Gordon Jackson

Career timeline

1. 1923 · Born

   Born in Glasgow, Scotland

2. 1942 · Screen debut

   One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (Movie)

3. 1955 · Breakthrough

   The Adventures of Robin Hood (TV)

4. 1989 · Latest release

   Campion (TV)

5. 1990 · Died

   January 15, 1990

Career in numbers

12 1940s

21 1950s

25 1960s

14 1970s

9 1980s

• Drama51
• Crime14
• Thriller14
• Comedy13
• War12
• Mystery10

Highest-rated title The Great Escape 1963 7.9 Most popular title The Great Escape 1963 7.9

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Gordon Jackson in our catalogue.

Herbert Wise

5 titles together

Christopher Morahan

4 titles together

Robert Beatty

4 titles together

Bernard Miles

3 titles together

Angus MacPhail

3 titles together

Jack Warner

3 titles together

Mervyn Johns

3 titles together

Sam Wanamaker

3 titles together

Jack Lambert

3 titles together

Frederick Piper

3 titles together

1. 1989 Campion as Professor Gardner Cairey TV
2. 1988 The Lady and the Highwayman as Harry Movie
3. 1988 Noble House as Supt. Armstrong 7.1 TV
4. 1988 The Play on One as Jessop Brown TV
5. 1986 The Whistle Blower as Bruce 5.8 Movie
6. 1986 Shaka Zulu as Prof. Bramston 7.2 TV
7. 1985 The Shooting Party as Tom Harker 6.6 Movie
8. 1984 The Masks of Death as Inspector Alec MacDonald Movie
9. 1981 A Town Like Alice as Noel Strachan TV
10. 1979 Hart to Hart as Sir William 6.9 TV
11. 1978 The Medusa Touch as Doctor Johnson 6.8 Movie
12. 1978 An Audience with... as Self TV
13. 1977 The Professionals as George Cowley 7.6 TV
14. 1977 Golden Rendezvous as Dr. Marston Movie
15. 1977 Spectre as Inspector Cabell Movie
16. 1975 Russian Roulette as Brian Hardison Movie
17. 1973 Centre Play as Pops TV
18. 1972 Madame Sin as Commander Cavendish Movie
19. 1971 Kidnapped as Charles Stewart 6.1 Movie
20. 1971 Upstairs, Downstairs as Angus Hudson 7.6 TV
21. 1971 Budgie as Soapy Simon TV
22. 1970 Scrooge as Tom - Friend of Harry's 6.8 Movie
23. 1970 Confession as Jim TV
24. 1969 Hamlet as Horatio Movie
25. 1969 W. Somerset Maugham as Dr. MacPhail TV
26. 1969 Run Wild, Run Free as Mr. Ransome Movie
27. 1969 The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie as Gordon Lowther 7.0 Movie
28. 1967 Contrasts as Banquo TV
29. 1967 Danger Route as Brian Stern 5.6 Movie
30. 1967 The Night of the Generals as Captain Engel 6.8 Movie
31. 1966 The Fighting Prince of Donegal as Captain Leeds Movie
32. 1966 Cast a Giant Shadow as James MacAfee 6.3 Movie
33. 1966 Mystery and Imagination as Gayton TV
34. 1965 Blackmail as Tony Barton TV
35. 1965 The Troubleshooters as Alan Prescott TV
36. 1965 Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes as MacDougal 6.8 Movie
37. 1965 The Ipcress File as Jock Carswell 6.8 Movie
38. 1965 Gideon's Way as Sgt. McKinnon TV
39. 1964 Daylight Robbery as Police Sergeant Movie
40. 1964 Theatre 625 as Father Joseph TV
41. 1964 The Long Ships as Vahlin 6.1 Movie
42. 1963 The Great Escape as MacDonald 'Intelligence' 7.9 Movie
43. 1962 Mutiny on the Bounty as Seaman Edward Birkett 7.0 Movie
44. 1962 Dr. Finlay's Casebook TV
45. 1961 Greyfriars Bobby as Farmer 6.9 Movie
46. 1961 Drama 61-67 as Philip TV
47. 1960 Tunes of Glory as Capt. Jimmy Cairns, M.C. (Battalion Adjutant) 7.0 Movie
48. 1960 Cone of Silence as Capt. Jock Bateson Movie
49. 1959 Yesterday's Enemy as Sgt. MacKenzie 7.2 Movie
50. 1959 Blind Date as Sergeant 5.9 Movie
51. 1959 The Price of Silence as Roger Fenton Movie
52. 1957 Hell Drivers as Scottie 6.7 Movie
53. 1957 Let's Be Happy as Dougal McLean (uncredited) Movie
54. 1957 Seven Waves Away as John Merritt 7.5 Movie
55. 1956 Sailor Beware as Carnoustie Bligh Movie
56. 1956 Armchair Theatre as Major Browne TV
57. 1956 The Baby and the Battleship as Harry Movie
58. 1956 Pacific Destiny as District Officer Movie
59. 1955 The Adventures of Robin Hood as Andrew TV
60. 1955 The Quatermass Xperiment as BBC TV producer 6.5 Movie
61. 1955 Windfall as Leonard Movie
62. 1954 The Love Lottery as Ralph 5.1 Movie
63. 1953 Meet Mr. Lucifer as Hector McPhee Movie
64. 1953 Malta Story as British Soldier 6.3 Movie
65. 1953 Death Goes to School as Detective Inspector Campbell Movie
66. 1952 Castle in the Air as Hiker Movie
67. 1951 The Lady with a Lamp as Dr. Anson Movie
68. 1951 Happy Go Lovely as Paul Tracy Movie
69. 1950 Bitter Springs as Mac Movie
70. 1949 Whisky Galore! as George Campbell 6.8 Movie
71. 1949 Stop Press Girl as Jock Melville Movie
72. 1949 Floodtide as David Shields Movie
73. 1948 Against the Wind as Scotty Duncan Movie
74. 1946 The Captive Heart as Lt. David Lennox 6.4 Movie
75. 1945 Pink String and Sealing Wax as David Sutton 6.2 Movie
76. 1945 Pursuit to Algiers as Steward (uncredited) 6.8 Movie
77. 1943 San Demetrio London as Messboy John Jamieson - M.V. San Demetrio Movie
78. 1943 Millions Like Us as Fred Blake Movie
79. 1943 Nine Men as Young 'un Movie
80. 1942 The Foreman Went to France as Alastair 'Jock' MacFarlan, 19th Fusillers Movie
81. 1942 One of Our Aircraft Is Missing as (uncredited) 6.6 Movie

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