Michael Balfour
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.
Balfour had parts in many popular TV shows of the era including Educated Evans, Mess Mates, Danger Man, The Avengers, Hancock's Half Hour, Dixon of Dock Green, Rogue's Gallery, Z-Cars, The Onedin Line, and the detective drama The Vise, playing Saber's assistant Barney O'Keefe.
Balfour was also known as the passenger in a Jaguar XK120 car driven by actor Bonar Colleano when it crashed, killing Colleano. Balfour's injuries required him to have 98 stitches, but he was released from hospital in time to attend Colleano's funeral.
As his screen career began to slow down in the late 1970s, Michael Balfour went on tour with European circuses, as a clown. He founded Circus Hazzard, and created his own clown character. His son later became a circus manager.
As well as performing, Balfour was a dedicated painter and sculptor, and in later years turned increasingly to sculpture and the arts, even running his own gallery for a while. For his subjects, he frequently drew on his own family career as a circus clown
Fotos
Filmes (97)
Revenge of Billy the Kid
1992 · Gyles MacDonald
The Krays
1990 · Referee
Batman
1989 · Scientist
Casanova
1987
The Holcroft Covenant
1985 · Hard Hat
The Prisoner of Zenda
1979
Resting Rough
1979
Candleshoe
1977 · Mr. McCress
The Stick Up
1977 · Sam
Joseph Andrews
1977 · Ruffian
The Copter Kids
1976 · Benny Baker
The Canterbury Tales
1972 · The Carpenter
All Coppers Are...
1972 · Heart Attack Victim (uncredited)
Macbeth
1971 · First Murderer
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
1970 · Cabby
Man of Violence
1970 · Cafe Owner
The Adventurers
1970 · Detective
The Oblong Box
1969 · Ruddock
Hoverbug
1969 · Mr. Gutteridge
Press for Time
1966 · Sewerman
Fahrenheit 451
1966 · Book Person: Machiavelli's 'The Prince' (uncredited)
Kaleidoscope
1966 · Poker Player
Strangler's Web
1965 · John Vichelski
Five Have a Mystery to Solve
1964 · Emilio
The Rescue Squad
1963 · Barrow-Boy
A Stitch in Time
1963 · Workman with Mallet (uncredited)
Echo of Diana
1963 · Newsagent
The Fast Lady
1962 · Bandit
Design for Loving
1962 · Bernie
She Always Gets Their Man
1962 · Runkle
Pit of Darkness
1961 · Fisher
The Ship That Couldn't Stop
1961 · Mr. Bollanger
The Monster of Highgate Ponds
1961 · Bert
Too Hot to Handle
1960 · Tourist Guide
Surprise Package
1960 · Oscar
Carry On Constable
1960 · Matt
Sink the Bismarck!
1960 · Able Seaman - Lookout on 'Suffolk' (uncredited)
The Flesh and the Fiends
1960 · Drunken Sailor
Look Back in Anger
1959 · Picky Shopper (uncredited)
Fiend Without a Face
1958 · Sgt. Kasper
The Big Money
1958 · 'Wilberforce'
The Steel Bayonet
1958 · Pte. Thomas
Man from Tangier
1957 · Spade
Light Fingers
1957 · The Major
Quatermass 2
1957 · Harry
Breakaway
1956 · Barney
The Secret of the Forest
1956 · Len
Secret Venture
1955 · Stevens
Gentlemen Marry Brunettes
1955 · Stage Doorman
The Reluctant Bride
1955 · Boxer
Barbados Quest
1955 · Barney Wilson
One Good Turn
1955 · Boxing Spectator (uncredited)
The Delavine Affair
1955 · Sammy
It's a Great Day
1955 · Charlie Mead's Mate
Devil's Point
1954 · Bennett, short henchman
Delayed Action
1954 · Honey
Meet Mr. Callaghan
1954 · Coffee Stallkeeper
Scarlet Web
1954 · Barman
The Sea Shall Not Have Them
1954 · Dray
The Diamond Wizard
1954 · Hoxie
River Beat
1954 · Adams
Impulse
1954 · uncredited
Small Town Story
1953 · Turner
3 Steps to the Gallows
1953 · Carter, boxing fan
Black 13
1953 · Joe
Albert R.N.
1953 · Hank
Love in Pawn
1953 · Alaric
Three's Company
1953 · The Drunk
Park Plaza 605
1953 · Ted Birston
The Red Beret
1953 · American Sergeant
Recoil
1953 · Parkes
Johnny on the Run
1953
Genevieve
1953 · Trumpeter (Uncredited)
The Steel Key
1953 · 'The Mae McCleod' Captain
Hot Ice
1953 · Jacobson
Top Secret
1952 · Jersey Sailor
Moulin Rouge
1952 · Dodo (uncredited)
Venetian Bird
1952 · Moretto
13 East Street
1952 · Joey Long
A Case For P.C. 49
1951 · Chubby Price
The Quiet Woman
1951 · Lefty Brown
Her Favourite Husband
1950 · Pete
Prelude to Fame
1950 · Lucio
Help Yourself
1950 · Charlie
Scrapbook for 1933
1950 · (voice)
I Was a Male War Bride
1949 · Male Billet Sergeant (uncredited)
Helter Skelter
1949 · Barman (uncredited)
Obsession
1949 · American Sailor Promoting Book
Don't Ever Leave Me
1949 · Jim Kennedy
Melody Club
1949 · Max
Stop Press Girl
1949 · Crook (uncredited)
William Comes to Town
1948 · Stall-holder
The Small Voice
1948 · Frankie
Woman Hater
1948 · Reporter (uncredited)
Sleeping Car to Trieste
1948 · Spiegel
No Orchids for Miss Blandish
1948 · Barney
Just William's Luck
1947 · Tonks
Séries (29)
Dempsey and Makepeace
1985 · Jim Kelly
Kelly Monteith
1979
New Scotland Yard
1972 · Fred Larch
Late Night Theatre
1972 · Alf
The Persuaders!
1971 · Donkey Cart Driver
Department S
1969 · Eccles
The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder
1969 · Albert
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969 · Tom Meatyard, Meatyard
The Jazz Age
1968 · Porky
Cold Comfort Farm
1968 · Earl P. Neck
Rogues' Gallery
1968 · Tom Meatyard
The Prisoner
1967 · Will
Escape
1967 · Beaver
Mickey Dunne
1967 · Porridge
It's Not Me - It's Them!
1965 · Reginald
Reluctant Bandit
1965 · Luigi
Five Have a Mystery to Solve
1964 · Emilio
Steptoe and Son
1962 · Charlie Miller
The Avengers
1961 · Tom
The Cheaters
1960 · Harry, Freddy
Danger Man
1960 · Gaston
Theatre '70
1960 · Chuck
Interpol Calling
1959 · Russ, Inspector Hill
The Larkins
1958 · Sharkey
Armchair Theatre
1956 · Mr. Bollanger, Ward
Hancock's Half Hour
1956
Strange Experiences
1955 · Man
Dixon of Dock Green
1955 · Joe Ward, Pip Rutley, Bill Nelson, Nicky Medwin, Hobbs
Sunday Night Theatre
1950 · Rudolfo