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Hilary Mason
Born: 4th Sep 1917 Birmingham, England, UK - Died 5th Sep 2006
Dept: Acting
Hilary Lavender Mason was an English character actress who appeared in a wide variety of roles, mainly on UK television. She is probably best known internationally for her performance as the blind psychic in Nicolas Roeg's film Don't Look Now. In later years Mason appeared as Gladys in the popular children's TV show Maid Marian and her Merry Men.
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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 82
Film: 31 (38%)
Television: 51 (62%)
Remaining genres not in graph: Fantasy, Music, Kids, Science Fiction, Action
Filmography
Mar 1998 (first aired)
1961: the days of happy motoring and AA patrolmen were duty-bound to salute to every passing passenger that bore an AA badge on their vehicle, and hap ... view
Character:
Lady Gilbert (1 ep.)
Dec 1997 (first aired)
Aquila is a British children's television show which aired on the BBC from 1997 to 1998. An episode was aired once a week, and was based on the story ... view
Character:
Mrs. Murray (9 ep.)
1995
Professor David Ash exposes false spiritulists and mediums. He is invited to Edbrook to resolve the fears and torments within its secretive family. So ... view
Character:
Elderly lady
Jul 1994 (first aired)
Wycliffe is a British television series, based on W. J. Burley's novels about Detective Superintendent Charles Wycliffe. It was produced by HTV and br ... view
Character:
Edith Riddle (1 ep.)
Mar 1994 (first aired)
Pie in the Sky is a British offbeat police comedy drama programme starring Richard Griffiths and Maggie Steed, created by Andrew Payne and first broad ... view
Character:
Mrs. Lonsdale (1 ep.)
1993
Sherlock Holmes investigates strange and tragic happenings in a village that appear linked to a man who seems to be like a vampire. ... view
Character:
Miss Ruddock
1991
A little boy, obsessed with blindness and violence, slowly gets trapped in his own delusions. ... view
Character:
Basement Woman
1990
50 years after a nuclear war, the two superpowers handle territorial disputes in a different way. Each fields a giant robot to fight one-on-one battle ... view
Character:
Professor Laplace
1990
After her father’s death, Catherine returns to her family’s gothic castle in Italy and gets caught in the web of a mysterious love triangle. ... view
Character:
Martha
Jan 1990 (first aired)
One Foot in the Grave is a BBC television sitcom series. The series features the exploits of Victor Meldrew and his long-suffering wife, Margaret. The ... view
Character:
Elspeth (1 ep.)
Nov 1989 (first aired)
Maid Marian and her Merry Men is a British children's sitcom created and written by Tony Robinson and directed by David Bell. It began in 1989 on BBC ... view
Character:
Gladys (25 ep.)
Jul 1989 (first aired)
Orphan Pip discovers through lawyer Mr Jaggers that a mysterious benefactor wishes to ensure that he becomes a gentleman. Reunited with his childhood ... view
Character:
Mrs Fagge (1 ep.)
1989
In World War II England, a woman is approached by a man claiming to work as an intelligence agent who has found out her lover is a spy. He promises to ... view
Character:
Mrs. Tringsby
Jan 1989 (first aired)
Campion is a television show made by the BBC, adapting the Albert Campion mystery novels written by Margery Allingham. Two series were made, in 1989 a ... view
Character:
Mrs. Munsey (2 ep.)
Jan 1989 (first aired)
From England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet eccentrically-refined Belgian detective Hercule Poiro ... view
Character:
Mrs. Hill (1 ep.)
1988
A young novelist falls for a married blond beauty. She's too afraid to leave her thuggish husband and the idea of "accidental" death comes up. The wri ... view
Character:
Miss Platt
Sep 1987 (first aired)
ChuckleVision is a long-standing British children's series broadcast from 1987 to 2009. The Chuckle Brothers' famous comedy involves slapstick, other ... view
Character:
Old Lady (1 ep.)
Aug 1987 (first aired)
Crossbow follows the adventures of William Tell and takes place in the 14th-century in Switzerland. William Tell and his son are imprisoned by the tyr ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (2 ep.)
1986
his three-part miniseries begins with elderly Lady Slane (Wendy Hiller) sitting watchfully by the deathbed of her husband. Tended by her equally aged ... view
Character:
Edith
1986
A precocious girl, her nasty parents, two punk-rock losers and a weak-kneed salesman inadvertently become the guests of two ghoulish senior citizens i ... view
Character:
Hilary Hartwicke
Oct 1986 (first aired)
A young man journeys from a difficult childhood to maturity, exploring social injustice, personal development, and the complexities of human relations ... view
Character:
Meg Gummidge (5 ep.)
Oct 1986 (first aired)
Worlds Beyond is a British television anthology broadcast on ITV from 1986 to 1988, based on real-life supernatural experiences described in archival ... view
Character:
Mrs Robson (1 ep.)
Jan 1986 (first aired)
The adventures of the eponymous Lovejoy, a likeable but roguish antiques dealer based in East Anglia. Within the trade, he has a reputation as a “di ... view
Character:
Mrs. Greenlands (1 ep.)
Sep 1985 (first aired)
This final follow-up to 'Till Death Us Do Part' follows an aged Alf Garnett, now dealing with his wife Else's declining health and mobility, as well a ... view
Character:
Dorothy (1 ep.)
Apr 1985 (first aired)
Comedy series about Nick and Angie, a young married couple, Angie's snobbish mother Daphne, and Nick's cockney father Sam. Much of the humour arises f ... view
Character:
Joan (1 ep.)
Feb 1985 (first aired)
The residents of a quiet English village begin to receive nasty, threatening letters. The wife of the local vicar calls in her friend Miss Marple to i ... view
Character:
Emily Barton (2 ep.)
Oct 1984 (first aired)
The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and d ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Apr 1984 (first aired)
Sherlock Holmes uses his abilities to take on cases by private clients and those that the Scotland Yard are unable to solve, along with his friend Dr. ... view
Character:
Miss Ruddock (1 ep.)
1984
A portrait of Salford-born poet, storyteller and comic, John Cooper-Clarke. His poems, a satirical blend of humour and social comment, are delivered a ... view
Character:
Mother Cyrene
1983
The horrors of World War I have robbed returning veteran Chris Baldry of his memory. The traumatized soldier doesn't even recognize his own wife, Kitt ... view
Character:
Ward
1982
Judith Allchurch and Ian Stevens star in this drama based on the story by Edward Chitham. When young historians Teresa (Allchurch) and David (Stevens) ... view
Character:
Nan
Nov 1982 (first aired)
The misadventures of four lunatic students who live in a shared student house. There's Rick, the overblown political one addicted to Cliff Richard, Vy ... view
Character:
Old Woman Next Door (1 ep.)
Jan 1982 (first aired)
The three brothers Robin, John and Harold spend their vacations in 1925 on the country estate of their aunt Ellen. But instead of fun and games, the y ... view
Character:
Beatrix Holcombe (13 ep.)
Oct 1981 (first aired)
Jim Bergerac is a detective sergeant in The Foreigners Office who likes to do things his own way.
While dealing with his own personal demons Bergerac ... view
Character:
Aunt Annie (1 ep.)
Jul 1981 (first aired)
That Beryl Marston...! is a British sitcom produced by Southern Television for ITV. Created by Jan Butlin, the six-episode series stars Julia McKenzie ... view
Character:
Auntie Vera (1 ep.)
1981
'When I was your age I wanted to go to Italy more than anything in the world ... old buildings .. , sunlight. Blue skies ... the air full of the sound ... view
Character:
Mother
1981
In prison the night before his execution, republican preacher Hugh Peter prepares to be hanged, drawn and quartered for treason ... view
Character:
Kidderminster
Dec 1980 (first aired)
Sink or Swim is a BBC TV sitcom starring Peter Davison as Brian Webber, who lives in a flat above a London petrol station, and trying to make his way ... view
Character:
Mrs O'Day (1 ep.)
1980
A docudramatisation of the 1960 obscenity trial in the United Kingdom of Penguin Books for publishing D.H. Lawrence's novel Lady Chatterley's Lover. ... view
Character:
Joan Bennett
Oct 1979 (first aired)
Roguish comedy drama following the misadventures of small-time crook Arthur Daley. ... view
Character:
Mrs. Mayhew (1 ep.)
Oct 1979 (first aired)
Dark Ages wizard Merlin, weary of the barbarism around him, creates a new order of enlightenment and justice with a youthful Arthur at its head. Merli ... view
Character:
Midwife (1 ep.)
Mar 1979 (first aired)
A British television anthology of stories, often with sinister and wryly comedic undertones, and a twist at the end. With early episodes written and p ... view
Character:
Mrs Pardoe (1 ep.)
Feb 1979 (first aired)
Worzel Gummidge is a children's comedy series, produced by Southern Television for ITV, based on the books by Barbara Euphan Todd. Starting in 1979, t ... view
Character:
Miss Fogg (1 ep.)
1978
Aspiring dancer Phyllis Dixey makes her name as a stripper. ... view
Character:
Medium
1978
At a Catholic boys' school, domineering disciplinarian Father Goddard rules over his pupils with an iron hand. When one of his teenage charges confess ... view
Character:
Miss Froggatt
Jan 1978 (first aired)
Wilde Alliance is a 1978 British television programme created by Ian Mackintosh and produced by Yorkshire Television for l ITV. The light-hearted myst ... view
Character:
Rachel (1 ep.)
1977
Retired British solider Richard Hannay is recruited by British intelligence in an attempt to recover three hostages taken prisoner by a shadowy crimin ... view
Character:
Mrs Medina
1977
Sir Kevin Orr is anxious to return the Sacred Claw of the Naga hills given him as a child by his uncle Jack but warned that unless it is returned befo ... view
Character:
Kevin's Mother
Mar 1977 (first aired)
Nicholas Nickleby, a young boy in search of a better life, struggles to save his family and friends from the abusive exploitation of his coldheartedly ... view
Character:
Mrs. Nickleby (6 ep.)
Dec 1976 (first aired)
The Phoenix and the Carpet is an eight-part British miniseries based on E. Nesbit's 1904 fantasy novel of the same name. Produced by the BBC, it aired ... view
Character:
Mrs Biddle (2 ep.)
Sep 1976 (first aired)
In Victorian London, Louisa Leyton works her way up from servant to renowned cook to proprietress of the upper-class Bentinck Hotel in Duke Street, St ... view
Character:
Miss Hayward (1 ep.)
1976
Kevin's wife walked out and left him holding the baby – no sleep, dirty nappies, and a career in pop music at risk. And ahead lies a visit to the cl ... view
Character:
Mum
1976
A woman gives birth to a baby, but this is no ordinary one. The child is seemingly possessed by the Devil. ... view
Character:
Mrs. Hyde
1975
Adaptation of the Helene Hanff memoir, presented as part of Play for Today. ... view
Character:
Voice of Joan Todd
Oct 1975 (first aired)
Poldark is a television drama based on Winston Graham's novels of the same title. It was first transmitted on BBC Two across two seasons between 1975 ... view
Character:
Mrs Carne (2 ep.)
Sep 1975 (first aired)
Angels is a BBC medical soap-opera which launched on 1st September 1975 and was the blue print for such medical soaps as Casualty, Holby City, plus da ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Sep 1974 (first aired)
Anthology series of thirteen one-hour love stories based on the short stories of Henry James. ... view
Character:
Lavinia Penniman (1 ep.)
Mar 1974 (first aired)
A one-hour anthology television series of one-off contemporary and classic dramas produced by the BBC. ... view
Character:
Kidderminster (1 ep.)
Mother (1 ep.)
1973
While grieving a terrible loss, a married couple meet two mysterious sisters, one of whom gives them a message sent from the afterlife. ... view
Character:
Heather
1971
A drama following the romance between Ed, who has a reputation for treating girls badly, and Jenny, who comes to work in the factory canteen, and how ... view
Character:
Mrs Herbert
Oct 1971 (first aired)
Justice is a British drama television series which originally aired on ITV in 39 hour-long episodes between 8 August 1971 and 16 October 1974. Margare ... view
Character:
Mrs. Garside (1 ep.)
1971
A Middle-aged couple are disturbed during the night by a series of unwelcome visitations. ... view
Character:
Jessica Ramsay
1971
By chance the perfume creators Mike and Al produce a scent that makes women go wild for sex. While they desperately try to find the recipe for their p ... view
Character:
Jackie's Mother
Oct 1970 (first aired)
Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more tha ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Jan 1970 (first aired)
Series of television plays written by six different authors. Each play is a lavish dramatization of the trials and tribulations surrounding Henry and ... view
Character:
Lady Boleyn (1 ep.)
Nov 1969 (first aired)
Paul Temple is a British-German television series . It features Francis Matthews as Paul Temple, the fictional detective created by Francis Durbridge, ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Sep 1969 (first aired)
Counterstrike is a British science fiction television series produced by the BBC in 1969.
The series starred Jon Finch as an alien living on Earth as ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Jun 1969 (first aired)
The Main Chance was a British television series which first aired on ITV between 1969,1970,1972 and 1975. A drama, it depicts the sudden transformatio ... view
Character:
Agnes McLaren (1 ep.)
Oct 1965 (first aired)
A BBC television anthology series featuring productions of classic and contemporary stage plays usually broadcast on BBC1. Each production featured a ... view
Character:
Witch (1 ep.)
Mrs. Elton (1 ep.)
Oct 1965 (first aired)
United! was a British television series which was produced by the BBC between 1965 and 1967, and was broadcast twice-weekly on BBC1.
The series follo ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (149 ep.)
Oct 1965 (first aired)
Out of the Unknown is a British television science fiction anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and broadcast on BBC2 in four series between 19 ... view
Character:
Jessica Ramsay (1 ep.)
Jul 1965 (first aired)
Comedy following Albert Curfew, a man for whom unemployability appears to be no object whatsoever. Stars Donald Churchill, Norman Bird and Dilys Laye. ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (6 ep.)
Apr 1964 (first aired)
Story Parade specialized in adaptations of modern novels. It was broadcast on June 5, 1964 and repeated on August 28, 1964. The teleplay was by Terry ... view
Character:
Edith Coppard (1 ep.)
Oct 1963 (first aired)
An anthology of single plays offering up adaptations of either of prominent stage plays or novels. ... view
Character:
Nanine (1 ep.)
Chorus of Women of Canterbury (1 ep.)
1963
The conflict between the running of an efficient bus service and the increasing motor car traffic in Britain's towns. Describes the traffic problem an ... view
Character:
Commentator
1961
Class distinctions, inferiority complexes, and social climbing abound as the bride, groom, and their families gather for a wedding banquet. There's a ... view
Character:
Bride's Mother
Oct 1960 (first aired)
BBC series based on the novels by Georges Simenon which starred Rupert Davies as Inspector Maigret, a French police detective who preferred to watch a ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
1960
A dramatised documentary about the lives and work of the performers and administrators of a local orchestra. With the BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra. ... view
Character:
1960
Story of a group of children and their efforts to prevent the War Office from closing their beloved beach to make a rocket-launching site. ... view
Character:
Mrs. Allen