Gerald Flood
| Gerald Flood | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Gerald Robert Flood 21 April 1927 Portsmouth, Hampshire, England |
| Died | 12 April 1989 (aged 61) Farnham, Surrey, England |
| Cause of death | Heart attack |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1948-1989 |
Gerald Robert Flood (21 April 1927–12 April 1989) was a British actor of stage and television.
Flood was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, but lived for most of his life in Farnham, Surrey, where he regularly appeared on stage at the Castle Theatre. He served as a wireless operator in the RAF during World War II, and worked as a filing clerk before becoming an actor. He joined the Farnham Repertory Company after the war.
Gerald Flood's first television starring roles were in the popular ABC science-fiction television serials; Pathfinders in Space, Pathfinders to Mars and Pathfinders to Venus. 1960-1, as journalist Conway Henderson, which were follow up sequels to Target Luna. This was followed in 1962-3 by the series City Beneath the Sea and its sequel, Secret Beneath the Sea, when he played the role of Mark Bannerman.
He came to national prominence whilst starring alongside Patrick Allen and Sam Kydd in the Morocco-based police series, Crane, which ran from 1963 to 1965 on ITV. In this he played the character of police chief Colonel Sharif Mahmoud.
(1957) He performed in the pantomime, "Mother Goose," at the Connaught Theatre in Worthing, Surrey, England with Douglas Byng, Eve Lister, Ann Lancaster, Rosalie Ashley, Reg Thompson, The Hedley Ward Trio, and Roland Curram in the cast. Guy Vaesen and Thurza Rogers were directors.
(1959) He acted in Graham Greene's play, "The Complaisant Lover," at the Globe Theatre in London, England with Ralph Richardson, Paul Scofield, Phyllis Calvert, Lockwood West, Helen Lowry, Polly Adams, Hugh Janes, and Oliver Burt in the cast. John Gielgud was director.
(1959) He acted in Graham Greene's play, "The Complaisant Lover," at the Opera House in Manchester, England with Ralph Richardson, Paul Scofield, Phyllis Calvert, Lockwood West, Helen Lowry, Polly Adams, Hugh James, and Oliver Burt in the cast. John Gielgud was director.
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