Cyril Appleton (born 31 May 1930) is a British stage, television and film actor whose acting career spanned four decades.
[2] Other film and television appearances include Smith in Dixon of Dock Green (1972), McKyle's Assistant in The Ruling Class (1972), Ferdinand's servant in The Duchess of Malfi (1972), Labourer in A Warning to the Curious (1972), Alf Burns/HP Man in Z-Cars (1972-1973), Borg in The Onedin Line (1973), Policeman and P.C.
Henderson in Special Branch Series 4 episode Jailbait (1974), Mr. Thomas/Peter Webb in two episodes of Softly, Softly: Task Force (1973-1974), Driver in Barlow at Large (1974), First Guest in Chinese Blues (1975), Count Malatesta in A Touch of the Casanovas (1975), Master Procathro in The Ash Tree (1975), Claudius in Further Up Pompeii!
[3] Appleton also played Jim Conran in Coronation Street (1978), Police Driver in Rough Cut (1980), Sgt.
Hask in Blake's 7 (1981), Traffic Warden in The Missing Ring (1981), Mayor of Swinford in By the Sword Divided (1985), Medical Officer in Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil (1985), Second Lawyer in Bleak House (1985), `Foxy' Rynaert in Pretorius (1987), Counsellor in Capital City (1989), Pub Landlord in Forever Green (1989), Harold in Lovejoy (1993), Clerk of the Court/Coroner's officer/Barman in The Bill (1991-1996) and Professor Crawford in McLibel!