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Gordon Salkilld

Actor · Born 1927-05-09 · St. Pancras, London, England, UK

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Biography

Gordon Salkilld was an English supporting actor best known for his portrayal of carpenter Jack Wood in the 1970s BBC cult series Survivors. He also gained fame in Red Dwarf: series 2, episode 2 as Gordon—the incredibly intelligent computer aboard the S.S. F Scott Fitzgerald, who is involved in a chess game with Holly—a part specially written for him by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, with whom he had previously worked on the Radio 4 series Wrinkles, and as Petty Officer Parker in BBC children's series The Doombolt Chase. He also made appearances in Thriller; episode 'The Double Kill' (1975), A Touch of Frost, A Very Peculiar Practice, Jeeves and Wooster, Shelley, Ever Decreasing Circles, Juliet Bravo, Never the Twain and Only Fools and Horses. Salkilld was active on the stage. He directed and starred in a production of Tom Stoppard's After Magritte at the Prince of Wales, Wimbledon in 1974. He appeared on the stage in a production of Puss in Boots at Tunbridge Wells in 1974; a reviewer wrote that Salkilld "was an amusing Dame".

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) — Commissionaire
  2. Red Dwarf (1988) — Gordon
  3. EastEnders (1985) — Driver
  4. Jeeves and Wooster (1990) — Station Master
  5. Under Suspicion (1991) — Prison Governor
  6. A Touch of Frost (1992) — Patient
  7. Close My Eyes (1991) — Hotel Porter
  8. Survivors (1975) — Jack
  9. The Playbirds (1978) — Police Photographer
  10. Poldark (1975) — Ezekiel
  11. Terry and June (1979) — Lorry Driver
  12. Never the Twain (1981) — Desk Clerk
  13. Two of Us (1987) — Car Driver
  14. Five Children and It (1991) — Police Inspector
  15. Cause Célèbre (1987) — Foreman of the Jury
  16. A Very Peculiar Practice (1986) — Salop
  17. A Sharp Intake of Breath (1977) — Barman
  18. Happy Ever After (1974)
  19. The Franchise Affair (1988) — Bus Inspector
  20. Royal Celebration (1993) — Neighbour
  21. Mike Yarwood In Persons (1976)
  22. Frank Stubbs Promotes (1993) — 2nd Journalist
  23. The Prisoner of Zenda (1984) — Second Customs Official
  24. Fame Is the Spur (1982) — Chairman
  25. Ties (1982) — Father
  26. Hard Travelling (1986) — Ticket Clerk