Bernard Horsfall

Bernard Horsfall
Born (1930-11-20)20 November 1930
Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Died 28 January 2013(2013-01-28) (aged 82)
Isle of Skye, Scotland, UK
Occupation Actor
Spouse(s) Jane Jordan Rogers
Children Christian (deceased)
Hannah
Rebecca

Bernard Arthur Gordon Horsfall (20 November 1930 28 January 2013) was an English actor.[1]

Early life

Horsfall was born in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, and educated at Rugby School. He trained as an actor at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art.[2]

Career

Horsfall appeared in many television and film roles including: Pathfinders to Mars (1960), the second sequel to Target Luna, Guns at Batasi (1964),[3] On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969),[4] Enemy at the Door (ITV, 1978–1980),[5][6] Gandhi (1982),[7] an episode of The Jewel in the Crown (ITV, 1984),[8] the character Frankland in The Hound of the Baskervilles (ITV, 1988),[9] and the character Balliol in Braveheart (1995).[10] His other roles included portraying British barrister Melford Stevenson in a 1980 Granada Television dramatisation of the 1955 case of Ruth Ellis.[11]

Horsfall made several guest appearances in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who. His first was as Lemuel Gulliver in The Mind Robber (1968).[12] His other appearances were as a Time Lord in The War Games (1969),[13] Taron in Planet of the Daleks (1973),[14] and Chancellor Goth in The Deadly Assassin (1976).[15] All four of these serials were directed by David Maloney. Many years later he returned to Doctor Who, appearing in Davros — a Doctor Who audio drama produced by Big Finish Productions.[16]

Horsfall also appeared, with a Swedish accent, as Christianson in an episode of The Persuaders! titled "The Morning After" during 1972.[17]

Death

He died on 28 January 2013 on the Isle of Skye in Scotland.[2][18] Horsfall is survived by his wife Jane, their daughters Hannah and Rebecca, five grandchildren and his sister. His son Christian died in 2012.[2][19]

Selected filmography

References

  1. "Horsfall, Bernard". British Film Institute (Film & TV Database). Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 Coveney, Michael (30 January 2013). "Bernard Horsfall obituary". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Cast: Guns at Batasi". British Film Institute (Film & TV Database). Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  4. 1 2 "Cast: On Her Majesty's Secret Service". British Film Institute (Film & TV Database). Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  5. Dancis, Bruce (2009-02-25). "DVD REVIEW: British miniseries 'Enemy at the Door' released". readingeagle.com (original publisher: McClatchy-Tribune). Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  6. "Enemy at the Door". British Film Institute (Film & TV Database). Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  7. 1 2 "Cast: Gandhi". British Film Institute (Film & TV Database). Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  8. "Cast: The Jewel in the Crown, Episode 5: Regimental Silver". British Film Institute (Film & TV Database). Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  9. Kelley, Gordon E. (1994). Sherlock Holmes: Screen and Sound Guide. Scarecrow Press. p. 118.
  10. 1 2 McFarlane, Brian; British Film Institute (2005). "Horsfall, Bernard". The Encyclopedia of British Film. Methuen. p. 337.
  11. "Cast: Lady Killers: Lucky, Lucky, Thirteen!". British Film Institute (Film & TV Database). Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  12. "Cast: Doctor Who: The Mind Robber (Episode 5)". British Film Institute (Film & TV Database). Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  13. "Cast: Doctor Who: The War Games (Part 10)". British Film Institute (Film & TV Database). Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  14. "Cast: Doctor Who: Planet of the Daleks (Episode 6)". British Film Institute (Film & TV Database). Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  15. "Cast: Doctor Who: The Deadly Assassin (Episode 4)". British Film Institute (Film & TV Database). Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  16. "Davros". Big Finish.com. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  17. "Cast: The Persuaders!: Morning After". British Film Institute (Film & TV Database). Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  18. Pendreigh, Brian (1 February 2013). "Obituary: Bernard Horsfall, Skye-based actor known for character roles on stage, film and TV". The Scotsman. Edinburgh. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  19. Baker, Richard Anthony (12 February 2013). "Bernard Horsfall". The Stage. London. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  20. "Cast: The Steel Bayonet". British Film Institute (Film & TV Database). Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  21. "Cast: High Flight". British Film Institute (Film & TV Database). Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  22. "Cast: The One That Got Away". British Film Institute (Film & TV Database). Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  23. "Cast: The Angry Silence". British Film Institute (Film & TV Database). Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  24. "Cast: Man in the Moon". British Film Institute (Film & TV Database). Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  25. "Cast: Gold". British Film Institute (Film & TV Database). Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  26. "Shout at the Devil". Films and Filming. Hansom Books. 22: 38. 1975.

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