Don Stannard

Don Stannard
Dick Barton publicity still
Born1915 (1915)
Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK
Died9 July 1949(1949-07-09) (aged 33–34)
Cookham Dean, Berkshire, England, UK
Alma materRADA
OccupationActor

Don Stannard (10 September 1915 – 9 July 1949) was a British actor.[1]

Born in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, Stannard trained at RADA, graduating in 1935.[2] He is best remembered for playing the secret agent Dick Barton in three Hammer films: Dick Barton: Special Agent, Dick Barton Strikes Back and Dick Barton at Bay.[3] A fourth Barton film was scheduled, Dick Barton in Africa, but Stannard was killed in a car crash driving back from the wrap party and Hammer elected not to continue the series.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Don Stannard". BFI. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016.
  2. ^ Fabrique. "Donald Stannard — RADA". www.rada.ac.uk.
  3. ^ "Don Stannard". www.aveleyman.com.
  4. ^ Bruce G. Hallenbeck, British Cult Cinema: Hammer Fantasy and Sci-Fi, Hemlock Books 2011 p46
  5. ^ "Don Stannard - Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos". AllMovie.