Chris Sandford
British actor (born 1939)
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Christopher Duke Sandford (born 6 June 1939) is a British actor.[1] He has appeared in more than fifty films since 1956.
Chris Sandford | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 June 1939 Croydon, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1956–present |
In 1965 he starred opposite Patricia Gozzi, Melvyn Douglas, Gunnel Lindblom, Sylvia Kay and Peter Sallis in the film Rapture.[2]
He also worked in the music business for a spell in the 1960s as both a singer and radio DJ, before returning to the acting profession.[3]
More recently he is the author of several books on fly-fishing, The Best of British Baits: An Identification Guide to Artificial Lures from 1849–1930 (1997), A Wellie Full of Water (2008), Flytyers' Flies: The Flies That Catch Fish (2009), and Mayflies and More: A Flytyers' Guide to the Chalkstreams (2012).[4]
Selected filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | A French Mistress | Poole | |
| 1965 | Rapture | Albert | |
| 1967 | Half a Sixpence | Sid | |
| 1969 | Before Winter Comes | Johnny | |
| 1969 | Jutrzenka (Winter in Majorca) | Frédéric Chopin | |
| 1970 | The Kremlin Letter | Rudolph | |
| 1970 | Deep End | Chris | |
| 1970 | Cool It Carol! | David Thing | |
| 1971 | Die Screaming, Marianne | Sebastian | |
| 1971 | Up the Chastity Belt | Mutch | |
| 1972 | King, Queen, Knave | Hofmann | |
| 1974 | Vampira | Milton | |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963–1964 | Coronation Street | Walter Potts | Regular, 37 episodes |
| 1969 | Dombey and Son | Mr. Toots | |
| 1971 | The Persuaders! | Onslow Sinclair | |
| 1972 | Time on My Hands (Dad's Army) | The German Pilot |
