Kenneth Haigh

Kenneth Haigh

Born: March 25, 1931
Died: February 4, 2018
in Mexborough, Yorkshire, England, UK

Movies for Kenneth Haigh...

Shuttlecock: Sins of a Father
Title: Shuttlecock: Sins of a Father
Character: Doctor Quinn
Released: December 31, 2020
Type: Movie
At the memorial for his father, WWII hero Major James Prentis (Alan Bates), John (Lambert Wilson) confesses a dark family secret to his own son Martin (David Oakes), something that he has harbored for over twenty years. A suspense drama, it explores the complex nature of heroism, betrayal, and father-son relationships. This is a reworking of the director's original 1993 film entitled simply, Shuttlecock.
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Shuttlecock
Title: Shuttlecock
Character: Dr. Quinn
Released: April 7, 1993
Type: Movie
Major James Prentis VC is a British spy of World War II and war hero who goes under the code name of "Shuttlecock". Alienated from his family and children, he ends up in a mental institution in Lisbon, Portugal.
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Title: Maigret
Released: February 9, 1992
Type: TV
Based on the novels by Georges Simenon, Michael Gambon plays the eponymous detective from the Sûreté in this 1992 revival of the 1960s BBC drama series. Maigret is an intuitutive detective, who investigates his cases by watching and listening, getting to know everyone on his list of suspects until someone makes a slip or breaks down and confesses.
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Lorna Doone
Title: Lorna Doone
Character: Judge Jeffreys
Released: December 26, 1990
Type: Movie
A feisty 17th-century Scotswoman falls in love with a despised landowner, to the dismay of her father.
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The Act
Title: The Act
Character: Captain Steiner
Released: August 9, 1989
Type: Movie
Eastern Europe, February 1944: Johann Frink and Otto Hansen, once famous Berlin cabaret artists, are summoned to take part in a special 'entertainment', devised by a mysterious Nazi captain. When they discover where they are to perform, they find themselves with an appalling dilemma.
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Title: Agatha Christie's Poirot
Character: McKenzie
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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Title: Inspector Morse
Character: Freddie Galt
Released: January 6, 1987
Type: TV
Inspector Morse is a detective drama based on Colin Dexter's series of Chief Inspector Morse novels. The series starred John Thaw as Chief Inspector Morse and Kevin Whately as Sergeant Lewis, as well as a large cast of notable actors and actresses.
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A State of Emergency
Title: A State of Emergency
Character: Nathan Weis
Released: November 1, 1986
Type: Movie
This story is about a crusading scientist out to stop nuclear testing who is motivated by scientific fact, conscience and faith. Dr. Alex Carmody (Martin Sheen) is a physicist who becomes convinced that if the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. continue to test nuclear weapons, eventually one of these tests will set off an atomic chain reaction that will obliterate the world. Carmody travels to Portugal where he tries talks to one of the women who in 1911 saw a vision of the Virgin Mary that spoke to her and her two companions about the future. Carmody is certain that the Virgin Mary predicted the very chain reaction he and his co-worker Dr. Kenneth Parrish (Peter Firth) envision. Failing in his attempt to talk to the woman, Carmody then travels to Paris and elsewhere, warning Soviet and American officials that the tests they are planning should be cancelled before they become their last.
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Theban Plays: Oedipus at Colonus
Title: Theban Plays: Oedipus at Colonus
Character: Polynices
Released: September 17, 1986
Type: Movie
Oedipus's wanderings come to an end when he finds his final resting place, as foretold by the gods. But his brother-in-law and his son each try to take him away.
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Wild Geese II
Title: Wild Geese II
Character: Col. Reed-Henry
Released: October 18, 1985
Type: Movie
A group of mercenaries is hired to spring Rudolf Hess from Spandau Prison in Berlin.
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Night Train to Murder
Title: Night Train to Murder
Character: Cousin Milton/Cousin Homer
Released: January 1, 1984
Type: Movie
When Eric's niece Kathy becomes one of the heirs to a considerable fortune, her life (and those of the other heirs) is placed in jeopardy by the actions of a mysterious inter-loper.
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Troilus & Cressida
Title: Troilus & Cressida
Character: Achilles
Released: November 7, 1981
Type: Movie
The bitter Trojan War drags on - the Greeks blame Achilles' apathy for low morale, while Troy's hero Hector challenges one of the enemy to a personal duel. And after her father exchanges Cressida for a Trojan prisoner, the war becomes personal for her distraught lover Troilus.
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Title: Lady Killers
Character: George Joseph Smith
Released: July 20, 1980
Type: TV
Compelling crime anthology looks at some of Britain's most notorious murder trials, in which both male and female defendants stood accused of the murder of women. Introduced by Robert Morley, seven hour-long dramas reconstruct sensational trials which shocked Britain, offering in-depth analyses of individuals' motives and methods.
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The Bitch
Title: The Bitch
Character: Arnold Rinstead
Released: September 19, 1979
Type: Movie
The owner of a trendy disco starts having problems with the men in her life and the Mafia, which is trying to move in on her place.
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A Walk in the Sun
Title: A Walk in the Sun
Character: George
Released: December 25, 1978
Type: Movie
Tore Andersson is a depressed 43 year old sport journalist living in Stockholm. His girlfriend has left him so he decides to take a vacation in Cyprus.
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Title: BBC Television Shakespeare
Released: December 3, 1978
Type: TV
The BBC Television Shakespeare is a series of British television adaptations of the plays of William Shakespeare, created by Cedric Messina and produced by BBC Television. It was transmitted in the UK from 3 December 1978 to 27 April 1985 and spanned seven series. Development of the series began in 1975 when Messina saw that Glamis Castle would make a perfect location for an adaptation of Shakespeare's play As You Like It. On returning to London, he envisioned an entire series devoted exclusively to the dramatic works of Shakespeare. After encountering numerous problems trying to produce the series, Messina eventually pitched the idea to the BBC’s departmental heads and the series was greenlighted. The series as a whole received generally negative reviews from critics.
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A Good Human Story
Title: A Good Human Story
Released: July 17, 1977
Type: Movie
A trio of journalists look into the murder of a young girl in a seaside town. For the men though it’s more about who gets the big story than solving the crime. (Memorable TV)
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Title: The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Released: December 30, 1976
Type: Movie
TV-movie version of the Victor Hugo novel.
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Robin and Marian
Title: Robin and Marian
Character: Sir Ranulf
Released: March 11, 1976
Type: Movie
Robin Hood, aging none too gracefully, returns exhausted from the Crusades to woo and win Maid Marian one last time.
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Man at the Top
Title: Man at the Top
Character: Joe Lampton
Released: January 1, 1973
Type: Movie
Northerner Joe Lampton becomes involved with Lord Ackerman, the powerful chairman of a pharmaceutical concern, his beautiful wife Alex, and daughter Robin. But trouble starts when Joe is made Managing Director of one of Ackerman’s companies and makes a shocking discovery: his predecessor committed suicide...
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The Creditors
Title: The Creditors
Character: Gustave
Released: October 10, 1972
Type: Movie
Gustave meets Adolph who tries to show him that Gustave’s fiancée doesn’t love him.
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Eagle in a Cage
Title: Eagle in a Cage
Character: Napoleon Bonaparte
Released: January 9, 1972
Type: Movie
1815. A soldier becomes the governor of St. Helena and jailer of Napoleon
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Title: The Search for the Nile
Character: Sir Richard F. Burton
Released: September 22, 1971
Type: TV
The Nile's source was the last great mystery for European explorers in the 19th century. The story of its discovery is one of heroism in the service of faith, greed, and obsession.
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Journey to Murder
Title: Journey to Murder
Character: Dirk Brogan
Released: January 1, 1971
Type: Movie
Television movie that consists of two episodes from the UK TV series Journey to the Unknown (1968): Do Me a Favor and Kill Me (1968) and The Killing Bottle (1969).
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Title: Man at the Top
Character: Joe Lampton
Released: December 14, 1970
Type: TV
Man at the Top was a British television series originally aired on ITV lasting for 23 episodes between 1970 and 1972 . The series depicted the character of Joe Lampton, the protagonist of John Braine's novel Room at the Top and two films Room at the Top and Life at the Top. In 1973 a spin-off film from the series, Man at the Top, was released.
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A Lovely Way to Die
Title: A Lovely Way to Die
Character: Jonathan Fleming
Released: April 19, 1968
Type: Movie
A cop quits the force after too much disappointment in the system. He becomes a bodyguard of a rich recent widow. She is on trial for her husband's murder. He decides to help her clear her name... and get over her husband.
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The Voices in the Park
Title: The Voices in the Park
Character: Leitch
Released: April 5, 1967
Type: Movie
The life and passions of a speaker at Hyde Park Corner.
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The Deadly Affair
Title: The Deadly Affair
Character: Bill Appleby
Released: January 2, 1967
Type: Movie
Charles Dobbs is a British secret agent investigating the apparent suicide of Foreign Office official Samuel Fennan. Dobbs suspects that Fennan's wife, Elsa, a survivor of a Nazi Germany extermination camp, might have some clues, but other officials want Dobbs to drop the case. So Dobbs hires a retiring inspector, Mendel, to quietly make inquiries. Dobbs isn't at all sure as there are a number of anomalies that simply can't be explained away. Dobbs is also having trouble at home with his errant wife, whom he very much loves, having frequent affairs. He's also pleased to see an old friend, Dieter Frey, who he recruited after the war. With the assistance of a colleague and a retired policeman, Dobbs tries to piece together just who is the spy and who in fact assassinated Fennan.
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The Last Invasion
Title: The Last Invasion
Character: William
Released: August 24, 1966
Type: Movie
A film following Harold II at the Battle of Hastings
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And Did Those Feet ?
Title: And Did Those Feet ?
Character: Narrator
Released: June 2, 1965
Type: Movie
Lord Fountain hates his illegitimate twin boys as he does not seem to be able to produce legitimate heirs.
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Weekend at Dunkirk
Title: Weekend at Dunkirk
Character: Atkins
Released: December 18, 1964
Type: Movie
In June 1940, during the Dunkirk evacuation of Allied troops to England, French sergeant Julien Maillat and his men debate whether to evacuate to Britain or stay and fight the German troops that are closing-in from all directions.
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A Hard Day's Night
Title: A Hard Day's Night
Character: Simon Marshall (uncredited)
Released: July 7, 1964
Type: Movie
Capturing John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr in their electrifying element, 'A Hard Day's Night' is a wildly irreverent journey through this pastiche of a day in the life of The Beatles during 1964. The band have to use all their guile and wit to avoid the pursuing fans and press to reach their scheduled television performance, in spite of Paul's troublemaking grandfather and Ringo's arrest.
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Cleopatra
Title: Cleopatra
Character: Brutus
Released: June 12, 1963
Type: Movie
Determined to hold on to the throne, Cleopatra seduces the Roman emperor Julius Caesar. When Caesar is murdered, she redirects her attentions to his general, Marc Antony, who vows to take power—but Caesar’s successor has other plans.
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Title: Stryker of the Yard
Released: November 2, 1961
Type: TV
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Title: Thriller
Character: Detective Insp. Harry Roberts
Released: September 13, 1960
Type: TV
Thriller is an American anthology television series that aired during the 1960–61 and 1961–62 seasons on NBC. The show featured host Boris Karloff introducing a mix of self-contained, macabre weird-horror and morbid, hitchockian crime stories, in some of which he also starred.
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Title: The Twilight Zone
Character: William Decker
Released: October 2, 1959
Type: TV
A series of unrelated stories containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science fiction, suspense, and/or horror, often concluding with a macabre or unexpected twist.
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Ten Little Indians
Title: Ten Little Indians
Character: Philip Lombard
Released: January 18, 1959
Type: Movie
Ten strangers are invited to a mansion on a remote island, where they are killed one by one by a mysterious assailant. Based on the Agatha Christie novel, also known by the title And Then There Were None.
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High Flight
Title: High Flight
Character: Anthony 'Tony' Winchester
Released: September 17, 1957
Type: Movie
The Commanding Officer of an RAF Training School must deal with a difficult cadet, but the cadet reminds the C.O. of himself when young.
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Saint Joan
Title: Saint Joan
Character: Brother Martin Ladvenu
Released: May 8, 1957
Type: Movie
Young Joan of Arc comes to the palace in France to make The Dauphin King of France and is appointed to head the French Army. After winning many battles she is not needed any longer and soon she is thought of as a witch.
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My Teenage Daughter
Title: My Teenage Daughter
Character: Tony Ward Black
Released: June 20, 1956
Type: Movie
Magazine editor Valerie Carr lives in London with her two daughters Jan, aged seventeen, and Poppet, thirteen. When Jan is invited to a party at the Savoy, she meets dashing young Tony Ward Black mad about jive, owner of a Bentley, and supposedly running through a legacy. Attracted to the daring young man, she rejects Mark, a young farmer who is in love with her. But it soon becomes apparent to everyone but Jan that neither Tony's fortune nor even his name may be his own, and her association with him will lead her into delinquency and danger.
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Title: Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Character: Mr. Costain
Released: October 2, 1955
Type: TV
A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.
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Title: Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Character: John Bedford
Released: October 2, 1955
Type: TV
A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.
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Companions in Crime
Title: Companions in Crime
Character: John Kendall
Released: January 1, 1954
Type: Movie
Two stories, in the Scotland Yard Series to show that crime does not pay. This was a compilation of two episodes from the television series Stryker of the Yard (1954) featuring Clifford Evans
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Title: Studio One
Character: Devry
Released: November 7, 1948
Type: TV
An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher Markle, who came to CBS from the CBC. Studio One, presented by Westinghouse, was one of the first of the anthology TV programs. The episodes were often abridged remakes of movies from years gone by and many future well-known television and movie actors appeared in the productions.
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George Grosz: Enemy of the State
Title: George Grosz: Enemy of the State
Character: George Grosz
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
Dramatized documentary about the life of the painter George Grosz.