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William Gaunt

William Gaunt

Known For Acting
Birthday Apr 03, 1937 (88)
Birthplace Pudsey, Yorkshire, England, UK
Popularity 11 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

William Charles Anthony Gaunt (born 3 April 1937 in Pudsey, Yorkshire) is an English actor. Gaunt's father was a lawyer. Gaunt attended Giggleswick School and Baylor University, Texas, and then at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He then spent three years working in repertory theatre at Worthing, ... Bath, Salisbury and Cheltenham. He then spent a year in America and returned to direct productions at Birmingham, Coventry and Cheltenham, interrupted by a spell in the army. After minor roles in 1960s series such as Z-Cars and The Avengers, and the Edgar Wallace Mysteries movies The Sinister Man (1961) and Solo for Sparrow (1962), he gained a role as the super-powered secret agent Richard Barrett in the 1968 British espionage/science fiction series The Champions. He had also appeared in a recurring role in Sergeant Cork following policemen in Victorian London. Between 1983 and 1987 he starred as harassed father Arthur Crabtree in the sitcom No Place Like Home. He subsequently made many guest appearances in other series such as Juliet Bravo and in the Doctor Who episode Revelation of the Daleks. From 1995 to 1997 Gaunt starred in the sitcom Next of Kin opposite Penelope Keith. In 2010 he appeared in the Globe Theatre production of Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 1. He starred in the 2004 Doctor Who audio series Dalek Empire III. He is currently appearing in the Channel 4 series Cast Offs. In December 2011 he was seen in Episode One of the ITV drama Without You. In February 2012 Gaunt appeared in Midsomer Murders as Ludo DeQuetteville in the episode "The Dark Rider", first aired on ITV1 on Wednesday 1 February 2012. This is his second appearance in this series, after playing Michael Bannerman in the 2004 episode "The Maid in Splendour". In May 2015, Gaunt played Judge St John Redmond in six episodes of EastEnders. (Wikipedia)

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Filmography

A Woman of No Importance

A Woman of No Importance

2017

as Reverend Daubeny

The Timber

The Timber

2015

as Jebediah

The Crucible

The Crucible

2014

as Giles Corey

Rufus Stone

Rufus Stone

2012

as Rufus Stone

King Lear

King Lear

2008

as Earl of Gloucester

The Preventers

The Preventers

1996

as Controller

No Visible Scar

No Visible Scar

1981

as Patrick Witney

Afternoon of a Nymph

Afternoon of a Nymph

1962

as Romeo

Solo for Sparrow

Solo for Sparrow

1962

as Detective Sergeant Reeve

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

No Place Like Home

as Arthur Crabtree

Episodes: 43

First Aired: Dec 13, 1983

The Champions

as Richard Barrett

Episodes: 30

First Aired: Sep 25, 1968

The Agatha Christie Hour

as Major John Wilbraham

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Sep 07, 1982

G.B.H.

as Hunningdon

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Jun 06, 1991

Crown Court

as Edward Cummings

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Oct 11, 1972

State of Emergency

as Colonel Singleton

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Dec 04, 1975

Doctor Who

as Orcini

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Nov 23, 1963

The Far Pavilions

as Commissioner

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 22, 1984

Midsomer Murders

as Michael Bannerman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 23, 1997

Heartbeat

as Charles Robertson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 10, 1992

The Saint

as Mike

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1962

The Enigma Files

as Bert (Blowtorch)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 15, 1980

Casualty

as Malc Stroud

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 06, 1986

Midsomer Murders

as Ludo DeQuetteville

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 23, 1997

Softly, Softly

Episodes: 269

First Aired: Jan 05, 1966

Sergeant Cork

Episodes: 66

First Aired: Jun 29, 1963

Next of Kin

Episodes: 22

First Aired: May 15, 1995

Z-Cars

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jan 02, 1962

A Gentleman's Club

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Sep 23, 1988

The Avengers

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 07, 1961

Out of This World

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 30, 1962

The Wednesday Play

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1964

Wodehouse Playhouse

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 09, 1974

The Vice

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 04, 1999

The Agatha Christie Hour

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 07, 1982

Open Air

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 27, 1986

Paul Temple

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 23, 1969

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