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'''Lauderdale Carl Douglas Beckett''' (14 December 1896–5 August 1973) was an English stage and film actor.
== Early life ==
Lauderdale Beckett (also known as Guy Lauderdale Beckett) was born on 14 December 1896 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England, the son of Ada Beckett who toured with a fit-up theatre company for 40 years. He was wounded in [[World War I|World War 1]].<ref name=":0">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref><ref name=":1">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
== Career ==
Beckett toured with [[Tod Slaughter]] and with many repertory theatre companies and fit-up companies.<ref name=":0" /> In 1939 he toured with the Frank H. Fortescue Players in ''Geoffrey Langdon's Wife'' and ''Ashes of Love.''<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
He appeared in a number of films and TV series: ''Spy in Black,'' ''Land without Music,'' BBC ''Sunday Night Theatre, The Adventures of Annabel, A Woman of Property, The Avengers, and Emergency-Ward 10.''<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
His appearances in the [[West End theatre|West End]] theatres include ''[[Warn That Man!|Warn that Man!]]'' with [[Gordon Harker]], and as a member of the jury in [[Agatha Christie|Agatha Christie's]] ''[[Witness for the Prosecution (play)|Witness for the Prosecution]]'' from 1953–1955''.''<ref name=":0" /><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
He died in London on 5 August 1973.<ref name=":0" />
== References ==
[[Category:1896 births]]
[[Category:1973 deaths]]
[[Category:English male stage actors]]
[[Category:English male film actors]]
[[Category:20th-century English male actors]]
== Early life ==
Lauderdale Beckett (also known as Guy Lauderdale Beckett) was born on 14 December 1896 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England, the son of Ada Beckett who toured with a fit-up theatre company for 40 years. He was wounded in [[World War I|World War 1]].<ref name=":0">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref><ref name=":1">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
== Career ==
Beckett toured with [[Tod Slaughter]] and with many repertory theatre companies and fit-up companies.<ref name=":0" /> In 1939 he toured with the Frank H. Fortescue Players in ''Geoffrey Langdon's Wife'' and ''Ashes of Love.''<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
He appeared in a number of films and TV series: ''Spy in Black,'' ''Land without Music,'' BBC ''Sunday Night Theatre, The Adventures of Annabel, A Woman of Property, The Avengers, and Emergency-Ward 10.''<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
His appearances in the [[West End theatre|West End]] theatres include ''[[Warn That Man!|Warn that Man!]]'' with [[Gordon Harker]], and as a member of the jury in [[Agatha Christie|Agatha Christie's]] ''[[Witness for the Prosecution (play)|Witness for the Prosecution]]'' from 1953–1955''.''<ref name=":0" /><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
He died in London on 5 August 1973.<ref name=":0" />
== References ==
[[Category:1896 births]]
[[Category:1973 deaths]]
[[Category:English male stage actors]]
[[Category:English male film actors]]
[[Category:20th-century English male actors]]
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