At the England v France rugby match it was mentioned that Toby Flood's grandad acted in The Guns of Navarone

Question

At the England v France 6 nations match John Inverdale mentioned that Toby Flood's grandad acted in The Guns of Navarone, does anyone know who he was and which part he played?

Answer 1

Both his grand fathers were actors.

And yeah, one was in Guns of Navarone.

It was writen about in the Metro (Free London Paper) last week. But can't remember any more than that - sorry

Here you go

http://sport.scotsman.com/rugby_internat...

He was The Commandant

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054953/comb...

Answer 2

Dont know, but he looked like a young David Niven.