Sam Kydd
British actor (1915–1982) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Samuel John Kydd (15 February 1915 – 26 March 1982) was a British actor.[1] He made over 290 films, more than any other British actor[citation needed], including 119 between 1946 and 1952.
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Born | Samuel John Kydd (1915-02-15)15 February 1915 |
Died | 26 March 1982(1982-03-26) (aged 67) London, England |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1945–1982 |
Spouse | |
Children | Jonathan Kydd |
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His best-known roles were in two major British television series of the 1960s, as the smuggler Orlando O'Connor in Crane and its sequel Orlando. He also played a recurring character in Coronation Street.[2][3] Kydd's first film was The Captive Heart (1946), in which he played a POW.[4]