Actor
Gordon Salkilld
May 9, 1927 · St. Pancras, London, England, UK
Gordon Salkilld was an English supporting actor best known for his portrayal of carpenter Jack Wood in the 1970s BBC cult series Survivors. He also gained fame in Red Dwarf: series 2, episode 2 as Gordon—the incredibly intelligent computer aboard the S.S. F Scott Fitzgerald, who is involved in a chess game with Holly—a part specially written for him by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, with whom he had previously worked on the Radio 4 series Wrinkles, and as Petty Officer Parker in BBC children's series The Doombolt Chase.
He also made appearances in Thriller; episode 'The Double Kill' (1975), A Touch of Frost, A Very Peculiar Practice, Jeeves and Wooster, Shelley, Ever Decreasing Circles, Juliet Bravo, Never the Twain and Only Fools and Horses.
Notable work
Often works with
David Suchet
2 titles together
Agatha Christie's Poirot, Cause Célèbre
John Bardon
2 titles together
EastEnders, A Sharp Intake of Breath
Michael Ripper
2 titles together
Jeeves and Wooster, Happy Ever After
Roger Brierley
2 titles together
Jeeves and Wooster, The Franchise Affair
Kenneth Cranham
2 titles together
Under Suspicion, Royal Celebration
Malcolm Storry
2 titles together
Under Suspicion, A Sharp Intake of Breath
Full filmography · 26
Frank Stubbs Promotes
as 2nd Journalist
1993
A Touch of Frost
as Patient
19927.5
Five Children and It
as Police Inspector
1991
Jeeves and Wooster
as Station Master
19908.1
Agatha Christie's Poirot
as Commissionaire
19898.2
The Franchise Affair
as Bus Inspector
1988
Red Dwarf
as Gordon
19888.1
A Very Peculiar Practice
as Salop
1986
EastEnders
as Driver
19854.2
The Prisoner of Zenda
as Second Customs Official
1984Fame Is the Spur
as Chairman
1982
Never the Twain
as Desk Clerk
1981