Known for Camera
Born
October 25, 1922 (age 104)
Birthplace
Blackheath, London, England, UK
Filmography
44 films, 3 shows


The Odd Job
1978 · 1h 27m · UK
Arthur Harris is a happily married man who returns from his job to discover that his wife, Fiona, is leaving him. Devastated he gets really drunk and tries to commit suicide. After a few setbacks and while he is trying to electrocute himself with a lamp, the door bell rings. An odd man in a leather coat asks if there are any odd jobs that he can perform. Arthur hires the man to kill him. The next day his wife returns, but the man he hired is still trying to kill him...


Confessions from a Holiday Camp
1977 · 1h 28m · UK
Timmy Lea and his brother-in-law Sidney Noggett are working as entertainment officers at Funfrall, a typical British holiday camp. The staff are lazy and inefficient, preferring to laze by the pool rather than organise activities for the holiday campers. A new owner, Mr. Whitemonk, an ex-prison officer, takes over the camp and is determined to install discipline into the staff. He is on the verge of dismissing Timmy and Sidney; however, Sidney's suggestion of organising a beauty contest changes his mind.


Confessions of a Driving Instructor
1976 · 1h 30m · UK
Timothy Lea and his brother-in-law Sidney decide upon opening a driving school as their latest get-rich-quick scheme. Though he sincerely wants to teach, young Timmy finds that his female students are far more interested in keeping their eyes on him than on the road.


The Spiral Staircase
1975 · 1h 26m · UK
A mute young woman is stalked by a serial killer at her uncle's mansion.


No Sex Please - We're British
1973 · 1h 28m · UK
A porn-store owner orders some new stuff from his supplier, but the delivery address gets mixed with the address of the local Barclays Bank. Here, David (the bank's assistant manager) and his new wife are shocked when photos, then films and finally two girls are sent to them in their bank-supplied flat. They and the bank's head cashier then hatch a plan to get rid of the porn—without letting their boss, the local police and David's mother in on what is happening.


Penny Gold
1973 · 1h 26m · UK
While investigating a murder case, a detective stumbles upon a rare-stamp swindle involving the victim's twin sister.


Baffled!
1973 · 1h 39m · US
Tom Kovack is a hard-nosed racecar driver until a sudden supernatural vision causes a near-fatal crash while he's hurtling down the backstretch at 140 miles per hour. Michele Brent is the woman who convinces Kovack that his visions are significant. She leads him to the manor house that appeared in his vision, which in turn leads him into a world of revenge and murder from beyond the grave. Kovack must tap into his newfound power to conquer the evil forces at work.


The Ruling Class
1972 · 2h 34m · UK
When the Earl of Gurney dies in a cross-dressing accident, his schizophrenic son, Jack, inherits the Gurney estate. Jack is not the average nobleman; he sings and dances across the estate and thinks he is Jesus reincarnated. Believing that Jack is mentally unfit to own the estate, the Gurney family plots to steal Jack's inheritance. As their outrageous schemes fail, the family strives to cure Jack of his bizarre behavior, with disastrous results.


A Day in the Death of Joe Egg
1972 · 1h 46m · UK
A couple uses extremely black comedy to survive taking care of a daughter who is nearly completely brain dead. They take turns doing the daughter's voice and stare into the eyes of death and emotional trauma with a humour that hides their pain.


Revenge
1971 · 1h 29m · UK
A British family takes revenge into its own hands in avenging their recently slain daughter.


Assault
1971 · 1h 31m · UK
After a schoolgirl is raped while taking a short cut through the local woods, and another murdered a few days later, the police are baffled. With the help of a reporter, and against the wishes of a local psychologist, a young schoolteacher uses herself as bait to lure the perpetrator out.


Every Home Should Have One
1970 · 1h 34m · UK
Teddy works for a large advertising company. Given the seemingly impossible task of selling frozen porridge, he decides to produce commercials that make the product seem sexy. This leads him to confrontation with the "Keep Television Clean" movement, of which his wife is a senior member.


David Copperfield
1969 · 1h 58m · UK
A young man journeys from a difficult childhood to maturity, exploring social injustice, personal development, and the complexities of human relationships.


The File of the Golden Goose
1969 · 1h 49m · UK
U.S. Secret Service agent Peter Novak goes undercover with Scotland Yard officer Thompson to halt a murderous gang of counterfeiters known as the Golden Goose. Although Peter is unsure about John's loyalties, the two infiltrate the gang and win the trust of thug Nick "The Owl" Harrison before enduring a series of double-crosses.


Inadmissible Evidence
1968 · 1h 34m · UK
A lawyer's agonizing journey to the breaking point of his private and professional lives as he becomes more and more alienated from everyone connected with him.


Assignment K
1968 · 1h 37m · UK
Philip Scott, the boss of a toy company, is secretly also the chief of a British spy organization. Scott's cover is destroyed when enemy agents kidnap his girlfriend to force him to reveal the identities of his fellow spies.


The Shuttered Room
1967 · 1h 39m · UK
In a small island off the American coast, the Whateleys live in an old mill where a mysterious bloody being creates an atmosphere of horror. After her parents get killed by lightning, young Susannah is sent to New York by her aunt Agatha, who wants her to avoid the family curse. Years later Susannah, now married, persuades her husband to spend a holiday in the abandoned mill. Once on the island, Susannah and Mike soon find themselves exposed to the hostility of a gang of thugs led by Ethan, Susannah's brutal cousin.


The Jokers
1967 · 1h 34m · UK
Brothers Michael and David Tremayne decide to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London, not for criminal purposes, but to make themselves famous.


The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery
1966 · 1h 33m · UK
The all-girl school foil an attempt by train robbers to recover £2.5 million hidden in their school.


The Comedy Man
1964 · 1h 32m · UK
A middle-aged stock actor goes to London to try the big time. After much frustration, he lands a job doing TV commercials, gaining wealth and recognition. He eventually gives it all up to return to stage work and keep his pride.


Dead Man's Evidence
1962 · 1h 7m · UK
When a British secret agent's body washes up on the coast of Ireland, evidence implies that he was a traitor providing information to the Russians.


Gaolbreak
1962 · 1h 1m · UK
An honest news agent realizes that his 2 sons are corrupt. When one criminal son is in jail, the other breaks him out to help with a job.
Hair of the Dog
Hair of the Dog
1962 · 1h 6m · UK
Fred Tickle is commissionaire at a razor blade factory, and grows a beard after developing a shaving rash, but his new appearance doesn't go down well with management.
Doomsday at Eleven
Doomsday at Eleven
1962 · 56m · UK
A bomb is placed in a maternity home.


A Weekend with Lulu
1961 · 1h 29m · UK
Fred, Tim and Deirdre plan a fun weekend break on the coast. What they didn't make allowances for was the company of Deirdre's mother who insists on coming along as her daughter's chaperone.
Night Without Pity
Night Without Pity
1961 · 56m · UK
A woman and her injured son are detained by one crook, whilst the other takes the safe keys to rob a factory. They fall out, and the boy is rescued while they fight.


Freedom to Die
1961 · 1h 1m · UK
Paul Maxwell plays Craig Owen, an incarcerated criminal whose cellmate holds the secret to the valuable contents within a safe deposit box. When the cellmate dies, Owen breaks out of jail in search of the stash. Unable to open the box, the fugitive abducts Linda (Felicity Young), the dead man's daughter. Tension mounts as the girl plays for time to prevent her own demise.


Ticket to Paradise
1961 · 1h 1m · UK
Travel agent Emrys Jones and tourist Patricia Dainton fall in love in sunny Italy. Jones has led Dainton to believe that he's fabulously wealthy, and she has likewise deceived him. When the truth inevitably outs, it hardly matters, since hero and heroine now love each other for themselves rather than their bank accounts.


Sword of Sherwood Forest
1960 · 1h 20m · UK
Robin of Loxley and his men stumble on a plot to overthrow Hubert Walter, King's Chancellor and Archbishop of Canterbury. The plotters, the Sheriff of Nottingham and the Earl of Newark, have set an ambush for Walter and Lady Marian Fitzwater. Will Robin get to them before it is too late?


The Gentle Trap
1960 · 59m
A young locksmith becomes involved in crime.


Danger Tomorrow
1960 · 1h 1m · UK
A woman with extra-sensory perception has a vision of a murder.


The Giant Behemoth
1959 · 1h 20m · UK
Marine atomic tests cause changes in the ocean's ecosystem resulting in dangerous blobs of radiation and the resurrection of a dormant dinosaur which threatens London.