Gordon Salkilld
Known For
Acting
Born
1927-05-09 in St. Pancras, London, England, UK
Died
2003-05-17
Biography
Gordon Salkilld was an English supporting actor best known for his portrayal of carpenter Jack Wood in the 1970s BBC cult series Survivors. He also gained fame in Red Dwarf: series 2, episode 2 as Gordon—the incredibly intelligent computer aboard the S.S. F Scott Fitzgerald, who is involved in a chess game with Holly—a part specially written for him by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, with whom he had previously worked on the Radio 4 series Wrinkles, and as Petty Officer Parker in BBC children's series The Doombolt Chase. He also made appearances in Thriller; episode 'The Double Kill' (1975), A Touch of Frost, A Very Peculiar Practice, Jeeves and Wooster, Shelley, Ever Decreasing Circles, Juliet Bravo, Never the Twain and Only Fools and Horses. Salkilld was active on the stage. He directed and starred in a production of Tom Stoppard's After Magritte at the Prince of Wales, Wimbledon in 1974. He appeared on the stage in a production of Puss in Boots at Tunbridge Wells in 1974; a reviewer wrote that Salkilld "was an amusing Dame".
Most Known For
Agatha Christie's Poirot
as Commissionaire
EastEnders
as Driver
Red Dwarf
as Gordon
Jeeves and Wooster
as Station Master
Poldark
as Ezekiel
A Very Peculiar Practice
as Salop
Terry and June
as Lorry Driver
Survivors
as Jack
Never the Twain
as Desk Clerk
Ties
as Father
Close My Eyes
as Hotel Porter
Frank Stubbs Promotes
as 2nd Journalist
Five Children and It
as Police Inspector
Under Suspicion
as Prison Governor
Mike Yarwood In Persons
The Playbirds
as Police Photographer
Cause Célèbre
as Foreman of the Jury
The Prisoner of Zenda
as Second Customs Official
The Franchise Affair
as Bus Inspector
Two of Us
as Car Driver