Don Stannard

Don Stannard (10 September 1915 – 9 July 1949) was a British actor.^[1]

Don Stannard
Dick Barton publicity still
Born	1915 (1915) Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK
Died	9 July 1949(1949-07-09) (aged 33–34) Cookham Dean, Berkshire, England, UK
Alma mater	RADA
Occupation	Actor

Born in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, Stannard trained at RADA, graduating in 1935.^[2] He is best remembered for playing the secret agent Dick Barton in three Hammer films: Dick Barton: Special Agent, Dick Barton Strikes Back and Dick Barton at Bay.^[3] A fourth Barton film was scheduled, Dick Barton in Africa, but Stannard was killed in a car crash driving back from the wrap party and Hammer elected not to continue the series.^[4][5]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1938	Hold That Kiss	Captain in Moving Picture	Uncredited
1939	Bridal Suite	Best Man	Uncredited
1945	Don Chicago	Ken Cressing
1945	Pink String and Sealing Wax	John Bevan
1945	Caesar and Cleopatra	Roman Officer	Uncredited
1946	I'll Turn to You	Roger Meredith
1947	Death in High Heels	Detective Charlesworth
1948	Dick Barton: Special Agent	Dick Barton
1949	The Temptress	Derek Clifford
1949	Dick Barton Strikes Back	Dick Barton
1950	Dick Barton at Bay		(final film role)