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Geoffrey Hibbert (2 June 1922 – 3 February 1969) was an English stage, film and television actor.[1][2]

Geoffrey Hibbert
Born	(1922-06-02)2 June 1922 Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Died	3 February 1969(1969-02-03) (aged 46) Epsom, Surrey, England
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1941-1969 (TV & film)
Spouse(s)	Elinor Dunkley ​ (m. 1945)​ Prudence Rennick ​ (m. 1953)​
Children	2, including Edward Hibbert

Biography

He made his screen debut with the lead role in John Baxter's The Common Touch (1941) and appeared in two other Baxter films, Love on the Dole and The Shipbuilders.[3] After the war he appeared in supporting roles in films as well as many television performances.[4]

He was also active at the Players' Theatre in the 1950s and 60s, acting in, among other things, the musical revue "Child's Play" with all words by Sean Rafferty.[5] He was also in the original Broadway production of Sandy Wilson's The Boyfriend, starring Julie Andrews, which ran for over a year at the Royale Theatre, in 1954–1955.[6]

He was the father of the actor Edward Hibbert.[7]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1941	Love on the Dole	Harry Hardcastle
1941	The Common Touch	Peter Henderson
1942	The Next of Kin	Pvt. John
1942	In Which We Serve	Joey Mackeridge
1943	The Shipbuilders	Peter Shields
1952	Secret People	Steenie
1952	Emergency Call	Jackson
1953	Albert R.N.	Cutter
1954	For Better, for Worse	Butcher's Assistant
1954	Thought to Kill
1957	The End of the Line	Max Perrin
1958	Orders to Kill	RAF Sergeant	Uncredited
1958	I Was Monty's Double	Cpl. Cooper	Uncredited
1958	Links of Justice	Edward Manning
1959	The Great Van Robbery	Venner
1959	Crash Drive	Henry
1962	Gaolbreak	Dr. Cambus
1962	Live Now, Pay Later	Price
1963	Heavens Above!	Council Official

References

Bibliography

• Anthony Aldgate & Jeffrey Richards. Britain Can Take It: The British Cinema in the Second World War. I.B.Tauris, 2007.

External links

• Geoffrey Hibbert at IMDb
• Geoffrey Hibbert at the Internet Broadway Database

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