About
Cyril Alexander Garland Luckham (25 July 1907 – 8 February 1989) was an English film, television and theatre actor. He was the husband of stage and screen actress Violet Lamb. The son of a paymaster captain in the Royal Navy, Cyril Luckham was educated at RNC Osborne and Dartmouth and briefly followed his father into the service. He was promoted Lieutenant in 1930 and retired the following year, transferring to the Emergency List. Afterwards he trained for the stage with the Arthur Brough school at Folkestone, making his debut with Brough's company there in The Admirable Crichton in 1935. For several years he appeared in provincial repertory, notably with the Rapier Players at Bristol's Little Theatre. He had been promoted to Lieutenant-Commander on the retired list in 1938 and was recalled to the Navy when the War broke out. He was invalided out soon afterwards following serious...
Known for
Doctor WhoSeries • 1963
The SaintSeries • 1962
Crown CourtSeries • 1972
The Wednesday PlaySeries • 1964
BBC Play of the MonthSeries • 1965
ITV PlayhouseSeries • 1967
The ProfessionalsSeries • 1977
Tales of the UnexpectedSeries • 1979
PlayhouseSeries • 1974
Thirty-Minute TheatreSeries • 1965
ITV Saturday Night TheatreSeries • 1969
The ProtectorsSeries • 1972
ITV Play of the WeekSeries • 1955
Public EyeSeries • 1965
JusticeSeries • 1971
Department SSeries • 1969
The TroubleshootersSeries • 1965
Return of the SaintSeries • 1978
Paul TempleSeries • 1969
The AdventurerSeries • 1972
EspionageSeries • 1963
The Famous FiveSeries • 1978
DetectiveSeries • 1964
Village HallSeries • 1974