Cyril Luckham
Known For
Acting
Born
1907-07-25 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK
Died
1989-02-08
Biography
Cyril Alexander Garland Luckham (25 July 1907 – 8 February 1989) was an English film, television and theatre actor. He was the husband of stage and screen actress Violet Lamb. The son of a paymaster captain in the Royal Navy, Cyril Luckham was educated at RNC Osborne and Dartmouth and briefly followed his father into the service. He was promoted Lieutenant in 1930 and retired the following year, transferring to the Emergency List. Afterwards he trained for the stage with the Arthur Brough school at Folkestone, making his debut with Brough's company there in The Admirable Crichton in 1935. For several years he appeared in provincial repertory, notably with the Rapier Players at Bristol's Little Theatre. He had been promoted to Lieutenant-Commander on the retired list in 1938 and was recalled to the Navy when the War broke out. He was invalided out soon afterwards following serious illness and returned to the theatre. Luckham made his West End debut as Torvald Helmer in A Doll's House at the Arts Theatre in July 1945. For several years afterwards his stage work was largely back in the provinces including the touring company of the Old Vic.
Most Known For
Doctor Who
as White Guardian
Doctor Who
as The Guardian
The Saint
as Jack Hardy
BBC Play of the Month
as Roebuck Ramsden
BBC Play of the Month
as Orlovsky
Tales of the Unexpected
as Rawlsden
Tales of the Unexpected
as Gavin
Tales of the Unexpected
as Mr Gainsborough
The Professionals
as Judge Hall
Crown Court
Playhouse
as Dean Inge
The Wednesday Play
as General-Colonel Ludwig Beck
Justice
as Justice Briggs
Return of the Saint
as Coroner
Public Eye
as Charles Luce
The Protectors
as Alec Weston
Sunday-Night Play
as John Pearce
The Troubleshooters
as Charles Andrews
ITV Play of the Week
as Arthur Mounteney
Providence
as Dr. Mark Eddington