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Subterfuge (1968 Film)
''Subterfuge'' is a 1968 British Eurospy espionage film directed by Peter Graham Scott and starring Gene Barry, Joan Collins and Richard Todd. Synopsis A young wife is becoming very distraught over the fact that her husband, a secret service "spy" for Britain, has changed his mind about transferring away so that he can spend more time with her and their young son. He has grown cold and distant towards her; she thinks it's because of the secretiveness of his work. Meanwhile, a U.S spy comes to Britain and is induced to help the British "team" with an undercover spy ring. Cast Critical reception In the ''Radio Times ''Radio Times'' (currently styled as ''RadioTimes'') is a British weekly listings magazine devoted to television and radio programme schedules, with other features such as interviews, film reviews and lifestyle items. Founded in May 1923 by J ...'', David McGillivray wrote, "despite endless double-crossing and a kidnapping, this is low on excitement and lacks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Graham Scott
Peter Graham Scott (27 October 1923 – 5 August 2007) was an English television producer, television and film producer, television director, film director, Film editing, film editor and screenwriter. He was one of the producers and directors who shaped British television drama in its formative years and his background in film editing and directing helped to move television out of an era of studio-bound productions and towards programmes that owed more to cinema than to the stage. Biography Scott was born in East Sheen, Surrey, but was brought up in Isleworth, Middlesex, where he attended acting classes at the Italia Conti Academy. In 1950, he married Mimi Martell, and they had two sons (deceased) and two daughters. In 1984, Scott won the Royal Television Society's ''Sir Ambrose Fleming Award for Outstanding Contribution to Television''. In 1999, he published his memoirs, ''British Television: An Insider's History''. Scott died in Windlesham, Surrey, on 5 August 2007. Filmogr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin Gordon
Colin Gordon (27 April 1911 – 4 October 1972) was a British actor born in Ceylon. Biography He was educated at Marlborough College and Christ Church, Oxford. He made his first West End appearance in 1934 as the hind legs of a horse in a production of ''Toad of Toad Hall''. From 1936 to 1939 he was a director with the Fred Melville Repertory Company in Brixton. He served in the army during the Second World War for six years. Film career Gordon had a long career in British cinema and television from the 1940s to the 1970s, often playing government officials. His films include ''The Pink Panther'' and '' Casino Royale'' (both with Peter Sellers, alongside whom he made five films). In the ITC series ''The Prisoner'' (1967) he portrayed Number Two twice, in " A. B. and C." and later in " The General". Gordon was a regular in another ITC production, '' The Baron'', playing civil servant Templeton-Green opposite Steve Forrest. He also starred in ''The Invisible Man (1958 TV ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Lamb (actor)
Charles Lamb (20 November 1900 – 19 March 1989) was a British stage, film and television actor. Previously an engineer, he made his theatre debut in 1924. His stage work included appearing in the original theatrical production of '' Brighton Rock'' at the Garrick Theatre in 1943. His longest running role was as Mrs Dale's gardener, Monument, in the radio soap opera ''Mrs Dale's Diary''. Selected filmography * ''Once a Crook'' (1941) - Joseph * ''Stop Press Girl'' (1949) - Green Line Conductor (uncredited) * '' The Galloping Major'' (1951) - Ernie Smart, Horse Owner * ''The Lavender Hill Mob'' (1951) - Mr. Richards (uncredited) * ''Appointment with Venus'' (1951) - Jean - the Cowman * ''Curtain Up'' (1952) - George * '' Come Back Peter'' (1952) - Mr. Hapgood * ''Genevieve'' (1953) - Publican (uncredited) * '' The Intruder'' (1953) - Glazier (uncredited) * ''Meet Mr. Lucifer'' (1953) - 2nd Trap Door Stage Hand (uncredited) * ''Impulse'' (1954) - Mr. Palmer (Car Mechanic) (u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freda Dowie
Freda Dowie (22 July 1928 – 10 August 2019) was an English actress. She was born in Carlisle, Cumberland. She was married to the art critic and film-maker David Thompson. Her television credits include: ''Dixon of Dock Green'', ''Doomwatch'', ''Edna, the Inebriate Woman'', '' Upstairs, Downstairs'', ''I, Claudius'', ''The Old Curiosity Shop'', ''The Pickwick Papers'', '' Lillie'', ''Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit'', ''Our Friends in the North'', '' Common As Muck'', '' Lovejoy'', ''Agatha Christie's Poirot'', '' Crown Court'' and '' Heartbeat''. Dowie frequently portrayed long-suffering roles, most notably as the Mother in the 1988 film ''Distant Voices, Still Lives'', for which she was nominated for a European Film Award. Her film career also includes roles in '' Subterfuge'' (1968), ''The Omen'' (1976), ''The Monk'' (1990), ''Butterfly Kiss'' (1995), '' Jude'' (1996), '' Cider with Rosie'' (1998), and ''Fragile Fragile or The Fragile may refer to: Film and televisi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Nagy (actor)
Bill Nagy (1921–1973) was a Canadian-born film and television actor who settled and worked in Britain. He began working on the London stage, appearing in the West End production of ''South Pacific. Selected filmography Film * ''A Tale of Five Cities'' (1951) - G.I. at Table (uncredited) * ''River Beat'' (1954) - Eddie * ''Hands of Destiny'' (1954) - Captain Scott * '' The Brain Machine'' (1955) - Charlie * ''Shadow of a Man'' (1955) - Paul Bryant * ''Joe MacBeth'' (1955) - Marty * ''The Stolen Airliner'' (1955) - Luiz * ''Cloak Without Dagger'' (1956) - Mario Oromonda * ''Fire Maidens from Outer Space'' (1956) - U.S.Officer (uncredited) * ''Assignment Redhead'' (1956) - Marzotti * ''The Eternal Question'' (1956) * ''High Tide at Noon'' (1957) - Sandy McNab (uncredited) * ''Confess, Killer'' (1957) - John Digby * '' Across the Bridge'' (1957) - Paul Scarff * ''A King in New York'' (1957) - Television Announcer (uncredited) * ''The Mark of the Hawk'' (1957) - Fred * '' Man with a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Raglan
Robert Raglan (7 April 1909 – 18 July 1985) was a British actor best known for his semi-regular role in ''Dad's Army'' as Colonel Pritchard. He also starred in a number of other television series and films such as ''Fabian of the Yard'' (1954–56) and ''The Haunted House of Horror'' (1969). He also appeared in ''Danger Man'' with Patrick McGoohan and Scotland Yard (TV series). Partial filmography * ''The Courtneys of Curzon Street'' (1947) - (uncredited) * ''Circus Boy'' (1947) - Trevor * '' Night Beat'' (1947) - Det. Sgt (uncredited) * '' The Ringer'' (1952) - (uncredited) * '' The Broken Horseshoe'' (1953) - (uncredited) * ''Recoil'' (1953) - Sgt Perkins * ''The Good Beginning'' (1953) - Shelley (uncredited) * ''Gilbert Harding Speaking of Murder'' (1953) - Inspector McKay (uncredited) * '' Child's Play'' (1954) - Police Superintendent * ''Confession'' (1955) - Superintendent Beckman * ''Portrait of Alison'' (1955) - (uncredited) * ''Handcuffs, London'' (1955) - Det. Sgt W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sidney Vivian
Sidney Vivian (18 April 1901 – 22 December 1984) was a British stage, film and television actor. Selected filmography Film appearances * ''Dick Barton Strikes Back'' (1949) - Inspector Burke * '' Dr. Morelle: The Case of the Missing Heiress'' (1949) - Inspector Hood * '' Diamond City'' (1949) - Reader (uncredited) * '' Double Confession'' (1950) - Ring Stall Attendant * '' No Trace'' (1950) - Barman * ''Lady Godiva Rides Again'' (1951) - Councillor * ''Whispering Smith Hits London'' (1951) - Hotel Porter * '' Down Among the Z Men'' (1952) - Landlord Isaiah Crabb * ''The Great Game'' (1953) - Club Chairman * ''Stryker of the Yard'' (1953) * ''One Stop Shop'' (1953) - Jim Brown * '' The Scamp'' (1957) - Drunken Reveller *''Rogue's Yarn'' (1957) - Corner Shop Proprietor * '' Carve Her Name with Pride'' (1958) - Bus Passenger (uncredited) * '' The Key'' (1958) - Grogan * ''The Secret Partner'' (1961) - Dock Foreman * '' Mary Had a Little...'' (1961) - Grimmick * '' Offbeat'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick Peisley
Frederick Walter James Peisley (6 December 1904 – 22 March 1975) was a British stage, film and television actor and theatre director whose career spanned five decades. He is known for ''The Secret of the Loch'' (1934), ''Gentlemen's Agreement'' (1935) and ''Murder at the Cabaret'' (1936). His later career was mostly in television. Fred Peisley was born in Finchley in London in 1904, the son of Annie Emily and Walter John Peisley, a baker. Theatre Early stage appearances included ''The Mental Athletes'' at the Lyric Theatre in Hammersmith (1922); Jim Hawkins in matinee performances of ''Treasure Island'' at the Strand Theatre (1923), and ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (1924)."Frederick Peisley" on the Theatricalia website. In 1925 he appeared in "a dull and stodgy production" of < ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Locke
Harry Locke (10 December 1913 – 7 September 1987) was an English character actor. He was born and died in London. He married Joan Cowderoy in 1943 and Cordelia Sewell in 1952. He was a good friend of the poet Dylan Thomas. Their friendship in London and South Leigh, Oxfordshire, has been described by Locke in a 1970s interview with the radio journalist Colin Edwards. Locke was a familiar face in three decades of British cinema, playing small parts such as assorted cockneys, working men, clerks, porters and cab drivers, with appearances including ''Passport to Pimlico'' (1949), '' Reach for the Sky'' (1956), ''Carry On Nurse'' (1959), ''The Devil-Ship Pirates'' (1964), ''Alfie'' (1966) and ''The Family Way'' (1966). His numerous roles on TV included ''Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)'' as a night porter in 1969. In 1972 he played Platon Karataev in the BBC production of ''War and Peace'', with his final role, playing a gardener, in an episode of ''Just William'', in 1977. Selec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Pember
Ronald Henry Pember (11 April 1934 – 8 March 2022) was an English actor, stage director and dramatist. In a career stretching over thirty years, he was a character actor in British television productions in the 1970s – 1980s, usually in bit-parts, or as a support playing a worldly-wise everyman. He played the role of Alain Muny in the 1970s BBC drama series '' Secret Army'', and wrote a stage musical entitled ''Jack the Ripper'' (1974), about the Victorian murder spree in London in the late 1880s, which is regularly produced by amateur theatre groups and companies around the globe. Early life Pember was born in Plaistow, then in the county of Essex, on 11 April 1934, the son of Gladys and William Pember. He received his formal education at Eastbrook Secondary Modern School, in Dagenham. In the mid-1950s, he enlisted as an Aircraftman with the Royal Air Force as part of the United Kingdom's National Service military training system, being stationed in Egypt. In the lat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clifford Earl
Clifford Earl (29 August 1933 – 30 July 2015) was an English actor who appeared in numerous television programmes and films. Early years Earl was born Kenneth Clifford Earl on 29 August 1933 in Romney Marsh, Kent, England. He carried out his National Service in a medical role. After leaving the military he embarked on an acting career, often playing policemen and soldiers. Acting career Earl appeared in the TV series ''Doctor Who'' twice: as the Station Sergeant in ''The Daleks' Master Plan'' in 1965, and as Major Branwell in '' The Invasion'' in 1968. He also appeared in the films ''The Haunted House of Horror'' (1969), ''Scream and Scream Again'' (1970) and ''The Sea Wolves'' (1980). Personal life In 1953, aged 19, Earl was among the servicemen who volunteered to take part in experiments at the Porton Down military research centre which he believed were related to the common cold but in fact involved exposure to nerve agents such as sarin. Unknown to Earl at the time, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Welsh (actor)
John Welsh (7 November 1914 – 21 April 1985) was an Irish actor. Biography Welsh was born in Wexford. After an early stage career in Dublin, he moved into British film and television in the 1950s. His roles included James Forsyte in the 1967 BBC dramatisation of John Galsworthy's ''The Forsyte Saga'' and Sir Pitt Crawley in Thackeray's Vanity Fair, as well as the waiter, Merriman in ''The Duchess of Duke Street'', Sgt. Cuff in ''The Moonstone'' and a brief scene as the barber in ''Brideshead Revisited''. He also appeared in ''Hancock's Half Hour'', '' The Brothers'', ''Prince Regent'', ''To Serve Them All My Days'', 'The Frighteners' ('Bed and Breakfast' episode, 1972), and ''The Citadel'', and played the assistant chief constable in the early series of '' Softly, Softly''. Welsh also appeared in a number of different roles in ''Danger Man'' that included British diplomats and butlers. He died in London. Filmography * ''The Accused'' (1953) - Mr. Tennant * '' The Clue of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |