Maurice Kaufmann

Maurice Kaufmann
File:Maurice Kauffmann.jpg
Born	Maurice Harington Kaufmann (1927-06-29)29 June 1927 Gorleston, Norfolk, England, UK
Died	London, England, UK
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1952–1981
Spouse(s)	Honor Blackman (1961–1975; divorced); 2 adopted children

Maurice Harington Kaufmann (29 June 1927 – 21 September 1997) was a British actor of stage, film and television, who specialized in whodunits and horror films, from 1954 to 1981, when he retired.

Personal life

He was married to Honor Blackman from 1961–1975; they starred together in the film, Fright (1971); they adopted 2 children, daughter Lottie and son Barnaby, before divorcing in 1975.

Selected filmography

• Appointment in London (1952)
• The Angel Who Pawned Her Harp (1954)
• Companions in Crime (1954)
• Beau Brummell (1954)
• To Dorothy a Son (1954)
• The Love Match (1955)
• Three Cases of Murder (1955)
• The Quatermass Xperiment (1955)
• Secret Venture (1955)
• An Alligator Named Daisy (1955)
• Women Without Men (1956)
• It's a Wonderful World (1956)
• Find the Lady (1956)
• The Girl in the Picture (1957)
• The Man Without a Body (1957)
• Fire Down Below (1957)
• Date with Disaster (1957)
• Campbell's Kingdom (1957)
• The Big Money (1958)
• Behemoth, the Sea Monster (1959)
• Life in Emergency Ward 10 (1959)
• Top Floor Girl (1959)
• The Crowning Touch (1959)
• House of Mystery (1961)
• Gorgo (1961)
• Play It Cool (1962)
• Tarnished Heroes (1962)
• On the Beat (1962)
• We Shall See (1964)
• A Shot in the Dark (1964)
• Fanatic (1965)
• Circus of Fear (1966)
• Man of Violence (1969)
• The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971)
• Bloomfield (1971)
• Fright (1971)
• The Vault of Horror (1973)
• Robin Hood Junior (1975)
• The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It (1977)

Death

Maurice Kaufmann died in 1997 in London from cancer, aged 70.

Death reference per General Registry Office (GRO) of England and Wales

• Registration District: Fulham
• County: London.
• Year of Registration: 1997.
• Month of Registration: September
• Date of Birth: 29 June 1927
• District No: 2281
• Reg No: 85A
• Ent No: 052

External links

• Maurice Kaufmann at the Internet Movie Database