Charles Laurence
Introduction
Charles Laurence is a playwright who started off as an actor. Among his acting credits are :
1. "Man in a Suitcase" .... Martin / ... (2 episodes, 1967-1968)
- Night Flight to Andorra (1968) TV episode .... Van Driver
- The Girl Who Never Was (1967) TV episode .... Martin
2. The Magnificent Two (1967) .... Assassin
... aka What Happened at Campo Grande? (Canada: English title)
3. "Vendetta" .... Ray (1 episode, 1966)
- The Sugar Man (1966) TV episode .... Ray
4. "199 Park Lane" (1965) TV series .... Nicky (unknown episodes)
5. A High Wind in Jamaica (1965) .... Tallyman
6. "The Third Man" .... The Bell Boy (1 episode, 1964)
- A Little Knowledge (1964) TV episode .... The Bell Boy
7. "Sierra Nine" .... Brother Jullen (1 episode, 1963)
- The Elixir of Life: Part Two (1963) TV episode .... Brother Jullen
8. "Dixon of Dock Green" .... Cable (1 episode, 1962)
- Cause for Alarm (1962) TV episode .... Cable
9. "Hotel Imperial" .... Jose da Irala (1 episode, 1960)
- The Leopardess in 424 (1960) TV episode .... Jose da Irala
10. "ITV Play of the Week" .... Hendrik / ... (2 episodes, 1958-1959)
... aka Play of the Week (UK: short title)
- The Last Hours (1959) TV episode .... Hendrik
- The School for Wives (1958) TV episode .... Horace, Oronte's son
11. A Hill in Korea (1956) .... Pvt. Kim
... aka Hell in Korea (USA)
12. Cross Channel (1955) .... Jean-Pierre Moreau
Other Works: (January 1959) He acted in Beverley Cross's play, "The Singing Dolphin," at the Oxford Playhouse in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England with David Buck, Ruth Meyers, David Cameron, Edmund Bailey, Gilbert Vernon, Christopher Hancock, and Stephen Hancock in the cast. David Buxton was director.
Based in central London, Charles wrote the comedy My Fat Friend which featured, among many illustrious others, Kenneth Williams Maggie Smith, Elspeth March. He continued to write during the 1990s and through to 2006 ( including the comedies The Ring Sisters and About Alice) until forced to stop by ill health. He's still great company even makes his long term accountant/friend laugh from his sickbed. What a trooper !
