Thursday, 31 July 2025

Jerry Austin

Born: 20 July 1892, Odessa, Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire [now Ukraine]
Died: 15 October 1976, Los Angeles County, California, USA 

Saratoga Trunk (1945) as Cupidon


















Jack Palance

Born: 18 February 1919, Lattimer Mines, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: 10 November 2006, Montecito, California, USA

It Can Be Done... Amigo (1972) as Sonny Bronston












Wednesday, 30 July 2025

Diane Aubrey

Born: 1939, West Bridgeford, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

Village of the Damned (1960) as WRAC Secretary















Watch It, Sailor! (1961) as Barmaid

With Bobby Howes.















Bobby Howes

Born: 4 August 1895, London, England, UK
Died: 27 April 1972, London, England, UK

Watch It, Sailor! (1961) as Drunk


















Tuesday, 29 July 2025

Paddy Smith

Born: unknown
Died: unknown

Murder Ahoy (1964) as Steward

Paddy Smith serves the fish much to a seated Gerald Cross's disgust. William Mervyn is enjoying the moment.









Henry Oscar

Born: 14 July 1891, London, England, UK
Died: 28 December 1969, London, England, UK

Murder Ahoy (1964) as Lord Rudkin















Fred Real

Born: unknown
Died: unknown

Murder Ahoy (1964) as Hotel Porter (uncredited)

Fred Real walks in the room behind Stringer Davis.











Ivor Salter

Born: 22 August 1925, Taunton, Somerset, England, UK
Died: 21 June 1991, Warwickshire, England, UK

Murder Ahoy (1964) as Police Sergeant (uncredited)

Ivor is the police officer in uniform.












Edna Petrie

Born: 4 August 1898, Haringey, London, England, UK
Died: 16 June 1991, Westcott, Surrey, England, UK

Murder Ahoy (1964) as Miss Pringle





















Ronald Hines

Born: 20 June 1929, London, England, UK
Died: 28 March 2017, Midhurst, West Sussex, England, UK

Whistle Down the Wind (1961) as P.C. Thurstow

Ronald Hines is on the right, with Hamilton Dyce.










Barry Dean

Born: unknown
Died: unknown

Whistle Down the Wind (1961) as Raymond















John Arnatt

Born: 9 May 1917, Petrograd [now St. Petersburg], Russia
Died: 21 December 1999, Surrey, England, UK

Whistle Down the Wind (1961) as Superintendent Teesdale
















Alan Bates

Born: 17 February 1934, Allestree, Derbyshire, England, UK
Died: 27 December 2003, Westminster, London, England, UK

Whistle Down the Wind (1961) as Arthur Blakey















Elsie Wagstaff

Born: 1 July 1899, Leytonstone, Essex, England, UK
Died: 16 July 1985, Kensington, London, England, UK

Whistle Down the Wind (1961) as Auntie Dorothy















Hamilton Dyce

Born: 14 March 1912, Sandhurst, Kent, England, UK
Died: 8 January 1972, Surrey, England, UK

Whistle Down the Wind (1961) as Reverend Reeves - The Vicar















Patricia Heneghan

Born: 2 March 1934, Farnborough, Hampshire, England, UK
Died: 24 September 2023, England, UK

Whistle Down the Wind (1961) as Salvation Army Girl















Alan Barnes

Born: unknown

Whistle Down the Wind (1961) as Charles Bostock




















Diane Holgate

Born: 25 September 1950, Clitheroe, Lancashire, England, UK

Whistle Down the Wind (1961) as Nan Bostock






















Roy Holder

Born: 15 June 1946, Birmingham, England, UK
Died: 9 November 2021, UK

Whistle Down the Wind (1961) as Jackie Greenwood

Roy Holder is the taller boy, with Alan Barnes.














Murder Ahoy (1964) as Petty Officer Lamb (uncredited)

With Margaret Rutherford.











William Mervyn

Born: 3 January 1912, Nairobi, Kenya
Died: 6 August 1976, London, England, UK

Murder Ahoy (1964) as Comm. Breeze-Connington















Bernard Adams

Born: unknown
Died: unknown

Murder Adams (1964) as Dusty Miller














Norma Foster

Born: 15 September 1939, East London, South Africa

Murder Ahoy (1964) as Asst. Matron Shirley Boston

Norma Foster is on the right, with Joan Benham.










Derek Nimmo

Born: 19 September 1930, Liverpool, England, UK
Died: 24 February 1999, Chelsea, London, England, UK

Murder Ahoy (1964) as Sub-Lt. Eric Humbert

With Norma Foster.












Arnold Schulkes

Born: 20 April 1930, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Died: 18 February 2016, London, England, UK

Murder Ahoy (1964) as Steward (uncredited)















Monday, 28 July 2025

Lionel Jeffries

Born: 10 June 1926, Forest Hill, London, England, UK
Died: 19 February 2010, Poole, Dorset, England, UK

Murder Ahoy (1964) as Captain Sydney De Courcy Rhumstone















Norman Mitchell

Born: 27 August 1918, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK
Died: 19 March 2001, King's Lynn, Norfolk, England, UK

A Home of Your Own (1964) as The Foreman

Norman is wearing the glasses, with Aubrey Woods on the right.













Ronnie Stevens

Born: 2 September 1925, Peckham, London, England, UK
Died: 11 November 2006, Denville Hall, Northwood, Hillingdon, London, England, UK

A Home of Your Own (1964) as The Architect
















Aubrey Woods

Born: 9 April 1928, Palmers Green, London, England, UK
Died: 7 May 2013, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, UK

A Home of Your Connery (1964) as Water Board Inspector















Barrie Gosney

Born: 20 November 1926, Guildford, Surrey, England, UK
Died: 24 January 2008, London, England, UK

A Home of Your Own (1964) as Labourer with Cap
















Gerald Campion

Born: 23 April 1921, Bloomsbury, London, England, UK
Died: 9 July 2002, Agen, Lot-et-Garonne, France

A Home of Your Own (1964) as Glazier















Helen Cotterill

Born: 24 October 1939, Wimbledon, Surrey, England, UK

A Home of Your Own (1964) as The Mayor's Daughter

Helen is in between Janet Brown and Thelma Ruby.
























Janet Brown

Born: 14 December 1923, Rutherglen, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Died: 27 May 2011, Hove, East Sussex, England, UK

A Home of Your Own (1964) as The Architect's Wife

With Thelma Ruby.












Thelma Ruby

Born: 23 March 1925, Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK

A Home of Your Own (1964) as The Mayor's Wife

Thelma is the lady on the right, with Fred Emney. Janet Brown is on the left.













Bridget Armstrong

Born: 15 March 1937, Dunedin, New Zealand

A Home of Your Own (1964) as The Wife

With Richard Briers.













Jack Melford

Born: 5 September 1899, London, England, UK
Died: 22 October 1972, Poole, England, UK

A Home of Your Own (1964) as Telephone Engineer















Henry Woolf

Born: 20 January 1930, London, England, UK
Died: 11 November 2021, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

A Home of Your Own (1964) as Diviner
















Tony Tanner

Born: 27 July 1932, Hillingdon, Middlesex, England, UK
Died: 8 September 2020, Los Angeles, California, USA

A Home of Your Own (1964) as Workman with Radio

Tony Tanner is on the left, with Peter Butterworth.


























George Benson

Born: 11 January 1911, Cardiff, Wales, UK
Died: 17 June 1983, Camden, London, England, UK 

A Home of Your Own (1964) as Gatekeeper















Sunday, 27 July 2025

Virginia Field

Born: 4 November 1917, London, England, UK
Died: 2 January 1992, Palm Desert, California, USA

Dance, Girl, Dance (1940) as Elinor Harris


















Jeanne Lafayette

Born: 20 July 1908, Sainte-Maure de Touraine, France
Died: 9 September 1993, Los Angeles, California, USA

Dance, Girl, Dance (1940) as Nanette, Elinor's Maid (uncredited)


















Nigel Bruce

Born: 4 February 1895, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
Died: 8 October 1953, Santa Monica, California, USA

Limelight (1952) as Postant

Nigel Bruce is on the right, with Norman Lloyd.














Claire Bloom

Born: 15 February 1931, Finchley, London, England, UK

Limelight (1952) as Thereza 'Terry' Ambrose
















Peter Schenke

Born: unknown
Died: unknown

One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942) as Hendrik (uncredited)

From left to right: Joan Akkerman, Peter Schenke, Valerie Moon, Willem Akkerman.
















Willem Akkerman

Born: unknown
Died: unknown

One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942) as Willem (uncredited)

From left to right: Joan Akkerman, Peter SchenkeValerie Moon, Willem Akkerman.
















Joan Akkerman

Born: unknown
Died: unknown

One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942) as Maarjte

From left to right: Joan Akkerman, Peter Schenke, Valerie Moon, Willem Akkerman.

Valerie Moon

Born: unknown   
Died: unknown

One of Aircraft Is Missing (1942) as Jannie (uncredited)

From left to right: Joan Akkerman, Peter Schenke, Valerie Moon and Willem Akkerman.
















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