# Martin Boddey

Albert Martin Boddey (16 April 1907 – 24 October 1975) was a British film and television actor.
He was a founder member of the Lord's Taverners charity. Boddey started acting when he was nearly 40, often portraying irritable authority figures such as police officers or magistrates.

## Selected filmography

* A Song for Tomorrow (1948) - Major
* The Third Man (1949) - Russian Military Policeman (uncredited)
* Landfall (1949) - Civilian (uncredited)
* The Twenty Questions Murder Mystery (1950) - 2nd Plainclothesman (uncredited)
* Cairo Road (1950) - Maj. Ahmed Mustafa
* State Secret (1950) - Clubman
* The Dancing Years (1950) - Minor Role (uncredited)
* Seven Days to Noon (1950) - Gen. Willoughby
* Cage of Gold (1950) - Adams
* The Franchise Affair (1951) - Insp. Hallam
* The Adventurers (1951) - Chief Engineer
* Laughter in Paradise (1951) - Store Shopwalker
* Cloudburst (1951) - Desk Sergeant
* Valley of Eagles (1951) - Chief of the Lost Valley
* Appointment with Venus (1951) - Sgt. Vogel
* The Magic Box (1951) - Sitter in Bath Studio
* Venetian Bird (1952) - Gufo
* Top Secret (1952) - Russian Security Officer
* Folly to Be Wise (1953) - Visiting Brigadier (uncredited)
* Sailor of the King (1953) - German Officer (uncredited)
* Park Plaza 605 (1953) - Stumpy
* Personal Affair (1953) - Police Insp. Fred Garland (uncredited)
* Rob Roy, the Highland Rogue (1953) - General Cadogan
* Face the Music (1954) - Insp. Mulrooney
* Doctor in the House (1954) - Demonstrator at pedal machine
* Forbidden Cargo (1954) - Sub-Director Holt
* Seagulls Over Sorrento (1954) - Member of Admiralty Board (uncredited)
* Mad About Men (1954) - Marco (uncredited)
* Svengali (1954) - Doctor
* Up to His Neck (1955) - Chang
* Secret Venture (1955) - Squire Marlowe, the Wrestler
* The Iron Petticoat (1956) - Grisha
* The Last Man to Hang? (1956) - Detective Sgt. Horne
* Eyewitness (1956) - Police Sgt. (uncredited)
* The Silken Affair (1956) - Detective
* You Can't Escape (1956) - Insp. Crane
* There's Always a Thursday (1957) - Sergeant
* How to Murder a Rich Uncle (1957) - Police Sergeant
* These Dangerous Years (1957)
* Man in the Shadow (1957) - Doctor (uncredited)
* Cat Girl (1957) - Cafferty
* Not Wanted on Voyage (1957) - Captain
* The Duke Wore Jeans (1958)
* No Time to Die (1958) - SS colonel
* Indiscreet (1958) - Albert (uncredited)
* Carry On Sergeant (1958) - Sixth Specialist
* Chain of Events (1958) - Bus Inspector
* The Adventures of Hal 5 (1958) - Doctor
* I Only Arsked! (1958) - (uncredited)
* The Two-Headed Spy (1958) - Gen. Optiz
* The Square Peg (1958) - (uncredited)
* Violent Moment (1959) - Nightwatchman (uncredited)
* Carry On Nurse (1959) - Perkins
* Idol on Parade (1959) - Chucker-out (uncredited)
* The Siege of Pinchgut (1959) - Brigadier
* I'm All Right Jack (1959) - Num Yum's Executive
* Killers of Kilimanjaro (1959) - Gunther
* Moment of Danger (1960) - Sir John Middleburgh
* Too Hot to Handle (1960) - Mr. Arpels
* Oscar Wilde (1960) - Insp. Richards
* Sands of the Desert (1960) - Mertons
* A Circle of Deception (1960) - Henry Crow
* The Naked Edge (1961) - Jason Roote
* The Kitchen (1961) - Max
* The Wrong Arm of the Law (1963) - Superintendent J.S. Forest
* Girl in the Headlines (1963) - Inspector
* The Man Who Finally Died (1963) - Policeman with Dog (uncredited)
* A Man for All Seasons (1966) - Governor of Tower
* Bedazzled (1967) - Cardinal (uncredited)
* The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (1970) - Major Mathieson
* Tales from the Crypt (1972) - Husband - Richard Clayton (segment 1 "And All Through The House")
* Dark Places (1973) - Sgt. Riley
* Psychomania (1973) - Coroner
* The Naked Civil Servant (1975) - Magistrate (final film role)