Deceased

When Did Frank Middlemass Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 87

Also known asFrancis George MiddlemassGenderMaleNationalityUnited KingdomBorn28/05/1919Born inEaglescliffe, Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England, UKDied08/09/2006Died inNorthwoodWikidataQ5488428 ↗TMDb#31718 ↗

Francis George Middlemass was an English actor, who even in his early career played older roles. He is best remembered for his television roles as Rocky Hardcastle in As Time Goes By, Algy Herries in To Serve Them All My Days, and Dr. Alex Ferrenby in 20 episodes of Heartbeat. Middlemass was also active in the Royal Shakespeare Company, and was the fourth and final actor to play Dan Archer in The Archers.

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Filmography51 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2003	Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage WarMovie	Bernard	84
2000	The 10th KingdomSeries	Judge	81
1997	Midsomer MurdersSeries	Noah Farrow	78
1997	A Dance to the Music of TimeSeries	Edgar Deacon	78
1994	The Whipping BoyMovie	Mr. Walrus	75
1993	Peak PracticeSeries	Arthur Broughton	74
1993	A Year in ProvenceSeries	Clive Parrott	74
1992	HeartbeatSeries	Dr. Alex Ferrenby	73
1992	Highlander: The SeriesSeries	Baron Lemartin	73
1992	As Time Goes BySeries	Rocky Hardcastle	73
1991	One Against the WindMovie	Dubois	72
1991	Sherlock Holmes and the Leading LadyMovie	Dr. Froelich	72
1988	Alexei Sayle's StuffSeries	—	69
1986	CasualtySeries	Leonard Huckerby	67
1986	Yes, Prime MinisterSeries	—	67
1985	DreamchildMovie	Caterpillar (voice)	66
1984	Sherlock HolmesSeries	Henry Baker	65
1984	LaceSeries	Abdullah's father	65
1983	Number 10Series	Lord Granville	64
1983	Henry VI Part 2Movie	Cardinal Beaufort / Bishop of Winchester	64
1983	Henry VI Part 1Movie	Bishop, later Cardinal, of Winchester	64
1982	King LearMovie	Fool	63
1980	Yes MinisterSeries	—	61
1980	The IslandMovie	Windsor	61
1980	A Question of GuiltSeries	Mr Bartlett	61
1979	Only When I LaughSeries	Charlie	60
1977	RafflesSeries	—	58
1976	Cilla's World Of ComedySeries	—	57
1976	Second VerdictSeries	President Gilbert	57
1976	Ripping YarnsSeries	—	57
1975	Barry LyndonMovie	Sir Charles Lyndon	56
1975	The SweeneySeries	Sterndale	56
1975	PoldarkSeries	Charles Poldark	56
1974	PlayhouseSeries	Mr. Acland	55
1974	Fall of EaglesSeries	Stolypin	55
1973	Last of the Summer WineSeries	Judd	54
1972	Crown CourtSeries	The Hon. Mr. Justice Craig	53
1972	The EdwardiansSeries	George Lewis	53
1972	New Scotland YardSeries	Dr Percy Bull	53
1971	Upstairs, DownstairsSeries	Albert Lyons	52
1970	Play for TodaySeries	Josh Adkins	51
1970	RumourMovie	—	51
1969	OtleyMovie	Bruce	50
1967	ITV PlayhouseSeries	Grandad	48
1965	BBC Play of the MonthSeries	The Fool	46
1965	BBC Play of the MonthSeries	Solomon	46
1965	The TroubleshootersSeries	Mr. Berans	46
1962	Z-CarsSeries	—	43
1961	The AvengersSeries	Mervyn Sawbow	42
1955	Dixon of Dock GreenSeries	Morrie	36
1951	Hallmark Hall of FameSeries	Dubois	32