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- Tall, incisive, aquiline-featured British character actor. Born in Fulham, London, Archard won a scholarship to study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 1938. The following year, he made his stage debut opposite Jessica Tandy in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, at the Regent's Park Theatre. A conscientious objector during the war, Archard made the rounds of repertory theatre for several years, with intermittent periods of unemployment. In 1959, he decided to emigrate to Canada for a fresh start. Having already booked his passage, he suddenly received several offers to appear in television dramas. The resulting body of work led to an audition with writer/producer Elwyn Jones for the central role in the projected BBC series Spy-Catcher (1959).
For four seasons (24 episodes), Archard played the role of the real life Lt.Col. Oreste Pinto, who used psychology and guile to unmask foreign spies entering Britain during the Second World War. With the part came recognition and a steady stream of work. Ironically, given his pacifist disposition, Archard was frequently cast as military men or police officers. He performed these to perfection, with his trademark authoritative bearing and icy delivery. He was equally effective as a vicar in Village of the Damned (1960), and a Soviet intelligence operative in The Spy with a Cold Nose (1966). On television, he had a recurring role in Z Cars (1962) and played the ill-fated Egyptologist Marcus Scarman in Doctor Who (1963), 'The Pyramids of Mars'. A frequent face in horror movies, he essayed the vampire hunter Van Helsing in the 'Dracula' instalment of the anthology series Mystery and Imagination (1966). He was also somewhat memorable as Major General Fullard in the film version of Dad's Army (1971), in which he contemptuously referred to Captain Mainwaring as "a damn bank clerk".
On stage he was seen in Terence Rattigan's 'Cause Celebre' at the West End (1977) and in Peter O'Tooles ill-received 'Macbeth' at the Old Vic in 1980. Bernard Archard retired to his home in Somerset after his character in Emmerdale Farm (1972) was killed off. He died in May 2008 at the ripe old age of 91. - Jim Hager was born on 30 August 1941 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Hee Haw (1969), The Bionic Woman (1976) and Twin Detectives (1976). He was married to Betty Hager Rivero. He died on 1 May 2008 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
- Actor
- Stunts
- Additional Crew
Terry Duggan was born on 15 April 1932 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), A Place to Hide (1976) and Dixon of Dock Green (1955). He was married to Anna Karen and Pat Lyons. He died on 1 May 2008 in London, England, UK.- Additional Crew
Danton Burroughs was born on 21 June 1944 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is known for Tarzan in Manhattan (1989), The Master of Adventure (1974) and Investigating Tarzan (1997). He was married to Linda. He died on 1 May 2008 in Tarzana, California, USA.- Buzzie Bavasi was born on 12 December 1914 in New York City, New York, USA. He was married to Evit Bavasi. He died on 1 May 2008 in San Diego, California, USA.
- Actor
- Writer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ihsan Bilsev was born on 14 May 1947 in Çorum, Turkey. He was an actor and writer, known for Tatli Kaçik (1977), The King of the Street Cleaners (1977) and The Chaos Class Is Waking Up (1976). He died on 1 May 2008 in Istanbul, Turkey.- Deborah Jeane Palfrey was born on 18 March 1956 in North Charleroi, Pennsylvania, USA. She died on 1 May 2008 in Tarpon Springs, Florida, USA.
- Actress
- Casting Department
Polly Tolonen was born on 13 May 1974 in Michigan, USA. She was an actress, known for Death by Engagement (2005), A Bit Overwhelmed (2009) and She Woke Up and He Was Tweedy Bird (2006). She died on 1 May 2008 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actor
John Pupillo was born on 18 February 1927 in the USA. He was an actor. He died on 1 May 2008 in Ashland, Oregon, USA.- J.J. Voskuil was born on 1 July 1926 in The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. J.J. was a writer, known for Bij nader inzien (1991). J.J. died on 1 May 2008 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
- Frédéric Fajardie was born on 28 August 1947 in Paris, France. He was a writer, known for Ne réveillez pas un flic qui dort (1988), Parole de flic (1985) and Tatort (1970). He died on 1 May 2008 in Paris, France.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Wojciech Dzieduszycki was born on 5 June 1912 in Jezupol, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Yezupil, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for Szkoda twoich lez (1985), Czerwone i zlote (1969) and Strachy (1979). He died on 1 May 2008 in Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland.- Actress
- Writer
Elaine Dundy was born on 2 August 1921 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress and writer, known for Portrait of Alison (1955), BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950) and The Wide, Wide World (1954). She was married to Kenneth Tynan. She died on 1 May 2008 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Philipp Freiherr von Boeselager was born on 6 September 1917 in Burg Heimerzheim, Germany. He was married to Rosa Maria Graefin von Westphalen zu Fuerstenberg. He died on 1 May 2008 in Burg Kreuzberg, Altenahr, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.