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Michael Golden
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in Hungry Hill (1947)
Born 15 August 1913
Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland
Died 1983 (aged 69)
Hastings, East Sussex, England
Occupation Stage actor
film actor
television actor
Years active 1942–1979

Michael Golden (15 August 1913 – 1983) was an Irish stage, film and television actor, mainly active in England. His stage work encompassed Shakespearean roles at Stratford in 1947; and as police inspectors in the original West End productions of Agatha Christie's plays Verdict and The Unexpected Guest in 1958.

Selected filmography

  • A Canterbury Tale (1944) - Sergt. Smale
  • Send for Paul Temple (1946) - Dixie
  • Hungry Hill (1947) - Sam Donovan
  • Escape (1948) - Detective Penter
  • Calling Paul Temple (1948) - Frank Chester
  • Noose (1948) - Moggie
  • Another Shore (1948) - D.O. Broderick
  • The Blue Lamp (1950) - Mike Randall (uncredited)
  • Pool of London (1951) - Customs Officer Andrews
  • Cry, the Beloved Country (1951) - Second reporter (uncredited)
  • Salute the Toff (1952) - Benny Kless
  • The Gentle Gunman (1952) - Murphy
  • The Square Ring (1953) - Warren
  • Operation Diplomat (1953) - Harrison
  • 36 Hours (1953) - The Inspector
  • Murder by Proxy (1954) - Inspector Johnson
  • The Green Scarf (1954) - Warder
  • The Black Rider (1954) - Rakoff
  • Track the Man Down (1955) - 'Wild' Max (uncredited)
  • Cross Channel (1955) - W.L. Carrick
  • Dial 999 (1955) - The Chief Inspector
  • Women Without Men (1956) - Bargee
  • Blonde Bait (1956) - Bargekeeper (uncredited)
  • Up in the World (1956) - Nightclub Doorman (uncredited)
  • The Man Without a Body (1957) - Nostradamus
  • Date with Disaster (1957) - Det. Inspector Matthews
  • The One That Got Away (1957) - First Detective (uncredited)
  • Tread Softly Stranger (1958) - St. John's Ambulance Man
  • Robbery with Violence (1958) - Inspector Wilson
  • During One Night (1960) - Constable
  • The Day They Robbed the Bank of England (1961) - Gamekeeper (uncredited)
  • Murder, She Said (1961) - Hillman

Television roles

  • Jude the Obscure (1971) - as Tinker Taylor
  • Fall of Eagles (1974) - Putilov
  • The Onedin Line (1976) - Storeman

Selected stage roles

  • The Gentle Gunman (1950) - Shinto
  • Verdict (1958) - Detective Inspector Ogden
  • The Unexpected Guest (1958) - Inspector Thomas
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