Michael Golden (15 August 1913 – 1983) was an Irish stage, film and

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, mainly active in England. His stage work encompassed Shakespearean roles at Stratford in 1947; and as police inspectors in the original

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productions of

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's plays ''

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'' and '' The Unexpected Guest'' in 1958.

Selected filmography

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A Canterbury Tale ''A Canterbury Tale'' is a 1944 British film by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger starring Eric Portman, Sheila Sim, Dennis Price and Sgt. John Sweet; Esmond Knight provided narration and played two small roles. For the post-war American ...

'' (1944) - Sergt. Smale * ''

Send for Paul Temple ''Send for Paul Temple'' is a 1946 British crime film directed by John Argyle and starring Anthony Hulme, Joy Shelton and Tamara Desni. Paul Temple is called in by Scotland Yard after a major diamond theft. It was the first of four film adaptati ...

'' (1946) - Dixie * ''

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'' (1947) - Sam Donovan * '' Escape'' (1948) - Detective Penter * '' Calling Paul Temple'' (1948) - Frank Chester * ''

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'' (1948) - Moggie * '' Another Shore'' (1948) - D.O. Broderick * ''

The Blue Lamp ''The Blue Lamp'' is a 1950 British police procedural film directed by Basil Dearden and starring Jack Warner as PC Dixon, Jimmy Hanley as newcomer PC Mitchell, and Dirk Bogarde as criminal Tom Riley. The title refers to the blue lamps that ...

'' (1950) - Mike Randall (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1951) - Customs Officer Andrews * ''

Cry, the Beloved Country ''Cry, the Beloved Country'' is a 1948 novel by South African writer Alan Paton. Set in the prelude to apartheid in South Africa, it follows a black village priest and a white farmer who must deal with news of a murder. American publisher Benne ...

'' (1951) - Second reporter (uncredited) * '' Salute the Toff'' (1952) - Benny Kless * ''

The Gentle Gunman ''The Gentle Gunman'' is a 1952 British drama film directed by Basil Dearden and starring John Mills, Dirk Bogarde and Elizabeth Sellars. The film is based on a 1950 play of the same title by Roger MacDougall that was televised by the BBC in ...

'' (1952) - Murphy * ''

The Square Ring ''The Square Ring'' is a 1953 British tragi-comic drama, directed by Basil Dearden and made at Ealing Studios. It stars Jack Warner, Robert Beatty and Bill Owen. The film, based on a stage play by Ralph Peterson, centres on one night at a ...

'' (1953) - Warren * '' Operation Diplomat'' (1953) - Harrison * '' 36 Hours'' (1953) - The Inspector * ''

Murder by Proxy ''Murder by Proxy'' is a 1954 British film noir crime drama film directed by Terence Fisher and starring Dane Clark, Belinda Lee and Betty Ann Davies. The screenplay concerns a man who is offered money to marry a woman. It was produced by Hamme ...

'' (1954) - Inspector Johnson * '' The Green Scarf'' (1954) - Warder * ''

The Black Rider ''The Black Rider: The Casting of the Magic Bullets'' is a self-billed "musical fable" in the avant-garde tradition created through the collaboration of theatre director Robert Wilson, musician Tom Waits, and writer William S. Burroughs. W ...

'' (1954) - Rakoff * ''

Track the Man Down ''Track the Man Down'' is a 1955 British drama film directed by R. G. Springsteen, and starring Kent Taylor, Petula Clark, and George Rose.Martin p. 207 The melodramatic crime caper centers on a robbery at a greyhound racetrack that results ...

'' (1955) - 'Wild' Max (uncredited) * '' Cross Channel'' (1955) - W.L. Carrick * '' Dial 999'' (1955) - The Chief Inspector * '' Women Without Men'' (1956) - Bargee * ''Blonde Bait'' (1956) - Bargekeeper (uncredited) * '' Up in the World'' (1956) - Nightclub Doorman (uncredited) * '' The Man Without a Body'' (1957) -

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Date with Disaster ''Date with Disaster'' is a 1957 British crime film directed by Charles Saunders and starring Tom Drake, William Hartnell and Shirley Eaton. It was made at Southall Studios in London. Location shooting took place around Southall and Chiswi ...

'' (1957) - Det. Inspector Matthews * '' The One That Got Away'' (1957) - First Detective (uncredited) * '' Tread Softly Stranger'' (1958) - St. John's Ambulance Man * ''Robbery with Violence'' (1958) - Inspector Wilson * '' During One Night'' (1960) - Constable * '' The Day They Robbed the Bank of England'' (1961) - Gamekeeper (uncredited) * '' Murder, She Said'' (1961) - Hillman

Television roles

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Jude the Obscure ''Jude the Obscure'' is a novel by Thomas Hardy, which began as a magazine serial in December 1894 and was first published in book form in 1895 (though the title page says 1896). It is Hardy's last completed novel. The protagonist, Jude Fawley ...

'' (1971) - as Tinker Taylor * ''

Fall of Eagles ''Fall of Eagles'' is a 13-part British television drama aired by the BBC in 1974. The series was created by John Elliot and produced by Stuart Burge. The series portrays historical events from 1848 to 1918, dealing with the ruling dynasties of ...

'' (1974) - Putilov * ''

The Onedin Line ''The Onedin Line'' is a BBC television drama series that ran from 1971 to 1980. The series was created by Cyril Abraham. The series is set in Liverpool from 1860 to 1886 and covers the rise of a fictional shipping company, the Onedin Line, n ...

'' (1976) - Storeman

Selected stage roles

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'' (1950) - Shinto * ''

'' (1958) - Detective Inspector Ogden * '' The Unexpected Guest'' (1958) - Inspector Thomas

References

External links

* 1913 births 1983 deaths 20th-century Irish male actors Irish expatriates in England Irish male stage actors Irish male film actors Irish male television actors Male actors from County Wicklow People from Bray, County Wicklow {{Ireland-actor-stub