Bill Wallis

Bill Wallis

Born: November 20, 1936
Died: September 6, 2013
in Guildford, Surrey, England, UK

Movies for Bill Wallis...

The Other Boleyn Girl
Title: The Other Boleyn Girl
Character: Archbishop Cranmer
Released: February 28, 2008
Type: Movie
A sumptuous and sensual tale of intrigue, romance and betrayal set against the backdrop of a defining moment in European history: two beautiful sisters, Anne and Mary Boleyn, driven by their family's blind ambition, compete for the love of the handsome and passionate King Henry VIII.
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Denial
Title: Denial
Character: Ziggy
Released: April 27, 2004
Type: Movie
The popular Arnold Wesker play filmed at the Bristol Old Vic.
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Title: Bad Girls
Character: Judge Bradshaw
Released: June 1, 1999
Type: TV
Bad Girls is a British television drama series that was broadcast on ITV from 1 June 1999 to 20 December 2006 and starred Simone Lahbib, Mandana Jones, Debra Stephenson, Linda Henry, Jack Ellis and many more throughout the eight-year run. The series was broadcast in 17 countries and was produced by Shed Productions, the company which later produced Footballers' Wives and Waterloo Road. It is set in the fictional women's prison of Larkhall, and features a mixture of serious and light storylines focusing on the prisoners and staff of G Wing. From 2010, the UK broadcast rights were bought by CBS Drama, and is repeated regularly – as of September 2012, the channel is re-running the series again in a late-night time slot.
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Title: Midsomer Murders
Character: Dr. Trevor Lessiter
Released: March 23, 1997
Type: TV
The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his young sergeant to calmly and diligently eliminate the innocent and ruthlessly pursue the guilty.
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I Bring You Frankincense
Title: I Bring You Frankincense
Character: Mr Smith
Released: November 23, 1996
Type: Movie
"A rites of passage drama about a mixed race boy called Sunshine who leaves Guildford in [the] 1970's and moves to London." - BFI
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Crossing the Floor
Title: Crossing the Floor
Character: Local Party Leader
Released: October 5, 1996
Type: Movie
Political satire closely mirroring real-life British politics of the time - a self-serving Conservative minister "crosses the floor" to join the opposition Labour Party, at a time when the Conservative Party has a majority in Parliament of just one seat. Sequel to A Very Open Prison.
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A Pleasant Terror: The Life and Ghosts of M.R. James
Title: A Pleasant Terror: The Life and Ghosts of M.R. James
Character: Self
Released: December 28, 1995
Type: Movie
A biopic on the author M. R. James. If M.R. James wrote his ghost stories purely to entertain his friends, why do they seem to strike such resonances in readers? Why are they so terrifying? Clive Dunn's fifty minute documentary sets out to try to answer this question. In the words of its fictional narrator, nicely played by Dangerfield's Bill Wallis, "was there something that made [Monty James] believe that evil and malice could become palpable?"
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Title: Dangerfield
Character: Dr. Nick McKenzie
Released: January 27, 1995
Type: TV
Dangerfield is a British drama series about a small town doctor / police surgeon, which ran for 6 series, between 1995 and 1999. Originally Nigel Le Vaillant played the central role, but this character later left the series, the focus switching to his replacement, played by Nigel Havers. The BBC decided to end the series in November 1999 when Nigel Havers announced his decision to quit. The BBC felt viewers would not find the series credible if the main character was changed for a second time. The show like a number of other BBC dramas of the 1980s and 1990s also featured a number of borderline fantasy episodes. These included "Tricks", "Angel" and "Haunted". The TV trailers for Dangerfield were heavily parodied by The Fast Show in which the character was called Monkfish and would appear as a tough uncompromising Doctor, Policeman, vet and even as an interior designer with titles mixed in with other BBC shows of the time.
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Title: Stark
Character: Walter
Released: December 8, 1993
Type: TV
Stark is a 1993 British-Australian television miniseries, based on the bestselling novel Stark by comedian Ben Elton. The three-episode series, directed by Nadia Tass, was an international co-production between the British Broadcasting Corporation and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
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Son of the Pink Panther
Title: Son of the Pink Panther
Character: President
Released: August 27, 1993
Type: Movie
The illegitimate son of Inspector Clouseau is on the case of the kidnapped Princess Yasmin.
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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair
Title: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair
Character: Warden
Released: November 18, 1990
Type: Movie
Eustace is sent to a horrible school and finds a friend in Jill Pole, who's also running from bullies and looking for a place to hide. The two of them are magically transported from the garden shed into the magical world of Narnia, where they are entrusted with a task by Aslan: to rescue the king's stolen son, Prince Rilian. Together with Puddleglum the Marshwiggle, they must travel north across the mountains, dodge giants, and journey down into the earth itself to rescue Rilian from the mysterious evil that holds him bound there.
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Crimestrike
Title: Crimestrike
Character: Edward Lovegarden
Released: October 1, 1990
Type: Movie
What would happen if the nation’s criminals decided to go on strike? A comedy drama based on an idea by Czech writer Jaroslav Hasek.
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Kremlin Farewell
Title: Kremlin Farewell
Character: Vyshinsky
Released: April 1, 1990
Type: Movie
A drama of intrigue and betrayal in Stalin's Russia. Stepan grows up in an orphanage, learning to love Stalin as 'a father to all children'. He retains disturbing memories of the disappearance of his real father and, when a strange message is delivered to him, he's determined to find out the truth.
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One Way Out
Title: One Way Out
Character: Reece
Released: September 10, 1989
Type: Movie
James Carlisle is a successful architect who sees his children every weekend following his divorce from Lyn. When Lyn falls in love with the unstable Bernard, James is forced to take drastic action.
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Rosie the Great
Title: Rosie the Great
Character: Graham Lane
Released: July 24, 1989
Type: Movie
The British Government wants to ruin the island of Longsea with a military base that they’re pushing forward with even after the Island’s council democratically voted to stop it - but Longsea’s past is unclear, and when an American journalist comes to town, their investigations might muddy the international waters…
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Title: Agatha Christie's Poirot
Character: Horace Trefusis
Released: January 8, 1989
Type: TV
From England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet eccentrically-refined Belgian detective Hercule Poirot pits his wits against a collection of first class deceptions.
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The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
Title: The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
Character: Schatz
Released: November 5, 1988
Type: Movie
Allied prisoners tunnel out of a stalag, then return to avenge fellow escapees executed by the Nazis.
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Title: The Bourne Identity
Character: Chernak
Released: May 8, 1988
Type: TV
An unconscious man is washed ashore on the beach of a small French village during a heavy storm. A retired doctor takes care of the unconscious stranger. When the mysterious man recovers, he can't remember a thing...he does not know his name, he does not know where his flashback memories come from, and he does not know why the access code for an anonymous Swiss bank account is implanted in his thigh. As he seeks his own identity, things quickly become dangerous. There are attempts to kill him, he is well known in first class hotels across Europe, and worst of all, there are strange similarities between his memories and reported actions of the notorious terrorist, Carlos the Jackal.
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The Canterville Ghost
Title: The Canterville Ghost
Character: Fenton Cook
Released: December 31, 1986
Type: Movie
A young American couple inherits an English castle, only to find that it is haunted by the spirit of a disgraced ancestor, doomed to stay on the estate because of his cowardice. The only way he can escape is if one of his descendants performs an heroic act, something he intends to get the husband to do.
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The Whistle Blower
Title: The Whistle Blower
Character: Ramsey Dodgson
Released: November 21, 1986
Type: Movie
A war veteran tries to investigate the murder of his son who was working as a Russian translator for the British intelligence service during the Cold War. He meets a web of deception and paranoia that seems impenetrable...
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Brazil
Title: Brazil
Character: Bespectacled Lurker
Released: February 20, 1985
Type: Movie
Low-level bureaucrat Sam Lowry escapes the monotony of his day-to-day life through a recurring daydream of himself as a virtuous hero saving a beautiful damsel. Investigating a case that led to the wrongful arrest and eventual death of an innocent man instead of wanted terrorist Harry Tuttle, he meets the woman from his daydream, and in trying to help her gets caught in a web of mistaken identities, mindless bureaucracy and lies.
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Title: Robin of Sherwood
Character: Barber / Surgeon
Released: April 28, 1984
Type: TV
Robin of Sherwood was a British television series, based on the legend of Robin Hood. Created by Richard Carpenter, it was produced by HTV in association with Goldcrest, and ran from 1984 to 1986 on the ITV network. In America it was retitled Robin Hood and shown on the premium cable TV channel Showtime and on PBS. The show starred Michael Praed and Jason Connery as two different incarnations of the title character. Unlike previous adaptations of the Robin Hood legend, Robin of Sherwood combined a gritty, authentic production design with elements of real-life history, 20th century fiction, and pagan myth. The series is also notable for its haunting title music by Clannad, which won a BAFTA award.
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A Pattern of Roses
Title: A Pattern of Roses
Character: Vicar
Released: December 29, 1983
Type: Movie
While his parents are renovating a cottage in an English village, teenager Tim and his friend Rebecca uncover information about the mysterious death of a 15-year-old boy who lived in the house decades prior, and as they dig deeper, Tim begins to find events from the past being mirrored in his own life.
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Title: Reilly: Ace of Spies
Character: Bonch-Brouevich
Released: September 5, 1983
Type: TV
Reilly, Ace of Spies is a 1983 television miniseries dramatizing the life of Sidney Reilly, a Russian Jew who became one of the greatest spies ever to work for the British. Among his exploits, in the early 20th century, were the infiltration of the German General Staff in 1917 and a near-overthrow of the Bolsheviks in 1918. His reputation with women was as legendary as his genius for espionage.
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Title: Blackadder
Character: Sir Justin de Boinod
Released: June 15, 1983
Type: TV
Black Adder traces the deeply cynical and self-serving lineage of various Edmund Blackadders throughout British history, from the muck of the Middle Ages to the frontline of the First World War.
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Title: Blackadder
Character: Brigadier Smith
Released: June 15, 1983
Type: TV
Black Adder traces the deeply cynical and self-serving lineage of various Edmund Blackadders throughout British history, from the muck of the Middle Ages to the frontline of the First World War.
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Title: Blackadder
Character: Gaoler Ploppy
Released: June 15, 1983
Type: TV
Black Adder traces the deeply cynical and self-serving lineage of various Edmund Blackadders throughout British history, from the muck of the Middle Ages to the frontline of the First World War.
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The Orchard End Murder
Title: The Orchard End Murder
Character: Railway Gatekeeper
Released: November 1, 1981
Type: Movie
Charthurst Green, Kent, 1966. Pauline Cox accompanies Mike Robins to a village cricket match in which he is playing, but becomes bored and wanders away. She fetches up at the local railway station, where she is first entertained to tea by the garrulous, hunchbacked station master, then upset by the intrusion of the latter's assistant Ewen, who proceeds to kill a rabbit in her presence. Making her way back to the match, Pauline is waylaid by the simple-minded Ewen as she crosses an apple orchard; when his advances become violent, she tries to fight him off and he strangles her. The station master helps in covering up the murder, burying the corpse in the orchard.
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Getting in on Concorde
Title: Getting in on Concorde
Character: Tom
Released: July 17, 1979
Type: Movie
Corruption can be the deadliest of vices, so can Willie pay the price and survive?
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Love Lies Bleeding
Title: Love Lies Bleeding
Character: Bert
Released: July 12, 1977
Type: Movie
Theo and Rowena are giving a dinner party - but outside their house a death occurs. Drama set against the backdrop of a dinner party. The guests are a mixture of the stupid and intelligent, imaginative and unimaginative. One of them is a major politician. However, outside the comfort of the party... is death.
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The Romantic Englishwoman
Title: The Romantic Englishwoman
Character: Hendrick
Released: June 11, 1975
Type: Movie
A marriage crisis between a writer and his wife leads her to flee to Germany and eventually return with another man, through whom the writer is going to overcome his writer's block.
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Title: The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
Character: Winfield
Released: September 20, 1971
Type: TV
Adaptations of mystery stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's contemporary rivals in the genre.
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The Bed Sitting Room
Title: The Bed Sitting Room
Character: The Prime Minister
Released: June 1, 1969
Type: Movie
In the hazy aftermath of World War III, the fallout from a 'nuclear misunderstanding' is producing strange mutations amongst the survivors, and the noble Lord Fortnum finds himself transforming into a bed sitting room.
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Hamlet at Elsinore
Title: Hamlet at Elsinore
Character: Guildenstern
Released: April 15, 1964
Type: Movie
The ghost of the King of Denmark tells his son Hamlet to avenge his murder by killing the new king, Hamlet's uncle. Hamlet feigns madness, contemplates life and death, and seeks revenge. His uncle, fearing for his life, also devises plots to kill Hamlet. An historic BBC production taped on location in and around Kronborg castle in Elsinore (Denmark), in which the play is set.
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The Cherry Orchard
Title: The Cherry Orchard
Character: Stationmaster
Released: April 17, 1962
Type: Movie
Madame Ranevsky and her daughter Anya return home from Paris to find that their beloved family estate and cherry orchard are to be auctioned off to pay debts. Lopahin, a former serf on the estate who is now a wealthy landowner, proposes razing the home and cherry orchard and dividing the estate into plots that could be leased at great profit. The family, however, continues to hold out hope that their beloved home can somehow be saved from destruction.
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Title: The Avengers
Character: Charles Grey
Released: January 7, 1961
Type: TV
The Avengers is a British television series created in the 1960s. It initially focused on Dr. David Keel and his assistant John Steed. Hendry left after the first series and Steed became the main character, partnered with a succession of assistants. His most famous assistants were intelligent, stylish and assertive women: Cathy Gale, Emma Peel and Tara King. Later episodes increasingly incorporated elements of science fiction and fantasy, parody and British eccentricity.