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Percy Herbert (31 July 1920 - 6 December 1992) was an English character actor who often played soldiers, most notably in The Bridge on the River Kwai, The Wild Geese and Tunes of Glory. However, he was equally at home in comedies (Barnacle Bill, Call Me Bwana, two Carry On films) and science fiction (One Million Years B.C., Mysterious Island). He also acted on television; he was a regular on the short-lived series Cimarron Strip, starring Stuart Whitman.
Herbert was a soldier and prisoner of war during World War II, captured by the Japanese when they took Singapore.
He was discovered by Dame Sybil Thorndike.
Herbert died of a heart attack on 6 December 1992.
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| 1 | The Sea Wolves (1980) | Dennison | - | - |
| 2 | The Wild Geese (1978) | Keith | 6 | |
| 3 | One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing (1975) | Mr Gibbons | 5 | |
| 4 | Craze (1974) | Detective Constable Russet | - | - |
| 5 | The MacKintosh Man (1973) | Taafe | - | - |
| 6 | Black Snake (1973) | Joxer Tierney | - | - |
| 7 | Man in the Wilderness (1971) | Fogarty | - | - |
| 8 | Too Late the Hero (1970) | Sgt. Johnstone | 6 | |
| 9 | Casino Royale (1967) | 1st Piper | 5.3 | |
| 10 | Tobruk (1967) | Dolan | 9 | |
| 11 | Night of the Big Heat (1967) | Gerald Foster | 5 | |
| 12 | One Million Years B.C. (1966) | Sakana | 5.8 | |
| 13 | Carry On Cowboy (1965) | Charlie | 5.7 | |
| 14 | Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965) | Policeman at Station | - | - |
| 15 | Carry On Jack (1964) | Mr. Angel | 5.5 | |
| 16 | Becket (1964) | Baron | 10 | |
| 17 | Guns at Batasi (1964) | Parkin | 4 | |
| 18 | Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow (1963) | Dover Castle Jailer | - | - |
| 19 | Mutiny on the Bounty (1962) | Matthew Quintal | 6.5 | |
| 20 | Mysterious Island (1961) | Sgt. Pencroft | - | - |
| 21 | The Guns of Navarone (1961) | Sgt. Grogan | 7.3 | |
| 22 | The Devil's Disciple (1959) | Edict Sergeant | - | - |
| 23 | Yesterday's Enemy (1959) | Wilkins | 6 | |
| 24 | Tank Force! (1958) | 1st English Soldier | - | - |
| 25 | Barnacle Bill (1957) | Tommy | - | - |
| 26 | The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) | Grogan | 7.7 | |
| 27 | Quatermass 2 (1957) | Paddy Gorman | 5 | |
| 28 | Night of the Demon (1957) | Farmer | 7 | |
| 29 | Lost (1956) | Police Constable in Phone Box | - | - |
| 30 | Tiger in the Smoke (1956) | Copper | 5 | |
| 31 | Confession (1955) | The Barman | 4 | |
| 32 | The Cockleshell Heroes (1955) | Marine Lomas | 7 | |
| 33 | The Prisoner (1955) | Soldier (uncredited) | 9 | |
| 34 | One Good Turn (1955) | "Seen Enough" Boxing Spectator (uncredited) | 7 |
