Gordon Faith obit

Gordon Faith, 1931 – 2025 

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British character actor Gordon Faith, 94, died on April 3. From the 1950s-80s, he was seen frequently on the big and small screens, in such vehicles as Crossroads, St. Ives, Dr. Who, Dr. Finlay’s Casebook, Z Cars, and Last of the Summer Wine. He also worked on radio, and many stage plays, including Bye Bye Birdie, Irma La Douce, The Bar Mitzvah Boy, and 78 Revolutions. Faith supported himself between acting gigs by working as a speech and vocal coach.

Faith was born on March 14, 1931 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Doctor Who (1963), The Theban Plays by Sophocles (1986) and War & Peace (1972).

He taught speech and radio technique at the Guildford School of Acting, the winner of the Carleton Hobbs Radio Award.

Gordon studied speech under Cicely Berry, voice coach for the Royal Shakespeare Company.

He had a vocal coaching business.

Actor

Screen Two (1984)

Screen Two

6.4

TV Series

Man from upper flat

1988

1 episode

 

The Theban Plays by Sophocles (1986)

The Theban Plays by Sophocles

7.3

TV Series

Theban Citizen

1986

1 episode

 

All the World's a Stage (1984)

All the World's a Stage

TV Mini Series

Extract from The Country Wife

1984

1 episode

 

Bill Owen, Peter Sallis, and Brian Wilde in Last of the Summer Wine (1973)

Last of the Summer Wine

7.1

TV Series

Landlord

1981

1 episode

 

Lynda Bellingham, Jean Boht, Jimmy Jewel, and David Schofield in Funny Man (1980)

Funny Man

6.8

TV Series

Andy

1981

1 episode

 

James Bolam in When the Boat Comes In (1976)

When the Boat Comes In

8.4

TV Series

Dave

Man Patient

Barman

1976–1977

3 episodes

 

Dick Emery in The Dick Emery Show (1963)

The Dick Emery Show

6.8

TV Series

1977

1 episode

 

Play for Today (1970)

Play for Today

7.8

TV Series

Charlie

Member of Public

1971–1976

2 episodes

 

Churchill's People (1974)

Churchill's People

5.7

TV Series

Citizen

1975

1 episode

 

This Week (1956)

This Week

6.6

TV Series

Older Pitman

1975

1 episode

 

Six Days of Justice (1972)

Six Days of Justice

7.2

TV Series

Rhodes

1973

1 episode

 

Comedy Playhouse (1961)

Comedy Playhouse

7.2

TV Series

Security man

1973

1 episode

 

Anthony Hopkins in War & Peace (1972)

War & Peace

8.2

TV Series

Galitsyn

1972

2 episodes

 

Robert Wagner, David McCallum, and Hans Meyer in Colditz (1972)

Colditz

8.3

TV Series

Ward Orderly

1972

1 episode

 

No Exit

TV Series

Publican

1972

1 episode

 

Nerys Hughes and Polly James in The Liver Birds (1969)

The Liver Birds

6.5

TV Series

Farmer

1972

1 episode

 

Z Cars (1962)

Z Cars

7.0

TV Series

Dawes

1971

1 episode

 

Kaz Garas, Anthony Quayle, and Anneke Wills in Strange Report (1969)

Strange Report

8.2

TV Series

Doctor Comitas

1969

1 episode

 

W. Somerset Maugham (1969)

W. Somerset Maugham

7.7

TV Series

Warder

1969

1 episode

 

Leonard Gregory, Ronald Leigh-Hunt, Wendy Padbury, and Adrian Wright in Freewheelers (1968)

Freewheelers

7.4

TV Series

Stefan

1968

2 episodes

 

Theatre 625 (1964)

Theatre 625

7.2

TV Series

Bergerot

1968

1 episode

 

Dr. Finlay's Casebook (1962)

Dr. Finlay's Casebook

7.6

TV Series

McAllister

1968

1 episode

 

Paul McGann, Colin Baker, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, William Hartnell, Sylvester McCoy, Jon Pertwee, and Patrick Troughton in Doctor Who (1963)

Doctor Who

8.4

TV Series

Guard Captain

1967–1968

2 episodes

 

Maurice Kaufmann in Champion House (1967)

Champion House

TV Series

Harry Utley

1967

1 episode

 

St. Ives

7.0

TV Series

Countryman

1967

1 episode

 

Gerald Harper in Adam Adamant Lives! (1966)

Adam Adamant Lives!

7.0

TV Series

Foreigner

1966

2 episodes

 

David Lodge in United! (1965)

United!

7.2

TV Series

Dr. Snow

1966

2 episodes

 

Noele Gordon in Crossroads (1964)

Crossroads

4.4

TV Series

Vernon Halifax

1966

4 episodes

 

The Mask of Janus (1965)

The Mask of Janus

7.0

TV Series

Petrov

1965

1 episode