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 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 Pottelby
  • Miranda as Manell
  • Warning to Wantons as Gilbertier
  • It's Not Cricket as Simon Herbage
  • The Huggetts Abroad as Travel Clerk
  • Last Holiday as Prescott
  • Young Wives' Tale as Man in pub
  • Castle in the Air as Phillips
  • Will Any Gentleman...? as Mr Jackson
  • The Dog and the Diamonds as Mr. Plumpton
  • The Million Pound Note as Lloyd
  • Doctor in the House as Medical Equipment Salesman
  • The Crowded Day as Mr. Preedy
  • Miss Tulip Stays the Night as Dr Willis
  • Reluctant Bride as Prof. Baker
  • The Deep Blue Sea as Drunk
  • Private's Progress as M.O. at Gravestone Camp
  • The Man Who Never Was as Wills Officer
  • Charley Moon as Mr. Paxton
  • Brothers in Law as Client
  • The Good Companions as Fauntley
  • Let's Be Happy as Hotel Valet
  • Happy Is the Bride as 2nd Magistrate
  • The Silent Enemy as Holford
  • The Spaniard's Curse as Frank Porter
  • Carry On Nurse as Henry Bray
  • The 39 Steps as Mr Pringle
  • I'm All Right Jack as Appointments Board Examiner
  • The Devil's Disciple as Mr. Brudenell
  • Carry On Constable as Store Manager
  • A French Mistress as Third Governor
  • There Was a Crooked Man as Ashton
  • Suspect as Director
  • The Bulldog Breed as Bert Ainsworth
  • No Kidding as Vicar
  • Very Important Person as Scientist
  • Raising the Wind as Concert Agent
  • Hair of the Dog as Gregory Willett
  • Jigsaw as Frank Restlin
  • Steptoe and Son as Piano Owner
  • The Damned as Mr Dingle
  • The Kiss of the Vampire as 1st disciple
  • Carry On Cleo as Brutus
  • The Intelligence Men as Laundry Basket Man
  • Devils of Darkness as The Colonel
  • Department S as Dr Davis
  • Carry On Camping as Mr. Short
  • Some Will, Some Won't as Mr Dale
  • On the Buses as Bus Depot Manager
  • Mr. Forbush and the Penguins as Foot Store Man
  • Ooh… You Are Awful as Funeral Director
  • Carry On Christmas as Oriental Orator
  • The Old Curiosity Shop as The Schoolmaster
  • Gandhi as Clerk of Court
  • Young Sherlock Holmes as Master Snelgrove