Clifford Evans (actor)
Clifford George Evans was a Welsh actor.
During the summer of 1934 Evans appeared in A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Open Air Theatre in London. He played many parts in British films of the 1930s, then during the Second World War was a conscientious objector, serving in the Non-Combatant Corps. He continued to act during the war and starred in the films The Foreman Went to France and The Flemish Farm.
After the war, Evans's best known film roles were for Hammer Studios: he played Don Alfredo Carledo in The Curse of the Werewolf and Professor Zimmer, an often inebriated vampire-hunter, in Kiss of the Vampire. His last screen role was in Granada TV's A Land of Ice Cream in 1985.
On television, Evans appeared with George Woodbridge and Tim Turner in the 15-episode series Stryker of the Yard. Between 1965 and 1969, he played a major role in the TV boardroom drama The Power Game, playing building tycoon Caswell Bligh. He is also among several British actors to play the character of Number Two in The Prisoner. He also appeared in three episodes of The Avengers, in The Champions, The Saint, and Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased). The following year, he played Sir Iain Dalzell, a leading character in the BBC TV series Codename.
In 1943 he married Hermione Hannen, an actress and wartime radio announcer, who predeceased him in 1983.
Partial filmography
The River House Mystery – IvanOurselves Alone – Commandant ConnollyCalling the Tune – Peter MalloryThe Tenth Man – FordThe Mutiny of the Elsinore – Bert RhyneUnder Secret Orders – Rene Condoyan13 Men and a Gun – JorgLuck of the Navy – Lieut. PeelHis Brother's Keeper – Jack CornellAt the Villa Rose – TaceThe Proud Valley – Seth JonesThe House of the Arrow – Maurice ThevenetFreedom Radio – DresslerFingers – FingersLove on the Dole – Larry MeathPenn of Pennsylvania – William PennThe Foreman Went to France – Fred Carrick, the foremanSuspected Person – Jim RaynorThe Saint Meets the Tiger – Tidemarsh / The TigerThe Flemish Farm – Jean DuclosThe Silver Darlings – RoddieWhile I Live – PeterThe Twenty Questions Murder Mystery – Tom HarmonEscape Route – Michael GrandThe Accused – Dan AndersonValley of Song – Geraint LlewellynThe Straw Man – Jeff HowardStryker of the Yard – Inspector StrykerSolution by Phone – Richard HanboroughThe Red Dress – Sam Pugh Companions in Crime – Inspector StrykerThe Gilded Cage – Ken AimesPassport to Treason – Orlando SymsFace in the Night – Inspector FordAt the Stroke of Nine – Inspector HudgellThe Heart Within – Matthew JohnsonViolent Playground – HeavenSOS Pacific – PetersenThe Curse of the Werewolf – AlfredoKiss of the Vampire – Professor ZimmerThe Long Ships – King HaraldA Twist of Sand – Admiral TringhamOne Brief Summer – Mark Stevens