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Ambrose Coghill(1903-1983)

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Ambrose Coghill was born in 1903 in Skibbereen, County Cork, Ireland. He was an actor, known for A Ghost Story for Christmas (1971), Doctor Faustus (1967) and The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968). He died on 6 June 1983 in Aberlour, Moray, Scotland, UK.
Born1903
DiedJune 6, 1983
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DiedJune 6, 1983
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Known for

A Ghost Story for Christmas (1971)
A Ghost Story for Christmas
7.7
TV Series
  • Museum Curator
Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor in Doctor Faustus (1967)
Doctor Faustus
5.4
  • Avarice
  • 1967
The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968)
The Charge of the Light Brigade
6.6
  • Lt. Col. Douglas
  • 1968
The Wednesday Play (1964)
The Wednesday Play
7.3
TV Series
  • Minister
  • Colonel

Credits

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Actor

  • Clifford Rose and Mollie Sugden in Six Days of Justice (1972)
    Six Days of Justice
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Daniels
    • 1972
  • A Ghost Story for Christmas (1971)
    A Ghost Story for Christmas
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Museum Curator
    • 1971
  • The Wednesday Play (1964)
    The Wednesday Play
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Minister
    • Colonel
    • 1970
  • Canterbury Tales (1969)
    Canterbury Tales
    5.6
    TV Series
    • The Friar's Tale Alderman
    • 1969
  • Anton Rodgers in The Elusive Pimpernel (1969)
    The Elusive Pimpernel
    7.9
    TV Mini Series
    • Cochefer
    • 1969
  • Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
    Oh! What a Lovely War
    7.0
    • His Father (uncredited)
    • 1969
  • Omnibus (1967)
    Omnibus
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Colonel
    • 1968
  • The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968)
    The Charge of the Light Brigade
    6.6
    • Lt. Col. Douglas
    • 1968
  • Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor in Doctor Faustus (1967)
    Doctor Faustus
    5.4
    • Avarice
    • 1967

Personal details

  • Born
    • 1903
    • Skibbereen, County Cork, Ireland
  • Died
    • June 6, 1983
    • Aberlour, Moray, Scotland, UK

Did you know

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    He became an actor at the age of 60, when his brother gave him a job on "Doctor Faustus" to help him out of financial difficulties.

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