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

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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. Another sister, Sheila, was also an actress. He was married to the actress

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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

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, Tafler first appeared on stage in London's West End in 1936, with Sir

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in ''The Man in Dress Clothes''. His other stage roles included the menacing character of Nat Goldberg in a production of

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's ''The Birthday Party'', directed by the playwright; a role he reprised in

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's 1968 film version, alongside Robert Shaw and Patrick Magee. On British television he appeared alongside Sid James in '' Citizen James''. His other television work included ''Angel Pavement'', '' The Gentle Killers'', ''The Infernal Machine'', ''Focus'', '' Dixon of Dock Green'', '' Wodehouse Playhouse'', and '' Hadleigh''. He appeared in many films from 1947 to 1977, including ''

The Lavender Hill Mob ''The Lavender Hill Mob'' is a 1951 comedy film from Ealing Studios, written by T. E. B. Clarke, directed by Charles Crichton, starring Alec Guinness and Stanley Holloway and featuring Sid James and Alfie Bass. The title refers to Lavend ...

The Sea Shall Not Have Them ''The Sea Shall Not Have Them'' is a 1954 British war film starring Michael Redgrave, Dirk Bogarde and Anthony Steel. It was directed by Lewis Gilbert and is based on the 1953 novel by John Harris, about a North Sea rescue during the Second W ...

, and Alfie,'' frequently being directed by his brother-in-law Lewis Gilbert. He most commonly played

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characters, one notable exception being the film ''

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'' (1956) in which he played the prosthetics expert to Douglas Bader. There again, he appeared briefly in a drily comic role as a uniformed policeman in the film ''

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'' (also 1956). His film career ended with a featured role as the captain of the supertanker ''Liparus'' in the popular

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film '' The Spy Who Loved Me'' (1977).

Selected filmography

Film

*'' Cottage to Let'' (1941) as RAF Officer (uncredited) *''

The Little Ballerina ''The Little Ballerina'' is a 1947 British drama film directed by Lewis Gilbert. Cast * Yvonne Marsh as Joan * Marian Chapman as Sally * Kay Henderson as Pamela * Doreen Richards as Lydia * Anita Holland as Carol * Beatrice Varley as Mr ...

'' (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 ...

'' (1948) as The Dealer *'' Broken Journey'' (1948), uncredited, final scene. *'' Passport to Pimlico'' (1949) as Fred Cowan *''

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'' (1950) as Manager *'' Once a Sinner'' (1950) as Jimmy Smart *''

Assassin for Hire ''Assassin for Hire'' is a 1951 British crime film directed by Michael McCarthy and starring Sydney Tafler, Ronald Howard and Katharine Blake. Its plot follows a contract killer who becomes stricken with remorse when he is led to believe he ...

'' (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 * L ...

'' (1951) as Marcon *'' The Galloping Major'' (1951) as Mr. Leon *''

'' (1951) as Clayton *''

Chelsea Story ''Chelsea Story'' is a 1951 British crime film directed by Charles Saunders and starring Henry Mollison, Sydney Tafler and Ingeborg von Kusserow. Selected cast * Henry Mollison - Mike Harvey * Sydney Tafler - Fletcher Gilchrist * Ingeborg ...

'' (1951) as Fletcher Gilchrist *'' Hotel Sahara'' (1951) as Corporal Pullar *''

Mystery Junction ''Mystery Junction'' is a 1951 British crime film directed by Michael McCarthy and starring Sydney Tafler and Barbara Murray.

'' (1951) as Larry Gordon *'' Blind Man's Bluff'' (1952) as Rick Martin *'' Secret People'' (1952) as Syd Burnett *'' Wide Boy'' (1952) as Benny *''

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'' (1952) as Brett *''

Time Gentlemen, Please! ''Time Gentlemen, Please!'' is a 1952 British comedy film directed by Lewis Gilbert and starring Eddie Byrne, Jane Barrett and Raymond Lovell. It was produced by Group 3 Films with funding from the NFFC and distributed by ABPC. It was shot ...

'' (1952) as Joseph Spink *'' Venetian Bird'' (1952) as Boldesca *''

The Floating Dutchman ''The Floating Dutchman'' is a 1952 British crime film directed by Vernon Sewell and starring Dermot Walsh, Sydney Tafler and Mary Germaine. It was known as ''Clue for a Corpse'' on U.S. TV. The film was an early product of Merton Park Studios ...

'' (1952) as Victor Skinner *''

There Was a Young Lady ''There Was a Young Lady'' is a 1953 British comedy film directed by Lawrence Huntington and starring Michael Denison, Dulcie Gray and Sydney Tafler. It was made at Walton Studios and on location in London. The film's sets were designed by the ...

'' (1953) as Johnny *'' Johnny on the Run'' (1953) as Harry *'' The Square Ring'' (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 ''The Crowded Day'' is a 1954 British comedy drama film directed by John Guillermin and starring John Gregson, Joan Rice, Cyril Raymond and Josephine Griffin. The film follows a group of shopgirls working in Bunting and Hobbs, a London departm ...

'' (1954) as Alex *''

'' (1954) as Cpl. Robb *'' The Glass Cage'' (1955) as Rorke *'' A Kid for Two Farthings'' (1955) as Madam Rita *''

The Woman for Joe ''The Woman for Joe'' is a 1955 British drama film directed by George More O'Ferrall and starring Diane Cilento, George Baker, Jimmy Karoubi and David Kossoff. The screenplay concerns the owner of a circus sideshow and his prize attraction (a ...

'' (1955) as Butch *''

'' (1955) as Policeman *'' Dial 999'' (1955) as Alf Cressett *'' The Long Arm'' (1956) as Stone *''

Fire Maidens from Outer Space ''Fire Maidens from Outer Space'' (US: ''Fire Maidens of Outer Space'') is a 1956 British independent black-and-white science fiction feature film. It was written, produced and directed by American filmmaker Cy Roth as a collaboration between ...

'' (1956) as Dr. Higgins *''

'' (1956) as Robert Desoutter *'' The Counterfeit Plan'' (1957) as Harry Flint *''

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'' (1957) as Curtis *''

The Surgeon's Knife ''The Surgeon's Knife'' is a 1957 British crime film directed by Gordon Parry and starring Donald Houston, Adrienne Corri and Lyndon Brook. It is an adaptation of the 1940 novel '' The Wicked Flee'' by Anne Hocking. Synopsis When his patient ...

'' (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 ''The Bank Raiders'' is a 1958 British crime film directed by Maxwell Munden and starring Peter Reynolds, Sandra Dorne and Lloyd Lamble. Plot Terry, a small-time hoodlum, is the driver in a successful bank robbery. He gets his share of the l ...

'' (1958) as Bernie Shelton *''

Too Many Crooks ''Too Many Crooks'' is a 1959 British comedy film directed by Mario Zampi. The plot concerns a bunch of inept crooks who kidnap the wife of a shady businessman, only for him to decide he doesn’t want her back. It stars George Cole, Sidney J ...

'' (1959) as Solicitor *''

The Crowning Touch ''The Crowning Touch'' is a 1959 British comedy film directed by David Eady and starring Ted Ray, Irene Handl and Greta Gynt. Plot The "Crowning Touch" of the title is a fancy ladies hat. It has been ordered and specially set aside at a posh B ...

'' (1959) as Joe *'' Follow a Star'' (1959) as Pendlebury *''

Tommy the Toreador ''Tommy the Toreador'' is a 1959 British musical comedy film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring Tommy Steele, Janet Munro, Sid James, Bernard Cribbins, Noel Purcell and Kenneth Williams. Premise A British ship docks in Spain and To ...

'' (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 ...

'' (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 ''Make Mine Mink'' is a 1960 British comedy farce film directed by Robert Asher and featuring Terry-Thomas, Athene Seyler, Hattie Jacques and Billie Whitelaw. The screenplay concerns a group of eccentric misfits who go on a spree, stealing mink ...

'' (1960) as Lionel Spanager *'' The Bulldog Breed'' (1960) as Speedboat Owner *''

Five Golden Hours ''Five Golden Hours'' is a 1961 Italian-British comedy film directed by Mario Zampi and written by Hans Wilhelm, starring Ernie Kovacs, Cyd Charisse and George Sanders, and featuring Dennis Price and John Le Mesurier. Plot Aldo Bondi (Kovacs ...

'' (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 Handy. ...

'' (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 ''The 7th Dawn'' is a 1964 Technicolor drama film directed by Lewis Gilbert and starring William Holden, Capucine and Tetsurō Tamba. The film, set during the Malayan Emergency, is based on the 1960 novel ''The Durian Tree'' by Michael Keon and ...

'' (1964) as Tom. Chief Petty Officer *''

Promise Her Anything ''Promise Her Anything'' is a 1965 British-American romantic comedy film directed by Arthur Hiller and starring Warren Beatty and Leslie Caron. The screenplay by William Peter Blatty is based on a story by Arne Sultan and Marvin Worth. The sup ...

'' (1965) as Panel Participant *'' Runaway Railway'' (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'' (1953, 1 episode) * ''

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'' (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'' (1957, 6 episodes) * ''

ITV Television Playhouse ''ITV Television Playhouse'', often simplified to ''Television Playhouse'', was a British anthology television series produced by and airing on the ITV television network from 1955 through 1963. The series premiered with the teleplay ''Midlevel ...

'' (1957-1960, 3 episodes) as Gregor / Charlie / Landrieu * '' East End, West End'' (1958, 1 episode) * ''

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'' (1958, 2 episodes) as Giuseppe * ''

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'' (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'' (1959, 1 episode) * ''

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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'' (1959, 1 episode) as Mr. Daninds * '' Citizen James'' (1960-1962, 31 episodes) as Charlie Davenport * '' Boyd Q.C.'' (1960, 1 episode) as De Viani * ''

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'' (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 * ''

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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 * ''

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'' (1961, 2 episodes) as Oscar Lamouche * '' Three Live Wires'' (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 depicts ...

'' (1961, 5 episodes) as Claudius * '' Here's Harry'' (1961, 1 episode) * '' Deadline Midnight'' (1961, 1 episode) as Bluey Roxon * '' Comedy Playhouse'' (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'' (1964, 1 episode) * '' Gideon's Way'' (1964, 1 episode) as Gabriel Lyon * '' Dixon of Dock Green'' (1964-1969, 3 episodes) as Mr. Green / Peter Cassidy / Ralph Edwards * ''

Front Page Story ''Front Page Story'' is a 1954 British drama film directed by Gordon Parry and starring Jack Hawkins, Elizabeth Allan and Eva Bartok. It was shot in black-and-white at Shepperton Studios with some location shooting in London. The film's sets ...

'' (1965, 1 episode) as Waterman * '' A Slight Case of...'' (1965, 1 episode) * ''

Theatre 625 ''Theatre 625'' is a British television drama anthology series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC2 from 1964 to 1968. It was one of the first regular programmes in the line-up of the channel, and the title referred to its production a ...

'' (1966, 2 episodes) as Shamrayef / Finkelstein * '' The Wednesday Play'' (1966-1970, 2 episodes) as Blaustein / Arthur Bradshaw * ''

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'' (1967, 1 episode) as Mr. Spalding * ''

The World of Wooster ''The World of Wooster'' is a comedy television series, based on the Jeeves stories by author P. G. Wodehouse. The television series starred Ian Carmichael as English gentleman Bertie Wooster and Dennis Price as Bertie's valet Jeeves. The s ...

'' (1967, 1 episode) as Jas. Waterbury * ''

Man in a Suitcase ''Man in a Suitcase'' is a British television private eye thriller series produced by Lew Grade's ITC Entertainment. It originally aired in the United Kingdom on ITV from 27 September 1967 to 17 April 1968. ABC broadcast episodes of ''Man in ...

'' (1968, 1 episode) as Reynolds * '' The Ugliest Girl in Town'' (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 Granada Television and shown on ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres around a cobbled, terraced street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based on inner-city Salford. Orig ...

'' (1969, 2 episodes) as Mr. Maddox-Smith * ''

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'' (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 * ''

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'' (1973, 1 episode) as Mr. Miller * '' Van der Valk'' (1973, 3 episodes) as Halsbeek * '' Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em'' (1973, 1 episode) as Lockwood * ''

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'' (1973-1977, 2 episodes) as Harry Perlman / Mr. Crowley * '' Vienna 1900'' (1974, 1 episode) as Herr Klingemann * ''

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'' (1974, 1 episode) as Cartwright * ''

Village Hall A village hall is a public building in a village used for various things such as: United Kingdom In the United Kingdom, a village hall is usually a building which contains at least one large room (plus kitchen and toilets), is owned by a local ...

'' (1974, 1 episode) as Arthur Bolton * '' Churchill's People'' (1975, 1 episode) as Haskelot * ''

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'' (1975, 1 episode) as Harry Simons * ''

The Sweeney ''The Sweeney'' is a 1970s British television police drama focusing on two members of the Flying Squad, a branch of the Metropolitan Police specialising in tackling armed robbery and violent crime in London. It stars John Thaw as Detective Insp ...

'' (1975, 1 episode) as Manny Bellow * '' Wodehouse Playhouse'' (1975-1976, 2 episodes) as Isadore Q. Fishbein * ''

Yes, Honestly ''Yes, Honestly'' is a British television sitcom that aired on ITV from 9 January 1976 and 23 April 1977. It stars Donal Donnelly as Matthew Browne and Liza Goddard as Lily Pond Browne. The series followed the course of their relationship, fro ...

'' (1976, 1 episode) as Harry Burton * '' Survivors'' (1976, 2 episodes) as Manny * '' Victorian Scandals'' (1976, 1 episode) as Achille Fould * ''

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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 ''BBC2 Playhouse'' is a UK anthology television series of one-hour episodes produced by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). Among its many performers were Helen Mirren, Daniel Day-Lewis, Judi Dench, Liam Neeson, Paul Scofield, Deborah ...

'' (1980, 1 episode) as Kugelmann * ''

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'' (1980, 1 episode) as Solly King (final appearance)

References

External links

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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