Bruce Edward Beeby (21 October 1921 – 20 October 2013) was an Australian actor who worked primarily in British films and television. He was probably best known for portraying Stephen "Mitch" Mitchell in the 1950s BBC radio serials '' Journey into Space''. He was married to Madi Hedd. They acted together in Britain for six years before returning to Australia in 1957. In the late-1950s, he appeared in several live plays for Australian television, including ''

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Citizen of Westminster ''Citizen of Westminster'' is an early example of Australian television drama which aired on ABC. A one-off play set in England, it aired live on 8 October 1958 in Sydney, and kinescoped for showing in Melbourne on 30 November 1958. Australian TV ...

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Black Limelight ''Black Limelight'' is a 1936 play by Gordon Sherry that in 1938 became a British crime film directed by Paul L. Stein and starring Joan Marion and Raymond Massey. Plot "It concerns itself with the murder of a vulgar young woman ily Suspicio ...

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Selected filmography

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Harvest Gold ''Harvest Gold'' is a 1945 Australian industrial film about a farmer who clings to old methods of production. Synopsis The film explores various aspects of mechanical farming, from clearing the land to harvesting, and deals with the clash of at ...

'' (1945) - Harry Johnson * ''

Women of Twilight ''Women of Twilight'' is a 1951 play by Sylvia Rayman that became a 1952 film directed by Gordon Parry. The latter stars Freda Jackson, Rene Ray and Lois Maxwell, with a screenplay by Anatole de Grunwald. It was the first British film to receiv ...

'' (1952) - Minor Role (uncredited) * '' The Intruder'' (1953) - 2nd Detective * '' The Limping Man'' (1953) - Kendall Brown * ''

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'' (1954) - Harry Winters * ''

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 we ...

'' (1954) - Counsel for the Defence * ''

Johnny on the Spot ''Johnny on the Spot'' is a 1954 British crime drama film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Hugh McDermott, Elspet Gray and Paul Carpenter. It was shot at Bushey Studios and on location in London. It was produced as a second feature. ...

'' (1954) - Terry Dunn * ''

The Golden Link ''The Golden Link'' is a 1954 British police drama film directed by Charles Saunders, starring André Morell, Patrick Holt, Thea Gregory and Jack Watling. It was produced by Guido Coen under his Kenilworth Film Productions, featuring a screenpl ...

'' (1954) - Sgt. Baker * ''

Time Is My Enemy ''Time Is My Enemy'' is a 1954 British crime film directed by Don Chaffey and starring Dennis Price, Renée Asherson and Patrick Barr. Plot Small-time crook Radley (Dennis Price) returns after a long absence to discover his wife Barbara (Rene ...

'' (1954) - Roommate (uncredited) * ''Profile'' (1954) - (uncredited) * ''

Radio Cab Murder ''Radio Cab Murder'' is a 1954 British crime film directed by Vernon Sewell and starring Jimmy Hanley, Lana Morris and Sonia Holm. It was made at Walton Studios and on location around Kensington and Notting Hill in London. The film's sets were ...

'' (1954) - Inspector Rawlings * '' The Teckman Mystery'' (1954) - Wallace * '' Malaga'' (1954) - Potts * '' The Glass Cage'' (1955) - 'Doctor' Treating Sapolio (uncredited) * '' A Kid for Two Farthings'' (1955) - Policeman (uncredited) * ''

The Man in the Road ''The Man in the Road'' is a 1956 British thriller film directed by Lance Comfort and starring Derek Farr, Ella Raines, Donald Wolfit and Cyril Cusack. The film was shot at Beaconsfield Studios. It was based on a popular contemporary novel ''H ...

'' (1956) - Dr. Manning * '' Child in the House'' (1956) - Policeman * '' Stranger in Town'' (1957) - William Ryland * ''

'' (1957) - Macauley's Solicitor * ''

Smiley Gets a Gun ''Smiley Gets a Gun'' is a 1958 Australian comedy-drama film in CinemaScope directed by Anthony Kimmins and starring Sybil Thorndike and Chips Rafferty. It is the sequel to the 1956 film ''Smiley''. Synopsis A young boy named Smiley desperately ...

'' (1958) - Dr. Gaspen * ''

Escort for Hire ''Escort for Hire'' is a low budget 1960 British thriller film. It starred June Thorburn, Pete Murray, Noel Trevarthen, Jan Holden and Peter Butterworth. Plot Unemployed actor Steve gets a job with Miss Kennedy's agency as an escort-bodyguard, bu ...

'' (1960) - Det. Sgt. Moore * ''

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'' (1961) - Worth * ''

Pit of Darkness ''Pit of Darkness'' is a 1961 British thriller film, directed by Lance Comfort and starring William Franklyn and Moira Redmond. The film is an amnesia thriller dealing with a man's attempts to piece together a sequence of strange events in which ...

'' (1961) - Peter Mayhew * ''

A Matter of WHO ''A Matter of WHO'' is a 1961 British comedy thriller film directed by Don Chaffey and starring Terry-Thomas as a World Health Organization employee trying to trail the source of a deadly virus. It also featured Julie Alexander, Sonja Zieman ...

'' (1961) - Capt. Brook * ''

Fate Takes a Hand ''Fate Takes a Hand'' is a 1961 British anthology drama film. Plot The recovery of a mail bag stolen in a robbery 15 years before has varying consequences on the lives of five of the recipients of the letters, when the post office decide that t ...

'' (1961) - Inspector Phillips * '' Serena'' (1962) - Det. Sergeant Conway * ''

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'' (1962) - Captain at Officer's Club (uncredited) * '' It's All Happening'' (1963) - Announcer * ''

The Devil-Ship Pirates ''The Devil-Ship Pirates'' is a 1964 British pirate adventure film directed by Don Sharp. The film was the first of several collaborations between Don Sharp and star Christopher Lee. Plot A pirate ship, involved in 1588 battles on the side of ...

'' (1964) - Pedro, a pirate * '' A Hard Day's Night'' (1964) - Man Talking to Casino Manager (uncredited) * '' Hammerhead'' (1968) - British Secret Service Guard (uncredited) * ''

Midas Run ''Midas Run'' (UK title ''A Run on Gold'') is a 1969 American comedy film directed by Alf Kjellin and starring Richard Crenna, Anne Heywood and, in one of his final big-screen roles, Fred Astaire. It was shot at the Tirrenia Studios in Tuscany ...

'' (1969) - Gordon * ''

Wuthering Heights ''Wuthering Heights'' is an 1847 novel by Emily Brontë, initially published under her pen name Ellis Bell. It concerns two families of the landed gentry living on the West Yorkshire moorland, moors, the Earnshaws and the Lintons, and their tur ...

'' (1970)

References

External links

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Profile of Bruce Beeby at the National Archives of AustraliaBruce Beeby's obituary
1921 births 2013 deaths Australian male film actors Australian male television actors Male actors from Sydney Australian expatriates in the United Kingdom {{Australia-film-actor-stub