Terence Alexander
Acting

Terence Alexander

Born 11 March 1923 · Islington, London, England · Died 28 May 2009

Terence Joseph Alexander (11 March 1923 – 28 May 2009) was an English film and television actor, best known for his role as Charlie Hungerford in the British TV drama Bergerac. He was born in London, the son of a doctor, and grew up in Yorkshire. Alexander was educated at Ratcliffe College, Leicestershire, and Norwood College, Harrogate, and started acting in the theatre at the age of 16. During World War II he served in the British Army as a lieutenant with the 27th Lancers, and was seriously wounded by artillery fire in Italy. In 1956 he appeared on stage in Ring For Catty at the Lyric Theatre in London. He is probably best remembered as Charlie Hungerford from the detective series Bergerac, though he was also very prominent in the 1967 BBC adaptation of The Forsyte Saga. One of his early roles was in the children's series Garry Halliday. He also appeared in one episode of Please Sir in 1970 as the headteacher of a rival school. He appeared in many other film and television roles including three appearances in different roles in The Avengers; Terry and June (1979–1980); Behind the Screen (1981–1982); the 1985 Doctor Who serial The Mark of the Rani; and The New Statesman (1987). On radio he starred as The Toff in the BBC radio adaptation of the John Creasey novels. He appeared in all but one episode of Bergerac from 1981 to 1991.

Known for

Doctor Who
The Day of the Jackal
Waterloo
The Vault of Horror
The League of Gentlemen
The One That Got Away
Carry On Regardless
The New Statesman
The Square Peg
On the Beat
Agatha Christie's Seven Dials Mystery
The Internecine Project
The All New Adventures of Mr Blobby
That Englishwoman: An Account of the Life of Emily Hobhouse
Who Shot Alan B'Stard?
The Laughing Prisoner
Doctor Who: The Mark of the Rani
Frankenstein
The Corvini Inheritance
Our Family Business
Agatha Christie's Seven Dials Mystery
The Boy Who Never Was
Ike
Churchill and the Generals
The Internecine Project
The Day of the Jackal
The Vault of Horror
Waterloo
All the Way Up
A Room in Town
What's Good for the Goose
Run a Crooked Mile
Only When I Larf
The Long Duel
The Intelligence Men
All in Good Time
Bitter Harvest
She Always Gets Their Man
On the Beat
The Fast Lady
Carry On Regardless
Man at the Carlton Tower
The Gentle Terror
The League of Gentlemen
The Bulldog Breed
Don't Panic Chaps
Breakout
The Price of Silence
Danger Within
The Doctor's Dilemma
The Square Peg
Death Was a Passenger
The One That Got Away
Portrait of Alison
Dangerous Cargo
The Runaway Bus
Park Plaza 605
Number Three
Top Secret
Death Is a Number
A Tale of Five Cities
The Woman with No Name
The Elusive Pimpernel
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