Tom Georgeson
English actor (1937–2026)
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Tom Georgeson (8 August 1937 – 18 March 2026) was an English actor, known for his television and film work. His most notable credits were supporting parts in Between the Lines (1992–94) and in three dramas by Alan Bleasdale: Boys from the Blackstuff (1982), Scully (1984), and G.B.H. (1991). He appeared as the lawyer's clerk Clamb in the BBC One serial Bleak House (2005).
Other television work included roles in police and hospital dramas such as Holby City, Juliet Bravo, The Manageress, Peak Practice, Agatha Christie's Poirot, A Touch of Frost, Cadfael, The Bill, Dalziel and Pascoe, The Professionals and Z-Cars. He has also appeared twice in Doctor Who (in the stories Genesis of the Daleks and Logopolis) and in Ashes to Ashes, Foyle's War, Brookside and The Crimson Petal and the White.
Georgeson's film credits included A Fish Called Wanda (1988), where his character's name was a play on his own ('George Thomason'), and the follow-up film Fierce Creatures (1997) as a spectator at the sea-lion centre. Georgeson is also well known for his stage work and was nominated for a 2002 London Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actor for his performance in Frozen at the Cottesloe Theatre (RNT).
Georgeson died in London on 18 March 2026, at the age of 88. [1][2]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | No Surrender | Mr. Ross | |
| 1988 | A Fish Called Wanda | George | |
| 1997 | Fierce Creatures | Sealion Spectator | |
| FairyTale: A True Story | First Reporter | ||
| 1998 | The Land Girls | Mr. John Lawrence | |
| 1999 | Swing | Uncle Matty | |
| 2003 | Man Dancin' | Father Gabriel Flynn | |
| 2006 | Irish Jam | Father Duffy | |
| Notes on a Scandal | Ted Mawson | ||
| 2007 | Angel | Marvell |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969–1973 | Armchair Theatre | Barman/Chauffeur | 2 episodes |
| 1974–1976 | Coronation Street | Eddie Royle | 4 episodes |
| 1975–1977 | Crown Court | George Scott/DS Rice | 2 serials |
| 1975–1981 | Doctor Who | Kavell/Detective Inspector | Serials: "Genesis of the Daleks" and "Logopolis" |
| 1974–1978 | Z-Cars | Joe Smales/Jim | 2 episodes |
| 1977–1978 | Play for Today | Adler/Journalist | |
| 1977–1979 | ITV Playhouse | Malcolm Armstrong/Stuart | |
| 1978–1980 | The Professionals | Reed/Pymar | |
| 1980–1982 | Boys from the Blackstuff | Dixie Dean | 4 episodes, including "The Black Stuff" |
| 1981 | When the Boat Comes In | Captain Moore | Episode: "Back to Dear Old Blighty" |
| 1983 | Juliet Bravo | John Holden | 10 episodes |
| 1984 | Scully | Isiah | 5 episodes |
| 1985 | Dempsey and Makepeace | Jack Cade | Episode: "Wheelman" |
| 1988–1991 | The Manageress | Eddie Johnson | |
| 1989 | Screen One | Goodis | Episode: "Home Run" |
| 1990 | Screen Two | DS Moore | Episode: "The Man from the Pru" |
| 1991 | G.B.H. | Lou Barnes | Miniseries |
| 1991–2015 | Casualty | Various | 3 episodes |
| 1992–1994 | Between the Lines | DI Harry Naylor | |
| 1996 | The Treasure Seekers | Bates | TV film |
| 1997 | Peak Practice | Bill Jackson | Episode: "The Price" |
| 1998 | Cadfael | Lord Giffard | Episode: "The Raven in the Foregate" |
| Hetty Wainthropp Investigates | Harry Carter | Episode: "Family Values" | |
| 1998–1999 | Liverpool 1 | DI Howard Jones | |
| 1998–2000 | The Bill | Various | 3 episodes |
| 1999 | Silent Witness | Brian McNally | Episode: "A Kind of Justice" |
| A Touch of Frost | Jim Scott | Episode: "One Man's Meat" | |
| 2002 | Ultimate Force | Brian Duggan | Episode: "The Killing House" |
| 2002–2010 | Holby City | Len Wilton/Ernie Bostridge | 2 episodes |
| 2003 | Clocking Off | Dave Eastwood | Episode: "Grace and Faz's Story" |
| Foyle's War | Richard Hunter | Episode: "Fifty Ships" | |
| 2004 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | Inspector Grange | Episode: "The Hollow" |
| Waking the Dead | Major Timothy Cooper | Episode: "False Flag" | |
| 2005 | Bleak House | Clamb | 14 episodes |
| Heartbeat | Mr. Daniels | Episode: "Auld Acquaintances" | |
| 2006 | Midsomer Murders | Ron Chalk | Episode: "Dead Letters" |
| The Inspector Lynley Mysteries | Michael Shand | Episode: "One Guilty Deed" | |
| 2008 | Hancock and Joan | Fred | TV film |
| 2009 | The Royal | Duncan Crosby | Episode: "Busman's Holiday" |
| Ashes to Ashes | Stanley Mitchell | Final episode | |
| 2010 | Shameless | Jock | Episode: "Boxer" |
| 2011 | Justice | Father Jim | Miniseries |
| The Crimson Petal and the White | Henry Rackham Senior | ||
| The Suspicions of Mr Whicher | Superintendant Foley | Episode: "The Murder at Road Hill House" | |
| 2012 | The Hollow Crown | Bardolph | 3 episodes |
| 2013 | Frankie | Clive Harvey | 1 episode |
| 2014 | New Tricks | Jason Harvey | Episode: "In Vino Vertias" |