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name: "Jack Gwillim"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jack-gwillim"
roles: []
born: "15 December 1909"
died: "2 July 2001"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 74
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-09-20T04:39:38.771998+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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# Jack Gwillim

Actor. Born 15 December 1909 in Canterbury, England, UK. Died 2 July 2001.

## Details

- **Born:** 15 December 1909, Canterbury, England, UK
- **Died:** 2 July 2001
- **Active:** 1962–1970
- **Also known as:** Jack Gwilliam
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 5: 4 acting, 1 other
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 72 (4), 1970s 82 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 74 to 71 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Adventure 3, History 3, Action 2, Drama 2, War 2, Comedy 1
- **Screen time:** 13 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $371m across 5 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Gwillim, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1029099, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0007232/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/13331

## Streaming the US now

- **The Roku Channel:** [*A Man for All Seasons*](https://film.one/film/a-man-for-all-seasons.md) (81)

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## 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.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, theguardian.com, telegraph.co.uk.*

## On Fi1m (5)

### Performed in (4)

- *Patton* (1970), Fi1m 82, as General Sir Harold Alexander — [page](https://film.one/film/patton.md)
- *A Man for All Seasons* (1966), Fi1m 81, as Chief Justice — [page](https://film.one/film/a-man-for-all-seasons.md)
- *Thunderball* (1965), Fi1m 66, as Senior RAF Staff Officer, Senior RAF Staff Officer (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/thunderball.md)
- *Lawrence of Arabia* (1962), Fi1m 90, as Club Secretary — [page](https://film.one/film/lawrence-of-arabia.md)

### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *Casino Royale* (1967), Fi1m 50, as British Officer at Auction (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/casino-royale-1967.md)

## Complete filmography (46)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Blue Shark Hash* (2000), as Jonah
- *Reason for Living: The Jill Ireland Story* (1991), as Jill's father
- *The Monster Squad* (1987), as Van Helsing
- *Blind Date* (1987), as Artist
- *Antony and Cleopatra* (1983), as Rustic
- *Matt Houston* (1982), series, Actor
- *Clash of the Titans* (1981), as Poseidon
- *The Adams Chronicles* (1976), series, as Lord Carmarthen
- *Cromwell* (1970), as General Byron
- *Patton* (1970), as General Sir Harold Alexander — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/patton.md)
- *Battle of Britain* (1969), as Senior Air Staff Officer
- *The Bushbaby* (1969), as Ardsley
- *Number Ten* (1968), as Admiral Sir Guy Lawrence
- *The Champions* (1968), series, as Carrington
- *The Man in the Iron Mask* (1968), series, as Athos
- *Casino Royale* (1967), as British Officer at Auction (uncredited) — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/film/casino-royale-1967.md)
- *A Man for All Seasons* (1966), as Chief Justice — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/a-man-for-all-seasons.md)
- *Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die* (1966), as British ambassador
- *Thunderball* (1965), as Senior RAF Staff Officer, Senior RAF Staff Officer (uncredited) — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/thunderball.md)
- *BBC Play of the Month* (1965), series, as Robert Lancaster
- *Gideon's Way* (1965), series, as Commander Ripple
- *The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb* (1964), as Sir Giles Dalrymple
- *The World Ten Times Over* (1963), as Bolton
- *Sergeant Cork* (1963), series, as Sir Gervase Walworth
- *Jason and the Argonauts* (1963), as Aeëtes
- *The Rivals* (1963), as Rolf Nelson
- *Sammy Going South* (1963), as District Commissioner
- *Lawrence of Arabia* (1962), as Club Secretary — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/film/lawrence-of-arabia.md)
- *Heart to Heart* (1962), as Controller of Programmes
- *In Search of the Castaways* (1962), as Captain Grant
- *The Saint* (1962), series, as Major Carter, Superintendent Marsh
- *The Inspector* (1962), as Inspector Cobb
- *The Scales of Justice* (1962), series, as Mr. Jepp
- *Drama 61-67* (1961), series, as Rupert Eynsham
- *No Love for Johnnie* (1961), as MP (uncredited)
- *The Avengers* (1961), series, as Sir David Harper — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-avengers-1961.md)
- *Sword of Sherwood Forest* (1960), as Archbishop Hubert Walter
- *Circus of Horrors* (1960), as Supt. Andrews
- *Let's Get Married* (1960), as Dr. Sanders
- *Sink the Bismarck!* (1960), as Captain Wilfrid Patterson - 'King George V'
- *Sentenced for Life* (1960), as John Richards
- *Solomon and Sheba* (1959), as Josiah
- *North West Frontier* (1959), as Brigadier Ames
- *The One That Got Away* (1957), as Commandant, Grizedale
- *The Battle of the River Plate* (1956), as Captain Parry - H.M.N. Z. S. Achilles
- *Stranger from Venus* (1954), as Representative of Parliament (uncredited)

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