Robert Chattey Cawdron (29 December 1921 – 14 September 1997) was a French-born British film and television actor. Often cast as police officers, he had a long-running role on Dixon of Dock Green as Detective Inspector Cherry.The Guinness Book of Classic British TV p.217
Selected filmography Film
Night Beat (1947) - Police Recruit (uncredited) The Fallen Idol (1948) - Policeman (uncredited) The Chiltern Hundreds (1949) - Sergeant Stage Fright (1950) - Policeman (uncredited) State Secret (1950) - State Policeman (uncredited) The Elusive Pimpernel (1950) - Doorman at the French Embassy (uncredited) Highly Dangerous (1950) - Soldier at Barrier During Fire (uncredited) Captain Horatio Hornblower (1951) - French Mate on 'Witch of Endor' (uncredited) Trent's Last Case (1952) - Police Constable (uncredited) Down Among the Z Men (1952) - Sergeant Bullshine Street of Shadows (1953) - Det. Sgt. Hadley You Can't Escape - Pugilist Five on a Treasure Island (1957) - Luke Undown A King in New York (1957) - U.S. Marshal The One That Got Away (1957) - Officer on Horseback (uncredited) Identity Unknown (1960) - Flynn October Moth (1960) - The Policeman Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960) - Robboe Ali and the Camel (1960) - (voice) Feet of Clay (1960) - Saunders The Frightened City (1961) - Nero Crosstrap (1962) - Joe We Joined the Navy (1962) - Marcel's Bar Patron (uncredited) The Fighting Prince of Donegal (1966) The Shuttered Room (1967) - John Whately, Susannah's Father The Blood Beast Terror (1968) - Chief Constable The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970) - Hotel Manager Zeppelin (1971) - Officer (uncredited) Madhouse (1974) - CID Inspector (uncredited) S*P*Y*S (1974) - Vet (uncredited)
Television
Dixon of Dock Green (1955-1965) - Det. Insp. Cherry / Insp. Gordon The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel (1955) - Chicon / First Agent The Count of Monte Cristo (1956) - Rico Assignment Foreign Legion (1956) - Bolieau Sailor of Fortune (1956-1957) - Patron / Demitrios Shadow Squad (1957) - Sgt. Telfer White Hunter (1957-1958) - Paul Klinger / Doug Gordon Educated Evans (1958) - Second Military Policeman Ivanhoe (1958) - Sir Mark / Sir Edgar / Bailiff Starr and Company (1958) - Marvin Lavery The New Adventures of Charlie Chan (1958) - Rodney Ames / Inspector Von Der Reyden Dial 999 (1958-1959) - Drew / Stoker / Corby The Four Just Men (1959) - Farmer International Detective (1960) - Emil Dijon (episode "The Dennison Case") Danger Man (1960) - President (episode "The Girl in Pink Pajamas") Golden Girl (1961) - Det. Supt. Tallerton Sir Francis Drake (1961) - Crombie Bootsie and Snudge (1962) - Ned Plackett No Hiding Place (1962) - Michael O'Grady The Saint (1962-1967) - Sergeant Le Duc Espionage (1963) - Paratrooper Call the Gun Expert (1964) - PC Gutteridge The Massingham Affair (1964) - PC Hugh 199 Park Lane (1965) - Stuart Long The Avengers (1966-1967) - Banks / Horace Triton (1968) - Robert Fulton Department S (1969) - Police Inspector Pegasus (1969) - Robert Fulton Doctor Who (1970) - Taltalian The Main Chance (1970) - Crispin From a Bird's Eye View (1970-1971) - Uncle Bert Quigley / Charlie Duggan Doomwatch (1971) - John McAlister Owen, M.D. (1971) - Andrew Pearce The Persuaders! (1971) - Leyland The Prince of Denmark (1974) - Customer The Dick Emery Show (1974-1981)
References
Bibliography Paul Cornell, Martin Day & Keith Topping. The Guinness Book of Classic British TV. Guinness, 1996.
External links
Robert Cawdron at Theatricalia