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Playback (1962 Film)
''Playback'' is a 1962 British crime film directed by Quentin Lawrence and starring Margit Saad, Barry Foster (actor), Barry Foster and Nigel Green. It was based on a short story by Edgar WallaceGoble p.486 Part of the ''Edgar Wallace Mysteries'' film series made at Merton Park Studios, the film's sets were designed by the art director Peter Mullins (art director), Peter Mullins. Cast * Margit Saad as Lisa Shillack * Barry Foster (actor), Barry Foster as Dave Hollis * Victor Platt as Inspector Gorman * Dinsdale Landen as Joe Ross * George Pravda as Simon Shillack * Nigel Green as Ralph Monk * Jerold Wells as Inspector Parkes * Grace Arnold as Miss Wilson * Donald Tandy as Police Sergeant * Kenneth Fortescue as First Tennis Player * Peter Stephens (actor), Peter Stephens as First Drunk * Barry Warren as Second Tennis Player * Billy Milton as Second Drunk * Peter Thomas (actor), Peter Thomas as Constable Wilkie * Edgar Driver as Porter * Edward Davies (actor), Edward Davies as Wait ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quentin Lawrence
Quentin Lawrence (6 November 1920, in Gravesend – 9 March 1979, in Halifax, Yorkshire) was an English film and television director. He worked a long time for ATV. An article about TV directors in ''The Guardian'' said he was "noted for the precision of his camerawork."Directing the electronic flow Dewhurst, Keith. The Guardian 1 Apr 1970: 8. Selected filmography * ''The Trollenberg Terror'' (1958) * '' Cash on Demand'' (1962) * ''Edgar Wallace Mysteries'' : ( Playback'' episode) (1962) * ''The Man Who Finally Died'' (1963) * ''We Shall See'' (1964) * '' The Secret of Blood Island'' (1964) Producer * ''The Ghosts of Motley Hall ''The Ghosts of Motley Hall'' is a British children's television series written by Richard Carpenter. It was produced and directed by Quentin Lawrence for Granada Television, and broadcast between 1976 and 1978 on the ITV network. The series ...'' (1977) References External links *Quentin Lawrenceat Letterbox DVDQuentin Lawrenceat BFI 192 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Platt
The name Victor or Viktor may refer to: * Victor (name), including a list of people with the given name, mononym, or surname Arts and entertainment Film * ''Victor'' (1951 film), a French drama film * ''Victor'' (1993 film), a French short film * ''Victor'' (2008 film), a 2008 TV film about Canadian swimmer Victor Davis * ''Victor'' (2009 film), a French comedy * ''Victor'', a 2017 film about Victor Torres by Brandon Dickerson * ''Viktor'' (film), a 2014 Franco/Russian film Music * ''Victor'' (album), a 1996 album by Alex Lifeson * "Victor", a song from the 1979 album ''Eat to the Beat'' by Blondie Businesses * Victor Talking Machine Company, early 20th century American recording company, forerunner of RCA Records * Victor Company of Japan, usually known as JVC, a Japanese electronics corporation originally a subsidiary of the Victor Talking Machine Company ** Victor Entertainment, or JVCKenwood Victor Entertainment, a Japanese record label ** Victor Interactive So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dickie Owen
Dickie Owen (26 March 1927 – 7 April 2015) was a British actor primarily known for his roles in '' Zulu'', ''The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb'' and ''The Mummy's Shroud ''The Mummy's Shroud'' is a 1967 British DeLuxe colour horror film made by Hammer Film Productions which was directed by John Gilling. It stars André Morell and David Buck as explorers who uncover the tomb of an ancient Egyptian mummy. It als ...''. Owen largely retired from acting in the 1970s and worked as a radio dispatcher for a cab company. After a long public absence, he was interviewed in 2011 about his experiences making ''Zulu''. Filmography Films References External links * Zulu Film Store {{DEFAULTSORT:Owen, Dickie 1927 births 2015 deaths British male film actors British male television actors 20th-century British male actors Place of birth missing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Davies (actor)
Edward or Eddie Davies may refer to: Authors *Edward Davies (Celtic) (1756–1831), Welsh writer and druidic poet *Edward J. Davies (born 1947), American historian *Edward Tegla Davies (1880–1967), Welsh writer Sports people *Eddie Davies (boxer) (born 1937), Ghanaian Olympic boxer *Eddie Davies (footballer) (1923–1995), English footballer *Edward Davies (footballer), Welsh-born footballer who played for Halifax Town in the 1930s Politicians *Edward Davies (MP) (died 1590), MP for Cardigan *Edward Davies (Pennsylvania politician) (1779–1853), United States Representative *Edward William Davies (1855–1904), mayor of Fremantle, Western Australia, 1901 Others * Edward Roderick Davies (1915–1992), American industrialist *E. Brian Davies (born 1944), British mathematician *Edward Davies (RAF officer) (1899–1974), RAF Commander *Edward Davies (architect) (1852–1927), South Australian architect *Edward Harold Davies, known as E. Harold Davies (1867–1947), professor of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edgar Driver
Edgar Driver (1 November 188515 September 1964) was a British actor. at BFI. Selected filmography * '''' (1933) * '''' (1933) * '' Say It with Flowers'' (1934) * '''' (1934) * '' |
Peter Thomas (actor)
Peter Thomas may refer to: Sportspeople * Pete Thomas (American football) (born 1991), American football player * Peter Thomas (footballer, born 1932), Welsh footballer * Peter Thomas (footballer, born 1944), Irish international footballer * Peter Thomas (cricketer, born 1952), English cricketer * Peter Thomas (cricketer, born 1964), English cricketer * Peter Thomas (Grenadian cricketer) (born 1954), West Indian cricketer * Peter Thomas (rower) (born 1945), British rower Musicians * Pete Thomas (drummer) (born 1954), English * Pete Thomas (saxophonist), English musician, music producer and composer * Peter Thomas (composer) (1925–2020), German composer and arranger * Peter Thomas (musician), American pop songwriter, producer and singer Others * Peter Thomas (saint) (1305–1366), Latin Patriarch of Constantinople * Peter Thomas, Baron Thomas of Gwydir (1920–2008), Welsh Conservative politician * Peter Thomas (announcer) (1924–2016), American narrator of television pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Milton
Billy Milton (8 December 190522 November 1989) was a British stage, film and television actor. Born in Paddington, Middlesex, (now in London), as William Thomas Milton, he was the son of Harry Harman Milton (1880-1942), a commission agent, and his wife Hilda Eugenie Milton, née Jackson, (1878-1935). Partial filmography *'' The Flag Lieutenant'' (1927) - (uncredited) *'' Young Woodley'' (1931) - Vining *''The Man from Chicago'' (1931) - Barry Larwood *'' The Great Gay Road'' (1931) - Rodney *''The Dressmaker of Luneville'' (1932) *''Three Men in a Boat'' (1933) - Jimmy *''Aunt Sally'' (1933) - Billy *''Music Hath Charms'' (1935) - Jack Lawton *'' King of the Castle'' (1936) - Monty King *''Once in a Million'' (1936) - Prince *'' Someone at the Door'' (1936) - Ronnie Martin *'' A Star Fell from Heaven'' (1936) - Douglas Lincoln *'' No Escape'' (1936) - Billy West *'' Aren't Men Beasts!'' (1937) - Roger Holly *''The Dominant Sex'' (1937) - Alec Winstone *''Spring Handicap'' (1937) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry Warren
Barry Warren (born 12 July 1933 in London, died 22 February 1994 in Chichester, Sussex) was a British actor, born as Barry Christopher J. Warren. He trained at RADA, graduating in 1955. As well as several stage and TV appearances, including one episode of the sci-fi drama '' Undermind'' (1965) for ABC Weekend Television, he played three major characters for Hammer Film Productions: Carl Ravna in ''The Kiss of the Vampire'' (1963); Don Manuel Rodríguez de Sevilla in '' The Devil-Ship Pirates'' (1963); and Karl in ''Frankenstein Created Woman'' (1967). Actress Sarah Miles Sarah Miles (born 31 December 1941) is an English actress. She is known for her roles in films '' The Servant'' (1963), '' Blowup'' (1966), ''Ryan's Daughter'' (1970), ''The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing'' (1973), '' White Mischief'' (1987) and '' ... wrote in her autobiography that before dying in 1994 the actor had a sex change operation and lived for five years as Claire Warren. Filmography Television ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Stephens (actor)
Peter Stephens (3 January 1920 – 17 September 1972) was an English stage, film and television supporting actor, notable for his appearances in various BBC television shows throughout the 60s, most famously for his portrayal of the Bunteresque character Cyril in the '' Doctor Who'' serial ''The Celestial Toymaker''. He was also the director of one film during his career. Career Stephens first appeared in films playing Major Lench in the 1956 John Boulting offering, ''Private's Progress'', which starred Richard Attenborough as an innocent young recruit who gets involved with a gang of Army spivs. In the same year, he also made his first major television appearance as Hassan Ben Ali in "Albania", an episode of the ITC Entertainment adventure serial '' The Count of Monte Cristo''. He took a lesser role in the ITV "Television Playhouse" production of ''Skipper Next to God'', portraying a Dutch officer. In 1957, he switched to the BBC, playing Monte in ''No Shepherds Watched'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenneth Fortescue
Kenneth is an English given name and surname. The name is an Anglicised form of two entirely different Gaelic personal names: ''Cainnech'' and '' Cináed''. The modern Gaelic form of ''Cainnech'' is ''Coinneach''; the name was derived from a byname meaning "handsome", "comely". A short form of ''Kenneth'' is '' Ken''. Etymology The second part of the name ''Cinaed'' is derived either from the Celtic ''*aidhu'', meaning "fire", or else Brittonic ''jʉ:ð'' meaning "lord". People :''(see also Ken (name) and Kenny)'' Places In the United States: * Kenneth, Indiana * Kenneth, Minnesota * Kenneth City, Florida In Scotland: * Inch Kenneth, an island off the west coast of the Isle of Mull Other * "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?", a song by R.E.M. * Hurricane Kenneth * Cyclone Kenneth Intense Tropical Cyclone Kenneth was the strongest tropical cyclone to make landfall in Mozambique since modern records began. The cyclone also caused significant damage in the Comoro Islands and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald Tandy
Donald Eric Tandy (20 December 1918 – 9 May 2014) was an English actor who appeared in over a dozen films (usually in minor or uncredited roles) and several dozens of televisions shows during his career. He played potman Tom Clements in ''EastEnders'' from 1986 through 1988. Career Tandy started his career in 1950 in the low-budget film '' Chance of a Lifetime''. He appeared in many television programmes including ''Man from Interpol'', '' You Can't Win'', '' The Avengers'', ''The Saint'', ''Danger Man'', ''Sergeant Cork'', ''Sherlock Holmes'', ''The Troubleshooters'', and ''Colditz''. Starting in 1986, he appeared in ''EastEnders'' as the Queen Vipotman Tom Clements. His last appearance was in 1988. Partial filmology Film * '' Chance of a Lifetime'' (1950) * '' Hand in Hand'' (1960) * ''Crossroads to Crime'' (1960) * '' The Middle Course'' (1961) * '' Playback'' (1962) * ''Farewell Performance'' (1963) * ''Game for Three Losers'' (1965) * '' Twenty-One'' (1991) - Bobby's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grace Arnold
Grace Arnold (19 September 1894 – 26 February 1979) was an English actress. Selected filmography * ''Guilt'' (1931) * ''Men Without Honour'' (1939) - Mrs. Hardy * ''Crimes at the Dark House'' (1940) - Maid (uncredited) * ''Spare a Copper'' (1940) - Music Shop Customer (uncredited) * ''Went the Day Well?'' (1942) - Mrs. Owen * ''The Gentle Sex'' (1943) - Restaurant attendant (uncredited) * ''The Bells Go Down'' (1943) - Canteen Lady (uncredited) * ''The Lamp Still Burns'' (1943) - Sister Grace Annie Sprock (uncredited) * ''The Way Ahead'' (1944) - Mrs. Fletcher * ''Give Me the Stars'' (1945) - Mrs. Gossage * ''Johnny Frenchman'' (1945) - Mrs. Matthews * ''Painted Boats'' (1945) - His Sister * ''The Trojan Brothers'' (1946) - Mrs. Johnson * '' They Knew Mr. Knight'' (1946) - Isabel Blake * ''The Captive Heart'' (1946) - Official (uncredited) * ''I'll Turn to You'' (1946) - Nurse (uncredited) * ''Hue and Cry'' (1947) - Dicky's Mother * ''The Loves of Joanna Godden'' (1947) - Mart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
