Carry On Team - Other Recurring Cast Members

Other Recurring Cast Members

This section looks at actors who starred or had at least one significant supporting role in at least one Carry On film plus at least one other supporting role, and those actors who appeared in at least 4 or more films in small or supporting roles.

• Michael Nightingale (13 films) made more Carry On appearances than any other member of the supporting cast. Out of these 13, 4 were unaccredited appearances (Regardless, Don't Lose Your Head, Follow That Camel, and Girls). His 9 credited appearances were in Cabby, Jack, Cleo, Cowboy, Camping, Matron, Dick, England, and Emmanuelle. He also appeared in 2 episodes of the Carry On Laughing TV series.
• Peter Gilmore (11) usually had supporting roles. He occasionally played the villain, (Cabby, Don't Lose Your Head). He returned for Columbus.
• Marianne Stone (9) played a range of minor and supporting roles across almost the entire run of the series (from Nurse to Behind). In addition to those 9 roles, her character in Matron was cut from the finished film, although she remained credited in the opening titles, whilst she provided unaccredited voice-work in Constable when she dubbed actress Lucy Griffiths' dialogue. She also appeared in one episode of the Carry on Laughing TV series.
• Billy Cornelius (8) was a regular stuntman and small-part actor during much of the series. His most famous role was probably one of the monsters, Oddbodd Jr., in Screaming. Other credited roles are in Again Doctor, Henry, and Dick. Additional unaccredited roles are in Cowboy and Don't Lose Your Head. He also appeared in the 1970 Carry On Stuffing Christmas TV special, and three episodes on the Carry On Laughing TV series.
• Frank Forsyth (8) was a regular small-part player. Although he was unaccredited for his brief appearance in Again Doctor, his remaining roles gained him on-screen credits (Sergeant, Nurse, Constable, Cabby, Jack, Spying, and Screaming).
• Julian Holloway (8) played several supporting roles, including one lead role (which was heavily cut during editing) in Camping. His role in At Your Convenience (which is included in his tally of 8) was an unaccredited appearance. He also appeared in the 1973 Carry On Christmas TV special.
• Cyril Chamberlain (7) was a regular actor in the early days of the series. He played small cameo roles in Sergeant and Regardless, but his roles in Nurse, Teacher, Constable, Cruising, and Cabby saw him getting more screen time in effective supporting roles.
• Hugh Futcher (7) played mostly small roles in Spying, At Your Convenience and Behind. He also had unaccredited roles in Don't Lose Your Head, Again Doctor, and Girls.
• Gertan Klauber (7) was frequently cast when the producers wanted someone big and sinister, or big and jovial. His most memorable role was in Cleo where he played Marcus to Warren Mitchell's Spencius. He had other roles in Spying, Doctor, Henry, Abroad, and Emmannuelle. He also appeared unaccredited in Follow That Camel.
• Anthony Sagar (7) had several minor roles from Sergeant to Loving, his role in Constable being unaccredited. Additionally, he appeared in Henry but the scene (which also featured a young David Essex) was cut.
• Sally Douglas (6) was a regular face to cinema and TV audience during the 1960s and early 1970s, frequently unaccredited. She is credited for her appearances in Cowboy and Screaming, whilst her work on Jack, Spying, and Cleo went unaccredited.
• Lucy Griffiths (6) seemed to be perpetually elderly in most of her roles. She was credited with roles in Nurse, Constable (in which her voice was dubbed by Marianne Stone), Doctor, and Again Doctor. She appeared unaccredited in Regardless and Behind, whilst her scene was cut out of Loving before release.
• Valerie Leon (6) initially played an unaccredited role in Up the Khyber, before making brief, but credited, decorative appearances such as a shop girl (Camping) or a hospital patient (Matron). Other, larger roles included an Amazonian queen in Carry On Up the Jungle and a prim repressed woman turned beauty pageant contestant in Girls. She also appeared in the 1972 Carry On Christmas TV special. Her character in Girls was dubbed by June Whitfield. The role of Moira in Abroad was written with her in mind.
• Margaret Nolan (6) usually played supporting roles, most notably Dawn Brakes in Girls.
• Derek Francis (6) played a wide range of supporting characters, from country yokels (Camping) to authority figures (Doctor)
• Brian Osborne (6) appeared in almost all of the later films in support roles (from Matron to England). Additionally, Osborne appeared in 7 episodes of the Carry On Laughing TV series.
• Ian Wilson (6) was a diminutive actor who appeared in Cabby, plus memorable small roles in Jack (alongside Jim Dale), and the messenger in Cleo who has "come hotfoot from Rome". He also appeared, unaccredited, in Constable, Regardless, and Cruising.
• Amelia Bayntun (5) was frequently cast in small roles (almost a bit part in Convenience), notably as Joan Sims' busybody mother in Camping
• Tom Clegg (5), usually in minor roles as 'heavies', but played a major role in Screaming as the Frankenstein's Monster parody, Oddbod.
• Ed Devereaux (5) was an Australian-born actor who appeared in Sergeant, Nurse, Regardless, and Cruising.
• Patrick Durkin (5) gave his powerfully built support in Sergeant, Nurse, Spying, and Dick. His role in Cowboy was unaccredited.
• Joan Hickson (5) The Miss Marple actress appeared in Nurse, Constable, Regardless, Loving and Girls.
• David Lodge (5) started his Carry On career performing a cameo role in Regardless. 12 years later he returned to the team, this time playing more substantial supporting roles in Girls, Dick, Behind, and England. He also appeared in 7 episodes of the Carry On Laughing TV series.
• Bill Maynard (5) played support roles in some early 1970s films: including Joan Sims' character's obtuse husband in At Your Convenience, a dim stooge in Matron, and a jovial inn keeper in Dick. Additionally, he filmed a scene as Kenneth Williams' boss for Abroad, but this was not included in the finished film. He was also offered the role eventually played by David Lodge in Girls, but had to turn it down due to other commitments.
• Victor Maddern (5) played supporting roles in some of the 1960s films: including Milchmann, the milkman spy in Spying; also appeared in Emmannuelle (1978). He also appeared in 3 episodes of the Carry On Laughing TV series.
• Norman Mitchell (5) appeared in Spying, Screaming, and Emmannuelle, with unaccredited appearances in Cabby and Cleo.
• Michael Ward (5) brought a superb effete touch to Regardless, Cabby, Cleo, Screaming, and Don't Lose Your Head.
• Eric Barker (4), generally as authority figures in the early films, such as the M-like character in Spying. He also returned in Emmannuelle, the final film of the original run. He is also credited with submitting the original story idea on which Carry On Cruising is based.
• Marian Collins (4) was a regular in British cinema for nearly ten years, adding glamour in frequently unaccredited roles. Her Carry On roles were all unaccredited: Cruising, Cabby, Jack, and Spying.
• Dominique Don (4) added some unaccredited Parisian-born glamour to Cabby, Jack, Follow That Camel, and Up The Khyber.
• Bill Owen (4) Early Carry On regular who made his final appearance in Cabby
• Terence Longdon (4) was an early Carry On regular who made his final appearance in Regardless. Starring roles were in Sergeant and Nurse, whilst he made a brief guest appearance in Constable.
• June Whitfield (4) After a support role in Nurse she returned much later for lead roles in Abroad and Girls (in which she also dubbed the dialogue for Valerie Leon's character). She returned for Columbus in the role originally ear-marked for Joan Sims.
• Esma Cannon (4) Australian actress who had small roles in Constable & Regardless and had larger roles in Cruising & Cabby.
• Larry Dann (4) had a small role as a student in Teacher (1959). Returned much later for support roles in Behind (1975), England (1976) and a main role in Emmannuelle (1978).
• Liz Fraser (4) joined the series in Regardless and continued until Cabby. She returned 12 years later for a supporting role in Carry On Behind.
• Dilys Laye (4) made her first appearance in Cruising. Also appeared in Spying, Doctor and Camping.
• Angela Douglas (4) played leading roles in Cowboy, Screaming, Follow that Camel and Up the Khyber.
• Julian Orchard (4) made an unaccredited appearance as a rake admiring Joan Sims' cleavage in Don't Lose Your Head. He followed this with a small role in Follow That Camel, and more significant supporting roles in Doctor and Henry.
• Brian Oulton (4) played larger supporting roles in Nurse and Cleo, and cameo roles in Constable and Camping (both as shop managers). He also appeared in the 1972 TV Christmas special Carry On Stuffing.
• Jacki Piper (4) played the female romantic lead in Up the Jungle, Loving, At Your Convenience and Matron.
• Jon Pertwee (4) had small roles such as the soothsayer in Carry On Cleo, Dr. Fettle in Carry On Screaming, Sheriff Earp in Carry On Cowboy. Returned in Carry On Columbus, as the Duke of Costa Brava.
• Valerie Van Ost (4) started in the Carry Ons with an unaccredited turn as a GlabCab taxi driver in Cabby. This was followed with supporting and cameo roles in Don't Lose Your Head, Doctor, and Again Doctor.
• John Bluthal (3) played supporting roles in Spying and Follow That Camel. In Spying he also provided the voice of Dr Crow, dubbing actress Judith Furse to make her sound more asexual. He also had an unaccredited 'gag' appearance in Henry playing the Royal Tailor. Bluthal was famous at the time for his role of tailor Manny Cohen in the TV sitcom Never Mind The Quality, Feel The Width.
• Kenneth Cope (3) had major roles in both At Your Convenience & Matron. However, his first Carry On appearance was as a walk-on actor playing a sailor in Jack.
• Bernard Cribbins (3) played lead roles in Jack and Spying. Returned for Columbus.
• Shirley Eaton (3) played the original female lead in Sergeant & Nurse and returned for a smaller role in Constable.
• Sally Geeson (3) started her Carry On career, aged 11, in an unaccredited cameo in Regardless. 11 years later she returned in the large supporting role of Lily in Abroad, following it up the following year with a cameo appearance in Girls. She starred on TV alongside Sid James and Patsy Rowlands in Bless This House, joining them in the film version produced by Peter Rogers.
• Renée Houston (3) appeared in small roles in Cabby and Spying before returning seven years later for a more substantial role in Convenience. She also accepted the role of Mrs Dukes in Girls, but had to withdraw due to ill health.
• Norman Rossington (3) His principal role in Sergeant was followed up with two boxing themed cameo appearances in Nurse and Regardless. Additionally he returned to the team in the 1972 TV Christmas special Carry On Stuffing.
• Amanda Barrie (2) had a supporting role as Anthea in Cabby and the more substantial role of the title character in Cleo.
• Windsor Davies (2) had lead roles in two later films, Carry On Behind and Carry On England which did not feature usual lead Sid James. Davies was an established television comedy actor at the time.
• Fenella Fielding (2) had a supporting role in Regardless and a lead role in Screaming
• Anita Harris (2) had a substantial role in Doctor, followed by a smaller, but memorable, appearance in Follow That Camel
• Carol Hawkins (2) appeared in the large supporting roles of Marge in Abroad (a role originally offered to Madeline Smith) and Sandra in Behind. Carol also made an unaccredited appearance in the 1970 Carry On Christmas TV special, and made two appearances in the TV series Carry On Laughing. She was offered a role in England, but turned it down due to excessive nudity.
• Percy Herbert (2) had two large supporting roles in Jack and Cowboy.
• Frankie Howerd (2). Leading comedy performer Howerd played lead roles in Carry On Doctor and Carry On Up the Jungle, He was offered other Carry On roles but had to turn them down due to other work commitments. Additionally, he appeared in the 1969 Carry On Christmas special as, amongst other things, the Fairy Godmother.
• June Jago (2) saw promotion from a nurse in Regardless to the strict ward sister in Doctor, by far her largest role of the two. She also shone in the Peter Rogers film Please Turn Over where she played the same role in two different ways - one an uptight health fanatic, the other a pathetic love-lorn drunk.
• Rosalind Knight (2) brings some polish to Nurse and a starring role in Teacher.
• Diane Langton (2) made her unaccredited debut as a young girl in Teacher before returning many years later to appear in England. Prior to England, she also appeared in 3 episodes of the TV Carry On Laughing series.
• Jimmy Logan (2) had a minor role as a camp photographer in Girls and a central role in Abroad
• Betty Marsden (2) had a small role as a femme fatale in Regardless and a major role in Camping
• Richard O'Callaghan (2) played the male romantic lead in Loving and At Your Convenience.