Alan Gifford


Alan Gifford was an American-born actor from Taunton, Massachusetts, who worked mainly in the UK, where he died in Blairgowrie, Scotland at age 78. Known best for his role in 2001: A Space Odyssey. and featured regularly alongside Noele Gordon in the soap opera Crossroads as Dr Lloyd Monroe.
On television, in 1960, he appeared in Danger Man in the episode entitled "An Affair of State" as Mr. Hartley.
Gifford narrated the audio cassette version of the book I'm OK – You're OK.

Selected filmography

The Kangaroo Kid − Steve CorbettThe Magic Box − Industry Man It Started in Paradise − American captain Appointment in London − US General Lilacs in the Spring − Hollywood DirectorA Prize of Gold − Major BrackenBarbados Quest − Henry WarburgNo Smoking − American AmbassadorA Yank in Ermine − Colonel M'GurkThe Iron Petticoat − Colonel Newt TarbellSatellite in the Sky − Col. GallowayHour of Decision − J. Foster GreenAcross the Bridge − CooperTime Lock − George FosterA King in New York − School SuperintendentThe Flying Scot − PhilParis Holiday − American ConsulEscapement − Wayne − Insurance Company ChiefScreaming Mimi − Capt. BlineChain of Events − Lord FenchurchThe Mouse That Roared − Air Raid WardenToo Young to Love − Mr. ElliotI Aim at the Stars − U.S. Army ColonelBrainwashed − Mac IverNo Kidding − Edgar TreadgoldVisa to Canton − Charles OrmeTown Without Pity − Gen. StaffordThe Road to Hong Kong − American OfficialDevil Doll − Bob GarrettCarry On Cowboy − CommissionerWhere the Spies Are − SecurityDrop Dead Darling − American BrasshatDark of the Sun − Jansen2001: A Space Odyssey − Poole's FatherOnly When I Larf − PosterIsadora − Tour Manager Along the Way The Legend of Nigger Charley − Hill CarterPhase IV − Mr. EldridgeEveryday Ragtime − JudgeWho Dares Wins − Sen. Kohoskie