George Holdcroft

Born: unknown

Died: unknown

 

Murder at the Gallop (1963) as Hotel Guest (uncredited)

 

Although James Villiers and Katya Douglas dominate the foreground of this picture, George Holdcroft can be seen on the far left in the background.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bess Rogers

Born: unknown

Died: unknown

Trouble in Store (1953) as Personal Assistant (uncredited)

Bess Rogers is on the far left. The other actors are Moira Lister, Jerry Desmonde and Michael Brennan.

Danger Tomorrow (1960) as Miss Grey (uncredited)

Murder at the Gallop (1963) as Hotel Guest (uncredited)

 

Bess Rogers claps in between Margaret Rutherford and Robert Morley.
 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Joyce Carpenter

Born: 4 October 1924, Wandsworth, Surrey, England, UK

Died: 21 May 1990, Kensington, London, England, UK

 

Murder at the Gallop (1963) as Shopkeeper (uncredited)

 

With Margaret Rutherford.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

James Villiers

Born: 29 September 1933, London, England, UK

Died: 18 January 1998, Arundel, Sussex, England, UK

 

Murder at the Gallop (1963) as Michael Shane

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Katya Douglas

Born: 14 February 1938, Gdynia, Pomorskie, Poland

 

Murder at the Gallop (1963) as Rosamund Shane

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Robert Urquhart

Born: 16 October 1921, Ullapool, Scotland, UK

Died: 21 March 1995, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Danger Tomorrow (1960) as Bob

 

Murder at the Gallop (1963) as George Crossfield

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

John Dunbar

Born: 10 July 1914, Liverpool, England, UK

Died: 24 April 2001, Torquay, Devon, England, UK

 

Murder She Said (1961) as Train Passenger Eating Sandwich (uncredited)

 

Nosey Margaret Rutherford watches John Dunbar attempt to eat his sandwich.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aileen Lewis

Born: 9 April 1914, Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland

Died: 12 February 2014, Felpham, West Sussex, England, UK

Aileen Lewis was an extra in many British films and television shows from the 1940s onwards.

Trouble in Store (1953) as Shopper

Barry Johns is the man standing at the front.

The Shakedown (1960) as Lady Walking Past the Tables (uncredited)

Not sure if this is Aileen in the foreground holding the fur coat over her arm, but this is what IMDB are saying at the moment.

Murder She Said (1961) as Train Passenger (uncredited)

Margaret Rutherford watches passengers in a passing train. Aileen Lewis is on the left, reading the paper.

While Nadia Pavlova is being strangled, Aileen Lewis sits in another compartment. This means that Aileen is in two places at once in the same scene to save on paying another extra. In 1961 no-one would notice.

Emergency (1962) Hotel Guest (uncredited)

Aileen walks into shot on the right making sure her face can be seen.

The Beauty Jungle (1964) as Talk of the Town Audience Member (uncredited)

Aileen Lewis is on the left in a black dress. In the foreground is Peter Ashmore.

And here she is in close up.

Ned Lynch

Born: 1909

Died: 16 June 2000

 

Murder She Said (1961) as Detective (uncredited)

 

Ned Lynch is on the far left, with Gordon Harris, Charles 'Bud' Tingwell and Margaret Rutherford.
 

Robert Vossler

Born: 24 April 1918, Bath, Somerset, England, UK

Died: 29 February 2000, Brighton, Sussex, England, UK

 

Murder She Said (1961) as Police Constable (uncredited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vincent Harding

Born: unknown

Died: unknown

 

Murder She Said (1961) as Police Constable (uncredited)

 

Vincent Harding is on the far right. Gordon Harris is seated and Charles 'Bud' Tingwell is turning to talk to Vincent.
 

Gordon Harris

Born: 1918

Died: 28 October 1965, London, England, UK

 

Murder She Said (1961) as Sgt. Bacon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Charles 'Bud' Tingwell is on the right.

Murder at the Gallop (1963) as Sergeant Bacon

Gerald Cross

Born: 20 February 1912, Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, UK

Died: 26 February 1981, Camden, London, England, UK

 

Murder She Said (1961) as Albert

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Murder Ahoy (1964) as Brewer (aka Lt. Commander Dimchurch)

Thorley Walters

Born: 12 May 1913, Teigngrace, Devon, England, UK

Died: 6 July 1991, Hendon, London, England, UK

Medal for the General (1944) as Andrew

Thorley Walters is on the left, in uniform, with Godfrey Tearle.

 

Murder She Said (1961) as Cedric

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Home of Our Own (1964) as The Estate Agent

Charles 'Bud' Tingwell

Born: 3 January 1923, Coogee, New South Wales, Australia

Died: 15 May 2009, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

 

Murder She Said (1961) as Inspector Craddock (Credited as Charles Tingwell)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Murder at the Gallop (1963) as Inspector Craddock (Credited as Charles Tingwell)

 

With Gordon Harris behind him.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Murder Ahoy (1964) as Chief Inspector Craddock (Credited as Charles Tingwell)

Arthur Kennedy

Born: 17 February 1914, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Died: 5 January 1990, Branford, Connecticut, USA

They Died with Their Boots On (1941) as Ned Sharp

 

Murder She Said (1961) as Dr. Quimper

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Barbara Leake

Born: 14 May 1903, Hunstanton, Norfolk, England, UK

Died: 18 August 1991, Chichester, Sussex, England, UK

Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) as School Mistress

 

Murder She Said (1961) as Mrs. Hilda Stainton

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ronnie Raymond

Born: 20 June 1946

Died: 26 January 2015

 

Ronnie Raymond was a juvenile actor of stage and screen who retired at the age of 16. He later became an undertaker.

 

Murder She Said (1961) as Alexander

 

With Margaret Rutherford. In this film Ronnie was dubbed by another child actor owing to his voice breaking.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Richard Briers

Born: 14 January 1934, Merton, Surrey, England, UK

Died: 17 February 2013, London, England, UK

 

In the 1970s, Richard Briers played probably his most famous role as Tom Good in 'The Good Life (1975)' a British television sit-com.

 

Murder She Said (1961) as 'Mrs. Binster'

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Home of Your Own (1964) as The Husband

With Bridget Armstrong.

Nadia Pavlova

Born: unknown

Died: unknown

 

Don't know anything else about Nadia Pavlova. I'm just adding her because other websites have included her in the cast list.

 

Murder She Said (1961) as Murder Victim (uncredited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Peter Butterworth

Born: 4 February 1915, Bramhall, Cheshire, England, UK

Died: 16 January 1979, Coventry, Warwickshire, England, UK

 

Peter Butterworth was most famous for his appearances in the 'Carry On' series of films.

 

Murder She Said (1961) as Ticket Collector

 

With Margaret Rutherford.
 

A Home of Your Own (1964) as The Carpenter

Carry on Cowboy (1965) as Doc

With Kenneth Williams.

Michael J. Pollard

Born: 30 May 1939, Passaic, New Jersey, USA

Died: 20 November 2019, Los Angeles, California, USA

 

Michael J. Pollard's on-screen career began in the late 1950s.

 

Melvin and Howard (1980) as Little Red

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Charlene Holt

Born: 28 April 1928, Snyder, Texas, USA

Died: 5 April 1996, Williamson, Tennessee, USA

 

Charlene Holt was probably most famous for playing the female lead in the John Wayne film 'El Dorado (1966)'.

 

Melvin and Howard (1980) as Mrs. Worth

Charlene asks Paul Le Mat in for coffee.

Jason Robards Jr.

Born: 26 July 1922, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died: 26 December 2000, Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA

Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) as Manuel 'Cheyenne' Gutiérrez

 

Melvin and Howard (1980) as Howard Hughes

 

Quite a dark picture of Jason in this one.