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Oliver Reed
Born: 13th Feb 1938 Wimbledon, London, England, UK - Died 2nd May 1999
Dept: Acting
Robert Oliver Reed (February 13, 1938 – May 2, 1999) was an English actor known for his "hellraiser" lifestyle. After making his first significant screen appearances in Hammer Horror films in the early 1960s, his notable films include The Trap (1966), playing Bill Sikes in the 1968 Best Picture Oscar winner Oliver! (a film directed by his uncle Carol Reed), Women in Love (1969), Hannibal Brooks (1969), The Devils (1971), portraying Athos in The Three Musketeers (1973) and The Four Musketeers (1974); the lover and stepfather in Tommy (1975), Funny Bones (1995) and Gladiator (2000).
For playing Antonius Proximo, the old, gruff gladiator trainer in Ridley Scott's Gladiator, in what was his final film, Reed was posthumously nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in 2000. At the peak of his career, in 1971, British exhibitors voted Reed fifth most popular star at the box office. The British Film Institute (BFI) stated that "partnerships with Michael Winner and Ken Russell in the mid-60s saw Reed become an emblematic Brit-flick icon", but from the mid-1970s his alcoholism began affecting his career, with the BFI adding "Reed had assumed Robert Newton's mantle as Britain's thirstiest thespian".
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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 134
Film: 122 (91%)
Television: 12 (9%)
Remaining genres not in graph: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Mystery, Western, Action & Adventure, Music, Family, Talk, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Filmography
2012
Behind the scenes of the making of Ken Russell's 1971 film 'The Devils. Shown are the construction of the sets, filming of the courtroom scene, the pe ... view
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Self
2012
On-set footage of the film The Devils (1971) with commentary by editor Mike Bradsell ... view
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2005
An in-depth look at the entire making of Ridley Scott's Gladiator. Consisting of: Tale Of The Scribes: Story Development, The Heat Of Battle: Product ... view
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Self
2003
Documentary looking at how nudity has been used in the movies, sometimes shrewdly and other times without thought. ... view
Character:
Self (archive footage)
Nov 2002 (first aired)
Documentary series looking at the lives of enduring icons. ... view
Character:
(archive footage) (1 ep.)
2000
Retelling one of the most famous Greek myths, Orpheus and Eurydice is considered the ultimate tragic love story. Orpheus, believed to be the son of Ap ... view
Character:
Narrator
2000
Documentary about notorious British and Irish wildmen Richard Harris, Peter O'Toole, Oliver Reed and Keith Moon and their excesses and exploits. ... view
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Self (archive footage)
2000
After the death of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, his devious son takes power and demotes Maximus, one of Rome's most capable generals who Marcus preferred. ... view
Character:
Proximo
2000
A documentary portrait about the life and times of the infamous hellraiser, who died in May 1999, having starred in more than 100 films. ... view
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Self (archive footage)
1999
Harry Sterndale, a failed photographer, is given a diagnosis of cancer and told that he has only three months to live. After thinking things over, he ... view
Character:
Jamie Campbell-Stewart
1999
Starting with "The Wolf Man" (in 1941), Universal Studios made five movies featuring The Wolf Man, a character portrayed by Lon Chaney, Jr. Monster by ... view
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Self (archive footage)
1998
The young Jeremiah grows up in a priest's family in the village of Anathoth, near Jerusalem. God appears to Jeremiah in different human guises on seve ... view
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General Safan
1998
In this globe-trotting adventure, Marco Polo (Don Diamont) plays the famous 13th Century explorer who sets out from Italy to find his missing father, ... view
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Captain Cornelius Donovan
1996
Robert the Bruce unites the Scots in a rebellion against the hated English, led by Edward I. He is supported by various loyal followers, notably the b ... view
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Bishop Wisharton
Original title: Die Tunnelgangster von Berlin
1996
A group of criminals storm into a Berlin Bank and escape through a tunnel, which they built earlier. ... view
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Professor Norbert Marcus
1995
Tommy Fawkes wants to be a successful comedian. After his Las Vegas debut is a failure, he returns to Blackpool where his father—also a comedian—s ... view
Character:
Dolly Hopkins
1995
An American widow takes revenge on the Russian mafia in Moscow after her husband is killed. ... view
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1995
Luise modestly but happily runs a small travel agency with her husband Matthias. Matthias goes on a travel tour to distant Kazakhstan. Luise becomes a ... view
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Matthias
1994
Hammer Films remain on record as the most consistently successful and influential British film company in history. And while Hammer may be best-known ... view
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Narrator
1994
Through the 1950s and 1960s, and running alongside production of the gothic horror films, Hammer made a series of what were known as "mini-Hitchcocks" ... view
Character:
narrator
1994
The wicked women of Hammer included such cult stars and screen legends as Bette Davis, Ingrid Pitt, Joan Fontaine, Martine Beswick, Tallulah Bankhead, ... view
Character:
Narrator (voice)
1994
Through the years, Hammer's depiction of female vampires was consistently groundbreaking and always controversial, exploring the fine line between for ... view
Character:
Narrator (voice)
Aug 1994 (first aired)
The World of Hammer is a thirteen-part British documentary series created and written by Robert and Ashley Sidaway for Channel 4. Initially broadcast ... view
Character:
Narrator (13 ep.)
Self (archive footage) (3 ep.)
Nov 1993 (first aired)
After returning the body of Gus McCrae to Lonesome Dove, Woodrow Call takes on the challenge of driving a herd of wild mustangs 2500 miles north to th ... view
Character:
Gregor Dunnigan (4 ep.)
1992
A regeneration experiment on a severed arm goes awry, turning the limb into a murderous, reptilian creature. ... view
Character:
Dr. Hans Vaughan
1991
France, 1897. Colonel Georges Picquart challenges the French government when he discovers the obscure political maneuvers that led to the imprisonment ... view
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Gen. de Boisdeffre
1991
Set during the height of Spanish Inquisition. The beautiful and kind-hearted Maria is arrested as a witch when she inadvertently cries out in horror a ... view
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Cardinal
1991
The authorised story of snooker's most controversial star. ... view
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Self
1990
Actor Robert Culp introduces trailers for and scenes from movies from Action International Pictures. ... view
Character:
General Turner (archive footage) (uncredited)
1990
On an idyllic Caribbean island, Panama Sugar and his friends, engage a battle with Fox Perry, the wealthy American boss who would like to purchase the ... view
Character:
Generale
1990
A fashion photographer and seven models travel to a South American island fortress, ostensibly to do a fashion shoot. In reality, the photographer is ... view
Character:
Michael Bartos
1990
A chance meeting between British nobleman and lovely young Mistral foils a plot by her manipulating Aunt Emilie to avenge the death of her sister, Mis ... view
Character:
The Rajah
1990
Young Jim Hawkins, while running the Benbow Inn with his mother, meets Captain Billy Bones, who dies at the inn while it is beseiged by buccaneers led ... view
Character:
Billy Bones
1989
An updated version of the classic horror tale by Edgar Allen Poe. Ryan and his girlfriend Molly are going to visit Ryan's uncle, Roderick Usher, at hi ... view
Character:
Roderick Usher
1989
It's 1649: Mazarin hires the impoverished D'Artagnan to find the other musketeers: Cromwell has overthrown the English king, so Mazarin fears revolt, ... view
Character:
Athos
1989
When saxophonist Mike Teller's brother Mackie is killed before being able to deliver $500,000 to mob boss Jack Fisher, Mike is arrested as an accompli ... view
Character:
Jack Fisher
1988
When the DEA director arrests the drug-dealing son of a South American general and cocaine baron, the dictator orders a plane of college students, amo ... view
Character:
General Belmondo
1988
An account of Baron Munchausen's supposed travels and fantastical experiences with his band of misfits. ... view
Character:
Vulcan
1988
During one of his robberies, a highwayman, who steals from the rich and gives to the poor, falls in love with an aristocratic lady. Now, he is forced ... view
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Sir Phillip Gage
1988
Race-car driver Blaine Striker grows concerned about his younger brother, a student at a medical school on the Caribbean island of St. Heron. General ... view
Character:
General Turner
1988
A retired Army colonel attempts to rescue his imprisoned son in this action packed thriller. To save his CIA operative son from terrorists, Col. Smith ... view
Character:
Captain Simpson
1988
Following Southern Rhodesia’s declaration of independence, many face victory, while others grapple with violence under these new terms. ... view
Character:
Ian Ballinger
1987
War story of the 27th Panzers, Hitler's heavy-duty combat regiment composed of prisoners. ... view
Character:
The General
1987
In the 18th-century British Caribbean colony of St. Joseph's, decadent and hedonistic aristocrats rule with an iron fist and terrorize slaves and susp ... view
Character:
Captain Shanks
1987
In 1747, a handsome but rebellious Scotsman named Richard Abdee is auctioned off as a slave on a Caribbean island controlled by French and British sug ... view
Character:
Captain Shanks
1987
American professor Tarl Cabot is transported via a magical ring to planet Gor, where he must help an oppressed country overthrow its evil king and his ... view
Character:
Sarm
Character:
Self
1986
The daughter of an international tycoon is kidnapped by a trio of abductors who seek to mold her to their lifestyle. ... view
Character:
Gregory Le Vay
1986
Middle-aged Gerald Kingsland advertises in a London paper for a female companion to spend a year with him on a desert island. The young Lucy Irving ta ... view
Character:
Gerald Kingsland
1985
In 15th century England, a civil war called Wars of the Roses is being fought between two rival houses who want the throne. Fresh from battle, a knigh ... view
Character:
Sir Brackley
Apr 1985 (first aired)
The Max Headroom Show started life in the UK in 1985. The show featured actor Matt Frewer playing the role as computer-generated talk-show host Max He ... view
Character:
Self (1 ep.)
Mar 1985 (first aired)
After his proposal to sail west to the East Indies is rejected by Portugal, Columbus overcomes court intrigue in Spain to gain support for his expedit ... view
Character:
Martin Pinzon (4 ep.)
Dec 1983 (first aired)
Masquerade is an American espionage television series that aired for a few months on ABC in the spring of 1983. ... view
Character:
Peter Serkov / Wolfen (1 ep.)
1983
God has had enough of the bad behavior and attitude of humankind, and has decided to start it all over. It is up to a struggling inventor and a bank t ... view
Character:
Beasley
1983
A gigantic serpent is captured on a remote island and shipped to an American college for experimentation. ... view
Character:
Jason Kincaid
1983
Hooker and Gondorf pull a con on Macalinski, an especially nasty mob boss with the help of Veronica, a new grifter. They convince this new victim that ... view
Character:
Lonnegan
Original title: المسألة الكبرى
1983
During the British colonial period in Iraq, Sheikh Dhari and his tribe openly reject colonization and employ peaceful resistance against the British o ... view
Character:
Colonel Leachman
1983
Happily engaged to her handsome fiance, Charles, Fanny is soon hit with one misfortune after another until she is forced to become a prostitute to sur ... view
Character:
Edward Widdlecome
1981
International terrorists attempt to kidnap a wealthy couple's child. Their plan comes unstuck, however, when a deadly Black Mamba, sent by mistake ins ... view
Character:
Dave Averconnelly
1981
Comic artist and writer Woody performs a simple courier operation for his friend Harry who works for the CIA. But when he successfully fends off hosti ... view
Character:
Krokov
1981
Resistance leader Omar Mukhtar opposes Italian colonization before World War II. The brutal guerrilla war against Italian General Rodolfo Graziani and ... view
Character:
General Rodolfo Graziani
1980
An ugly, misshapen podiatrist ingests a formula made by a colleague and turns into a handsome, devil-may-care (but violent) ladies' man. ... view
Character:
Dr. Henry Heckyl/Mr. Hype
1979
A bumbling US marine Captain is assigned to retrieve a space capsule from a despotic African ruler. ... view
Character:
Captain Daniel Nelson
1979
A man tries to uncover an unconventional psychologist's therapy techniques on his institutionalized wife, while a series of brutal attacks committed b ... view
Character:
Dr. Hal Raglan
1979
A dedicated teacher tries to reach out to juvenile delinquent students at a London alternative school. ... view
Character:
Terence Sutton
1978
Private eye Philip Marlowe investigates a case of blackmail involving the two wild daughters of a rich general, a pornographer and a gangster. ... view
Character:
Eddie Mars
1978
Coming back from an extended business trip, Frank discovers that his girlfriend Janie is now working at a new resort hotel where the owner has given h ... view
Character:
Jim Wilson
1977
This NBC Special from 1977 pitted celebrities from the worlds of film and TV in the United States against stars from the U.K. and the rest of the Worl ... view
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Self
1977
Tom Canty is a poor English boy who bears a remarkable resemblance to Edward, Prince of Wales and son of King Henry VIII. The two boys meet and decide ... view
Character:
Miles Hendon
1977
A Native American travels around a resort town, murdering cops and rich people with a high-powered crossbow, while demanding that the town's richest r ... view
Character:
Nick McCormick
1976
A family moves into a large old mansion in the countryside which seems to have a mysterious and sinister power over its new residents. ... view
Character:
Ben Rolf
1976
Sam Longwood, a frontiersman who has seen better days, spies the gold-mine partner, Jack Colby, who ran off with all the gold from a mine they were pr ... view
Character:
Joe Knox
1976
This action drama centers on a former CIA operative who grudgingly rejoins the spy game due to the machinations of his one-time student - a screw up w ... view
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Gabriel Lee
1975
In the 19th century, Romantic composer/pianist Franz Liszt tries to end his hedonistic ways but keeps getting sucked back in by his seductive fellow c ... view
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Princess Carolyn's Servant
1975
Cowardly rogue Harry Flashman's (Malcolm McDowell) schemes to gain entry to the royal circles of 19th-century Europe go nowhere until he meets a pair ... view
Character:
Otto von Bismarck
1975
After a series of traumatic childhood events, a psychosomatically deaf, dumb and blind boy becomes a master pinball player and the object of a religio ... view
Character:
Frank
1974
A debauched young aristocrat entrusts the running of his country house to Tom, the butler, on whom he depends absolutely. Before long the servant begi ... view
Character:
Tom the butler
1974
The Four Musketeers defend the queen and her dressmaker from Cardinal Richelieu and Milady de Winter. ... view
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Athos
1974
Ten people are invited to a hotel in the Iranian desert, only to find that an unseen person is killing them one by one. Could one of them be the kille ... view
Character:
Hugh Lombard
1974
Famed composer Gustav Mahler reflects on the tragedies of his life and failing marriage while traveling by train. ... view
Character:
Train Conductor
1973
In 17th century France, young D'Artagnan wants to join the King's Musketeers, but instead befriends three legendary musketeers—Athos, Porthos, and A ... view
Character:
Athos
1973
An Italian prison official's wife is kidnapped, and the kidnappers demand that a notorious prisoner be released in order for the man to get his wife b ... view
Character:
Vito Cipriani
Original title: Mordi e fuggi
1973
A man and his mistress have just taken off for a weekend romp when they're kidnapped by a trio of bank robbers. They wind up becoming media "stars" as ... view
Character:
Fabrizo
1973
Based on Mikhail Lermontov's novel Vadim, this costume drama, set in Russia during the 1700s, chronicles the battle between a vengeful, anarchic peasa ... view
Character:
Palizyn
1972
After her husband is captured during WWII, homesteader Alice is forced to maintain their land herself. One day, a wandering soldier named Barton stops ... view
Character:
Arthur, the Sergeant
1972
In the not too distant future, an overpopulated Earth government makes it illegal to have children for a generation. One couple, unsatisfied with thei ... view
Character:
Russ
1972
Imprisoned Harry Lomart is a vicious, brute of a man and yet he is prepared to do his long jail term as he is confident that on his release his beauti ... view
Character:
Harry Lomart
Nov 1971 (first aired)
The BBC's flagship cinema review TV program featuring reviews of new releases, news items and interviews. The title of the program changes each year t ... view
Character:
Self (1 ep.)
1971
A ruthless rancher, and his gang, use extremely long range rifles to kill the men who kidnapped his wife. ... view
Character:
Frank Calder
1971
A charismatic 17th-century French priest becomes the target of a sexually obsessed nun’s witchcraft accusations, which corrupt church and state offi ... view
Character:
Father Urbain Grandier
1970
Young Jenny heads to the South of England to start a new career as a school teacher. Even before she has had a chance to settle in she meets Patrick, ... view
Character:
Patrick Standish
Original title: La Dame dans l'auto avec des lunettes et un fusil
1970
Dany Longo is red-haired, beautiful, disturbed, passionate--and nearsighted. As she speeds through the south of France in a purloined Thunderbird on a ... view
Character:
Michael Caldwell
1969
Growing up in the sheltered confines of a 1920s English coal-mining community, free-spirited sisters Gudrun and Ursula explore erotic love with a weal ... view
Character:
Gerald Crich
1969
In 1908 London, a women's rights campaigner discovers the Assassination Bureau Limited, an organization that kills for justice. When its motives are c ... view
Character:
Ivan Dragomiloff
1969
A POW in World War II is put to work in a Munich zoo, looking after an Asian elephant. The zoo is bombed by the Americans and the director of the zoo ... view
Character:
Brooks
1968
Musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist, a classic tale of an orphan who runs away from the workhouse and joins up with a group of boys he ... view
Character:
Bill Sikes
1967
The story of the influential 19th century British poet Dante Gabriel Rossetti and his troubled and somewhat morbid relationship with his wife and his ... view
Character:
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
1967
Advertising golden boy Andrew Quint is fed up with his fabulously successful life. In very dramatic fashion, he quits his job to return to writing for ... view
Character:
Andrew Quint
1967
In a small island off the American coast, the Whateleys live in an old mill where a mysterious bloody being creates an atmosphere of horror. After her ... view
Character:
Ethan
1967
Brothers Michael and David Tremayne decide to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London, not for criminal purposes, but to make themselves famou ... view
Character:
David Tremayne
1966
A French-Canadian fur trapper takes a mute girl as his unwilling wife to live with him in his remote cabin in the woods. ... view
Character:
La Bete
1965
1880. British India. Robert Case, a half-caste lieutenant, is unjustly discharged from the British Army. He joins the rebel Bengali tribesmen offensiv ... view
Character:
Ali Kahn
1965
Always On Sunday is a bio-pic on Le (Henri) Douanier Rousseau, a French naive painter. ... view
Character:
Narrator (voice)
1965
An actor is playing Claude Debussy in a film about the composer's life, and finds himself identifying with his subject very closely. ... view
Character:
Claude Debussy
1965
A group of close friends spend their time drinking and partying. When the American fiancé one of them shows up, the clique protects her by hiding her ... view
Character:
Moise
Nov 1964 (first aired)
R3 is a British television series produced by the BBC between 1964 and 1965. Full title was Ministry of Research Centre No.3. It was a 50-minute show, ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (26 ep.)
1964
In a seaside village, a group of local young men mingle among the seasonal tourists in search of sexual conquests. Near the end of one summer, the lea ... view
Character:
Tinker
1963
A cruel Roundhead Colonel is on the trail of royalist sympathizers, but unaware of his daughters royalist sympathies. When she falls into a love trian ... view
Character:
Captain Sylvester
1963
Eleven years ago, the wealthy Ashby family was shattered when Mr and Mrs Ashby died in an airplane crash and their grieving son Tony committed suicide ... view
Character:
Simon Ashby
1962
An American tourist and a troubled young woman are chased by her gang leader brother to a top secret British government facility that conducts experim ... view
Character:
King
Oct 1962 (first aired)
Simon Templar is The Saint, a handsome, sophisticated, debonair, modern-day Robin Hood who recovers ill-gotten wealth and redistributes it to those in ... view
Character:
Joe Catelli (1 ep.)
Aristides Koralis (1 ep.)
Oct 1962 (first aired)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired ... view
Character:
Self (3 ep.)
1962
A captain and his sailors investigate the rampaging "Marsh Phantoms" terrorizing a coastal town, but their search is hindered by a local reverend and ... view
Character:
Harry Cobtree
1962
A group of ruthless pirates attack a 17th Century Huguenot settlement on the Isle of Devon in search of treasure and will stop at nothing to obtain it ... view
Character:
Pirate Brocaire
1961
A child conceived by a mute servant girl transforms from an innocent youth to a killer beast at night with uncontrollable urges. ... view
Character:
Leon Corledo
1961
Anthony Hancock gives up his office job to become an abstract artist. He has a lot of enthusiasm, but little talent, and critics scorn his work. Never ... view
Character:
Artist in Cafe
1961
Johnnie Byrne is a member of the British Parliament. In his 40s, he's feeling frustrated with his life and his personal as well as professional proble ... view
Character:
Man with Bucket on His Head (uncredited)
1961
Author-explorer Reggie Blake takes an unorthodox approach to his craft, apparently finding inspiration in the adventures suggested by his agent Charle ... view
Character:
Oliver Borlinski
1960
Robin of Loxley and his men stumble on a plot to overthrow Hubert Walter, King's Chancellor and Archbishop of Canterbury. The plotters, the Sheriff of ... view
Character:
Lord Melton (uncredited)
1960
Norman Puckle, a well-meaning but clumsy grocer's assistant, can't seem to do anything right. After being rejected by Marlene, the love of his life, h ... view
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Teddy Boy in Cinema Fight (uncredited)
1960
Hello London is a 1958 documentary film starring Sonja Henie and Michael Wilding. ... view
Character:
Photographer (uncredited)
1960
After a series of scientific experiments directed towards freeing the inner man and controlling human personalities, the kindly, generous Dr Henry Jek ... view
Character:
Nightclub Bouncer (uncredited)
1960
When her architect father brings home a much younger new wife, rebellious and resentful teen Jenny goes to extreme lengths to sabotage their relations ... view
Character:
Plaid Shirt
1960
Involuntarily-retired Colonel Hyde recruits seven other dissatisfied ex-servicemen for a special project. Each of the men has a skeleton in the cupboa ... view
Character:
Chorus Boy (uncredited)
1960
When the union in his factory walks out on strike, a family man refuses to participate, risking the wrath — and retaliation — of his fellow worker ... view
Character:
Mick
1960
Encompassing three hugely popular double acts, The Crazy Gang were one of Britain's best-loved, most enduring variety troupes – their antics deligh ... view
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Spectator at Sideshow (uncredited)
1959
On marrying the boss's daughter, Richard takes his father-in-law's advice to hire a live-in domestic. He soon finds good help is hard to come by. Run- ... view
Character:
Train Passenger (uncredited)
Oct 1959 (first aired)
Adam Knight is a young man who, having tried several jobs, decides to set up an agency, 'Knight Errant '59', to solve other people's problems - whatev ... view
Character:
Benny Falconer (1 ep.)
1959
A captain is promoted by his company from tramp steamers to their flagship passenger liner. Although he is a thoroughly competent sailor ready to take ... view
Character:
Suntanning Passenger (uncredited)
1958
Norman Pitkin and Mr Grimsdale are council workmen mending the road outside an Army base when they come into conflict with the military. Shortly after ... view
Character:
(uncredited)
1955
A wealthy young man from Yorkshire visits a London nightclub and meets a performer. She decides to take him for every penny he is worth, and he decide ... view
Character:
Extra (uncredited)