Lance Percival, born John Lancelot Blades Percival, (26 July 1933 – 6 January 2015), was a British actor best known for his film roles in The '60s and The '70s.
His rise to prominence came from his performing of topical calypsos on That Was the Week That Was. Later on he was cast in a few of Peter Rogers and Gerald Thomas' films, including Raising the Wind, Twice Round the Daffodils, Carry On Cruising, and The Big Job.
After a severe car crash in 1970, Percival managed to recover and had roles in all three of the film adaptations of Up Pompeii - Up Pompeii, Up the Chastity Belt, and Up the Front.
He died at the age of 81 after a long illness.
Works on TV Tropes he appeared in:
Film
- Raising the Wind (1961) — Harry
- Twice Round the Daffodils (1962) — George Logg
- Carry On Cruising (1962) — Wilfred Haines
- The V.I.P.s (1963) — B.O.A.C. Officer
- The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1965) — Assistant Car Salesman
- Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter (1968) — Percy Sutton
- Yellow Submarine (1968) — Old Fred
- Darling Lili (1970) — T.C. Carstairs
- Up Pompeii (1971) — Captain Bilius/Brigadier
- Up the Chastity Belt (1972) — Our Man in the Holy Land
- Up the Front (1972) — Colonel von Gutz
- Confessions from a Holiday Camp (1977) — Lionel
Series
- That Was the Week That Was, 37 episodes (1962-63) — As Himself
- The Beatles, 39 episodes (1965-67) — Paul McCartney/Ringo Starr
- Jason King, episode "Uneasy Lies the Head" (1972) — Alfred Trim
- Whodunnit?, 4 episodes:
- "Pilot" (1972) — Racing Commentator (Uncredited Role)
- "A Piece of Cake" (1974) — Bandleader (Uncredited Role)
- "Adieu Monsieur Chips" (1978) — Paul Charrier
- "Which Way Did he Go?" (1978) — Ferdinand Charrier
- Shoestring, episode "The Mayfly Dance" (1980) — Jake Rivere
