Brian Reece

Brian Reece

Born: July 24, 1913
Died: April 12, 1962
in Wallasey, Cheshire, England, UK
Brian Reece was an English film and radio actor.

To BBC radio audiences he was widely known for playing Police Constable Archibald Berkeley-Willoughby in over 100 episodes of PC 49 between 1947-53. He transferred the role to the feature film A Case for PC 49 in 1951.

The Stage recorded the cause of his death at the age of 48 in 1962 as being the result of a bone infection which had been ongoing for over 2 years. He died in hospital in Westminster, London.

Movies for Brian Reece...

Watch It, Sailor!
Title: Watch It, Sailor!
Character: Solicitor
Released: August 14, 1961
Type: Movie
Sailor Albert gets a message from the Navy saying he can't marry for certain unexplained legal reasons. Everyone, including his domineering mother-in-law to be, jumps to the conclusion that there must be another woman involved.
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Carry on Admiral
Title: Carry on Admiral
Character: Peter Fraser
Released: May 14, 1957
Type: Movie
Two friends get drunk and decide to switch identities. One is a Parliamentary Secretary, and the other is the captain of a ship. The former's lack of sea knowledge causes several catastrophes, including torpedoing the First Lord of The Admiralty. The grass is always greener.... In this British comedy, two drunken comrades find out the truth of that saying when they decide to trade places for a while. One of the boozers is a public relations man who knows nothing about sailing, while the other is a captain for the Royal Navy. Comic mayhem ensues as the hapless "captain" tries to run his ship and follow orders.
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Geordie
Title: Geordie
Character: Olympic Selector
Released: September 2, 1955
Type: Movie
Concerned about his small stature, a young Scottish boy applies for a mail-order body building course, successfully gaining both height and strength. The film was released as "Wee Geordie" in the USA.
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Orders Are Orders
Title: Orders Are Orders
Character: Capt. Bill Harper
Released: October 1, 1954
Type: Movie
An American movie company wants to shoot a science-fiction film using a British army barracks as a location, and its soldiers as actors.
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Fast and Loose
Title: Fast and Loose
Character: Peter Wickham
Released: February 12, 1954
Type: Movie
An unmarried couple are forced to adopt a series of pretexts when they stay at a country inn together with only one spare room.
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A Case For P.C. 49
Title: A Case For P.C. 49
Character: Archibald Berkeley-Willoughby (P.C.49)
Released: August 1, 1951
Type: Movie
A model’s scheme to murder a millionaire with the intention of inheriting his fortune is uncovered by a police constable.