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Stanley Lebor

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Stanley Lebor
Born
Stanley Harvey Lebor

(1934-09-24)24 September 1934
East Ham, London, England
Died22 November 2014(2014-11-22) (aged 80)
Faversham, Kent, England
Occupation(s)Stage, film and television actor

Stanley Harvey Lebor (24 September 1934 – 22 November 2014[1]) was an English actor.[2] He was best known for his roles as Howard Hughes in the 1980s BBC TV comedy series Ever Decreasing Circles, the Mongon Doctor in Flash Gordon (1980), and as RSM Lord in A Bridge Too Far (1977).[3] Before this he was better known for villainous roles in series such as Jason King and The Tomorrow People.[4][5]

Life

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Lebor was born in East Ham, London.[6] He studied acting at RADA in London.[7] In 1961 he joined the Radio Drama Company by winning the Carleton Hobbs Bursary.[8]

He appeared in Minder in the Series 1 episode The Bengal Tiger, The Naked Civil Servant, Ever Decreasing Circles, Tarka the Otter, Gandhi, Grange Hill, 'Allo 'Allo!, Superman IV: The Quest for Peace and Last of the Summer Wine.[6] In 1986 he acted with Lynda Baron in a party political broadcast for the SDP–Liberal Alliance.[9]

Filmography

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TV credits

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References

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  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Stanley Lebor | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
  3. ^ "Stanley Lebor | Movies and Filmography". AllMovie.
  4. ^ "Stanley Lebor". www.aveleyman.com.
  5. ^ "A Rift in Time[01/04/74] (1974)". BFI. Archived from the original on 28 July 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Stanley Lebor". BFI. Archived from the original on 21 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Stanley Lebor – RADA". www.rada.ac.uk.
  8. ^ Carleton Hobbs Bursary winners at BBC.co.uk, retrieved 23 January 2018
  9. ^ "Social Democrat Party Election Broadcast: SDP/Liberal Alliance(06/05/86)". BFI Film and TV Database. Archived from the original on 25 December 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
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