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Allan Darling Cuthbertson (7 April 1920 – 8 February 1988) was an Australian-British actor. He was best known for playing stern-faced military officers in British films of the 1950s and 1960s.
Allan Cuthbertson. Actor: The Guns of Navarone. Cuthbertson arrived in Britain in 1947, and appeared shortly thereafter as Romeo in Romeo and Juliet at the Boltons.
Actor: The Guns of Navarone. Cuthbertson arrived in Britain in 1947, and appeared shortly thereafter as Romeo in Romeo and Juliet at the Boltons. In London's West End, he appeared as Laertes in Hamlet, Aimwell in The Beaux Stratagem, and Octavius Robinson in Man & Superman, among many other roles.
Mar 20, 2021 · Western Australian born Allan Cuthbertson forged a hugely successful career on screen and stage in Britain – often playing a stereotypical, frosty, British military type – film historian Brian McFarlane described him as “a superb conveyor of icy distain.”
Allan Cuthbertson Biography (1920-1988) Born April 7, 1920, in Perth, Australia; died February 8, 1988, in London, England; son of Ernest and Isobel Ferguson (Darling) Cuthbertson; married Gertrude Willner (a doctor); children: one son (adopted).
In the fine tradition of such Hollywood players as Douglas Dumbrille and Richard Deacon, Australian actor Allan Cuthbertson was expert in portraying icy, glaring officials at odds with more warmhearted heroes and heroines.
Allan Cuthbertson was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. In his early acting career, Cuthbertson appeared in such films as the David Niven drama "Carrington V.C."...
