Jill Melford obit

Actress Jill Melford Has died 

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Born in 1931, she was the daughter of the actor Jack Melford. She attended the Ballet Arts School in New York and made her theatre debut in 1949 as a dancer in a production of Oklahoma! in New York, before appearing in other Broadway performances. In 1953, she performed in The Seven Year Itch on the London stage, she played Miss Nardis in the 1954 British crime drama film Murder by Proxy and later appeared in other stage plays. These include Auntie Mame, Ulysses in Night-time, The Life of the Party, The Right Honourable Gentleman, There's a Girl in My Soup, Not Now, Darling, Best of Friends and The Chairman. She has been described as "a tall, attractive redhead"

Melford made her first UK television appearance in 1952 in The Three Hostages and her first movie, Will Any Gentleman...? in 1953 not long afterwards. In 1963, she starred with Norman Wisdom in the film comedy A Stitch in Time. Although she did not appear in the long running comedy series Father, Dear Father on UK ITV, Melford played the role of Georgie Thompson in the 1973 movie version and later had a recurring role as executive Toni Ross in the long running ITV soap Crossroads. She made several appearances in Danger Man (known as Secret Agent in the USA), and Taggart in 1993. Her other film credits included roles in The Servant (1963), Hot Enough for June (1964), Bunny Lake is Missing (1965), The Vengeance of She (1968), I Want What I Want (1972), The Greek Tycoon (1978), The Bitch (1979), Hussy (1980) and Edge of Sanity (1989). She made her last film appearance in Shoreditch in 2003.

She was married to actor John Standing in 1961, they had a son called Alexander in 1965, and they divorced in 1972.

Actress

Joely Richardson and Shane Richie in Shoreditch (2003)

Shoreditch

3.7

Butterfly Senior

2003

 

Michael Benz in Little Lord Fauntleroy (1995)

Little Lord Fauntleroy

7.2

TV Mini Series

Lady Tenby

1995

1 episode

 

Mark McManus in Taggart (1983)

Taggart

7.4

TV Series

Mrs. Drake

1993

1 episode

 

Stella Gonet and Louise Lombard in The House of Eliott (1991)

The House of Eliott

8.1

TV Series

Lady Haycock

1991

3 episodes

 

For the Greater Good (1991)

For the Greater Good

7.6

TV Series

Janice Kellner

1991

1 episode

 

Edge of Sanity (1989)

Edge of Sanity

5.3

Flora

1989

 

Olivia Hussey, Nicholas Clay, and Franco Nero in The Last Days of Pompeii (1984)

The Last Days of Pompeii

7.0

TV Mini Series

Banquet guest

1984

3 episodes

 

Philip Marlowe, Private Eye (1983)

Philip Marlowe, Private Eye

7.8

TV Series

Mrs. Candless

1983

1 episode

 

Hussy (1980)

Hussy

5.0

Chief Hostess

1980

 

The Bitch (1979)

The Bitch

3.8

Sharon

1979

 

Nicholas Ball in Hazell (1978)

Hazell

7.4

TV Series

Mrs. Pargiter

1979

1 episode

 

Parables

TV Series

Jean Carlton

1978

1 episode

 

Anthony Quinn and Jacqueline Bisset in The Greek Tycoon (1978)

The Greek Tycoon

5.4

Magda

1978

 

Noele Gordon in Crossroads (1964)

Crossroads

4.4

TV Series

Toni Ross

1977

10 episodes

 

Patrick Macnee, Gareth Hunt, and Joanna Lumley in The New Avengers (1976)

The New Avengers

7.2

TV Series

Sheila Rainor

1976

1 episode

 

Liza Goddard, Nerys Hughes, Joanna Lumley, Bill Maynard, Patrick Mower, Jon Pertwee, Magnus Pyke, Victor Spinetti, and Mollie Sugden in Whodunnit? (1972)

Whodunnit?

7.9

TV Series

Jade

1976

1 episode

 

The Tiger Lily (1975)

The Tiger Lily

Guest

1975

 

Don Henderson, Diane Keen, Peter Sallis, and Don Warrington in Crown Court (1972)

Crown Court

7.3

TV Series

Susannah Bailey

1974

3 episodes

 

Ego Hugo

TV Movie

Léonie Biard

Madame Hugo

1973

 

Francesca Annis and Keith Steven in A Pin to See the Peepshow (1973)

A Pin to See the Peepshow

7.9

TV Series

Marian Lestrange

1973

3 episodes

 

Father Dear Father (1973)

Father Dear Father

4.9

Georgie Thompson

1973

 

Roddy McMillan in The View from Daniel Pike (1971)

The View from Daniel Pike

8.9

TV Series

Nelly Stevens

1973

1 episode

 

The Organization (1972)

The Organization

8.5

TV Series

Eve Manship

1972

6 episodes

 

Anne Heywood in I Want What I Want (1972)

I Want What I Want

5.9

Lorna

1972

 

Armchair Theatre (1956)

Armchair Theatre

7.6

TV Series

Martha

1971

1 episode

 

Dirty Work

TV Movie

Leonora Stafford

1970

 

Not Now, Darling

TV Movie

Janie McMichael

1968

 

The Vengeance of She (1968)

The Vengeance of She

4.6

Sheila

1968

 

Theatre 625 (1964)

Theatre 625

7.4

TV Series

Mrs. Donkin

1968

1 episode

 

Jack Warner in Dixon of Dock Green (1955)

Dixon of Dock Green

6.7

TV Series

Doreen Lester

1966

1 episode

 

Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965)

Bunny Lake Is Missing

7.3

Teacher

1965

 

Patrick McGoohan in Secret Agent (1964)

Secret Agent

8.2

TV Series

Certhia Cooper

Suzanne

1964–1965

2 episodes

 

Earl Cameron, Lee Grant, and Fred Sadoff in The Respectful Prostitute (1964)

Festival

7.6

TV Series

Lady India

1964

1 episode

 

Dirk Bogarde and Sylva Koscina in Agent 8 3/4 (1964)

Agent 8 3/4

6.1

Lorna

1964

 

Norman Wisdom in A Stitch in Time (1963)

A Stitch in Time

6.9

Lady Brinkley

1963

 

Roger Moore in The Saint (1962)

The Saint

7.5

TV Series

Irene Cromwell

1963

1 episode

 

John Barrie and William Gaunt in Sergeant Cork (1963)

Sergeant Cork

7.9

TV Series

Tamara Andreyev

1963

1 episode

 

Dirk Bogarde, James Fox, and Sarah Miles in The Servant (1963)

The Servant

7.8

People in restaurant: Younger Woman

1963

 

ITV Play of the Week (1955)

ITV Play of the Week

7.3

TV Series

Susan Gray

1956–1963

2 episodes

 

Michael Quinn and Donald Wolfit in Ghost Squad (1961)

Ghost Squad

7.2

TV Series

Nancy Rand-Fuller

1963

1 episode

 

Suspense (1962)

Suspense

6.6

TV Series

Monica Hardy

1963

1 episode

 

No Hiding Place (1959)

No Hiding Place

7.6

TV Series

Carole Shelby

Veronica Craddock

1962

2 episodes

 

Young and Willing (1962)

Young and Willing

5.9

Woman (uncredited)

1962

 

Out of This World (1962)

Out of This World

7.7

TV Series

Employment Officer

1962

1 episode

 

Studio 4

7.2

TV Series

Marigold

1962

1 episode

 

Echo Four Two

TV Series

Joanna Chance

1961

1 episode

 

Wendy Richard in Harpers West One (1961)

Harpers West One

TV Series

Sylvia Stephens

1961

1 episode

 

International Detective (1959)

International Detective

6.5

TV Series

Liz

1961

1 episode

 

Escort for Hire (1960)

Escort for Hire

4.8

Nadia

1960

 

The Cheaters (1960)

The Cheaters

7.8

TV Series

Mary

1960

1 episode

 

Man from Interpol (1960)

Man from Interpol

6.4

TV Series

Gloria Richards

The Stewardess

1960

2 episodes

 

Murder at Site 3

Paula Dane

1959

 

The Vise (1954)

The Vise

7.2

TV Series

Helen

Salesgirl

1957–1959

2 episodes

 

White Hunter (1957)

White Hunter

7.1

TV Series

Carol

Laurie West

1957–1958

2 episodes

 

Sailor of Fortune

6.8

TV Series

Karen

1958

1 episode

 

Michael Denison in Boyd Q.C. (1956)

Boyd Q.C.

8.1

TV Series

Kay Steers

1958

1 episode

 

The New Adventures of Charlie Chan (1957)

The New Adventures of Charlie Chan

7.7

TV Series

Ida Kelley

1957

1 episode

 

Adrienne Corri, Lisa Gastoni, and Thorley Walters in Second Fiddle (1957)

Second Fiddle

5.4

Dolly

1957

 

Seven Days from Now (1957)

Seven Days from Now

7.5

Mrs. Kilgore

1957

 

BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)

BBC Sunday-Night Theatre

7.8

TV Series

Janette Borden

Sylvia

1952–1956

2 episodes

 

H.M. Tennent Globe Theatre

TV Series

Charlotte Franklin

1956

1 episode

 

London Playhouse

TV Series

Miss Jones

1956

1 episode

 

The Gold Express (1955)

The Gold Express

5.4

Ruby Labelle

1955

 

Diana Dors and John Gregson in Value for Money (1955)

Value for Money

5.9

Muriel (uncredited)

1955

 

Brigitte Bardot, Dirk Bogarde, Brenda de Banzie, and James Robertson Justice in Doctor at Sea (1955)

Doctor at Sea

5.8

Lady at Dance (uncredited)

1955

 

Marriage a la Mode (1955)

Marriage a la Mode

6.4

Monica's Golf Partner (uncredited)

1955

 

Out of the Clouds (1955)

Out of the Clouds

5.6

Eleanor

1955

 

Blackout (1954)

Blackout

6.2

Miss Nardis

1954

 

George Cole in Will Any Gentleman...? (1953)

Will Any Gentleman...?

5.8

Honey

1953

 

The Three Hostages

TV Series

Adela Victor

1952

6 episodes