
Cyril Luckham
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 illness and returned to the theatre. Luckham made his West End debut as Torvald Helmer in A Doll's House at the Arts Theatre in July 1945. For several years afterwards his stage work was largely back in the provinces including the touring company of the Old Vic.
31
Films
44
TV Shows
Known For
75 Credits
Doctor Who
as White Guardian
1963

Doctor Who
as The Guardian
1963

The Saint
as Jack Hardy
1962

Tales of the Unexpected
as Rawlsden
1979

Tales of the Unexpected
as Gavin
1979

Tales of the Unexpected
as Mr Gainsborough
1979

Crown Court
1972

The Professionals
as Judge Hall
1977

BBC Play of the Month
as Roebuck Ramsden
1965

BBC Play of the Month
as Orlovsky
1965

Playhouse
as Dean Inge
1974

The Wednesday Play
as General-Colonel Ludwig Beck
1964