Leslie Sarony

Leslie Sarony

Born: January 22, 1897
Died: February 12, 1985
in Surbiton, Surrey, England, UK

Movies for Leslie Sarony...

Title: Timeshift
Character: Self - The Dart Song, 1937 (archive footage)
Released: October 10, 2002
Type: TV
Documentary series which ranges widely over Britain's social and cultural history, its narrative-led storytelling offering a richly immersive and varied window onto the past.
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The Crimson Permanent Assurance
Title: The Crimson Permanent Assurance
Released: March 31, 1983
Type: Movie
A group of down-and-out accountants mutiny against their bosses and sail their office building onto the high seas in search of a pirate's life.
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The Beggar's Opera
Title: The Beggar's Opera
Character: Nimming Ned
Released: January 1, 1983
Type: Movie
A historical adaptation of John Gay's 18th Century ballad opera, exuberantly performed for BBC television.
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Title: The Chinese Detective
Released: April 30, 1981
Type: TV
Chinese British Detective Sergeant John Ho solves cases in the East End of London. Ho fits the pattern of the maverick detective, prepared to use unorthodox methods to solve his cases, which emerged in series like Z Cars and The Sweeney.
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The Taming of the Shrew
Title: The Taming of the Shrew
Character: Gregory
Released: October 23, 1980
Type: Movie
Baptista has two daughters: Kate and Bianca. Everyone wants to wed the fair Bianca, but nobody's much interested in problem child, Kate. Baptista declares that he won't give Bianca away in a marriage until he's found a husband for Kate, so all the suitors begin busily hunting out a madman who's willing to do it, and they find Petruchio: a man who's come to wive it wealthily in Padua. And Petruchio marries Kate with a plan to tame her, while everybody else begins scheming to win Bianca's hand.
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Title: Minder
Character: Old Man
Released: October 29, 1979
Type: TV
This comedy drama series featured Terry McCann, a former boxer with a conviction for G.B.H., and Arthur Daley, a second-hand car dealer with an eye for a nice little earner. Alongside his many business ventures, Arthur would regularly hire Terry out as a minder or bodyguard, later replaced by nephew, Ray Daley.
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Waterloo Sunset
Title: Waterloo Sunset
Character: Mr Armitage
Released: January 23, 1979
Type: Movie
Grace leaves her old folks' home to return to her birthplace in Lambeth, a place which has changed on the surface but at its heart is still the same.
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Cold Harbour
Title: Cold Harbour
Character: Cafe Proprietor
Released: April 25, 1978
Type: Movie
A beautiful Chilean exile called Tina is stranded in a new country.
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Title: All Creatures Great and Small
Character: Pub Customer
Released: January 8, 1978
Type: TV
All Creatures Great and Small is a British television series, based on the books of the British veterinary surgeon Alf Wight, who wrote under the pseudonym James Herriot. Ninety episodes were aired over two three-year runs. The first run was based directly on Herriot's books; the second was filmed with original scripts.
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The Country Wife
Title: The Country Wife
Character: Quack
Released: February 13, 1977
Type: Movie
Directed by Donald McWhinnie.
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Title: I Didn't Know You Cared
Character: Uncle Staveley
Released: August 27, 1975
Type: TV
I Didn't Know You Cared is a British comedy series set in a working class household in South Yorkshire in the 1970s, written by Peter Tinniswood loosely based upon his books A Touch Of Daniel, I Didn't Know You Cared and Except You're A Bird. It was broadcast by the BBC in four series from 1975 to 1979. The main characters are Carter Brandon; his Uncle Mort; his mother, Annie; his father, Les; his girlfriend, Pat Partington; and Uncle Staveley. Auntie Lil appears in the first two series. Other recurring characters, mostly from Carter's workplace, are Linda Preston; Mrs Partington; Sid Skelhorn
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Title: Nearest and Dearest
Released: August 15, 1968
Type: TV
Nearest and Dearest is a British television sitcom that ran from 1968 to 1973. A total of 46 episodes were made, 18 in monochrome and 28 in colour. The series, produced by Granada Television for the ITV network, was set in Colne, Lancashire, in the North West of England.
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Noddy in Toyland
Title: Noddy in Toyland
Released: December 12, 1957
Type: Movie
1950s, possibly lost film starring Colin Spaull as the Enid Blyton character.
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When You Come Home
Title: When You Come Home
Character: Maestro
Released: January 1, 1948
Type: Movie
When You Come Home was Randle’s seventh feature film, and sees him recount his life as a music hall odd job man to his grandaughter.
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Where’s George?
Title: Where’s George?
Released: August 18, 1935
Type: Movie
A British comedy about a blacksmith who in looking to get away from his wife discovers a talent for rugby league.
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Rolling in Money
Title: Rolling in Money
Character: Mr. Hopkinson
Released: March 1, 1934
Type: Movie
An impoverished duchess arranges a marriage for her daughter to a wealthy working-class London barber.
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Hot Water and Vegetabuel
Title: Hot Water and Vegetabuel
Character: Self
Released: March 18, 1928
Type: Movie
British music hall star Leslie Sarony sings "When You're Up to Your Neck in Hot Water (Think of the Kettle and Sing)" in a short film produced in the DeForest Phonofilm sound-on-film process.