Thomas Heathcote


Thomas Heathcote was a British character actor, a former protégé of Laurence Olivier.
He was educated at Bradfield College in Bradfield, near Reading in Berkshire, England. His films included A Night to Remember, Village of the Damned, Billy Budd, A Man for All Seasons, Night of the Big Heat and Quatermass and the Pit. On television he had notable guest roles in Dixon of Dock Green, The Prisoner, Z-Cars and The Onedin Line, and several years as farmer Ed Lawton in the teatime soap Crossroads. Heathcote was also a regular actor in BBC radio drama, notably in several series of Paul Temple.

Selected filmography

Dance Hall - FredCloudburst - JackieMalta Story - Soldier The Sword and the Rose - Wrestling SecondThe Red Beret - AlfBlood Orange - Detective Sgt. JessupThe Large Rope - James GoreThe Seekers - Sgt. PaulBetrayed - Paratropper Corporal Above Us the Waves - HutchinsDoctor at Sea - WilsonThe Last Man to Hang - BracketEyewitness - Tom - Barman Tiger in the Smoke - Rolly GripperYangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst - Mr. Monaghan RNA Night to Remember - StewardTread Softly Stranger - Sergeant LambDial 999 (TV series) - Sgt. Quigley