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Keith Pyott

Keith Pyott
Actor Keith Pyott.jpg
Born
Keith Malcolm Rule Pyott

9 March 1902
Blackheath, London, England
Died6 April 1968 (aged 66)
Enfield, Middlesex, England
OccupationActor

Keith Pyott (Blackheath, London, 9 March 1902 - 6 April 1968) was a British actor.[1]

He transferred from stage to screen and was a regular face in drama in the early days of television, appearing in Educated Evans, The Prisoner, Out of the Unknown, The Avengers and the Doctor Who story The Aztecs.[2][3][4]

He also appeared in over twenty feature films, including Orson Welles' Chimes at Midnight (1965).[1][5]

Pyott was married to the actress Sheila Raynor.[6]

Selected filmography

  • Call of the Blood (1948) - Dr. Sabatier
  • The Spider and the Fly (1949) - Father Pletsier
  • Distant Trumpet (1952) - Sir Rudolph Gettins
  • Time Bomb (1953) - Train District Supt. (uncredited)
  • Sea Devils (1953) - General Latour
  • The House of the Arrow (1953) - Gaston, the butler
  • A Day to Remember (1953) - Frenchman with Watches (uncredited)
  • John Wesley (1954) - Rev. Samuel Weslwy
  • Twist of Fate (1954) - Georges
  • The Colditz Story (1955) - French Colonel
  • Miracle in Soho (1957) - House Surgeon (uncredited)
  • I Accuse! (1958) - Judge - 2nd Dreyfus trial
  • The Salvage Gang (1958) - Man in Telephone Box
  • Operation Amsterdam (1959) - Diamond Merchant
  • Bluebeard's Ten Honeymoons (1960) - Estate Agent
  • Village of the Damned (1960) - Dr. Carlisle
  • A Weekend with Lulu (1961) - Count's Butler
  • The Pirates of Blood River (1962) - Silas (uncredited)
  • The Phantom of the Opera (1962) - Weaver
  • Five Have a Mystery to Solve (1964) - Sir Hugo Blaize
  • Masquerade (1965) - Gustave
  • Chimes at Midnight (1965)
  • The Devil Rides Out (1968) - Max (uncredited)

References

  1. ^ a b "Keith Pyott". Archived from the original on 2009-01-15.
  2. ^ "Keith Pyott - Theatricalia".
  3. ^ "The Warriors of Death, The Aztecs, Season 1, Doctor Who - BBC One".
  4. ^ "Keith Pyott - Movies and Filmography - AllMovie".
  5. ^ "Chimes at Midnight (1966) - Orson Welles - Cast and Crew - AllMovie".
  6. ^ McFarlane, Brian (16 May 2016). The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9781526111968 – via Google Books.

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