André Mikhelson was a Russian actor, in mostly British films. He was born in Moscow, in 1903.
Selected filmography
* ''
The Gambler and the Lady
''The Gambler and the Lady'' is a 1952 British crime film directed by Patrick Jenkins and Sam Newfield and starring Dane Clark, Kathleen Byron and Naomi Chance. It was made by Hammer Films.
Plot
An American gambler, Forster (Clark), aspires ...
'' (1952) - El Greco (uncredited)
* ''
Desperate Moment'' (1953) - Polizei Inspector
* ''
Star of My Night
''Star of My Night'' is a 1954 British romance film directed by Paul Dickson and starring Griffith Jones, Kathleen Byron and Hugh Williams. An adaptation of Paul Tabori's novel ''Le Soleil de ma Nuit'', it concerns a sculptor who becomes ro ...
'' (1954) - Papa Condor
* ''
The Divided Heart
''The Divided Heart'' is a 1954 British black-and-white drama film directed by Charles Crichton and starring Cornell Borchers, Yvonne Mitchell and Armin Dahlen. The film is based on a true story of a child, whose father was a member of Slo ...
'' (1954) - Prof. Miran
* ''
To Paris with Love'' (1955) - Head Porter (uncredited)
* ''
Break in the Circle'' (1955) - Russian thug answering Ludwigstrasse door
* ''
Little Red Monkey
''Little Red Monkey'', released in the United States as ''Case of the Red Monkey'', is a 1955 British crime film directed by Ken Hughes and starring Richard Conte, Rona Anderson and Russell Napier. Detectives from Scotland Yard investigate a s ...
'' (1955) - East German Chief of Border Guards (uncredited)
* ''
I Am a Camera'' (1955) - Head Waiter (Troika)
* ''
The Intimate Stranger'' (1956) - Steve Vadney
* ''
The Iron Petticoat
''The Iron Petticoat'' (aka ''Not for Money'') is a 1956 British Cold War comedy film starring Bob Hope and Katharine Hepburn, and directed by Ralph Thomas. The screenplay by Ben Hecht became the focus of a contentious history behind the pro ...
'' (1956) - Charash
* ''
Loser Takes All'' (1956) - Head Waiter (uncredited)
* ''
Anastasia
Anastasia (from el, Ἀναστασία, translit=Anastasía) is a feminine given name of Greek origin, derived from the Greek word (), meaning "resurrection". It is a popular name in Eastern Europe, particularly in Russia, where it was the mos ...
'' (1956) - Older Man (uncredited)
* Guilty ? (1956) - Santos
* ''
Dangerous Exile
''Dangerous Exile'' is a 1957 British historical drama film directed by Brian Desmond Hurst and starring Louis Jourdan, Belinda Lee, Anne Heywood and Richard O'Sullivan. It concerns the fate of Louis XVII, who died in 1795 as a boy, yet wa ...
'' (1957) - Prison Doctor Perrot (uncredited)
* ''
The Diplomatic Corpse'' (1958) - Hamid
* ''
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
''The Inn of the Sixth Happiness'' is a 1958 20th Century Fox film based on the true story of Gladys Aylward, a tenacious British woman, who became a missionary in China during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Directed by Mark Robson, who receiv ...
'' (1958) - Russian Commissar (uncredited)
* ''
A Touch of Larceny
''A Touch of Larceny'' is a 1959 British-American black-and-white comedy film, produced by Ivan Foxwell, directed by Guy Hamilton, that stars James Mason, George Sanders, and Vera Miles. The film co-stars Harry Andrews, Rachel Gurney, and John ...
'' (1959) - 2nd Russian Officer (uncredited)
* ''
Bobbikins'' (1959) - Russian Radio Announcer (uncredited)
* ''
Beyond the Curtain'' (1960) - Russian Colonel
* ''
Dead Lucky'' (1960) - Croupier
* ''
Edgar Wallace Mysteries
The ''Edgar Wallace Mysteries'' is a British second-feature film series mainly produced at Merton Park Studios for Anglo-Amalgamated. There were 48 films in the series, which were released between 1960 and 1965. The series was screened as ''The ...
'', (The Man Who Was Nobody', episode), (1960) - (with ''
Hazel Court
Hazel Court (10 February 1926 – 15 April 2008) was an English actress. She is known for her roles in British and American horror films during the 1950s and early 1960s, including Terence Fisher's ''The Curse of Frankenstein'' (1957) and ...
)'' ' Croupier
* ''
The Long Shadow'' (1961) - Feredi
* ''The Pursuers'' (1961) - Von Krosig
* ''
The Middle Course
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'' (1961) - Commandant
* ''
Edgar Wallace Mysteries
The ''Edgar Wallace Mysteries'' is a British second-feature film series mainly produced at Merton Park Studios for Anglo-Amalgamated. There were 48 films in the series, which were released between 1960 and 1965. The series was screened as ''The ...
'', ('Flat Two' episode) (1962) - 1st. Croupier - (as Andre Mikhelson)
* ''
Gaolbreak
''Gaolbreak'' is a 1962 British crime film directed by Francis Searle and starring Peter Reynolds, Avice Landone and Carol White.
Plot
A family of thieves plan a jewellery store robbery. One of them is the safecracking expert, and when he i ...
'' (1962) - Martinetti
* ''
The Password is Courage
''The Password Is Courage'' is a 1962 British comedy-drama war film from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, based on John Castle's 1954 World War II memoir of the same name. Written, produced, and directed by Andrew L. Stone, the film stars Dirk Bogarde, ...
'' (1962) - German Officer at Optician's (uncredited)
* ''
Number Six'' (1962) - Head Waiter
* ''
Call Me Bwana'' (1963) - Soviet Advisor (uncredited)
* ''
Children of the Damned
''Children of the Damned'' is a 1964 British black-and-white science fiction horror film, a thematic sequel to 1960s '' Village of the Damned'', which concerns a group of children with similar psi-powers to those in the earlier film. The film ...
'' (1964) - Russian official
* ''
Ring of Spies
''Ring of Spies'' (also known as ''Ring of Treason'') is a 1964 British spy film directed by Robert Tronson and starring Bernard Lee, William Sylvester and Margaret Tyzack. It is based on the real-life case of the Portland Spy Ring, whose activ ...
'' (1964) - Russian Embassy Official (uncredited)
Mikhelson also appeared in the ''
Scotland Yard (film series)
''Scotland Yard'' is a series of 39 half-hour episodes produced by Anglo-Amalgamated. Produced between 1953 and 1961, they are short films, originally made to support the main feature in a cinema double-bill. Each film focuses on a true crime ca ...
'', ('The Crossroad Gallows' episode, 1958); one episode of ''
The Invisible Man (1958 TV series)
''The Invisible Man'' (later known as ''H.G. Wells' Invisible Man'') is a British black-and-white science fiction television series that aired on ITV from September 1958 to July 1959. It was aired on CBS in the United States, running two season ...
'', ('Shadow on the Screen', (broadcast 25th. July, '59), with ''
Greta Gynt
Greta Gynt (born Margrethe Woxholt; 15 November 1916 – 2 April 2000) was a Norwegian dancer and actress. She is remembered for her starring roles in the British classic films '' The Dark Eyes of London'', '' Mr. Emmanuel'', ''Take My Life'', '' ...
'', and ''
Edward Judd''; and the television series: ''
Assignment Foreign Legion
''Assignment Foreign Legion'' is an American TV series made in Britain that ran for 26 episodes from 1956 to 1957. It was hosted by Merle Oberon and financed by CBS.
Directors included Don Chaffey, Michael McCarthy and Lance Comfort.
Premise
A ...
'', (1956), (with ''
Merle Oberon'', and ''
Martin Benson (actor)
Martin Benjamin Benson (10 August 1918 – 28 February 2010) was a British character actor who appeared in films, theatre and television. He appeared in both British and Hollywood productions.
Early life
Benson was born in the East End o ...
''); ''
The Vise (1955 TV series)
''The Vise'' (later known as ''Saber of London'', also known as ''Mark Saber'') is an American detective drama that was broadcast on ABC (1955-1957) and then moved to NBC (1957-1960). The series is a reboot of the ''ABC Mystery Theater'' radio ...
'', (1957); ''
White Hunter (TV series)
''White Hunter'' is a 1957 British TV series. It starred Rhodes Reason and Harry Baird ran for 39 episodes.
It was based on the book ''White Hunter'' by J. A. Hunter.
Several episodes star Hugh Moxey as Purley.
It was Produced by Norman Willi ...
'', (1957-'59); ''
Saturday Playhouse'', (1958–61); ''
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 ...
''; ''
Zero One (TV series)'', (1962-'65), with ''
Nigel Patrick
Nigel Patrick (born Nigel Dennis Patrick Wemyss-Gorman; 2 May 1912 – 21 September 1981) was an English actor and stage director born into a theatrical family.
During the late 1940s and 1950s, he became known as a debonair leading man in Brit ...
''; and three episodes of ''
The Third Man (TV series)
''The Third Man'' is a TV series which ran from 1959 to 1965. It was based on the novel and film ''The Third Man'' and starred Michael Rennie as Harry Lime. Lime is now an international private investigator.
The series was a co-production betwe ...
'', 1959-'65, with ''
Michael Rennie
Michael Rennie (born Eric Alexander Rennie; 25 August 1909 – 10 June 1971) was a British film, television and stage actor, who had leading roles in a number of Hollywood films, including his portrayal of the space visitor Klaatu in the sc ...
'', as Harry Lime.
References
External links
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André Mikhelson at BFI
Date of birth unknown
Date of death unknown
British male film actors
British male television actors
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