Alan Gifford

Alan Gifford was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Gifford kickstarted his acting career in various films such as "Let's Make Up" (1954), "Prize of Gold" (1955) with Richard Widmark and the Kieron Moore sci-fi picture "Satellite in the Sky" (1956). He also appeared in the Bob Hope comedy "The Iron Petticoat" (1956), "Time Lock" (1957) and "A King in New York" (1957) with Charlie Chaplin. His film career continued throughout the fifties in productions like the crime drama "Across the Bridge" (1958) with Rod Steiger, the suspenseful adaptation "Screaming Mimi" (1958) with Anita Ekberg and the Bob Hope comedy "Paris Holiday" (1958). Film continued to be his passion as he played roles in the dramatic adaptation "Town Without Pity" (1962) with Kirk Douglas, the Francoise Dorleac comedy adaptation "Where the Spies Are" (1965) and the comedic adaptation "Arrivederci, Baby!" (1966) with Tony Curtis. He also appeared in the Keir Dullea sci-fi feature "2001: A Space Odyssey" (1968) and the adaptation "Isadora" (1968) with Vanessa Redgrave. Gifford last acted in "Who Dares Wins" (1982). Gifford passed away in March 1989 at the age of 78.