THE PROFESSIONALS: THE PROFESSIONALS: Gordon Jackson (1923-1990) Scottish actor,…
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THE PROFESSIONALS: Gordon Jackson (1923-1990) Scottish actor, remembered for his portrayal of Major George ´Morris´ Cowley, founder and head of CI5, in the British crime-action television drama series The Professionals (1977-83). Signed 8 x 10 photograph of Jackson seated in a three-quarter length pose. Signed in black fountain pen ink in his typically neat hand to a light area of the background; Martin Shaw (1945- ) English actor who portrayed ex-Detective Constable Ray Doyle in The Professionals. Signed 8 x 10 photograph of the young actor in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in blue fountain pen ink with his name alone to a light area of the image; Lewis Collins (1946-2013) English actor who portrayed former paratrooper and SAS soldier William Bodie in The Professionals. Signed 8 x 10 photograph of the actor in a head and shoulders pose, holding a revolver in his raised hands. Signed by Collins in bold, dark fountain pen ink with his name alone to the left white border. VG to EX, 3

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