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Victor Harrington
Actor
Born August 27, 1909Died July 23, 1980 (70 years)
Extremely prolific and ubiquitous British background player Victor James Harrington was born on August 27, 1909 in Casal Paola, Malta. Harrington first began appearing in movies in uncredited minor roles in the mid-1930's. One of the most busy and tireless of British bit players, Victor could be frequently spotted in countless films and TV shows as a patron in a pub, nightclub, casino, or restaurant, a party guest, a military officer, a spectator at a sporting event, or an audience member at a play or concert. His daughter Victoria Harrington was also an actress. Harrington died at age 70 on July 23, 1980 in Brighton, East Essex, England.
Filmography
| 1976 | The Omen · as Monk (uncredited) |
| 1976 | |
| 1975 | The Rocky Horror Picture Show · as Floor Show Audience (uncredited) |
| 1975 | Hennessy · as Mp Photo In Commons Guide Book |
| 1975 | One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing · as Mp |
| 1975 | Side by Side · as Bystander During Club Fight |
| 1975 | Edward the Seventh (TV Series) · as House Of Lords Committee Member |
| 1975 | Brannigan · as Diner At Gentlemans Club (uncredited) |
| 1975 | The Sweeney (TV Series) · as Pub Patron |
| 1974 | The Gathering Storm · as Conservative Mp |
| 1974 | Father Brown (1974) (TV Series) · as Member Of Gentlemans Club |
| 1974 | It's Not the Size That Counts · as Miss Conception Official |
| 1974 | The Internecine Project · as Guest At Farnsworth's Reception |
| 1974 | The Pallisers (TV Series) · as Man In Court |
| 1973 | Frankenstein: The True Story · as Opera Patron |
| 1973 | Carry on Girls · as Audience Member (uncredited) |
| 1973 | The MacKintosh Man · as Barrister |
| 1973 | No Sex Please - We're British · as Man At Church Film Show |
| 1973 | Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde · as Engagement Party Guest |
| 1973 | Escape to Nowhere · as Air Passenger On Security Camera |
| 1972 | Double Take · as Man In Morning Suit |
| 1972 | Lady Caroline Lamb · as Duke Of Wellington's Dinner Guest |
| 1972 | Pope Joan · as Courtier |
| 1972 | Colditz (TV Series) · as British Officer |
| 1972 | Endless Night · as Man At Auction (uncredited) |
| 1972 | The Adventurer (TV Series) · as Cricket Match Spectator |
| 1972 | Innocent Bystanders · as Club Member (uncredited) |
| 1972 | Young Winston · as House Of Commons Doorkeeper (uncredited) |
| 1972 | Up the Front · as British Officer |
| 1972 | Frenzy · as Spectator On South Bank (uncredited) |
| 1972 | New Scotland Yard (TV Series) · as Guest At Retirement Party |
| 1972 | Doctor in Charge (TV Series) · as Mr. Roland |
| 1972 | They're Coming to Get You! · as David Mills - Cult Member |
| 1972 | Burke & Hare · as Onlooker |
| 1971 | Macbeth · as Courtier |
| 1971 | One Brief Summer · as Office Worker |
| 1971 | A Lizard in a Woman's Skin · as Barrister Leaving The Old Bailey |
| 1971 | The Persuaders! (TV Series) · as Man At Auction |
| 1971 | Columbo (TV Series) · as Man At Museum Reception |
| 1971 | Blood Suckers · as Party Guest |
| 1971 | The Fourth Victim · as Member Of Anderson's Defence Team (uncredited) |
| 1971 | Zeppelin · as Major-General |
| 1971 | Doctor At Large (TV Series) · as Undertaker |
| 1971 | Elizabeth R (TV Series) · as Physician |
| 1970 | There's a Girl in My Soup · as Wedding Guest (uncredited) |
| 1970 | The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer · as Military Official |
| 1970 | The Goodies (TV Series) · as Binky Bittock |
| 1970 | The Breaking of Bumbo · as Party Guest At Madame Tusseuds |
| 1970 | The Man Who Haunted Himself · as Club Member |
| 1970 | Cromwell · as Assessor At Kings Trial |
| 1970 | Harry and the Hookers · as Sir Adrian Ashley |
| 1970 | All the Way Up · as Man In Pub |
| 1970 | London Affair · as Barrister |
| 1970 | Some Will, Some Won't · as Court Reporter |
| 1970 | The Reckoning · as Man Entering Lift |
| 1970 | Carry on Up the Jungle · as Lecture Audience |
| 1970 | Doomwatch (TV Series) · as Islander |
| 1969 | Anne of the Thousand Days · as Lord (uncredited) |
| 1969 | On Her Majesty's Secret Service · as Casino Patron |
| 1969 | The Magic Christian · as Spectator At Boxing Match |
| 1969 | A Nice Girl Like Me · as Gent In Customs Queue |
| 1969 | Paul Temple (TV Series) · as Tennis Match Spectator |
| 1969 | Run a Crooked Mile · as Cartel Member |
| 1969 | Arthur? Arthur! · as Vicar At Funeral |
| 1969 | Strange Report (TV Series) · as Diner In Persian Restaurant |
| 1969 | Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (1969) (TV Series) · as Theatre Audience |
| 1969 | Journey to the Far Side of the Sun · as Party Guest |
| 1969 | Mosquito Squadron · as Barman |
| 1969 | Three Into Two Won't Go · as Pub Customer |
| 1969 | The Oblong Box · as Sir Julian (uncredited) |
| 1969 | Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed · as Journalist (uncredited) |
| 1969 | Department S (TV Series) · as Dancer |
| 1968 | The High Commissioner · as Wimbledon Tennis Spectator |
| 1968 | The Expert (TV Series) · as Co Chairman At Public Meeting |
| 1968 | The Champions (TV Series) · as Passenger On Train |
| 1968 | Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush · as Casino Patron |
| 1968 | 30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia · as Man In Bar |
| 1968 | Charlie Bubbles · as Diner In Restaurant |
| 1967 | I'll Never Forget What's'isname · as Guest At Advertising Festival |
| 1967 | Maroc 7 · as Party Guest |
| 1967 | Man in a Suitcase (TV Series) · as Gentleman's Club Member |
| 1967 | The Prisoner (1967) (TV Series) · as Welfare Committee Member |
| 1967 | Cop-Out · as Singing Party Guest (uncredited) |
| 1967 | Casino Royale · as Casino Patron |
| 1967 | Mister Ten Per Cent · as Theatre Audience |
| 1966 | Press for Time · as Hotel Receptionist |
| 1966 | Eye of the Devil · as Villager (uncredited) |
| 1966 | The Brides of Fu Manchu · as Theatre Audience |
| 1966 | Globe Trotters (TV Series) · as Man With Bowler Hat On Westminster Bridge |
| 1966 | Arabesque · as Racegoer |
| 1966 | Georgy Girl · as Wedding Guest |
| 1966 | The Sandwich Man · as Guest At Hilton Hotel Reception |
| 1966 | The Wrong Box · as Dignitary At Ship Launch |
| 1966 | That Riviera Touch · as Casino Patron |
| 1966 | The Idol · as Man At Bar Listening To Argument |
| 1966 | The Baron (TV Series) · as Pedestrian |
| 1965 | The Alphabet Murders · as Police Escort (uncredited) |
| 1965 | Life at the Top · as Board Member (uncredited) |
| 1965 | The Liquidator · as Restaurant Patron |
| 1965 | You Must Be Joking! · as Army Officer Drinking Tea |
| 1965 | Darling · as Functionary At Charity Event (uncredited) |
| 1965 | The 2nd Best Secret Agent in the Whole Wide World · as Party Guest |
| 1965 | |
| 1965 | Operation Crossbow · as Man In Air Raid Shelter |
| 1965 | The Ipcress File · as Audience Member At Symposium |
| 1965 | Public Eye (TV Series) · as Man In Pub |
| 1964 | The Yellow Rolls-Royce · as Ascot Attendee (uncredited) |
| 1964 | Rattle of a Simple Man · as Pub Customer (uncredited) |
| 1964 | Carry on Cleo · as Scribe |
| 1964 | Gideon C.I.D. (TV Series) · as Man At Dog Track |
| 1964 | Contest Girl · as Audience At Talk Of The Town |
| 1964 | Nothing But the Best · as Pub Patron |
| 1964 | A Hard Day's Night · as Man At Casino (uncredited) |
| 1964 | Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb · as War Room Aide (uncredited) |
| 1964 | The Winston Affair · as Dancing Army Officer |
| 1963 | Ladies Who Do · as Businessman |
| 1963 | From Russia with Love · as Chess Tournament Spectator (uncredited) |
| 1963 | The Sentimental Agent (TV Series) · as Man Watching Dancing Girl In Bar |
| 1963 | I Could Go on Singing · as Theatre Audience |
| 1963 | Siege of the Saxons · as Sir Guy |
| 1963 | The Punch and Judy Man · as Committee Man |
| 1963 | The Human Jungle (TV Series) · as Board Member |
| 1962 | In Search of the Castaways · as Departing Party Guest |
| 1962 | On the Beat · as Senior Policeman |
| 1962 | Dr. No · as Le Cercle Patron |
| 1962 | The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner · as Army Officer At Sports Day (uncredited) |
| 1962 | |
| 1962 | Trial and Error · as Paper Tearing Man |
| 1962 | Walk in the Shadow · as Court Clerk |
| 1962 | Richard the Lionheart (TV Series) · as Courtier |
| 1962 | The Password Is Courage · as German Officer |
| 1962 | Ring-A-Ding Rhythm! · as Town Councillor |
| 1962 | Only Two Can Play · as Man In Pub |
| 1962 | Postman's Knock · as Postal Worker |
| 1962 | The Scales of Justice (TV Series) · as Passer-By |
| 1962 | Steptoe and Son (TV Series) · as Neighbour |
| 1962 | Z Cars (TV Series) · as Superintendent Parker |
| 1961 | Sir Francis Drake (TV Series) · as Courtier |
| 1961 | No, My Darling Daughter · as Reporter |
| 1961 | Fate Takes a Hand · as Boxing Match Spectator |
| 1961 | On the Fiddle · as Raf Officer |
| 1961 | A Matter of WHO · as Airline Passenger (uncredited) |
| 1961 | A Coming-Out Party · as Prisoner Of War |
| 1961 | Ghost Squad (TV Series) · as Guest At Art Gallery Preview |
| 1961 | No Love for Johnnie · as Mp |
| 1961 | Clue of the Silver Key · as Art Buyer |
| 1961 | Highway to Battle · as Passenger At Croydon Airport |
| 1961 | The Curse of the Werewolf · as Cantina Patron |
| 1961 | The Green Helmet · as Restaurant Diner |
| 1961 | Carry on Regardless · as Wine Taster |
| 1961 | Call Me Genius · as Man On Train |
| 1961 | The Avengers (TV Series) · as Board Member |
| 1960 | The Cheaters (1960-62) (TV Series) · as Man In Airport Crowd |
| 1960 | The Entertainer · as London Pub Customer |
| 1960 | The Hands of Orlac · as Nightclub Audience |
| 1960 | There Was a Crooked Man · as Military Official |
| 1960 | The House in Marsh Road · as Man In Nightclub |
| 1960 | Danger Man (TV Series) · as Security Conference Delegate |
| 1960 | Playgirl After Dark · as Man Waking Past Pink Flamingo Club |
| 1960 | |
| 1960 | Doctor in Love · as Haystack Club Patron |
| 1960 | Dead Lucky · as Journalist |
| 1960 | Oscar Wilde · as Courtroom Spectator |
| 1960 | The Trials of Oscar Wilde · as Theatre Guest |
| 1960 | Trouble in the Sky · as Court Of Inquiry Member |
| 1960 | It Takes a Thief · as Harlequin Club Patron |
| 1960 | Operation Cupid · as Wedding Photographer |
| 1960 | An Honourable Murder · as Shareholder At Meeting |
| 1960 | The Flesh and the Fiends · as Member Of Medical Council |
| 1960 | Evidence in Concrete · as Nightclub Patron |
| 1959 | Follow a Star · as Diner In Club |
| 1959 | Expresso Bongo · as Press Photographer |
| 1959 | Upstairs and Downstairs · as Man In Restaurant (uncredited) |
| 1959 | Libel · as Barrister (uncredited) |
| 1959 | The Four Just Men (TV Series) · as Embassy Reception Guest |
| 1959 | The Devil's Disciple · as Soldier |
| 1959 | I'm All Right Jack · as Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1959 | Left Right and Centre · as Man At Wilcot Priory |
| 1959 | The Captain's Table · as Passenger Entering Dining Room |
| 1959 | The 39 Steps · as Questioner At Mr Memory Show |
| 1959 | The Edgar Wallace Mysteries (TV Series) · as Art Buyer |
| 1959 | Make Mine a Million · as Tv Company Executive |
| 1958 | The Doctor's Dilemma · as Passer-By |
| 1958 | The Secret Man · as Undercover Intelligence Agent |
| 1958 | The Two-Headed Spy · as German General At Party (uncredited) |
| 1958 | Chain of Events · as Bank Clerk (uncredited) |
| 1958 | H.G. Wells' Invisible Man (TV Series) · as Test Pilot |
| 1958 | The Man Inside · as Man In Madrid Hotel (uncredited) |
| 1958 | A Night to Remember · as Passenger (uncredited) |
| 1958 | Gideon of Scotland Yard · as Bystander |
| 1958 | Law and Disorder · as Judges Aide |
| 1958 | Dial 999 (TV Series) · as Detective |
| 1958 | Fiend Without a Face · as Villager (uncredited) |
| 1958 | The Haunted Strangler · as Judas Hole Patron Constable |
| 1957 | Davy · as Passer-By At Opera House |
| 1957 | All at Sea · as Reporter |
| 1957 | Strange Affection · as Schoolmaster |
| 1957 | Just My Luck · as Cinema Patron |
| 1957 | The Mailbag Robbery · as Passenger At Edinburgh Station |
| 1957 | The Birthday Present · as Gentlemans Club Member |
| 1957 | The Steel Bayonet · as The General's Adc |
| 1957 | The Ship Was Loaded · as Naval Officer |
| 1957 | Miracle in Soho · as Passer-By |
| 1957 | Island in the Sun · as Snooker Player At Santa Marta Club |
| 1957 | Let's Be Happy · as Man Walking Past Caledonian Hotel |
| 1957 | She Played with Fire · as Party Guest |
| 1957 | Doctor at Large · as House Surgeon |
| 1957 | There's Always a Thursday · as Restaurant Diner |
| 1957 | The Betrayal · as Mr. Field |
| 1956 | The Green Man · as Investor |
| 1956 | The Iron Petticoat · as Patron At Officer's Club |
| 1956 | Teenage Bad Girl · as Man In Court |
| 1956 | The Man Who Knew Too Much · as Embassy Guest (uncredited) |
| 1956 | Wicked as They Come · as Paris Party Guest |
| 1956 | Guilty? · as Barrister |
| 1956 | Jumping for Joy · as Dog Track Crowd |
| 1955 | All for Mary · as Man Dancing With Nannie Cartwright |
| 1955 | An Alligator Named Daisy · as Man In Music Shop (uncredited) |
| 1955 | Simon and Laura · as Customer At Mario's (uncredited) |
| 1955 | The Deep Blue Sea · as Man At Airshow |
| 1955 | The Adventures of Robin Hood (TV Series) · as Nobleman |
| 1955 | Cast a Dark Shadow · as Brighton Tea Shop Customer (uncredited) |
| 1955 | The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel (TV Series) · as Party Guest (uncredited) |
| 1955 | The Warriors · as French Soldier In Tavern |
| 1955 | Quentin Durward · as Nobleman |
| 1955 | The Night My Number Came Up · as Officer |
| 1955 | The Woman for Joe · as Man In Eastbourne Pub |
| 1955 | Above Us the Waves · as Raf Officer (uncredited) |
| 1955 | John and Julie · as Crowd Extra Trafalgar Square |
| 1955 | Murder on Approval · as Man At Passport Control |
| 1955 | To Paris with Love · as Man Entering Hotel |
| 1955 | Out of the Clouds · as Passenger |
| 1955 | As Long as They're Happy · as Man In Group Listening To Bobby |
| 1955 | The Colditz Story · as British Pow |
| 1955 | The Lyons Abroad · as Policeman |
| 1955 | The Man Who Loved Redheads · as Wedding Guest |
| 1955 | The Delavine Affair · as Man In Grapes Pub |
| 1955 | The Time of His Life · as Civil Servant |
| 1955 | A Yank in Ermine · as Man At Race Meeting |
| 1954 | Colonel March of Scotland Yard (TV Series) · as Customer In Bank |
| 1954 | Cross-Up · as Nightclub Patron |
| 1954 | Three Cases of Murder · as Lady Connemara's Servant (segment "lord Mountdrago") |
| 1954 | Let's Make Up · as Romano's Patron |
| 1954 | Beau Brummell · as Dandy |
| 1954 | Mad About Men · as Man At Paddington Station |
| 1954 | The Green Buddha · as Art Gallery Visitor (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Chance Meeting · as Man Entering Royal Opera House |
| 1954 | The Vise (TV Series) · as Party Guest |
| 1954 | Time Is My Enemy · as Man In Airport Lounge |
| 1954 | Duel in the Jungle · as Diner In Restaurant |
| 1954 | |
| 1954 | Young and Willing · as Shopper Who Bumps Into Nellie |
| 1954 | Dance Little Lady · as Stagehand |
| 1954 | Tonight's the Night · as Guest At Hunt Ball |
| 1954 | The Diamond Wizard · as Restaurant Patron |
| 1954 | Front Page Story · as Newspaper Employee |
| 1954 | Impulse · as Nightclub Patron |
| 1953 | Trouble in Store · as Man Asleep In Deckchair |
| 1953 | Innocents in Paris · as Airline Passenger |
| 1953 | The Wedding of Lilli Marlene · as Man In Airport Bar |
| 1953 | A Day to Remember · as Gent On Hampton Court Trip (uncredited) |
| 1953 | Uncle Willie's Bicycle Shop · as Man On Fairground Carousel |
| 1953 | Roadhouse Girl · as Man In Restaurant (uncredited) |
| 1953 | Will Any Gentleman...? · as Passerby |
| 1953 | Always a Bride · as Hotel Guest |
| 1953 | Turn the Key Softly · as Tube Train Passenger |
| 1953 | |
| 1953 | Murder at 3am · as Jewel Box Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
| 1953 | Colonel March Investigates · as Customer In Bank |
| 1953 | Sailor of the King · as Officer At Investiture |
| 1953 | Wicked Wife · as Racegoer - Grand National |
| 1953 | Man in Hiding · as Party Guest |
| 1953 | Gilbert and Sullivan · as Choir Member |
| 1953 | Black Orchid · as Cocktail Party Guest (uncredited) |
| 1953 | The Great Game · as Bar Customer |
| 1953 | There Was a Young Lady · as Passer-By |
| 1952 | Tonight at 8:30 · as Casino Patron (segment "ways And Means") |
| 1952 | Murder Will Out · as Flamenco Club Patron |
| 1952 | Made in Heaven · as Man In Refreshment Tent |
| 1952 | It Started in Paradise · as Fashion Show Attendee |
| 1952 | The Assassin · as Bystander (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Ivanhoe · as Tournament Spectator |
| 1952 | Dead on Course · as Man In Hotel Bar |
| 1952 | Angels One Five · as Airman In Officers Club (uncredited) |
| 1952 | 13 East Street · as Bar Patron |
| 1951 | Mr. Denning Drives North · as Aircraft Company Employee |
| 1951 | High Treason · as Police Clerk |
| 1951 | Young Wives' Tale · as Man In Pub |
| 1951 | Hotel Sahara · as Hotel Guest |
| 1951 | Night Without Stars · as Party Guest |
| 1951 | Laughter in Paradise · as Shopper In Swan & Edgar (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Encore · as Diner |
| 1951 | Let's Go Crazy · as Barman |
| 1951 | Circle of Danger · as Geronimo's Patron |
| 1949 | Train of Events · as Theatre Audience |
| 1949 | Meet Simon Cherry · as Party Guest (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Marry Me · as Passerby |
| 1949 | Maytime in Mayfair · as Dancer |
| 1949 | A Yank Comes Back · as Plane Passenger |
| 1948 | Snowbound · as Skier At Inn |
| 1948 | Bond Street · as Man Entering Majestic Club (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Brighton Rock · as Hotel Guest |
| 1939 | Murder in the Night · as Nightclub Patron |
| 1939 | Yes, Madam? · as Knucklebone Club Patron |
| 1938 | The Ware Case · as Barrister (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Climbing High · as Passer-By At Traffic Accident |
| 1938 | The Drum · as Man Dancing At Ball |
| 1938 | A Yank at Oxford · as Student At Trackside Consoling Beaumont (uncredited) |
| 1938 | The Divorce of Lady X · as Gent At Royal Park Hotel |
| 1937 | Storm in a Teacup · as Man Outside Sheriff's Court (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Troopship · as Young Officer |
| 1937 | Thunder in the City · as Man Singing At Concert |
| 1937 | Head Over Heels in Love · as Radio Seine Audience Member |