SITE CONTENTS Front Page Resource Links The Evolution VINTAGE 1930s+ Buster Crabbe Vintage Collectibles Daisy Pistols VINTAGE 1979/81 Small Figures Large Figures Vehicles Misc Collectibles Arcade Collectibles Media Collectibles TV Props Pg 01 TV Props Pg 02 TV Props Pg 03 REVIEWS & INFO TV Show Info The Technology Space Vampire Thunder Fighter Behind The Scenes Gil Gerard Erin Gray Felix Silla Thom Christopher Pamela Hensley Tim O'Connor Wilfrid Hyde White GALLERY'S Publicity Photos Black & White High-Res Captures DOWNLOAD'S Videos Wallpapers Buck Rogers in the 25th Century - A Media and Collectible Resource, 1928-2005 Character Review - Wilfrid Hyde White is "Dr. Goodfellow" Wilfrid Hyde-White was born May 12 1903 in Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, England. The son of a canon or clergyman he was educated at public school and began his performing career as a magician. He studied at Marlborough College and later at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, making his stage debut in London in 1922 and by 1925 he was a busy London actor. He then worked steadily on the stage including a tour of South Africa in 1932, after years on stage and in British films he was discovered by director George Cukor while performing at the Aldrich Theater and brought to Hollywood. He often appeared under the name "Hyde White" in his early films and continued to act on the stage, playing opposite Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh in "Caesar and Cleopatra" and "Antony and Cleopatra", he also appeared on Broadway and was nominated for two Tony Awards as best actor. With his twinkling eyes, kindly face and British accent he was a most memorable character actor and was most often cast as dubious businessmen, military officers, aristocrats and even clergymen. His early film credits include "Josser on the Farm", "Admirals All" , "The Scarab Murder Case", "Murder by Rope", "Meet Mr. Penny", "Lady from Lisbon" , "The Ghosts of Berkeley Square" and "My Brother's Keeper". He later found success in the United States and is probably best-known there for playing "Colonel Pickering" in the 1964 film "My Fair Lady". He became a fixture in British films of the 1950s and from 1962 to 1965 he also starred in the BBC radio comedy "The Men from the Ministry". Wilfrid then appeared in countless more films such as "Ten Little Indians", "Gaily, Gaily" , "Skullduggery", "The Cat and the Canary" ,"Tarzan, the Ape Man", "The Toy" ,"Fanny Hill" and on television he was a regular on "Peyton Place" and "The Associates". (1979-80) In 1981 he finally appeared as Dr. Goodfellow in season one of Buck Rogers, but he was no stranger to sci-fi television having previously taken a role on the hit series "Battlestar Galactica" in 1978. He later made guest appearances in "The Letter", "Ben Casey", "Twilight Zone", "Mission: Impossible", "It Takes a Thief" and "Laverne and Shirley." Wilfrid was once married to actress Blanche Glynne and then later to Ethel Drew, He has one daughter named Juliet and two sons Alex and Michael, his son Alex Hyde-White also went on to be an actor. Wilfrid was active right into his ninth decade and on May the 6th 1991, Wilfrid Hyde-White died, just six days short of his 88th birthday... Cheers Wilfrid.. All "Buck Rogers" related media including images, video and characters etc are owned by the original author's or copyright holders. This website is neither sponsored or endorsed by the above mentioned nor does it affiliate with any other divisions thereof. Contact Webmaster : buckrogers_nz@yahoo.com.au Viewed best at 1024x768 with Internet Explorer AFFILIATE SITES