British film actor, dubbing director and scriptwriter
John Gayford died in Rome, Italy on July 9, 2021. John Gayford Harry was bon in
Hertfordshire, England on February 20, 1933.
John was brought
up in India, schooled in Britain, RAF officer, Drama school, London, 10 years
an actor, theatre, film, TV, then wrote & directed.
Gayford went to Rome to appear as a guard in
Cleopatra,
then stayed and became involved in voice dubbing and writing English dialogue
for Italian films. He has an uncredited voice dubbing role in 1983's "2020 Texas Gladiators".
John and I were great friends and neighbours in the early 1960s when living in London (Pimlico). I saw him in "The Nightlife of a Virile Potato", starring Sarah Churchill. We lost touch when he moved to Italy - but glad to see he continued to work in his chosen field. RIP John, fondly remembered. M.
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