First saw him in Tight Little Island (Whisky Galore); have been fond of him ever since. Couldn't figure out why heroine in Town Called Alice chose Brian whatsit over Gordon!
I love Gordon Jackson too, he was good at playing the gentle but firm scotsman. I first saw him as Macdonald in The Great Escape and then in The Iprcress File before finally discovering he got a lead in The Professionslas, havent seen Upstairs Downstairs
Great actor,loved the proffesionals when i was a little boy and was the one adult programme my mum would allow me to watch as a kid as it was my fav show.
Gordon Jackson was a hit with my dad. If anyone asked him who his favourite Professional was, he'd say "Cowley", and he'd have the name out there before you even finished the question.
Of course, being of shallow tastes then, I had no idea what he was talking about until I watched some of Jackson's earlier work. Brilliant actor, and it is my loss that I never saw him onstage. His roles in The Great Escape and Those Magnificent Men are my favourites.
Oh I still got a bit sad although it's so many years... what a wonderful actor he was... one of those very few celebrities I would have loved to meet. Thank you angelfish!
he died a long time ago as did the lady who played Mrs Bridges.
MsFullheart 1 month ago
First saw him in Tight Little Island (Whisky Galore); have been fond of him ever since. Couldn't figure out why heroine in Town Called Alice chose Brian whatsit over Gordon!
woofwow1 1 month ago
what year did he die?
elizebethjames 2 months ago
@elizebethjames
Gordon Jackson died on January, 15th in 1990
angelfish45 2 months ago
I love Gordon Jackson too, he was good at playing the gentle but firm scotsman. I first saw him as Macdonald in The Great Escape and then in The Iprcress File before finally discovering he got a lead in The Professionslas, havent seen Upstairs Downstairs
bluejeckett 3 months ago
Great actor,loved the proffesionals when i was a little boy and was the one adult programme my mum would allow me to watch as a kid as it was my fav show.
paisleybhoy7 5 months ago
I just discovered this wonderful actor from .....watching episodes of Upstairs,Downstairs....
Robo1415 7 months ago
Thanks for the upload!,
RTWUROTTS 10 months ago
@RTWUROTTS
You're more than welcome!
angelfish45 10 months ago
Remember him in Mutiny on the Bounty.
Tabish29 1 year ago
Wow, a great piece of tv history. Thankyou.
eezy1972 1 year ago
Great actor.
RichardEleven13 1 year ago
Thanks for sharing this clip! Gordon Jackson - one of the best.
Peede83 1 year ago
Gordon Jackson was a hit with my dad. If anyone asked him who his favourite Professional was, he'd say "Cowley", and he'd have the name out there before you even finished the question.
Of course, being of shallow tastes then, I had no idea what he was talking about until I watched some of Jackson's earlier work. Brilliant actor, and it is my loss that I never saw him onstage. His roles in The Great Escape and Those Magnificent Men are my favourites.
Mr. Jackson, you are greatly missed, sir.
Nornegest 1 year ago 5
Cheers for this. Nice to see a short tribute to the great man, especially from Martin.
Banner1979 1 year ago
@Banner1979
You're very welcome!
angelfish45 1 year ago
@angelfish45 Cool. I'm sure News At Ten paid a slightly longer tribute to Gordon, they must have even showed a Pros clip.
Banner1979 1 year ago
Oh I still got a bit sad although it's so many years... what a wonderful actor he was... one of those very few celebrities I would have loved to meet. Thank you angelfish!
finnhere2 1 year ago
@finnhere2
You're more than welcome!
Oh, yes, I would have loved to meet Gordon Jackson as well.
angelfish45 1 year ago
Thank you for the lovely vid. GJ was a wonderful man. As MS says: well-loved and well-respected. He set a wonderful example for the younger ones.
Lindafiddles 1 year ago
@Lindafiddles
You're more than welcome!
angelfish45 1 year ago
Thank you angelfish! Don't often see so many interviews/docs about the great man compared to Shaw & Collins so this is quite interesting :)
CI5AgentSweeps 1 year ago
@CI5AgentSweeps
Can't forget the CI5 boss! ;-) You're welcome, Sweeps!
angelfish45 1 year ago