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Percy Herbert (31 July 1920 - 6 December 1992) was an English character actor who often played soldiers, most notably in The Bridge on the River Kwai, The Wild Geese and Tunes of Glory. However, he was equally at home in comedies (Barnacle Bill, Call Me Bwana, two Carry On films) and science fiction (One Million Years B.C., Mysterious Island). He also acted on television; he was a regular on the short-lived series Cimarron Strip, starring Stuart Whitman.
Herbert was a soldier and prisoner of war during World War II, captured by the Japanese when they took Singapore.
He was discovered by Dame Sybil Thorndike.
Herbert died of a heart attack on 6 December 1992.
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Known For
Casino Royale
(1967)
1st Piper
The Guns of Navarone
(1961)
Sgt. Grogan
The Bridge on the River Kwai
(1957)
Grogan
Mysterious Island
(1961)
Sgt. Pencroft
One Million Years B.C.
(1966)
Sakana
Becket
(1964)
Baron
Mutiny on the Bounty
(1962)
Matthew Quintal
Quatermass II
(1957)
Paddy Gorman
The Wild Geese
(1978)
Keith
Night of the Demon
(1957)
Farmer
Bunny Lake Is Missing
(1965)
Policeman at Station
Too Late the Hero
(1970)
Sgt. Johnstone
Tobruk
(1967)
Dolan
The Sea Wolves
(1980)
Dennison
Man in the Wilderness
(1971)
Fogarty
The MacKintosh Man
(1973)
Taafe
Full Filmography
Acting
The Young Lovers
(1954)
Richards (uncredited)
The Green Buddha
(1954)
Casey O'Rourke
The Night My Number Came Up
(1955)
The Cockleshell Heroes
(1955)
Marine Lomas
The Gold Express
(1955)
Garage Employee
The Deadliest Sin
(1955)
The Barman
The Prisoner
(1955)
Soldier (uncredited)
Tiger in the Smoke
(1956)
Copper
Lost
(1956)
Police Constable in Phone Box (Uncredited)
Child in the House
(1956)
Det. Sgt. Taylor
A Hill in Korea
(1956)
Pvt. Moon
Night of the Demon
(1957)
Farmer
Barnacle Bill
(1957)
Tommy
Quatermass II
(1957)
Paddy Gorman
The Bridge on the River Kwai
(1957)
Grogan
Sea of Sand
(1958)
White
The Safecracker
(1958)
Sergeant Harper
Sea Fury
(1958)
Walker
The Steel Bayonet
(1958)
Pte. Clark
Tank Force!
(1958)
1st English Soldier
Idol on Parade
(1959)
Sergeant Hebrides
Serious Charge
(1959)
Mr Thompson
Don't Panic Chaps!
(1959)
Bolter
Yesterday's Enemy
(1959)
Wilkins
The Devil's Disciple
(1959)
Edict Sergeant
The Challenge
(1960)
Shop Steward
Tunes of Glory
(1960)
RSM Riddick
There Was a Crooked Man
(1960)
Prison Warden
Mysterious Island
(1961)
Sgt. Pencroft
The Guns of Navarone
(1961)
Sgt. Grogan
Conquered City
(1962)
Sgt. Maj. Reed
Mutiny on the Bounty
(1962)
Matthew Quintal
Call Me Bwana
(1963)
First Henchman
Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow
(1963)
Dover Castle Jailer
The Cracksman
(1963)
Nosher
Guns at Batasi
(1964)
Parkin
Carry On Jack
(1964)
Mr. Angel, the Bos'un
The Counterfeit Constable
(1964)
L'agent Baxter
Becket
(1964)
Baron
Carry On Cleo
(1964)
Guard (uncredited)
Joey Boy
(1965)
Mad George Long
Bunny Lake Is Missing
(1965)
Policeman at Station
Carry On Cowboy
(1965)
Charlie, the Bartender
One Million Years B.C.
(1966)
Sakana
Casino Royale
(1967)
1st Piper
Night of the Big Heat
(1967)
Gerald Foster
Tobruk
(1967)
Dolan
The Viking Queen
(1967)
Catus
The Hunted
(1967)
MacGregor
El juicio
(1968)
MacGregor
The Royal Hunt of the Sun
(1969)
Diego
Too Late the Hero
(1970)
Sgt. Johnstone
One More Time
(1970)
Mander
Captain Apache
(1971)
Moon
Man in the Wilderness
(1971)
Fogarty
Doomwatch
(1972)
Hartwell
The Fiend
(1972)
Commissionaire Jim Hudson
The MacKintosh Man
(1973)
Taafe
Black Snake
(1973)
Joxer Tierney
Craze
(1974)
Detective Constable Russet
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
(1975)
Mr Gibbons
Hardcore
(1977)
Hubert
Valentino
(1977)
Studio Guard
That's Carry On!
(1977)
Various Characters
The Wild Geese
(1978)
Keith
The London Connection
(1979)
Ship's Captain
The Sea Wolves
(1980)
Dennison
The Love Child
(1988)
Maurice