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Humphrey Lestocq(1919-1984)

  • Actor
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Humphrey Lestocq was born on 23 January 1919 in Chiswick, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Come Back Peter (1952), The Avengers (1961) and Angels One Five (1952). He was married to Dallas E. Edwards. He died on 29 January 1984 in London, England, UK.
BornJanuary 23, 1919
DiedJanuary 29, 1984(65)
BornJanuary 23, 1919
DiedJanuary 29, 1984(65)
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Known for

Come Back Peter (1952)
Come Back Peter
4.7
  • Arthur Hapgood
  • 1952
The Avengers (1961)
The Avengers
8.3
TV Series
  • Vice Admiral Willows
Angels One Five (1952)
Angels One Five
6.5
  • Flight Lt. 'Batchy' Salter
  • 1952
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
7.0
TV Series
  • Buns Darling

Credits

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Actor



  • The Avengers (1961)
    The Avengers
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Vice Admiral Willows
    • 1966
  • Emergency-Ward 10 (1957)
    Emergency-Ward 10
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Sqn. Ldr. Studley-Ross
    • 1965
  • Bomb in the High Street (1963)
    Bomb in the High Street
    6.2
    • Reporter
    • 1963
  • Richard the Lionheart (1962)
    Richard the Lionheart
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Handyman
    • Second Soldier
    • La Motte
    • 1962–1963
  • Nigel Patrick in Zero One (1962)
    Zero One
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Co-Pilot
    • 1962
  • Peter Sellers, Margaret Leighton, and Dany Robin in Waltz of the Toreadors (1962)
    Waltz of the Toreadors
    5.7
    • Fox Hunter (uncredited)
    • 1962
  • Design for Loving (1962)
    Design for Loving
    4.3
    • Club Manager
    • 1962
  • The Cheaters (1960)
    The Cheaters
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Grimes
    • Finch
    • 1961–1962
  • The Golden Rabbit
    • 1962
  • The Court Martial of Major Keller (1961)
    The Court Martial of Major Keller
    5.8
    • Lieutenant Cameron
    • 1961
  • Pit of Darkness (1961)
    Pit of Darkness
    6.3
    • Bill
    • 1961
  • The Third Alibi (1961)
    The Third Alibi
    7.0
    • Producer
    • 1961
  • Two Wives at One Wedding (1961)
    Two Wives at One Wedding
    5.5
    • Mark
    • 1961
  • The Long Shadow (1961)
    The Long Shadow
    6.4
    • Bannister
    • 1961
  • The Unstoppable Man (1961)
    The Unstoppable Man
    6.0
    • Sgt. Plummer
    • 1961

Personal details

  • Born
    • January 23, 1919
    • Chiswick, London, England, UK
  • Died
    • January 29, 1984
    • London, England, UK
  • Spouse
    • Dallas E. Edwards1943 - ? (2 children)
  • Other works
    (Sunday June 16, 1957) He acted in Robin Maugham's play, "The Last Hero," at the Strand Theatre in London, England with Margaret Bull, Cicely Paget-Bowman, Nigel Stock, Christopher Taylor, Anthony Woodruff, Robert Jackson, Anthony Marlowe, Alan Judd, Mark Shurland, John Arnatt, Michael Brill, Thomas Baptiste, and Hamlyn Benson in the cast. Ellen Pollock was director.

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    Jovial British actor whose greatest fame, in the early-to-mid-1950s, was as straight man to "Mr. Turnip", a puppet featured on a BBC children's program, "Whirligig". In later life, he found acting work hard to get and was at one point declared bankrupt.

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