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Gordon Cameron Jackson, was a Scottish actor best remembered for his roles as the butler Angus Hudson in Upstairs, Downstairs and as George Cowley, the head of CI5, in The Professionals. He also portrayed Flt. Lt. Andrew MacDonald, "Intelligence", in The Great Escape.
Birth Name
Gordon Cameron Jackson
Born
Wednesday, 19 December 1923
Died
Monday, 15 January 1990
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly! | Self | 1990 |
| Peter Cushing: A One-Way Ticket to Hollywood | Alec MacDonald | 1989 |
| Mystery!: Campion | Professor Gardner Cairey | 1989 |
| The Lady and the Highwayman | Harry | 1988 |
| Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie | Self (segment "Put Down the Duckie") / Self | 1988 |
| Noble House | Supt. Armstrong | 1988 |
| The Play on One | Jessop Brown | 1988 |
| Shaka Zulu | Prof. Bramston | 1986 |
| The Gospel According to Vic | TV News Commentator / Himself (Uncredited) | 1986 |
| The Whistle Blower | Bruce | 1986 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly! | Self | 1990 |
| Peter Cushing: A One-Way Ticket to Hollywood | Alec MacDonald | 1989 |
| Mystery!: Campion | Professor Gardner Cairey | 1989 |
| The Lady and the Highwayman | Harry | 1988 |
| Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie | Self (segment "Put Down the Duckie") / Self | 1988 |
| Noble House | Supt. Armstrong | 1988 |
| The Play on One | Jessop Brown | 1988 |
| Shaka Zulu | Prof. Bramston | 1986 |
| The Gospel According to Vic | TV News Commentator / Himself (Uncredited) | 1986 |
| The Whistle Blower | Bruce | 1986 |
| Gunpowder | Sir Anthony Phelps | 1986 |
| Sherlock Holmes and the Masks of Death | Alec MacDonald / Inspector Alec MacDonald | 1984 |
| The Shooting Party | Tom Harker | 1984 |
| An Audience with Kenneth Williams | Self | 1983 |
| A Town Like Alice | Noel Strachan | 1981 |
| Hart to Hart | Sir William Belgrave | 1979 |
| The Medusa Touch | Dr. Johnson / Doctor Johnson | 1978 |
| The South Bank Show | Capt. Jimmy Cairns, M.C. (clip from Tunes of Glory (1960)) | 1978 |
| The Professionals | George Cowley | 1977 |
| Golden Rendezvous | Dr. Marston | 1977 |
| Supernatural | Howard Lawrence | 1977 |
| Spectre | Inspector Cabell | 1977 |
| Russian Roulette | Brian Hardison | 1975 |
| Celebrity Squares | Self | 1975 |
| Centre Play | Pops | 1973 |
| The Befrienders | Det. Insp. Calder | 1972 |
| Madame Sin | Commander Cavendish | 1972 |
| Kidnapped | Charles Stewart | 1971 |
| Lollipop Loves Mr Mole | Dr. McGregor | 1971 |
| Upstairs, Downstairs | Angus Hudson / Hudson | 1971 |
| Budgie | Soapy Simon | 1971 |
| Scrooge | Tom - Friend of Harry's | 1970 |
| Scrooge: A Christmas Carol | Tom - Friend of Harry's | 1970 |
| The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens | The Narrator | 1970 |
| Hamlet | Horatio | 1969 |
| Hadleigh | Alan Mannett | 1969 |
| Sesame Street | Self | 1969 |
| Run Wild, Run Free | Mr. Ransome | 1969 |
| The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie | Gordon Lowther | 1969 |
| On the Run | Mr. Mallory | 1968 |
| Danger Route | Brian Stern | 1967 |
| Escape | Frank | 1967 |
| The Night of the Generals | Captain Engel | 1967 |
| Triple Cross | British Sergeant Questioning Chapman | 1966 |
| The Fighting Prince of Donegal | Captain Leeds | 1966 |
| Cast a Giant Shadow | James MacAfee | 1966 |
| Mystery and Imagination | Gayton | 1966 |
| Call My Bluff | Self | 1965 |
| Mogul | Alan Prescott | 1965 |
| Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes | MacDougal | 1965 |
| Operation Crossbow | R.A.F. Pilot | 1965 |
| The Ipcress File | Jock Carswell / Carswell | 1965 |
| Daylight Robbery | Sergeant | 1964 |
| Gideon C.I.D. | Sgt. McKinnon | 1964 |
| Theatre 625 | Father Joseph | 1964 |
| The Long Ships | Vahlin | 1964 |
| Detective | Tommy Rankin | 1964 |
| The Great Escape | MacDonald 'Intelligence' | 1963 |
| Mutiny on the Bounty | Seaman Edward Birkett | 1962 |
| Dr. Finlay's Casebook | Davie Todd | 1962 |
| Ghost Squad | Mike Ferrers | 1961 |
| Two Wives at One Wedding | Tom / Dr. Thomas Murray | 1961 |
| Greyfriars Bobby: The True Story of a Dog | Farmer | 1961 |
| Drama 61-67 | Philip | 1961 |
| The Avengers | Ian | 1961 |
| Tunes of Glory | Capt. Jimmy Cairns, M.C. / Capt. Jimmy Cairns, M.C. (Battalion Adjutant) | 1960 |
| Trouble in the Sky | Capt. Bateson / Capt. Jock Bateson | 1960 |
| Snowball | Bill Donovan | 1960 |
| The Navy Lark | Leading Seaman Johnson | 1959 |
| Devil's Bait | Sergeant Malcolm | 1959 |
| The Bridal Path | PC Alec | 1959 |
| Chance Meeting | Sergeant | 1959 |
| Yesterday's Enemy | Sgt. McKenzie / Sgt. MacKenzie | 1959 |
| The Price of Silence | Roger Fenton | 1959 |
| Three Crooked Men | Don Wescot | 1959 |
| Mad Little Island | George Campbell | 1958 |
| Blind Spot | 'Chalky' White | 1958 |
| Hell Drivers | Scottie | 1957 |
| Seven Days from Now | John Merritt | 1957 |
| Black Ice | Hamish | 1957 |
| Panic in the Parlor | Carnoustie Bligh | 1956 |
| Armchair Theatre | The Officer / Major Browne | 1956 |
| The Baby and the Battleship | Harry | 1956 |
| Women Without Men | Percy | 1956 |
| Blonde Bait | Percy | 1956 |
| Pacific Destiny | District Officer | 1956 |
| The Quatermass Xperiment | BBC TV producer | 1955 |
| ITV Play of the Week | Flt. Lt. Roddy MacIntyre RAF | 1955 |
| The Adventures of Robin Hood | Andrew | 1955 |
| ITV Television Playhouse | Smith | 1955 |
| This Is Your Life | Self | 1955 |
| Passage Home | Ted Burns | 1955 |
| The Delavine Affair | Florian / Peter J. Florian | 1955 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Captain Leeds / Farmer | 1954 |
| The Vise | Simms | 1954 |
| The Love Lottery | Ralph | 1954 |
| Meet Mr. Lucifer | Hector | 1953 |
| The Quatermass Experiment | Television Director | 1953 |
| Malta Story | British Soldier / British Soldier at Anti-Aircraft Battery | 1953 |
| Death Goes to School | Detective Inspector Campbell | 1953 |
| Rheingold Theatre | Angus | 1953 |
| Castle in the Air | Hiker | 1952 |
| The Lady with a Lamp | Dr. Anson | 1951 |
| Happy Go Lovely | Paul Tracy | 1951 |
| Bitter Springs | Mac | 1950 |
| Whisky Galore! | George Campbell | 1949 |
| Stop Press Girl | Jock Melville | 1949 |
| Floodtide | David Shields | 1949 |
| Massacre Hill | Tom Kennedy | 1949 |
| Against the Wind | Duncan / Scotty Duncan | 1948 |
| The Captive Heart | Lieut. Lennox / Lt. David Lennox | 1946 |
| Pink String and Sealing Wax | David Sutton | 1945 |
| Pursuit to Algiers | Steward | 1945 |
| San Demetrio London | Messboy John Jamieson / Messboy John Jamieson - M.V. San Demetrio | 1943 |
| Millions Like Us | Fred Blake | 1943 |
| Nine Men | The Young 'un / Young 'un | 1943 |
| Women Aren't Angels | Man in small orchestra | 1943 |
| Somewhere in France | Alastair 'Jock' MacFarlan, 19th Fusillers / Alastair 'Jock' MacFarlan | 1942 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1976 | Emmy | Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in Comedy or Drama Series | Won |
