Guy Poynter
Born
Guy Kingsley Poynter

(1915-09-03)3 September 1915
Great Neck, Nassau County, New York, United States of America
Died6 September 1983(1983-09-06) (aged 68)
London, England, UK
OccupationActor
Years active1940–1983

Guy Kingsley Poynter, also known as Guy Kingsley (3 September 1915 – 6 September 1983), was an American actor.

Poynter is best remembered for his part as 'Doctor Daniel "Doc" Matthews' in the 1950s radio series Journey into Space. He appeared in the TV drama Armchair Theatre in 1959; as the narrator for Harrison Marks' Naked as Nature Intended in 1961; and played twice in ITV's "Play Of The Week", in 1963. He made many other appearances in various-sized parts, often playing against well-known stars of the period.

Personal life

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He married Margaret E. Fraser married in 1947.

He died in London in 1983.

Filmography

TV Work

Date Title Role Notes Refs
17 August 1947 Double Door Rip Van Bret [1]
14 March 1948 I Killed the Count Bernard K. Froy [2]
27 December 1949 The Long Christmas Dinner Roderick [3]
23 August 1954 The Runaway Slave Mr. Allenby [4]
19 November 1954 War in the Air: 3: Fifty North other voices [5]
6 October 1954 War in the Air: 5: Desert Air Force other voices [6]
20 December 1954 War in the Air: 7: The Rising Sun Narration [7]
27 December 1954 War in the Air: 8: Round the Clock other voices [8]
27 December 1954 War in the Air: 12: The Cold Dawn Commentary [9]
31 January 1955 War in the Air: 13: Eastern Victory Commentary [10]
24 May 1955 The Golden Future Mr. Henry Morton Stanley [11]
3 May 1956 The Male Animal Michael Barnes [12]
15 June 1956 The Innocent Gunman Samuel Clemens [13]
12 December 1956 The Adventures of Pierre...Zero Hour Lawyer [14]
4 August 1957 Henry Sherek presents...Teru Harold Clark [15]
4 October 1957 The Long Christmas Dinner Roderick [16]
1 December 1958 Starr and Company: Patent Bluff McColl [17]
4 December 1958 Starr and Company: To Catch a Mackerel McColl [18]

Notes

References

  1. ^ Radio Times (17 Aug 1947), Double Door, vol. 96, BBC Television, p. 31
  2. ^ Radio Times (14 Mar 1948), I Killed the Count, vol. 98, BBC Television, p. 26
  3. ^ Radio Times (27 Dec 1949), The Long Christmas Dinner, vol. 105, BBC Television, p. 46
  4. ^ Radio Times (23 Sep 1954), The Runaway Slave, Children's Television, vol. 124, BBC Television, p. 15
  5. ^ Radio Times (19 Nov 1954), Fifty North (Ep 3), War in the Air, vol. 125, BBC Television, p. 16
  6. ^ Radio Times (6 Dec 1954), Desert Air Force (Ep 5), War in the Air, vol. 125, BBC Television, p. 20
  7. ^ Radio Times (20 Dec 1954), The Rising Sun (Ep 7), War in the Air, vol. 125, BBC Television, p. 20
  8. ^ Radio Times (27 Dec 1954), Round the Clock (Ep 8), War in the Air, vol. 125, BBC Television, p. 28
  9. ^ Radio Times (24 Jan 1955), The Cold Dawn (Ep 12), War in the Air, vol. 126, BBC Television, p. 20
  10. ^ Radio Times (31 Jan 1955), Eastern Victory (Ep 13), War in the Air, vol. 126, BBC Television, p. 20
  11. ^ Radio Times (24 May 1955), The Explorer...The Golden Future (Ep 2), Children's Television, vol. 127, BBC Television, p. 26
  12. ^ Radio Times (3 May 1956), The Male Animal, vol. 131, BBC Television, p. 38
  13. ^ Radio Times (15 Jun 1956), The Innocent Gunman (Ep 5), Nom-De-Plume, vol. 131, BBC Television, p. 44
  14. ^ Radio Times (12 Dec 1956), The Adventures of Pierre...Zero Hour (Ep 6), Children's Television presents..., vol. 133, BBC Television, p. 32
  15. ^ Radio Times (4 Aug 1957), Henry Sherek presents...Teru, Sunday-Night Theatre, vol. 136, BBC Television, p. 9
  16. ^ Radio Times (4 Oct 1957), The Long Christmas Dinner, vol. 137, BBC Television, p. 17
  17. ^ Radio Times (1 Dec 1958), Patent Bluff (Ep 71), Starr and Company, vol. 141, BBC Television, p. 13
  18. ^ Radio Times (4 Dec 1958), To Catch a Mackerel (Ep 72), Starr and Company, vol. 141, BBC Television, p. 19

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