Gerald Flood
Known For
Acting
Born
1927-04-21 in Portsmouth, England, UK
Died
1989-04-12
Biography
Gerald Flood was born in Portsmouth, son of a Naval family. He was a wireless operator during the War and worked as a filing clerk after the War ended until he landed a job with the Farnham Repertory Company. It was there that he met his future wife, Anne. He toured in rep, and appeared in productions including "Hamlet," "Power and Glory" and "Charley's Aunt." In 1960 he performed in "The Complaisant Lover" at the Globe Theatre and went on to appear in "The Formation Dancers," "Children's Day" and "There's A Girl In My Soup." In the 1960's he appeared in a science fiction series called "Pathfinders in Space" (1960), and its sequels "Pathfinders to Mars" (1960-1961) and "Pathfinders to Venus" (1961). Other television roles followed, including "The Ratcatchers" (1966/67), "A Sharp Intake of Breath," "Third Time Lucky" and "Bleak House." He also guested on shows like "Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased): A Disturbing Case" (1969), "Strange Report" (1969), "Steptoe and Son: What Prejudice" (1970) and "Return of the Saint" (1979). His films included "Black Beauty" (1946), "Patton" (1970), "Smokescreen" and "Frightmare" (1974). He died in April 1989.
Most Known For
Doctor Who
as The King
Doctor Who
as Kamelion (voice)
Crown Court
as Sir Nicholas Esham
No Hiding Place
Return of the Saint
as Cleaver
The Main Chance
as William Arkwright
Sykes
as The Hypnotist
Callan
Man in a Suitcase
Patton
as Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Tedder
Out of This World
as Black
Captured
Man of the World
as Duchamp
Crane
as Colonel Sharif Mahmoud
Sherlock Holmes
Pathfinders to Venus
as Conway Henderson
Bleak House
as Coroner
Second Time Around
Pathfinders in Space
as Conway Henderson
Pathfinders to Mars
as Conway Henderson