Stanley Lebor

Stanley Harvey Lebor (24 September 1934 – 22 November 2014^[1]) was an English actor, best known for his role as Howard Hughes in the 1980s BBC TV comedy-drama series, Ever Decreasing Circles and the Mongon Doctor in Flash Gordon (1980) and as RSM Lord in A Bridge Too Far (1977). Before this, he was better known for villainous roles in series such as Jason King and The Tomorrow People.

Life

Lebor was born in East Ham, London. In 1961 he joined the Radio Drama Company by winning the Carlton Hobbs Bursary.^[2]

He has appeared in Minder in the Series 1 episode The Bengal Tiger, The Naked Civil Servant, Tarka the Otter, Gandhi, Grange Hill, 'Allo 'Allo!, Superman IV: The Quest for Peace and Last of the Summer Wine. In 1986 he acted with Lynda Baron in a party political broadcast for the SDP–Liberal Alliance.^[3]

Filmography

• The Deadly Affair (1966) - Lancaster (in "Edward II") (uncredited)
• Oh! What a Lovely War (1969) - Soldier in Gassed Trench (uncredited)
• Arthur? Arthur! (1969) - Analyst
• Crossplot (1969) - First policeman
• Up the Front (1972) - Blitzen
• Nothing But the Night (1973) - Policeman
• Soft Beds, Hard Battles (1974) - 1st Gestapo Agent
• I Don't Want to Be Born (1975) - Police Sergeant
• Hennessy (1975) - Hawk
• The Naked Civil Servant (1975) - Mr. Pole
• A Bridge Too Far (1977) - Regimental Sergeant Major
• The Medusa Touch (1978) - Police Doctor
• Tarka the Otter (1979) - Farm Labourer
• Flash Gordon (1980) - Mongon Doctor
• Gandhi (1982) - Police Officer
• Ha-Kala (1985) - Ziggy
• Personal Services (1987) - Jones
• Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) - General Romoff
• La Passione (1996) - Harry Lambert

TV Credits

• The Protectors (1972) - Medina

Holocaust (1975) ~ Zalman

• Star Maidens (1976) - Carlo
• Ever Decreasing Circles (1984-1989) - Howard Hughes

References

External links

• Stanley Lebor on IMDb