Alexander Gauge

Acting

Alexander Gauge

Born 29 July 1914 · Wenchow, China · Died 29 August 1960 at 46

Alexander Gauge was a British actor best known for playing Friar Tuck in The Adventures of Robin Hood from 1955 to 1959. Born in a Methodist Mission station in Wenzhou in China, Gauge was a well-known English character actor. Gauge attended school in California before moving to England.

Known for

Highlights

The Green Man1956 · Film · Chairman
Sherlock Holmes1954 · Series
The Pickwick Papers1952 · Film · Tracy Tupman
Martin Luther1953 · Film · Tetzel
The Adventures of Robin Hood1955 · Series · Friar Tuck
A Christmas Carol1959 · Film · Ghost of Christmas Present

Filmography

Movies

29 films

Nothing Barred1961 · Film · Policeman
Take Me As I Am1960 · Film · Chalmers
A Christmas Carol1959 · Film · Ghost of Christmas Present
The Passionate Stranger1957 · Film · MC at Dance
The Green Man1956 · Film · Chairman
The Iron Petticoat1956 · Film · Senator Howley
Breakaway1956 · Film · MacAllister
Port of Escape1956 · Film · Inspector Levins
No Smoking1955 · Film · Wellington-Simpson
Tiger by the Tail1955 · Film · Fitzgerald
The Reluctant Bride1955 · Film · Humbold
The Hornet's Nest1955 · Film · Mr. Arnold
Before I Wake1955 · Film · Police sergeant
Mystery on Bird Island1954 · Film · Bronson
Dance Little Lady1954 · Film · Joseph Miller
Double Exposure1954 · Film · Denis Clayton
Fast and Loose1954 · Film · Claude Hankin, M.P.
The Blazing Caravan1954 · Film · Mr Buxton
Will Any Gentleman...?1953 · Film · Mr. Billing
Counterspy1953 · Film · Smith
House of Blackmail1953 · Film · John Markham
The Square Ring1953 · Film · 2nd Wiseacre
Martin Luther1953 · Film · Tetzel
The Great Game1953 · Film · Ben Woodhall
The Pickwick Papers1952 · Film · Tracy Tupman
Mother Riley Meets the Vampire1952 · Film · Police Constable (uncredited)
Penny Princess1952 · Film · MacNabb the Lawyer (uncredited)
Murder in the Cathedral1951 · Film · King Henry II
The Interrupted Journey1949 · Film · Jerves Wilding

Filmography

Series

6 shows

The Third Man1959 · Series
The Count of Monte Cristo1956 · Series
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel1955 · Series · Prince of Wales
The Adventures of Robin Hood1955 · Series · Friar Tuck
Sherlock Holmes1954 · Series
Sunday Night Theatre1950 · Series · Señor Gonzales