Kenneth Gilbert
June 24, 1931 (93 years old) in Plymouth, Devon, England, UK
Kenneth Gilbert (24 June 1931 โ 29 October 2015) was an English actor who appeared in many television and stage productions over a 50-year period. He often played authority figures such as doctors, colonels, detectives and police surgeons, but became best known as businessman Oliver Banks in the soap opera Crossroads Gilbert trained as a classical actor at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon. He was subsequently a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company and appeared at The Old Vic. His television appearances included Doctor Who (as World Ecology Bureau official Richard Dunbar) in The Seeds of Doom (1976), House of Cards, Mister Corbett's Ghost (1987) and Softly, Softly
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- 2004 ยทHustleas Benesh
- 1997 ยทMidsomer Murdersas Hilary Carlton
- 1993 ยทCrackeras Father
- 1991 ยทHancockas Man on Plane
- 1990 ยทHouse of Cardsas Harold Earle
- 1988 ยทThe Lady and the Highwaymanas Lord Henry
- 1987 ยทMr. Corbett's Ghostas Uncle Harry
- 1986 ยทGod's Outlawas Humphrey Monmouth
- 1985 ยทDempsey and Makepeaceas Dr. Swann
- 1980 ยทThe Tempestas Boatswain
- 1978 ยทScorpion Talesas Peter Ward
- 1978 ยทEnemy at the Dooras Pierre Masservy
- 1976 ยทDoctor Who: The Seeds of Doomas Richard Dunbar
- 1975 ยทThe Sweeneyas Supt. Reynolds
- 1973 ยทWolfshead: The Legend of Robin Hoodas Friar Tuck
- 1972 ยทThe Protectorsas Detective
- 1971 ยทJusticeas Sgt. Humphrey
- 1968 ยทThe Caesarsas Colonel at Planasia
- 1963 ยทDoctor Whoas Richard Dunbar
- 1961 ยทSir Francis Drakeas Sergeant