Guy Kingsley Poynter

Guy Poynter
Guy Poynter
Born	Guy Kingsley Poynter; 3 September 1915; Great Neck, Nassau County, New York, United States of America
Died	6 September 1983 (aged 68); London, England, UK
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1940–1983

Guy Kingsley Poynter, also known as Guy Kingsley (3 September 1915 – 6 September 1983), was an American actor.

Poynter is best remembered for his part as 'Doctor Daniel "Doc" Matthews' in the 1950s radio series Journey into Space. He appeared in the TV drama Armchair Theatre in 1959; as the narrator for Harrison Marks' Naked as Nature Intended in 1961; and played twice in ITV's "Play Of The Week", in 1963. He made many other appearances in various-sized parts, often playing against well-known stars of the period.

Personal life

He married Margaret E. Fraser in 1947.

He died in London in 1983.

Filmography

Too Much Johnson (1938) – Henry MacIntosh
Cage of Gold (1950) – American soldier (uncredited)
The Good Die Young (1954) – US serviceman at train station (uncredited)
The Crooked Sky (1957) – Tom Alanson
Floods of Fear (1958) – Deputy Sheriff
Beyond the Curtain (1960) – Capt. Law
Peeping Tom (1960) – P. Tate – Studio cameraman (uncredited)
Naked as Nature Intended (1961) – Narrator
Have Bikini Will Travel [de] (1962) – Narrator
Heavens Above! (1963) – American commentator (uncredited)
The Girl Hunters (1963) – Dr Larry Snyder

TV Work

Date	Title	Role	Refs
17 August 1947	Double Door	Rip Van Bret	^[1]
14 March 1948	I Killed the Count	Bernard K. Froy	^[2]
27 December 1949	The Long Christmas Dinner	Roderick	^[3]
23 August 1954	The Runaway Slave	Mr. Allenby	^[4]
19 November 1954	War in the Air: 3: Fifty North	other voices	^[5]
6 October 1954	War in the Air: 5: Desert Air Force	other voices	^[6]
20 December 1954	War in the Air: 7: The Rising Sun	Narration	^[7]
27 December 1954	War in the Air: 8: Round the Clock	other voices	^[8]
27 December 1954	War in the Air: 12: The Cold Dawn	Commentary	^[9]
31 January 1955	War in the Air: 13: Eastern Victory	Commentary	^[10]
24 May 1955	The Golden Future	Mr. Henry Morton Stanley	^[11]
3 May 1956	The Male Animal	Michael Barnes	^[12]
15 June 1956	The Innocent Gunman	Samuel Clemens	^[13]
12 December 1956	The Adventures of Pierre...Zero Hour	Lawyer	^[14]
4 August 1957	Henry Sherek presents...Teru	Harold Clark	^[15]
4 October 1957	The Long Christmas Dinner	Roderick	^[16]
1 December 1958	Starr and Company: Patent Bluff	McColl	^[17]
4 December 1958	Starr and Company: To Catch a Mackerel	McColl	^[18]

Notes

References

^ Radio Times (17 Aug 1947), Double Door, vol. 96, BBC Television, p. 31
^ Radio Times (14 Mar 1948), I Killed the Count, vol. 98, BBC Television, p. 26
^ Radio Times (27 Dec 1949), The Long Christmas Dinner, vol. 105, BBC Television, p. 46
^ Radio Times (23 Sep 1954), The Runaway Slave, Children's Television, vol. 124, BBC Television, p. 15
^ Radio Times (19 Nov 1954), Fifty North (Ep 3), War in the Air, vol. 125, BBC Television, p. 16
^ Radio Times (6 Dec 1954), Desert Air Force (Ep 5), War in the Air, vol. 125, BBC Television, p. 20
^ Radio Times (20 Dec 1954), The Rising Sun (Ep 7), War in the Air, vol. 125, BBC Television, p. 20
^ Radio Times (27 Dec 1954), Round the Clock (Ep 8), War in the Air, vol. 125, BBC Television, p. 28
^ Radio Times (24 Jan 1955), The Cold Dawn (Ep 12), War in the Air, vol. 126, BBC Television, p. 20
^ Radio Times (31 Jan 1955), Eastern Victory (Ep 13), War in the Air, vol. 126, BBC Television, p. 20
^ Radio Times (24 May 1955), The Explorer...The Golden Future (Ep 2), Children's Television, vol. 127, BBC Television, p. 26
^ Radio Times (3 May 1956), The Male Animal, vol. 131, BBC Television, p. 38
^ Radio Times (15 Jun 1956), The Innocent Gunman (Ep 5), Nom-De-Plume, vol. 131, BBC Television, p. 44
^ Radio Times (12 Dec 1956), The Adventures of Pierre...Zero Hour (Ep 6), Children's Television presents..., vol. 133, BBC Television, p. 32
^ Radio Times (4 Aug 1957), Henry Sherek presents...Teru, Sunday-Night Theatre, vol. 136, BBC Television, p. 9
^ Radio Times (4 Oct 1957), The Long Christmas Dinner, vol. 137, BBC Television, p. 17
^ Radio Times (1 Dec 1958), Patent Bluff (Ep 71), Starr and Company, vol. 141, BBC Television, p. 13
^ Radio Times (4 Dec 1958), To Catch a Mackerel (Ep 72), Starr and Company, vol. 141, BBC Television, p. 19

[1] Radio Times (17 Aug 1947), Double Door, vol. 96, BBC Television, p. 31

[2] Radio Times (14 Mar 1948), I Killed the Count, vol. 98, BBC Television, p. 26

[3] Radio Times (27 Dec 1949), The Long Christmas Dinner, vol. 105, BBC Television, p. 46

[4] Radio Times (23 Sep 1954), The Runaway Slave, Children's Television, vol. 124, BBC Television, p. 15

[5] Radio Times (19 Nov 1954), Fifty North (Ep 3), War in the Air, vol. 125, BBC Television, p. 16

[6] Radio Times (6 Dec 1954), Desert Air Force (Ep 5), War in the Air, vol. 125, BBC Television, p. 20

[7] Radio Times (20 Dec 1954), The Rising Sun (Ep 7), War in the Air, vol. 125, BBC Television, p. 20

[8] Radio Times (27 Dec 1954), Round the Clock (Ep 8), War in the Air, vol. 125, BBC Television, p. 28

[9] Radio Times (24 Jan 1955), The Cold Dawn (Ep 12), War in the Air, vol. 126, BBC Television, p. 20

[10] Radio Times (31 Jan 1955), Eastern Victory (Ep 13), War in the Air, vol. 126, BBC Television, p. 20

[11] Radio Times (24 May 1955), The Explorer...The Golden Future (Ep 2), Children's Television, vol. 127, BBC Television, p. 26

[12] Radio Times (3 May 1956), The Male Animal, vol. 131, BBC Television, p. 38

[13] Radio Times (15 Jun 1956), The Innocent Gunman (Ep 5), Nom-De-Plume, vol. 131, BBC Television, p. 44

[14] Radio Times (12 Dec 1956), The Adventures of Pierre...Zero Hour (Ep 6), Children's Television presents..., vol. 133, BBC Television, p. 32

[15] Radio Times (4 Aug 1957), Henry Sherek presents...Teru, Sunday-Night Theatre, vol. 136, BBC Television, p. 9

[16] Radio Times (4 Oct 1957), The Long Christmas Dinner, vol. 137, BBC Television, p. 17

[17] Radio Times (1 Dec 1958), Patent Bluff (Ep 71), Starr and Company, vol. 141, BBC Television, p. 13

[18] Radio Times (4 Dec 1958), To Catch a Mackerel (Ep 72), Starr and Company, vol. 141, BBC Television, p. 19

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