Guy Standeven
Acting
- Born:
- 1928-08-28
- Died:
- 1998-10-01
- Place of birth:
- Scarborough, Yorkshire, England, UK
Biography
Marcus Guy Wyndham Standeven was a prolific and ubiquitous British background actor. Following service in the army, Guy moved to London, England to pursue acting full time and first started appearing in films in often uncredited minor roles in the early 1950's. One of the busiest and most tireless of British bit players, Standeven could be spotted in scores of movies and television shows in which he was frequently cast as doctors, policemen, military officers, restaurant patrons or various men of the cloth.
Known For
Filmography
London Suite
Our Friends in the North
Harry Enfield and Chums
Duel of Hearts
The Return of Sam McCloud
Matlock
Yes, Prime Minister
Spies Like Us
Return to Oz
Lifeforce
Blott on the Landscape
Top Secret!
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
Lace
The Jigsaw Man
Return of the Jedi
Where Is Betty Buchus?
Evil Under the Sun
Venom
The Great Muppet Caper
The Final Conflict
The Elephant Man
The Shining
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
The Thirty Nine Steps
The Medusa Touch
Sweeney 2
Grange Hill
Enemy at the Door
The Professionals
Intimate Games
Rumpole of the Bailey
Brannigan
Confessions of a Window Cleaner
Craze
The Zoo Gang
No Sex Please - We're British
Penny Gold
The 14
A Warm December
The Day of the Jackal
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
Travels with My Aunt
Ooh...You Are Awful
The Protectors
Young Winston
Follow Me!
The Ruling Class
Carry On Matron
Diamonds Are Forever
Quest for Love
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
Dad's Army
The Fourth Victim
A Severed Head
Sound an Alarm
She'll Follow You Anywhere
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
Scrooge
Menace
Fragment of Fear
Doctor in Trouble
Legend of the Witches
The Reckoning
Counterstrike
Oh! What a Lovely War
Some Girls Do
Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter
I'll Never Forget What's'isname
Carry On Doctor
The Sky Bike
Robbery
Stranger in the House
Mr. Brown Comes Down The Hill
Public Eye
Carry On Jack
The Servant
West 11
Dr. Crippen
We Joined the Navy
The Partner
Man of the World
I Thank a Fool
The Boys
Lolita
In the Doghouse
Go to Blazes
Lunch Hour
The Day the Earth Caught Fire
Raising the Wind
The Devil's Daffodil
Two-Way Stretch
There Was a Crooked Man
Man Accused
Carlton-Browne of the F.O.
The Giant Behemoth
Danger Within
The Captain's Table
Nowhere to Go
A Night to Remember
The Key
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
These Dangerous Years
Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!
Doctor at Large
The Long Arm
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Who Done It?
The Count of Monte Cristo
An Alligator Named Daisy
Man of the Moment
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
Cast a Dark Shadow
One Good Turn
Carrington V.C.
The Divided Heart
Dangerous Voyage