Biography

Duncan Lamont began his career in the 1940's in Waterfront Women (1950) and Quentin Durward (1955), then went to Hollywood for Mutiny on the Bounty (1962). Returning to Britain, he went into what he later remembered as one of his happiest roles, opposite Margaret Rutherford in Murder at the Gallop (1963). He once described himself as a 'heavy with a capacity for light villainy', though he was never really a bad villain. While he was sometimes on the right side of the law, he nevertheless tended to end up dead or defeated. Television work took him to America for appearances in such as The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955), Hawaiian Eye (1959), and The Alaskans (1959), while British credits included Z Cars (1962), Danger Man (1960), and Dixon of Dock Green (1955).
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Died during the filming of the Blake's 7 (1978) episode Hostage (1979), in which he was to have played the role of Ushton. After his death, John Abineri was cast in the rôle and the scenes that Lamont filmed were reshot.

Burly Scots character actor of stage and screen. Particularly effective in epics and swashbucklers, often in snarling or menacing roles. At his best in Quentin Durward (1955) as the black-hooded robber of the Ardennes, in The Devil-Ship Pirates (1964), and as the Alien-affected drill operator Sladden in Five Million Years to Earth (1967).

Born in Portugal, but raised in Scotland.

Trained at RADA he made his film debut in 'The Woman in Question' in 1949 bringing him to the attention of French director Jean Renoir.

However, his range as an actor is revealed by his memorable performance as the Viceroy, opposite Anna Magnani as the actress, in The Golden Coach (1952), Jean Renoir's magical film about the interaction of performance, life and art .