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MacDonald Hobley(1917-1987)

  • Actor
  • Writer
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Exploitation doc on 'Swinging London' as it really happened. Director Arnold Louis Miller (Nudist Memories) interviews mods, rockers and beatniks. Wife swapping, weary stripper, childbirth, chicken killing and Billy J. Kramer all feature.
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MacDonald Hobley was born on 9 June 1917 in Port Stanley, Falkland Islands. He was an actor and writer, known for Emma (1948), Checkpoint (1956) and The Entertainer (1960). He was married to Noel Scott-Gorman. He died on 30 July 1987 in Hampshire, England, UK.
BornJune 9, 1917
DiedJuly 30, 1987(70)
BornJune 9, 1917
DiedJuly 30, 1987(70)
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Known for

Emma
TV Movie
  • Frank Churchill
  • 1948
Checkpoint (1956)
Checkpoint
5.6
  • Commentator
  • 1956
Laurence Olivier and Shirley Anne Field in The Entertainer (1960)
The Entertainer
7.1
  • McDonald Hobley(as McDonald Hobley)
  • 1960
No Place for Jennifer (1950)
No Place for Jennifer
6.6
  • Salesman (Jeweller's Shop)
  • 1950

Credits

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Actor

  • No Place Like Home (1983)
    No Place Like Home
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Sidney (as McDonald Hobley)
    • 1986
  • Ian Hendry and Nyree Dawn Porter in For Maddie with Love (1980)
    For Maddie with Love
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Rev. Clark (as McDonald Hobley)
    • 1980
  • Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden, and Bill Oddie in The Goodies (1970)
    The Goodies
    7.7
    TV Series
    • (as McDonald Hobley)
    • 1976
  • It Ain't Half Hot Mum (1974)
    It Ain't Half Hot Mum
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Colonel Standish (as McDonald Hobley)
    • 1976
  • Carry on Laughing (1975)
    Carry on Laughing
    5.9
    TV Series
    • Quaker Reporter (as McDonald Hobley)
    • 1975
  • Warship (1973)
    Warship
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Chief of the Defence Staff
    • 1973
  • Shirley Dixon and Denis Lill in The Regiment (1972)
    The Regiment
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Regimental Medical Officer
    • 1973
  • Joby Blanshard, John Paul, and Robert Powell in Doomwatch (1970)
    Doomwatch
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Permanent Secretary
    • 1970
  • Out of the Unknown (1965)
    Out of the Unknown
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Television newsreader
    • 1969
  • Thora Hird in The First Lady (1968)
    The First Lady
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Philips
    • 1968
  • Crossroads (1964)
    Crossroads
    4.5
    TV Series
    • Harold Furness
    • 1967
  • William Lucas and Neil McCallum in Vendetta (1966)
    Vendetta
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Seaton Roxby
    • 1966
  • Roger Moore in The Saint (1962)
    The Saint
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Radio Commentator
    • 1965
  • Charles Hawtrey, Hattie Jacques, Norman Rossington, and Joan Sims in Our House (1960)
    Our House
    6.0
    TV Series
    • 1960
  • Bob Dylan, David Warner, Ursula Howells, Reg Lye, James Mellor, and Maureen Pryor in The Madhouse on Castle Street (1963)
    BBC Sunday-Night Play
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Matthew, Lord Ravensbourne
    • 1960

Writer

  • Television Christmas Party
    TV Movie
    • writer (as McDonald Hobley)
    • 1954
  • The Teen-Age Show
    TV Series
    • narrative script
    • 1949

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Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • McDonald Hobley
  • Born
    • June 9, 1917
    • Port Stanley, Falkland Islands
  • Died
    • July 30, 1987
    • Hampshire, England, UK
  • Spouse
    • Noel Scott-Gorman1954 - ? (divorced)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

Did you know

  • Trivia
    In 1946 he was the BBC's first post war announcer. and 18 years later he was on radio as chairman of Dos the Team Think.

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