], who made over one hundred film and television appearances in his
career. He died of a heart attack aged 56.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2ba9f187f6|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120721211239/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2ba9f187f6|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-07-21|title=Reginald Beckwith|work=BFI}}</ref>
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career.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2ba9f187f6|title=Reginald Beckwith|work=BFI}}</ref> Beckwith was also a [[Film criticism|film critic]] and [[playwright]] before the war, and from 1941-45, was a BBC [[war correspondent]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/artist/reginald-beckwith-p4918|title=Reginald Beckwith movies, photos, movie reviews, filmography, and biography - AllMovie|work=AllMovie}}</ref> His play ''[[Boys in Brown]]'' was filmed in 1949,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/boys-in-brown-v85827|title=Boys in Brown (1949) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast - AllMovie|work=AllMovie}}</ref> and he co-wrote the film ''[[You're Only Young Twice (film)|You're Only Young Twice]]'' in 1952, based on [[James Bridie]]'s play.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6bb6f90f|title=You're only Young Twice! (1952) - BFI|work=BFI}}</ref>


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Beckwith was also a [[Film criticism|film critic]] and [[playwright]] before the war, and from 1941–45, was a BBC [[war correspondent]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/artist/reginald-beckwith-p4918|title=Reginald Beckwith movies, photos, movie reviews, filmography, and biography - AllMovie|work=AllMovie}}</ref> His play ''[[Boys in Brown]]'' was filmed in 1949,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/boys-in-brown-v85827|title=Boys in Brown (1949) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast - AllMovie|work=AllMovie}}</ref> and he co-wrote the film ''[[You're Only Young Twice (film)|You're Only Young Twice]]'' in 1952, based on [[James Bridie]]'s play.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6bb6f90f|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712174653/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6bb6f90f|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-07-12|title=You're only Young Twice! (1952) - BFI|work=BFI}}</ref>
==Filmography==

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==Selected filmography==
* ''[[Freedom Radio]]'' (1941)
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* ''[[Scott of the Antarctic (film)|Scott of the Antarctic]]'' (1948)
* ''[[Mister Drake's Duck]]'' (1951)
* ''[[Freedom Radio]]'' (1941) as Emil Fenner
* ''[[My Brother's Keeper (film)|My Brother's Keeper]]'' (1948) as 1st Barber (uncredited)
* ''[[Circle of Danger]]'' (1951)
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* ''[[Scott of the Antarctic (film)|Scott of the Antarctic]]'' (1948) as [[Henry Robertson Bowers|Bowers]] / Lt. H.R. Bowers R.I.M.
* ''[[Another Man's Poison]]'' (1951)
* ''[[Whispering Smith Hits London]]'' (1952)
* ''[[Miss Pilgrim's Progress]]'' (1949) as Mr. Jenkins
* ''[[Brandy for the Parson]]'' (1952)
* ''[[The Body Said No!]]'' (1950) as Benton
* ''[[Penny Princess]]'' (1952)
* ''[[Mister Drake's Duck]]'' (1951) as Mr. Boothby
* ''[[The Titfield Thunderbolt]]'' (1953)
* ''[[Circle of Danger]]'' (1951) as Oliver
* ''[[Genevieve (film)|Genevieve]]'' (1953)
* ''[[Another Man's Poison]]'' (1951) as Mr. Bigley
* ''[[The Million Pound Note]]'' (1953)
* ''[[Whispering Smith Hits London]]'' (1952) as Manson
* ''[[The Runaway Bus]]'' (1954)
* ''[[Brandy for the Parson]]'' (1952) as Scout Master
* ''[[Fast and Loose (1954 film)|Fast and Loose]]'' (1954)
* ''[[You're Only Young Twice (film)|You're Only Young Twice]]'' (1952) as BBC Commentator
* ''[[Penny Princess]]'' (1952) as Minister of Finance - Blacksmith
* ''[[Dance, Little Lady]]'' (1954)
* ''[[Lease of Life]]'' (1954)
* ''[[The Titfield Thunderbolt]]'' (1953) as Coggett
* ''[[Aunt Clara (film)|Aunt Clara]]'' (1954)
* ''[[Genevieve (film)|Genevieve]]'' (1953) as J. C. Callahan
* ''[[Innocents in Paris]]'' (1953) as Photographer (uncredited)
* ''[[The Men of Sherwood Forest]]'' (1954)
* ''[[A Yank in Ermine]]'' (1955)
* ''[[The Million Pound Note]]'' (1953) as Rock
* ''[[The Lyons in Paris]]'' (1955)
* ''[[Don't Blame the Stork]]'' (1954)
* ''[[Fast and Loose (1954 film)|Fast and Loose]]'' (1954) as Reverend Tripp-Johnson
* ''[[Break in the Circle]]'' (1955)
* ''[[They Can't Hang Me]]'' (1955)
* ''[[The Runaway Bus]]'' (1954) as Telephone Man
* ''[[Jumping for Joy]]'' (1956)
* ''[[Dance Little Lady]]'' (1954) as Poldi
* ''[[The March Hare (1956 film)|The March Hare]]'' (1956)
* ''[[Lease of Life]]'' (1954) as Foley
* ''[[Charley Moon]]'' (1956)
* ''[[The Men of Sherwood Forest]]'' (1954) as Friar Tuck
* ''[[It's a Wonderful World (1956 film)|It's a Wonderful World]]'' (1956)
* ''[[Aunt Clara (film)|Aunt Clara]]'' (1954) as Alfie Pearce
* ''[[A Touch of the Sun (1956 film)|A Touch of the Sun]]'' (1956)
* ''[[The Lyons in Paris]]'' (1955) as Capt. Le Grand
* ''[[Rockets Galore!]]'' (1957)
* ''[[Break in the Circle]]'' (1955) as Dusty
* ''[[Carry on Admiral]]'' (1957)
* ''[[They Can't Hang Me]]'' (1955) as Harold
* ''[[These Dangerous Years]]'' (1957)
* ''[[A Yank in Ermine]]'' (1955) as Kimp
* ''[[Night of the Demon]]'' (1957)
* ''[[Jumping for Joy]]'' (1956) as Smithers
* ''[[Lucky Jim (1957 film)|Lucky Jim]]'' (1957)
* ''[[The March Hare (1956 film)|The March Hare]]'' (1956) as J. Blacker Insurance Broker
* ''[[Up the Creek (1958 film)|Up the Creek]]'' (1958)
* ''[[Charley Moon]]'' (1956) as Vicar
* ''[[Law and Disorder (1958 film)|Law and Disorder]]'' (1958)
* ''[[It's a Wonderful World (1956 film)|It's a Wonderful World]]'' (1956) as Professional Manager
* ''[[A Touch of the Sun (1956 film)|A Touch of the Sun]]'' (1956) as Herbert Hardcastle
* ''[[Next to No Time]]'' (1958)
* ''[[Carry On Admiral]]'' (1957) as Receptionist
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* ''[[The Horse's Mouth (film)|The Horse's Mouth]]'' (1958)
* ''[[The Navy Lark (film)|The Navy Lark]]'' (1959)
* ''[[These Dangerous Years]]'' (1957) as Hairdresser
* ''[[Lucky Jim (1957 film)|Lucky Jim]]'' (1957) as University Porter
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* ''[[The Captain's Table]]'' (1959)
* ''[[The 39 Steps (1959 film)|The 39 Steps]]'' (1959)
* ''[[Night of the Demon]]'' (1957) as Mr. Meek
* ''[[The Ugly Duckling (1959 film)|The Ugly Duckling]]'' (1959)
* ''[[Up the Creek (1958 film)|Up the Creek]]'' (1958) as Publican
* ''[[Upstairs and Downstairs]]'' (1959)
* ''[[Law and Disorder (1958 film)|Law and Disorder]]'' (1958) as Vickery
* ''[[Friends and Neighbours]]'' (1959)
* ''[[Next to No Time]]'' (1958) as Warren
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* ''[[The Horse's Mouth (film)|The Horse's Mouth]]'' (1958) as Capt. Jones
* ''[[Desert Mice]]'' (1959)
* ''[[Bottoms Up (1960 film)|Bottoms Up]]'' (1960)
* ''[[Rockets Galore!]]'' (1958) as Mumford
* ''[[Doctor in Love]]'' (1960)
* ''[[The Navy Lark (film)|The Navy Lark]]'' (1959) as CNI
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* ''[[The Captain's Table]]'' (1959) as Burtweed
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* ''[[There Was a Crooked Man (film)|There Was a Crooked Man]]'' (1960)
* ''[[Dentist in the Chair]]'' (1960)
* ''[[The 39 Steps (1959 film)|The 39 Steps]]'' (1959) as Lumsden
* ''[[The Night We Got the Bird]]'' (1961)
* ''[[The Ugly Duckling (1959 film)|The Ugly Duckling]]'' (1959) as Reginald
* ''[[Five Golden Hours]]'' (1961)
* ''[[Friends and Neighbours]]'' (1959) as Wilf Holmes
* ''[[Dentist on the Job]]'' (1961)
* ''[[Upstairs and Downstairs]]'' (1959) as Parson
* ''[[Expresso Bongo]]'' (1959) as Reverend Tobias Craven
* ''[[The Girl on the Boat (film)|The Girl on the Boat]]'' (1961)
* ''[[Double Bunk]]'' (1961)
* ''[[Desert Mice]]'' (1959) as Fred
* ''[[The Day the Earth Caught Fire]]'' (1961)
* ''[[Bottoms Up (1960 film)|Bottoms Up]]'' (1960) as Bishop Wendover
* ''[[Hair of the Dog (film)|Hair of the Dog]]'' (1962)
* ''[[Doctor in Love]]'' (1960) as Wildewinde
* ''[[Night of the Eagle]]'' (1962)
* ''[[Dentist in the Chair]]'' (1960) as Mr. Watling
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* ''[[There Was a Crooked Man (1960 film)|There Was a Crooked Man]]'' (1960) as Station Master
* ''[[The Password Is Courage]]'' (1962)
* ''[[Just for Fun (film)|Just for Fun]]'' (1963)
* ''[[The Girl on the Boat (film)|The Girl on the Boat]]'' (1961) as Barman
* ''[[Lancelot and Guinevere]]'' (1963)
* ''[[Five Golden Hours]]'' (1961) as Brother Geronimo
* ''[[Doctor in Distress (film)|Doctor in Distress]]'' (1963)
* ''[[The Night We Got the Bird]]'' (1961) as Chippendale Charlie
* ''[[The V.I.P.s (film)|The V.I.P.s]]'' (1963) as Head Waiter
* ''[[Double Bunk]]'' (1961) as Harper
* ''[[Never Put It in Writing]]'' (1964)
* ''[[Dentist on the Job]]'' (1961) as Mr. Duff
* ''[[A Shot in the Dark (1964 film)|A Shot in the Dark]]'' (1964)
* ''[[The Day the Earth Caught Fire]]'' (1961) as Harry
* ''[[The Yellow Rolls-Royce]]'' (1964)
* ''[[Hair of the Dog (film)|Hair of the Dog]]'' (1962) as Fred Tickle
* ''[[Gonks Go Beat]]'' (1965)
* ''[[Night of the Eagle]]'' (1962) as Harold Gunnison
* ''[[Mister Moses]]'' (1965)
* ''[[The Password Is Courage]]'' (1962) as Unterofficer
* ''[[The Secret of My Success (1965 film)|The Secret of My Success]]'' (1965)
* ''[[The King's Breakfast (film)|The King's Breakfast]]'' (1963) as Magician
* ''[[The Big Job (film)|The Big Job]]'' (1965)
* ''[[Just for Fun (film)|Just for Fun]]'' (1963) as Opposition Leader
* ''[[Thunderball (film)|Thunderball]]'' (1965)
* ''[[The V.I.P.s (film)|The V.I.P.s]]'' (1963) as Head Waiter (uncredited)
* ''[[Lancelot and Guinevere]]'' (1963) as Sir Dagonet
* ''[[Doctor in Distress (film)|Doctor in Distress]]'' (1963) as Meyer
* ''[[Never Put It in Writing]]'' (1964) as Lombardi
* ''[[A Shot in the Dark (1964 film)|A Shot in the Dark]]'' (1964) as Receptionist at nudist camp
* ''[[The Yellow Rolls-Royce]]'' (1964) as Reporter (uncredited)
* ''[[Gonks Go Beat]]'' (1965) as Professor
* ''[[The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders]]'' (1965) as Doctor
* ''[[Mister Moses]]'' (1965) as Parkhust
* ''[[The Secret of My Success (1965 film)|The Secret of My Success]]'' (1965) as Gen. Ferdinand Velez
* ''[[The Big Job (film)|The Big Job]]'' (1965) as Register Office Official
* ''[[Thunderball (film)|Thunderball]]'' (1965) as Kenniston
* ''[[How to Undress in Public Without Undue Embarrassment]]'' (1965)
* ''[[Where the Spies Are]]'' (1966) as Mr. Kahn (final film role)
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0065888|Reginald Beckwith}}
* {{IMDb name|0065888}}


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| NAME = Beckwith, Reginald
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = British actor
| DATE OF BIRTH = 2 November 1908
| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[York]], [[England]], [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|UK]]
| DATE OF DEATH = 26 June 1965
| PLACE OF DEATH = [[Bourne End, Buckinghamshire|Bourne End]], [[Buckinghamshire]], [[England]], [[UK]]
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Latest revision as of 03:38, 30 June 2024

Reginald Beckwith
in Double Bunk (1961)
Born
William Reginald Beckwith

(1908-11-02)2 November 1908
York, England
Died26 June 1965(1965-06-26) (aged 56)
Bourne End, Buckinghamshire, England
Years active1938–1965

William Reginald Beckwith (2 November 1908 – 26 June 1965) was an English film and television actor, who made over one hundred film and television appearances in his career. He died of a heart attack aged 56.[1]

Beckwith was also a film critic and playwright before the war, and from 1941–45, was a BBC war correspondent.[2] His play Boys in Brown was filmed in 1949,[3] and he co-wrote the film You're Only Young Twice in 1952, based on James Bridie's play.[4]

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ "Reginald Beckwith". BFI. Archived from the original on 21 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Reginald Beckwith movies, photos, movie reviews, filmography, and biography - AllMovie". AllMovie.
  3. ^ "Boys in Brown (1949) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast - AllMovie". AllMovie.
  4. ^ "You're only Young Twice! (1952) - BFI". BFI. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012.
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