Keith Buckley (actor)


Keith Buckley was an English actor who mostly appeared on television and films from 1958.

Career

Keith Buckley was born on 7 April 1941 in Huddersfield, West Riding of Yorkshire and performed in school plays at Huddersfield College. He had many appearances in film and television, including The Avengers and Randall and Hopkirk in the 1960s and The New Avengers in the 1970s.

Personal life

Between the years 1959 and 1967, Keith Buckley was married to Bella Buckley, with whom he had two daughters. After that, he was in a partnership for 19 years with the casting director Mary Selway, with whom he also had two daughters. In later years, he lived in the US with author Beverly Lowry before returning home to live in the UK. He died in December 2020 at the age of 79.

Selected filmography

Shadow of the Boomerang – StockmanKing & Country – Corporal of GuardAttack on the Iron Coast – Commando No1 Alfred the Great – HadricSpring and Port Wine – Arthur GasketWuthering Heights The Go-Between – StubbsThe Pied Piper – MattioVirgin Witch – JohnnyDr. Phibes Rises Again – StewartThe 14 – Mr. WhiteheadTrial by Combat – HeraldThe Eagle Has Landed – Major GerickeThe Spy Who Loved MeHMS Ranger CrewmanHanover Street – Lieutenant WellsTess – PostmanExcalibur – UryensThe Star Chamber – AssassinJohn Wycliffe: The Morning StarJohn of GauntChristopher Columbus – De TorresHalf Moon Street – Hugo Van ArkadySky Bandits – Von SchlusselHawks – Dutch Doctor