Charles Pemberton

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Character actor Charles Pemberton had a long career in television but found theatrical fame with his one man entertainment, WS Gilbert - A Disagreeable Man? which he toured throughout the UK and Europe. The two hour show, from a script by Brian Jones, traced the life of the 19th century popular composer and martinet. Pemberton was born on September 19, 1939 in Leyland, Lancashire. He trained for the stage at the Rose Bruford Drama School and graduated with distinction in 1963. He joined the Bristol Old Vic Theatre Company where he remained for two years before appearing in repertory at the Library Theatre, Manchester, Harrogate and Derby. He made his television debut in 1964 as a detective sergeant in the soap Crossroads and went on to play a succession of policemen, military types and officials in countless dramas and sitcoms such as Callan, The Professionals, Minder, Juliet Bravo and Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective. He was in two storylines of Doctor Who, The Tomb of the Cybermen and The War Games and he played Johnny Mann in Coronation Street (1973). He also had cameos in the award-winning drama The Naked Civil Servant (1975), John Le Carre's A Perfect Spy (1987), Great Expectations (1989) (as Mr Philbean 1989), Victoria Wood's Pat & Margaret (1994) and Foyle's War (2004). On the West End stage he appeared with Ingrid Bergman in Sir John Gielgud's revival of The Constant Wife (Albery Theatre 1973) and he played Ormonroyd in Priestley's When We Are Married (Whitehall Theatre). He also starred in several commercials including the award-winning series of John Smith's Yorkshire Bitter adverts. He later recorded his one man show on CD. Pemberton was an accomplished magician and held the Inner Magic Circle Silver Star. He was vice president of the Catholic Stage Guild and a much revered member of the CAA. He had recently been elected to the Savage Club where he had performed his own man show to much acclaim. A genial and kind man with a self effacing sense of humour he was a familiar figure in London's theatreland with his bewhiskered looks and jaunty smile. He will be much missed by his many colleagues in the profession. Friend Barbara Angell said, "We were friends through thick and thin - we were sometimes rich together but mostly poor, at least financially. We shared a lot of laughs. Pemberton had been suffering from cancer and died on May 13, 2007. He was survived by his mother.

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  • wc Gender: Male
  • calendar_month Birth Date: 1939-09-19
  • event Death Date 2007-05-13
  • school Known for: Acting
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  • info Birth Place Leyland, Lancashire, U.K.
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Unfair Exchanges

1985-01-20

7

Sir Norbert Smith: A Life

1989-11-03

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The Russian Soldier

1986-03-09

5.5

A Murder of Quality

1991-10-04

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Stainless Steel and the Star Spies

1981-01-01

5.9

Brannigan

1975-03-21

6.6

The Four Feathers

2002-09-08

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England, Summer, Sunday

1976-01-31

6.7

Porridge

1979-08-12

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On Giant's Shoulders

1979-03-28

5.6

Playing Away

1987-01-02

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King of Fridges

2004-09-18

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Doctor Who: The Tomb of the Cybermen

1967-09-23

6.4

Black Joy

1977-11-06

5.8

The Black Panther

1977-12-26

6.8

The Naked Civil Servant

1975-12-17

9.6

Doctor Who: The War Games

1969-06-21

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Wayne and Albert

1983-03-15

7.5

Pat and Margaret

1994-09-11

5.9

Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective

1981-01-04

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Adventures of a Taxi Driver

1976-04-30

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The Chauffeur

1976-04-30

5.8

Doctor Who: The War Games in Colour

2024-12-23

4.8

A Pin for the Butterfly

1995-02-16

7.1

Hammer House of Horror

1980-09-13

6.8

Minder

1979-10-29

7

The Upper Hand

1990-05-01

7

Return of the Saint

1978-09-10

6

Charters and Caldicott

1985-01-10

8.2

Agatha Christie's Poirot

1989-01-08

8.2

Agatha Christie's Poirot

1989-01-08

7.1

Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye

1985-03-07

5.3

(All Quiet on the) Preston Front

1994-01-04

5.8

The Paradise Club

1989-09-19

7.1

Bread

1986-05-01

7.7

All Creatures Great and Small

1978-01-08

6.2

Terry and June

1979-10-24

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Danger UXB

1979-01-08

7.4

Sapphire & Steel

1979-07-10

7.4

The Professionals

1977-12-30

7.4

The Professionals

1977-12-30

7.7

The Box of Delights

1984-11-21

7.9

Foyle's War

2002-10-27