Victor Winding
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Victor Winding is a British actor born in London on January 30, 1929 (age 83)
Winding was educated at Westminster Technical Institute and initially trained as a draughtsman but acted in amateur dramatics and taught drama at night school. In 1958, aged 29, he joined Farnham Repertory Theatre. The Castle Theatre was opened in 1941, and operated as a weekly repertory theatre. The English Classical Players' European tour was cut short by the outbreak of war and the actors decided to make their base in Farnham
. Three years later in 1961 he worked with the Old Vic
in London. His first TV acting role was in Emergency Ward 10
in 1957 playing the part of Dr Fairfax.
His West End theatre performances included 'Poor Bitos' by Jean Anouilh
translated by Lucienne Hill at the Duke of York's Theatre
, St. Martin's Lane, London in 1964 and also The Merchant of Venice.
He appeared in The Faceless Ones
, a Doctor Who
serial broadcast from April to May 1967 starring Patrick Troughton
in which he played the character called 'Spencer' an airline pilot at Gatwick Airport where his identity was taken over by a chameleon.
Films included 'The System', 'The Medusa Touch
' (1978) - in which he played a senior police officer and 'The Sailor's Return
' (1978) - he played the ship's captain.
He made numerous TV appearances notably in the series The Flaxton Boys
(both in the series set in 1928 and also 1945) in which he played the character Barnaby Sweet (broadcast 1970), later also as Benjamin Sweet (broadcast 1971-1973). He also appeared in The Saint
, Yes, Prime Minister (he played the policeman in the edition called 'The Key' broadcast in January 1986).
Other TV included Crossroads (he played the character Victor Lee in several editions from 1978 to 1979), Warship, Bognor, Little and Large
, Jemina Shore Investigates (1983), Angels (1983) playing the character Colin Simmonds, Shelley
(playing the sergeant in the episode called 'Owed to the Electrician' in 1984), Menace Unseen (1988), The Bill
(1989) and Telly Addicts
.
In 1992 he played the part of Kenneth Pigot in the TV series Crime Story.
Winding is married to Rosalind and they have three daughters, Celia, Kay and Jane and a son Julian. His hobbies include music, sport, travel and gardening.
Winding was educated at Westminster Technical Institute and initially trained as a draughtsman but acted in amateur dramatics and taught drama at night school. In 1958, aged 29, he joined Farnham Repertory Theatre. The Castle Theatre was opened in 1941, and operated as a weekly repertory theatre. The English Classical Players' European tour was cut short by the outbreak of war and the actors decided to make their base in Farnham
Farnham
Farnham is a town in Surrey, England, within the Borough of Waverley. The town is situated some 42 miles southwest of London in the extreme west of Surrey, adjacent to the border with Hampshire...
. Three years later in 1961 he worked with the Old Vic
Old Vic
The Old Vic is a theatre located just south-east of Waterloo Station in London on the corner of The Cut and Waterloo Road. Established in 1818 as the Royal Coburg Theatre, it was taken over by Emma Cons in 1880 when it was known formally as the Royal Victoria Hall. In 1898, a niece of Cons, Lilian...
in London. His first TV acting role was in Emergency Ward 10
Emergency Ward 10
Emergency – Ward 10 is a British television series shown on ITV between 1957 and 1967. Like The Grove Family, a series shown by the BBC between 1954 and 1957, Emergency – Ward 10 is considered to be one of British television's first major soap operas.-Overview:The series was made by the ITV...
in 1957 playing the part of Dr Fairfax.
His West End theatre performances included 'Poor Bitos' by Jean Anouilh
Jean Anouilh
Jean Marie Lucien Pierre Anouilh was a French dramatist whose career spanned five decades. Though his work ranged from high drama to absurdist farce, Anouilh is best known for his 1943 play Antigone, an adaptation of Sophocles' Classical drama, that was seen as an attack on Marshal Pétain's...
translated by Lucienne Hill at the Duke of York's Theatre
Duke of York's Theatre
The Duke of York's Theatre is a West End Theatre in St Martin's Lane, in the City of Westminster. It was built for Frank Wyatt and his wife, Violet Melnotte, who retained ownership of the theatre, until her death in 1935. It opened on 10 September 1892 as the Trafalgar Square Theatre, with Wedding...
, St. Martin's Lane, London in 1964 and also The Merchant of Venice.
He appeared in The Faceless Ones
The Faceless Ones
The Faceless Ones is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in six weekly parts from April 8 to May 13, 1967. The story concerns a race of identity-stealing aliens known as the Chameleons...
, a Doctor Who
Doctor Who
Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
serial broadcast from April to May 1967 starring Patrick Troughton
Patrick Troughton
Patrick George Troughton was an English actor most widely known for his roles in fantasy, science fiction and horror films, particularly in his role as the second incarnation of the Doctor in the long-running British science-fiction television series Doctor Who, which he played from 1966 to 1969,...
in which he played the character called 'Spencer' an airline pilot at Gatwick Airport where his identity was taken over by a chameleon.
Films included 'The System', 'The Medusa Touch
The Medusa Touch (film)
The Medusa Touch is a 1978 British supernatural thriller film directed by Jack Gold. It starred Richard Burton, Lino Ventura, Lee Remick and Harry Andrews, with cameos by Alan Badel, Derek Jacobi, Gordon Jackson, Jeremy Brett and Michael Hordern...
' (1978) - in which he played a senior police officer and 'The Sailor's Return
The Sailor's Return (film)
The Sailor's Return is a 1978 British drama film directed by Jack Gold and starring Tom Bell, Shope Shodeinde and Elton Charles. It is based on the 1925 novel The Sailor's Return by David Garnett. A sailor returns to his hometown to open a pub bringing with him his new black wife. Very quickly they...
' (1978) - he played the ship's captain.
He made numerous TV appearances notably in the series The Flaxton Boys
The Flaxton Boys
The Flaxton Boys is a British historical children's television series set in the West Riding of Yorkshire and covering a timespan of almost a century. The series was made by Yorkshire Television and was broadcast on ITV between 1969 and 1973, running for 4 series and 52 episodes, each of 30...
(both in the series set in 1928 and also 1945) in which he played the character Barnaby Sweet (broadcast 1970), later also as Benjamin Sweet (broadcast 1971-1973). He also appeared in The Saint
The Saint (TV series)
The Saint was an ITC mystery spy thriller television series that aired in the UK on ITV between 1962 and 1969. It centred on the Leslie Charteris literary character, Simon Templar, a Robin Hood-like adventurer with a penchant for disguise. The character may be nicknamed The Saint because the...
, Yes, Prime Minister (he played the policeman in the edition called 'The Key' broadcast in January 1986).
Other TV included Crossroads (he played the character Victor Lee in several editions from 1978 to 1979), Warship, Bognor, Little and Large
Little and Large
Little and Large were a British comedy double act comprising straight man Syd Little and comic Eddie Large . They formed their partnership in 1962, appearing as singers in local pubs around the North-West of England...
, Jemina Shore Investigates (1983), Angels (1983) playing the character Colin Simmonds, Shelley
Shelley (TV series)
Shelley is a British sitcom made by Thames Television and originally broadcast on ITV from 1979 to 1984 and from 1988 to 1992, with occasional hiatuses. Hywel Bennett starred as James Shelley, a sardonic, 28-year-old, anti-establishment postgraduate and career income tax dodger...
(playing the sergeant in the episode called 'Owed to the Electrician' in 1984), Menace Unseen (1988), The Bill
The Bill
The Bill is a police procedural television series that ran from October 1984 to August 2010. It focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work...
(1989) and Telly Addicts
Telly Addicts
Telly Addicts is the name of a BBC1 game show hosted by Noel Edmonds, broadcast from 3 September 1985 until 29 July 1998 and produced at the BBC's Pebble Mill Studios...
.
In 1992 he played the part of Kenneth Pigot in the TV series Crime Story.
Winding is married to Rosalind and they have three daughters, Celia, Kay and Jane and a son Julian. His hobbies include music, sport, travel and gardening.