Leigh Lawson

Leigh Lawson

Born: July 21, 1945
in Atherston, Warwickshire, England, UK
Allan Leigh Lawson (born 21 July 1945) is an English film and stage actor, director and writer.

Movies for Leigh Lawson...

The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler
Title: The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler
Character: Rabbi Rozenfeld
Released: April 19, 2009
Type: Movie
Irena Sendler is a Catholic social worker who has sympathized with the Jews since her childhood, when her physician father died of typhus contracted while treating poor Jewish patients. When she initially proposes saving Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto, her idea is met with skepticism by fellow workers, her parish priest, and even her own mother Janina.
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Once Upon a Time... 'Tess'
Title: Once Upon a Time... 'Tess'
Character: Self
Released: March 16, 2007
Type: Movie
Television documentary about the making of Roman Polanski's 1979 film "Tess."
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Casanova
Title: Casanova
Character: Tito
Released: December 25, 2005
Type: Movie
With a reputation for seducing members of the opposite sex, regardless of their marital status, a notorious womanizer discovers a beauty who seems impervious to his charms. However, as he continues to pursue the indifferent lady, he finds himself falling in love.
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Silence Becomes You
Title: Silence Becomes You
Character: Father
Released: December 13, 2005
Type: Movie
Two sisters, Grace and Violet, bound together by more than blood, live a reclusive life in a large mansion, detached from society and reality too. They have a plan. It's hardly conventional, but the outcome nine months later is all that counts. Whatever they do they must not fall in love with the man that they choose to ensnare. Set in contemporary New England.
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Tess: The Experience
Title: Tess: The Experience
Character: Self
Released: September 28, 2004
Type: Movie
A documentary that interviews the cast and crew of Roman Polanski's 1979 film "Tess."
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Filming 'Tess'
Title: Filming 'Tess'
Character: Self
Released: September 28, 2004
Type: Movie
Documentary about the making of Roman Polanski's 1979 film "Tess."
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Tess: From Novel to Screen
Title: Tess: From Novel to Screen
Character: Self
Released: September 28, 2004
Type: Movie
Documentary about Roman Polanski's film adaptation of the 1891 novel "Tess of the d'Urbervilles" by Thomas Hardy.
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Being Julia
Title: Being Julia
Character: Archie Dexter
Released: September 3, 2004
Type: Movie
Julia Lambert is a true diva: beautiful, talented, weathly and famous. She has it all - including a devoted husband who has mastermined her brilliant career - but after years of shining in the spotlight she begins to suffer from a severe case of boredom and longs for something new and exciting to put the twinkle back in her eye. Julia finds exactly what she's looking for in a handsome young American fan, but it isn't long before the novelty fling adds a few more sparks than she was hoping for. Fortuately for her, this surprise twist in the plot will thrust her back into the greatest role of her life.
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Title: Un film et son époque
Character: Self
Released: May 17, 2003
Type: TV
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Back to the Secret Garden
Title: Back to the Secret Garden
Character: Sir Colin Craven
Released: September 2, 2000
Type: Movie
A youngster living in a stately home discovers the magical garden Mary, Colin & Dickon stumbled across years before - but faces a battle with the housekeeper over whether to nurture it.
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Title: Silent Witness
Released: February 21, 1996
Type: TV
Silent Witness is a British crime thriller series focusing on a team of forensic pathology experts and their investigations into various crimes.
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Title: Stick With Me, Kid
Character: Grant Logan
Released: September 29, 1995
Type: TV
Stick With Me, Kid was a 13 part television series that aired in 1995 on the Disney Channel starring Kristopher Milnes and Leigh Lawson.
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Title: The Nanny
Character: Lester
Released: November 3, 1993
Type: TV
Fran, fresh out of her job as a bridal consultant in her boyfriend’s shop, first appears on the doorstep of Broadway producer Maxwell Sheffield peddling cosmetics, and quickly stumbled upon the opportunity to become The Nanny for his three children. But soon Fran, with her offbeat nurturing and no-nonsense honesty, touches Maxwell as well as the kids.
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Title: Absolutely Fabulous
Released: November 12, 1992
Type: TV
Set in the world of fashion and PR, immature fun-loving mother Edina Monsoon and her best friend Patsy drive Eddie's sensible daughter, Saffron, up the wall with their constant drug abuse and outrageous selfishness. Numerous in-jokes and heavy doses of cruel humour have made this series a cult hit in the UK and abroad.
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Title: Heartbeat
Character: Larry Prince
Released: April 10, 1992
Type: TV
Set during the 1960s in the fictional North Yorkshire village of Aidensfield, this enduringly popular series interweaves crime and medical storylines.
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O Pioneers!
Title: O Pioneers!
Character: Frank
Released: February 2, 1992
Type: Movie
A young woman inherits her father's farm after he dies. Over the years, she overcomes challenges and turns it into a success, all the while yearning for her childhood love to return.
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Battling for Baby
Title: Battling for Baby
Character: Allen
Released: January 12, 1992
Type: Movie
Two childhood friends who have since become fierce rivals are forced to make nice when their children marry. But the feud reignites when a bundle of joy arrives, and the feisty grandmothers vie for baby-tending duties when the new mom goes back to work.
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Dark Avenger
Title: Dark Avenger
Released: October 11, 1990
Type: Movie
An acid-scarred judge turns masked avenger, backed by an electronics expert and her crime lab.
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Madame Sousatzka
Title: Madame Sousatzka
Character: Ronnie Blum
Released: October 14, 1988
Type: Movie
In London, eccentric piano instructor Madame Sousatzka takes on a new prize protégé, Manek, a teenage Bengali immigrant who displays incredible talent. Manek forms a close bond with his teacher, but soon discovers that she expects her pupils to become disciplined in all areas of life, and not just behind the piano
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Deadline: Madrid
Title: Deadline: Madrid
Character: Robert Minelli
Released: September 1, 1988
Type: Movie
In Spain during the civil war. The American journalists Erin Wright and Robert Minelli enjoy their lives in bars. Then the courageous journalist Jonathan Tyler arrives - and shortly after disappears. Erin and Robert decide to continue his dangerous story and get drawn into a conspiracy.
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Tears in the Rain
Title: Tears in the Rain
Character: Hamdan al Dubai
Released: January 1, 1988
Type: Movie
When Casey Cantrell's mother died, her last wish was that her daughter would give a letter to Lord Richard Bredon, living in the UK. When Casey arrives in London, Lord Bredon denies ever having known her mother.
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Title: Queenie
Character: Uncle Morgan
Released: May 10, 1987
Type: TV
A half-caste beauty emigrates from India to Great Britain, pursues fame and fortune at the cost of personal happiness, and becomes a Hollywood movie star while suppressing the truth of her heritage.
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Title: The Ray Bradbury Theater
Character: David Leiber
Released: May 21, 1985
Type: TV
A Canadian-produced fantastic anthology series scripted by famed science-fiction author Ray Bradbury. Many of the teleplays were based upon Bradbury's novels and short stories.
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Title: Travelling Man
Character: Alan Lomax (also known as Max)
Released: November 7, 1984
Type: TV
After finishing a 2 year prison sentence for a bribe he never took Ex detective inspector Alan Lomax wants answers. Lomax has at least one luxury left - a narrowboat. And it's on the canals, among the day trippers and travelers, that he means to find revenge. Not an easy task for an ex-detective isolated on the wrong side of the law.
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Title: Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
Released: September 5, 1984
Type: TV
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense was a short-lived anthology television series from Hammer Studios. Though similar in format to the 1980 series Hammer House of Horror, the Mystery and Suspense series had feature-length episodes, usually running around 70 minutes without commercials. The series was a co-production by Hammer Studios with 20th Century Fox Television, and is known in the United States as Fox Mystery Theater. Unlike 1980's Hammer House of Horror, all the episodes had American actors as either the leads or in key roles. It was first aired in the UK by ITV in 1984, though was not simulcast and was shown in different timeslots throughout the various ITV regions.
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Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Title: Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Character: Humphrey
Released: August 17, 1984
Type: Movie
Gawain was a squire in King Arthur's court when the Green Knight burst in and offered to play a game with a brave knight. Gawain journeys across the land, learning about life, saving damsels, and solving the Green Knight's riddle.
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Title: Lace
Character: Count Charles de Chazalle
Released: February 26, 1984
Type: TV
A young actress gathers three former school friends to find out which one is her natural mother, who gave her up for adoption as a newborn.
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Journey into the Shadows: Portrait of Gwen John 1876-1939
Title: Journey into the Shadows: Portrait of Gwen John 1876-1939
Character: Augustus John
Released: January 1, 1984
Type: Movie
Moving out from under the shadow of her artist brother Augustus John, Gwen John moved to Paris in 1903, working as an artist's model until becoming the mistress of famous sculptor Auguste Rodin. After Rodin's death, she concentrated on her work as an artist, rivalling her brother's reputation with her own expressive portraits.
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Fire and Sword
Title: Fire and Sword
Character: Mark
Released: January 15, 1982
Type: Movie
The young knight Tristan is injured in a fight in Ireland and cared for by the beautiful Isolde. He falls in love with her, unaware that she is the daughter of the Irish king.
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Murder Is Easy
Title: Murder Is Easy
Character: Jimmy Lorrimer
Released: January 2, 1982
Type: Movie
American computer whiz Luke Williams meets elderly Lavinia Fullerton on a London-bound train. She reveals she's discovered the identity of a serial killer in her village and is going to report it to Scotland Yard. When she is murdered after disembarking the train, Williams vows to pursue the case himself.
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Title: Hammer House of Horror
Character: Graham
Released: September 13, 1980
Type: TV
Anthology series, in which each self-contained episode featured a different kind of horror. These varied from witches, werewolves, ghosts, devil worship and voodoo, but also included non-supernatural horror themes such as cannibalism, confinement and serial killers.
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Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
Title: Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
Character: Roger Bassington-ffrench
Released: March 30, 1980
Type: Movie
This intriguing story is set in the 1930s at a country house, where two amateur sleuths, Bobby Jones and Lady Frankie Derwent, try to unravel the mystery behind a tale of murder, suspense and false identities. And the only clues the two have to go on are the puzzling last words of a dying man. Featuring characters created by Agatha Christie, Why Didn't They Ask Evans is a classic crime thriller sure to please murder-mystery fans.
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Tess
Title: Tess
Character: Alec d'Urberville
Released: October 6, 1979
Type: Movie
A strong-willed peasant girl is sent by her father to the estate of some local aristocrats to capitalize on a rumor that their families are from the same line, but is left traumatised from her experiences.
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Title: Disraeli
Character: Count Alfred D'Orsay
Released: September 5, 1978
Type: TV
Disraeli is a British four part serial about the great statesman and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Benjamin Disraeli.
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Golden Rendezvous
Title: Golden Rendezvous
Character: Tony Cerdan
Released: December 25, 1977
Type: Movie
Action-packed suspense thriller finds innocuous-looking purser Carter (Harris) the unlikely hero when the floating casino on which he works is hijacked by a heavily armed group of mercenaries, led by John Vernon. Complicating matters, a nuclear warhead has been smuggled aboard as collateral for a rendezvous with another ocean liner, loaded with gold bullion. A cast full of supernovas, dazzling set & stunt work, and a catchy theme tune by Jeff Wayne create a pleasing audio-visual experience light on logic but fast paced and entertaining nonetheless.
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The Devil's Advocate
Title: The Devil's Advocate
Character: Giacomo Nerone / James Black
Released: October 26, 1977
Type: Movie
A dying priest is commissioned to investigate the deeds of Giacomo Nerone, a dead wartime partisan, and find out if he truly is worthy of being canonized.
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Title: Space: 1999
Character: Zarl
Released: September 4, 1975
Type: TV
The crew of Moonbase Alpha must struggle to survive when a massive explosion throws the Moon from orbit into deep space.
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Love Among the Ruins
Title: Love Among the Ruins
Character: Alfred Pratt
Released: March 6, 1975
Type: Movie
An aging actress and socialite, Jessica Medlicott has ended her engagement with a younger man and is now being sued by her former fiancé. Esteemed barrister Sir Arthur Glanville-Jones is assigned to represent Jessica in the lawsuit, and he also happens to be an old suitor of hers from decades earlier. While Jessica claims not to remember him, and Arthur still smarts from her earlier rejection, the two form a close bond during the case.
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Percy's Progress
Title: Percy's Progress
Character: Percy Edward Anthony
Released: August 1, 1974
Type: Movie
Percy, the man with the world's first penis transplant, discovers that there is a chemical in the world's water that makes men impotent.
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Death to Sister Mary
Title: Death to Sister Mary
Character: Larry Turner
Released: May 21, 1974
Type: Movie
The cast of a British soap opera are attacked by a mad fan who confuses them with their TV roles.
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Ghost Story
Title: Ghost Story
Character: Robert
Released: March 19, 1974
Type: Movie
Several old college friends converge at a mansion, ostensibly for a pleasant reunion. Larry Dann, the most easygoing of the bunch, comes to the conclusion that all is not well in the old dark house. For one thing, he's run across several people whom he's never met. For another, they all seem to be of a different time and place.
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The God King
Title: The God King
Character: Kasyapa
Released: January 1, 1974
Type: Movie
Epic tale set in 5th century Sri Lanka, following the battle for the throne between Kassapa and his father King Dhatusena
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Title: Thriller
Character: Larry Turner
Released: April 14, 1973
Type: TV
Thriller is a British television series, originally broadcast in the UK from 1973 to 1976. It is an anthology series: each episode has a self-contained story and its own cast. As the title suggests, each story is a thriller of some variety, from tales of the supernatural to down-to-earth whodunits.
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Brother Sun, Sister Moon
Title: Brother Sun, Sister Moon
Character: Bernardo
Released: March 3, 1972
Type: Movie
In his delirium from his return from war, Francesco Bernardone goes back in his memories to the days when he lived for parties and carnal pleasures. He slowly recovers, but after the illness he is no longer the Francesco that everybody knew. Instead of spending hours in taverns, he meditates on the beauty of God's creatures, soon renouncing his riches and his family with plans to rebuild an abandoned church and his life.
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Title: Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character: Frank
Released: December 24, 1951
Type: TV
Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark Cards, a Kansas City based greeting card company. The longest-running primetime series in the history of television, it has a historically long run, beginning during 1951 and continuing into 2013. From 1954 onward, all of its productions have been shown in color, although color television video productions were extremely rare in 1954. Many television movies have been shown on the program since its debut, though the program began with live telecasts of dramas and then changed to videotaped productions before finally changing to filmed ones. The series has received eighty Emmy Awards, twenty-four Christopher Awards, eleven Peabody Awards, nine Golden Globes, and four Humanitas Prizes. Once a common practice in American television, it is the last remaining television program such that the title includes the name of the sponsor. Unlike other long-running TV series still on the air, it differs in that it broadcasts only occasionally and not on a weekly broadcast programming schedule.
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Twiggy
Title: Twiggy
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
Twiggy takes a comprehensive look at the life story of UK model and cultural icon Twiggy, real name Lesley Lawson, whose career kickstarted in the 1960s. It features interviews with Twiggy and her husband Leigh Lawson, as well as commentary from Erin O’Connor, Paul McCartney, Lulu, Poppy Delavigne, Brooke Shields, Pattie Boyd and Zandra Rhodes.