- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- January 28, 1921
- Place of Birth
- Holborn, London, England, UK
- Died
- July 1, 1996
Alfred Marks
Alfred Edward Marks OBE (28 January 1921 - 1 July 1996) was a comic actor and comedian. Marks was born as Ruchel Kutchinsky in Holborn, London. He left Bell Lane School at 14 and started in entertainment at the Windmill Theatre. He then served in the RAF as a Flight Sergeant in the Middle East where he arranged concerts for servicemen. He also worked as an auctioneer and engineer. He started in variety at the Kilburn Empire in 1946, and his stage appearances included The Sunshine Boys and Fiddler On The Roof. He was also involved in comedy work with Peter Sellers and Harry Secombe which later led to the formation (along with writer Spike Milligan) of The Goon Show, though Marks himself was not to become a member of that comedy group. His films included The Frightened City and Scream and Scream Again. His television show, Alfred Marks Time, ran for 6 years on ITV. He compered Sunday Ni…
Filmography
tvVirtual Murder
1992 · Professor Zeff
movieAntonia and Jane
1990 · Uncle Vladimir Hartman
A Question of Entertainment
1988
tvLost Empires
1986 · Otto Mergen
movieThe Come-Uppance of Captain Katt
1986 · Captain Katt/Ludovic French/Inspector Brough
tvLovejoy
1986 · Solomon Senior
tvOxbridge Blues
1984 · Bernie Pinto
moviePoppy
1984 · Obadiah Upward
tvDramarama
1983 · Captain Katt
movieFanny Hill
1983 · Lecher
movieThe Yeomen of the Guard
1982 · Wilfred Shadbolt
tvMinder
1979 · Barney Mather
tvBlankety Blank
1979
tvTarget
1977 · Wally Vincent
movieValentino
1977 · Richard Rowland
tvRaffles
1977 · Reuben Rosenthall
tvThe Ghosts of Motley Hall
1976 · Saladin
tvThe Sweeney
1975 · Gerald Bishop
Weekend Guest
1974 · Arthur Steele
movieMission: Monte Carlo
1974 · Pullicino (archive footage)
movieOur Miss Fred
1972 · General Brincker
tvRainbow
1972 · Himself
movieHide and Seek
1972 · Butcher
tvThe Adventurer
1972 · Daffon
tvThe Persuaders!
1971 · Pullicino
tvJason King
1971
Scramble
1970
Albert and Victoria
1970
movieScream and Scream Again
1970 · Detective Supt. Bellaver
Happy Ever After
1969 · Tom Woodcock
tvCilla
1968 · Self
tvITV Playhouse
1967 · Arthur Steele
The World of Wodehouse
1967 · Mr Donaldson
Fire Crackers
1964
tvTheatre 625
1964 · Joseph Gross
Festival
1963 · Gottlieb Biedermann
tvDr. Finlay's Casebook
1962 · Dr Gilbert Lestrange
movieShe'll Have to Go
1962 · Douglas Oberon
Faces of Jim
1961 · Trent Nugent
movieThe Frightened City
1961 · Harry Foulcher
movieA Weekend with Lulu
1961 · Comte de Grenoble
movieThere Was a Crooked Man
1960 · Adolf Carter
movieDesert Mice
1959 · Major Poskett
movieJohnny, You're Wanted
1956 · Marks
moviePenny Points to Paradise
1951 · Edward Haynes