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name: "Alan Badel"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/alan-badel"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "11 September 1923"
died: "19 March 1982"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T11:05:02.874020+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Alan Badel

Actor. Born 11 September 1923 in Rusholme, Manchester, England. Died 19 March 1982.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 11 September 1923, Rusholme, Manchester, England
- **Died:** 19 March 1982
- **Also known as:** Ален Бэдел, Алан Бэдел

## Biography

Alan Badel (1923–1982) was an English actor who appeared in theatre, film, radio and television. He trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and began his career on the stage with the Old Vic and Stratford companies, playing roles including Romeo.

His film credits include John the Baptist in *Salome* (1953), Gerald Weaver in *This Sporting Life* (1963), Najim Beshraavi in *Arabesque* (1966), the Minister in *The Day of the Jackal* (1973), Petrovitch in *Force 10 from Navarone* (1978) and Lord Brackenbury in *Agatha* (1979). On television he played Father Dell'Aqua in *Shōgun* (1980). He also had a notable stage career and served as a paratrooper during the Second World War.

Badel was married to actress Yvonne Owen; their daughter Sarah Badel became an actress.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Day of the Jackal* (1973), Fi1m 84, as the Minister — [page](https://film.one/film/the-day-of-the-jackal.md)

## Also known for

- *Force 10 from Navarone* (1978), Petrovitch
- *Shōgun* (1980), Father Dell'Aqua
- *The Medusa Touch* (1978), Barrister
- *Arabesque* (1966), Nejim Beshraavi
- *Telefon* (1977), Colonel Malchenko
- *This Sporting Life* (1963), Gerald Weaver
- *Children of the Damned* (1964), David Neville
- *Agatha* (1979), Lord Brackenbury

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