--- name: "Cyril Luckham" canonical: "https://film.one/person/cyril-luckham" roles: [] born: "25 July 1907" died: "8 February 1989" reviewed_on_fi1m: 3 average_fi1m_score: 73 average_over: 3 updated: "2026-09-20T05:13:12.436233+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." --- # Cyril Luckham Actor. Born 25 July 1907 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK. Died 8 February 1989. ## Details - **Born:** 25 July 1907, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK - **Died:** 8 February 1989 - **Active:** 1966–1973 - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 70 (2), 1970s 78 (1) - **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Drama 2, History 2, Comedy 1, Romance 1 - **Screen time:** 4 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $28m across 1 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyril_Luckham, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5200803, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0524740/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/13330 ## Streaming the US now - **The Roku Channel:** [*A Man for All Seasons*](https://film.one/film/a-man-for-all-seasons.md) (81) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Cyril 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, Luckham was educated at RNC Osborne and Dartmouth and briefly served in the navy before being invalided out. He trained for the stage with the Arthur Brough school at Folkestone, making his debut there in 1935. After provincial repertory work, including with the Rapier Players in Bristol, he made his West End debut in 1945. Luckham appeared in numerous films and television series. His film credits include *A Man for All Seasons* (1966) as Archbishop Cranmer, *Billy Budd* (1962), *The Pumpkin Eater* (1964), *Anne of the Thousand Days* (1969) and *Providence* (1977). On television he played the White Guardian in *Doctor Who* (1963) and roles in *The Saint* (1962), *Tales of the Unexpected* (1979) and *The Barchester Chronicles* (1982). *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (3) - *Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em* (1973), Fi1m 78, Actor — [page](https://film.one/tv/some-mothers-do-ave-em.md) - *Anne of the Thousand Days* (1969), Fi1m 60, as Prior Houghton — [page](https://film.one/film/anne-of-the-thousand-days.md) - *A Man for All Seasons* (1966), Fi1m 81, as Archbishop Cranmer — [page](https://film.one/film/a-man-for-all-seasons.md) ## Complete filmography (97) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Mrs. Silly* (1983), as Bishop - *Doctor Who: Enlightenment* (1983), as The White Guardian - *The Barchester Chronicles* (1982), series, as Bishop Grantly - *Q.E.D.* (1982), series, as Crabtree - *The Potting Shed* (1981), as Dr Baston - *Levkas Man* (1981), series, as Gilmour - *The Winter's Tale* (1981), as Antigonus - *To Serve Them All My Days* (1980), series, as Sir Rufus Creighton - *Time of My Life* (1980), series, as Judge - *Donkeys' Years* (1980), as Sydney Birkett - *Sweet Wine of Youth* (1979), as Dean Inge - *Murder at the Wedding* (1979), series, as Eric Russell - *The Omega Factor* (1979), series, Actor - *Tales of the Unexpected* (1979), series, as Rawlsden, Gavin, Mr Gainsborough - *My Son, My Son* (1979), series, Actor - *The Saint and the Brave Goose* (1979), as Coroner - *Doctor Who: The Ribos Operation* (1978), as The Guardian - *Return of the Saint* (1978), series, as Coroner - *What Every Woman Knows* (1978), as Charles Venables - *The Famous Five* (1978), series, as Mr Luffy - *Thomas Hardy: A Haunted Man* (1978), as Old Hardy - *The Professionals* (1977), series, as Judge Hall - *Providence* (1977), as Dr. Mark Eddington - *Victorian Scandals* (1976), series, as Sir Alexander Cockburn - *The Doll* (1975), as Sir Arnold Wyatt - *The Doll* (1975), series, as Sir Arnold Wyatt - *The Venturers* (1975), series, as Lord Kilvern - *The Wood Demon* (1974), as Orlovsky - *Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill* (1974), series, Actor - *Father Brown* (1974), series, as Lord Galloway - *Playhouse* (1974), series, as Dean Inge - *Scotch on the Rocks* (1973), series, as Lord Thorganby - *Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em* (1973), series, Actor — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/some-mothers-do-ave-em.md) - *Caring for History* (1973), as Narrator - *Crown Court* (1972), series, Actor - *The Protectors* (1972), series, as Alec Weston - *The Adventurer* (1972), series, as Lord Franklin - *Justice* (1971), series, as Justice Briggs - *Mr. Forbush and the Penguins* (1971), as Tringham - *The Guardians* (1971), series, as Sir Timothy Hobson - *Ryan International* (1970), series, Actor - *One More Time* (1970), as Magistrate - *Anne of the Thousand Days* (1969), as Prior Houghton — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/anne-of-the-thousand-days.md) - *Paul Temple* (1969), series, Actor - *In Loving Memory* (1969), series, Actor - *Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)* (1969), series, as Laverick - *Department S* (1969), series, as Walker - *W. Somerset Maugham* (1969), series, as Sir Philip Brandower - *Imperial Palace* (1969), series, as Sir Henry Savott - *ITV Saturday Night Theatre* (1969), series, as Mulberry - *Happy DeathDay* (1968), Actor - *Stand by Your Screen* (1968), as Norman Gritter - *The Company of Five* (1968), series, as Mr James, Stan Sinclair, Lewis Black, Norman Gritter - *The Spanish Farm* (1968), series, as Baron D'Archeville - *ITV Playhouse* (1967), series, as Mr. Webber, William Ince - *Angel Pavement* (1967), series, as Mr. Smeeth - *The Naked Runner* (1967), as Cabinet minister - *The World of Wodehouse* (1967), series, as Vicar - *A Man for All Seasons* (1966), as Archbishop Cranmer — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/a-man-for-all-seasons.md) - *The Lost Peace* (1966), series, as (voice) - *The Alphabet Murders* (1965), as Sir Carmichael Clarke - *VOTE, VOTE, VOTE for Nigel Barton* (1965), as Archibald Lake - *BBC Play of the Month* (1965), series, as Roebuck Ramsden, Orlovsky - *Thirty-Minute Theatre* (1965), series, as Dr. Pelham - *The Troubleshooters* (1965), series, as Charles Andrews - *The Mind of the Enemy* (1965), series, as Sir Henry Blake - *Public Eye* (1965), series, as Charles Luce - *The July Plot* (1964), as General-Colonel Ludwig Beck - *Victoria Regina* (1964), series, as Lord Melbourne - *Thursday Theatre* (1964), series, as Bishop Gardiner - *The Wednesday Play* (1964), series, as General-Colonel Ludwig Beck, Hugh Archibald-Lake - *The Pumpkin Eater* (1964), as Doctor - *A Midsummer Night's Dream* (1964), as Egeus - *The Great War* (1964), series, Actor - *Detective* (1964), series, Actor - *Doctor Who* (1963), series, as White Guardian, The Guardian — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who.md) - *Espionage* (1963), series, as Admiral Bond - *No Cloak - No Dagger* (1963), series, as Det. Chief-Supt. Gage - *Billy Budd* (1962), as Hallam, Captain of Marines - *The Saint* (1962), series, as Jack Hardy - *The Dark Island* (1962), series, Actor - *Some People* (1962), as Magistrate - *Night Conspirators* (1962), as Wolfgang Himmelmann - *The Scales of Justice* (1962), series, as Mr. Lawson - *Sunday-Night Play* (1960), series, as John Pearce - *An Age of Kings* (1960), series, as Archbishop of Canterbury - *The Birthday Present* (1957), as Magistrate - *Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!* (1957), series, as Maurice Dekobra - *How to Murder a Rich Uncle* (1957), as Coroner - *The End Begins* (1957), as Dr. Wincot - *Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst* (1957), as Commander in Chief - *The Battle of the River Plate* (1956), as Lieutenant Jasper Abbot, H.M.S. Achilles - *Armchair Theatre* (1956), series, as Dr. Wolfgang Himmelmann - *ITV Play of the Week* (1955), series, as Arthur Mounteney - *Out of the Clouds* (1955), as Doctor Harman - *Stranger from Venus* (1954), as Dr. Meinard - *Murder in Reverse* (1945), as Crossley's Guest --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/cyril-luckham