Garfield Morgan

Born in Birmingham, Warwickshire, Morgan began acting with a youth club drama group in Erdington where he grew up. He apprenticed as a dental mechanic before enrolling into drama school.{{cite web|url=http://www.birminghammail.net/news/local-news/sweeney-star-dies-aged-78-115667|title=Sweeney star dies, aged 78|date=1 January 2010|website=Birmingham Mail}}

Morgan started his acting career with the Arena Theatre, Birmingham.{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/6912636/Lives-Remembered.html|title=Lives Remembered|date=30 December 2009|work=The Daily Telegraph}} He then went on to be Director of Productions at the Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury from 1957 to 1958 and then at Manchester's Library Theatre 1959 to 1960.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2010/feb/16/garfield-morgan-obituary|title=Garfield Morgan obituary|first=Gavin|last=Gaughan|date=16 February 2010|work=The Guardian}} He was associate director of the Northcott Theatre 1976 to 1978 and associate director of the Nottingham Playhouse in 1978.

Beginning to act on television in 1955, Morgan made hundreds of appearances in many shows. He played Detective Chief Inspector Gwyn Lewis in the first series of the BBC police series Softly, Softly, but his best remembered role was as Detective Chief Inspector Frank Haskins in the Euston Films/Thames Television's British crime series of the 1970s, The Sweeney.{{cite web|url=http://www.bafta.org/heritage/in-memory-of/garfield-morgan|title=Garfield Morgan|date=11 May 2012|website=bafta.org}}{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/garfield-morgan-actor-best-known-for-playing-jack-regans-boss-in-the-sweeney-1852849.html|title=Garfield Morgan: Actor best known for playing Jack Regan's boss in 'The Sweeney'|first=Anthony|last=Hayward|date=30 December 2009|website=The Independent}} He appeared in all four series of the programme.{{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-sweeney-tv-series-v319841/cast-crew|title=The Sweeney [TV Series] (1975) - - Cast and Crew|website=AllMovie}}

Morgan appeared in two episodes of Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased): "The House on Haunted Hill" and “You Can Always Find a Fall Guy”, both 1969.{{cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b81b1e027|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181230223948/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b81b1e027|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 December 2018|title=House on Haunted Hill (1969)|website=BFI}}

Morgan continued to perform in character roles on TV, most recently in The Bill. He appeared on Hallelujah!, No Job for a Lady and Shelley. His film roles included The Odessa File and 28 Weeks Later.{{cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9fcd7b3a|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160720191234/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9fcd7b3a|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 July 2016|title=Garfield Morgan|website=BFI}}

Morgan appeared on Z-Cars, Dear Mother...Love Albert, The Bill, The Likely Lads, Dr. Finlay's Casebook, No Hiding Place, Callan, Redcap, Paul Temple, The Persuaders!, The Avengers, On the Buses, Dixon of Dock Green, Special Branch, Sutherland's Law, George and Mildred, The Gentle Touch, Lovejoy, Bad Girls, Heartbeat, Crown Court, The Saint, Minder, Shelley, Public Eye, The Troubleshooters, Dangerfield and Holby City.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CH_GCwAAQBAJ&q=garfield+morgan+obituary&pg=PA374|title=Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2009: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture|first=Harris M. III|last=Lentz|date=21 March 2016|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9780786456451|via=Google Books}}

Morgan was married to the actress Dilys Laye in 1963 (marriage dissolved). He listed his hobbies as golf, photography and riding (show-jumping and eventing). Morgan died from cancer on 5 December 2009.

• The Intimate Stranger (1956) - Waiter (uncredited)
• Der Schwur des Soldaten Pooley (1961) - Albert Pooley
• A Prize of Arms (1962) - MP with Dog
• Two Letter Alibi (1962) - Foreman of the Jury (uncredited)
• On the Run (1963) - Meredith
• The Undesirable Neighbour (1963), part of The Scales of Justice series of featurettes - Mr. Andrews (a barrister)
• The Informers (1963) - 2nd Inspector (uncredited)
• Our Mother's House (1967) - Mr. Moley
• Perfect Friday (1970) - 1st Airport Official
• To Catch a Spy (1971) - The Husband
• Bel Ami (1971) - Jacques Rivat{{cite book|title=Serials on British Television, 1950-1994|page=107|first=Ellen |last=Baskin |publisher=Scolar Press|year=1996}}
• Henry VIII and His Six Wives (1972) - Gardiner
• Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World (1973) - Rogerson
• The Odessa File (1974) - Israeli General
• George and Mildred (1980) - Jim Bridges
• Out of Order (1987) - Drill Sergeant
• The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain (1995) - Davies the School
• 28 Weeks Later (2007) - Geoff (final film role)

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• [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/garfield-morgan-actor-best-known-for-playing-jack-regans-boss-in-the-sweeney-1852849.html Obituary in The Independent]

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