Terry Downes
Terry Downes, BEM was a British middleweight boxer, occasional film actor, and businessman. He was nicknamed the "Paddington Express" for his aggressive fighting style. Downes was recognised as world champion by The Ring magazine in August 1961, and was named Sports Writers' Association Sportsman of the Year later that year Post-boxing, Downes acted occasionally between 1965 and 1990, usually appearing as a thug, villain or bodyguard. One of his more prominent roles was in Roman Polanski's 1967 film The Fearless Vampire Killers, in which he played "Koukol", a hunchbacked servant. His other film credits included appearances in A Study in Terror (1965), Five Ashore in Singapore (1967), The Golden Lady (1979), If You Go Down in the Woods Today (1981), and the Derek Jarman film Caravaggio (1986).
The Fearless Vampire Killers
as Koukol, the ServantA noted professor and his dim-witted apprentice fall prey to their inquiring vampires, while on...
Movie pageCaravaggio
as BodyguardA retelling of the life of the celebrated 17th-century Baroque painter Michelangelo Merisi da...
Movie pageA Study in Terror
as ChunkyWhen Watson reads from the newspaper there have been two similar murders near Whitechapel in a...
Movie pageDinner at the Sporting Club
as GeorgeJohn Thaw plays Vinny Mathews a small time boxing promoter who struggles with his conscience as...
Movie pageIf You Go Down in the Woods Today
as WoodsmanA Boy Scout troupe led by their scoutmaster (Sykes) is on a field trip to a seemingly-peaceful...
Movie pageThe Golden Lady
as TrainerA wealthy industrialist hires Julia Hemingway and her elite team of female mercenaries to...
Movie pageSingapore, Singapore
as GruberSingapore. Following the mysterious disappearance of several Marines on leave, the U.S. Secret...
Movie pageDempsey and Makepeace
as TerryDempsey and Makepeace is a British television crime drama made by London Weekend Television for...
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