Sunday, 31 May 2026

Robert Desmond

Born: 16 December 1922, London, England, UK
Died: 2002, Kensington, London, England, UK

Sink the Bismarck! (1960) as Lieutenant Dexter (uncredited)

Robert Desmond is standing on the left, with Geoffrey Keen.














Peter Dyneley

Born: 13 April 1921, Hastings, Sussex [now East Sussex], England, UK
Died: 19 August 1977, London, England, UK

Sink the Bismarck (1960) as Jenkins - HMS King George V (uncredited)

Peter Dyneley is on the left, with Michael Hordern and Ronald Leigh-Hunt.
























Tuesday, 26 May 2026

Timothy Scott

Born: 20 July 1937, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Died: 14 June 1995, Los Angeles, California, USA

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) as News Carver

















Ted Cassidy

Born: 31 July 1932, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: 16 January 1979, Los Angeles, California, USA

Ted Cassy's most famous role was that of 'Lurch' in the 1960s comedy series 'The Addams Family'.

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) as Harvey Logan

















Donald Churchill

Born: 6 November 1930, Southall, Middlesex, England, UK
Died: 29 October 1991, Fuengirola, Spain

Sink the Bismarck! (1960) as Seaman on HMS Ark Royal (uncredited)

Donald Churchill is sat on the table. Other sailors are John Stride and David Hemmings.







David Hemmings

Born: 18 November 1941, Guildford, Surrey, England, UK
Died: 3 December 2003, Bucharest, Romania

Sink the Bismarck! (1960) as Seaman on HMS Ark Royal (uncredited)

David Hemmings is on the far right of this picture. Other sailors in this picture are John Stride and Donald Churchill.









Hugh Latimer

Born: 12 May 1913, Haslemere, Surrey, England, UK
Died: 12 June 2006, London, England, UK

Sink the Bismarck! (1960) as Commander - War Room (uncredited)

















Mark Dignam

Born: 20 March 1909, Ealing, London, England, UK
Died: 29 September 1989, London, England, UK

Sink the Bismarck! (1960) as Captain Loben Mound - HMS Ark Royal


















Olaf Pooley

Born: 13 March 1914, Parkstone, Dorset, England, UK
Died: 14 July 2015, Santa Monica, California, USA

Sink the Bismarck! (1960) as Officer of the Watch on HMS Sheffield (uncredited)
















Monday, 25 May 2026

Russell Napier

Born: 28 November 1910, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Died: 19 August 1974, Surbiton, Surrey, England, UK

Sink the Bismarck! (1960) as Air Vice Marshal (uncredited)

Russell Napier is on the right, with Kenneth More.












Joseph Schildkraut

Born: 22 March 1896, Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
Died: 21 January 1964, New York City, New York, USA

The Baroness and the Butler (1938) as Baron Georg Marissey




















Annabella

Born: 14 July 1907, Paris, France
Died: 18 September 1996, Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France

The Baroness and the Butler (1938) as Baroness Katrina Marissey



















Sunday, 24 May 2026

Victor Maddern

Born: 16 March 1928, Seven Kings, Ilford, Essex, England, UK
Died: 22 June 1993, London, England, UK 

Sink the Bismarck! (1960) as Able Seaman

Victor Maddern is on the right, with Ian Whittaker.









Saturday, 23 May 2026

Sean Barrett

Born: 4 May 1940, Hampstead, London, England, UK

Sink the Bismarck! (1960) as Able Seaman Brown


















John Stride

Born: 11 July 1936, London, England, UK
Died: 20 April 2018

John Stride was a West End stage actor who appeared in films and on television from the late 1950s to the 1990s. He was a founding member of Laurence Olivier's Old Vic company.

Sink the Bismarck! (1960) as Tom Shepherd - HMS Ark Royal Air Gunner (uncredited)


















Friday, 22 May 2026

Rodney Bell

Born: 21 October 1915, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Died: 3 August 1968, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA

Sudden Fear (1952) as Aggressive Drunk on Street (uncredited)


















Wednesday, 20 May 2026

Alexis Bobrinskoy

Born: 16 October 1893, St. Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]
Died: 6 February 1971, London, England

Man in the Middle (1955) as Barman (uncredited)



















Beverley Brooks

Born: 5 May 1929, London, England, UK
Died: 12 August 1992, Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France

Man of the Moment (1955) as Air Stewardess


















Max Kirby

Born: 24 April 1903, Hampstead, London, England, UK
Died: 16 March 1969, Fulham, London, England, UK

Man of the Moment (1955) as Raymond



















Arthur Hall

Born: unknown
Died: unknown

Arthur Hall was an extra in British films from the 1940s to the 1960s.

Man of the Moment (1955) as Minister (uncredited)

Arthur Hall is on the right with an unidentified extra.
















Tony Mendleson

Born: unknown
Died: unknown

Tony Mendleson was an extra in many British films from the 1930s to the early 1980s.

Man of the Moment (1955) as Minister (uncredited)

Tony Mendleson is on the left, with Jack Mandeville.














Jack Mandeville

Born: 23 August 1921, Hambledon, Hampshire, England, UK
Died: 2 May 1995, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England, UK

Jack Mandeville was an extra in many British films of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.

Man of the Moment (1955) as Minister (uncredited)

Jack Mandeville is on the right, with Tony Mendleson.














Jack Newmark

Born: 16 December 1902, Stepney, London, England, UK
Died: 8 October 1991, Richmond-upon-Thames, Surrey, England, UK

Trouble in Store (1953) as Photographer (uncredited)


















Tuesday, 19 May 2026

Billy Wells

Born: 31 August 1889, Stepney, London, England, UK
Died: 11 June 1967, Ealing, London, England, UK

Billy Wells was a former British heavyweight boxing champion who fought as 'Bombardier' Billy Wells after his promotion in the army to the respective rank. He bought himself out of the army to box professionally, but re-enlisted during World War 1 in May 1915 whilst continuing with his boxing career. He starred in a few British silent films in the 1910s and 1920s often as a boxer or heavyweight hero. After his professional boxing career was over, Wells began appearing as an uncredited extra in sound films right into the 1960s shortly before his death. He could be seen at the beginning of Rank Organisation films hitting the gong from 1935 to 1945.

Rank Organisation Films (1935 to 1945)
















Danger Tomorrow (1960) as Patient (uncredited)

Billy Wells is seated on the right. Robert Urquhart is standing on the left.














Bill Rooney

Born: unknown
Died: unknown

Danger Tomorrow (1960) as Patient (uncredited)

From left to right: Bill Rooney, Angela Kay, and Lisa Daniely.













Angela Kay

Born: unknown
Died: unknown

Trouble in Store (1953) as Shop Worker at Dinner (uncredited)

Angela Kay is in the background on the left.
























Danger Tomorrow (1960) as Patient (uncredited)

Angela Kay is reading a magazine. Lisa Daniely is seated nearest to us. Bill Rooney is standing on the left.














Fred Davis

Born: unknown
Died: unknown

Danger Tomorrow (1960) as Florist Customer (uncredited)

Fred is being served by Maggie Flint, while Russell Waters and Robert Urquhart wait.













Monday, 18 May 2026

Jim Morgan

Born: unknown

Cup Fever (1965) as Rocket Bailey

This was Jim Morgan's only film appearance.















Wednesday, 13 May 2026

Guy Standeven

Born: 28 August 1928, Scarborough, Yorkshire, England, UK
Died: 16 October 1998, Hammersmith, London, England, UK

The Ship That Died of Shame (1955) as Soldier (uncredited)


















Jack Armstrong

Born: unknown
Died: unknown

A British extra from the 1940s to the 1980s.

The Ship That Died of Shame (1955) as Attendant in Coastal Forces Club (uncredited)

Jack receives the coat and scarf of Richard Attenborough.
















Tuesday, 12 May 2026

A. Bromley Davenport

Born: 29 October 1867, Baginton, Warwickshire, England, UK
Died: 15 December 1946, London, England, UK

Love on the Dole (1941) as Pawnbroker (uncredited)


















Martin Walker

Born: 27 July 1901, Harrow, London, England, UK
Died: 18 September 1955, Kensington, London, England, UK

Love on the Dole (1941) as Ned Narkey

With Clifford Evans.















James Harcourt

Born: 20 April 1873, Headingley, Yorkshire, England, UK
Died: 18 February 1951, London, England, UK

James Harcourt was a character actor on stage from 1902 and in films of the 1930s and 1940s. He was a member of the Liverpool Repertory Company from 1919 to 1931.

Love on the Dole (1941) as Old Man Who Has His Dole Stopped (uncredited)


















Charles Williams

Born: 1915, Bodffordd, Anglesey, Wales, UK
Died: 19 February 1990

Charles Williams was a stage, radio, film and television actor.

Love on the Dole (1941) as Man in Billiard Hall with Full Packet of Cigarettes (uncredited)


















Frank Lawton

Born: 30 September 1904, London, England, UK
Died: 10 June 1969, London, England, UK

A Night to Remember (1958) as Chairman J. Bruce Ismay















Joanna Lumley

Born: 1 May 1946, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, British India [now India]

Coronation Street (1973)(Season 1, Episode 1308) as Elaine Perkins


















Monday, 11 May 2026

Lucia Guillon

Born: unknown
Died: unknown

A Night to Remember (1958) as 1st Class Passenger (uncredited)
















Robert James

Born: 28 March 1924, Paisley, Scotland, UK
Died: 31 July 2004, Middlesex, England, UK

A Night to Remember (1958) as Engineer (uncredited)
















Emerton Court

Born: 10 December 1904, Pevensey Bay, East Sussex, England, UK
Died: 30 January 1961, Surrey, England, UK

A Night to Remember (1958) as Chief Engineer Joseph Bell (uncredited)















John Merivale

Born: 1 December 1917, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died: 6 February 1990, London, England, UK

A Night to Remember (1958) as Robbie Lucas















Michael Goodliffe

Born: 1 October 1914, Bebington, Cheshire, England, UK
Died: 20 March 1976, Wimbledon, London, England, UK

A Night to Remember (1958) as Thomas Andrews

















Sink the Bismarck (1960) as Captain Banister

With Kenneth More.
















Jane Downs

Born: 22 January 1935, Bromley, Kent, England, UK
Died: 20 May 2015 · London, England, UK

A Night to Remember (1958) as Mrs. Sylvia Lightoller















Sunday, 10 May 2026

Julia Foster

Born: 2 August 1943, Lewes, Sussex, England, UK

An actress and singer of stage and screen. Mother of television presenter and adventurer Ben Fogle.

Two Left Feet (1965) as Beth Crowley














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