Acting
Nigel Green
Born 1924-10-15
Pretoria, South Africa
Department: Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Nigel Green (15 October 1924 – 15 May 1972) was a South African-born British character actor. Because of his strapping build and commanding demeanour he would often be found playing military types and men of action in such classic sixties films as Jason and the Argonauts, Zulu, Tobruk and The Ipcress File. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nigel Green, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Nigel Green
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Jason and the Argonauts
1963
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Zulu
1964
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The Avengers
1961
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The Masque of the Red Death
1964
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The Ipcress File
1965
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The Persuaders!
1971
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Theatre 625
1964
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The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
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Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
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Suspense
1949
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (81 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The World of Hammer | Self (archive footage) | TV Series | 1994 |
 | Gawain and the Green Knight | Green Knight | Movie | 1973 |
 | The Protectors | Colonel Vasili Krassinkov | TV Series | 1972 |
 | The Ruling Class | McKyle | Movie | 1972 |
 | Clochemerle | Captain Tardivaux | TV Series | 1972 |
 | The Persuaders! | John Cavendish | TV Series | 1971 |
 | Jason King | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1971 |
 | Countess Dracula | Captain Dobi | Movie | 1971 |
| Conceptions of Murder | Peter Kurten | TV Series | 1970 | |
 | The Kremlin Letter | The Whore | Movie | 1970 |
 | The Betrayal | Colonel Mathesius | Movie | 1969 |
 | Play Dirty | Col. Masters | Movie | 1969 |
 | The Wrecking Crew | Count Massimo Contini | Movie | 1968 |
 | The Pink Jungle | Dennis McCune (incorrectly given in credits as 'Crowley') | Movie | 1968 |
| The Gamblers | Sir Hugh Standish | TV Series | 1967 | |
 | ITV Playhouse | Otto | TV Series | 1967 |
 | Africa: Texas Style! | Karl Bekker | Movie | 1967 |
 | Deadlier Than the Male | Carl Petersen | Movie | 1967 |
 | Tobruk | Colonel John Harker | Movie | 1967 |
 | Let's Kill Uncle | Major Kevin Harrison | Movie | 1966 |
 | Khartoum | General Wolseley | Movie | 1966 |
 | Thirty-Minute Theatre | Colonel Willowby | TV Series | 1965 |
| Blackmail | Ken Rollings | TV Series | 1965 | |
 | The Skull | Inspector Wilson | Movie | 1965 |
 | The Face of Fu Manchu | Sir Nayland Smith | Movie | 1965 |
 | The Ipcress File | Major Dalby | Movie | 1965 |
 | The Masque of the Red Death | Ludovico | Movie | 1964 |
 | Theatre 625 | Tim Afton | TV Series | 1964 |
 | Saturday Night Out | Paddy | Movie | 1964 |
 | Zulu | Colour Sgt. Frank Bourne | Movie | 1964 |
 | The Man Who Finally Died | Sergeant Hirsch | Movie | 1963 |
 | Jason and the Argonauts | Hercules | Movie | 1963 |
 | Mystery Submarine | Chief ERA Lovejoy | Movie | 1963 |
 | Playback | Ralph Monk | Movie | 1962 |
 | Richard the Lionheart | Hermit | TV Series | 1962 |
| Richard the Lionheart | Nicholas | TV Series | 1962 |
 | The Durant Affair | Sir Patrick | Movie | 1962 |
 | The Prince and the Pauper | The Ruffler | Movie | 1962 |
| The Spanish Sword | Breaute | Movie | 1962 | |
 | The Queen's Guards | Abu Sibdar | Movie | 1961 |
 | Pit of Darkness | Jonathan | Movie | 1961 |
 | Man at the Carlton Tower | Lew Daney | Movie | 1961 |
| Drama 61-67 | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1961 | |
| Drama 61-67 | Jamieson | TV Series | 1961 | |
 | Gorgo | Bulletin Announcer (Uncredited) | Movie | 1961 |
 | The Avengers | Sir Lexius Cray | TV Series | 1961 |
| The Avengers | The President | TV Series | 1961 |
 | Sword of Sherwood Forest | Little John | Movie | 1960 |
 | The Criminal | Ted | Movie | 1960 |
 | Danger Man | Wetzel | TV Series | 1960 |
 | Beat Girl | Simon | Movie | 1960 |
 | The League of Gentlemen | Kissing Man in Truck (Uncredited) | Movie | 1960 |
| International Detective | Montoro | TV Series | 1959 | |
 | Witness in the Dark | The Intruder | Movie | 1959 |
 | No Hiding Place | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1959 |
 | Edgar Wallace Mysteries | Lew Daney | TV Series | 1959 |
 | Corridors of Blood | Insp. Donovan | Movie | 1958 |
 | The Adventures of William Tell | Fertog | TV Series | 1958 |
| The Adventures of William Tell | The Bear | TV Series | 1958 |
| The Adventures of William Tell | Fertog (The Bear) | TV Series | 1958 |
 | The Gypsy and the Gentleman | Game Pup | Movie | 1958 |
 | Bitter Victory | Private Wilkins | Movie | 1957 |
 | Find the Lady | Photographer (Uncredited) | Movie | 1956 |
 | The Adventures of Sir Lancelot | Jailer | TV Series | 1956 |
| The Adventures of Sir Lancelot | Second Peasant | TV Series | 1956 |
| The Adventures of Sir Lancelot | 2nd Thief (as Nigel Greene) | TV Series | 1956 |
| The Adventures of Sir Lancelot | Farmer | TV Series | 1956 |
| The Adventures of Sir Lancelot | Sir Grint | TV Series | 1956 |
| The Adventures of Sir Lancelot | Probus | TV Series | 1956 |
| The Adventures of Sir Lancelot | Bart | TV Series | 1956 |
 | Armchair Theatre | Stranger | TV Series | 1956 |
 | Reach for the Sky | Streatfeild | Movie | 1956 |
 | The Adventures of Robin Hood | Prival | TV Series | 1955 |
 | As Long as They're Happy | Peter | Movie | 1955 |
 | The Wonderful World of Disney | The Ruffler | TV Series | 1954 |
 | Stranger from Venus | Second Police Officer | Movie | 1954 |
 | The Sea Shall Not Have Them | Met Officer Howard | Movie | 1954 |
 | Meet Mr. Malcolm | Sergeant Bassett | Movie | 1954 |
 | Sunday Night Theatre | Freddie Henderson | TV Series | 1950 |
 | Suspense | Mr. Williams | TV Series | 1949 |
 | This Was Paris | German Fifth Columnist , disguised as a French soldier | Movie | 1942 |