Michael Balfour
Actor
Born February 11, 1918 in Dover, Kent, England, UK
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, Lewis Gilbert, Roman Polanski, Leslie Norman, Tim Burton, John Frankenheimer, François Truffaut, John Gilling, Stanley Donen, Ken Annakin, Cavalcanti, Lance Comfort, Terence Young, Gerald Thomas, Pasolini, John Paddy Carstairs, Terence Fisher, Val Guest, Frank Launder, John Huston, Basil Dearden and Howard Hawks.
Filmography
Revenge of Billy the Kid
Gyles MacDonald
The Krays
Referee
Batman
Scientist
Casanova
The Holcroft Covenant
Hard Hat
Dempsey and Makepeace
Jim Kelly
The Prisoner of Zenda
Candleshoe
Mr. McCress
The Stick Up
Sam
Joseph Andrews
Ruffian
The Canterbury Tales
The Carpenter
New Scotland Yard
Fred Larch
All Coppers Are...
Heart Attack Victim (uncredited)
Macbeth
First Murderer
The Persuaders!
Donkey Cart Driver
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
Cabby
Man of Violence
Cafe Owner
The Adventurers
Detective
Department S
Eccles
The Oblong Box
Ruddock
The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder
Albert
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Tom Meatyard
Cold Comfort Farm
Earl P. Neck
The Prisoner
Will
Mickey Dunne
Porridge
Press for Time
Sewerman
Fahrenheit 451
Book Person: Machiavelli's 'The Prince' (uncredited)
Kaleidoscope
Poker Player
Strangler's Web
John Vichelski
Five Have a Mystery to Solve
Emilio
The Rescue Squad
Barrow-Boy
A Stitch in Time
Workman with Mallet (uncredited)
Echo of Diana
Newsagent
The Fast Lady
Bandit
She Always Gets Their Man
Runkle
Pit of Darkness
Fisher
The Monster of Highgate Ponds
Bert
The Avengers
Tom
The Cheaters
Harry
Too Hot to Handle
Tourist Guide
Surprise Package
Oscar
Danger Man
Gaston
Carry On Constable
Matt
Sink the Bismarck!
Able Seaman - Lookout on 'Suffolk' (uncredited)
The Flesh and the Fiends
Drunken Sailor
Look Back in Anger
Picky Shopper (uncredited)
Interpol Calling
Russ
The Larkins
Sharkey
Fiend Without a Face
Sgt. Kasper
The Big Money
'Wilberforce'
The Steel Bayonet
Pte. Thomas
Man from Tangier
Spade
Quatermass 2
Harry
Sailor of Fortune
Alphonso Italian Ship's Engineer
Breakaway
Barney
Armchair Theatre
Hancock's Half Hour
Secret Venture
Stevens
Strange Experiences
Man
The Reluctant Bride
Boxer
Dixon of Dock Green
Joe Ward
Barbados Quest
Barney Wilson
One Good Turn
Boxing Spectator (uncredited)
The Delavine Affair
Sammy
It's a Great Day
Charlie Mead's Mate
Devil's Point
Bennett, short henchman
Delayed Action
Honey
Meet Mr. Callaghan
Coffee Stallkeeper
Scarlet Web
Barman
The Sea Shall Not Have Them
Dray
The Diamond Wizard
Hoxie
River Beat
Adams
Impulse
uncredited
Small Town Story
Turner
3 Steps to the Gallows
Carter, boxing fan
Black 13
Joe
Albert R.N.
Hank
Love in Pawn
Alaric
Park Plaza 605
Ted Birston
The Red Beret
American Sergeant
Recoil
Parkes
Johnny on the Run
Genevieve
Trumpeter (Uncredited)
The Steel Key
'The Mae McCleod' Captain
Top Secret
Jersey Sailor
Moulin Rouge
Dodo (uncredited)
Venetian Bird
Moretto
13 East Street
Joey Long
A Case For P.C. 49
Chubby Price
The Quiet Woman
Lefty Brown
Her Favourite Husband
Pete
Prelude to Fame
Lucio
Sunday Night Theatre
Rudolfo
I Was a Male War Bride
Male Billet Sergeant (uncredited)
Helter Skelter
Barman (uncredited)
Obsession
American Sailor Promoting Book
Don't Ever Leave Me
Jim Kennedy
Melody Club
Max
Stop Press Girl
Crook (uncredited)
William Comes to Town
Stall-holder
The Small Voice
Frankie
Woman Hater
Reporter (uncredited)
Sleeping Car to Trieste
Spiegel
No Orchids for Miss Blandish
Barney
Just William's Luck
Tonks