Gordon Jackson
Scottish actor (1923–1990)
- Born December 19, 1923
- 3 movies
Gordon Jackson was a Scottish actor best remembered as the butler Angus Hudson in Upstairs, Downstairs and as George Cowley, head of CI5, in The Professionals. On film he played Capt. Jimmy Cairns in Tunes of Glory and Intelligence in The Great Escape. He earned BAFTA nominations for Yesterday's Enemy and Upstairs, Downstairs, and won an Emmy Award for the latter role.
Gordon Jackson appears in 3 films in The Rerun, from 1949 to 1965. Most of that work is in spy, thriller and horror. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Jack Warner (2).
Known for
- Upstairs, Downstairs, Angus Hudson. Earned a BAFTA nomination and an Emmy Award as the butler Hudson.
- The Professionals, George Cowley. Played the head of CI5.
- The Great Escape, Andrew MacDonald. Played Flt. Lt. Andrew MacDonald, known as Intelligence.
- Tunes of Glory, Jimmy Cairns. Played Capt. Jimmy Cairns, one of his notable film roles.
- The Ipcress File (1965). A film credit from 1965.
Movies
Quick answers
- What movies and TV shows has Gordon Jackson been in?
- Gordon Jackson appears in The Ipcress File (1965), The Quatermass Xperiment (1955) and Whisky Galore! (1949) on The Remote.
- When was Gordon Jackson born?
- Gordon Jackson was born on 19 December 1923.
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