Distinctive, durable British character actor on stage and screen
Terence Longdon, who has died of cancer aged 88, was a character actor whose parted hair and thick-set face – though not his name – were familiar for several decades. Only once did he step into the spotlight at the top of the bill, when he starred as the title character in the television series Garry Halliday (1959-62). The almost-forgotten BBC children's adventure programme, based on books by Justin Blake, perfectly fitted Longdon's educated, smooth, well-mannered persona – and a man who had flown with the Fleet Air Arm during the second world war. The actor played a Biggles-like commercial airline pilot, with Terence Alexander as his co-pilot, Bill Dodds. Posing a constant threat to the Halliday Charter Company was "The Voice", an arch-villain who sat behind a two-way mirror and shone a light into the faces of his gang members, keeping his own in darkness.
Terence Longdon, who has died of cancer aged 88, was a character actor whose parted hair and thick-set face – though not his name – were familiar for several decades. Only once did he step into the spotlight at the top of the bill, when he starred as the title character in the television series Garry Halliday (1959-62). The almost-forgotten BBC children's adventure programme, based on books by Justin Blake, perfectly fitted Longdon's educated, smooth, well-mannered persona – and a man who had flown with the Fleet Air Arm during the second world war. The actor played a Biggles-like commercial airline pilot, with Terence Alexander as his co-pilot, Bill Dodds. Posing a constant threat to the Halliday Charter Company was "The Voice", an arch-villain who sat behind a two-way mirror and shone a light into the faces of his gang members, keeping his own in darkness.
- 6/13/2011
- by Anthony Hayward
- The Guardian - Film News
…with The Sound of Murder. (”Sound of Music” parody…thank you very much).
The Hills Run Red is distributed by Dark Castle Entertainment, and stars the very sexy Sophie Monk (Date Movie,The Legend of Awesomest Maximus), Tad Hilgenbrink (American Pie presents: Band Camp, Lost Boys 2:The Tribe) and William Sadler (Tv’s Roswell).
This movie is not to be confused with the movie, The Hills Have Eyes…in fact, this movie is probably a little bit better than that movie… yes I just said that! Thrr is based around a young film student who is in search of the finished product from the 90’s film The Hills Run Red (coincidence? Maybe!). In the early scenes of the movie we find out that a movie was made and everyone that was involved with the movie cannot be found, even the director of the movie has not been seen since the early 90’s.
The Hills Run Red is distributed by Dark Castle Entertainment, and stars the very sexy Sophie Monk (Date Movie,The Legend of Awesomest Maximus), Tad Hilgenbrink (American Pie presents: Band Camp, Lost Boys 2:The Tribe) and William Sadler (Tv’s Roswell).
This movie is not to be confused with the movie, The Hills Have Eyes…in fact, this movie is probably a little bit better than that movie… yes I just said that! Thrr is based around a young film student who is in search of the finished product from the 90’s film The Hills Run Red (coincidence? Maybe!). In the early scenes of the movie we find out that a movie was made and everyone that was involved with the movie cannot be found, even the director of the movie has not been seen since the early 90’s.
- 12/31/2009
- by Jack "The Whore of Horror"
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