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Doug Sheldon
Doug Sheldon
Born	Bernard Bobrow; 22 June 1936 (age 88); Stepney, London, England
Occupation(s)	Singer · actor · writer

Doug Sheldon (born Bernard Bobrow, 22 June 1936)^[1] is an English former pop singer, actor, and novelist.^[2]

Early life

Sheldon was born into a family of carnival businesspeople, and he worked as a barker while receiving training in acting.^[3]

Career

After completing military service, he landed a role in the 1961 film The Guns of Navarone,^[4] and worked in small theatre productions. He shared a flat in London with three other then-unknown actors, including Michael Caine and Sean Connery. Sheldon was discovered by Bunny Lewis while performing on-stage and was quickly offered a recording contract with Decca Records, even though he had no previous experience performing as a singer.^[3]

Sheldon's first single was "Book of Love", which did not chart. The follow-up single was a cover of the song "Runaround Sue", which became a hit record in the UK Singles Chart reaching number 36,^[5] although Dion's version soon overshadowed it in popularity. His next single, "Your Ma Said You Cried in Your Sleep Last Night", became his highest-charting hit in the UK at number 29.^[5] Shel Talmy produced the next single, "Lollipops and Roses", which flopped, but with the song "I Saw Linda Yesterday" he managed to crack the UK Singles Chart for the last time in 1963 at number 36, thus emulating his first hit's position.^[5]

After the middle of the decade, Sheldon returned to a career in acting, where he appeared on TV in Doctor Who,^[4] The Avengers and Triangle, and in films such as The Yellow Teddy Bears (1963), the musical comedy Just for You (1964), Some Girls Do (1969), The Spy Killer (1969), Ryan's Daughter (1970), Soft Beds, Hard Battles (1974), Appointment with Death (1988) and Iron Eagle II (1988).^[6] He also published novels using the slightly fuller name of Douglas Sheldon.^[3] In 2007, his entire Decca discography was released on CD by Vocalion Records.^[3]^[7]

Singles

"Book of Love" (1961)
"Runaround Sue" (1961) UK No. 36^[8]
"Your Ma Said You Cried in Your Sleep Last Night" (1962) UK No. 29^[8]
"Lollipops and Roses" (1963)
"I Saw Linda Yesterday" (1963) UK No. 36^[8]
"Mickey's Monkey" (1964)^[5]
"Let's Make A Habit Of This" (1964) Decca DL 25 111 (Teldec)

Filmography

Film


Year	Title	Role	Notes
1963	The Yellow Teddy Bears	Mike Griffin
1965	Three Hats for Lisa	Docks Foreman
1968	Up the Junction	Villain	Uncredited
1969	Some Girls Do	Kruger
1969	The Best House in London	Second Heckler	Uncredited
1970	Ryan's Daughter	Driver
1974	Soft Beds, Hard Battles	Kapitan Kneff
1987	Snow White	The King
1988	Appointment with Death	Captain Rogers
1988	Iron Eagle II	Demitriev
1992	Daleks: The Early Years	Kirksen	Archival footage

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1960	The Long Way Home	Gestapo Guard	2 episodes
1960, 1961	Probation Officer	Teddy Lukins / Ray Russell	2 episodes
1961	Deadline Midnight	'Onions'	Episode: "The Girls from Harrow"
1965	Doctor Who	Kirksen	2 episodes
1965, 1966	Dixon of Dock Green	Alan Taylor / PC Andrews	2 episodes
1966	Isadora	Chauffeur	Television film
1968	The Avengers	Brad	Episode: "The Forget-Me-Knot"
1969	The Spy Killer	Alworthy	Television film
1972	Scoop	Hans	Episode: "The Ubiquitous Mr. Baldwin"
1972, 1974	Softly, Softly: Task Force	Collins / Vernon Wills	2 episodes
1978	Law & Order	D.S. Jack Barcy
1979	Secret Army	Defending Officer / Major Scheer
1981	Triangle	Arthur Parker	26 episodes
1981	Armchair Thriller	Otto	Episode: "The Chelsea Murders"
1988	Thieves in the Night	Judge Wilmot	Television film