Actor
Alan Gifford
Born 1911-03-11Died 1989-03-20aged 78
Alan Gifford (1911–1989) is best known for Phase IV, 2001: A Space Odyssey and Town Without Pity.
Alan Gifford (born John Lennox; March 11, 1911 – March 20, 1989) was an American-born actor from Taunton, Massachusetts, who worked mainly in the UK, where he died in Blairgowrie, Scotland at age 78. Known best for his role in 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968). and featured regularly alongside Noele Gordon in the soap opera Crossroads as Dr Lloyd Monroe.
On television, in 1960, he appeared in Danger Man in the episode entitled "An Affair of State" as Mr. Hartley.
Gifford narrated the audio cassette version of the book I'm OK – You're OK.