Creator / Cyril Luckham

Cyril Luckham (25 July 1907 – 8 February 1989) was an English actor whose career spanned more than half a century from the 1930s to the 1980s. He played the White Guardian in Doctor Who, the counterpart to Valentine Dyall's Black Guardian, appearing in two stories: "The Ribos Operation" (1978) and "Enlightenment" (1983).

His roles included:

Film

• A Man for All Seasons (1966) — Archbishop Cranmer
• The Naked Runner (1967) — Cabinet minister
• Anne of the Thousand Days (1969) — Prior Houghton

TV

• Coronation Street: 2 episodes (1960-61) — Dr. Tinsley
• Z Cars: "What Kind of Hero?" (1962) — Mr. Gregory
• The Saint: "Iris" (1963) — Jack Hardy
• Department S: "The Perfect Operation" (1969) — Walker
• Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em: 2 episodes (1973-74) — Father O'Hara
• Jackanory: 14 episodes (1973-82) — Storyteller
• The Professionals: "The Rack" (1978) — Judge Hall
• Doctor Who: 2 serials^{show list} "The Ribos Operation", "Enlightenment" (1978, 1983) — White Guardian
• Return of the Saint: 2 episodes (1979) — Coroner
• Tales of the Unexpected:
  • "The Man from the South" (1979) — Rawlsden
  • "Back for Christmas" (1980) — Gavin
  • "The Orderly World of Mr. Appleby" (1980) — Mr. Gainsborough
• Jackanory Playhouse: "The Silver Fish" (1980) — Lord Albin

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