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On This Day (USA) - 19 July



 Birthdays
Darron Meyer was 49 - credited as Seesay in Spyfall

Born in the city of Johannesburg in South Africa.

Darron first studied a degree in Quantity Surveying at the Cape Technikon in Cape Town.

After attaining his qualification, his passion for film and stage led him to quit his job and return to his studies, only this time, to be trained as an actor.

He currently lives and works out of Cape Town.



David Griffin was 83 - credited as Lt. Commander Mitchell in The Sea Devils

David Griffin  is an English actor best known for both his roles as Sqdn-Ldr Clive Dempster DFC in Hi-de-Hi!between 1984 and 1988 and Emmet Hawksworth in Keeping Up Appearances between 1991 and 1995.

After finishing Keeping Up Appearances, he toured worldwide, withSu Pollard, in the stageshow The Good Sex Guide. He has also starred in pantomimes such as Jack and the Beanstalk.

Other television appearances include a guest role in an episode of Doctor Who ("The Sea Devils"), 'Allo 'Allo!,Dixon of Dock Green, Emmerdale Farm and two episodes of Ripping Yarns.

Biography from the Wikipedia article, licensed under CC-BY-SA 


Peter Birrel (died 2004 aged 68) would have been 91 - credited as Draconian Prince in Frontier In Space

Peter Birrel  was an English actor.

He played numerous bit parts in British TV series for nearly forty years.

He appeared in the Doctor Who story Frontier in Space in 1973, as well as in the documentary I Was a 'Doctor Who' Monster. Birrel also appeared in the first series of Alexander the Greatest.

In 1998, he married an old colleague Stephanie Cole, who remained his wife till his death.


Inigo Jackson (died 2001 aged 68) would have been 93 - credited as Zentos in The Ark

Actor who appeared in the 1966 story The Ark


Ivor Roberts (died 1999 aged 74) would have been 101 - credited as Mogran in Genesis of the Daleks

Ivor Roberts was an English television continuity announcer and television actor who often appeared in comedic roles.

Born in Nottingham, Roberts started his television career as a continuity announcer on regional television in Wales, working for TWW before that company lost its franchise in 1968.

Among his better-known roles were the characters of Arnold Thomas in the 1995-97 television series Oh, Doctor Beeching! and Mr Barnes in the second, third and fourth series of You Rang, M'Lord?. He also made a guest appearance, as a police officer, in one episode of George and Mildred. Another notable appearance was as Mr. Chick in Dombey and Son. He also played a part in "Porridge".

Biography from the Wikipedia article, licensed under CC-BY-SA


Michael Turner (died 2012 aged 90) would have been 105 - credited as Jarvis Bennett in The Wheel In Space

Michael Turner played Jarvis Bennett in the Doctor Who story The Wheel in Space.

Also appeared in The Bill, Soulmates, Pie in the Sky, Lady Chatterley, Boon, Ruth Rendell Mysteries, Cry Freedom, Pretorius, Sensations, Screenplay, Mr Pye, The Biko Inquest, Claire, The Brack Report, Crossroads, We'll Meet Again, Play for Today, Prisoners of Conscience, Drake's Venture, To Serve Them All My Days, A Question of Guilt, Fallen Hero, Suez 1956, The Dick Francis Thriller: The Racing Game, An Honourable Retirement, Strangers, Angels, Within These Walls, Going Straight, The New Avengers, Life and Death of Penelope, Centre Play, The Main Chance, Sam, Dixon of Dock Green, Spy Trap, Public Eye, The Case of Eliza Armstrong, Crown Court, New Scotland Yard, The Brothers, Sporting Scenes, The Adventures of Black Beauty, Z Cars, Once Upon a Time, Hunter's Walk, Justice, Away from It All, Barlow, The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes, ITV Sunday Night Theatre, Cranford, Villains, Van der Valk, Callan, Lo strangolatore di Vienna, The Wednesday Play, Strange Report, Big Breadwinner Hog, ITV Playhouse, City 68', Armchair Theatre, The Avengers, A Man of our Times, The Gamblers, Inheritance, Escape, A Flea in Her Ear, The Fellows, Emergency-Ward 10, Othello, Crosstrap, The Moonstone, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Sara Crewe, The Black Arrow


 Deaths
Tim Condren (died 2006 aged 79) - 2 credits, including Guerrilla in Day of the Daleks

IMBb Filmography

Actor (30 titles)
1991Spender (TV series) 
Harry Jones
– Dance Girl Dance (1991) … Harry Jones
 
1991Lethal Impact (video) 
Johnny Roscoe
 
1987Gentry 
Doug
 
1985The Holcroft Covenant 
Rescuer
 
1985A View to a Kill 
Thug at Stacey's House (uncredited)
 
1984The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (TV series) 
Thorne
– The Speckled Band (1984) … Thorne (as Timothy Condren)
 
1983The Old Men at the Zoo (TV series) 
SPG man
– The Year of the Yeti (1983) … SPG man
 
1982The Woman in White (TV mini-series) 
Gamekeeper
– Episode #1.4 (1982) … Gamekeeper (as Timothy Condren)
 
1981Strangers (TV series) 
Hopkins
 
1981Burning an Illusion 
Kerb Crawler
 
1978Fallen Hero (TV series) 
Wally
– Episode #1.4 (1978) … Wally
 
1977Treasure Island (TV mini-series) 
O'Brian
– Episode #1.4 (1977) … O'Brian
– Episode #1.3 (1977) … O'Brian
– Episode #1.2 (1977) … O'Brian
– Episode #1.1 (1977) … O'Brian
 
1976The New Avengers (TV series) 
Boz
– The Midas Touch (1976) … Boz
 
1976Death of an Informer (TV movie) 
The man with the gun
 
1975Play for Today (TV series) 
Harbour policeman
– The Dandelion Clock (1975) … Harbour policeman
 
1974Steptoe and Son (TV series) 
– The Seven Steptoerai (1974) (as Tim Condron)
 
1974Ooh... You Are Awful 
Chaffeur (uncredited)
 
1974Special Branch (TV series) 
Scrapyard Heavy
– Jailbait (1974) … Scrapyard Heavy (uncredited)
 
1973Arthur of the Britons (TV series) 
Hoxel
– The Prize (1973) … Hoxel
 
1972Colditz (TV series) 
German Motorcyclist
– Missing, Presumed Dead (1972) … German Motorcyclist
 
1965-1972Doctor Who (TV series) 
Guerilla / Saxon warrior
– Day of the Daleks: Part 1 (1972) … Guerilla
– Checkmate (1965) … Saxon warrior (uncredited)
 
1971The Expert (TV series) 
Coach driver
– Where Are You Going? (1971) … Coach driver
 
1970Codename (TV series) 
Lormi
– A Walk with the Lions (1970) … Lormi
 
1969Moon Zero Two 
Yellow Killer (uncredited)
 
1967Adam Adamant Lives! (TV series) 
2nd Judo Man
– A Sinister Sort of Service (1967) … 2nd Judo Man (uncredited)
 
1966Carry on Cowboy 
Rider (uncredited)
 
1966The Plague of the Zombies 
A young blood (as Tim Condron)
 
1965Out of the Unknown (TV series) 
Crewman
– Sucker Bait (1965) … Crewman
 

Stunts (30 titles)

1993In the Name of the Father (stunts) 
 
1990Just Ask for Diamond (stunt arranger) 
 
1990Hardware (stunt arranger - as Tim Condron) 
 
1988Bust (TV series) (stunt fighter - 1 episode) 
– Cleaning Up (1988) (stunt fighter)
 
1988Willow (stunts) 
 
1986Labyrinth (stunt double: Jareth) 
 
1985Death Wish 3 (stunts) 
 
1985A View to a Kill (stunts - uncredited) 
 
1985Brazil (stunts) 
 
1983Wagner (TV series) (stunts) 
 
1982A Kind of Loving (TV series) (fight arranger - 1 episode) 
– February - August 1963 (1982) (fight arranger - as Timothy Condren)
 
1981Strangers (TV series) (stand-in double: Willie - 1 episode) 
– Stand and Deliver (1981) (stand-in double: Willie)
 
1981For Your Eyes Only (additional stunts - uncredited) 
 
1980The Long Good Friday (stunts) 
 
1980Superman II (stunts - uncredited) 
 
1978Superman (stunts - uncredited) 
 
1978The Wild Geese (stunts - uncredited) 
 
1977Treasure Island (TV mini-series) (fight arranger) 
 
1977The Spy Who Loved Me (stunts - uncredited) 
 
1977Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (stunts - uncredited) 
 
1975Space: 1999 (TV series) (stunts) 
 
1969/IAlfred the Great (stunts - uncredited) 
 
1968Where Eagles Dare (stunts - uncredited) 
 
1967You Only Live Twice (stunts - uncredited) 
 
1967The Viking Queen (stunts - uncredited) 
 
1965Thunderball (stunts - uncredited) 
 
1965Doctor Who (TV series) (stunts - 1 episode) 
– The Meddling Monk (1965) (stunts - uncredited)
 
1964

John Harvey (died 1982 aged 70) - 2 credits, including Professor Brett in The War Machines

John Harvey appeared in two Doctor Who stories: as Professor Brett in The War Machines and Officia in The Macra Terror.

Other roles include The Dick Francis Thriller: The Racing Game, Rings on Their Finger, Malice Aforethought, House of Caradus, Le Petomane, Edward & Mrs. Simpson, Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em, Rachel and the Beelzebub Bombadiers, The Galton & Simpson Playhouse, The Expert, George & Mildred, Rentaghos, Man About the House, Z Cars, Legend of the Werewolf, The Growing Pains of PC Penrose, Dawson's Weekly, Rollerball, Sutherland's Law, Barlow, Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill, Crown Court, The Black Windmill, The Satanic Rites of Dracula, Thirty Minutes Worth, The Dick Emery Show, Softly Softly: Task Force, Dixon of Dock Green, Sykes, The Strauss Family, The Onedin Line, Whodunnit?, The Befrienders, Spyder's Web, Justice, Father Dear Father, The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder, Doctor at Large, Sacco and Vanzetti, The Main Chance, The Borderers, Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased), Detective, The Gold Robbers, ITV Sunday Night Theatre, BBC Play of the Month, Man in a Suitcase, Thirty-Minute Theatre, A Challenge for Robin Hood, They Came from Beyond Space, The Deadly Bees, Armchair Theatre, A Game of Murder, The Psychopath, Theatre 625, Pity About the Abbey, Front Page Story, Joey Boy, The Plane Makers, Curtain of Fear, Sergeant Cork, Our Man at St. Mark's, The Scarlet Blade, No Hiding Place, The Old Dark House, The Kiss of the Vampire, Love Story, Heavens Above!, The Human Jungle, Comedy Playhouse, The Wrong Arm of the Law, It Happened Like This, Doomsday at Eleven, Dr. Finlay's Casebook, The Phantom of the Opera, ITV Play of the Week, The Six Proud Walkers, Drama 61-67, Double Bunk, Jango, Arthur Clears the Air, Tunes of Glory, Hell Is a City, Two Way Stretch, The Stranglers of Bombay, H.G.Wells' Invisible Man, The Ugly Duckling, Horrors of the Black Museum, The 39 Steps, Dial 999, The Flying Doctor, Incident at Echo Six, Murder Bag, Edge of Fury, The Adventures of Robin Hood, Ivanhoe, The Vise, The Man Who Wouldn't Talk, Night of the Demon, The Long Haul, Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!, Motive for Murder, The Buccaneers, ITV Television Playhouse, True as a Turtle, The New Adventures of Martin Kane, Assignment Foreign Legion, X: The Unknown, The Adventures of the Big Man, Private's Progress, All Square Aft, The Lost Hours, Castle in the Air, Angels One Five, BBC Sunday-Night Theatre, Milestones, High Treason, Four Days, Lady Godiva Rides Again, The Black Widow, The Man with My Face, The Dark Light, The Smart Aleck, Files from Scotland Yard, Cairo Road, Chance of a Lifetime, Stage Fright, Private Angelo, Dick Barton Strikes Back, Noose, On the Spot, A Gunman Has Escaped, Moscow Nights