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Robbery (1967 Film)
''Robbery'' is a 1967 British crime film directed by Peter Yates and starring Stanley Baker, Joanna Pettet and James Booth. The story is a heavily fictionalised version of the 1963 Great Train Robbery. The film was produced by Stanley Baker and Michael Deeley, for Baker's company Oakhurst Productions. Plot A criminal gang uses a gas canister to knock out the occupant of a car and then bundles him into a stolen ambulance. There, the gang cuts free a briefcase full of jewellery. Shortly afterward, while the criminals change vehicles, they are spotted by the police. A high-speed chase develops, and the criminals get away. Using the money from this job, crime boss Paul Clifton builds up a team to hit a Royal Mail train coming south from Glasgow. A meticulous plan is put in place, but there are obstacles: Jack, the driver of the getaway car in the jewellery theft, is identified in an identity parade and arrested but refuses to name accomplices to police; gang member Robinson must ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Yates
Peter James Yates (24 July 1929 – 9 January 2011) was an English film director and producer. He was known for making films in a wide variety of genres, including the Steve McQueen police thriller film '' Bullitt'' in 1968. He received nominations for four Academy Awards (twice for Best Director and Best Picture), three BAFTA Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards. Originally training as an actor at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Yates entered the film industry as an assistant director for top directors like Tony Richardson. After directing television programmes like '' The Saint'' and '' Danger Man'', Yates made a breakthrough helming the heist film ''Robbery'' (1967). This led him to direct ''Bullitt'' (1968), which was a major critical and commercial success. Subsequently, Yates made films in a variety of genres. He directed Dustin Hoffman and Mia Farrow in the romantic drama '' John and Mary'' (1969), the World War II picture '' Murphy's War'' (1971), the heist film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glasgow
Glasgow is the Cities of Scotland, most populous city in Scotland, located on the banks of the River Clyde in Strathclyde, west central Scotland. It is the List of cities in the United Kingdom, third-most-populous city in the United Kingdom and the 27th-most-populous city in Europe, and comprises Wards of Glasgow, 23 wards which represent the areas of the city within Glasgow City Council. Glasgow is a leading city in Scotland for finance, shopping, industry, culture and fashion, and was commonly referred to as the "second city of the British Empire" for much of the Victorian era, Victorian and Edwardian eras. In , it had an estimated population as a defined locality of . More than 1,000,000 people live in the Greater Glasgow contiguous urban area, while the wider Glasgow City Region is home to more than 1,800,000 people (its defined functional urban area total was almost the same in 2020), around a third of Scotland's population. The city has a population density of 3,562 p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenneth Farrington
Kenneth William Farrington (born 18 April 1936) is a retired English actor. He first came to fame playing the role of Billy Walker, wayward son of publican Annie, in ITV's longest-running soap opera, ''Coronation Street''. Following a brief period as a film actor, Farrington secured the role of power-hungry Tom King in ''Emmerdale''. After the character's high-profile death in December 2006, Farrington largely retired from acting, although he has appeared in occasional TV roles since then. Personal life Farrington was born in Dulwich, South London, and attended Alleyn's School. He was married to actress Patricia Heneghan from 1961 to 1981; they have three children. He was taught by Michael Croft, who advised him not to take up acting as a professional. Career (1960–2000) Farrington's first major role was as Jack Marvel in the 1960 series, ''The Splendid Spur'', but he came to prominence playing the role of Billy Walker, wayward son of publican Annie, in ITV's long-runnin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry Stanton (actor)
Barry Stanton (born 18 February 1940) is a British stage, film and television actor.Brand p.80 Selected filmography Film * ''Robbery'' (1967) * ''King Lear'' (1971) * '' Demons of the Mind'' (1972) * ''Hamlet'' (1977) * '' Sweeney 2'' (1977) * '' Lionheart'' (1987) * '' King of the Wind'' (1990) * ''Robin Hood'' (1991) * '' Shanghai Knights'' (2003) Television * ''The Plane Makers'' (1963) * '' Front Page Story'' (1965) * '' The Baron'' (1966) * '' The Likely Lads'' (1966) * ''Witch Hunt'' (1967) * ''No Hiding Place'' (1967) * '' George and the Dragon'' (1968) * '' Spy Trap'' (1972) * '' Budgie'' (1972) * '' The Sweeney'' (1975) * '' Upstairs, Downstairs'' (1975) * '' The New Avengers'' (1977) * '' Fallen Hero'' (1978-1979) * '' Turtle's Progress'' (1979-1980) * '' Hammer House of Horror'' (1980) * '' The Search for Alexander the Great'' (1981) * '' Something in Disguise'' (1982) * '' Minder'' (1982) * '' Now and Then'' (1983) * ''Doctor Who ''Doctor Who'' is a British s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Jordan
Albert Patrick Jordan (10 October 1923 – 10 January 2020) was a British stage, film and television actor. Biography He was born and raised in Harrow, Middlesex, the son of Margaret, a cook, and Albert Jordan, a regimental sergeant major. An accident while playing bows and arrows with his two brothers left him with a distinctive scar on his right cheek. He made his stage debut in a 1946 Old Vic production of ''Richard II'' at the New Theatre, which was directed by Ralph Richardson and featured Harry Andrews and Alec Guinness. With Old Vic he went on to perform in other Shakespearean plays, including ''Coriolanus'' and ''The Taming of the Shrew'', in the last of which also appeared Renée Asherson Dorothy Renée Ascherson (19 May 1915 – 30 October 2014), known professionally as Renée Asherson, was a British actress. Much of her theatrical career was spent in Shakespearean plays, appearing at such venues as the Old Vic, the Liverpool .... Jordan remained friends wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rachel Herbert
Rachel Nicola Herbert (5 January 1935 – 7 March 2025) was a British actress whose television appearances included roles in '' Deadline Midnight'' (1960), ''Thursday Theatre'' (1964), ''The Villains'' (1964), ''No Hiding Place'' (1963–65), ''Danger Man'' (1965), '' The Power Game'' (1965–66), and ''Thirty-Minute Theatre'' (1967). She appeared in ''The Prisoner'' episode entitled " Free for All" (1967) as Number Fifty-Eight but ultimately revealed to be the new Number Two. Other roles include '' ITV Play of the Week'' (1965–67), ''Man in a Suitcase'' (1968), ''Spindoe'' (1968), ''The Champions'' (1969), '' Callan'' (1970), ''Special Branch'' (1970), '' ITV Saturday Night Theatre'' (1971); episode 1 of ''Lord Peter Wimsey'' 's ''Clouds of Witness'', '' Murder Must Advertise'' (1973), '' The Pallisers'' (1974), '' The Venturers'' (1975), '' Softly, Softly: Taskforce'' (1974–75), ''Shadows'' (1978), '' The Professionals'' (1978), ''Prince Regent'' (1979), ''The Enigma Files ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Wyldeck
Martin Wyldeck (11 January 1914 – 29 April 1988) was an English actor who played a wide range of parts over many years on stage, screen and TV. He also appeared in the first episode of the TV series ''Fawlty Towers'', as Sir Richard Morris. Selected filmography * ''Operation Diamond'' (1948) – Hugo * ''My Wife's Lodger'' (1952) – Policeman * ''Time Bomb'' (1953) – Sergeant Collins * ''Deadly Nightshade'' (1953) – M.I.5 Man (uncredited) * '' Street Corner'' (1953) – Desk Sgt. Forbes (uncredited) * '' Will Any Gentleman...?'' (1953) – Commissionaire * ''Knights of the Round Table'' (1953) – John (uncredited) * '' The Embezzler'' (1954) – 2nd Police Sergeant (uncredited) * ''Timeslip'' (1955) – Dr. Preston * '' Now and Forever'' (1956) – Master of Ceremonies (uncredited) * '' My Wife's Family'' (1956) – (uncredited) * '' The Counterfeit Plan'' (1957) – (uncredited) * '' The Devil's Pass'' (1957) – Young Master * '' The Hypnotist'' (1957) – Doctor Bradfo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael McStay
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Glynn Edwards
John Glynn Edwards (2 February 1931 – 23 May 2018) was a British actor who worked in television and films. He came to national prominence for his portrayal of the barman Dave Harris in the television comedy drama series '' Minder'' (1979—1994). Early life Edwards was born in Penang, Peninsular Malaysia, on 2 February 1931. His father, who spent little time with his son, was a rubber planter at the time of his birth and died in 1946. His mother died when he was very young, and he was brought up firstly by his grandparents in Southsea, Hampshire, and then by his father and stepmother, in Salisbury, Wiltshire. Edwards received his early formal education at Clayesmore School in Dorset. In his childhood he read Arthur Ransome's adventure novel '' Swallows and Amazons'', which gave him a life-long passion for river-boating, which began with sailing expeditions along the River Avon in his tenth year.'Blimey Arthur, Look what Dave's done to the Winchester', article on Glynn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Sewell
George Sewell (31 August 19242 April 2007) was an English actor, best known for his television roles, but also active on stage and in films. Early life and early career The son of a Hoxton printer and a florist, Sewell left school at the age of 14 and worked briefly in the printing trade before switching to building work, specifically the repair of bomb-damaged houses. He then trained as a Royal Air Force pilot, though too late to see action during the Second World War. Following his demob, Sewell joined the Merchant Navy. He worked for the Cunard Line as an oil trimmer in the engine rooms of the and during their Atlantic crossings to New York. He worked as a street photographer, assisted a French roller-skating team, and was drummer and assistant road manager of a rumba band. He also travelled Europe as a motor coach courier for a holiday company. Acting career Theatre Sewell had not considered acting until, aged 35, he met the actor Dudley Sutton by chance in a pub. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crime Scene Getaway
A crime scene getaway is the act of departing from the location where one has committed a crime. It is an act that the offender(s) may or may not have planned in detail, resulting in a variety of outcomes. A :crime scene is the "location of a crime; especially one at which forensic evidence is collected in a controlled manner." The "getaway" is any escape by a perpetrator from that scene, which may have been witnessed by eyewitnesses or law enforcement. The crime scene getaway is the subject of several penal laws. If motor vehicles are used for the getaway, then each vehicle is a new crime scene. As an inchoate offense In some jurisdictions, the very act of making a getaway from a crime scene is an inchoate criminal offense in itself, though it is generally viewed as natural behavior for a lawbreaker. For example, under New York law, "escape" is defined as escaping custody or detention; "unlawful fleeing a police in a motor vehicle" is a distinct crime. Methods of crime sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clinton Greyn
Clinton Greyn (29 September 1933 – 19 March 2019) was a Welsh-born actor noted for his appearances in British television series of the 1960s and 1970s. After graduating from RADA in 1957, Greyn worked in rep at Ipswich, Chesterfield and the Belgrade Theatre Coventry. He made his film debut in the 1961 ''Scotland Yard'' short ''Wings of Death'', before going on to appear in such popular British TV series as ''Z-Cars'' and ''Compact''. By 1967 his career had progressed to prominent roles opposite Shirley MacLaine in Vittorio De Sica's '' Woman Times Seven'' (1967), Stanley Baker in Peter Yates’s crime caper ''Robbery'' (1967), and Peter O'Toole in Herbert Ross's musical remake of ''Goodbye, Mr. Chips'' (1969). This led to him getting his own TV series in 1968, ''Virgin of the Secret Service'', in which he played the dashing Captain Robert Virgin, travelling the world battling evil in the name of the British Empire. The series was not a success and he found himself making gue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
