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Thirteen Against Fate
''Thirteen Against Fate'' is a British mystery thriller series, comprising thirteen individual stories by the Belgian writer, Georges Simenon. There are no links between each story, other than the original author, and no story features Simenon's most famous creation, Jules Maigret. Intended to be more of a psychological series than the usual British detective serial of the time, ''The Daily Telegraph'' described the first episode as " intelligent television crime series that concentrates on the character of the criminal instead of the almost invariably successful process of detection is overdue." Episode list ''The Lodger'' (transmitted 19 June 1966) Writer: Hugh Leonard Director: James Ferman Principal Cast: Zia Mohyeddin, Gwendolyn Watts, Gemma Jones, Nicolas Chagrin, Clive Cazes, Neil Wilson Based on the Simenon story "Le Locataire" (1934) ''Trapped'' (transmitted 26 June 1966) Writer: Julia Jones Director: George Spenton-Foster Principal Cast: Ronald Lewis, Keith Buckle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jules Maigret
Jules Maigret (), or simply Maigret, is a fictional French police detective, a '' commissaire'' ("commissioner") of the Paris ''Brigade Criminelle'' ('' Direction Régionale de la Police Judiciaire de Paris:36, Quai des Orfèvres''), created by writer Georges Simenon. The character's full name is Jules Amédée François Maigret. Between 1931 and 1972, 75 novels and 28 short stories about Maigret were published, starting with ''Pietr-le-Letton'' ("Peter the Lett") and concluding with ''Maigret et Monsieur Charles'' ("Maigret and Monsieur Charles"). The Maigret stories have also received numerous film, television and radio adaptations. Penguin Books published new translations of 75 books in the series over as many months; the project was begun in November 2013 by translators David Bellos, Anthea Bell, and Ros Schwartz. Character Creation The character of Maigret was invented by Simenon while drinking in a cafe and imagining a Parisian policeman: "a large powerfully built gent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald Eccles
Donald Eccles (26 April 1908 – 2 February 1986) was a British character actor. Donald Yarrow Eccles was born in Nafferton, Yorkshire on 26 April 1908 the son of Charles Henry and Constance Eccles; his father was a doctor. Eccles was educated at Highgate School and then worked in an insurance office. He made his stage debut in New York City in 1930, and later became known as a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company. His debut in London was in ''Counsellor at Law'' in 1934 at the Piccadilly. During the Second World War he spent six years in the Royal Navy. In 1960 he acted in the film ''A Taste of Money'' and later appeared in many other films including ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' (1968), ''The Wicker Man'' (1973), ''The Hunchback of Notre Dame'' (1982), ''Coming Out of the Ice'' (1982), ''The Dresser'' (1983), ''The Master of Ballantrae'' (1984), ''A Private Function'' (1984) and ''Young Sherlock Holmes'' (1985). He also appeared in many television roles, such as Pollio i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Gilbert (actor)
Henry Gilbert (4 April 1913 - 29 January 1973) was an English-born Australian actor who appeared in many popular 1960s and 1970s British TV programmes. Selected credits * ''Long John Silver'', 1954 - Billy Bowlegs * ''The Return of Mr. Moto'', 1965 - David Lennox * ''Danger Man'', 1966, "I Can Only Offer You Sherry" - Seghir * ''Adam Adamant Lives!'', 1967, "The Deadly Bullet" - George Manton * ''The Champions'', 1968, "Twelve Hours" - Drobnic * '' Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes'', 1968, "The Dancing Men" - Dr Armstrong * ''Song of Norway'', 1970 - Franz Liszt * '' Jason King'', 1971, "A Page Before Dying" - Schultz * '' Doctor Who'', 1972, ''The Curse of Peladon ''The Curse of Peladon'' is the second serial of the ninth season of the British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast in four weekly parts on BBC1 from 29 January to 19 February 1972. The serial is set on ...'' - Torbis * '' Ooh... You Are Awful'', 1972 - Don Luigi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joss Ackland
Sidney Edmond Jocelyn Ackland CBE (born 29 February 1928) is an English retired actor who has appeared in more than 130 film and television roles. He was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for portraying Jock Delves Broughton in '' White Mischief'' (1987). Early life Ackland was born in North Kensington, London on 29 February 1928, the son of Major Sydney Norman Ackland (died 1981), an Irish journalist who had been sent to England to live with an aunt by his parents for seducing their maid, but subsequently seduced his aunt's maid, Ruth Izod (died 1957), whom he married. He was trained by Elsie Fogerty at the Central School of Speech and Drama, then based at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Ackland and Rosemary Kirkcaldy were married on 18 August 1951, when Ackland was 23 and she 22. She was an actress and Ackland wooed her when they appeared on stage together in Pitlochry, Scotland. The couple struggled initially as Ackland's acting career was in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silvio Narizzano
Silvio Narizzano (8 February 192726 July 2011) was a Canadian film and television director who worked primarily in the United Kingdom. His directorial credits included the critically acclaimed films ''Georgy Girl'' (1966) and '' Loot'' (1970), which brought Narizzano several accolades, and television dramas like ''ITV Play of the Week, Zero One, Court Martial, Come Back, Little Sheba, Staying On,'' and ''The Body in the Library''. He was nominated for four BAFTA Awards (including once for Best British Film), winning once for Best Drama Series. Life and career Born in Montreal to a family of Italian background, Narizzano was educated at Bishop's University, Quebec. His cinematic influences included Richard Lester, Tony Richardson, John Schlesinger, and the French New Wave. He initially worked for the Mountain Playhouse in Montreal and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). He then emigrated to the United Kingdom, where he directed various TV series and his first film, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clive Exton
Clive Exton (11 April 1930 – 16 August 2007) was a British television and film screenwriter who wrote scripts for the series ''Poirot,'' ''Jeeves and Wooster,'' and ''Rosemary & Thyme.''Exton Bio @ Barker, Dennis Clive Exton Obituary – The Guardian Unlimited – Tuesday 21 August 2007 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Hawkins (British Actor)
Michael Hawkins (26 November 1928 – 26 October 2014) was a British actor. Though rarely the star in any series or film in which he appeared, Hawkins appeared in supporting roles in dozens of productions over three decades. His credits included parts in '' The Avengers'', ''I, Claudius'', ''George and Mildred'', ''Doomwatch'' and the ''Doctor Who'' story ''Frontier in Space ''Frontier in Space'' is the third serial of the tenth season of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. The serial was first broadcast in six weekly parts on BBC1 from 24 February to 31 March 1973. It was the last serial to ...''. Hawkins retired in 1979 and died on 26 October 2014 at the age of 85. Filmography References External links * 1928 births 2014 deaths English male film actors English male television actors Male actors from Bedfordshire {{England-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Burnham
Edward Burnham (25 December 1916 – 30 June 2015) was an English actor whose career spanned over 60 years. Early years Burnham was born in Lincolnshire, England, 25 December 1916. After training at RADA and briefly at the Comédie-Française in Paris, he worked on stage in regional repertory theatre, the Liverpool Playhouse, the Old Vic, and in London's West End. Career Burnham is best known for the films ''To Sir, with Love'' (1967), '' The Abominable Dr. Phibes'' (1971) and '' 10 Rillington Place'' (1971), and for twice appearing in ''Doctor Who'' in '' The Invasion'' (1968) and ''Robot'' (1974/5). His other television roles include ''Z-Cars'', ''The Saint'', '' The Avengers'', ''The Troubleshooters'', ''Special Branch'', ''Crown Court'', '' Thriller'', ''Rumpole of the Bailey'', ''Crossroads'', '' Tales of the Unexpected'', ''The Gentle Touch'', '' All Creatures Great and Small'', ''The Bill'', ''Swiss Toni'' and ''Black Books''. His other films have included ''When Eight B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Stoney
Kevin Stoney (22 January 1921 – 22 January 2008) was an English actor. He was best known for his television roles, in which he became familiar for his "portrayal of establishment types". During the Second World War, Stoney served with the Royal Air Force. On television, he appeared in three serials of the science fiction series ''Doctor Who'' over a period of ten years, playing Mavic Chen in ''The Daleks' Master Plan'' (1965), Tobias Vaughn in '' The Invasion'' (1968) and Tyrum in ''Revenge of the Cybermen'' (1975). Stoney also appeared in two episodes of another BBC science fiction series, ''Blake's 7'', playing Councillor Joban in the episode ''Hostage'' and Ardus in the episode ''Animals''. He also played the astrologer Thrasyllus in the 1976 BBC adaptation of ''I, Claudius'', a role he had earlier played in Granada Television's 1969 series '' The Caesars''. Other credits include: ''The Adventures of Robin Hood'', ''The Saint'', ''Danger Man'', '' The Avengers'', ''Dr. Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Lake
Alan Lake (24 November 1940 – 10 October 1984) was an English actor, best known as the third and final husband of screen star Diana Dors. Biography Alan Lake was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire on 24 November 1940.Donnelley, Paul (2003) ''Fade to Black: A Book of Movie Obituaries'', Omnibus Press, , p. 221-2 He studied acting at RADA, and began to work in television roles in 1964. He is best known as the third husband of the actress Diana Dors, whom he met on the set of the 1968 television series ''The Inquisitors''. He was initially not keen on Dors; his reaction on finding that he would be working with her was, "Oh no, not Madame Tits and Lips!", but within days, they had fallen in love and were married on 23 November 1968. Their stormy marriage produced a son, Jason David (1969 - 2019). Lake also had a daughter, Catherine Emma, born in 1967 with casting director Pamela Brown. Diana and Alan worked together in the early 1970s, on stage in plays such as ''Three M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Van Gyseghem
André van Gyseghem (18 August 1906 – 13 October 1979) was an English actor and theatre director who also appeared in many British television programmes. Early life Van Gyseghem was born on 18 August 1906 in Eltham, Kent, the son of Georges Emil van Gyseghem and his wife Minnie Evison (née Offord). He went to school in Greenwich, then studied for the stage at RADA. He worked initially in a music-publishing business.Who's Who in the Theatre: Van Gyseghem, André archive.org. Retrieved 3 June 2017. He made his stage debut at the Theatre Royal, Bognor, in September 1927, as Peveril Leyburn in '' The Constant Nymph'', then in January 1928 toured as Lewis Dodd in the sam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hywel Bennett
Hywel Thomas Bennett (8 April 1944 – 24 July 2017) was a Welsh film and television actor. He had a lead role in ''The Family Way'' (1966) and played the titular "thinking man's layabout" James Shelley in the television sitcom '' Shelley'' (1979–1992). Bennett played opposite Hayley Mills in ''The Family Way'', ''Twisted Nerve'' (1968) and '' Endless Night'' (1972). Other notable film roles include Private Brigg in the comedy '' The Virgin Soldiers'' (1969), Dennis in '' Loot'' (1970) and Edwin Antony in ''Percy'' (1971). Bennett's character, Ricki Tarr, was pivotal in the BBC serial adaptation of John le Carré's '' Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy'' (1979). In later years, he was often cast in villainous roles including Mr Croup in Neil Gaiman's ''Neverwhere'' (1996), Peter Baxter in ITV police drama ''The Bill'' (2002) and crime boss Jack Dalton in ''EastEnders'' (2003). Early life Bennett was born on 8 April 1944 in Garnant, Carmarthenshire, Wales, the son of Sarah Gwen ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
