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- Philip Stone was an English character actor, born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, in 1924. His first job was for an engineering company in Leeds and he served in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. He was on stage at the West End in London from 1947. He also contracted tuberculosis that year and was forced to give up acting for several years to undergo treatment.
Stanley Kubrick noticed him during 1969 while acting in "The Contractor" at the Royal Court Theatre. Stone was the only actor to appear in three consecutive Kubrick films. He played the central character Alex's "P" (as in "M" and "P" for "Ma" and "Pa") in A Clockwork Orange (1971), and then subsequently played Graham, the Lyndon family lawyer, in Barry Lyndon (1975), and Delbert Grady, the original caretaker who murdered his family in The Shining (1980). The only other actor to be credited in three Kubrick films is Joe Turkel. Other film roles included Thunderball (1965), Where Eagles Dare (1968), Quest for Love (1971), Flash Gordon (1980) and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984). In the animated version of The Lord of the Rings (1978), he voiced the role of Theoden.
Stone was also a prolific stage and television actor, appearing in many popular TV series, including the very first episode of The Avengers (1961), as well as Dalziel and Pascoe (1996), A Touch of Frost (1992), Heartbeat (1992), Yes Minister (1980) and Coronation Street (1960). At one time he fronted his own production company, Philip Stone Productions. He died of a heart attack in London in 2003, aged 79. - Gary James Bond was an English actor and singer, born in Liss, Hampshire. Although his family were in industrial and military occupations, from an early age he wanted to be an actor. His father's death in December 1955 freed him to make his own decisions and, following schooling at Churcher's College, Petersfield, he won a scholarship to the Central School of Speech and Drama.
He made his professional stage debut in 1962, in 'Not By The Book' at the Connaught Theatre, Worthing, and his television debut the following year in ITV Play of the Week" War and Peace (1963) . This was quickly followed by his film debut as Private Cole in Zulu (1964). During the 1960s he pursued a dual career on the stage and on television, and he made his musical debut in Brian Epstein's revue 'On The Level' in 1966. This gave him a taste for singing but not enough to accept the offer of a recording contract. He would return to the musical stage on several later occasions, notably in 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat' in 1972, in which he played Joseph, and in 'Evita' in 1978, where he played Che.
He was also a popular performer for the radio and recorded several titles including 'Lady Windermere's Fan'. 'Trelawny of the Wells', 'A Patriot for Me', and 'Bhowani Junction'. In 1982 he was commissioned to sing Harold Baum's biochemistry lectures to accompany a book on the subject, 'The Biochemist's Songbook', and the following year he became the first guest reader in Josephine Hart's Gallery Poets series, on stage in London.
Gary Bond's greatest film achievement is probably the Australian classic Wake in Fright (1971), in which he played the lead role, that of an arrogant teacher stranded in the wilds of Australia. This film was restored and re-released to great acclaim in 2009. On television he is perhaps best remembered for his role as Lt Clive Russell in Frontier (1968) and for the recording made of his musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1972).
His last television appearance was in 1990 in the Bergerac episode 'All The Sad Songs', and made his last stage appearance in 1994 in 'Aspects of Love', in which he played the aging roué George Dillingham. In October 1995 he died in Ealing Hospital, much mourned by his many friends and admirers. - Roger Hammond (21 March 1936 - 8 November 2012) was an English character actor who appeared in many films and television series.
Hammond's father was a chartered accountant and managing director of a cotton mill. He attended Stockport Grammar School for two years followed by Bryanston School in Dorset. He then went up to Emmanuel College, Cambridge where he initially read English, then switched to archaeology and anthropology and he appeared extensively in their drama programme, alongside actors such as Ian McKellen, Derek Jacobi, and John Wood. Following that, he attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. In 1963, he joined the Arts Theatre Company, and appeared in a number of productions there.
In 1964, Hammond made his first television appearance, as Tidiman in an episode of The Villains, and his first film appearance the next year. Although he worked primarily as a television actor in his early years, from the 1990s his career was more focused on film, and his credits boast an impressive 125 credits in a variety of roles, ranging from all sorts of genres, although mostly in costume dramas and period pieces. Hammond's credits include the Prince of Wales in The Duchess of Duke Street, Valence in A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia, and Cecil in A Good Woman. Hammond was also cast as a clergyman several times, including as the Archbishop in Ian McKellen's Richard III, the Bishop de Cambrai in The Princes in the Tower, and as the Chief Augur in the HBO television drama Rome.
In the early 1990s, Hammond appeared in one episode of One Foot in the Grave (1990) and two episodes of 'Allo 'Allo! (1982).
Hammond additionally contributed to some audio books on tape, appearing in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2, and The Tempest. - Actor
- Director
- Writer
Born in London, England to Charlotte Mary (opera singer) and George Alfred Brook. He was educated privately. Stage experience included: "Oliver Twist", "Voysey Inheritence", "If I were King", "Importance of Being Ernest", Fair and Warmer", "Over Sunday", "Clothes and the WOman", and many others. Screen experience with Graham-Cutts Company in London. He appeared in "Woman to Woman", and others. In 1924 he came to America.- Music Artist
- Actor
- Music Department
While doing his national service in the army in Hong Kong he fixed up his first radio show and ended up in the cells for returning late from leave the night before he was due to go on air, His C,O, was a fan and let him out under guard to go to the studios. Demobbed he worked as a long distance lorry driver between London and Glasgow, In Glasgow between runs he made a private disc. Later he switched to driving a number 27 London bus then Winifred Atwell heard his recording and got him started in show business, He took the name Matt from the first name of a Fleet Street journalist and Monro from the christian name of Winnie's father, Soon he won fame with Cyril Stapleton's Show Band, had a series on Radio Luxembourg, made records and commercials, the most famous being 'You'll Look a Little Lovelier Each Day' and did shows for the BBC and ITV then he slipped into obscurity and almost vanished from the music scene until Fred Flange came to the rescue, It was under that name that he did an impersonation of Frank Sinatra on the opening track of a Peter Sellars mickey taking LP of 'Songs For Swinging Sellars'. As a result of publicity the track got on both sides of the Atlantic, people began to remember that Matt was still around, Soon he was back on top with a new record contract, a trip to the States, West End night club dates, radio series and hit records such as Portrait of My Love and My Kind of Girl
]- Music Department
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Gustav Holst was born on 21 September 1874 in Pittville, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK. He was a composer, known for Knowing (2009), The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976) and The Vast of Night (2019). He was married to Isobel Harrison. He died on 25 May 1934 in Ealing, Middlesex, London, England, UK.- Martin Lev was born on 31 March 1959. He was an actor, known for Bugsy Malone (1976), NBC Special Treat (1975) and The Day After Tomorrow (1975). He died on 11 March 1992 in Ealing, London, England, UK.
- Actress
Yvette Rees was born on 22 May 1924 in Swansea, Wales, UK. She was an actress, known for Thirst (1979), Festival (1963) and Out of This World (1962). She was married to Morten Smith-Petersen. She died in 1993 in Ealing, London, England, UK.- Beatrice Varley was born on 11 July 1896 in Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Jassy (1947), The Wicked Lady (1945) and Holiday Week (1952). She died on 4 July 1964 in Ealing, London, England, UK.
- Edward Malin was born on 22 October 1894 in Hackney, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for How to Steal a Million (1966), A Hard Day's Night (1964) and A Night to Remember (1958). He died on 1 March 1977 in Ealing, London, England, UK.
- John Cazabon was born on 3 August 1914 in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Department S (1969), The Avengers (1961) and Rheingold Theatre (1953). He was married to Margery Gielis. He died on 22 June 1983 in Ealing, London, England, UK.
- Born Norman Thompson in London in 1906. Son of a butler, started his working life as a commercial artist designing book jackets for the publishers Hodder & Stoughton.
After surviving emphysema he was advised by his surgeon to take up singing to revive his lungs. Made his first radio broadcast for the BBC in the 1930s, singing negro spirituals and Czech songs by Dvorak. At this time he changed his surname to Lumsden (his mother's maiden name). Benjamin Britten recognised Lumsden's singing talents describing him as, "that rare British product, a true bass". Norman had a distinguished career as an opera singer, performing several times at Covent Garden and the prestigious Aldeburgh and Glyndebourne festivals. Productions he performed in include Britten's version of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', also 'Albert Herring' and 'Billy Budd'. Took part in Britten's first 13 Aldeburgh festivals (1948-60). He gained acting work after appearing in a commercial for cracker biscuits in the 1970s. Mostly only had bit parts as a screen actor. - Producer
- Director
- Writer
George More O'Ferrall was born on 4 July 1907 in Bristol, England, UK. He was a producer and director, known for The Heart of the Matter (1953), ITV Play of the Week (1955) and Picture Page (1936). He was married to Elizabeth Lockwood. He died on 18 March 1982 in Ealing, London, England, UK.- Aubrey Mallalieu was born on 8 June 1873 in West Derby, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Chamber of Horrors (1940), Haunted Honeymoon (1940) and The Stars Look Down (1940). He was married to Winifred A. Chadwick. He died on 28 May 1948 in Ealing, London, England, UK.
- Actor
- Writer
- Producer
E.V.H. Emmett was born on 18 June 1902 in London, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Dance Hall (1950), Sabotage (1936) and Bothered by a Beard (1945). He died on 7 June 1971 in Ealing, London, England, UK.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Arthur Haynes was born on 19 May 1914 in Fulham, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Carnaby, M.D. (1966), Strange Bedfellows (1965) and The Arthur Haynes Show (1956). He was married to Queenie W. Banks. He died on 19 November 1966 in Ealing, London, England, UK.- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Director
Dennis Ayling was born on 23 June 1917 in Finchley, London, England, UK. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Alien (1979), The Cool Mikado (1963) and Men on Wheels (1961). He died on 24 October 1998 in Ealing, London, England, UK.- Harry Tate Jr. was born on 22 February 1902 in Lambeth, London, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for The Jimmy Wheeler Show (1956), Variety Parade (1936) and Motoring (1927). He died in 1982 in Ealing, London, England, UK.
- Director
- Producer
- Writer
Terence Donovan was born on 14 September 1936 in Stepney, London, England, UK. He was a director and producer, known for Yellow Dog (1973), Early Days (1981) and Liza Minnelli: So Sorry, I Said (1989). He was married to Diana St. Felix Dare. He died on 22 November 1996 in Ealing, London, England, UK.- Geoffrey Morris was born on 28 June 1902 in Chester, Cheshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Doctor Who (1963), Jean's Plan (1946) and BBC Play of the Month (1965). He died on 1 March 1989 in Ealing, London, England, UK.
- Andy Dempsey was born in 1946 in Brentford, Middlesex, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965), Elizabeth R (1971) and Review (1969). He died in 2014 in Ealing, London, England, UK.
- Stunts
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Ken Buckle was born on 10 May 1918 in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Willow (1988), First Knight (1995) and Spies Like Us (1985). He died on 21 November 1994 in Ealing, London, England, UK.- Director
- Writer
Bert Haldane was born in 1867 in Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK. He was a director and writer, known for The Rogues of London (1915), The Grip of Iron (1920) and Her Sacrifice (1912). He was married to Maisie Thornton. He died on 8 February 1937 in Ealing, London, England, UK.- Irene Palmer was born on 16 November 1920 in Bromley, Kent, England, UK. She was married to Norman Lumsden. She died on 4 June 2014 in Ealing, London, England, UK.
- Barry J. Gordon was born in 1932 in Australia. He was an actor, known for Softly Softly (1966), The Estate Agents (2000) and The Object of Beauty (1991). He died on 19 April 2011 in Ealing, London, England, UK.
- Sally Stewart was born on 8 October 1911 in Carlisle, Cumbria, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Lady Vanishes (1938), Holiday's End (1937) and Trouble Ahead (1934). She was married to Peter Croft. She died in 2002 in Ealing, London, England, UK.
- Special Effects
- Visual Effects
Cliff Richardson was born on 20 February 1905. He is known for The Dirty Dozen (1967), The African Queen (1951) and Lawrence of Arabia (1962). He died on 5 December 1985 in Ealing, London, England, UK.- May Clark was born on 1 June 1885 in Staines-upon-Thames, Surrey, England, UK. She was an actress, known for A Seaside Girl (1907), How It Feels to Be Run Over (1900) and Rescued by Rover (1905). She was married to Norman Whitten. She died on 17 March 1971 in Ealing, London, England, UK.
- Sound Department
- Music Department
- Composer
Ian MacPherson was born on 18 August 1935 in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland, UK. He was a composer, known for If Only (2004), Imagine Me & You (2005) and Dear Frankie (2004). He died on 6 April 2020 in Ealing, London, England, UK.- Joan Hayward was born on 31 December 1928 in Marylebone, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Straw Man (1953), The Swappers (1970) and Les rendez-vous du dimanche (1975). She was married to Martin Benson and Michael Partridge. She died in 1981 in Ealing, London, England, UK.
- Composer
- Actor
- Music Department
Ord Hamilton was born on 7 November 1899 in London, England, UK. He was a composer and actor, known for Three Men in a Boat (1933), No Limit (1935) and His Majesty and Co (1935). He died on 19 August 1955 in Ealing, London, England, UK.- Constance Luttrell was born on 9 March 1891 in St Pancras, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Boy Meets Girl (1967), St. Ives (1955) and The Mulberry Accelerator (1955). She was married to Eric Wollheim. She died on 10 September 1983 in Ealing, London, England, UK.
- Bart Bastable was born in 1927 in Ireland. He was an actor, known for The Siege of Sidney Street (1960) and Broth of a Boy (1959). He died in 1999 in Ealing, London, England, UK.
- Writer
- Director
Walter Courtney Rowden, sometimes known as William Courtney Rowden, was a British writer and director, known for Corinthian Jack (1921), Daniel Deronda (1921), Simple Simon (1922), and Vanity Fair (1922). His other credits include The Prisoner of Zenda (1915), At Trinity Church I Met My Doom (1922), and Hornet's Nest (1923).- Peter Whelan was born on 3 October 1931 in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, UK. He was a writer, known for In Suspicious Circumstances (1991), The Trial of Lord Lucan (1994) and Unmasking Aids (1990). He died on 3 July 2014 in Ealing, London, England, UK.
- Claude Bailey was born on 19 November 1895 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Unholy Quest (1934), Little Waitress (1932) and Yellow Canary (1943). He died on 22 March 1950 in Ealing, London, England, UK.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Sonnie Willis was born on 12 August 1912 in Brighton, Sussex, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Doctor Who (1963), Stars in Your Eyes (1956) and Jack the Ripper (1973). He died on 7 May 1977 in Ealing, London, England, UK.- Script and Continuity Department
- Additional Crew
Beryl Booth was born on 18 December 1923 in Thanet, Kent, England, UK. She is known for Dangerous Exile (1957), The Scapegoat (1959) and Murder She Said (1961). She was married to Roy Gough. She died in 2015 in Ealing, London, England, UK.- Costume Designer
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
Odette Barrow was born in 1929 in Stepney, London, England, UK. She was a costume designer, known for All the World's a Stage (1984), Dead of Night (1972) and We, the Accused (1980). She died in 2014 in Brentham Garden Suburb, Ealing, London, England, UK.- Terence O'Regan was born on 1 July 1927 in Waterford, County Waterford, Ireland. He was an actor, known for Wild Decembers (1956), Joyous Errand (1957) and Stolen Face (1952). He was married to Daphne Elphinstone. He died on 24 January 1981 in Ealing, London, England, UK.
- Producer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Production Manager
Carl Mannin was born on 13 October 1937 in Kent, England, UK. He was a producer and assistant director, known for Casino Royale (1967), The Swinging World of Golf (1973) and Disciple of Death (1972). He died in November 1990 in Ealing, London, England, UK.- Additional Crew
- Writer
- Actress
Nickola Sterne was born on 2 March 1914 in Dalhousie, Himachal Pradesh, India. She was a writer and actress, known for Quatermass II (1955), Operation Diplomat (1952) and This Is Your Life (1955). She died on 11 January 2017 in Ealing, London, England, UK.- Nina Boucicault was born on 27 February 1867 in London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Paddy the Next Best Thing (1923), Follow Your Star (1938) and Miriam Rozella (1924). She was married to Donald Innes-Smith and Edward Herbert Kelly. She died on 2 August 1950 in Ealing, London, England, UK.
- Script and Continuity Department
- Additional Crew
Kay Rawlings was born in 1918 in Kensington, London, England, UK. Kay is known for Superman (1978), Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and The Lady Vanishes (1979). Kay died in July 1981 in Ealing, London, England, UK.- Philip Hewland was born on 12 December 1876 in Gravesend, Kent, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Sherlock Holmes' Fatal Hour (1931), The Christian (1915) and Sherlock Holmes and the Missing Rembrandt (1932). He died in 1953 in Ealing, London, England, UK.
- Music Department
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Bill LeSage was born on 20 January 1927 in Hackney, London, England, UK. He was a composer, known for Return of a Stranger (1961), The Spanish Sword (1962) and The Pursuers (1961). He died on 31 October 2001 in Ealing, London, England, UK.- Producer
- Editor
- Director
John Hunter Blair was born on 4 August 1903 in Eltham, London, England, UK. John Hunter was a producer and editor, known for Blue Peter (1958), Bobby in France (1955) and Lucky Silver (1956). John Hunter died on 31 December 1964 in Ealing, London, England, UK.- Actor
- Writer
Hamilton Deane was born on 2 December 1879 in New Ross, Co Wexford, Ireland. He was an actor and writer, known for Dracula (1931), Dracula (1979) and The Case of Charles Peace (1949). He was married to Dora Mary Patrick. He died on 25 October 1958 in Ealing, London, England, UK.- Tom Coventry was born in the mid 1860's. He began his acting career in theatre from the 1880's. Handsome sophisticated performer who had a flare for both comedy and drama, making his film debut with starring and supporting roles for the Barker Film Company in 1913, moved to I.B. Davidson Film Co in 1916 under the direction of A.E. Coleby a sports/drama 'Kent, the Fighting Man', perhaps his most memorable film 'Father O'Flynn' a crime/drama directed by Geoffrey H. Malins at Regal Films in 1919 and as Leclerc in J. Stuart Blackton's 'The Glorious Adventure' at the Stoll Film Co in 1922. He was last seen in a early talkie 'The Greenwood Tree' made at BIP Film Co in 1929.
- Percy Murray was born on 29 January 1869 in Pimlico, London, England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for A Child's Message to Heaven (1910) and An Affair of Honour (1904). He was married to Winifred Long, Margaret Lawton and Mrs. Percival Sykes. He died in 1964 in Ealing, London, England, UK.