Brian Oulton
Brian Oulton was an English character actor.
Biography
Born in Liverpool, Lancashire, Oulton made his acting debut in 1939 as a lead actor. During the Second World War he served in the British Army, and returned to acting playing character roles in 1946; he made a name for himself playing the same pompous character in numerous films, ranging from Last Holiday to Young Sherlock Holmes. Many of his film roles were in comedies, and he went on to appear in several Carry On films.
In 1969, he appeared as an eccentric psychic medium in Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) in the episode "Never Trust a Ghost"; as a hypochondriac GP in Doctor at Large; again as a GP in the episode A Cellar Full of Silence of the classic spy-fi series Department S; in the 1976 adaptation for television of Jilly Cooper's novel Emily; and in the 1981 Granada TV serial Brideshead Revisited. He was also a stage actor and playwright, writing and starring in productions such as Births, Marriages and Deaths, and For Entertainment Only. Brian Oulton's radio credits include the role of Cyril in the long-running children's favourite Just William. He also guest starred as Neil's father in The Young Ones episode "Sick".
Brian Oulton lived latterly in Stratford-upon-Avon and was married to the actress Peggy Thorpe-Bates, best known for her portrayal of the wife of Horace Rumpole in the first television series of John Mortimer's novels. The couple had two children, a son and a daughter.
Selected filmography
Sally in Our Alley as Minor Role Too Many Husbands as PottelbyMiranda as ManellWarning to Wantons as GilbertierIt's Not Cricket as Simon HerbageThe Huggetts Abroad as Travel ClerkLast Holiday as PrescottYoung Wives' Tale as Man in pubCastle in the Air as PhillipsWill Any Gentleman...? as Mr JacksonThe Dog and the Diamonds as Mr. PlumptonThe Million Pound Note as LloydDoctor in the House as Medical Equipment SalesmanThe Crowded Day as Mr. PreedyMiss Tulip Stays the Night as Dr WillisReluctant Bride as Prof. BakerThe Deep Blue Sea as DrunkPrivate's Progress as M.O. at Gravestone CampThe Man Who Never Was as Wills Officer Charley Moon as Mr. PaxtonBrothers in Law as ClientThe Good Companions as FauntleyLet's Be Happy as Hotel ValetHappy Is the Bride as 2nd MagistrateThe Silent Enemy as HolfordThe Spaniard's Curse as Frank PorterCarry On Nurse as Henry BrayThe 39 Steps as Mr PringleI'm All Right Jack as Appointments Board ExaminerThe Devil's Disciple as Mr. BrudenellCarry On Constable as Store ManagerA French Mistress as Third GovernorThere Was a Crooked Man as AshtonSuspect as DirectorThe Bulldog Breed as Bert Ainsworth No Kidding as VicarVery Important Person as ScientistRaising the Wind as Concert AgentHair of the Dog as Gregory WillettJigsaw as Frank RestlinSteptoe and Son as Piano OwnerThe Damned as Mr DingleThe Kiss of the Vampire as 1st discipleCarry On Cleo as BrutusThe Intelligence Men as Laundry Basket ManDevils of Darkness as The ColonelDepartment S as Dr DavisCarry On Camping as Mr. ShortSome Will, Some Won't as Mr DaleOn the Buses as Bus Depot ManagerMr. Forbush and the Penguins as Foot Store ManOoh… You Are Awful as Funeral DirectorCarry On Christmas as Oriental OratorThe Old Curiosity Shop as The SchoolmasterGandhi as Clerk of CourtYoung Sherlock Holmes as Master Snelgrove