Martin Boddey

Albert Martin Boddey (16 April 1907 – 24 October 1975) was a British film and television actor.^[1]

Martin Boddey
In Personal Affair (1953)
Born	Albert Martin Boddey (1907-04-16)16 April 1907 Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Died	24 October 1975(1975-10-24) (aged 68) London, England
Years active	1948–1975

Boddey started acting when he was nearly 40, often portraying irritable authority figures such as police officers or magistrates.^[2][3]

He was a founder member of the Lord's Taverners charity.^[4]

Selected filmography

• A Song for Tomorrow (1948) – Major
• The Third Man (1949) – Russian Military Policeman (uncredited)
• Landfall (1949) – Civilian (uncredited)
• The Twenty Questions Murder Mystery (1950) – 2nd Plainclothesman (uncredited)
• Cairo Road (1950) – Maj. Ahmed Mustafa
• State Secret (1950) – Clubman
• The Dancing Years (1950) – Minor Role (uncredited)
• Seven Days to Noon (1950) – Gen. Willoughby
• Cage of Gold (1950) – Adams
• The Franchise Affair (1951) – Insp. Hallam
• The Adventurers (1951) – Chief Engineer
• Laughter in Paradise (1951) – Store Shopwalker
• Cloudburst (1951) – Desk Sergeant
• Valley of Eagles (1951) – Chief of the Lost Valley
• Appointment with Venus (1951) – Sgt. Vogel
• The Magic Box (1951) – Sitter in Bath Studio
• Venetian Bird (1952) – Gufo
• Top Secret (1952) – Russian Security Officer
• Folly to Be Wise (1953) – Visiting Brigadier (uncredited)
• Sailor of the King (1953) – German Officer (uncredited)
• Park Plaza 605 (1953) – Stumpy
• Personal Affair (1953) – Police Insp. Fred Garland (uncredited)
• Rob Roy, the Highland Rogue (1953) – General Cadogan
• Face the Music (1954) – Insp. Mulrooney
• Doctor in the House (1954) – Demonstrator at pedal machine
• Forbidden Cargo (1954) – Sub-Director Holt
• Seagulls Over Sorrento (1954) – Member of Admiralty Board (uncredited)
• Mad About Men (1954) – Marco (uncredited)
• Svengali (1954) – Doctor
• Up to His Neck (1955) – Chang
• Secret Venture (1955) – Squire Marlowe, the Wrestler
• The Iron Petticoat (1956) – Grisha
• The Last Man to Hang? (1956) – Detective Sgt. Horne
• Eyewitness (1956) – Police Sgt. (uncredited)
• The Silken Affair (1956) – Detective
• You Can't Escape (1956) – Insp. Crane
• There's Always a Thursday (1957) – Sergeant
• How to Murder a Rich Uncle (1957) – Police Sergeant
• These Dangerous Years (1957)
• Man in the Shadow (1957) – Doctor (uncredited)
• Cat Girl (1957) – Cafferty
• Not Wanted on Voyage (1957) – Captain
• The Duke Wore Jeans (1958)
• No Time to Die (1958) – SS colonel
• Indiscreet (1958) – Albert (uncredited)
• Carry On Sergeant (1958) – Sixth Specialist
• Chain of Events (1958) – Bus Inspector
• The Adventures of Hal 5 (1958) – Doctor
• I Only Arsked! (1958) – (uncredited)
• The Two-Headed Spy (1958) – Gen. Optiz
• The Square Peg (1958) – (uncredited)
• Violent Moment (1959) – Nightwatchman (uncredited)
• Carry On Nurse (1959) – Perkins
• Idol on Parade (1959) – Chucker-out (uncredited)
• The Siege of Pinchgut (1959) – Brigadier
• I'm All Right Jack (1959) – Num Yum's Executive
• Killers of Kilimanjaro (1959) – Gunther
• Moment of Danger (1960) – Sir John Middleburgh
• Too Hot to Handle (1960) – Mr. Arpels
• Oscar Wilde (1960) – Insp. Richards
• Sands of the Desert (1960) – Mertons
• A Circle of Deception (1960) – Henry Crow
• The Naked Edge (1961) – Jason Roote
• The Kitchen (1961) – Max
• The Wrong Arm of the Law (1963) – Superintendent J.S. Forest
• Girl in the Headlines (1963) – Inspector
• The Man Who Finally Died (1963) – Policeman with Dog (uncredited)
• A Man for All Seasons (1966) – Governor of Tower
• Bedazzled (1967) – Cardinal (uncredited)
• The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (1970) – Major Mathieson
• Tales from the Crypt (1972) – Husband – Richard Clayton (segment 1 "And All Through The House")
• Dark Places (1973) – Sgt. Riley
• Psychomania (1973) – Coroner
• The Naked Civil Servant (1975) – Magistrate (final film role)