---
name: "Michael Aldridge"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/michael-aldridge"
fi1m_id: "michael-aldridge"
imdb_id: "nm0017739"
tmdb_id: 14815
wikidata_id: "Q4216669"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "9 September 1920"
died: "10 January 1994"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 88
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-07T10:58:07.682478+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."
---

# Michael Aldridge

## Identity

Michael Aldridge

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/michael-aldridge
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** michael-aldridge
- **IMDb ID:** nm0017739
- **TMDB ID:** 14815
- **Wikidata ID:** Q4216669
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Aldridge, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4216669, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0017739/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/14815

Actor. Born 9 September 1920 in Glastonbury, Somerset, England, UK. Died 10 January 1994.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 9 September 1920, Glastonbury, Somerset, England, UK
- **Died:** 10 January 1994
- **Active:** 1965–1988
- **Average Fi1m score:** 88, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 88 (1), 1970s 88 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Aldridge, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4216669, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0017739/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/14815

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Chimes at Midnight*](https://film.one/film/chimes-at-midnight.md) (88)

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## Biography

Michael Aldridge was an English actor. Born on 9 September 1920 in Glastonbury, Somerset, he died on 10 January 1994 in London. He began his stage career in 1939 and worked as a character actor in theatre and on screen from the 1940s onwards, with roles in Shakespeare productions and at festivals including Chichester.

He played Percy Alleline in the BBC series *Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy* (1979) and Seymour Utterthwaite in *Last of the Summer Wine* (1986–1990). Other screen credits include Pistol in *Chimes at Midnight* (1965), a role in *Yes, Prime Minister* (1986) and appearances in *Tales of the Unexpected* (1979) and *Inspector Morse* (1989). After a stage musical flop in the mid-1970s he focused more on television and film.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy* (1979), Fi1m 88, as Percy Alleline — [page](https://film.one/tv/tinker-tailor-soldier-spy-1979.md)
- *Chimes at Midnight* (1965), Fi1m 88, as Pistol — [page](https://film.one/film/chimes-at-midnight.md)

## Complete filmography (61)

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

- *Stanley and the Women* (1991), series, as Dr Alfred Nash
- *Countdown to War* (1989), as Neville Chamberlain
- *The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe* (1988), as The Professor
- *The Chronicles of Narnia* (1988), series, as Professor Digory Kirke
- *Game, Set, and Match* (1988), series, as Silas Gaunt
- *Last of the Summer Wine: Big Day at Dream Acres* (1987), as Seymour Utterthwaite
- *Inspector Morse* (1987), series, as Arthur Drysdale — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/inspector-morse.md)
- *Shanghai Surprise* (1986), as Mr. Burns
- *Clockwise* (1986), as Prior
- *Yes, Prime Minister* (1986), series, Actor
- *Murder by the Book* (1986), as Edmond Cork
- *Last of the Summer Wine: Uncle of the Bride* (1986), as Seymour Utterthwaite
- *Bon Voyage* (1985), as Sir Colin Brand
- *Turtle Diary* (1985), as Mr Meager
- *Mussolini: The Untold Story* (1985), series, as Matteotti
- *Charters and Caldicott* (1985), series, as Caldicott
- *The Biko Inquest* (1984), as Dr. Carter
- *A Voyage Round My Father* (1984), as Headmaster
- *Under the Hammer* (1984), as John Bourke-White
- *Charlie* (1984), series, as Paul Tucker
- *Spyship* (1983), series, as Sir Peter Hillmore
- *Bullshot* (1983), as Prof. Rupert Fenton
- *Wilfred and Eileen* (1983), series, as Mr. Jenkins
- *Reilly: Ace of Spies* (1983), series, as Orlov
- *The Barchester Chronicles* (1982), series, as Sir Abraham Haphazard
- *The Agatha Christie Hour* (1982), series, as Dr Lavington
- *Hallelujah!* (1981), series, Actor
- *Love in a Cold Climate* (1980), series, as Uncle Matt
- *Airport Chaplain* (1980), series, as Father Jack Sampson
- *Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy* (1979), series, as Percy Alleline — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/tinker-tailor-soldier-spy-1979.md)
- *Tales of the Unexpected* (1979), series, as Sir Basil Turton
- *Malice Aforethought* (1979), series, as Sir Bernard Deverell
- *Curriculee Curricula* (1978), as Vice Chancellor
- *Raven* (1977), series, Actor
- *Fallen Angels* (1974), as Fred Sterroll
- *Fall of Eagles* (1974), series, as Rasputin
- *The Donati Conspiracy* (1973), series, as Professor Donati
- *Last of the Summer Wine* (1973), series, as Seymour
- *Follow Me!* (1972), as Sir Philip Crouch
- *The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes* (1971), series, as Archduke Othmar
- *Sense and Sensibility* (1971), series, as Sir John Middleton
- *The Adventures of Don Quick* (1970), series, as Lieutenant Vasco
- *Play for Today* (1970), series, as John Bourke-White
- *Hadleigh* (1969), series, as George Quantock
- *ITV Saturday Night Theatre* (1969), series, as Trevor
- *Ooh La La!* (1968), series, as Pontagnac
- *The Fellows* (1967), series, as Ian Dimmock
- *Chimes at Midnight* (1965), as Pistol — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/chimes-at-midnight.md)
- *The Power Game* (1965), series, as Heathcoat Mobbs
- *Thirty-Minute Theatre* (1965), series, as Henry Shoreham
- *The Man in Room 17* (1965), series, as Dimmock
- *Life for Ruth* (1962), as Harvard
- *You Can't Win* (1961), series, as Mr. Parkinson
- *Drama 61-67* (1961), series, as Parsloe, Major Spencer, William
- *Sunday-Night Play* (1960), series, Actor
- *Bleak House* (1959), series, as Mr George
- *The Count of Monte Cristo* (1956), series, Actor
- *Suicide Mission* (1954), as English Officer
- *Murder in the Cathedral* (1951), as Second Knight
- *Sunday Night Theatre* (1950), series, as Sir Edward Fortrose
- *Nothing Venture* (1948), as Michael Garrod

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