Victor Harrington
1909-1980
Known for Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, From Russia with Love, The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Biography
Extremely prolific and ubiquitous British background player Victor James Harrington was born on August 27, 1909 in Casal Paola, Malta. Harrington first began appearing in movies in uncredited minor roles in the mid-1930's. One of the most busy and tireless of British bit players, Victor could be frequently spotted in countless films and TV shows as a patron in a pub, nightclub, casino, or restaurant, a party guest, a military officer, a spectator at a sporting event, or an audience member at a play or concert. His daughter Victoria Harrington was also an actress. Harrington died at age 70 on July 23, 1980 in Brighton, East Essex, England.
Movie Credits
Time Bomb (1953)
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969)
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
Only Two Can Play (1962)
Endless Night (1972)
A Matter of WHO (1961)
Eye of the Devil (1966)
Libel (1959)
A Hard Day's Night (1964)
A Day to Remember (1953)
Darling (1965)
The Alphabet Murders (1965)
The Hands of Orlac (1960)
There's a Girl in My Soup (1970)
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962)
From Russia with Love (1963)
Brannigan (1975)
The Curse of the Werewolf (1961)
The Omen (1976)
Life at the Top (1965)
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
Laughter in Paradise (1951)
Frenzy (1972)
Angels One Five (1952)
Young Winston (1972)
Carry On Regardless (1961)
