Roger Booth

Roger Booth

Born: November 12, 1933
Died: February 26, 2014
in East Stonehouse, Devon, England, UK

Movies for Roger Booth...

Ladies in Lavender
Title: Ladies in Lavender
Character: Arthur
Released: November 12, 2004
Type: Movie
Andrea, a gifted young Polish violinist from Krakow, is bound for America when he is swept overboard by a storm. When the Widdington sisters discover the handsome stranger on the beach below their house, they nurse him back to health. However, the presence of the musically talented young man disrupts the peaceful lives of Ursula and Janet and the community in which they live.
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Surrealissimo: The Trial of Salvador Dali
Title: Surrealissimo: The Trial of Salvador Dali
Character: Cafe Owner
Released: March 2, 2002
Type: Movie
A comic drama about the weird and wonderful world of Salvador Dali and the Surrealists. This film charts Dali's meteoric rise from obscurity to the world's most publicised artist.
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Doc Martin
Title: Doc Martin
Character: Boy
Released: January 1, 2001
Type: Movie
Doc Martin tells the tale of Martin Clunes' character in the film, in the months leading up to the Saving Grace story. Martin Bamford is a heart-broken London obstetrician, in a jealous rage after he finds out that his wife has been sleeping with three of his buddies. He escapes to a small Cornish fishing village, which he grows surprisingly attached to, and is extremely reluctant to return with his cheating wife when she comes to pick him up. Although he has only been looking for a week's R & R, Dr Bamford stumbles across a network of secrets in the village of Port Isaac, and finds himself embroiled in the most exciting scandal the village has seen for centuries.
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Cutthroat Island
Title: Cutthroat Island
Character: Auctioneer
Released: December 22, 1995
Type: Movie
Morgan Adams and her slave, William Shaw, are on a quest to recover the three portions of a treasure map. Unfortunately, the final portion is held by her murderous uncle, Dawg. Her crew is skeptical of her leadership abilities, so she must complete her quest before they mutiny against her. This is made yet more difficult by the efforts of the British crown to end her pirate raids.
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Title: Cadfael
Character: Baldwin Peche
Released: May 29, 1994
Type: TV
Cadfael is the name given to the TV series of The Cadfael Chronicles adaptations produced by British television company ITV Central between 1994 and 1998. The series was broadcast on the ITV network in the UK, and starred Sir Derek Jacobi as the medieval detective.
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Henry IV: Part 1
Title: Henry IV: Part 1
Character: Earl of Northumberland
Released: March 29, 1991
Type: Movie
Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 1 recorded live at the Grand Theatre in Swansea, performed by the English Shakespeare Company as part of the complete Historical Octology.
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Henry VI: House of York
Title: Henry VI: House of York
Character: Father
Released: March 29, 1991
Type: Movie
Second part of an adapted version of Henry VI as performed by the English Shakespeare Company as part of the complete Historical Octology.
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Henry V
Title: Henry V
Character: Williams
Released: March 29, 1991
Type: Movie
Shakespeare's Henry V, performed by the English Shakespeare Company as part of the complete Historical Octology.
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Henry IV: Part 2
Title: Henry IV: Part 2
Character: Earl of Northumberland
Released: March 29, 1991
Type: Movie
Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 2 performed by the English Shakespeare Company as part of the complete Historical Octology.
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Richard II
Title: Richard II
Character: Earl of Northumberland
Released: March 29, 1991
Type: Movie
Shakespeare's Richard II recorded live at the Grand Theatre in Swansea, performed by the English Shakespeare Company as part of the complete Historical Octology.
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Henry VI: House of Lancaster
Title: Henry VI: House of Lancaster
Character: Saunder Simpcox
Released: March 29, 1991
Type: Movie
First part of an adapted version of Henry VI as performed by the English Shakespeare Company as part of the complete Historical Octology.
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Richard III
Title: Richard III
Character: Lord Hastings
Released: March 29, 1991
Type: Movie
Shakespeare's Richard III, performed by the English Shakespeare Company as part of the complete Historical Octology.
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Title: Pulaski
Character: Buffy Saunders
Released: October 2, 1987
Type: TV
Pulaski is a British television drama series produced by the BBC in 1987. Created by Roy Clarke, the series was a parody of detective dramas centred around Larry Summers, an American actor starring in a British detective series in the title role of Pulaski, who finds himself involved in real life cases. He was assisted by his co-star Kate Smith, who played his sidekick Briggsy in the series. The theme music was performed by The Shadows.
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The Fools on the Hill
Title: The Fools on the Hill
Character: Commissionaire
Released: October 27, 1986
Type: Movie
This is a dramatisation of the events surrounding the opening night of British television on November 2, 1936 at Alexandra Place in London. It was produced to commemorate its 50th anniversary.
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Title: Dempsey and Makepeace
Character: Jack
Released: January 11, 1985
Type: TV
Dempsey and Makepeace is a British television crime drama made by London Weekend Television for ITV, created and produced by Ranald Graham. The leading roles were played by Michael Brandon and Glynis Barber, who later married each other on 18 November 1989. The series combined elements of previous series such as the mis-matching of British and American crime-fighters from different classes as seen in The Persuaders! and the action of The Professionals.
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Kim
Title: Kim
Character: Father Victor
Released: May 16, 1984
Type: Movie
A friendly street kid in India, during the last years of the nineteenth century, looks and considers himself Indian, but is in fact a Brit. The Brits discover his true origin, and train him as a spy.
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Remembrance
Title: Remembrance
Character: Mark's Father
Released: October 1, 1982
Type: Movie
A group of Devonport-based Royal Navy ratings, due to sail to America for a six-month NATO exercise, go out on the town on their last night in port, hitting Plymouth's notorious Union Street district, with violent results.
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A Sudden Wrench
Title: A Sudden Wrench
Character: Frank
Released: March 23, 1982
Type: Movie
Christine takes up an unusual line of work and proves she is not just another bored housewife.
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Beyond the Pale
Title: Beyond the Pale
Character: Trade union official
Released: January 6, 1981
Type: Movie
"The British Brothers leave Hackney at 4:30 today and will march with bands and banners through the Jewish quarters of Whitechapel and Bethnal Green." The story of Jewish immigrants in London's East End in the early 20th century.
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Title: Secret Army
Character: Reichskommissar Glaub
Released: September 7, 1977
Type: TV
World War II drama about covert organisation Lifeline helping allied airmen escape after being shot down in occupied Europe, working with the Resistance and hiding from the Gestapo.
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Packman's Barn
Title: Packman's Barn
Character: Tom Barton
Released: January 27, 1976
Type: Movie
Ben Packman leaves an old people's home to return to the Welsh mountains.
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Barry Lyndon
Title: Barry Lyndon
Character: King George III
Released: December 18, 1975
Type: Movie
An Irish rogue uses his cunning and wit to work his way up the social classes of 18th century England, transforming himself from the humble Redmond Barry into the noble Barry Lyndon.
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Title: The Sweeney
Character: Ashcroft
Released: January 2, 1975
Type: TV
Jack Regan, an unethical officer of the Flying Squad, uses unorthodox methods to pursue criminals with the help of his partner, George Carter.
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Hot Fat
Title: Hot Fat
Character: Holland
Released: February 21, 1974
Type: Movie
Three men meet in a sauna bath - one is a busy estate agent, one is in the middle of a sympathetic pregnancy and one is an annoying eccentric. The play shows how they spoil each other's relaxation.
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Adult Fun
Title: Adult Fun
Character: Mr Charles
Released: November 29, 1972
Type: Movie
A young London City-worker inadvertently becomes involved in the world of crime.
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The House on Highbury Hill
Title: The House on Highbury Hill
Character: Father George
Released: January 27, 1972
Type: Movie
The path of righteousness is a stony one. And Lo! for Daniel it is stonier than most.
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The Trouble with 2b: Part One, Happy Days
Title: The Trouble with 2b: Part One, Happy Days
Character: Mr Grotti
Released: January 1, 1972
Type: Movie
A series of six short films concerning the adventures of form 2B and their inventive science master, Mr Potter
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Kidnapped
Title: Kidnapped
Character: Duke of Cumberland
Released: December 22, 1971
Type: Movie
Scottish orphan David Balfour is betrayed by his wicked uncle Ebeneezer, who arranges for David to be kidnapped and sold into slavery so that he cannot claim his inheritance. The boy is rescued and befriended by Alan Breck, a Scottish rebel fighting on behalf of his country's independence from the British.
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Title: The Main Chance
Character: Magnus Tait
Released: June 18, 1969
Type: TV
The Main Chance was a British television series which first aired on ITV between 1969,1970,1972 and 1975. A drama, it depicts the sudden transformation in the life of solicitor David Main who relocates from London to Leeds.
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Robbery
Title: Robbery
Character: Detective (uncredited)
Released: August 1, 1967
Type: Movie
In this fictionalised account of the Great Train Robbery, career criminal Paul Clifton plans an audacious crime: the robbery of a mail train carrying millions in cash.
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Title: The Avengers
Character: Tubby Vincent
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.