Brian Worth (30 July 1914 – 25 August 1978) was an English actor, known for Scrooge (1951), The Man in the White Suit (1951) and An Inspector Calls (1954). He died in Seville, Spain on 25 August 1978 aged 64. Career Educated in Britain and America, he learnt the technical side of commercial advertising films before deciding to turn to acting. During the Second World War he served in the armed forces (1941–1946). An officer in the Special Operations Executive, he worked out of Algeria and then Seville, based at the British embassy, escorting agents over the Pyrenees into France, and exfiltrating agents and escaped airmen back to “neutral” Spain.
Between 1946 and 1947 he acted on stage.
During the first half of the 1950s, Worth had prominent supporting roles in over a dozen films, including playing the progressive teacher Mr Judd in Tom Brown's Schooldays (1951). He had a supporting role in the acclaimed sci-fi miniseries Quatermass and the Pit, and played the title role in the short-lived series Francis Storm Investigates. From 1956, his roles grew smaller, although his later film appearances did include four for noted director Michael Powell as well as a small role in a James Bond movie, On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969).
In the 1960s and 1970s, he and his Spanish wife Tere ran a popular Spanish restaurant in a basement in Draycott Avenue, Chelsea.
Filmography + Film Year Title Role Notes 1939 Ask a Policeman Radio Engineer Uncredited 1939 The Arsenal Stadium Mystery Philip Morring – Trojan Team Member 1939 The Lion Has Wings Bobby 1940 Pastor Hall Werner von Grotjahn 1940 It Happened to One Man Jack Quair 1948 One Night with You Third Writer 1949 Cardboard Cavalier Tom Pride 1950Last Holiday Derek Rockingham 1951The Man in the White Suit King 1951Scrooge Fred 1951 Tom Brown's Schooldays Judd 1952 Song of Paris Jim Barrett 1952 Treasure Hunt Philip 1952 Father's Doing Fine Wilfred 1952 It Started in Paradise Michael 1952Hindle Wakes Alan Jeffcote 1953Operation Diplomat Geoffrey Terry 1954An Inspector Calls Gerald Croft 1954 Thought to Kill Camden 1955 Barbados Quest Geoffrey Blake 1955Windfall Michael Collins 1955Breakaway Johnny Matlock 1956Assignment Redhead Captain Ridgeway 1956 The Battle of the River Plate Radio Operator, Doric Star, Prisoner on Graf Spee Uncredited 1957 Ill Met by Moonlight Stratis Saviolkis 1958 The Square Peg Henri Le Blanc 1959 Room at the Top Man in Sports Car Uncredited 1960 Moment of Danger Airport Guard 1960 Sink the Bismarck! Torpedo Control Officer on First Destroyer Uncredited 1960 Peeping Tom Assistant Director Uncredited 1960 Dead Lucky Lucky Lewis 1961The Terror of the Tongs Commissioner Harcourt 1965 Rotten to the Core C.O. Longhampton Camp Uncredited 1969On Her Majesty's Secret Service Manuel Uncredited 1972The Boy Who Turned Yellow Mr. Saunders
Television In 1965, he played the part of Peter Corrio in The Saint, in the 4th episode of the 4th season, "The Smart Detective".
In The Prisoner (1967-68) episode Many Happy Returns, he played an RAF Group Captain.
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