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QUESTION: Numerous movies from the 1950s and 1960s included Percy Herbert. Can you tell me how many films he appeared in and what his later life was like?

Percy Herbert (1920-1992) was a London-born actor who made over 70 films. He was often cast as soldiers, tough guys or working-class characters.

His tough appearance suited him well for those parts, and he established himself as a consistent figure in war movies and period pieces.

Before acting, Herbert was in the Royal Army Ordnance Corps during
World War II
and spent four years at the Changi PoW camp, from where he was forced to work on the Burma Railway. He was released by U.S. soldiers, eventually returning to
London
.

His acting career began in the theatre, working at John Gielgud’s Old Vic Company. Film-wise, he was in The Cockleshell Heroes (1955) and The Bridge On The River Kwai (1957), which was based on the PoW camp where he had been.

He served as a consultant for the movie too. Herbert appeared in various other war films like Tobruk (1967). His range was impressive, starring in an array of genre-specific movies—from fantasy flicks such as One Million Years B.C., through historical dramas like Mutiny On The Bounty, to comedies where he featured in two Carry On films.



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