Alex Scott

Alex Scott was an Australian-British actor who worked mainly in British television, with more than 60 credits spread from 1955 into the 1990s. Born in Australia in 1929, he was known for 1960s series including Special Branch, The Avengers, Danger Man and The Saint, and he also appeared in The Persuaders! and in the final episode of Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased). His films included Darling (1965), Fahrenheit 451 (1966) and The Blue Max (1966), then The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971), Twins of Evil (1971) and The Asphyx (1972), and he was directed by Laurence Olivier, François Truffaut and John Schlesinger. After returning to Australia in 1981 he appeared in Next of Kin (1982), Sky Pirates (1986) and Romper Stomper (1992). He was among the founders of the Melbourne Theatre Company and kept working in theater, playing opposite Zoe Caldwell in The Visit in 2003 and appearing in Caryl Churchill's A Number in 2006. He died in 2015.