Known For
Acting
Birthday
August 28, 1928
Place of Birth
Scarborough, Yorkshire, England, UK
Also Known As
- Marcus Guy Wyndham Standeven
Guy Standeven
Biography
Marcus Guy Wyndham Standeven was a prolific and ubiquitous British background actor. Following service in the army, Guy moved to London, England to pursue acting full time and first started appearing in films in often uncredited minor roles in the early 1950's. One of the busiest and most tireless of British bit players, Standeven could be spotted in scores of movies and television shows in which he was frequently cast as doctors, policemen, military officers, restaurant patrons or various men of the cloth.
Known For - Movies
The Shining
as Ballroom Guest (uncredited)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
as Obi Wan Club Patron (uncredited)
Return of the Jedi
as Rebel Council Member in Briefing Room (uncredited)
Lolita
as Stagehand (uncredited)
Lifeforce
as Technician (uncredited)
Diamonds Are Forever
as Customs Officer (uncredited)
The Elephant Man
as Committee Member (uncredited)
Top Secret!
as Man Singing National Anthem (uncredited)
The Day of the Jackal
as Police Constable
Return to Oz
as Santa Claus (uncredited)
Known For - TV Shows
Matlock
as Sherwood
Grange Hill
as LEA Inspector
Rumpole of the Bailey
as Clerk of Court
Public Eye
as Blandford
The Count of Monte Cristo
as Card Player (uncredited)
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
as Flunky (uncredited)
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
as Soldier (uncredited)
Man of the World
as Military Type (uncredited)
Lace
as Board Member (uncredited)
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
as Flemyng-Smith