--- name: "Robert Urquhart" canonical: "https://film.one/person/robert-urquhart" fi1m_id: "robert-urquhart" imdb_id: "nm0882048" tmdb_id: 30187 wikidata_id: "Q1609787" roles: ["Actor"] born: "16 October 1921" died: "21 March 1995" reviewed_on_fi1m: 3 average_fi1m_score: 82 average_as: "actor" average_over: 3 updated: "2026-10-07T10:53:44.443558+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." --- # Robert Urquhart ## Identity Robert Urquhart - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/robert-urquhart - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** robert-urquhart - **IMDb ID:** nm0882048 - **TMDB ID:** 30187 - **Wikidata ID:** Q1609787 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Urquhart_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1609787, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0882048/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/30187 Actor. Born 16 October 1921 in Ullapool, Scotland, UK. Died 21 March 1995. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 16 October 1921, Ullapool, Scotland, UK - **Died:** 21 March 1995 - **Active:** 1967–1982 - **Also known as:** Robert Urquhart Laing - **Average Fi1m score:** 82, as actor, over 3 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 86 (1), 1980s 80 (2) - **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Comedy 2, Action & Adventure 1, Drama 1, Romance 1, War & Politics 1 - **Screen time:** 1 hours of reviewed films - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Urquhart_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1609787, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0882048/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/30187 ## Biography Robert Urquhart was a Scottish character actor who worked in film, television and on stage. He was born in Ullapool and educated at George Heriot's School in Edinburgh before training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. His stage debut came in 1947 and his first film role in *You're Only Young Twice* (1952). He is known for his performance as Paul Krempe in *The Curse of Frankenstein* (1957). Other film credits include *Knights of the Round Table* (1953), *55 Days at Peking* (1963), *Dunkirk* (1958) and *The Dogs of War* (1980). On television he appeared in series such as *The Avengers*, *The Saint*, *Yes Minister* and *The Professionals*. He played the Headmaster in the 1982 television film *P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang*. Urquhart died in Edinburgh in 1995. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org.* ## On Fi1m (3) - *P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang* (1982), Fi1m 72, as Headmaster — [page](https://film.one/film/ptang-yang-kipperbang.md) - *Yes Minister* (1980), Fi1m 89, Actor — [page](https://film.one/tv/yes-minister.md) - *Callan* (1967), Fi1m 86, Actor — [page](https://film.one/tv/callan.md) ## Complete filmography (91) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Ruth Rendell: Master of the Moor* (1994), as Dadda Whalby - *The Long Roads* (1993), as Peter McVurrich - *Testimony* (1988), as Journalist - *The Kitchen Toto* (1988), as D.C. McKinnon - *The Shutter Falls* (1987), as Minister - *Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood* (1987), as Paul Krempe (archive footage) - *Playing Away* (1987), as Godfrey - *ScreenPlay* (1986), series, as Minister - *Restless Natives* (1985), as Baird - *Bleak House* (1985), series, as Laurence Boythorn - *Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil* (1985), as Albrecht Hoffman - *Screen Two* (1985), series, as Peter McVurrich - *Sharma and Beyond* (1984), as Evan Gorley-Peters - *Puccini* (1984), as Doria's Father - *The Old Men at the Zoo* (1983), series, as Sir Robert Falcon - *Number 10* (1983), series, as Alexander Grant - *P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang* (1982), as Headmaster — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/ptang-yang-kipperbang.md) - *The Dollar Bottom* (1981), as Headmaster - *The Dogs of War* (1980), as Capt. Lockhart - *A Tale of Two Cities* (1980), as Attorney General - *Children of the Full Moon* (1980), as Harry - *Hammer House of Horror* (1980), series, as Harry - *Fox* (1980), as Jerry - *A Gift from Nessus* (1980), as Sid Morton - *Yes Minister* (1980), series, Actor — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/tv/yes-minister.md) - *An Enemy of the People* (1980), as Tom Stockman - *Quest of Eagles* (1979), series, Actor - *Father's Day* (1979), as Martin Rice-Davies - *The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie* (1978), series, Actor - *The Professionals* (1977), series, as Thomas Darby - *The Sunday Drama* (1977), series, as Peter Hurley, Lionel - *Gator* (1976), as 3rd Agent - *The Button Man* (1976), as Emrys - *England, Summer, Sunday* (1976), as Morris - *Just Another Saturday* (1975), Actor - *The Inheritors* (1974), series, as Lord James Gethin - *Happy Ever After* (1974), series, as Sir Andrew McPherson - *The Aweful Mr Goodall* (1974), series, as Jack Goodall - *Playhouse* (1974), series, as Emrys - *Helen: A Woman of Today* (1973), series, Actor - *Centre Play* (1973), series, as Morris - *The Highlands and Islands - a Royal Tour* (1973), Actor - *The Reporters* (1972), as Vic - *Pathfinders* (1972), series, Actor - *Country Matters* (1972), series, as Barty Bartholomew - *The Frighteners* (1972), series, as Rutherford - *Late Night Theatre* (1972), series, as Tommy Hope, James - *Play for Today* (1970), series, as Vic - *Menace* (1970), series, as Frank Smith - *Doomwatch* (1970), series, as Jim Ainslie - *Brotherly Love* (1970), as Auctioneer - *The Looking Glass War* (1970), as Johnson - *Department S* (1969), series, as Anthony James Harvey / Andrew Heywood - *ITV Saturday Night Theatre* (1969), series, as Julian Gort - *The Champions* (1968), series, as Hemmings - *The Syndicate* (1968), as George Brant - *Man in a Suitcase* (1967), series, Actor - *ITV Playhouse* (1967), series, as Duncan Doubleday, Robert MacLaine - *Callan* (1967), series, Actor — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/callan.md) - *Mystery and Imagination* (1966), series, as Mr McLeod - *The Vital Spark* (1965), series, as Dougie - *The Break* (1963), as Pearson - *Murder at the Gallop* (1963), as George Crossfield - *55 Days at Peking* (1963), as Capt. Hanley - *The Saint* (1962), series, as Brian Quell - *Dr. Finlay's Casebook* (1962), series, Actor - *Suspense* (1962), series, as Sam Blair - *Jango* (1961), series, as Jango Smith · Creator - *The Avengers* (1961), series, as Maxwell — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-avengers-1961.md) - *The Bulldog Breed* (1960), as Commander Clayton - *Danger Tomorrow* (1960), as Bob - *Foxhole in Cairo* (1960), as Major Wilson - *Trouble with Eve* (1960), as Bryan Maitland - *International Detective* (1959), series, Actor - *No Hiding Place* (1959), series, Actor - *Dunkirk* (1958), as Mike - *The Curse of Frankenstein* (1957), as Paul Krempe - *Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst* (1957), as Flight Lieutenant Fearnley - *Armchair Theatre* (1956), series, as Anthony Coldstream, Capes - *The Tamer Tamed* (1956), as Petruchio - *You Can't Escape* (1956), as Peter Darwin - *The Dark Avenger* (1955), as Sir Philip - *Golden Ivory* (1954), as Jim Dobson - *Happy Ever After* (1954), as Dr. Michael Flynn - *Knights of the Round Table* (1953), as Gawaine - *Isn't Life Wonderful!* (1953), as Frank, Charles' brother - *The House of the Arrow* (1953), as Jim Frobisher - *Tread Softly* (1952), as Clifford Brett - *Paul Temple Returns* (1952), as Slater - *You're Only Young Twice!* (1952), as Sheltie - *The Simple Life*, as Barty Bartholomew ## Gallery - ![Robert Urquhart](https://film.one/media/person/467091/gallery-334275dade57.jpg) Robert Urquhart — [2], Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3f/Curse_of_Frankenstein_%28trailer%29_-_Robert_Urquhart_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Robert Urquhart](https://film.one/media/person/467091/gallery-ff6f449151c7.jpg) Robert Urquhart — Image via TMDB - ![Robert Urquhart](https://film.one/media/person/467091/gallery-914b6492a796.jpg) Robert Urquhart — Image via TMDB --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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