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Francis George Middlemass was an English actor, who even in his early career played older roles. He is best remembered for his television roles as Rocky Hardcastle in As Time Goes By, Algy Herries in To Serve Them All My Days and Dr. Alex Ferrenby in Heartbeat. Middlemass was also active in the Royal Shakespeare Company and was the fourth and final actor to play Dan Archer in The Archers.
Born
Wednesday, 28 May 1919
Died
Friday, 08 September 2006
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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10 Years of Heartbeat | Self | 2002 |
Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War | Bernard | 2002 |
Doctors | Gerald Hennessy | 2000 |
The 10th Kingdom | Judge | 2000 |
Heartbeat Chronicles | Dr. Alex Ferrenby | 1999 |
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman | Mr. Markland | 1997 |
A Dance to the Music of Time | Edgar Deacon | 1997 |
Midsomer Murders | Noah Farrow | 1997 |
Kavanagh QC | Lord Justice Biggs | 1995 |
The Whipping Boy | Mr. Walrus | 1994 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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10 Years of Heartbeat | Self | 2002 |
Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War | Bernard | 2002 |
Doctors | Gerald Hennessy | 2000 |
The 10th Kingdom | Judge | 2000 |
Heartbeat Chronicles | Dr. Alex Ferrenby | 1999 |
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman | Mr. Markland | 1997 |
A Dance to the Music of Time | Edgar Deacon | 1997 |
Midsomer Murders | Noah Farrow | 1997 |
Kavanagh QC | Lord Justice Biggs | 1995 |
The Whipping Boy | Mr. Walrus | 1994 |
Peak Practice | Arthur Broughton | 1993 |
Doctor Finlay | Professor Chalmers | 1993 |
Highlander | Baron Lemartin | 1992 |
Heartbeat | Dr. Alex Ferrenby | 1992 |
The Lost Language of Cranes | Alex | 1992 |
As Time Goes By | Rocky Hardcastle | 1992 |
Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady | Dr. Froelich | 1991 |
One Against the Wind | Dubois | 1991 |
Soldier Soldier | Maj George Manners | 1991 |
Close to Home | Alfred | 1989 |
Great Expectations | Uncle Pumblechook | 1989 |
A Bit of a Do | Harvey Wedgewood | 1989 |
The Bretts | George Brett / George | 1987 |
Knights of God | Father Gregory | 1987 |
Portraits | 1987 | |
Casualty | Leonard Huckerby | 1986 |
Yes, Prime Minister | The Master of Ballie College | 1986 |
All in Good Faith | Desmond Frank | 1985 |
Oliver Twist | Mr. Brownlow | 1985 |
Dreamchild | Caterpillar (voice) / Caterpillar | 1985 |
Miss Marple: The Body in the Library | 1984 | |
Squaring the Circle | Brezhnev | 1984 |
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | Henry Baker | 1984 |
Lace | Abdullah's father | 1984 |
A Swarm in May | Dr. Sunderland | 1983 |
Number 10 | Lord Granville | 1983 |
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years | Lord Derby | 1981 |
To Serve Them All My Days | Algy Herries | 1980 |
Juliet Bravo | Old Man Miller | 1980 |
The Island | Windsor | 1980 |
Yes Minister | The Master of Ballie College | 1980 |
Only When I Laugh | Charlie | 1979 |
Crime and Punishment | Marmeladov | 1979 |
Anna Karenina | General | 1977 |
Cilla's World of Comedy | Morton Gillard | 1976 |
Ripping Yarns | Father | 1976 |
Clayhanger | Jos Curtenty | 1976 |
Barry Lyndon | Sir Charles Lyndon / Sir Charles Reginald Lyndon | 1975 |
Poldark | Charles Poldark | 1975 |
Raffles | Lord Willoughby | 1975 |
Two's Company | Freddy | 1975 |
The Sweeney | Sterndale | 1975 |
Fall of Eagles | Stolypin | 1974 |
BBC2 Playhouse | Mr. Acland | 1974 |
Last of the Summer Wine | Judd | 1973 |
The Edwardians | George Lewis | 1972 |
Crown Court | The Hon. Mr. Justice Craig / Jasper Fortesque / Mr.Justice Craig / The Hon. Mr, Justice Craig | 1972 |
War & Peace | Mikhail Kutuzov | 1972 |
New Scotland Yard | Dr. Percy Bull | 1972 |
Madame Sin | Dr. Henriques | 1972 |
Upstairs, Downstairs | Albert Lyons | 1971 |
Jamie | Sir Thomas Bloodworth | 1971 |
The Two Ronnies | Daisy | 1971 |
Doctor at Large | Mr. Rivers | 1971 |
Say Hello to Yesterday | Station Master / Station Agent | 1971 |
Play for Today | Josh Adkins | 1970 |
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed | Guest - Plumber | 1969 |
Otley | Bruce | 1968 |
Sat'day While Sunday | Mr. Bentham | 1967 |
ITV Playhouse | Father Nodier / Grandad / Jack Meredith, M.P. | 1967 |
Champion House | George Naider | 1967 |
Quick Before They Catch Us | The Inspector | 1966 |
Softly Softly | Tommy Lindsay | 1966 |
Jackanory | The Colonel | 1965 |
BBC Play of the Month | Fool / Gilman / Solomon | 1965 |
Call My Bluff | Self | 1965 |
Mogul | Mr. Berans | 1965 |
Sherlock Holmes | Peterson | 1964 |
Detective | Billy Bull | 1964 |
Ghost Squad | Commander | 1961 |
The Avengers | Mervyn Sawbow | 1961 |
ITV Play of the Week | Jack | 1955 |
Dixon of Dock Green | Scully / Morrie / Billy the Tramp | 1955 |