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George Woodbridge (16 February 1907 – 31 March 1973) was an English character actor in films and television from the 1930s to the 1970s. Born in Exeter, Devon, his ruddy-cheeked complexion and West Country accent meant he would often be found playing innkeepers, policemen or yokels, most prominently in horror and comedy films. Making his film debut in 1940 in ''The Big Blockade'', he went on to appear in films such as ''Green for Danger'' (1946), ''The Fallen Idol'' (1948), ''The Queen of Spades'' (1949), ''Stryker of the Yard'' (1953), ''An Inspector Calls'' (1954), and ''Richard III'' (1955). His horror film appearances include: ''Dracula'' (1958), ''The Revenge of Frankenstein'' (1958), ''Jack the Ripper'' (1959), ''The Flesh and the Fiends'' (1959), ''The Curse of the Werewolf'' (1961), ''Dracula: Prince of Darkness'' (1966), ''The Reptile'' (1966) and ''Doomwatch'' (1972). He also appeared in two M.R. James adaptations on television, in the ''Mystery and Imagination'' episode "Room 13" and the ''Omnibus'' episode "Whistle and I'll Come to You". His jovial manner lent itself to comedy films as well, including ''An Alligator Named Daisy'' (1955), ''Three Men in a Boat'' (1956), ''Two-Way Stretch'' (1960), ''Raising the Wind'' (1961), ''What a Carve Up!'' (1961), ''Only Two Can Play'' (1962), ''Nurse on Wheels'' (1963), ''Heavens Above!'' (1963), ''Carry On Jack'' (1963), ''Take a Girl Like You'' (1970), ''All the Way Up'' (1970), and ''Up Pompeii'' (1971). He also appeared as the sergeant in the Stryker of the Yard featurettes during the 1950s. He first appeared on television before the Second World War, and went on to feature in popular series such ''Adam Adamant Lives!'', ''Armchair Theatre'', ''Benny Hill'', ''Dixon of Dock Green'', ''The Forsyte Saga'', ''The Persuaders!'' and ''Softly Softly''. He gained popularity late in his career as the titular puppet-maker in the children's TV show ''Inigo Pipkin''. Unfortunately, he died five weeks into the filming of the second series, an occurrence which was dealt with in the programme's storyline. The series continued for another seven years however under the title, ''Pipkins''. ==Selected filmography== * ''Tower of Terror'' (1941) * ''The Black Sheep of Whitehall'' (1942) * ''Green for Danger'' (1946) * ''Blanche Fury'' (1948) * ''The Fallen Idol'' (1948) * ''Silent Dust'' (1949) * ''Children of Chance'' (1949) * ''Double Confession'' (1950) * ''Murder in the Cathedral'' (1951) * ''Stryker of the Yard'' (1953) * ''An Inspector Calls'' (1954) * ''Conflict of Wings'' (1954) * ''For Better, for Worse'' (1954) * ''The Crowded Day'' (1954) * ''Third Party Risk'' (1954) * ''Passage Home'' (1955) * ''An Alligator Named Daisy'' (1955) * ''Eyewitness'' (1956) * ''The Passionate Stranger'' (1957) * ''High Flight'' (1957) * ''The Moonraker'' (1958) * ''Dracula'' (1958) * ''Two-Way Stretch'' (1960) * ''The Flesh and the Fiends'' (1960) * ''The Curse of the Werewolf'' (1961) * ''What a Carve Up!'' (1961) * ''The Iron Maiden'' (1962) * ''Heavens Above!'' (1963) * ''Carry On Jack'' (1963) * ''Where's Jack?'' (1969) * ''Take a Girl Like You'' (1970) * ''Up Pompeii'' (1971) * ''Diamonds on Wheels'' (1974) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「George Woodbridge (actor)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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