Madge Ryan

Madge Ryan

Born: January 7, 1919
Died: January 9, 1994
in Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Madge Winifred Ryan was an Australian actress best known for her roles on the English stage.

Movies for Madge Ryan...

Splitting Heirs
Title: Splitting Heirs
Character: Woman with Dog
Released: April 2, 1993
Type: Movie
A member of the English upper class dies, leaving his estate and his business to an American, whom he thinks is his son who was lost as a baby and then found again. An Englishman who thinks he is an Indian comes to believe that he is actually the heir. He comes to hate the American who is his boss, his friend, and the man who has stolen the woman after whom he lusts.
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The Countess Alice
Title: The Countess Alice
Character: Beattie
Released: January 24, 1993
Type: Movie
A reporter is assigned a then-and-now piece on a 50-year old photospread of three society beauties. One of them, Lady Alice Munroe, now the widowed Grafin von Holzendorf, has agreed to be interviewed.
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Kokoda Crescent
Title: Kokoda Crescent
Character: Margaret
Released: June 1, 1989
Type: Movie
The grandson of a war veteran is found dead from an overdose of heroin. He and his old army buddies swing into action and stake out the drug dealer, only to discover a web of police corruption surrounding the drug dealing. Given police complicity in the matter, they take the law into their own hands.
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Cymbeline
Title: Cymbeline
Character: Mother
Released: December 20, 1982
Type: Movie
Cymbeline, the King of Britain, is angry that his daughter Imogen has chosen a poor (but worthy) man for her husband. So he banishes Posthumus, who goes to fight for Rome. Imogen (dressed as a boy) goes in search of her husband, who meanwhile has boasted to his pal Iachimo that Imogen would never betray him. And Iachimo's determined to prove him wrong.
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Title: Bergerac
Character: Mrs Van Stratton
Released: October 18, 1981
Type: TV
Bergerac is a British television show set on Jersey. Produced by the BBC in association with the Seven Network, and first screened on BBC1, it stars John Nettles as the title character Detective Sergeant Jim Bergerac, a detective in Le Bureau des Étrangers, part of the States of Jersey Police.
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S.O.S. Titanic
Title: S.O.S. Titanic
Character: Violet Jessop, Stewardess
Released: February 29, 1980
Type: Movie
The Titanic disaster as seen through the eyes of one couple in each of the three classes on board.
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The Lady Vanishes
Title: The Lady Vanishes
Character: Rose Flood Porter
Released: April 30, 1979
Type: Movie
On the eve of World War II, zany heiress Amanda Kelly travels by train to Switzerland. While passing through Germany, she meets a sweet elderly lady, who suddenly vanishes. Distraught, she questions her fellow passengers who claim that the woman was never there. Unsure if it's all in her mind or if there's a more sinister plot afoot, Amanda teams up with photographer Robert Condon to discover the truth.
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Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
Title: Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
Character: Beecham
Released: September 13, 1978
Type: Movie
Mystery abounds when it is discovered that, one by one, the greatest Chefs in Europe are being killed. The intriguing part of the murders is that each chef is killed in the same manner that their own special dish is prepared in. Food critics and the (many) self-proclaimed greatest Chefs in Europe demand the mystery be solved.
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Title: All Creatures Great and Small
Character: Miss Harbottle
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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One Day at a Time
Title: One Day at a Time
Character: Elizabeth
Released: November 22, 1977
Type: Movie
An Alcoholics Anonymous meeting
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Beasts: What Big Eyes
Title: Beasts: What Big Eyes
Character: Florence Raymount
Released: November 13, 1976
Type: Movie
An RSPCA officer is horrified when he discovers a pet shop owner has been conducting experiments on a wolf, searching for proof of lycanthropy. Created as an episode of Nigel Kneale’s “Beasts” horror anthology miniseries.
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Title: Beasts
Character: Florence Raymount
Released: October 16, 1976
Type: TV
Beasts is a series of six television plays by Manx writer Nigel Kneale, unconnected but for a bestial horror theme, made by ATV for ITV in the United Kingdom and broadcast in 1976.
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Title: Anne of Avonlea
Released: January 26, 1975
Type: TV
Anne of Avonlea is a film made for television 4-part mini-series, developed in United Kingdom. It is based on Anne of Avonlea, the sequel to Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery.
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Yellow Dog
Title: Yellow Dog
Character: Delia's Mother
Released: August 11, 1973
Type: Movie
A Japanese cop is sent to join the London police force on a secret investigation.
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A.D.A.M.
Title: A.D.A.M.
Character: Jean’s Mother
Released: April 7, 1973
Type: Movie
Roger Empson builds a house for his disabled wife Jean that is completed automated and monitored by a computer called A.D.A.M. (Automated Domestic Appliance Monitor). But things take a nasty turn when A.D.A.M. starts to develop feelings towards Jean...
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Endless Night
Title: Endless Night
Character: Michael's Mother
Released: October 5, 1972
Type: Movie
Shiftless dreamer Michael Rogers fantasizes about a lifestyle above his means and marries a wealthy, young girl who just came of age. They hire a famous architect to build their dream home amidst a series of suspicious incidents. The spouse has dark intentions toward his naive, inexperienced bride. Secrets from his past and sinister ties to their house guest Greta lead to a terrible turn of unexpected events.
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Title: The Protectors
Character: Mrs. Apsimon
Released: September 29, 1972
Type: TV
The Protectors is a British television series, an action thriller created by Gerry Anderson. It was Anderson's second TV series using live actors as opposed to electronic marionettes, and also his second to be firmly set in contemporary times. It was also the only Gerry Anderson produced television series that was not of the fantasy or science fiction genres. It was produced by Lew Grade's ITC Entertainment production company. Despite not featuring marionettes or any real science fiction elements, The Protectors became one of Anderson's most popular productions, easily winning a renewal for a second season. A third season was in the planning stages when the show's major sponsor pulled out, forcing its cancellation. The Protectors first aired in 1972 and 1973, and ran to 52 episodes over two series, each 25 minutes long - making it one of the last series of this type to be produced in a half-hour format. It starred Robert Vaughn as Harry Rule, Nyree Dawn Porter as the Contessa Caroline di Contini, and Tony Anholt as Paul Buchet. Episodes often featured prominent guest actors.
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Frenzy
Title: Frenzy
Character: Mrs. Davison
Released: May 25, 1972
Type: Movie
After a serial killer strangles several women with a necktie, London police identify a suspect—but he claims vehemently to be the wrong man.
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Who Sold You This, Then?
Title: Who Sold You This, Then?
Released: January 1, 1972
Type: Movie
A BAFTA award nominated, light-hearted, documentary looking at the part the service engineer can play in making or destroying his company's reputation.
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The Man and the Snake
Title: The Man and the Snake
Character: Mrs. Druring
Released: January 1, 1972
Type: Movie
A young man visits the house of a snake collector...horror ensues
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A Clockwork Orange
Title: A Clockwork Orange
Character: Dr. Branom
Released: December 19, 1971
Type: Movie
In a near-future Britain, young Alexander DeLarge and his pals get their kicks beating and raping anyone they please. When not destroying the lives of others, Alex swoons to the music of Beethoven. The state, eager to crack down on juvenile crime, gives an incarcerated Alex the option to undergo an invasive procedure that'll rob him of all personal agency. In a time when conscience is a commodity, can Alex change his tune?
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The Rainbirds
Title: The Rainbirds
Character: Mother - Mrs. Rainbird
Released: February 11, 1971
Type: Movie
After a suicide attempt, John Rainbird is in a coma. Whilst in this state his mind experiences fantasies involving nightmare creatures and his relatives.
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Say Goodnight to Your Grandma
Title: Say Goodnight to Your Grandma
Character: Nana Weston
Released: October 27, 1970
Type: Movie
Colin Welland's play about a wife, her mother, her mother-in-law and conflict.
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I Start Counting
Title: I Start Counting
Character: Mother
Released: October 27, 1970
Type: Movie
An English schoolgirl suspects the foster brother she worships is the serial killer at large.
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Title: Manhunt
Character: Celestine Moussac
Released: January 2, 1970
Type: TV
Manhunt is a World War II drama series consisting of 26 episodes, produced by London Weekend Television in 1969 and broadcast nationwide.
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The Strange Affair
Title: The Strange Affair
Released: August 22, 1968
Type: Movie
When rookie P.C. Strange falls for an under aged girl, he is unknowingly compromised by a pair of pornographers. Meanwhile, seasoned Det. Pierce is out to catch mob boss Quince and soon both plots intertwine.
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Title: Public Eye
Character: Rose Mason
Released: January 23, 1965
Type: TV
Public Eye is a British television series that ran from 1965 to 1975. It was produced by ABC Television for three series, and Thames Television for a further four series. The series depicted the investigations and cases handled by the unglamorous enquiry agent Frank Marker, an unmarried loner who is in his early forties when the series begins. In the words of an ABC trailer for the third series: "Marker isn't a glamorous detective and he doesn't get glamorous cases—he doesn't even get glamorous girls. What he does get is people who are in trouble—the sort of trouble you can't go to the police about, even if you are innocent."
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This Is My Street
Title: This Is My Street
Character: Kitty
Released: January 15, 1964
Type: Movie
A bored housewife has an affair with her mother's lodger.
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Doctor in Distress
Title: Doctor in Distress
Character: Mrs Clapper
Released: July 30, 1963
Type: Movie
"Doctor in Distress" is the fifth of the seven films in the "Doctor" series, and focuses on Sir Lancelot Spratt, Simon Sparrow's old teacher and sometimes nemesis. When the eternal bachelor Sir Lancelot injures his back and falls in love with his physiotherapist Iris Marchant, he becomes very distressed and turns to Simon for help. Simon, who now is a senior doctor at fictional Hampden Cross Hospital and hopelessly in love with aspiring actress Delia, sends him to a nature cure clinic in a vain attempt to help him lose weight, but Sir Lancelot can't get Iris off his mind and has her followed, first by a private investigator and eventually by himself. When he finally proposes, she rejects him and marries an old army major, which distresses Sir Lancelot even more.
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Summer Holiday
Title: Summer Holiday
Character: Stella
Released: February 18, 1963
Type: Movie
1960s musical showcasing Cliff Richard. Four bus mechanics working for London Transport strike up a deal with the company: they do up a one of the company's legendary red double decker buses and take it to southern Europe as a mobile hotel. If it succeeds, they will be put in charge of a whole fleet. While on the road in France they pick up three young British ladies whose car breaks down and offer to take them to their next singing job in Athens. They also pick up a stowaway, who hides the fact that she's a famous American pop star on the run, chased by the media and her parents.
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Title: The Saint
Character: Bertha Noversham
Released: October 4, 1962
Type: TV
Simon Templar is The Saint, a handsome, sophisticated, debonair, modern-day Robin Hood who recovers ill-gotten wealth and redistributes it to those in need.
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Tiara Tahiti
Title: Tiara Tahiti
Character: Millie Brooks
Released: July 1, 1962
Type: Movie
James Mason and John Mills star in this comedy-drama about a tough colonel and a refined captain who clashed during the war, and continue their personal battle in peace-time Tahiti.
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Hand in Hand
Title: Hand in Hand
Character: George's Wife
Released: February 6, 1961
Type: Movie
Seven-year-olds Michael and Rachel are best friends who do everything together and who have vowed to remain friends "forever and ever and can't be parted for never and never". Unfortunately, the society that Michael and Rachel live in is one of religious intolerance. The fact that Michael is Irish Catholic and Rachel is Jewish is a point of conflict for just about everyone in the community.
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A Night Out
Title: A Night Out
Character: Mrs Stokes
Released: April 24, 1960
Type: Movie
Against the wishes of his domineering mother, Albert Stokes attends a work party. But the evening is not the escape he was hoping for.
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Witness in the Dark
Title: Witness in the Dark
Character: Mrs. Finch
Released: December 1, 1959
Type: Movie
A killer breaks into an apartment to steal a valuable brooch. He kills an old woman, but in fleeing he encounters a young woman on the stairs who will become his target.
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Upstairs and Downstairs
Title: Upstairs and Downstairs
Character: Policewoman
Released: November 2, 1959
Type: Movie
On marrying the boss's daughter, Richard takes his father-in-law's advice to hire a live-in domestic. He soon finds good help is hard to come by. Run-ins follow with dipsomaniacs, bank robbers, a Welsh lass who takes one look at London and runs, and an Italian charmer who turns the place into a bawdy house. Then when Ingrid arrives from Sweden things actually start to get complicated.