Actor
Michael Balfour
Biography

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. H ...

Known For
Acting
1992 -- Revenge of Billy the Kid | Gyles MacDonald
1990 -- The Krays | Referee
1989 -- Batman | Scientist
1985 -- The Holcroft Covenant | Hard Hat
1979 -- The Prisoner of Zenda |
1979 -- Resting Rough |
1977 -- Candleshoe | Mr. McCress
1977 -- The Stick Up | Sam
1977 -- Joseph Andrews | Ruffian
1976 -- The Copter Kids | Benny Baker
1972 -- The Canterbury Tales | The Carpenter
1972 -- All Coppers Are... | Heart Attack Victim (uncredited)
1971 -- Macbeth | First Murderer
1970 -- The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes | Cabby
1970 -- Man of Violence | Cafe Owner
1970 -- The Adventurers | Detective
1969 -- The Oblong Box | Ruddock
1969 -- Hoverbug | Mr. Gutteridge
1966 -- Fahrenheit 451 | Book Person: Machiavelli's 'The Prince' (uncredited)
1966 -- Kaleidoscope | Poker Player
1966 -- Press for Time | Sewerman
1965 -- Strangler's Web | John Vichelski
1964 -- Five Have a Mystery to Solve | Emilio
1963 -- Echo of Diana | Newsagent
1963 -- The Rescue Squad | Barrow-Boy
1962 -- The Fast Lady | Bandit
1962 -- Design for Loving | Bernie
1962 -- She Always Gets Their Man | Runkle
1961 -- Pit of Darkness | Fisher
1961 -- The Monster of Highgate Ponds | Bert
1960 -- Too Hot to Handle | Tourist Guide
1960 -- Surprise Package | Oscar
1960 -- Carry On Constable | Matt
1960 -- Sink the Bismarck! | Able Seaman - Lookout on 'Suffolk' (uncredited)
1960 -- The Flesh and the Fiends | Drunken Sailor
1959 -- Look Back in Anger | Picky Shopper (uncredited)
1958 -- Fiend Without a Face | Sgt. Kasper
1958 -- The Big Money | 'Wilberforce'
1958 -- The Steel Bayonet | Pte. Thomas
1957 -- Man from Tangier | Spade
1957 -- Light Fingers | The Major
1957 -- Quatermass 2 | Harry
1956 -- Breakaway | Barney
1956 -- The Secret of the Forest | Len
1955 -- Secret Venture | Stevens
1955 -- The Reluctant Bride | Boxer
1955 -- Barbados Quest | Barney Wilson
1955 -- The Delavine Affair | Sammy
1955 -- It's a Great Day | Charlie Mead's Mate
1954 -- Devil's Point | Bennett, short henchman
1954 -- Delayed Action | Honey
1954 -- The Sea Shall Not Have Them | Dray
1954 -- Scarlet Web | Barman
1954 -- Meet Mr. Callaghan | Coffee Stallkeeper
1954 -- The Diamond Wizard | Hoxie
1954 -- River Beat | Adams
1954 -- Impulse | uncredited
1953 -- 3 Steps to the Gallows | Carter, boxing fan
1953 -- Black 13 | Joe
1953 -- Love in Pawn | Alaric
1953 -- Albert R.N. | Hank
1953 -- Three's Company | The Drunk
1953 -- Park Plaza 605 | Ted Birston
1953 -- The Red Beret | American Sergeant
1953 -- Recoil | Parkes
1953 -- Johnny on the Run |
1953 -- Genevieve | Trumpeter (Uncredited)
1953 -- The Steel Key | 'The Mae McCleod' Captain
1952 -- Moulin Rouge | Dodo (uncredited)
1952 -- Top Secret | Jersey Sailor
1952 -- Venetian Bird | Moretto
1952 -- 13 East Street | Joey Long
1951 -- A Case For P.C. 49 | Chubby Price
1951 -- The Quiet Woman | Lefty Brown
1950 -- Her Favourite Husband | Pete
1950 -- Help Yourself | Charlie
1950 -- Scrapbook for 1933 | (voice)
1949 -- I Was a Male War Bride | Male Billet Sergeant (uncredited)
1949 -- Obsession | American Sailor Promoting Book
1949 -- Don't Ever Leave Me | Jim Kennedy
1949 -- Melody Club | Max
1949 -- Stop Press Girl | Crook (uncredited)
1949 -- Helter Skelter | Barman
1948 -- William Comes to Town |
1948 -- The Small Voice | Frankie
1948 -- Woman Hater | Reporter (uncredited)
1948 -- Sleeping Car to Trieste | Spiegel
1948 -- No Orchids for Miss Blandish | Barney
1947 -- Just William's Luck | Tonks
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