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The Ex-King Of Diamonds
This is an episode guide for the television series ''The Saint'', which originally aired in the United Kingdom between 1962 and 1969. The series was developed by Robert S. Baker based upon the literary character created by Leslie Charteris. The majority of the episodes listed below – including all of the black-and-white episodes – were adaptations of short stories, novellas and novels in the Charteris canon. Production blocks: (1) series one 26 episodes, (2) series two 13 episodes. (3) The next 32 episodes were made as series two and the 39 previous episodes were re-branded as series one for worldwide distribution. (4) 30 episodes plus the feature film version of "The Fiction Makers". (5) 13 episodes plus the feature film version of 'Vendetta for the Saint'. "The Fiction Makers" was shot by director Roy Ward Baker in a dual format, principally as a feature for European Cinema distribution, and as a television two-parter scripted to include a scene to begin part two with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Saint (TV Series)
''The Saint'' is a British mystery spy thriller television series that aired in the United Kingdom on ITV between 1962 and 1969. It was based on the literary character Simon Templar created by Leslie Charteris in the 1920s and featured in many novels over the years. In the television series, Templar was played by Roger Moore. Templar helps those whom conventional agencies are powerless or unwilling to protect, often using methods that skirt the law. Chief Inspector Claud Eustace Teal is his nominal nemesis who considers Templar a common criminal, but often grudgingly tolerates his actions for the greater good. NBC picked up the show as a summer replacement in its evening schedule in 1966 because of the strong performance in the United States of the first two series in first-run syndication. The programme, therefore, ended its run with both trans-Atlantic primetime scheduling and colour episodes. It also proved popular beyond the UK and US, eventually airing in over 60 countries ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Gifford
Alan Gifford (born John Lennox; March 11, 1911 – March 20, 1989) was an American-born actor from Taunton, Massachusetts, who worked mainly in the UK, where he died in Blairgowrie, Scotland at age 78. Known best for his role in '' 2001: A Space Odyssey'' (1968). Selected filmography * '' The Kangaroo Kid'' (1950) - Steve Corbett * ''The Magic Box'' (1951) - Industry Man (uncredited) * ''It Started in Paradise'' (1952) - American captain (uncredited) * ''Appointment in London'' (1953) - US General (uncredited) * '' Lilacs in the Spring'' (1954) - Hollywood Director * ''A Prize of Gold'' (1955) - Major Bracken * '' Barbados Quest'' (1955) - Henry Warburg * '' No Smoking'' (1955) - American Ambassador * '' A Yank in Ermine'' (1955) - Colonel M'Gurk * ''The Iron Petticoat'' (1956) - Colonel Newt Tarbell * ''Satellite in the Sky'' (1956) - Col. Galloway * ''Hour of Decision'' (1957) - J. Foster Green * '' Across the Bridge'' (1957) - Cooper * ''Time Lock'' (1957) - George Foste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Dearth
John Dearth (16 October 1920 – 17 March 1984) was a British actor, known for playing countless roles in nearly 30 episodes of ITV series ''The Adventures of Robin Hood''. He is also remembered for playing two villains in science fiction series ''Doctor Who'': firstly voicing the maniacal supercomputer BOSS in Season 10 finale ''The Green Death'' and then portraying the greedy Lupton in the following season finale ''Planet of the Spiders''. Other television appearances include ''Dixon of Dock Green'', ''The Adventures of William Tell'', '' The Four Just Men'', ''Emergency Ward 10'', ''No Hiding Place'', '' The Avengers'' ('' Propellant 23''), ''The Saint'', ''Z-Cars'', ''Theatre 625'', '' Softly, Softly'', ''The Wednesday Play'', ''Justice'', ''Thirty-Minute Theatre'', ''Play of the Month'', ''Angels'', ''Treasure Island'', ''Play for Today'' and ''Kessler''. Dearth was also a member of the BBC Radio Repertory Company during the 1960s. Theatre Initially, Dearth began his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Sachs
Andreas Siegfried Sachs (7 April 1930 – 23 November 2016), known professionally as Andrew Sachs, was a German-born British actor and writer. He made his name on British television and found his greatest fame for his portrayal of the comical Spanish waiter Manuel in ''Fawlty Towers''. Sachs had a long career in acting and voice-over work for television, film and radio. He was successful well into his eighties, with roles in numerous films such as '' Quartet'', and as Ramsay Clegg in '' Coronation Street''. Early life Sachs was born in Berlin, Germany, the son of Katharina (née Schrott-Fiecht), a librarian, and Hans Emil Sachs, an insurance broker. His father was Jewish and his mother was Lutheran, with Austrian ancestry. The family moved to Britain in 1938 to escape the Nazis. They settled in north London, and he lived in Kilburn for the rest of his life. In 1960, Sachs married the actress, writer, and fashion designer Melody Lang, who took his surname. He adopted her two s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guy Deghy
Guy Deghy (born Gedeon Aladar Istvan Deghy; 11 October 1912 – 25 February 1992), was a Hungarian-born actor who appeared largely in British films and television, as in the 5th episode of the first season of '' The Saint'' depicting Inspector Oscar Kleinhaus, also making another appearance as the same character in an episode of the 5th series. His character, Major Wilhelm Wilner, was also one of the few Germans to survive in ''Where Eagles Dare'' (1968). He also appeared on the London stage. He died in London, England aged 79. Selected filmography * '' Mister Emmanuel'' (1944) - Police Lieutenant * '' Against the Wind'' (1948) - German Sergeant Major * '' The Fake'' (1953) - Stranger (uncredited) * ''The Divided Heart'' (1954) - Schoolteacher * ''Companions in Crime'' (1954) * ''The Colditz Story'' (1955) - German Soldier * ''The Constant Husband'' (1955) - Stromboli * ''Little Red Monkey'' (1955) - Social Club Recreation Director * '' All for Mary'' (1955) - Ski Instructor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Evans (actor)
Albert Edward Walker Evans (4 June 1914 – 20 December 2001) was an English film and television actor. During the Second World War, he served with the British Army in North Africa and Italy, attaining the rank of Captain. Evans featured as Bob Grove in the 1950s soap opera ''The Grove Family'' and played the role of Lionel Petty in ''Coronation Street'' during 1965–66. He also appeared in episodes of ''Dixon of Dock Green'', ''The Saint'', ''Doctor Who'', ''Z-Cars'' and ''Dad's Army''. Selected filmography * ''London Belongs to Me'' (1948) - Detective Sergeant Taylor * ''The Small Voice'' (1948) - Police Inspector * ''The Case of Charles Peace'' (1949) - Police Sergeant (uncredited) * ''Mr. Denning Drives North'' (1952) - Second Patrolman * '' Secret People'' (1952) - Plain Clothes Man * '' 13 East Street'' (1952) - Van Driver (uncredited) * ''I Believe in You'' (1952) - Clerk of the Court (uncredited) * '' Hindle Wakes'' (1952) - Chauffeur * ''Cosh Boy'' (1953) - Sgt. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbara Bates
Barbara Jane Bates (August 6, 1925 – March 18, 1969) was an American singer and actress, best known for her portrayal of Phoebe in the 1950 drama film ''All About Eve''. and as Katy Morgan on '' It's a Great Life'' (1954–1956). Early life The eldest of three daughters, Bates was born in Denver, Colorado. While growing up in Denver, she studied ballet and worked as a teen fashion model. The shy teen was persuaded to enter a local beauty contest and won, receiving two round-trip train tickets to Hollywood, California. Two days before returning to Denver, Bates met Cecil Coan, a United Artists publicist, whom she would later marry. Career In September 1944, 19 year old Bates signed a contract with Universal Pictures after Cecil Coan introduced her to producer Walter Wanger. Soon after, she was cast as one of the "Seven Salome Girls" in the 1945 drama, ''Salome Where She Danced'' starring Yvonne De Carlo. Around this time, she fell in love with Coan, who was married with two s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Cawdron
Robert Cawdron (29 December 1921 – 14 September 1997) was a French-born British film and television actor. Often cast as police officers, he had a long-running role on ''Dixon of Dock Green'' as Detective Inspector Cherry.The Guinness Book of Classic British TV p.217 Selected filmography Film * '' Night Beat'' (1947) - Police Recruit (uncredited) * '' The Fallen Idol'' (1948) - Policeman (uncredited) * '' The Chiltern Hundreds'' (1949) - Sergeant * ''Stage Fright'' (1950) - Policeman (uncredited) * '' State Secret'' (1950) - State Policeman (uncredited) * '' The Elusive Pimpernel'' (1950) - Doorman at the French Embassy (uncredited) * ''Highly Dangerous'' (1950) - Soldier at Barrier During Fire (uncredited) * ''Captain Horatio Hornblower'' (1951) - French Mate on 'Witch of Endor' (uncredited) * ''Trent's Last Case'' (1952) - Police Constable (uncredited) * ''Down Among the Z Men'' (1952) - Sergeant Bullshine * '' Street of Shadows'' (1953) - Det. Sgt. Hadley * ''Five on a Trea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugene Deckers
Eugene Francis Deckers (22 October 1917, in Antwerp – 1977, in Paris, France) was a Belgian actor. Career After establishing himself on the British stage, Deckers made his first English language film appearance in 1946. Formerly a romantic lead, he specialized in "continental" character roles, playing many an obsequious concierge and imperious diplomat. As he grew older, Eugene Deckers expanded his characterization range to include Germans and Italians as well as Frenchmen. One of his biggest and best roles was as the arms dealer Peters in '' North West Frontier'' (1959). Deckers appeared in Sheldon Reynolds television series ''Foreign Intrigue'' in the early-1950s. In 1954–55, Deckers played at least seven different characters in the French-filmed Sheldon Reynolds television series ''Sherlock Holmes''. After appearing in over fifty film and television roles, Deckers made his final screen appearance in the 1969 film ''The Assassination Bureau''. While working as an acto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carole Gray
Carole Gray (born 1938) Linked 2017-07-11 is a Southern Rhodesia-born former dancer and film actress known for her roles throughout Britain in 1960s West End musicals. Born in , , she arrived in England in 1956, and began her 12-year acting career by appearing in the television series,'' The Avengers.'' She made her first notable film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esmond Knight
Esmond Penington Knight (4 May 1906 – 23 February 1987) was an English actor. He had a successful stage and film career before World War II. For much of his later career Knight was half-blind. He had been badly wounded in 1941 while on active service on board HMS ''Prince of Wales'' when she fought the ''Bismarck'' at the Battle of the Denmark Strait, and remained totally blind for two years, though he later regained some sight in his right eye. Childhood Knight was born on 4 May 1906 in East Sheen Surrey, the third son of Francis and Bertha Knight. His father was involved in the family cigar import business. He was educated at Willington Preparatory School in Putney and then Westminster School. Early career He was an accomplished actor with a career spanning over half a century. He established himself in the 1920s on stage. In John Gielgud's 1930 production of ''Hamlet'' he played Rosencrantz. He also appeared in films. In ''Romany Love'' (1931) he played "a swaggering gyp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Pastell
George Pastell (13 March 1923 – 4 April 1976) was a Cypriot character actor in British films and television programmes. Sources vary as to whether his real name was Nino (IMDb) or George Pastellides (BFI). His marriage record gives his name as Georgiou Pastellides while his RADA record lists his name as George Pastel. Early life Born to a French mother and Greek father, Pastell began his career spending two years in banking. Aged 21, he joined the Greek National Theatre. Leaving Cyprus a few years later with only £50 in his pocket, Pastell came to England, scarcely able to speak much English. However, he studied the language by taking evening classes at the Pitman School and soon graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Career He made his film debut in '' Give Us This Day'' (1949), credited as Nino Pastellides, and played villains in film and television. He was often cast by Hammer Film Productions as Eastern characters such as Mehemet Bey in ''The Mummy'' (1959), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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