Michael Balfour
Biography
Michael Balfour was an English actor who worked mainly in British films and television from the 1940s to the 1990s. Born in Kent, he made his television debut in a 1938 BBC production of The Marvellous History of St Bernard. He became a familiar face in nearly two hundred screen and television appearances, often in small character and supporting roles. He was frequently cast as comical heavies or shady figures whose loud clothes were a trademark, and he sometimes played American roles convincingly. His films brought him under the direction of Billy Wilder, Roman Polanski, Tim Burton, François Truffaut, and many others. On television he appeared in shows such as Danger Man, The Avengers, and Z-Cars. When screen work slowed in the late 1970s, he toured with European circuses as a clown, founded Circus Hazzard, and invented a personal clown character. He later devoted more time to painting and sculpture, even running his own gallery.
79years old at death
- Born Kent
- Died Surrey
- Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
- Also credited as Michael Creighton Balfour
Movie Career
- Films
- 17
- Career span
- 36 years1949 to 1985
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A change of course
Balfour moved into circus work as his screen career slowed in the late 1970s, touring with European circuses as a clown and founding his own Circus Hazzard, for which he created a clown character.
A change of course
Balfour was a dedicated painter and sculptor as well as a performer. In later years he turned increasingly to sculpture and the arts, and for a while he even ran his own gallery.
Michael Balfour movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
John Gilling directed three of these films. Two actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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John GillingDirector, 3 films, 1951 to 1960
All films by John Gilling
Also two films together6 more actors
- Martin BoddeyToo Hot to Handle (1960) and Venetian Bird (1952)
- Peter MaddenThe Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970) and Fiend Without a Face (1958)
- Godfrey JamesThe Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970) and The Oblong Box (1969)
- Carl RiggThe Holcroft Covenant (1985) and The Oblong Box (1969)
- Victor HaganFiend Without a Face (1958) and The Quiet Woman (1951)
- Michael SegalThe Prisoner of Zenda (1979) and Candleshoe (1977)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
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