- Born
- Died
- Birth nameAllan Darling Cuthbertson
- Height1.85 m
- Allan Cuthbertson was born on April 7, 1920 in Perth, Western Australia, Australia. He was an actor, known for Les Canons de Navarone (1961), Les chemins de la puissance (1965) and Les chemins de la haute ville (1958). He was married to Gertrude Willner. He died on February 8, 1988 in Chelsea, Kensington & Chelsea, London, England, UK.
- SpouseGertrude Willner(? - February 8, 1988) (his death, 1 child)
- Specialised in playing weak, cowardly, sleazy, inflexible or domineering military types.
- Known for playing an assortment of dignitaries and high-ranking officials on film, he is fondly remembered as Colonel Hall in the Gourmet Night episode of the hit sitcom "Fawlty Towers".
- Collector of illustrated books from the 18th and 19th centuries.
- Served as a Flight Lieutenant in the RAAF from 6/12/1941 to 1/7/1947, based with 111 Squadron Air Sea Rescue Flight.
- Long married to Gertrude Willner, a refugee from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia, who had been a lawyer originally but later became a school teacher in England. They adopted a son.
- Had his parts cut from The Titfield Thunderbolt (his first film), The Adventurers, Freud and Anastasia.
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