Noel Drayton

Noel Drayton (October 7, 1913 – December 7, 1981) was an actor who remains perhaps best known for playing supporting roles in Hollywood films like Elephant Walk, The Court Jester, Plymouth Adventure and Botany Bay during the 1950s. He also appeared as a guest actor on television shows like You Are There, Perry Mason and Alfred Hitchcock Presents. He is also known for the role of Mr. Hardcastle in nine episodes of the popular television show Family Affair.

There is little information provided about Drayton's life. Born in South Africa, he made his film debut with a notable supporting role in Jean Negulesco's Hollywood movie Under My Skin (1950). He remained very active as an actor during the 1950s, but his roles got smaller during the 1960s. He retired in 1969 and returned only for one movie into acting business: Gone with the West (1975), which was his final movie. He died on December 7, 1981 in Sedona, Arizona.

Filmography (selectioon)

• Under my Skin (1950)
• Plymouth Adventure (1952)
• Blackbeard the Pirate (1952)
• Botany Bay (1952)
• The Desert Rats (1953)
• You Are There (1953-1956, TV, 6 episodes)
• Knock on Wood (1954)
• Elephant Walk (1954)
• The Seven Little Foys (1955)
• The Virgin Queen (1955)
• The Court Jester (1955)
• The 20th Century-Fox Hour (1955-1956; TV, 3 episodes)
• TV Reader's Digest (1956; TV, 2 episodes)
• 20 Million Miles to Earth (1957)
• Across the Bridge (1957)
• Zero Hour! (1957)
• Hong Kong Confidential (1958)
• Perry Mason (1958-1965; TV, 3 episodes)
• The Wreck of the Mary Deare (1959)
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1960; TV, 1 episode)
• Sea Hunt (1960-1961; TV, 3 episodes)
• The Prize (1963)
• The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964; TV, 1 episode)
• Strange Bedfellows (1965)
• Assault on a Queen (1966)
• Family Affair (1966-1970; TV series, 9 episodes)
• Gone with the West (1975)

External links

• Noel Drayton at the Internet Movie Database