
Cyril Luckham
Biography
Cyril Alexander Garland Luckham (25 July 1907 – 8 February 1989) was an English film, television and theatre actor. He was the husband of stage and screen actress Violet Lamb. The son of a paymaster captain in the Royal Navy, Cyril Luckham was educated at RNC Osborne and Dartmouth and briefly followed his father into the service. He was promoted Lieutenant in 1930 and retired the following year, transferring to the Emergency List. Afterwards he trained for the stage with the Arthur Brough school at Folkestone, making his debut with Brough's company there in The Admirable Crichton in 1935. For several years he appeared in provincial repertory, notably with the Rapier Players at Bristol's Little Theatre. He had been promoted to Lieutenant-Commander on the retired list in 1938 and was recalled to the Navy when the War broke out. He was invalided out soon afterwards following serious illness and returned to the theatre. Luckham made his West End debut as Torvald Helmer in A Doll's House at the Arts Theatre in July 1945. For several years afterwards his stage work was largely back in the provinces including the touring company of the Old Vic.
Filmography

Mrs. Silly

Doctor Who: Enlightenment

The Winter's Tale

Donkeys' Years

Sweet Wine of Youth

The Saint and the Brave Goose

Doctor Who: The Ribos Operation

Thomas Hardy: A Haunted Man

Providence

The Doll

The Wood Demon

Caring for History

Mr. Forbush and the Penguins

One More Time

Anne of the Thousand Days

Happy DeathDay

Stand by Your Screen

The Naked Runner

A Man for All Seasons

The Alphabet Murders

VOTE, VOTE, VOTE for Nigel Barton

The July Plot

The Pumpkin Eater

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Billy Budd

Some People

The Birthday Present

How to Murder a Rich Uncle

Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst

The Battle of the River Plate

Out of the Clouds

Stranger from Venus
