| He started his Carry On Life as a petty gangster, Dancy
in Cabby, he rose to the
rank of gallery master in Cleo; is glimpsed as the gentleman cad, Captain
Bagshaw, who shoot's
himself at the beginning of Follow That Camel; becomes the exulted Robespierre
in Don't Lose Your Head; and changes sides to ascend the throne of France in
Henry. As King Of France, one of his larger Carry On roles, hid foppish manners
and velvet-gloved finery mask a mailed-fist determination to make war on England
if Henry fails to restore conjugal rights to his cousin, Marie Of
Normandy. Gilmore has appeared in 11 Carry Ons, the others being as Patch
in Jack, Curly in Cowboy, Henry in
Doctor, Ging in Up The
Khyber, Henry in Again
Doctor and Governor of the Canaries in Columbus. He is singer as well
as an actor, and one of his favourite roles was that of MacHeath in The
Beggars' Opera . He gained national fame in the TV series A Man
Called Intrepid and The Onedin Line. Died February 3, 2013 (age
81) in London, England. |
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