Terry Scully
Biography
Terry Scully was a British actor who worked in theater and television and left school at fourteen, working as a bus conductor before an audition with the Leigh Company Players led to leading roles with that company. That in turn brought him to the Bristol Old Vic Drama School, which helped secure a grant so he could study, then to work with companies in Nottingham and Birmingham. After making his name on stage, he became better known from the 1960s for television, playing King Henry VI in the BBC's An Age of Kings in 1960. He was Horatio Nelson in the 1968 series Triton and Bicket in the BBC's 1967 adaptation of The Forsyte Saga, and he appeared in the film Goodbye Gemini (1970). He became known for cult series, among them the Doctor Who serial The Seeds of Death, an episode of Blake's 7 and four episodes of Survivors as Vic Thatcher. He died in 2001.
68years old at death
- Born Leigh
- Died Wiltshire
- Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 10 years1962 to 1972
Every film, newest first
- 1972The AsphyxIMDb rating 6.2
- 1970Goodbye GeminiIMDb rating 5.4
- 1962Captain CleggIMDb rating 6.6
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First role
Terry Scully was invited to audition for the Leigh Company Players after a member heard him read a speech from Macbeth, and he went on to play leads with the company.
Early training
Scully's audition so impressed Bristol Old Vic Drama School that it persuaded Lancashire County Council to give him a grant to study there.
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Worked with
Terry Scully made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Peter Graham ScottDirector, 1 film, 1962
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Peter NewbrookDirector, 1 film, 1972
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Alan GibsonDirector, 1 film, 1970
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