He was born
Humphrey Lestocq Gilbert on 23 January 1919 in
Chiswick, London, England. His parents were George Marx Gilbert and May Frances née Wooldridge, married 1911 in Brentford (Chiswick). They had three sons, George (1912), Maurice (1913), and Humphrey. He married Dallas E Edwards in 1943. They had two children – Michael (1945), and
Patricia (1947). That marriage finished and Gilbert lived in
common-law marriage with Mary Barnard Bilton until his death. After retiring from acting, he ran a fishing fleet from
Rye Harbour, East Sussex. He was an avid collector of English silver coins. He died on 29 January 1984 in London. Gilbert's mother came from a large family around Brentford, London. Her father was
William Lestocq. ==Filmography==