Victor Harrington
Known for
Acting
Life
1909 – 1980 (aged 70)
Born in
Casal Paola, Malta
Credits
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Biography
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.
Known For
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
29 Jan 1964
From Russia with Love
10 Oct 1963
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
14 Aug 1975
The Omen
25 Jun 1976
The Man Who Knew Too Much
16 May 1956
Frenzy
25 May 1972
A Hard Day's Night
07 Jul 1964
The Ipcress File
18 Mar 1965
Filmography
1976
- The Omenas Monk (uncredited)
1975
- The Rocky Horror Picture Showas Floor Show Audience (uncredited)
- Branniganas Diner at Gentlemans Club (uncredited)
1973
- Carry On Girlsas Audience Member (uncredited)
- The MacKintosh Manas Barrister (uncredited)
- No Sex Please - We're Britishas Man at Church Film Show (uncredited)
1972
- Endless Nightas Man at Auction (uncredited)
- Innocent Bystandersas Club Member (uncredited)
- Young Winstonas House of Commons Doorkeeper (uncredited)
- Up the Frontas British Officer (uncredited)
- Frenzyas Spectator on South Bank (uncredited)
1971
- The Fourth Victimas Member of Anderson's Defence Team (uncredited)
1970
- There's a Girl in My Soupas Wedding Guest (uncredited)
- The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmeras Military Official (uncredited)
- The Breaking of Bumboas Party Guest (uncredited)
- Carry On Up the Jungleas Man at Lecture (uncredited)
- The Reckoningas Man entering Lift
1969
- Anne of the Thousand Daysas Lord (uncredited)
- The Oblong Boxas Sir Julian (uncredited)
- Frankenstein Must Be Destroyedas Journalist (uncredited)
1967
- I'll Never Forget What's'isnameas Guest at Advertising Festival (uncredited)
- Stranger in the Houseas Singing Party Guest (uncredited)
- Mister Ten Per Centas Theatre Audience (uncredited)
1966
- Press for Timeas Hotel Receptionist (uncredited)
- Eye of the Devilas Villager (uncredited)
- That Riviera Touchas Casino Patron (uncredited)
1965
- The Alphabet Murdersas Police Escort (uncredited)
- Life at the Topas Board Member (uncredited)
- Darlingas Functionary at Charity Event (uncredited)
- The Ipcress Fileas Audience Member at Symposium (uncredited)
1964
- The Yellow Rolls-Royceas Ascot Attendee (uncredited)
- Rattle of a Simple Manas Pub Customer (uncredited)
- Carry On Cleoas Scribe (uncredited)
- A Hard Day's Nightas Man at Casino (uncredited)
- Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bombas War Room Aide (uncredited)
1963
- From Russia with Loveas Chess Tournament Spectator (uncredited)
- Siege of the Saxonsas Sir Guy
1962
- On the Beatas Senior Policeman (uncredited)
- The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runneras Army Officer at Sports Day (uncredited)
- Life for Ruthas Court Clerk
- It's Trad, Dad!as Town Councillor
- Only Two Can Playas Man in Pub
- Steptoe and Sonas Neighbour1 episode
1961
- A Matter of WHOas Airline Passenger (uncredited)
- The Curse of the Werewolfas Cantina Patron (uncredited)
- Very Important Personas Prisoner of War (uncredited)
- Carry On Regardlessas Wine Taster (uncredited)
- No Love for Johnnieas MP (uncredited)
- The Avengersas Board Member (uncredited)1 episode
1960
- The Hands of Orlacas Nightclub Audience (uncredited)
- There Was a Crooked Manas Military Official
- Beat Girlas Strip Club Patron (uncredited)
- Doctor in Loveas Haystack Club Patron (uncredited)
- Dead Luckyas Journalist
- Cone of Silenceas Court of Inquiry Member
1959
- Expresso Bongoas Press Photographer
- Upstairs and Downstairsas Man in Restaurant (uncredited)
- Libelas Barrister (uncredited)
- I'm All Right Jackas Reporter (uncredited)
- The Captain's Tableas Passenger Entering Dining Room (uncredited)
- Follow a Staras Diner in Club (uncredited)
- The Doctor's Dilemmaas Passer-by (Uncredited)
1958
- The Two-Headed Spyas German General at Party (uncredited)
- Chain of Eventsas Bank Clerk (uncredited)
- The Man Insideas Man in Madrid Hotel (uncredited)
- A Night to Rememberas Passenger (uncredited)
- Fiend Without a Faceas Villager (uncredited)
- Rx Murderas Guest at Hunt Ball (uncredited)
1957
- Just My Luckas Man in Cinema (uncredited)
- Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!as Hotel Guest(uncredited)1 episode
- Carry On Admiralas Naval Officer (uncredited)
- Doctor at Largeas House Surgeon (uncredited)
1956
- Wicked as They Comeas Paris Party Guest (uncredited)
- The Man Who Knew Too Muchas Embassy Guest (uncredited)
1955
- An Alligator Named Daisyas Man in Music Shop (uncredited)
- Simon and Lauraas Customer at Mario's (uncredited)
- The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernelas Party Guest (uncredited)1 episode
- Cast a Dark Shadowas Brighton Tea Shop Customer (Uncredited)
- The Dark Avengeras French Soldier in Tavern (uncredited)
- Above Us the Wavesas RAF Officer (uncredited)
- To Paris with Loveas Man Entering Hotel
1954
- The Green Buddhaas Art Gallery Visitor (uncredited)
- Happy Ever Afteras Guest at Hunt Ball
- An Inspector Calls
- The Weak and the Wickedas Shopper who bumps into Nellie
1953
- Trouble in Storeas Man Asleep in Deckchair (uncredited)
- A Day to Rememberas Gent on Hampton Court Trip (uncredited)
- Roadhouse Girlas Man in Restaurant (uncredited)
- Murder at 3amas Jewel Box Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
- Colonel March Investigatesas Customer in Bank (uncredited)
- Time Bomb
- Black Orchidas Cocktail Party Guest (uncredited)
- The Great Game
1952
- Venetian Birdas Bystander (Uncredited)
- Angels One Fiveas Airman in Officers Club (Uncredited)
1951
- High Treasonas Police clerk (uncredited)
- Young Wives' Taleas Man in Pub (uncredited)
- Laughter in Paradiseas Shopper in Swan & Edgar (uncredited)
1949
- Meet Simon Cherryas Party Guest (uncredited)
1948
- Bond Streetas Man Entering Majestic Club (uncredited)
- Snowboundas Skier at Inn
1938
- The Ware Caseas Barrister (uncredited)
- A Yank at Oxfordas Student at Trackside Consoling Beaumont (uncredited)
1937
- Storm in a Teacupas Man Outside Sheriff's Court (uncredited)