Joss Ackland
Sidney Edmond Jocelyn Ackland CBE (29 February 1928 – 19 November 2023) was an English actor who appeared in more than 130 film and television roles. He was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for portraying Jock Delves Broughton in White Mischief (1987). Description above from the Wikipedia article Joss Ackland, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
A new technologically-superior Soviet nuclear sub, the Red October, is heading for the U.S....
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Six-year-old Susan Walker has doubts about childhood's most enduring miracle—Santa Claus. Her...
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Six-year-old Susan Walker has doubts about childhood's most enduring miracle—Santa Claus. Her...
Movie pageEscaped convict Sam Gillen single-handedly takes on ruthless developers who are determined to...
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When Russia's first nuclear submarine malfunctions on its maiden voyage, the crew must race to...
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Jacob
as IsaakIsaac's son Jacob deprives his brother Esau of his birthright and has to flee for his life. He...
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The Thief and the Cobbler
as Brigand (voice)It is written among the limitless constellations of the celestial heavens, and in the depths of...
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The Three Musketeers
as D’Artagnan’s FatherThe young D'Artagnan arrives in Paris with dreams of becoming a King's musketeer. He meets and...
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In the opening chase, Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh stumble across a trunk full of...
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Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
as CantrellMystery abounds when it is discovered that, one by one, the greatest Chefs in Europe are being...
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Surviving Picasso
as Henri MatisseThe passionate Merchant-Ivory drama tells the story of Francoise Gilot, the only lover of Pablo...
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Amiable slackers Bill and Ted are once again roped into a fantastical adventure when De Nomolos,...
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The Mighty Ducks
as HansAfter reckless young lawyer Gordon Bombay gets arrested for drunk driving, he must coach a kids...
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No Good Deed
as Mr. QuarreWhile doing a friend a favour and searching for a runaway teenager, a police detective stumbles...
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A Zed & Two Noughts
as Van HoytenTwin zoologists lose their wives in a car accident and become obsessed with decomposing animals.
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Flawless
as Milton Kendrick AshtoncroftA female executive and a night janitor conspire to commit a daring diamond heist from their...
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The Four Musketeers
as D'Artagnan's Father (archive footage) (uncredited)The Four Musketeers defend the queen and her dressmaker from Cardinal Richelieu and Milady de...
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Watership Down
as Black Rabbit (voice)When the warren belonging to a community of rabbits is threatened, a brave group led by Fiver,...
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Asylum
as Jack StraffenA woman becomes very curious about one of her psychiatrist husband's inmates, a man who was...
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Rasputin: The Mad Monk
as The BishopRasputin, a crazed and debauched monk wreaks havoc at the local inn one night, chopping off the...
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Mother's Boys
as Lansing, Jude's AttorneySexy but unstable wife and mother Jude walked out on her family three years ago. Now, just as...
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In Search of the Castaways
as Yacht SeamanTwo teenagers, Mary (Hayley Mills) and Robert (Keith Hamshere) are lead by Professor Paganel...
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The Little Prince
as The KingAfter a pilot is forced to make an emergency landing in the Sahara Desert, he befriends a young...
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D3: The Mighty Ducks
as HansThe Ducks are offered scholarships at Eden Hall Academy but struggle with their new coach's...
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Once Upon a Crime
as Hercules PopodopoulosOn their way to Monte Carlo, Monaco, Marilyn and her husband, Neil, meet several other married...
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My Giant
as Monsignor PopesouSammy, an agitated agent lost in the forest of the modern world, happens upon a gentle giant...
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Citizen X
as BondarchukBased on the true story of a Russian serial killer who, over many years, claimed victim to over...
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Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors
as Lewis SerrocoldAt the insistence of Ruth Van Rydock, an old schoolfriend who is convinced that there is...
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The Princess and the Goblin
as King PapaThe story is about the Princess Irene and a young warrior boy named Curty. Irene must use her...
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The Princess and the Goblin
as King Papa (voice)The story is about the Princess Irene and a young warrior boy named Curty. Irene must use her...
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as Professor MendellaA multinational expedition discovers a lost city beneath a pyramid, where they must stop the...
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Operation: Daybreak
as JanákCzechoslovakia, 1942. Three brave Czech patriots risk everything to rid their country of its...
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White Mischief
as 'Jock' Delves BroughtonA millionaire past his prime and his young wife arrive in Kenya circa 1940 to find that the...
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Hogfather
as Mustrum RidcullyIt's the night before Hogswatch, usually a time of joy on Discworld, but there are suspicious...
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A Kid in King Arthur's Court
as King ArthurA Southern California kid named Calvin Fuller is magically transported to the medieval kingdom...
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The Sicilian
as Don Masino CroceEgocentric bandit Salvatore Giuliano fights the Church, the Mafia, and the landed gentry while...
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Lady Jane
as Sir John BridgesThe death of King Henry VIII throws his kingdom into chaos because of succession disputes. His...
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Passion of Mind
as Dr. Langer, the French PsychiatristWhen Marie, a widow in Provence with two daughters, locks her bedroom door and goes to sleep,...
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Moscow Zero
as TolstoyIn Moscow, the priest Owen hires a team to guide him in the underworld to find his friend Sergei...
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Swept from the Sea
as Mr. SwafferThe film tells the story of Russian emigree and the only survivor from ship crash Yanko Goorall...
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A Different Loyalty
as Randolph CauffieldIn January 1963, British journalist Leo Cauffield suddenly disappears from his home in Beirut....
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The House That Dripped Blood
as Neville Rogers (segment 2 "Waxworks")A Scotland Yard investigator looks into four mysterious cases involving an unoccupied house.
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Villain
as Edgar LowisIn 1970s London, Scotland Yard orchestrates the downfall of mob boss Vic Dakin after he crosses...
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The Apple
as Mr. Topps / Hippie LeaderIn the glitzy, glittering futuristic world of 1994, music is king -- and the man who controls it...
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The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It
as PresidentJohn Cleese is hilarious as the descendant of Sherlock Holmes in this modern detective drama of...
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The Black Windmill
as Chief Supt. WrayA British agent's son is kidnapped and held for a ransom of diamonds. The agent finds out that...
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The Greek Tycoon
as Naval officer (uncredited)A lusty Greek shipping magnate courts the widow of an assassinated U.S. president.
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Landfall
as O'NeilA British coastal command pilot is charged with neglect when it is thought that he has sunk a...
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Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls
as King EdwardKing Edward asks Sherlock Holmes to perform one more task before his retirement: to safeguard...
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Katherine of Alexandria
as RufusThe life of Katherine of Alexandria. Constantine joins the Roman army to find his missing...
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A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
as Prison WardenAn American ex-con who is trying to go straight is persuaded to be the inside man for an...
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One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
as B.J. SpenceEscaping from China with a microfilm of the formula for the mysterious "Lotus X", Lord...
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Queenie
as Sir Burton RumseyQueenie was an ABC miniseries, adapted from the eponymous novel by Michael Korda, which is based...
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Firelight
as Lord ClareIn 1838, lovely governess Elisabeth agrees to bear a child of anonymous English landowner, and...
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The Object of Beauty
as Mr. MercerAmerican couple Jake and Tina are living in an expensive London hotel above their means,...
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Hitler: The Last Ten Days
as General BurgdorfHitler: The Last Ten Days takes us into the depths of der Furher’s Berlin bunker during his...
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Saint Jack
as YardleyJack Flowers is an American hustler trying to make his fortune in 1970s Singapore in small time...
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Daisies in December
as Gerald CarmodyA seaside hotel for senior citizens is the setting for late-season love as costars Jean Simmons...
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Project: Shadowchaser
as KindermanSet in the future, a group of terrorists with an android leader storm a hospital when the...
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Icon
as General NikolayevA former US Operative, who lived in Russia in his earlier years and had been married there with...
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Jekyll & Hyde
as Dr. Charles LanyonHenry Jekyll is a troubled man. His wife died of pneumonia. He wants his sister-in-law, but her...
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Rough Cut
as Insp. VanderveldTwo sophisticated jewel thieves join forces to steal $30 million in uncut jewels.
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S*P*Y*S
as MartinsonTwo CIA bunglers botch a Soviet defection, then both sides mark them for termination.
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Silver Bears
as Henry ForemanFinancial wizard "Doc" Fletcher is sent by crime boss Joe Fiore to buy a bank in Switzerland in...
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The Man Who Lived at the Ritz
as Hermann GoeringIn this drama, an American art student is trapped amidst the political turmoil of war-torn...
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It Couldn't Happen Here
as Priest / murdererPet Shop Boys Chris Lowe and Neil Tennant embark upon a journey across England - but which...
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Seven Days to Noon
as Station PolicemanWhen Professor Willingdon becomes wary of the nuclear weapons he is helping build, he steals a...
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Mr. Forbush and the Penguins
as Head of BoardLife for Richard Forbush, brilliant biology student and conceited philanderer, is one long round...
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Othello
as James BrabantWith freshly rechristened characters and brand-new dialogue, this British TV production of...
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Giorgino
as Father GlaiseOctober 1918: After returning to the civil life, the young Doctor Giorgino Volli searches for a...
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I'll Be There
as Evil Edmonds - The BeeLzeeBOPSA comedy about a has-been rock star (Craig Ferguson) that discovers he has a teenage daughter...
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The Palermo Connection
as il bossCarmine Bonavia wins election as the mayor of New York on a promise to legalize drugs. After the...
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To Kill a Priest
as ColonelA young priest speaks out against the Communist regime in Poland and is killed for it.
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Royal Flash
as SaptenCowardly rogue Harry Flashman's (Malcolm McDowell) schemes to gain entry to the royal circles of...
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How About You...
as Donald VanstonA young woman, struggling with the direction of her life, spends Christmas watching over a...
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The Secret Life of Ian Fleming
as Gen. Gerhard HellsteinThe Secret Life of Ian Fleming follows the exciting life of a dashing young Ian Fleming, the...
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Penny Gold
as JonesWhile investigating a murder case, a detective stumbles upon a rare-stamp swindle involving the...
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Ghost Ship
as Ron, 2nd FishermanWarned that it is haunted, a skeptical young couple buy a rundown yacht and fix it up to be...
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Hidden in Silence
as German Factory ManagerPoland 1939, shortly before invasion of the German troops. To save their belongings from the...
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Crescendo
as CarterAn innocent project transforms into a perilous nightmare when researcher Susan Roberts arrives...
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A Murder of Quality
as Terence FieldingAt the request of his old war time colleague Ailsa Brimley, George Smiley agrees to look into...
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Deadly Voyage
as uncreditedWhen stowaways are found on board a Russian cargo ship, some of the officers and crew decide to...
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Great Expectations
as Joe GargeryA humble orphan suddenly becomes a gentleman with the help of an unknown benefactor.
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The Lie
as AlbertIngmar Bergman play looking at the cool and brittle relationship between a successful architect...
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The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service
as The PrussianIndy finds that he must enlist the help of Hapsburg royalty when he embarks on a dangerous...
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The Three Sisters
as ChebutykinIn a small Russian town at the turn of the century, three sisters (Olga, Irina, and Masha) and...
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Codename: Kyril
as 'C'At the height of the cold war, a known Russian spy ("Kyril") is sent to the UK under falsely...
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Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective
as Chief Insp. YardbirdWhen D. C. Dangerous Davies, not held in high regard by his superiors, is assigned to find a...
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First and Last
as Alan HollyThe story of a retired man who decides to fulfil his life-long ambition of walking from one end...
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In Search of the Great Beast 666: Aleister Crowley
as Narrator"In Search of the Great Beast 666" documents the chilling life, impulses and journey of Aleister...
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The Sheltering Desert
as uncreditedIn 1935 two German geologists, Henno Martin and Hermann Korn, leave Nazi Germany for South-West...
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When We Are Married
as Henry OrmonroydThree married couples discover that, through a legal technicality, they are, in fact, not...
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The Tragedy of Coriolanus
as MeneniusA banished hero of Rome allies with a sworn enemy to take his revenge on the city.
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To the Ends of Time
as King FrancisIn a mythical kingdom, a young boy must fight time for the love of his princess and the future...
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Above and Beyond
as uncreditedTrue Story about the Atlantic Ferry Operation during World War II.
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England Made Me
as HallerA young, English, ne'er-do-well who goes to stay with his sister and her wealthy...
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The Barretts of Wimpole Street
as Edward Moulton-BarrettJane Lapotaire and Joss Ackland star in this adaptation of Rudolph Besier's play. Elizabeth...
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OcchioPinocchio
as Brando Della ValleA man with cognitive problems lives and works in a hospice. One day an American banker discovers...
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The Mind Snatchers
as Dr. FrederickA German scientist works on a way of quelling overly aggressive soldiers by developing implants...
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Shadowlands
as CS LewisA play based on the friendship between CS Lewis and Joy Gresham.
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The Portrait
as Henry WinterThe film examines some complex dilemmas within three generations of one family. Through the...
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These Foolish Things
as AlbertThe world's on the brink of World War II, but a young actress is caught in a sentimental contest...
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Mad Dogs and Englishmen
as Insp. Sam StringerGorgeous Antonia is on a dangerous downward spiral caused by an addiction to heroin when she...
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Findings on a Late Afternoon
as FatherGerald is on the edge of a complete breakdown. During an afternoon spent with his father, he...
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Joan Miró: Constellations - The Color of Poetry
as SelfA Master Painter of Twentieth Century Modern Art, Joan Miro was at once both distinctly modern...
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Defining a Style
as SelfIn this 2005 featurette, many key WATERSHIP DOWN animators and background artists recall their...
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Milk
as VicarForty-five-year-old Adrian has been living with his mother Lucy and running their Wiltshire...
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Tre colonne in cronaca
as Gaetano Leporino, il finanziereChronicle of the dark maneuvers put into practice by a politician to seize an opposition...
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The Mumbo Jumbo
as Mayor SmithA cynical young American, Thomas Doubting, stumbles upon a magical amulet which takes him on a...
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The Bankrupt
as Ellis CripperEllis Cripper has lost his money and his memory; in different ways he tries to make sense of his...
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White Bear's Secret
as Brown Bear (voice)Brown Bear and White Bear are now married, but Brown Bear is finding the married life a little...
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Olympus Force: The Key
as uncreditedOlympian gods watch the Earth and resolve to fight a group of terrorists who stole a diskette...
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The Love Tapes
as Narrator (voice)At Frank Yost's Good Possibilities, a state-of-the-art videotaping dating service, various...
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Tales from the Madhouse
as BarabbasSet inside the crumbling walls of a dilapidated Victorian sanatorium, eight mysterious...
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The Bridge
as SmithsonWhen Isobel Hetherington and her three young daughters take up their seaside residence in the...
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Voices in the Garden
as Sir Charles PeverallSir Archie and Cuckoo Peveril have lived in elegant splendour on Cap Ferrat since the end of the...
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Heading For Glory
as Self - Narrator (voice)The 1974 finals in West Germany saw the emergence of "Total Football" in the shape of the classy...
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Tomorrow, Just You Wait
as Tom GorbetJimmy is young, earning good money and going out with a smashing girl. What more could a man...
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Elizabeth Alone
as Major Orpen"Guilty," pleads Elizabeth, "in marriage, in parenthood, in every close relationship. I have...
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as Brown Bear (voice)The shy Brown Bear falls for the beautiful White Bear and is bound and determined to make her...
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The Boy with Chocolate Fingers
as NarratorThe story is about Donald McGlone, the boy with chocolate fingers (his fingers are made of...
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Access to the Children
as MalcolmsonA married man forms a liaison with a woman he meets on a train, and is divorced by his wife who...
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Midsomer Murders
as Sir Freddy ButlerThe peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed...
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The One Show
as SelfA topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One.
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The Avengers
as Brigadier HansingThe Avengers is a British television series created in the 1960s. It initially focused on Dr....
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Horizon
as Narrator (voice)Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen...
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Sherlock Holmes
as Jephro RucastleSherlock Holmes uses his abilities to take on cases by private clients and those that the...
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Wogan
as SelfChat show hosted by Terry Wogan, featuring live studio interviews with famous and notable...
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Tales of the Unexpected
as Colonel George PeregrineA British television anthology of stories, often with sinister and wryly comedic undertones, and...
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Tales of the Unexpected
as Jack CutlerA British television anthology of stories, often with sinister and wryly comedic undertones, and...
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Play for Today
as AlbertPlay for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and...
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Play for Today
as Ellis CripperPlay for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and...
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Play for Today
as MalcolmsonPlay for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and...
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The Persuaders!
as Felix MeadowesAn English aristocrat and an American millionaire come together to tackle crime.
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The Sweeney
as Alan EmberJack Regan, an unethical officer of the Flying Squad, uses unorthodox methods to pursue...
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Natural World
as Self - Narrator (voice)Natural World is a nature documentary television series broadcast annually on BBC Two and...
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No Hiding Place
as uncreditedNo Hiding Place is a British television series that was produced at Wembley Studios by...
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The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
as The PrussianAt the dawn of the 20th century, Indiana Jones discovered the world. From globetrotting family...
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Kingdom
as Mr. John NarbutowiczKingdom is a British television series produced by Parallel Film and Television Productions for...
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BBC Play of the Month
as ChebutykinPlay of the Month is a BBC television anthology series featuring productions of classic and...
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The Wednesday Play
as Tom GorbetThe Wednesday Play is an anthology series of British television plays which ran on BBC1 from...
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The Wednesday Play
as CorneliusThe Wednesday Play is an anthology series of British television plays which ran on BBC1 from...
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Justice
as Sir Robert BesteJustice is a British drama television series which originally aired on ITV in 39 hour-long...
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Dalgliesh
as Stephen Courtney-BriggsCentred on the cases of P. D. James' gentleman detective Adam Dalgliesh. In addition to his...
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The Protectors
as Arthur GordonThe Protectors is a British television series, an action thriller created by Gerry Anderson. It...
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BBC Television Shakespeare
as uncreditedThe BBC Television Shakespeare is a series of British television adaptations of the plays of...
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The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
as GrubberAdaptations of mystery stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's contemporary rivals in the genre.
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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
as uncreditedGeorge Smiley, the aging master spy of the Cold War and once heir apparent to Control, is...
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Return of the Saint
as GuntherFollow the swashbuckling exploits of Simon Templar, a modern-day Robin Hood of sorts.
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Miss Marple
as Lewis SerrocoldMiss Marple, the spinster detective who is one of the most famous characters created by English...
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The Troubleshooters
as Mr. GibbonThe Troubleshooters is a British television series made by the BBC between 1965 and 1972,...
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The Troubleshooters
as Sam JardineThe Troubleshooters is a British television series made by the BBC between 1965 and 1972,...
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The Troubleshooters
as ConsidineThe Troubleshooters is a British television series made by the BBC between 1965 and 1972,...
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The Troubleshooters
as LewisThe Troubleshooters is a British television series made by the BBC between 1965 and 1972,...
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Enemy at the Door
as Major General LaidlawEnemy At The Door is a British television drama series made by London Weekend Television for...
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Hogfather
as Mustrum RidcullyOn the night before Hogswatch, the holiday where kids anticipate presents from the beloved...
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Mystery and Imagination
as uncreditedMystery and Imagination is a British television anthology series of classic horror and...
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The Gentle Touch
as Ivor StockerThe Gentle Touch is a British police drama television series made by London Weekend Television...
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Sherlock Holmes
as Hon. Philip GreenSherlock Holmes is a series of Sherlock Holmes adaptations produced by British television...
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Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
as Caesar (voice)An animated adaptation of twelve of Shakespeare's best-known plays. The series was produced by...
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A Woman Named Jackie
as Aristotle OnassisThis biographical miniseries, based on the best seller by C. David Heymann, starts when Jackie...
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Testament: The Bible in Animation
as Noah (voice)A nine-part series of Old Testament stories for younger viewers using various animation...
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Testament: The Bible in Animation
as Samuel (voice)A nine-part series of Old Testament stories for younger viewers using various animation...
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Queenie
as Sir Burton RumseyA half-caste beauty emigrates from India to Great Britain, pursues fame and fortune at the cost...
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Shirley's World
as uncreditedShirley's World is a television series aired first by American Broadcasting Company during the...
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The Further Adventures of the Musketeers
as D'ArtagnanAll 16 episodes of the 1967 series based on the Alexandre Dumas novel 'Twenty Years After'. “The...
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The Crezz
as Charles BronteThe Crezz is a British television drama produced by Thames Television and shown on the ITV...
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Above and Beyond
as Winston ChurchillAbove and Beyond is a four-hour 2006 miniseries aired by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation...
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Turtle's Progress
as Benny D-DayTurtle's Progress is a British television series broadcast between 1979 and 1980. The offbeat...
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Heat of the Sun
as Max Van Der vuurstHeat of the Sun is a police drama set in 1930s Kenya produced by Carlton Productions. Starring...
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Armchair Theatre
as Frank PenfoldArmchair Theatre is a British television drama anthology series of single plays that ran on the...
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Armchair Theatre
as Mr GreenArmchair Theatre is a British television drama anthology series of single plays that ran on the...
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