Born: 22 March 1912, Dublin, Ireland
Died: 18 January 1985, London, England
His most famous work was as Albert Steptoe in the British comedy series 'Steptoe and Son'.
Some Will, Some Won't (1970) as Henry Russell
Far From Forgotten
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Saturday, 23 February 2013
Wednesday, 20 February 2013
Michael Wilding
Born: 23 January 1912, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England
Died: 8 July 1979, London, England
Secret Mission (1942) as Private Nobby Clark
Roland Culver
Born: 21 August 1900, London, England, UK
Died: 1 March 1984, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Love on Wheels (1932) as Salesman, Mr Fisher
Old Bill and Son (1941) as Colonel
Secret Mission (1942) as Captain Red Gowan
The Ship That Died of Shame (1955) as Maj. Fordyce
The Iron Maiden (1962) as Lord Upshott
Died: 1 March 1984, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Love on Wheels (1932) as Salesman, Mr Fisher
Old Bill and Son (1941) as Colonel
Secret Mission (1942) as Captain Red Gowan
The Ship That Died of Shame (1955) as Maj. Fordyce
The Iron Maiden (1962) as Lord Upshott
The Missionary (1982) as Lord Fermleigh
Hugh Williams
Born: 6 March 1904, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, England
Died: 7 December 1969, London, England
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942) as Frank Shelley
Secret Mission (1942) as Major Peter Garnett
Died: 7 December 1969, London, England
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942) as Frank Shelley
Secret Mission (1942) as Major Peter Garnett
John Salew
Born: 1902, Portsmouth, England
Died: September 1961, London, England
Secret Mission (1942) as Hauptmann Gruening
London Belongs to Me (1948) as Mr. Barks
With cigarette in mouth, John Salew talks to Wylie Watson.
Died: September 1961, London, England
Secret Mission (1942) as Hauptmann Gruening
London Belongs to Me (1948) as Mr. Barks
With cigarette in mouth, John Salew talks to Wylie Watson.
The Shakedown (1960) as Arnold
Tuesday, 19 February 2013
Pat Harrington Sr.
Born: 6 February 1901, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died: 2 September 1965, New York City, New York, USA
The Goldbergs: Unknown Episode (1955) as Boojie
Died: 2 September 1965, New York City, New York, USA
The Goldbergs: Unknown Episode (1955) as Boojie
Edith Gresham
Born: 28 September 1897
Died: 31 December 1976, Riverdale, The Bronx, New York, USA
The Goldbergs: Episode Unknown (1955) as Mrs. Fisher
Died: 31 December 1976, Riverdale, The Bronx, New York, USA
The Goldbergs: Episode Unknown (1955) as Mrs. Fisher
Anabel Shaw
Born: 24 June 1921, Oakland, California, USA
Died: 16 April 2010, Santa Barbara, California, USA
Signed a contract with 20th Century Fox in 1946.
Shock (1946) as Mrs. Janet Stewart
Died: 16 April 2010, Santa Barbara, California, USA
Signed a contract with 20th Century Fox in 1946.
Shock (1946) as Mrs. Janet Stewart
Anita Gombault
Born: unknown
Anita is only known to have been in two fims.
Secret Mission (1942) as Estelle Fayolle
With Percy Walsh.
Karel Stepanek
Born: 29 October 1899, BrĂ¼nn, Austria-Hungary (now Brno, Czech Republic)
Died: 25 December 1980, London, England
Work extensively in Germany before WWII and fled the country in 1940. Potrayed many characters sympathetic to the Nazis in films during and after the war. Worked in Hollywood as well as London.
Secret Mission (1942) as Major Lang
Karel is on the right, with John Salew.
Died: 25 December 1980, London, England
Work extensively in Germany before WWII and fled the country in 1940. Potrayed many characters sympathetic to the Nazis in films during and after the war. Worked in Hollywood as well as London.
Secret Mission (1942) as Major Lang
Karel is on the right, with John Salew.
Percy Walsh
Born: 24 April 1888, Luton, Bedfordshire, England
Died: 19 January 1952, London, England
A stage actor who appeared in over 60 films.
Old Bill and Son (1941) as Gustave (uncredited)
Percy Walsh's French speaking is excellent is this film. Manning Whiley is being served a stare.
Secret Mission (1942) as M. Fayolle
Died: 19 January 1952, London, England
A stage actor who appeared in over 60 films.
Old Bill and Son (1941) as Gustave (uncredited)
Percy Walsh's French speaking is excellent is this film. Manning Whiley is being served a stare.
Secret Mission (1942) as M. Fayolle
Fritz Wendhausen
Born: unknown
Died: 1962, London, England
Fritz Wendhausen was a director and actor in Germany and the UK during the 1920's and early 1930's before settling in England in the mid 1930's, before WWII.
Secret Mission (1942) as General von Reichman (credited as F.R. Wendhausen)
Died: 1962, London, England
Fritz Wendhausen was a director and actor in Germany and the UK during the 1920's and early 1930's before settling in England in the mid 1930's, before WWII.
Secret Mission (1942) as General von Reichman (credited as F.R. Wendhausen)
Nancy Price
Born: 3 February 1880, Kinver, Worcestershire, England
Died: 31 March 1970, Worthing, Sussex, England
Nancy Price's screen acting days go back to the silent era.
Secret Mission (1942) as Violette, the housekeeper
Died: 31 March 1970, Worthing, Sussex, England
Nancy Price's screen acting days go back to the silent era.
Secret Mission (1942) as Violette, the housekeeper
Yvonne Andre
Born: 10 May 1906, France
Died: 16 April 1980, Camden, London, England, UK
Secret Mission (1942) as Martine, money collector
Yvonne is on the left, with Nancy Price.
Died: 16 April 1980, Camden, London, England, UK
Secret Mission (1942) as Martine, money collector
Yvonne is on the left, with Nancy Price.
David Page
Born: 17 February 1936, London, England
A child actor.
Secret Mission (1942) as Rene de Carnot, boy
One of only two known performances on film. With Carla Lehmann on the right and James Mason on the left.
A child actor.
Secret Mission (1942) as Rene de Carnot, boy
One of only two known performances on film. With Carla Lehmann on the right and James Mason on the left.
Betty Warren
Born: 31 October 1905, Fareham, England
Died: 15 December 1990, London, England
Secret Mission (1942) as Lulu Clark
Champagne Charlie (1944) as Bessie Bellwood
Passport to Pimlico (1949) as Connie Pemberton
The policeman is Philip Stainton.
Carla Lehmann
Born: 26 February 1917, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Died: 1 December 1990, Berkshire, England
Secret Mission (1942) as Michele de Carnot
With James Mason.
Died: 1 December 1990, Berkshire, England
Secret Mission (1942) as Michele de Carnot
With James Mason.
Monday, 18 February 2013
Al Mulock
Born: 30 June 1926, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died: May 1968, Guadix, Spain
Kill Me Tomorrow (1957) as Rod
The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre: Game for Three Losers (1965) as Nick
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) as Knuckles, member of Frank's Gang (uncredited)
Died: May 1968, Guadix, Spain
Kill Me Tomorrow (1957) as Rod
The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre: Game for Three Losers (1965) as Nick
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) as Knuckles, member of Frank's Gang (uncredited)
Toni Palmer
Born: 17 September 1932, London, England
Toni Palmer was a stage, television and film actress and singer from the late 1950's onwards.
The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre: Game for Three Losers (1965) as Jackie
Smashing Time (1967) as Toni
Keep Off the Grass (1983) as Stripper
Eastenders: Episode Date 2nd August 2007 (2007) as Alice
The Unforgettable Danny LaRue (2010) as Herself, Danny's Leading Lady
Toni in an archive clip of a stage performance.
Lionel Bart: Reviewing the Situation (2012) as Herself
Toni Palmer was a stage, television and film actress and singer from the late 1950's onwards.
The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre: Game for Three Losers (1965) as Jackie
Smashing Time (1967) as Toni
Keep Off the Grass (1983) as Stripper
Eastenders: Episode Date 2nd August 2007 (2007) as Alice
The Unforgettable Danny LaRue (2010) as Herself, Danny's Leading Lady
Toni in an archive clip of a stage performance.
Lionel Bart: Reviewing the Situation (2012) as Herself
Catherine Willmer
Born: 28 November 1910
Died: 2001, Camden, London, England, UK
The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre: Game for Three Losers (1965) as Miss Stewart
Rachel Gurney
Born: 5 March 1920, Eton, Buckinghamshire, England
Died: 24 November 2001, Holt, Norfolk, England
Rachel Gurney mostly worked on stage and in television with only occasional roles in British films. Her most famous TV role was as Lady Marjorie Bellamy in 'Upstairs, Downstairs'.
The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre: Game for Three Losers (1965) as Adele
Died: 24 November 2001, Holt, Norfolk, England
Rachel Gurney mostly worked on stage and in television with only occasional roles in British films. Her most famous TV role was as Lady Marjorie Bellamy in 'Upstairs, Downstairs'.
The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre: Game for Three Losers (1965) as Adele
Sunday, 17 February 2013
Allan Cuthbertson
Born: 7 April 1920, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Died: 8 February 1988, London, England
A stage actor who came over to England in 1947 after his service in the Royal Australian Air Force during the war years. He was in films from the mid 1950's.
The Man Who Never Was (1956) as Vice-Admiral
Allan Cuthbertson sits next to the real Ewan Montagu whose story this film was based upon.
The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre: Game for Three Losers (1965) as Garsden
Died: 8 February 1988, London, England
A stage actor who came over to England in 1947 after his service in the Royal Australian Air Force during the war years. He was in films from the mid 1950's.
The Man Who Never Was (1956) as Vice-Admiral
Allan Cuthbertson sits next to the real Ewan Montagu whose story this film was based upon.
The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre: Game for Three Losers (1965) as Garsden
Kenny Lynch
Born: 18 March 1938, Stepney, London, England
Died: 18 December 2019, UK
Kenny Lynch had a varied career in showbusiness. He was a songwriter, producer, manager and singer in his own right. He can also be said to have been a comedian and actor, on stage and screen. His film career started around the late 1950's or early 1960's. Even before being credited as a performer in 'Just For Fun (1963)', Kenny was appearing in films as walk-ons and non speaking bit parts.
The Criminal (1960) as Man in church (uncredited)
Kenny is in the foreground on the left, with Kenneth Cope. This is the only time we see Kenny in this film and his screen time is about 4 seconds.
Died: 18 December 2019, UK
Kenny Lynch had a varied career in showbusiness. He was a songwriter, producer, manager and singer in his own right. He can also be said to have been a comedian and actor, on stage and screen. His film career started around the late 1950's or early 1960's. Even before being credited as a performer in 'Just For Fun (1963)', Kenny was appearing in films as walk-ons and non speaking bit parts.
The Criminal (1960) as Man in church (uncredited)
Kenny is in the foreground on the left, with Kenneth Cope. This is the only time we see Kenny in this film and his screen time is about 4 seconds.
Kenneth Benda
Born: 3 June 1902, Hampstead, London, England, UK
Died: 26 July 1978, Hammersmith, London, England, UK
Kenneth Benda appeared on screen for the first time whilst in his 60's.
The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre: Game for Three Losers (1965) as Bryce
Mark Eden
Born: 14 February 1928, London, England, UK
Died: 1 Jan 2021, England, UK
The L-Shaped Room (1962) as Terry
The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre: Game for Three Losers (1965) as Oliver Marchant
Coronation Street (1989) as Alan Bradley
Cluedo: The Best Insurance (1991) (Season 2, Episode 2) as George Biddle
The Unforgettable John Le Mesurier (2001) as Himself
Doctors: Loyalty (2006) (Season 7, Episode 131) as Glen Hodgkins
John Le Mesurier: It's All Been Rather Lovely (2012) as Himself, friend