John Laurie

Born: 1897-03-24

John Laurie was a noted Scottish stage, screen, and television actor.


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The 39 Steps

as John the Crofter
Released: 1935-06-06

Richard Hanney has a rude awakening when a glamorous female spy falls into his bed - with a...

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The Abominable Dr. Phibes

as Darrow
Released: 1971-05-18

After a team of surgeons botches his beloved wife's operation, the distraught Dr. Phibes...

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Hobson's Choice

as Dr. McFarlane
Released: 1954-04-19

Henry Hobson owns and tyrannically runs a successful Victorian boot maker’s shop in Salford,...

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The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

as Murdoch
Released: 1943-07-26

General Candy, who's overseeing an English squad in 1943, is a veteran leader who doesn't have...

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Treasure Island

as Blind Pew
Released: 1950-07-19

Enchanted by the idea of locating treasure buried by Captain Flint, Squire Trelawney, Dr....

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Hamlet

as Francisco
Released: 1948-12-10

Winner of four Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor, Sir Laurence Olivier’s...

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Caesar and Cleopatra

as 1st. Auxiliary Sentinel
Released: 1945-12-11

The aging Caesar finds himself intrigued by the young Egyptian queen. Adapted by George Bernard...

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Henry V

as Jamy - Captain in the English Army
Released: 1944-11-24

In the midst of the Hundred Years' War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the...

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Pandora and the Flying Dutchman

as Angus
Released: 1951-04-13

Pandora Reynolds is a woman who has never fallen in love – but one who men kill and die for....

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The Four Feathers

as The Khalifa
Released: 1939-04-20

A disgraced officer risks his life to help his childhood friends in battle.

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The Prisoner of Zenda

as Archbishop
Released: 1979-08-17

Anthony Hope's classic tale gets a decidedly 'un-classic' treatment at the hands of Peter...

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Dad's Army

as Pte. James Frazer
Released: 1971-03-12

Dad's Army was a 1971 feature film based on the BBC television sitcom Dad's Army. Directed by...

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as Lovel
Released: 1955-12-13

Having helped his brother King Edward IV take the throne of England, the jealous hunchback...

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The Reptile

as Mad Peter
Released: 1966-03-06

Harry and Valerie Spalding arrive in the remote Cornish village to an unwelcoming and suspicious...

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I Know Where I'm Going!

as John Campbell
Released: 1945-11-16

Plucky Englishwoman Joan Webster travels to the remote islands of the Scottish Hebrides in order...

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The Agitator

as Tom Tetley
Released: 1945-01-24

The Agitator is a 1945 British drama film directed by John Harlow and starring William Hartnell,...

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Kidnapped

as Ebenezer Balfour
Released: 1960-02-24

Kidnapped and cheated out of his inheritance, young David Balfour falls in with a Jacobite...

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Juno and the Paycock

as Johnny Boyle
Released: 1930-06-29

During the Irish revolution, a family earns a big inheritance. They start leading a rich life,...

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One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing

as Jock
Released: 1975-07-09

Escaping from China with a microfilm of the formula for the mysterious "Lotus X", Lord...

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Read All About It

as John - Ex-Newspaper Editor
Released: 1945-04-08

An account of the technique of reading the tabloid press in an intelligent manor via differing...

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Fanny by Gaslight

as William Hopwood
Released: 1944-05-08

Returning to 1870s London after finishing at boarding school, Fanny winesses the death of her...

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Devil Girl from Mars

as Mr. Jamieson
Released: 1954-05-01

Eight people at a remote Scottish inn find themselves confronted by a woman from Mars, who has...

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The Fake

as Henry Mason
Released: 1953-09-25

Someone is stealing priceless paintings from the great museums of the world and replacing them...

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Dangerous Moonlight

as British Commander
Released: 1941-06-26

Stefan Radetzky, a Polish pilot and famous concert pianist, is hospitalised in England from...

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Tudor Rose

as John Knox
Released: 1936-09-01

The tragic story of Lady Jane Grey, the young queen who reigned in England for nine days before...

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Uncle Silas

as Giles
Released: 1947-10-08

Following her father's death, a teenage heiress moves in with her guardian uncle who is broke...

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The Way Ahead

as Pvt. Luke
Released: 1944-06-09

A mismatched collection of conscripted civilians find training tough under Lieutenant Jim Perry ...

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Encore

as Andrews, Engineer
Released: 1951-06-11

Encore is a 1951 anthology film composed of adaptations of three short stories by W. Somerset...

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The Black Knight

as James
Released: 1954-08-26

John, a blacksmith and swordsmith, is tutored at Camelot. As a commoner, he can't hope to win...

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Siege of the Saxons

as Merlin
Released: 1963-07-01

King Arthur learns one of his knights is plotting to take over and marry his daughter. After the...

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Q Planes

as Newspaper Editor
Released: 1939-02-21

In England, an eccentric police inspector, an earnest test pilot and a spunky female reporter...

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As You Like It

as Oliver
Released: 1936-09-02

Film version of Shakespeare's comedy of a young woman who disguises herself as a man to win the...

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Her Last Affaire

as Robb
Released: 1935-10-21

Desperate to prove his father innocent of treason, a secretary arranges a clandestine...

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Laughter in Paradise

as Gordon Webb
Released: 1951-06-01

When an eccentric practical joker dies, he divides his fortune among four heirs. But before they...

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The Lamp Still Burns

as Mr. Hervey
Released: 1943-11-29

A tribute to the important work of female nurses during World War II.

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No Trace

as Inspector MacDougall
Released: 1950-09-08

A famous mystery writer uses his own plot tricks to murder a blackmailer in this British thriller.

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Madeleine

as Scots Divine
Released: 1950-02-16

The middle-class family of a young woman cannot understand why she delays in marrying a...

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Convoy

as Gates
Released: 1940-09-28

A tale of life on board a Royal Navy cruiser assigned to protect the vital convoys between...

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Bonnie Prince Charlie

as Blind Jamie
Released: 1948-10-26

Scotland, 1745. After decades of exile, Prince Charles Edward Stuart secretly lands with the...

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The New Lot

as Harry Fyfe
Released: 1943-01-01

A new batch of Army recruits, from diverse backgrounds and with varying degrees of commitment,...

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Don't Bother to Knock

as Taxi Driver
Released: 1961-05-28

An Edinburgh travel agent loses his keys and his fiancé in one night. A friend finds the keys...

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Trio

as Mr. Campbell
Released: 1950-10-10

W. Somerset Maugham introduces three more of his stories about human foibles.

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Medal for the General

as McNab
Released: 1944-11-06

A retired general helps out by sheltering some evacuees during WWII.

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The Edge of the World

as Peter Manson
Released: 1937-09-10

A way of life is dying on a remote Scottish island, but some of the inhabitants resist...

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The Ghost of St. Michael's

as Jamie
Released: 1941-04-01

Will Hay, back in his role as a hapless teacher, is hired by a grim school in remotest Scotland....

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Love in Pawn

as Mr McCutcheon
Released: 1953-11-23

A British comedy about a struggling artist and his wife living on a houseboat. To raise money...

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The Demi-Paradise

as Wounded Sailor
Released: 1943-11-18

Ivan Kouznetsoff, a Russian engineer, recounts during World War II his stay in England prior to...

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Campbell's Kingdom

as Mac
Released: 1957-09-03

Given only six months to live, Englishman Bruce Campbell goes to Canada to claim "Campbell's...

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Jericho

as Hassan
Released: 1937-08-23

An unjustly condemned corporal flees to Africa, chased by the captain blamed for his escape.

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Saturday Island

as Grimshaw
Released: 1952-03-20

When their hospital ship sinks in the South Pacific during World War II, military nurse...

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School for Secrets

as Dr. McVitie
Released: 1946-12-23

Wartime tale of a group of British scientists efforts to develop the first radar system. They...

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The Gentle Sex

as Scots Corporal
Released: 1943-05-23

During the War seven women from very different backgrounds find themselves together in the...

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Mister Ten Per Cent

as Scotsman
Released: 1967-01-01

Percy Pointer's passion in life is the theatre, and all his spare time is devoted to the play he...

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The Ware Case

as Henson - the Gamekeeper
Released: 1938-12-02

An aristocrat won't economize, then his rich brother in law is found murdered in the grounds of...

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Jassy

as Tom Woodroofe
Released: 1947-08-13

In 19th century England, Jassy is a young Gypsy girl blessed with the gift of second sight....

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Great Day

as Scottish officer in pub
Released: 1945-07-09

An impending V.I.P. visit causes bustle in an English village, while the Ellis family struggles...

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Strange Stories

as Mr. Bartleby ('Strange Mr Bartleby')
Released: 1953-01-01

'Strange Stories' consists of two stories, 'The Strange Mr Bartleby' and 'The Strange Journey'....

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The Great Game

as Mac Wells
Released: 1953-01-01

The wealthy chairman of First Division Football Club, Burnville United, makes an unethical...

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Sailors Three

as McNab
Released: 1940-12-14

Three sailors get drunk while on shore leave and end up on the wrong ship. When they realise...

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A Royal Divorce

as Joseph Bonaparte
Released: 1938-09-21

The love affair between the French Emperor Napoleon and the lady Josephine leads through...

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Johnny on the Run

as Policeman
Released: 1953-06-01

A Polish boy runs away from his unkind foster mother in Edinburgh and finds a new home in a...

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Murder Reported

as Mac North
Released: 1957-04-28

Ace reporter Jeff Holly is assigned to investigate the murder of a politician whose body was...

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Farewell Again

as Pvt. McAllister
Released: 1937-01-05

Farewell Again is a multiplotted British comedy/drama about soldiers on leave and the people...

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Rockets Galore

as Capt. MacKechnie
Released: 1958-10-19

The inhabitants of Todday are content to live their lives in peace and quiet, until, that is,...

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Ladies Who Do

as Doctor MacGregor
Released: 1963-11-01

The "Ladies Who Do" are office cleaners. One of them discovers some hot stock tips and they make...

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Mine Own Executioner

as Dr. James Garsten
Released: 1947-11-22

Fearing her husband could become a killer, a woman seeks a psychiatrist's help.

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Laugh It Off

as Jock
Released: 1940-03-09

As WWII begins, vaudeville entertainer Tommy Towers is called up to serve. He arranges a job for...

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Ships with Wings

as Lt.Comdr. Reid
Released: 1941-11-10

Before the war, a Fleet Air Arm pilot is dismissed for causing the death of a colleague. Working...

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The Best of Morecambe and Wise

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2001-10-01

Compilation of sketches featuring the much-loved funnymen Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise....

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The Brothers

as Dugald
Released: 1947-05-07

An orphan wreaks havoc on a remote Scottish island when she causes an age-old feud to be reignited.

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Steel

as Narrator (voice)
Released: 1945-07-12

A colorful British documentary about the manufacturing of steel.

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Tread Softly

as Angus McDonald
Released: 1952-12-01

Story of a chorus girl who is "discovered" and finds romance during the unraveling of a mystery...

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Gaiety George

as McTavish
Released: 1946-07-15

The life of Irishman George Howard who buys an English theatre and strives to improve the...

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East Meets West

as Dr. Fergusson
Released: 1936-08-26

The story of an Eastern sultan who is inordinately proud of his son. The young man bids fair to...

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Red Ensign

as Wages Accountant
Released: 1934-06-17

David Barr is the manager and chief designer of a British shipyard in decline. The shipyard is...

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Floodtide

as Joe Drummond
Released: 1949-03-15

David Shields refuses to go into agriculture and opts instead for ship building

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Hobson's Choice

as Dr. MacFarlane
Released: 1962-09-25

Maggie Hobson (Patricia Routledge) decides to marry Willie Mossop (Michael Caine), the gifted...

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Born That Way

as McTavish
Released: 1936-07-29

A Scottish woman tries to take her brother-in-law's wild living children in hand.

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The Open Door

as Mr. Moncrieff
Released: 1966-02-19

Colonel Mortimer returns to his family after a long spell in India to find his young son in bed...

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The Avengers

as Crewe
First aired: 1961-01-07

The Avengers is a British television series created in the 1960s. It initially focused on Dr....

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The Avengers

as Juniper
First aired: 1961-01-07

The Avengers is a British television series created in the 1960s. It initially focused on Dr....

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Z-Cars

as uncredited
First aired: 1962-01-02

Z-Cars or Z Cars is a British television drama series centred on the work of mobile uniformed...

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Dr. Finlay's Casebook

as uncredited
First aired: 1962-08-16

Dr Finlay's Casebook is a television series that was broadcast on the BBC from 1962 until 1971....

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Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Johnny Boyle / John - Crofter (archive footage) (uncredited)
First aired: 1955-10-02

A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.

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Dad's Army

as Private James Frazer
First aired: 1968-07-31

Introducing the Walmington-On-Sea home guard. During WW2, in a fictional British seaside town, a...

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Morecambe & Wise (multiple series)

as Pte. James Frazer
First aired: 1961-10-12

The Morecambe & Wise Show is the third TV series by English comedy double-act Morecambe and...

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ITV Play of the Week

as Doctor Macfarlane
First aired: 1955-09-27

A UK anthology series of single plays from major playwrights old and new. It ran from 1955 to...

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The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel

as Dr. Dufay
First aired: 1955-09-28

The second collection of short stories written by Baroness Orczy about the gallant English hero,...

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Mystery and Imagination

as uncredited
First aired: 1966-01-29

Mystery and Imagination is a British television anthology series of classic horror and...

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Colonel March of Scotland Yard

as Dr. Brandeis
First aired: 1956-02-22

Colonel March of The Department of Queer Complaints investigates unusual cases, locked-room...

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From a Bird's Eye View

as Lord MacBracken
First aired: 1970-09-18

From a Bird's Eye View is a 1970 ATV and ITC Entertainment co-produced sitcom. In the United...

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Sunday Night Theatre

as Allen Campbell
First aired: 1950-01-01

Sunday Night Theatre was a long-running series of televised live television plays screened by...

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Dad's Army: The Missing Episodes

as Private Frazer
First aired: 2023-11-06

A new series of animated Dad's Army (1968) episodes, created using archive audio recordings of...

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Dad's Army: The Animations

as Private James Frazer
First aired: 2023-11-06

Lost episodes of Dad's Army, animated to surviving soundtrack recordings.

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The Three Hostages

as Insp. MacGillivray
First aired: 1952-06-21

An adaptation of the novel The Three Hostages by John Buchan.

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