Biographie
Royston Tickner (8 September 1922 – 7 July 1997) was a British actor.
Born Roy A. Tickner in Leicester to a tailor, he trained as an actor at Scarborough repertory theatre. He served in the Royal Navy during World War II; however, in 1942 he was touring southern England, mainly performing in H. F. Maltby's The Rotters alongside Frank Crawshaw and Preston Lockwood. During the winter of 1942-43, he worked as stage manager and played Robert in the production of du Maurier's Rebecca at the Ambassadors Theatre, which marked Eileen Herlie's London debut, and later toured with the show. In spring 1943, he married Gwendoline Bonde in Leicester. From 1947, he paused his theatre career to work as a lighthouse keeper, miner, fireman, and publican, before returning to acting in 1958.
His television appearances include The Avengers, Z-Cars, Doctor Who (in the serials The Daleks' Master Plan and The Sea Devils), Gideon's Way, The Baron, King of the River, The Troubleshooters, Dixon of Dock Green, Timeslip, The Flaxton Boys, Out of the Unknown, Emmerdale Farm, Porridge, Last of the Summer Wine, Angels, Return of the Saint, Rogue's Rock, Secret Army, Danger UXB, George and Mildred, The Enigma Files, Kessler, Minder, Reilly, Ace of Spies, Just Good Friends, and One by One.
His film roles include Tomescu in Michael Mann's The Keep (1983) and First Colonel in Jim Goddard's Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil (1985).
