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name: "Michael Billington"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/michael-billington"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "24 December 1941"
died: "3 June 2005"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-18T11:27:41.192468+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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# Michael Billington

Actor. Born 24 December 1941 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, UK. Died 3 June 2005.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 24 December 1941, Blackburn, Lancashire, England, UK
- **Died:** 3 June 2005
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Billington_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q167094, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0082545/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/10463

## Biography

Michael Billington was a British film and television actor. Born in Blackburn, Lancashire, on 24 December 1941, he trained as an engineer before pursuing acting, appearing in West End musicals and stage productions including Incident at Vichy (1966).

He was best known for playing Colonel Paul Foster in the science-fiction series UFO (1970–1971) and Daniel Fogarty in the historical drama The Onedin Line (1971–1974). His film credits include Sergei Barsov in the James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me (1977). He screen-tested for the role of James Bond on five occasions.

Billington also appeared in The Prisoner (1967), Edward the Seventh (1975), and later guest roles in American series such as Hart to Hart and Magnum, P.I. He died in Margate, Kent, on 3 June 2005.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, independent.co.uk, jamesbond.fandom.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Spy Who Loved Me* (1977), Fi1m 77, as Sergei Barsov — [page](https://film.one/film/the-spy-who-loved-me.md)

## Complete filmography (27)

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

- *tadeusz.kantor@europa.pl* (2011), Acting
- *Maigret* (1992), series, Acting
- *The Collectors* (1986), series, as Tom Gibbons
- *KGB: The Secret War* (1985), as Peter Hubbard
- *Flicks* (1983), as Deputy Inspector
- *Antony and Cleopatra* (1983), as Ventidius
- *Gavilan* (1982), series, as Roger Morgan
- *Magnum, P.I.* (1980), series, as Lever
- *Silver Dream Racer* (1980), Story
- *Invasion: UFO* (1980), as Col. Paul Foster
- *Hart to Hart* (1979), series, Acting
- *Thundercloud* (1979), series, as Ben Adams
- *Spearhead* (1978), series, as Colour Sergeant 'Jacko' Jackson
- *The Professionals* (1977), series, as John Coogan
- *The Spy Who Loved Me* (1977), as Sergei Barsov — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/the-spy-who-loved-me.md)
- *The Way of the World* (1975), as Fainall
- *UFO: Radar contact... They're landing!* (1974), Acting
- *War & Peace* (1972), series, as Alphonse Berg
- *UFO: Take Them Alive* (1972), as Colonel Paul Foster
- *UFO: Annihilate SHADO... Kill Straker...* (1972), as Colonel Paul Foster
- *The Onedin Line* (1971), series, as Daniel Fogarty
- *UFO: Red alert... Attack on Earth!* (1971), as Colonel Paul Foster
- *UFO: Destroy Luna Base!* (1971), as Colonel Paul Foster
- *UFO* (1970), series, as Paul Foster
- *The Prisoner* (1967), series, as Woodland Man — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-prisoner.md)
- *United!* (1965), series, as Neil Hall
- *Dream A40* (1965), as Young Man

## Gallery

- ![Michael Billington](https://film.one/media/person/1028183/gallery-affba107fd29.jpg) Michael Billington — Image via TMDB
- ![Michael Billington](https://film.one/media/person/1028183/gallery-3a84335db53e.jpg) Michael Billington — Image via TMDB

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