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William Mervyn Pickwoad was an English actor best known for his portrayal of the bishop in the clerical comedy All Gas and Gaiters, the old gentleman in The Railway Children and Inspector Charles Rose in The Odd Man and its sequels.
Birth Name
William Mervyn Pickwoad
Born
Wednesday, 03 January 1912
Died
Friday, 06 August 1976
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones | Squire Alworthy | 1976 |
| The Ghosts of Motley Hall | Mr. Brayling | 1976 |
| Raffles | Osborne | 1975 |
| Wodehouse Playhouse | Oldest Member | 1974 |
| Crown Court | Mr. Justice Campbell / The Hon. Mr. Justice Campbell / Justice Campbell / The Hon Mr Justice Campbell / Th Hon. Mr. Justice Campbell / Justice Cambell / The Hon. Mr Justice Campbell / The. Hon. Mr. Justice Campbell | 1972 |
| Up the Front | Lord Twithampton | 1972 |
| The Ruling Class | Sir Charles Gurney | 1972 |
| Pardon My Genie | William Mervyn | 1972 |
| Tottering Towers | Duke of Tottering | 1971 |
| The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes | Sir Hector Drummond | 1971 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones | Squire Alworthy | 1976 |
| The Ghosts of Motley Hall | Mr. Brayling | 1976 |
| Raffles | Osborne | 1975 |
| Wodehouse Playhouse | Oldest Member | 1974 |
| Crown Court | Mr. Justice Campbell / The Hon. Mr. Justice Campbell / Justice Campbell / The Hon Mr Justice Campbell / Th Hon. Mr. Justice Campbell / Justice Cambell / The Hon. Mr Justice Campbell / The. Hon. Mr. Justice Campbell | 1972 |
| Up the Front | Lord Twithampton | 1972 |
| The Ruling Class | Sir Charles Gurney | 1972 |
| Pardon My Genie | William Mervyn | 1972 |
| Tottering Towers | Duke of Tottering | 1971 |
| The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes | Sir Hector Drummond | 1971 |
| The Persuaders! | Sir Charles Worthington | 1971 |
| Follyfoot | Squire Mathews | 1971 |
| Carry on Henry VIII | Physician | 1971 |
| The Railway Children | Old Gentleman | 1970 |
| Incense for the Damned | Marc Honeydew | 1970 |
| Atlantic Wall | L'évêque Anglais | 1970 |
| The Mating Machine | Major Whitestone | 1970 |
| Carry on Again Doctor | Lord Paragon | 1969 |
| My Partner the Ghost | Whitty | 1969 |
| The Best House in London | Cabinet Minister | 1969 |
| Hot Millions | Sir Charles Wilson | 1968 |
| Hammerhead | Walter Perrin | 1968 |
| Star! | General | 1968 |
| Salt and Pepper | Prime Minister | 1968 |
| Carry on Follow That Camel | Sir Cyril Ponsonby | 1967 |
| The Jokers | Uncle Edward | 1967 |
| Deadlier Than the Male | Chairman of the Phoenician Board | 1967 |
| All Gas and Gaiters | The Bishop, The Right Reverend Cuthbert Hever | 1966 |
| Up Jumped a Swagman | Mr. Hawkes Fenhoulet | 1965 |
| BBC Play of the Month | Sir Hector Rose | 1965 |
| Call My Bluff | Self | 1965 |
| Thirty-Minute Theatre | Father / Sir Eric Brown | 1965 |
| Knock on Any Door | Sir James | 1965 |
| Court Martial | Chief Inspector Haigh | 1965 |
| Operation Crossbow | Dutch Technical Examiner | 1965 |
| Gideon C.I.D. | Mr. Pater | 1964 |
| Murder Ahoy | Comm. Breeze-Connington / Breeze-Connington | 1964 |
| Diary of a Young Man | Bott | 1964 |
| It's Dark Outside | Chief Inspector Rose | 1964 |
| Agent 8 3/4 | Passenger on Plane | 1964 |
| Doctor Who | Sir Charles Summer | 1963 |
| The Sentimental Agent | Colonel Wilde | 1963 |
| Tamahine | Lord Birchester | 1963 |
| Bulldog Breed | Company Director | 1962 |
| Saki | Sir Hector | 1962 |
| Comedy Playhouse | The Bishop, The Right Reverend Cuthbert Hever / Mr. Mulliner | 1961 |
| Invasion Quartet | Naval Officer | 1961 |
| Watch It, Sailor! | Ship's Captain | 1961 |
| No Love for Johnnie | Postmaster-General | 1961 |
| Three Ring Circus | Kursaal | 1961 |
| Maigret | Doctor | 1959 |
| The Odd Man | Chief Insp. Rose | 1960 |
| Bootsie and Snudge | Major Penny-Court | 1960 |
| On Trial | Serjeant Ballantine / President of the Court | 1960 |
| Biggles | Alan Harding | 1960 |
| Circus of Horrors | Doctor Morley / Dr. Morley | 1960 |
| The Battle of the Sexes | Detective's Friend | 1960 |
| A Touch of Larceny | Capt. Balfour | 1960 |
| The Young Lady from London | King Klaus | 1959 |
| The Four Just Men | Under Secretary | 1959 |
| No Hiding Place | Ivor Naunton / Colonel Frew | 1959 |
| Upstairs and Downstairs | Kingsley | 1959 |
| The 39 Steps | Angry Train Passenger | 1959 |
| Our Mutual Friend | Mr. Inspector | 1958 |
| The Safecracker | Admiralty Commander | 1958 |
| Carve Her Name with Pride | Colonel Buckmaster | 1958 |
| All at Sea | Captain | 1957 |
| The Army Game | Gerald Harris | 1957 |
| Paradise Lagoon | Guest at Ball | 1957 |
| Armchair Theatre | Sir Edmund / John Quill-Hoye / Dr. Scott | 1956 |
| Hancock's Half Hour | Council Official | 1956 |
| The Third Key | Manager of Festival Hall | 1956 |
| Tons of Trouble | Roberts / Roberts (MI5) | 1956 |
| ITV Play of the Week | Dr. Stanhope / Edward Montmorency / Harry / Lord Summerhays / Mark Lemon / Mr. Brooks / Reggie Pelham / Richard Gable / Romainville / Sir George / Sir Harold Peach | 1955 |
| The Adventures of Robin Hood | Thomas / Judd | 1955 |
| ITV Television Playhouse | Mr. Whittaker / Mr. Challen | 1955 |
| Dixon of Dock Green | Bruce Treadgold | 1955 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Lord Justice | 1954 |
| Fuss Over Feathers | Mr. Wentworth / Col. Wentworth / Mr. Wentworth/Col. Wentworth | 1954 |
| The Blue Lamp | Chief Inspector Hammond | 1950 |
| Stop Press Girl | Cinema Manager | 1949 |
| If This Be Sin | Nicky | 1949 |
| The Loves of Joanna Godden | Huxtable | 1947 |
| The Mark of Cain | Mr. Bonnington | 1947 |
