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The Devil-Ship Pirates
''The Devil-Ship Pirates'' is a 1964 British pirate adventure film directed by Don Sharp. The film was the first of several collaborations between Don Sharp and star Christopher Lee. Plot A pirate ship, involved in 1588 battles on the side of the Spanish Armada, suffers extensive damage and must put into a village on the British coast for repairs. The village is small and isolated. The Spanish convince the villagers that the English fleet has been defeated and that they, the Spanish, are now their masters. This results in the villagers' sullen cooperation, but rumours and unrest begin to spread and soon the Spanish pirates find themselves facing a revolt. Cast * Christopher Lee as Captain Robeles * Andrew Keir as Tom * John Cairney as Harry * Duncan Lamont as The Bosun * Michael Ripper as Pepe * Ernest Clark as Sir Basil * Barry Warren as Manuel * Suzan Farmer as Angela * Natasha Pyne as Jane * Annette Whiteley as Meg * Charles Houston as Antonio * Philip Latham as Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Sharp
Donald Herman Sharp (19 April 192114 December 2011) was an Australian film director. His best known films were made for Hammer Film Productions, Hammer in the 1960s, and included ''The Kiss of the Vampire'' (1963) and ''Rasputin, the Mad Monk'' (1966). In 1965 he directed ''The Face of Fu Manchu'', based on the character created by Sax Rohmer, and starring Christopher Lee. Sharp also directed the sequel ''The Brides of Fu Manchu'' (1966). In the 1980s he was also responsible for several hugely popular miniseries adapted from the novels of Barbara Taylor Bradford. Early career Early life Sharp was born in Hobart, Tasmania, in 1921, according to official military records and his own claims, even though reference sources cite 1922 as his year of birth. He was the second of four children. He attended St Virgil's College and began appearing regularly in theatre productions at the Playhouse Theatre in Hobart, where he trained under a young Stanley Burbury. He later said this was pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Ripper
Michael George Ripper (27 January 1913 – 28 June 2000) was an English character actor. He began his film career in quota quickies in the 1930s and until the late 1950s was virtually unknown; he was seldom credited. Along with Michael Gough he played one of the two murderers in Laurence Olivier's film version of ''Richard III'' (1955). Ripper became a mainstay in Hammer Film Productions playing supporting character roles: coachmen, peasants, tavern keepers, pirates and sidekicks. Appearing in more of the company's films than any other performer, these included ''The Camp on Blood Island'' (1958), ''The Revenge of Frankenstein'' (1958), ''The Mummy'' (1959), ''The Brides of Dracula'' (1960), '' Captain Clegg'' (1962), ''The Scarlet Blade'' (1963), ''The Reptile'' (1966), ''The Plague of the Zombies'' (1966) and ''The Mummy's Shroud'' (1967). Some of his parts were little better than glorified bits (as in ''The Curse of the Werewolf''), but his penultimate role for Hammer Fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Kiss Of The Vampire
''The Kiss of the Vampire'' (also known as ''Kiss of Evil'' on American television) is a 1963 British vampire film made by the film studio Hammer Film Productions. The film was directed by Don Sharp and was written by producer Anthony Hinds, credited under his writing pseudonym John Elder. It was Sharp's first movie for Hammer. He went on to make several more films for the company. Plot Gerald (Edward de Souza) and Marianne Harcourt (Jennifer Daniel) are a honeymooning couple in early 20th-century Bavaria who become caught in a vampire cult led by Dr. Ravna (Noel Willman) and his two children Carl (Barry Warren) and Sabena (Jacquie Wallis). The cult abducts Marianne, and contrives to make it appear that Harcourt was travelling alone and that his wife never existed. Harcourt gets help from hard-drinking savant Professor Zimmer ( Clifford Evans), who lost his daughter to the cult and who destroys the vampires through an arcane ritual using the Seal of Solomon that release ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pirates Of Blood River
''The Pirates of Blood River'' is a 1962 British adventure film directed by John Gilling and starring Kerwin Mathews, Glenn Corbett, Christopher Lee and Oliver Reed. Plot While in a penal colony, Huguenot Jonathan Standing (Kerwin Mathews) is captured by pirates led by Capt. LaRoche ( Christopher Lee) who force him to lead them back to his home village to retrieve a treasure supposedly hidden there. Cast * Kerwin Mathews ... Jonathon Standing * Glenn Corbett ... Henry * Christopher Lee ... Captain LaRoche * Peter Arne ... Hench, a pirate * Marla Landi ... Bess Standing * Desmond Llewelyn ... Tom Blackthorne * Oliver Reed ... Brocaire, a pirate * Andrew Keir ... Jason Standing * Michael Ripper ... Mack, a pirate * David Lodge ... Smith * Dennis Waterman ... Timothy Blackthorne * Jack Stewart ... Godfrey Mason * Marie Devereux as Maggie * Lorraine Clewes ... Martha Blackthorne * Jerold Wells Jerold Wells (8 August 1908 – 19 July 1999) was an English actor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
June Ellis
June Georgina Ellis Bromly (3 June 1926 – 26 June 2011) was an English film and television actress. She was married to director Alan Bromly (1915–1995). Filmography Film roles * ''The Angel Who Pawned Her Harp'' (1954) - Sally * ''Sky West and Crooked'' (1965) - Mrs. Cheeseman * ''Quatermass and the Pit'' (1967) - Blonde * ''Ring of Bright Water'' (1969) - Barmaid * ''Anne of the Thousand Days'' (1969) - Bess * ''Frenzy'' (1972) - Maisie - Barmaid (uncredited) * ''Yanks'' (1979) - Mrs. Shenton * ''Hot Moves'' (1985) - Old Lady in Park * '' The Girl in a Swing'' (1988) - Lady at Auction * '' Getting It Right'' (1989) - Mrs. Wagstaffe * ''Younger and Younger'' (1993) - Auntie E Television roles * ''The Prisoner'' (1967) - Number Forty-eight (''A Change of Mind'') * ''Paul Temple'' (1969–1970) - Kate Balfour * ''Porridge'' (1974) - Isobel Fletcher * ''Poldark'' (1977) - Lady Whitworth * '' All Creatures Great and Small'' (1978–1989) - Mrs Mason / Mrs. Bellerby * ''Fawlty T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Howell (actor)
Peter Norman Bulmer Howell (25 October 1919 – 20 April 2015) was an English actor. Born in London, he was educated at Winchester College and began studying law at Christ Church, Oxford, but left in 1939 after being called up for military service in World War II. He served as a second-lieutenant in the Rifle Brigade, but was invalided out with dysentery during the North Africa Campaign in 1943. Shortly after, he made his professional stage debut with the Old Vic company. His West End plays included '' The Affair'', '' The Doctor's Dilemma'', ''Little Boxes'', and ''Conduct Unbecoming''. Howell's most recognised role was as Dr. Peter Harrison in television hospital drama series ''Emergency – Ward 10'' from 1958 to 1964, making brief returns to the series in 1966 and for the show's final episode in 1967. He made guest appearances in '' The Avengers'', ''The Prisoner'', Bill Brand, the ''Doctor Who'' serial ''The Mutants'' and ''Yes Minister''. He played the prison governor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Briggs (actor)
John Ernest Briggs (5 September 1935 – 28 February 2021) was an English actor. He was known for his role as Mike Baldwin in the soap opera '' Coronation Street'', in which he appeared from 1976 to 2006. Early life Briggs was born in Battersea, south-west London, on 5 September 1935. His father was a master carpenter. He was evacuated from London during the Blitz campaign of World War II. He was awarded a scholarship to train at the Italia Conti Academy stage school when he was 12 years old. There, he learned alongside Millicent Martin, Nanette Newman and Anthony Newley. Career One of Briggs' first acting roles was in '' Quartet'' (1948), alongside George Cole. Briggs also worked as a stagehand at the Windmill Theatre, before completing two years of national service with the Royal Tank Regiment in Germany. Upon his return to acting in 1955, Briggs worked in theatre and made his television debut in ''The Younger Generation'' with John Thaw. He featured in the police dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Beeby
Bruce Edward Beeby (21 October 1921 – 20 October 2013) was an Australian actor who worked primarily in British films and television. He was probably best known for portraying Stephen "Mitch" Mitchell in the 1950s BBC radio serials '' Journey into Space''. He was married to Madi Hedd. They acted together in Britain for six years before returning to Australia in 1957. In the late-1950s, he appeared in several live plays for Australian television, including ''Ending It'', ''Rope'', ''In the Zone'', '' Shadow of Doubt'', '' Sixty Point Bold'', ''Citizen of Westminster'' and ''Black Limelight''. He also compered quiz shows. Selected filmography * ''Harvest Gold'' (1945) - Harry Johnson * ''Women of Twilight'' (1952) - Minor Role (uncredited) * '' The Intruder'' (1953) - 2nd Detective * '' The Limping Man'' (1953) - Kendall Brown * ''Impulse'' (1954) - Harry Winters * ''Front Page Story'' (1954) - Counsel for the Defence * ''Johnny on the Spot'' (1954) - Terry Dunn * ''The Go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonard Fenton
Leonard Fenton (''né'' Finestein; 29 April 1926 – 29 January 2022) was a British actor, director and painter, best known for his role as Harold Legg, Dr. Harold Legg in ''EastEnders''. Early life Fenton was born Leonard FinesteinLeonard Fenton , ''Something Jewish''. URL last accessed on 25 September 2006 in Stepney, the son of Fanny (Goldberg) and Morris Feinstein, a women's garment maker. His parents were Ashkenazi Jews with ancestral roots in Eastern Europe (Riga in Latvia and Lithuania). He attended Raine's Foundation School, Raine Foundation Grammar School from 1937 to 1944.The Old Raineians' As ... [...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] |
Philip Latham
Charles Philip Latham (17 January 1929 – 20 June 2020) was a British television actor. He was educated at Felsted School and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, from which he graduated in 1951. In the late 1960s/early 1970s he was well known to British TV viewers for his portrayal of chief accountant Willy Izard, the "conscience" to hard-nosed oil company industrialist Brian Stead (played by Geoffrey Keen) in the BBC series ''The Troubleshooters'' (1965–72). Other credits ''Jesus of Nazareth'' (1956), ''Paul of Tarsus'', ''Danger Man'' (1960–1962), ''Maigret'', ''The Treasure Seekers'', '' The Avengers'', '' Love Story'', '' Undermind'', ''UFO'', ''The Saint'', ''Sergeant Cork'', ''Justice'', ''The Cedar Tree'', ''Killers'', ''Hammer House of Horror'', '' The Professionals'', '' No. 10'', and ''Nanny''. One of his horror film roles was as Dracula's sinister servant Klove in Hammer's 1966 film '' Dracula, Prince of Darkness'', and he had previously worked for Hammer in ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natasha Pyne
Natasha Pyne (born 9 July 1946) is an English actress who starred in ''The Taming of the Shrew'' (1967 film), ''The Breaking of Bumbo'' (1970) and ''Father, Dear Father'' (1973). Early life Pyne was born in Crawley, Sussex on 9 July 1946. She is descended from a sister of Empress Eugénie, the wife of French emperor Napoleon III. Her father was a military attaché to the British embassy in Rome and she attended a private school in London. She went to a comprehensive school in Fulham, Hurlingham School, for the latter part of her education. Theatre Pyne began her acting career at the Royal Court in a production of John Osborne's ''Inadmissible Evidence'' in 1964 Pyne played Ophelia in a Charles Marowitz's adaptation of Shakespeare's 'Hamlet' at the Open Space Theatre at Tottenham Court Road in July 1969. Pyne starred in the Denise Coffey directed production of Brandon Thomas's Charley's Aunt and Oscar Wilde's The Importance of being Earnest at the Young Vic in 1977. She re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |