Person Details

Birthday: 1937-04-03 00:08:07

Aliases: William Charles Anthony Gaunt

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Pudsey, Yorkshire, England, UK

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Movie Involvements: 10

TV Involvements: 11


Most Famous Work

Biography

William Charles Anthony Gaunt (born 3 April 1937 in Pudsey, Yorkshire) is an English actor. Gaunt's father was a lawyer. Gaunt attended Giggleswick School and Baylor University, Texas, and then at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He then spent three years working in repertory theatre at Worthing, Bath, Salisbury and Cheltenham. He then spent a year in America and returned to direct productions at Birmingham, Coventry and Cheltenham, interrupted by a spell in the army. After minor roles in 1960s series such as Z-Cars and The Avengers, and the Edgar Wallace Mysteries movies The Sinister Man (1961) and Solo for Sparrow (1962), he gained a role as the super-powered secret agent Richard Barrett in the 1968 British espionage/science fiction series The Champions. He had also appeared in a recurring role in Sergeant Cork following policemen in Victorian London. Between 1983 and 1987 he starred as harassed father Arthur Crabtree in the sitcom No Place Like Home. He subsequently made many guest appearances in other series such as Juliet Bravo and in the Doctor Who episode Revelation of the Daleks. From 1995 to 1997 Gaunt starred in the sitcom Next of Kin opposite Penelope Keith. In 2010 he appeared in the Globe Theatre production of Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 1. He starred in the 2004 Doctor Who audio series Dalek Empire III. He is currently appearing in the Channel 4 series Cast Offs. In December 2011 he was seen in Episode One of the ITV drama Without You. In February 2012 Gaunt appeared in Midsomer Murders as Ludo DeQuetteville in the episode "The Dark Rider", first aired on ITV1 on Wednesday 1 February 2012. This is his second appearance in this series, after playing Michael Bannerman in the 2004 episode "The Maid in Splendour". In May 2015, Gaunt played Judge St John Redmond in six episodes of EastEnders. (Wikipedia)

Most Famous Work

Doctor Who
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8

Doctor Who

(1963) Orcini
Midsomer Murders
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8

Midsomer Murders

(1997) Ludo DeQuetteville
Casualty
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6

Casualty

(1986) Malc Stroud
The Champions
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6

The Champions

(1968) Richard Barrett
The Saint
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7

The Saint

(1962) Mike
Crown Court
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5

Crown Court

(1972) Edward Cummings
G.B.H.
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6

G.B.H.

(1991) Hunningdon
The Agatha Christie Hour
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7

The Agatha Christie Hour

(1982) Major John Wilbraham

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2021 N/A
2017 Reverend Daubeny
2015 John of Gaunt
Jebediah
2014 Giles Corey
2012 Rufus Stone
Shallow
Worcester
2008 Earl of Gloucester
1999 N/A
1997 Michael Bannerman
Ludo DeQuetteville
1996 Controller
1995 N/A
1992 Charles Robertson
1991 Hunningdon
1988 N/A
1986 N/A
Malc Stroud
1985 Orcini
1984 Commissioner
1983 N/A
1982 N/A
Major John Wilbraham
1981 Patrick Witney
1980 N/A
1975 Colonel Singleton
1974 N/A
1972 Edward Cummings
1969 N/A
1968 Richard Barrett
1966 N/A
1964 N/A
1963 Orcini
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1962 Mike
Romeo
Detective Sergeant Reeve
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N/A
1961 N/A
Year Character Movie/Tv

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