Laidman Browne

Laidman Browne (13 September 1896 - 11 September 1961) was an English radio and television actor.[1] In 1949 he was the narrator of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes story "The Adventure of the Speckled Band", the first book read on the BBC's long-running series A Book at Bedtime.[2]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1935Immortal GentlemanGambler / Petruchio / Feste
1937Dark JourneyRuggeThe Evangelist in the Radio Series, "The Man who Would be King" by Dorothy L.Sayers, 1939–43;
1938Sixty Glorious YearsGen. Gordon
1951Sherlock HolmesTV Mini-Series[3]
1952Wide BoyPop
1952Ghost ShipCoroner
1955The Dam BustersCommittee Member #3
1956My Teenage DaughterMinor RoleUncredited
1957The Birthday PresentDawson
1961Fate Takes a HandMaxwell
1963The Gentle TerrorByrne(final film role)

References

  1. ↑ "Laidman Browne". Archived from the original on 7 January 2018.
  2. ↑ Street, Seán (4 August 2009). The A to Z of British Radio. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810870130 – via Google Books.
  3. ↑ "Sherlock Holmes". 14 September 1951. p. 36 – via BBC Genome.


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