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Bullseye! (1990 Film)
''Bullseye!'' is a 1990 British–American action comedy film starring Michael Caine and Roger Moore. It was directed by Michael Winner. It was released on 2 November 1990, to mixed reviews, and was a box office disappointment. It has since developed a small cult following. Plot Moore and Caine play dual roles—a pair of small-time con-men and a pair of inept nuclear physicists who believe they have invented a limitless supply of energy. The con men use their resemblance to the scientists to con their way into the scientists' safe deposit boxes and steal the formula, but in so doing, they become entangled in a shady world of spies and international intrigue. The film includes a number of cameo appearances, including Jenny Seagrove (Winner's partner at the time) playing two different roles, John Cleese, Patsy Kensit, Alexandra Pigg and Nicholas Courtney. The film also features Roger Moore's daughter, Deborah Moore, in a supporting role. Cast Reception ''The Radio Times ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Winner
Michael Robert Winner (30 October 1935 – 21 January 2013) was an English filmmaker, writer, and media personality. He is known for directing numerous action, thriller, and black comedy films in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, including several collaborations with actors Oliver Reed and Charles Bronson. Winner's best-known works include ''Death Wish'' (1974) and its first two sequels '' Death Wish II'' (1982) and '' Death Wish 3'' (1985), the World War II comedy '' Hannibal Brooks'' (1969), the hitman thriller '' The Mechanic'' (1972), the supernatural horror film '' The Sentinel'' (1977), the neo-noir '' The Big Sleep'' (1978), the satirical comedy '' Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood'' (1976), and the Revisionist Westerns '' Lawman'' (1971) and '' Chato's Land'' (1972). Winner was known as a media personality in the United Kingdom, appearing regularly on television talk programmes and publishing a restaurant review column for ''The Sunday Times''. He was also a found ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenny Seagrove
Jennifer Ann Seagrove (born 4 July 1957) is an English actress. She trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and first came to attention playing the lead in a television dramatisation of Barbara Taylor Bradford's '' A Woman of Substance'' (1985) and the film '' Local Hero'' (1983). She starred in the thriller '' Appointment with Death'' (1988) and William Friedkin's horror film ''The Guardian'' (1990). She later played Louisa Gould in '' Another Mother's Son'' (2017). She is known for her role as the character of Jo Mills in the long-running BBC drama series '' Judge John Deed'' (2001–07). Early life Seagrove was born Jennifer Ann Seagrove in Kuala Lumpur, Malaya (now Malaysia) in 1957, to British parents, Pauline and Derek Seagrove. Her father ran an import-export firm, which afforded the family a privileged lifestyle. When Seagrove was less than a year old, her mother suffered a stroke, and was unable to care for her. Seagrove attended St Hilary's School in Godalmin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Horton
Helen Virginia Horton (November 21, 1923 – September 28, 2007) was an American actress. She was born in Chicago and had a brief career in New York City. She married and lived near London. She worked extensively in British television, radio and theatre, and had three children. Horton voiced the ship's computer, "Mother", in the 1979 film '' Alien''. Her granddaughter is the English actress Lily James. Early life Horton attended Northwestern University where she became lifelong friends with Patricia Neal (Helen Benson in '' The Day the Earth Stood Still''). She was well thought of in the drama department and was cast as Viola, the lead role in ''Twelfth Night'', with Neal cast as Olivia, in a university production of the Shakespeare play. In September 1945, Horton and Neal took a shared apartment in New York and looked for work. They both got parts in a production of ''Seven Mirrors'' at the Blackfriars Theatre. Career Horton took over from Vivien Leigh as Blanche in ''A Str ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mildred Shay
Mildred Helen Shay (September 26, 1911 – October 15, 2005) was an American film actress of the 1930s whose affairs, marriages and glamorous social life became a popular subject for gossip columnists. At five-feet tall, Shay was dubbed the "Pocket Venus" by Hollywood gossip columnists. Early life Shay was born in Cedarhurst, New York, the eldest daughter of a wealthy lawyer, Joseph A. Shay, and his wife, Lillian. She attended New York schools and a Swiss finishing school in France until age 14, when her father moved her and her younger sister, Adeline, to London. The family also lived in a house in Florence and a French chateau in Nice. When Shay was 19 years old, the family moved to Hollywood because of her father's work on behalf of various movie studios. She lived with her mother and sister at the Garden of Allah apartments which was populated by film stars. The family's friends and neighbors included Laurence Olivier, Harpo Marx, Gary Cooper and Ginger Rogers whom Shay said ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Woodnutt
John Edward Arthur Woodnutt (3 March 1924 – 2 January 2006) was an English actor, often cast in villainous roles. Early life and education The younger son of Harold Frederick Woodnutt and brother of the Conservative MP Mark Woodnutt, Woodnutt was born in London, and at the age of 18 made his acting debut at the Oxford Playhouse. Career Woodnutt had many television roles, including that of Henry VII in the first episode of '' The Six Wives of Henry VIII'' (1970); Sir Watkyn Bassett in the television series ''Jeeves and Wooster'' (1990 to 1993); and Merlin and Mogdred in the children's adventure game programme '' Knightmare'' (1987–1990). One of his earliest television roles was in 1956 in the ITV drama ''One'', broadcast live. He appeared five times in ''Z-Cars'' and once in '' Softly, Softly''. Woodnutt appeared four times in the BBC science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'': * '' Spearhead from Space'' (1970) as Hibbert * '' Frontier in Space'' (1973) as the D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angus MacKay (actor)
Angus Newton MacKay (15 July 19268 June 2013) was an English actor. He amassed numerous television credits during his career in programmes such as ''The Gentle Touch'', ''One Foot in the Grave'', ''Only Fools and Horses'', '' Howards' Way'', '' The Professionals'', '' Steptoe and Son'' (as the salesman for the water bed), '' The Sweeney'', ''Minder'' and ''Z-Cars''. In ''Doctor Who'' he was the first actor to play the character Borusa in the story ''The Deadly Assassin'' (1976); and was the Headmaster in the story ''Mawdryn Undead'' (1983). Filmography * '' Nothing But the Best'' (1964) - Clergyman * '' Darling'' (1965) - Ivor Dawlish (uncredited) * ''Morgan – A Suitable Case for Treatment'' (1966) - Best Man * ''Secret Ceremony'' (1968) - Vicar (uncredited) * ''Revenge'' (1971) - Priest * '' Percy'' (1971) - TV producer * '' Quest for Love'' (1971) - Dr. Rankin * '' The Mirror Crack'd'' (1980) - Coroner (uncredited) * ''National Lampoon's European Vacation'' (1985) - Announ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Adamson
Christopher Adamson is a British actor. He often portrays villains, such as Mean Machine Angel in ''Judge Dredd'' and Jimmy Legs in '' Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest'' and '' Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End''. He attended Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art The Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, formerly the Webber Douglas School of Singing and Dramatic Art, was a drama school, and originally a singing school, in London. It was one of the leading drama schools in Britain, and offered comprehen .... Filmography Film Television External links * References Year of birth missing (living people) Living people English male film actors English male television actors Male actors from Surrey People from Ewell 20th-century English male actors 21st-century English male actors Alumni of the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art Actors from Epsom and Ewell {{England-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derren Nesbitt
Derren Nesbitt (born Derren Michael Horwitz; 19 June 1935) is a British actor. Nesbitt's film career began in the late 1950s, and he appeared in many British television series throughout the 1960s and 1970s. He is perhaps best known for his role as Major von Hapen in the 1968 film ''Where Eagles Dare''. Acting career Nesbitt's television appearances began in the 1950s, playing numerous different roles in series such as '' The Adventures of Sir Lancelot'' and '' The Adventures of William Tell''; he was often billed as Derry Nesbitt at this stage of his career. He went on to play the villain in a number of well known tv series of the 60s and 70s, including ''Danger Man'', '' The Saint'', ''Doctor Who'', ''The Prisoner'', ''Gideon's Way'', ''Man in a Suitcase'', '' UFO'' and ''The Persuaders!''. In 1969 he took on the role of DCI Jordan in the police drama ''Special Branch''. Nesbitt has also appeared in film roles such as a predatory blackmailer of gay men in '' Victim'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Burns (actor)
Mark Burns (30 March 1936 – 8 May 2007) was an English film and television actor. Biography Burns was born in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire and educated at Ampleforth College, North Yorkshire. He originally planned to enter the priesthood, but after a short-service commission with the 15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars (1955–57), in which he served in Malaya and Northern Ireland, he became an actor. His career began in 1960 with the film '' Tunes of Glory'' followed by the TV series ''Lorna Doone'' (1963) and '' Rupert of Hentzau'' (1964). One of his most prominent roles was as the male lead in the cult 1966 mystery film '' Death Is a Woman''. Burns also appeared in '' The Saint'' episode "The Scales of Justice", and ''The Prisoner'' episode " It's Your Funeral" as Number Two's assistant. He played William Morris in '' The Charge of the Light Brigade'' (1968), Bernie in '' A Day at the Beach'' (1970), the pianist Alfred in '' Death in Venice'' (1971) and Hans von Bülow in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Patterson
Lee Patterson (March 31, 1929 – February 14, 2007) was a Canadian film and television actor. British career He moved to the UK, where he specialised in playing virile American types in British films. He appeared in a number of films during the 1950s and 1960s, including ''The Good Die Young'' (1954), '' Above Us the Waves'' (1955), '' Reach for the Sky'' (1956), '' The Key Man'' (1957), ''Time Lock'' (1957) ''The Golden Disc'' (1958), '' Cat & Mouse'' (1958), ''Jack the Ripper'' (1959) and '' The 3 Worlds of Gulliver'' (1960). He left but returned to the UK to appear as hard-bitten navigation expert Captain Randolph Southard in the play version of '' The Caine Mutiny Court Martial'' at The Queen's Theatre, London, directed by Charlton Heston in 1985. American TV After moving to the USA in the early 1960s, Patterson worked mainly in television. In 1960, he was cast in two episodes of the ABC/Warner Brothers western television series '' The Alaskans'', starring Roger Moor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deborah Moore
Deborah Maria Luisa Moore (born 27 October 1963) is an English actress. She is the daughter of actor Roger Moore and Italian actress Luisa Mattioli. Career She made her debut on TV as a child in ''The Persuaders!'' episode "The Long Goodbye" in which her father co-starred alongside Tony Curtis, and early on in her career, she was often billed as "Deborah Barrymore". She appeared in such films as '' Lionheart'' (1987), '' Alien Terminator'' (1988), the 1990 comedy, '' Bullseye!'' (opposite her father), ''Chaplin'' (1992), '' Into the Sun'' (1992), and ''South Kensington'' (2001). She is best known in the UK as the face of the Scottish Widows advertising campaign from 1986 to 1995. She has twice made appearances in James Bond–related productions. She played a secretary in the 1989 biopic '' Goldeneye: The Secret Life of Ian Fleming'' and later made a cameo appearance as a flight attendant in the 2002 Bond film, '' Die Another Day'', which was Pierce Brosnan's fourth and final ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholas Courtney
William Nicholas Stone Courtney (16 December 1929 – 22 February 2011) was an Egyptian-born British actor. He was best known for his long-running role as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart in the BBC science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. Early life Nicholas Courtney was born 16 December 1929 in Cairo, Egypt, the son of Major Geoffrey William Courtney, a British army officer and diplomat, and Evelyn (''née'' Stout).John Ainsworth (editor) (2016)Profile: Nicholas Courtney ''Doctor Who: The Complete History: Stories 38-41'', BBC Worldwide UK Publishing; Panini UK Ltd.; Hachette Partworks Ltd., page 144. His paternal grandparents were the Oxford academic and journalist William Leonard Courtney and his first wife, Cordelia (''née'' Place). His grandfather, W. L. Courtney, had been an amateur actor during his tenure at Oxford University and was involved in the early productions in the New Theatre by the Oxford University Dramatic Society.'Obituary: Mr. W. L. Courtney: Ed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
