Laidman Browne (13 September 1896 – 11 September 1961) was an English stage, radio and television actor.
Born in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1896, he was a founder member of the Newcastle Repertory Company in 1925, playing leading parts there until 1931.'Obituary: Laidman Browne', The Stage, 14 September 1961, p. 17. Later, in 1939, he was a founder member of the BBC Radio Repertory Company, with whom he remained for 12 years, reputedly playing 2,126 roles.'Radio's Laidman Browne Dies Aged 65', Daily Express, 12 September 1961, p. 4. In 1949 he was the narrator of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes story 'The Adventure of the Speckled Band', the first book read on the BBC's long-running series A Book at Bedtime. His stage credits included seasons at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre and the Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park, together with such West End plays as 1066 and All That (1935-36) and A Dead Secret (1957).https://theatricalia.com/person/1vg/laidman-browne
He died in Bournemouth in 1961, aged 64.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1935 Immortal Gentleman Gambler / Petruchio / Feste 1937 Dark Journey Rugge The Evangelist in the Radio Series, "The Man who Would be King" by Dorothy L.Sayers, 1939–43;1938 Sixty Glorious Years Gen. Gordon 1951 Sherlock Holmes TV Mini-Series1952 Wide Boy Pop 1952 Ghost Ship Coroner 1955 The Dam Busters Committee Member #3 1956 My Teenage Daughter Minor Role Uncredited1957 The Birthday Present Dawson 1961 Fate Takes a Hand Maxwell 1963 The Gentle Terror Byrne (final film role)
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