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Rufus Cruickshank(1915-1959)

  • Actor
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Rufus Cruickshank was born on 27 November 1915 in Inverurie, Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for Kidnapped (1952), The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955) and Lord Emsworth and the Little Friend (1956). He died on 20 December 1959 in Marylebone, London, England, UK.
BornNovember 27, 1915
DiedDecember 20, 1959(44)
BornNovember 27, 1915
DiedDecember 20, 1959(44)
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Kidnapped
TV Series
  • Captain Hoseason(as Rufus Cruikshank)
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955)
The Adventures of Robin Hood
7.6
TV Series
  • Little John
Lord Emsworth and the Little Friend
TV Movie
  • McAllister(as Rufus Cruikshank)
  • 1956
Lilli Marlene (1950)
Lilli Marlene
5.0
  • Sgt. Bull(as Rufus Cruikshank)
  • 1950

Credits

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Actor

  • Life with the Lyons
    6.2
    TV Series
    • 1958–1960
  • Patrick Allen and Thomas Mitchell in Glencannon (1959)
    Glencannon
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Douglas Glencannon (as Rufus Cruikshank)
    • 1959
  • Interpol Calling (1959)
    Interpol Calling
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Sgt. Logie
    • 1959
  • Hancock's Half Hour (1956)
    Hancock's Half Hour
    8.4
    TV Series
    • 3rd Saxon (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • Ivanhoe (1958)
    Ivanhoe
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Brian Boy O'Neil (as Rufus Cruikshank)
    • 1958
  • Highland Fling
    TV Series
    • Red Wully (as Rufus Cruikshank)
    • 1957
  • Five on a Treasure Island (1957)
    Five on a Treasure Island
    7.2
    • Captain Zachary (as Rufus Cruikshank)
    • 1957
  • Norman Wisdom in Up in the World (1956)
    Up in the World
    6.5
    • Gamekeeper (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • Lord Emsworth and the Little Friend
    TV Movie
    • McAllister (as Rufus Cruikshank)
    • 1956
  • The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955)
    The Adventures of Robin Hood
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Little John
    • 1955–1956
  • You Lucky People! (1955)
    You Lucky People!
    5.1
    • Sgt. Maj. Horace Thickpenny (as Rufus Cruikshank)
    • 1955
  • The Children of the New Forest
    TV Series
    • Thomas
    • 1955
  • Knights of the Round Table (1953)
    Knights of the Round Table
    6.2
    • Modred's Knight (uncredited)
    • 1953
  • Saturday Special
    TV Series
    • Ship's bosun
    • 1952–1953
  • Peter Sellers, Michael Bentine, Spike Milligan, and Harry Secombe in Down Among the Z Men (1952)
    Down Among the Z Men
    4.3
    • (uncredited)
    • 1952

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Rufus Cruikshank
  • Height
    • 6′ 5″ (1.96 m)
  • Born
    • November 27, 1915
    • Inverurie, Scotland, UK
  • Died
    • December 20, 1959
    • Marylebone, London, England, UK

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