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Rogue Male (1976 Film)
''Rogue Male'' is a 1976 British television film starring Peter O'Toole, based on Geoffrey Household's 1939 novel '' Rogue Male''. Made by the BBC, it was adapted by Frederic Raphael, directed by Clive Donner and also stars Alastair Sim, John Standing and Harold Pinter. It was first broadcast on 22 September 1976. Plot In early 1939, before the start of the Second World War, Sir Robert Hunter (O'Toole) takes aim at Adolf Hitler with a hunting rifle, but hesitates to shoot and is spotted and tackled by a ''Schutzstaffel'' (SS) guard. Captured and tortured by the Gestapo, he claims that his aiming at Hitler was simply an intellectual exercise, to see if it could be done. Because of his high status in Britain, his captors intend to shoot him and disguise it as a hunting accident, but, because his body displays clear evidence of torture, they decide instead to throw him off of a cliff to disguise the signs. However, Hunter survives the fall, and, with the aid of a German fisherman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederic Raphael
Frederic Michael Raphael (born 14 August 1931) is an American-British BAFTA and Academy Award winning screenwriter, biographer, nonfiction writer, novelist and journalist. Early life Raphael was born in Chicago, to an American Jewish mother from Chicago, Irene Rose (nee Mauser) and a British Jewish father, Cederic Michael Raphael, an employee of the Shell Oil Company who had been transferred to the United States from Shell's London office. In 1938, when Raphael was seven, and to his surprise, the family migrated to EnglandFrederic Raphael, ''Antiquity Matters'' (2017), "Introduction", p. ix: "I am an accidental classicist. Born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1931, with every expectation of growing up in America..." and settled in Putney, London. He was educated at Copthorne Preparatory School, Charterhouse School, and St John's College, Cambridge. Career Raphael won an Oscar for the screenplay for the movie '' Darling'' (1965), and two years later received an Oscar nomination for h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gestapo
The (), abbreviated Gestapo (; ), was the official secret police of Nazi Germany and in German-occupied Europe. The force was created by Hermann Göring in 1933 by combining the various political police agencies of Prussia into one organisation. On 20 April 1934, oversight of the Gestapo passed to the head of the ''Schutzstaffel'' (SS), Heinrich Himmler, who was also appointed Chief of German Police by Hitler in 1936. Instead of being exclusively a Prussian state agency, the Gestapo became a national one as a sub-office of the (SiPo; Security Police). From 27 September 1939, it was administered by the Reich Security Main Office (RSHA). It became known as (Dept) 4 of the RSHA and was considered a sister organisation to the (SD; Security Service). During World War II, the Gestapo played a key role in the Holocaust. After the war ended, the Gestapo was declared a criminal organisation by the International Military Tribunal (IMT) at the Nuremberg trials. History After Adol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Sheard
Michael Sheard (18 June 1938 – 31 August 2005) was a Scottish character actor who featured in many films and television programmes, and was known for playing villains. His most prominent television role was as strict deputy headmaster Maurice Bronson in the children's series ''Grange Hill'', which he played between 1985 and 1989. He appeared as Admiral Ozzel in ''The Empire Strikes Back'' (1980). Early life Sheard was born Michael Lawson Perkins in Aberdeen, Scotland, the son of Donald Marriot Perkins, a church minister. He was educated at Aberdeen Grammar School. He trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and took his mother's maiden name as his stage name. During his national service Sheard was a Royal Air Force aircraftman. Career Sheard had a lengthy affiliation with science fiction, and appeared in six televised stories of the BBC science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', appearing with the First Doctor in '' The Ark'' (1966), the Third Doctor i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Mort
Ray may refer to: Fish * Ray (fish), any cartilaginous fish of the superorder Batoidea * Ray (fish fin anatomy), a bony or horny spine on a fin Science and mathematics * Ray (geometry), half of a line proceeding from an initial point * Ray (graph theory), an infinite sequence of vertices such that each vertex appears at most once in the sequence and each two consecutive vertices in the sequence are the two endpoints of an edge in the graph * Ray (optics), an idealized narrow beam of light * Ray (quantum theory), an equivalence class of state-vectors representing the same state Arts and entertainment Music * The Rays, an American musical group active in the 1950s * Ray (musician), stage name of Japanese singer Reika Nakayama (born 1990) * Ray J, stage name of singer William Ray Norwood, Jr. (born 1981) * ''Ray'' (Bump of Chicken album) * ''Ray'' (Frazier Chorus album) * ''Ray'' (L'Arc-en-Ciel album) * ''Rays'' (Michael Nesmith album) (former Monkee) * ''Ray'' (soundtrack) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maureen Lipman
Dame Maureen Diane Lipman (born 10 May 1946) is an English actress, writer and comedian. She trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and her stage work has included appearances with the National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company. She was made a dame in the 2020 Queen's Birthday Honours for services to charity, entertainment and the arts. Early life and education Lipman was born on 10 May 1946 in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, the daughter of Maurice Julius Lipman and Zelma Pearlman. Her father was a tailor; he used to have a shop between the Ferens Art Gallery and Monument Bridge. Lipman grew up Jewish and found post-war Hull a welcoming place for the Jewish community. She lived on Northfield Road, Hull and attended Wheeler Primary School. Lipman then attended Newland School for Girls in Hull, and became interested in performing as a youth; she performed in school shows, attended an early Beatles concert, and watched Elizabeth Taylor's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholas Ball (actor)
John Nicholas Ball (born 11 April 1946) is an English actor. He is best known for playing the title role in the television series '' Hazell''. He portrayed the vicious gang lord Terry Bates in ''EastEnders'' between 2007 and 2009. He played Garry Ryan in series five of ''Footballers' Wives'' and both series of its spin-off programme '' Footballers' Wives: Extra Time''. The voice of Nicholas Ball can be heard as well on various audio books offered via the internet; he has narrated books from such authors as Christopher Hitchens and James Maybrick. He was, in 2019, in an advert for Premier Inn, playing the part of Lenny Henry's manager. Personal life Ball was married to actress–comedian and psychologist, Pamela Stephenson from 1978 until her affair and eventual elopement, with Billy Connolly. Selected TV and film roles * ''Overlord'' (1975) * ''The Crezz'' (1976) * '' Rogue Male'' (1976) * ''Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?'' (1978) * '' Hazell'' (1978–79) * ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Jackson (actor)
Philip Jackson (born 18 June 1948) is an English actor known for his many television and film roles, most notably as Chief Inspector Japp in both the television series ''Agatha Christie's Poirot'' and in BBC Radio dramatisations of Poirot stories; as Melvin "Dylan" Bottomley in ''Porridge''; and as Abbot Hugo, one of the recurring adversaries in the cult 1980s series ''Robin of Sherwood''. Life and career Jackson was born in Retford, Nottinghamshire. He started acting while studying Drama and German at the University of Bristol, and has worked in the theatre in Leeds, Liverpool and London. His stage work includes Pozzo in Samuel Beckett's '' Waiting for Godot'' at the Queen's Theatre in the West End in 1991 and Willy Loman in Arthur Miller's ''Death of a Salesman'' at the West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds in 2010. He was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for his role in '' Little Voice'' (1998). His many television appearances have included ''Coronation Street'', ''Robi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyd Hayman
Cyd Hayman (born 1 May 1944, in Chippenham, Wiltshire) is an English actress. She appeared in the films: ''Percy'' (1971), '' Rogue Male'' (1976), '' The Human Factor'' (1979), ''The Godsend'' (1980) and ''Mask of Murder'' (1985). Her television credits include ''Adam Adamant Lives!'', ''The Two Ronnies'', ''Manhunt'', ''Clochemerle'', ''The Persuaders!'', '' The Lotus Eaters'', '' Special Branch'', '' Space: 1999'', '' Tales of the Unexpected'' and '' Lame Ducks''. Filmography * ''Percy'' (1971) * '' Rogue Male'' (1976) * '' The Human Factor'' (1979) * ''The Godsend'' (1980) * ''Mask of Murder ''Mask of Murder'' is a 1985 Swedish-American film directed by Arne Mattsson, about a serial killer in a small Canadian town. Plot In a Canadian town, women are being killed by a serial murderer. Cast *Rod Taylor as Supt. Bob McLaine *Valerie ...'' (1985) References External links * 1944 births Living people English stage actresses English film actresses English televi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Lang (actor)
Robert Lang (24 September 1934 – 6 November 2004) was an English actor. Early life Lang was born in Bristol, the son of Richard Lionel Lang and Lily Violet (née Ballard). He was educated at Fairfield Grammar School and St Simon’s Church School. Career His TV credits include ''Out of the Unknown'' ("Deathday", 1971), ''That Was The Week That Was'', '' Thriller'' (1 episode, 1974), '' The New Avengers'' ("The Last of the Cybernauts?", 1976), ''1990'', Raffles - The Last Laugh (1977), ''Rumpole of the Bailey'' (1979), '' Tales of the Unexpected'' (1979), ''King Lear'' (1983), ''Confessional'' (1989), ''Under the Hammer'' (1994), ''Rasputin'' (1996), ''A Dance to the Music of Time'' (1997), ''The Forsyte Saga'' (2002), '' Our Mutual Friend'' (1998), and '' Heartbeat'' (2002). He also appeared in ''The Return of the Borrowers'', as Mr Platter in 1993. His films include ''Interlude'' (1968), '' Dance of Death'' (1969), ''A Walk with Love and Death'' (1969), ''The House That Drip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh Manning
Hugh Gardner Manning (19 August 1920 – 18 August 2004) was an English film, radio and television actor. He is best remembered as the Reverend Donald Hinton, in the soap opera ''Emmerdale Farm'', a role he played from 1977 until 1989. From 1964 to 1965 he appeared in the ITV drama ''The Sullavan Brothers''. He also starred in the tv series ''Mrs Thursday'', alongside Kathleen Harrison in 1966, playing a suave and imperturbable business adviser, which also carried over into popular tv commercials where his character endorsed the qualities of Robinsons barley water. He regularly played Inspector Vosper in the BBC radio detective series, Paul Temple. Early life Hugh Gardner Manning was born in Birmingham, Warwickshire in 1920 and educated at Moseley Grammar School. He began his career as a trainee accountant, before joining the Birmingham School of Speech and Drama and becoming an actor. He was an active member of the actor's union Equity, serving as its President in 1975, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Smith (actor)
Ray Smith (1 May 1936 – 15 December 1991) was a Welsh actor who played the tough-talking police chief, Detective Superintendent Gordon Spikings, in the television series ''Dempsey and Makepeace''. He was the first actor to play Brother Cadfael for BBC radio. Early life Smith was born in Trealaw in the Rhondda Valley, and lived his early years on Ynyscynon Road, but lived for most of his adult life in Dinas Powys. He became interested in acting while he was at school, and was determined not to become a miner like his father, who died in a pit accident when Smith was only three years old. After leaving school Smith became a builder's labourer. Following National Service in the army, he began acting professionally at the Prince of Wales Theatre, Cardiff, then joined the Swansea Grand Theatre as an assistant stage manager. He later moved to London, where he spent a year unemployed before obtaining a part in a play about the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. Television career S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark McManus
Mark McManus (21 February 1935 – 6 June 1994) was a Scottish actor. He has played roles in British television series '' Sam,'' '' Bulman, The Brothers, Strangers,'' and ''Dramarama'' and starred in the feature film '' 2000 Weeks''. He was best known for playing the tough Glaswegian Detective Chief Inspector Jim Taggart in the long-running STV television series ''Taggart'' from 1983 until his death in 1994. Career McManus was born in Hamilton, Scotland, and moved to Hillingdon in London, England when he was three years old, until he moved again at the age of 16 to Australia, where he performed in amateur theatre groups that led him to becoming a professional actor. He appeared in the children's TV series '' Skippy the Bush Kangaroo'' and had a guest appearance in the long-running Australian police drama '' Homicide''. He also starred in Tim Burstall's feature film '' 2000 Weeks'' (1969), which was the first full-length Australian-produced feature made in Australia since ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
