Biography
Jack Gwillim (also credited as Jack Gwilliam) was an English character actor. Born in Canterbury, Kent, he served for over twenty years in the Royal Navy before training at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and beginning his acting career in middle age.
He appeared in numerous stage productions in the West End and on Broadway, including works with Ralph Richardson, Rex Harrison and Ingrid Bergman. On screen he was frequently cast as military officers and authority figures in war films and historical epics, with credits including Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Jason and the Argonauts (1963), Thunderball (1965), A Man for All Seasons (1966) as Chief Justice, Patton (1970), Clash of the Titans (1981) and The Monster Squad (1987). He emigrated to the United States in 1969 and continued working in theatre and film until his death.
