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Funny Money (1983 Film)
''Funny Money'' is a 1983 British crime film directed by James Kenelm Clarke and starring Gregg Henry, Elizabeth Daily and Derren Nesbitt. The Film was distributed by Cannon Films. The film's sets were designed by the art director Harry Pottle. Plot A pair of credit card thieves flee Las Vegas for London where they shelter in the Londonderry Hotel. Cast * Gregg Henry as Ben Turtle * Elizabeth Daily as Cass * Gareth Hunt as Keith Banks * Derren Nesbitt as Jake Sanderson * Annie Ross as Diana Sharman * Joe Praml as Limping Man * Rose Alba as Mrs. de Salle * Stephen Yardley as Ridley * Nigel Lambert as Vernon Birtwhistle * Bill Mitchell as Gordeno * Lyndam Gregory as Ashed * Al Matthews as 1st Hood * Carol Cleveland as Delphine * Mildred Shay as Mrs. Keller * Charles Keating as Ferguson * Robert Henderson as Mr. Keller * Alan Campbell as Barty Nichols * Rai Bartonious as Gatzzi * Fred S. Ronnow as Hoods' Chauffeur * Johnnie Wade Johnnie Wade is a retired British film and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Kenelm Clarke
James Kenelm Clarke (born 1941 at Great Rissington, Gloucestershire) (died, Norfolk 2020) is an English film director. He was educated at Leighton Park School and studied music with René Leibowitz in Paris. Career At the age of 18 he wrote the music for Michael Darlow's film ''All These People'' and then many scores for ITV Anglia, Anglia Television's plays (under George More O'Ferrall) and then at the suggestion of Sir John Woolf joined Anglia Television full-time in 1961 as a researcher on Anglia's local programme ''About Anglia''. In 1967, he joined BBC Television in London as a producer on the award-winning progmme ''Man Alive (BBC TV series), Man Alive'', edited by Desmond Wilcox. Clarke produced reporters Esther Rantzen, John Pitman (journalist), John Pitman, Joan Bakewell and James Astor. He also contributed films to the ''Braden's Week'' and ''That's Life!'' teams. He directed and co-produced the feature film ''Got It Made'' (1974) starring Lalla Ward, before setting up Nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gareth Hunt
Alan Leonard Hunt (7 February 1942 – 14 March 2007), known as Gareth Hunt, was a British actor best remembered for playing footman Frederick Norton in '' Upstairs, Downstairs'' and Mike Gambit in '' The New Avengers''. Early life Alan Leonard Hunt was born in Battersea, London, in 1942. His father was killed in the Second World War when he was two years old, and he was brought up by his mother, Doris, and his stepfather. At the age of 15, he joined the Merchant Navy. After six years, he jumped ship in New Zealand and worked in a car plant for a year before he was caught and served three months in a military prison. Hunt was then deported back to Britain, and while taking a BBC design course he held a variety of jobs, including stagehand, road digger, butcher's assistant and door-to-door salesman. Having had an interest in acting since his early years, he subsequently trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. Following that, he did rep across the United Kingdom a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983 Films
The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning of the true Internet). * January 24 – Twenty-five members of the Red Brigades are sentenced to life imprisonment for the 1978 murder of Italian politician Aldo Moro. * January 25 ** High-ranking Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie is arrested in Bolivia. ** IRAS is launched from Vandenberg AFB, to conduct the world's first all-sky infrared survey from space. February * February 2 – Giovanni Vigliotto goes on trial on charges of polygamy involving 105 women. * February 3 – Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm Fraser is granted a double dissolution of both houses of parliament, for elections on March 5, 1983. As Fraser is being granted the dissolution, Bill Hayden resigns as leader of the Australian Labor Party, and in the subsequen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnnie Wade
Johnnie Wade is a retired British film and television actor. His most memorable role was playing put upon handyman 'Roger' in the ITV Yorkshire TV comedy series ''You're Only Young Twice'' between 1977 and 1981, he is one of only two members of the main cast still living, the other being Georgina Moon. Born in Bethnal Green, he was a market trader and became a singer in cabaret and with a band after winning talent contests. His first television break was in 1960s soap opera ''Compact'' as Stan Millet. He then performed in musicals including '' South Pacific'' and ''Guys and Dolls''. His other television appearances include ''The Two Ronnies'', ''Porridge'' (playing 'Scrounger'), ''Coronation Street'' and Z-Cars. Selected filmography * ''The Body Stealers'' (1969) * ''Carry On Again Doctor'' (1969) * ''For the Love of Ada'' (1972) * '' The Stick-Up'' (1977) * ''You're Only Young Twice (1977-1981)'' * ''The Music Machine'' (1979) * '' Shillingbury Tales'' (1980) * ''George and Mild ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Campbell (actor)
Bruce Alan Campbell (born April 22, 1957) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Derek Mitchell in the 1987–1992 CBS series ''Jake and the Fatman'' and as E.Z. Taylor on the short-lived 1984–1985 ''Three's Company'' spin-off ''Three's a Crowd''. Early life and education Campbell was born Bruce Alan Campbell on April 22, 1957 in Homestead, Florida, the son of Edward John Campbell, a farmer, and Audrey Carolyn Griner (1930–2015), a homemaker. Campbell attended Tulane University and graduated with a BA in business from the University of Miami. Career On television, Campbell became known to viewers when he co-starred with John Ritter on the short-lived ''Three's Company'' spin-off ''Three's a Crowd'' (1984–1985) in which he played the comedic role of E.Z. Taylor, Jack Tripper's "surfer dude" assistant chef at his bistro. He also co-starred for five seasons with William Conrad and Joe Penny as Assistant District Attorney Derek Mitchell on the CBS crime drama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Henderson (actor)
Robert Henderson (December 19, 1904 Ann Arbor, Michigan - September 9, 1985 London, England) was an American actor. He was known for ''Superman'' (1978), ''Superman III'' (1983), and '' Phase IV'' (1974). He played an important role in the early career of Sean Connery Sir Sean Connery (born Thomas Connery; 25 August 1930 – 31 October 2020) was a Scottish actor. He was the first actor to portray fictional British secret agent James Bond on film, starring in seven Bond films between 1962 and 1983. Origina .... According to the Guardian's obituary of Connery: while he was touring as a chorus member in South Pacific "An American actor in the cast, Robert Henderson, gave him onnerya reading program that included all the plays of George Bernard Shaw, Oscar Wilde and Henrik Ibsen, along with the novels of Thomas Wolfe, Proust’s “Remembrance of Things Past” and Joyce's “Ulysses.” Filmography References 1904 births 1985 deaths 20th-century American male acto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Keating (actor)
Charles Keating (22 October 1941 – 8 August 2014) was an English actor. Background Keating was born in London to Roman Catholic parents who had emigrated from Ireland, Charles James Keating and Margaret (née Shevlin) Keating, Keating moved to the United States via Canada with his family as a teenager. He was working as a hairdresser in Buffalo, New York, when a customer suggested he try out for a local play, making his stage debut in 1959 with the Buffalo Studio Theatre. Keating found steady work with the Cleveland Play House repertory company and was on tour when he met his future wife, actress Mary Chobody. The two were married in 1964 while Keating was serving in the United States Army and directing plays for its entertainment division at Fort Sill in Oklahoma. Keating later acted at the Charles Playhouse in Boston before eventually joining the Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis. In 1971, he was asked by Tyrone Guthrie in 1971 to move back to England and open the Crucible ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mildred Shay
Mildred Helen Shay (September 26, 1911 – October 15, 2005) was an American film actress of the 1930s whose affairs, marriages and glamorous social life became a popular subject for gossip columnists. At five-feet tall, Shay was dubbed the "Pocket Venus" by Hollywood gossip columnists. Early life Shay was born in Cedarhurst, New York, the eldest daughter of a wealthy lawyer, Joseph A. Shay, and his wife, Lillian. She attended New York schools and a Swiss finishing school in France until age 14, when her father moved her and her younger sister, Adeline, to London. The family also lived in a house in Florence and a French chateau in Nice. When Shay was 19 years old, the family moved to Hollywood because of her father's work on behalf of various movie studios. She lived with her mother and sister at the Garden of Allah apartments which was populated by film stars. The family's friends and neighbors included Laurence Olivier, Harpo Marx, Gary Cooper and Ginger Rogers whom Shay said ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carol Cleveland
Carol Cleveland (born 13 January 1942) is a British-American actress and comedian, particularly known for her work with Monty Python. Early life Born in East Sheen, London, she moved to the United States with her mother and U.S. Air Force stepfather at an early age. She was brought up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Lubbock, Texas; and later Pasadena, California, where she attended John Marshall Junior High School and Pasadena High School. She is a former Miss California Navy and appeared as Miss Teen Queen in ''MAD Magazine'' at age 15. Carol was Miss Teen in the August 1958 issue of ''Dig'' magazine. Cleveland returned with her family to London in 1960, and studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Career A stage actress and model who had appeared as an extra in ''The Persuaders!'', a secretary in ''The Saint'', and other TV shows and films, she started to appear as an extra in BBC comedy productions, including ''The Two Ronnies'', ''Morecambe and Wise'', and various veh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Matthews (actor)
Alexander Basil Matthews (November 21, 1942 – September 22, 2018) was an American actor and singer, best known for his appearance as Gunnery Sergeant Apone in the James Cameron film '' Aliens'' (1986). He reprised his role 27 years later, providing the voice of Apone for the video game '' Aliens: Colonial Marines'' (2013). Matthews' portrayal of Apone was the inspiration for Sgt. Avery Johnson of the Halo franchise. Military career Matthews was a member of the United States Marine Corps who graduated at Parris Island on May 25, 1966, and served during the Vietnam War. On his website, he stated: I spent six years in the United States Marine Corps; I hold thirteen combat awards and decorations, including two purple hearts. I was the first black Marine in the 1st Marine Division in Vietnam to be meritoriously promoted to the rank of sergeant; I served with Kilo Battery, Fourth Battalion, 11th Marines, 1st Marine Division, of that I am very proud. Acting and musical career Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyndam Gregory
Lyndam Gregory (c. 1955 – 15 July 2014) was an Indian-born British theatre, television, soap opera, and voiceover actor. His best known credits include his portrayal of Sammy Patel on ''Coronation Street'' in 1983, his recurring role as Guppy Sharma on ''EastEnders'' from 1995 to 1996, and Ashkok in ''The Archers''. Gregory also played Dr. Simon Field on ITV television series, '' Surgical Spirit'', for 23 episodes from 1989 to 1992. Early life and education Gregory was born in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India. His father, Neville, was a tea planter, while his mother, Marina, who was originally from Burma, was a local schoolteacher. Gregory and his family moved to London during the early 1960s. He later studied at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. His first professional acting role was in a production of "The Blue Monster", performed at the Arts Theatre in London. His first television role was an episode of ''Rumpole of the Bailey'' as Latif Khan in 1979. Gregory becam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigel Lambert
Nigel Lambert (born 11 May 1944) is an English voice actor. He is best known for his role as the narrator of the first series of the BBC comedy series ''Look Around You'', as well as Merle Ambrose in the MMORPG ''Wizard101''. Acting since the age of 12, Lambert began his stage education at Arts Educational Trust School, Piccadilly. After a brief spell at the Italia Conti Stage School, he joined a repertory company in Cork before completing his training at RADA. This was following by working in repertory theatre in Ireland and Northampton, as well as the Royal National Theatre. Since then, he has been working in radio and television as well as being a member of Hatch End Players."Radio serial", ''Harrow Observer'', 21 July 1972 (pg.3) He played the role of athlete Ken Sparten in the 1969 SF/horror film ''Scream and Scream Again'', and in more recent years provides the voice of Mr Curry in ''The Adventures of Paddington Bear'' television series and also Papa in the Dolmio pasta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
