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 (1958 film)|A Night to Remember], Village of the Damned, Billy Budd, A [Man for All Seasons (1966 film)|A Man for All Seasons], Night of the [Big Heat (film)|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 (film)|Doctor 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