Sydney Tafler (31 July 1916 – 8 November 1979) was an English actor who after having started his career on stage, was best remembered for numerous appearances in films and television from the 1940s to the 1970s.
Personal life
Tafler was born into a
Jewish
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family, the son of Eva (née Kosky) and Mark Tafler, an antique dealer. His sister, Hylda, married the film director
Lewis Gilbert
Lewis Gilbert (6 March 1920 – 23 February 2018) was an English film director, producer and screenwriter who directed more than 40 films during six decades; among them such varied titles as '' Reach for the Sky'' (1956), '' Sink the Bismarck! ...
. Another sister, Sheila, was also an actress.
He was married to the actress
Joy Shelton
Joy Winstanley Shelton (3 June 1922 – 28 January 2000) was an English actress who performed in films, radio and television.
Biography
Joy Shelton was born in Marylebone, London, and trained at RADA. She appeared in a number of British films in ...
from 1941 until his death from cancer;
they had three children – two sons, Jeremy and Jonathan, and a daughter, Jennifer, who became a child actress.
Career
After two years at the
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA; ) is a drama school in London, England, that provides vocational conservatoire training for theatre, film, television, and radio. It is based in the Bloomsbury area of Central London, close to the Sena ...
, Tafler first appeared on stage in London's West End in 1936, with Sir
Seymour Hicks
Sir Edward Seymour Hicks (30 January 1871 – 6 April 1949), better known as Seymour Hicks, was a British actor, music hall performer, playwright, actor-manager and producer. He became known, early in his career, for writing, starring in and ...
in ''The Man in Dress Clothes''. His other stage roles included the menacing character of Nat Goldberg in a production of
Harold Pinter
Harold Pinter (; 10 October 1930 – 24 December 2008) was a British playwright, screenwriter, director and actor. A Nobel Prize winner, Pinter was one of the most influential modern British dramatists with a writing career that span ...
's ''The Birthday Party'', directed by the playwright; a role he reprised in
William Friedkin
William "Billy" Friedkin (born August 29, 1935)Biskind, p. 200. is an American film and television director, producer and screenwriter closely identified with the " New Hollywood" movement of the 1970s. Beginning his career in documentaries in ...
's 1968 film version, alongside
Robert Shaw and
Patrick Magee.
On British television he appeared alongside
Sid James
Sidney James (born Solomon Joel Cohen; 8 May 1913 – 26 April 1976) was a British actor and comedian whose career encompassed radio, television, stage and screen. He was best known for numerous roles in the Carry On film series.
Born to a mi ...
in ''
Citizen James''. His other television work included ''Angel Pavement'', ''
The Gentle Killers
''The Gentle Killers'' is a 1957 television serial. The six-part half-hour series was produced by ATV and aired on ITV. Cast included Tony Church and Hazel Court. It was written by Lewis Greifer and Leigh Vance. There is very scarce informatio ...
'', ''The Infernal Machine'', ''Focus'', ''
Dixon of Dock Green
''Dixon of Dock Green'' was a BBC police procedural television series about daily life at a fictional London police station, with the emphasis on petty crime, successfully controlled through common sense and human understanding. It ran from 19 ...
'', ''
Wodehouse Playhouse'', and ''
Hadleigh''. He appeared in many films from 1947 to 1977, including ''
The Lavender Hill Mob,
The Sea Shall Not Have Them, and
Alfie,'' frequently being directed by his brother-in-law
Lewis Gilbert
Lewis Gilbert (6 March 1920 – 23 February 2018) was an English film director, producer and screenwriter who directed more than 40 films during six decades; among them such varied titles as '' Reach for the Sky'' (1956), '' Sink the Bismarck! ...
.
He most commonly played
spiv
In the United Kingdom, the word spiv is slang for a type of petty criminal who deals in illicit, typically black market, goods. The word was particularly used during the Second World War and in the post-war period when many goods were rationed du ...
characters, one notable exception being the film ''
Reach for the Sky
''Reach for the Sky'' is a 1956 British biographical film about aviator Douglas Bader, based on the 1954 biography of the same name by Paul Brickhill. The film stars Kenneth More and was directed by Lewis Gilbert. It won the BAFTA Award for ...
'' (1956) in which he played the prosthetics expert to
Douglas Bader
Group Captain Sir Douglas Robert Steuart Bader, (; 21 February 1910 – 5 September 1982) was a Royal Air Force flying ace during the Second World War. He was credited with 22 aerial victories, four shared victories, six probables, one shared p ...
.
There again, he appeared briefly in a drily comic role as a uniformed policeman in the film ''
The Cockleshell Heroes'' (also 1956). His film career ended with a featured role as the captain of the supertanker ''Liparus'' in the popular
James Bond
The ''James Bond'' series focuses on a fictional Secret Intelligence Service, British Secret Service agent created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short-story collections. Since Fleming's death in 19 ...
film ''
The Spy Who Loved Me'' (1977).
Selected filmography
Film
*''
Cottage to Let'' (1941) as RAF Officer (uncredited)
*''
The Little Ballerina'' (1947) as (uncredited)
*''
It Always Rains on Sunday'' (1947) as Morry Hyams
*''
Uneasy Terms'' (1948) as Maysin
*''
London Belongs to Me
''London Belongs to Me'' (also known as ''Dulcimer Street'') is a British film released in 1948, directed by Sidney Gilliat, and starring Richard Attenborough and Alastair Sim. It was based on the novel ''London Belongs to Me'' by Norman Colli ...
'' (1948) as Nightclub Receptionist
*''
No Room at the Inn'' (1948) as Stranger
*''
The Monkey's Paw
"The Monkey's Paw" is a horror short story by English author W. W. Jacobs, first published in the collection ''The Lady of the Barge'' in 1902.
In the story, three wishes are granted to the owner of The Monkey's Paw, but the wishes come with a ...
'' (1948) as The Dealer
*''
Broken Journey
''Broken Journey'' (also known as ''Rescue'') is a 1948 British drama film directed by Ken Annakin and featuring Phyllis Calvert, James Donald, Margot Grahame, Raymond Huntley and Guy Rolfe. ''Broken Journey'' deals with people struggling to sur ...
'' (1948), uncredited, final scene.
*''
Passport to Pimlico'' (1949) as Fred Cowan
*''
Dance Hall
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'' (1950) as Manager
*''
Once a Sinner'' (1950) as Jimmy Smart
*''
Assassin for Hire'' (1951) as Antonio Riccardi
*''
Scarlet Thread
''Scarlet Thread'' is a 1951 British drama film directed by Lewis Gilbert and produced by Ernest G. Roy.
Plot
Two criminals plan a jewellery robbery. The robbery goes wrong and an innocent man is shot.
Cast
* Kathleen Byron as Josephine
* Laur ...
'' (1951) as Marcon
*''
The Galloping Major'' (1951) as Mr. Leon
*''
The Lavender Hill Mob'' (1951) as Clayton
*''
Chelsea Story'' (1951) as Fletcher Gilchrist
*''
Hotel Sahara'' (1951) as Corporal Pullar
*''
Mystery Junction'' (1951) as Larry Gordon
*''
Blind Man's Bluff'' (1952) as Rick Martin
*''
Secret People'' (1952) as Syd Burnett
*''
Wide Boy'' (1952) as Benny
*''
Emergency Call'' (1952) as Brett
*''
Time Gentlemen, Please!'' (1952) as Joseph Spink
*''
Venetian Bird
''Venetian Bird'' is a 1952 British thriller film directed by Ralph Thomas and starring Richard Todd, Eva Bartok and John Gregson. The screenplay was adapted by Victor Canning from his own 1950 novel of the same title. It was shot at Pinew ...
'' (1952) as Boldesca
*''
The Floating Dutchman'' (1952) as Victor Skinner
*''
There Was a Young Lady'' (1953) as Johnny
*''
Johnny on the Run'' (1953) as Harry
*''
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) as 1st Wiseacre
*''
The Saint's Return
''The Saint's Return'' (released in the US as ''The Saint's Girl Friday'') is a British crime thriller film from 1953, produced by Hammer Film Productions in London.
It premiered in London under the original title on 12 October 1953 '' (1953) as Max Lennar
*''
Operation Diplomat'' (1953) as Wade
*''
The Crowded Day'' (1954) as Alex
*''
The Sea Shall Not Have Them'' (1954) as Cpl. Robb
*''
The Glass Cage'' (1955) as Rorke
*''
A Kid for Two Farthings'' (1955) as Madam Rita
*''
The Woman for Joe'' (1955) as Butch
*''
The Cockleshell Heroes'' (1955) as Policeman
*''
Dial 999'' (1955) as Alf Cressett
*''
The Long Arm'' (1956) as Stone
*''
Fire Maidens from Outer Space'' (1956) as Dr. Higgins
*''
Reach for the Sky
''Reach for the Sky'' is a 1956 British biographical film about aviator Douglas Bader, based on the 1954 biography of the same name by Paul Brickhill. The film stars Kenneth More and was directed by Lewis Gilbert. It won the BAFTA Award for ...
'' (1956) as Robert Desoutter
*''
The Counterfeit Plan
''The Counterfeit Plan'' is a 1957 British crime film directed by Montgomery Tully and starring Zachary Scott and Peggie Castle.Interpol
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'' (1957) as Curtis
*''
The Surgeon's Knife'' (1957) as Dr. Hearne
*''
Carve Her Name with Pride
''Carve Her Name with Pride'' is a 1958 British war drama film based on the book of the same name by R. J. Minney.
The film, directed by Lewis Gilbert, is based on the true story of Special Operations Executive agent Violette Szabo, GC, who w ...
'' (1958) as Potter
*''
The Bank Raiders'' (1958) as Bernie Shelton
*''
Too Many Crooks'' (1959) as Solicitor
*''
The Crowning Touch'' (1959) as Joe
*''
Follow a Star'' (1959) as Pendlebury
*''
Tommy the Toreador'' (1959) as Ramon (uncredited)
*''
Sink the Bismarck!
''Sink the Bismarck!'' is a 1960 black-and-white CinemaScope British war film based on the 1959 book ''The Last Nine Days of the Bismarck'' by C. S. Forester. It stars Kenneth More and Dana Wynter and was directed by Lewis Gilbert.Weiler, A.H"M ...
'' (1960) as First Workman
*''
Bottoms Up'' (1960) as Sid Biggs
*''
Let's Get Married'' (1960) as Pendle
*''
Light Up the Sky!'' (1960) as Ted Green
*''
Make Mine Mink'' (1960) as Lionel Spanager
*''
The Bulldog Breed'' (1960) as Speedboat Owner
*''
Five Golden Hours'' (1961) as Alfredo
*''
No Kidding'' (1961) as Mr. Rockbottom
*''
Carry On Regardless
''Carry On Regardless'' is a 1961 British comedy film, the fifth in the series of 31 ''Carry On'' films (1958–1992). The film revolves loosely around the activities of a job agency, 'Helping Hands', run by Sid James's character, Bert Hand ...
'' (1961) as Strip Club Manager
*''
A Weekend with Lulu
''A Weekend with Lulu'' is a 1961 British comedy film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring Bob Monkhouse, Leslie Phillips, Alfred Marks, Shirley Eaton and Irene Handl.
Plot
Young couple Timothy (Leslie Phillips) and Deirdre (Shirley Ea ...
'' (1961) as Stationmaster
*''
The 7th Dawn'' (1964) as Tom. Chief Petty Officer
*''
Promise Her Anything'' (1965) as Panel Participant
*''
Runaway Railway
''Runaway Railway'' is a 1965 British family adventure film directed by Jan Darnley-Smith and starring John Moulder-Brown, Kevin Bennett, Ronnie Barker and Graham Stark. The screenplay concerns a group of children who manage to foil an attempte ...
'' (1965) as Mr. Jones
*''
Alfie'' (1966) as Frank
*''
The Sandwich Man'' (1966) as First Fish Porter
*''
Berserk!'' (1967) as Harrison Liston
*''
The Birthday Party'' (1968) as Nat Goldberg
*''
The Adventurers'' (1970) as Col. Gutierrez
*''
The Spy Who Loved Me'' (1977) as Liparus captain
Television
* ''
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre'' (1950-1957, 8 episodes) as Harry Soames / George Ware / Professor Frey / Alexander Lopakhin / Chauvelin / Petronius Arbiter / Dorn / Chauvelin
* ''
Back to Methuselah'' (1952, 2 episodes) as Ghost of Cain / Cain
* ''
Your Favorite Story
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'' (1953, 1 episode)
* ''
ITV Play of the Week
''Play of the Week'' is a 90-minute British television anthology series produced by a variety of companies including Granada Television, Associated-Rediffusion, ATV and Anglia Television.
Synopsis
From 1955 to 1967 approximately 500 episodes a ...
'' (1955, 1 episode) as Nacky
* ''
Theatre Royal'' (1955, 1 episode)
* ''
Angel Pavement'' (1957-1958, 4 episodes) as Mr. Golspie
* ''
Educated Evans'' (1957, 1 episode) as Morry Green
* ''
The Gentle Killers
''The Gentle Killers'' is a 1957 television serial. The six-part half-hour series was produced by ATV and aired on ITV. Cast included Tony Church and Hazel Court. It was written by Lewis Greifer and Leigh Vance. There is very scarce informatio ...
'' (1957, 6 episodes)
* ''
ITV Television Playhouse'' (1957-1960, 3 episodes) as Gregor / Charlie / Landrieu
* ''
East End, West End'' (1958, 1 episode)
* ''
Dick and the Duchess'' (1958, 2 episodes) as Giuseppe
* ''
Theatre Night'' (1958, 1 episode) as Pedro Juarez
* ''
Dial 999'', ( including the 'Night Mail', and 'The Big Fish', episodes, plus one more)-(1958-1959, 3 episodes) as Pete / Smiler Harris / Mick Coletta
* ''
Alfred Marks Time
''Alfred Marks Time'' is a British television comedy series which aired from 1956 to 1961 on ITV. Starring comedian Alfred Marks, the series often parodied popular movies and TV shows. It was produced by Associated-Rediffusion Television, and Jack ...
'' (1959, 1 episode)
* ''
Playhouse 90
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'' (1959, 1 episode) as Club Manager
* ''
The Third Man
''The Third Man'' is a 1949 British film noir directed by Carol Reed, written by Graham Greene and starring Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Orson Welles, and Trevor Howard. Set in postwar Vienna, the film centres on American Holly Martins (Cotten), ...
'' (1959-1962, 2 episodes) as George Freeman / Colonel Abu Said
* ''
Whack-O!'' (1959, 1 episode) as Harrison Jessel
* ''
Glencannon
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'' (1959, 1 episode) as Mr. Daninds
* ''
Citizen James'' (1960-1962, 31 episodes) as Charlie Davenport
* ''
Boyd Q.C.'' (1960, 1 episode) as De Viani
* ''
The Larkins'' (1960, 1 episode) as Sidney Foskett
* ''
Knight Errant Limited'' (1960, 1 episode) as Angelo Broza
* ''
Danger Man
''Danger Man'' (retitled ''Secret Agent'' in the United States for the revived series, and ''Destination Danger'' and ''John Drake'' in other overseas markets) is a British television series that was broadcast between 1960 and 1962, and again b ...
'' (1960, 1 episode) as Mikhail Radek
* ''
A Christmas Night with the Stars
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'' (1960, 1 episode) as Charlie Davenport - with Sid James
* ''
No Hiding Place
''No Hiding Place'' is a British television series that was produced at Wembley Studios by Associated-Rediffusion for the ITV network between 16 September 1959 and 22 June 1967.
It was the sequel to the series ''Murder Bag'' (1957–1958) ...
'' (1961-1965, 3 episodes) as Marty Cook / Charlie Monkton / Lew Hemming
* ''
The Arthur Askey Show'' (1961, 2 episodes) as Oscar Lamouche
* ''
Three Live Wires
3 is a number, numeral, and glyph.
3, three, or III may also refer to:
* AD 3, the third year of the AD era
* 3 BC, the third year before the AD era
* March, the third month
Books
* ''Three of Them'' (Russian: ', literally, "three"), a 1901 ...
'' (1961, 1 episode)
* ''
Hamlet
''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depi ...
'' (1961, 5 episodes) as Claudius
* ''
Here's Harry
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* Here WeGo (formerly Here Maps), a mobile app and map website by Here
Television
* Here TV (formerly "here!"), a TV ...
'' (1961, 1 episode)
* ''
Deadline Midnight'' (1961, 1 episode) as Bluey Roxon
* ''
Comedy Playhouse
''Comedy Playhouse'' is a long-running British anthology series of one-off unrelated sitcoms that aired for 120 episodes from 1961 to 1975. Many episodes later graduated to their own series, including ''Steptoe and Son'', '' Meet the Wife'', ' ...
'' (1962, 1 episode) as Lionel
* ''
Z Cars'' (1963-1974, 5 episodes) as Ray Dawson / Willy Tyndale / Wasilewski / Ray Dawson / Oliver Snow
* ''
A World of His Own
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Openin ...
'' (1964, 1 episode)
* ''
Gideon's Way'' (1964, 1 episode) as Gabriel Lyon
* ''
Dixon of Dock Green
''Dixon of Dock Green'' was a BBC police procedural television series about daily life at a fictional London police station, with the emphasis on petty crime, successfully controlled through common sense and human understanding. It ran from 19 ...
'' (1964-1969, 3 episodes) as Mr. Green / Peter Cassidy / Ralph Edwards
* ''
Front Page Story'' (1965, 1 episode) as Waterman
* ''
A Slight Case of...'' (1965, 1 episode)
* ''
Theatre 625'' (1966, 2 episodes) as Shamrayef / Finkelstein
* ''
The Wednesday Play
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'' (1966-1970, 2 episodes) as Blaustein / Arthur Bradshaw
* ''
Sam and Janet'' (1967, 1 episode) as Mr. Spalding
* ''
The World of Wooster'' (1967, 1 episode) as Jas. Waterbury
* ''
Man in a Suitcase'' (1968, 1 episode) as Reynolds
* ''
The Ugliest Girl in Town
''The Ugliest Girl in Town'' is an American sitcom produced by Screen Gems for ABC. It ran from September 26, 1968, to January 30, 1969.
Synopsis
Timothy Blair is a Hollywood talent agent. He falls in love with Julie Renfield, a British actress w ...
'' (1968, 1 episode) as Bert Pooley
* ''
Me Mammy'' (1969, 1 episode) as Sir Gerald Bronstein
* ''
Hadleigh'' (1969, 1 episode) as Zinneman
* ''
Coronation Street
''Coronation Street'' is an English soap opera created by ITV Granada, Granada Television and shown on ITV (TV network), ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres around a cobbled, terraced street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based ...
'' (1969, 2 episodes) as Mr. Maddox-Smith
* ''
W. Somerset Maugham'' (1970, 1 episode) as Sir Adolphus Bland
* ''
Misleading Cases'' (1971, 1 episode) as Mr. Benkle
* ''
Alexander the Greatest'' (1971-1972, 13 episodes) as Joe Green
* ''
The Adventurer'' (1973, 1 episode) as Wyvern
* ''
Love Story Love Story or A Love Story may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Genres
* Romance (love)
** Romance film
** Romance novel
Films
* ''Love Story'' (1925 film), German silent film
* ''Love Story'' (1942 film), Italian drama film
* ''Love ...
'' (1973, 1 episode) as Mr. Miller
* ''
Van der Valk'' (1973, 3 episodes) as Halsbeek
* ''
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em'' (1973, 1 episode) as Lockwood
* ''
Play for Today
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'' (1973-1977, 2 episodes) as Harry Perlman / Mr. Crowley
* ''
Vienna 1900
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'' (1974, 1 episode) as Herr Klingemann
* ''
Marked Personal
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'' (1974, 1 episode) as Cartwright
* ''
Village Hall
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'' (1974, 1 episode) as Arthur Bolton
* ''
Churchill's People'' (1975, 1 episode) as Haskelot
* ''
Crown Court
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'' (1975, 1 episode) as Harry Simons
* ''
The Sweeney
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'' (1975, 1 episode) as Manny Bellow
* ''
Wodehouse Playhouse'' (1975-1976, 2 episodes) as Isadore Q. Fishbein
* ''
Yes, Honestly'' (1976, 1 episode) as Harry Burton
* ''
Survivors'' (1976, 2 episodes) as Manny
* ''
Victorian Scandals'' (1976, 1 episode) as Achille Fould
* ''
Thriller
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Comics
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'' (1976, 1 episode) as Sam Meadows
* ''
Do You Remember?'' (1978, 1 episode) as Ambrose Solto
* ''
Devenish'' (1978, 1 episode) as Sidney Bloom
* ''
Potter'' (1979, 1 episode) as Harry Tooms
* ''
Cannon and Ball'' (1979, 1 episode) as The Agent
* ''
BBC2 Playhouse
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'' (1980, 1 episode) as Kugelmann
* ''
The Enigma Files
''The Enigma Files'' is a British television police procedural that ran for one series of fifteen episodes in 1980.
Plot summary
The series was a police procedural, written by Derek Ingrey, about a police officer who has been sidelined from reg ...
'' (1980, 1 episode) as Solly King (final appearance)
References
External links
*
Performances listed in Theatre Archive University of Bristol*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tafler, Sydney
1916 births
1979 deaths
Jewish English male actors
English male film actors
English male television actors
Male actors from London
English Jews
20th-century English male actors
Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art