Known For
Acting
Born
May 09, 1927
Died
May 17, 2003
Place of Birth
St. Pancras, London, England, UK
Credits
26 titles
Gordon Salkilld
Biography
Gordon Salkilld was an English supporting actor best known for his portrayal of carpenter Jack Wood in the 1970s BBC cult series Survivors. He also gained fame in Red Dwarf: series 2, episode 2 as Gordon—the incredibly intelligent computer aboard the S.S. F Scott Fitzgerald, who is involved in a chess game with Holly—a part specially written for him by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, with whom he had previously worked on the Radio 4 series Wrinkles, and as Petty Officer Parker in BBC children's series The Doombolt Chase. He also made appearances in Thriller; episode 'The Double Kill' (1975), A Touch of Frost, A Very Peculiar Practice, Jeeves and Wooster, Shelley, Ever Decreasing Circles, Juliet Bravo, Never the Twain and Only Fools and Horses. Salkilld was active on the stage. He directed and starred in a production of Tom Stoppard's After Magritte at the Prince of Wales, Wimbledon in 1974. He appeared on the stage in a production of Puss in Boots at Tunbridge Wells in 1974; a reviewer wrote that Salkilld "was an amusing Dame".
Known For
Filmography
Royal Celebration
Neighbour
Frank Stubbs Promotes
2nd Journalist
A Touch of Frost
Patient
Close My Eyes
Hotel Porter
Under Suspicion
Prison Governor
Five Children and It
Police Inspector
Jeeves and Wooster
Station Master
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Commissionaire
The Franchise Affair
Bus Inspector
Red Dwarf
Gordon
Cause Célèbre
Foreman of the Jury
Two of Us
Car Driver
A Very Peculiar Practice
Salop
Hard Travelling
Ticket Clerk
EastEnders
Driver
The Prisoner of Zenda
Second Customs Official
Ties
Father
Fame Is the Spur
Chairman
Never the Twain
Desk Clerk
Terry and June
Lorry Driver
The Playbirds
Police Photographer
A Sharp Intake of Breath
Barman
Mike Yarwood In Persons
Poldark
Ezekiel
Survivors
Jack
Happy Ever After