Victor Winding (30 January 1929 – 9 October 2014) was a British actor born in Lambeth, London.[2] He appeared in "The Faceless Ones", a Doctor Who serial broadcast from April to May 1967 starring Patrick Troughton in which he played the character called Spencer, an airline pilot at Gatwick Airport, where his identity was taken over by a chameleon. He also appeared in seasons 1-3 of the tv series The Expert from 1968 to 1971 as series regular Det. Chief Inspector Fleming alongside star Marius Goring.[3]
Winding was educated at Westminster Technical Institute and initially trained as a draughtsman but acted in amateur dramatics and taught drama at night school. In 1958, aged 29, he joined Farnham Repertory Theatre.[4] The Castle Theatre was opened in 1941, and operated as a weekly repertory theatre. The English Classical Players' European tour was cut short by the outbreak of war and the actors decided to make their base in Farnham.[5] Three years later in 1961 he worked with The Old Vic in London.[6] His first TV acting role was in Emergency – Ward 10 in 1957 playing the part of Dr Fairfax.[7]
His West End theatre performances included Poor Bitos by Jean Anouilh translated by Lucienne Hill at the Duke of York's Theatre, St. Martin's Lane, London in 1964 and also The Merchant of Venice.
He made numerous TV appearances notably in the series The Flaxton Boys (in the series set in 1890) in which he played the character Barnaby Sweet (broadcast 1970), later also as Benjamin Sweet (both in the series set in 1928 and also 1945, broadcast 1971–1973).[2] He appeared in seasons 1-3 of the series The Expert from 1968 to 1971 as series regular Det. Chief Inspector Fleming alongside star Marius Goring. He also appeared in Yes, Prime Minister (as a policeman in the 1986 episode "The Key") and in The Saint.[7]
Other TV included Crossroads (he played the character Victor Lee in several editions from 1978 to 1981), Warship, Bognor, Little and Large, Jemina Shore Investigates (1983), Angels (1983) playing the character Colin Simmonds, Shelley (playing the sergeant in the episode called "Owed to the Electrician" in 1984), Menace Unseen (1988), The Bill (1989) and Telly Addicts.
In 1992 he played the part of Kenneth Pigot in the TV series Crime Story.[10]
Winding divorced from Rosalind Allen and had three daughters and a son: Celia, Kay, Julian and Jane.
victor, winding, january, 1929, october, 2014, british, actor, born, lambeth, london, appeared, faceless, ones, doctor, serial, broadcast, from, april, 1967, starring, patrick, troughton, which, played, character, called, spencer, airline, pilot, gatwick, airp. Victor Winding 30 January 1929 9 October 2014 was a British actor born in Lambeth London 2 He appeared in The Faceless Ones a Doctor Who serial broadcast from April to May 1967 starring Patrick Troughton in which he played the character called Spencer an airline pilot at Gatwick Airport where his identity was taken over by a chameleon He also appeared in seasons 1 3 of the tv series The Expert from 1968 to 1971 as series regular Det Chief Inspector Fleming alongside star Marius Goring 3 Victor WindingBorn 1929 01 30 30 January 1929Lambeth LondonDied9 October 2014 2014 10 09 aged 85 1 Pontypool WalesOccupationActorChildren4 Contents 1 Biography 2 Filmography 3 References 4 External linksBiography EditWinding was educated at Westminster Technical Institute and initially trained as a draughtsman but acted in amateur dramatics and taught drama at night school In 1958 aged 29 he joined Farnham Repertory Theatre 4 The Castle Theatre was opened in 1941 and operated as a weekly repertory theatre The English Classical Players European tour was cut short by the outbreak of war and the actors decided to make their base in Farnham 5 Three years later in 1961 he worked with The Old Vic in London 6 His first TV acting role was in Emergency Ward 10 in 1957 playing the part of Dr Fairfax 7 At the age of 34 in 1963 Winding acted in James Saunders play Next Time I ll Sing To You at the Criterion Theatre in London England with actor Barry Foster Liz Fraser Peter McEnery and Denys Graham in the cast 8 His West End theatre performances included Poor Bitos by Jean Anouilh translated by Lucienne Hill at the Duke of York s Theatre St Martin s Lane London in 1964 and also The Merchant of Venice His film roles included appearances in 3 Pete Walker horror movies namely Frightmare 1974 House of Mortal Sin 1975 and Schizo 1976 9 His other films included The System 1964 The Medusa Touch 1978 as a senior police officer and The Sailor s Return 1978 in which he played the ship s captain 2 He made numerous TV appearances notably in the series The Flaxton Boys in the series set in 1890 in which he played the character Barnaby Sweet broadcast 1970 later also as Benjamin Sweet both in the series set in 1928 and also 1945 broadcast 1971 1973 2 He appeared in seasons 1 3 of the series The Expert from 1968 to 1971 as series regular Det Chief Inspector Fleming alongside star Marius Goring He also appeared in Yes Prime Minister as a policeman in the 1986 episode The Key and in The Saint 7 Other TV included Crossroads he played the character Victor Lee in several editions from 1978 to 1981 Warship Bognor Little and Large Jemina Shore Investigates 1983 Angels 1983 playing the character Colin Simmonds Shelley playing the sergeant in the episode called Owed to the Electrician in 1984 Menace Unseen 1988 The Bill 1989 and Telly Addicts In 1992 he played the part of Kenneth Pigot in the TV series Crime Story 10 Winding divorced from Rosalind Allen and had three daughters and a son Celia Kay Julian and Jane Filmography EditYear Title Role Notes1964 The System Stan Uncredited1967 You Only Live Twice Submarine Officer Uncredited1974 Frightmare Detective Inspector1975 House of Mortal Sin Dr Gaudio1976 Schizo Sergeant1978 The Medusa Touch Senior Police Officer1978 The Sailor s Return Ship s CaptainReferences Edit The Guardian 18 October 2014 page 57 a b c Victor Winding BFI Archived from the original on 6 August 2012 The Expert III Harris M Lentz 30 April 2015 Obituaries in the Performing Arts 2014 McFarland ISBN 9780786476664 via Google Books Theatres in Farnham on the Surrey Hampshire border www arthurlloyd co uk Victor Winding Theatricalia theatricalia com a b Victor Winding www aveleyman com Production of Next Time I ll Sing To You Theatricalia theatricalia com Victor Winding Movies and Filmography AllMovie Deadly Obsession 1992 BFI External links EditVictor Winding at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Victor Winding amp oldid 1141484209, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
