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Charles Pemberton
Acting

Charles Pemberton
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1939-09-19,Leyland, Lancashire, U.K.
Gender
Male
Biography
Character actor Charles Pemberton had a long career in television but found theatrical fame with his one man entertainment, WS Gilbert - A Disagreeable Man? which he toured throughout the UK and Europe. The two hour show, from a script by Brian Jones, traced the life of the 19th century popular composer and martinet. Pemberton was born on September 19, 1939 in Leyland, Lancashire. He trained for the stage at the Rose Bruford Drama School and graduated with distinction in 1963. He joined the Bristol Old Vic Theatre Company where he remained for two years before appearing in repertory at the Library Theatre, Manchester, Harrogate and Derby. He made his television debut in 1964 as a detective sergeant in the soap Crossroads and went on to play a succession of policemen, military types and officials in countless dramas and sitcoms such as Callan, The Professionals, Minder, Juliet Bravo and Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective. He was in two storylines of Doctor Who, The Tomb of the Cybermen and The War Games and he played Johnny Mann in Coronation Street (1973). He also had cameos in the award-winning drama The Naked Civil Servant (1975), John Le Carre's A Perfect Spy (1987), Great Expectations (1989) (as Mr Philbean 1989), Victoria Wood's Pat & Margaret (1994) and Foyle's War (2004). On the West End stage he appeared with Ingrid Bergman in Sir John Gielgud's revival of The Constant Wife (Albery Theatre 1973) and he played Ormonroyd in Priestley's When We Are Married (Whitehall Theatre). He also starred in several commercials including the award-winning series of John Smith's Yorkshire Bitter adverts. He later recorded his one man show on CD. Pemberton was an accomplished magician and held the Inner Magic Circle Silver Star. He was vice president of the Catholic Stage Guild and a much revered member of the CAA. He had recently been elected to the Savage Club where he had performed his own man show to much acclaim. A genial and kind man with a self effacing sense of humour he was a familiar figure in London's theatreland with his bewhiskered looks and jaunty smile. He will be much missed by his many colleagues in the profession. Friend Barbara Angell said, "We were friends through thick and thin - we were sometimes rich together but mostly poor, at least financially. We shared a lot of laughs. Pemberton had been suffering from cancer and died on May 13, 2007. He was survived by his mother.

Filmography

Unfair Exchanges

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Unfair Exchanges
1985-01-20

Sir Norbert Smith, a Life

8

Sir Norbert Smith, a Life
1989-11-03

The Russian Soldier

0

The Russian Soldier
1986-03-09

A Murder of Quality

5.5

A Murder of Quality
1991-10-04

Stainless Steel and the Star Spies

0

Stainless Steel and the Star Spies
1981-01-01

5.9

Brannigan
1975-03-21

The Four Feathers

6.641

The Four Feathers
2002-09-08

England, Summer, Sunday

0

England, Summer, Sunday
1976-01-31

6.7

Porridge
1979-08-12

On Giant's Shoulders

0

On Giant's Shoulders
1979-03-28

5.6

Playing Away
1987-01-02

King of Fridges

0

King of Fridges
2004-09-18

Doctor Who: The Tomb of the Cybermen

8

Doctor Who: The Tomb of the Cybermen
1967-09-23

6.4

Black Joy
1977-11-06

The Black Panther

5.8

The Black Panther
1977-12-26

The Naked Civil Servant

6.7

The Naked Civil Servant
1975-12-17

Doctor Who: The War Games

9.6

Doctor Who: The War Games
1969-06-21

Wayne and Albert

0

Wayne and Albert
1983-03-15

Pat and Margaret

7.5

Pat and Margaret
1994-09-11

Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective

5.9

Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective
1981-01-04

Adventures of a Taxi Driver

4.952

Adventures of a Taxi Driver
1976-04-30

0

The Chauffeur
1976-04-30

Hammer House of Horror

7.1

Hammer House of Horror
1980-09-13

6.8

Minder
1979-10-29

7

The Upper Hand
1990-05-01

Return of the Saint

7

Return of the Saint
1978-09-10

Charters and Caldicott

6

Charters and Caldicott
1985-01-10

Agatha Christie's Poirot

8.1

Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989-01-08

Agatha Christie's Poirot

8.1

Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989-01-08

Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye

7.1

Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye
1985-03-07

(All Quiet on the) Preston Front

5.3

(All Quiet on the) Preston Front
1994-01-04

The Paradise Club

5.8

The Paradise Club
1989-09-19

7.13

Bread
1986-05-01

All Creatures Great and Small

7.7

All Creatures Great and Small
1978-01-08

6.2

Terry and June
1979-10-24

8.2

Miss Marple
1984-12-26

8

Danger UXB
1979-01-08

Sapphire & Steel

7.4

Sapphire & Steel
1979-07-10

The Professionals

7.4

The Professionals
1977-12-30

The Professionals

7.4

The Professionals
1977-12-30

The Box of Delights

7.7

The Box of Delights
1984-11-21