Anthony Bushell

Anthony Bushell

Born: May 19, 1904
Died: April 2, 1997
in Westerham, Kent, England, UK
Anthony Arnatt Bushell was an English film actor and director, who appeared in 56 films between 1929 and 1961. He played Colonel Breen in the BBC serial Quatermass and the Pit (1958–59), and also appeared in and directed various British TV series such as Danger Man.

Movies for Anthony Bushell...

Title: The Sentimental Agent
Released: September 28, 1963
Type: TV
The Sentimental Agent is a television drama series spin-off from Man of the World. It was produced in the United Kingdom in 1963 by Associated Television and distributed by ITC Entertainment. It stars Carlos Thompson as Argentinian Carlos Varela, a successful import-export agent based in London. The series ran for 13 one-hour monochrome episodes. Some of the episodes were edited into a 1962 feature film Our Man in the Caribbean.
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Title: Sir Francis Drake
Character: Tom Doughty
Released: November 12, 1961
Type: TV
Sir Francis Drake was a British adventure television series starring Terence Morgan as Sir Francis Drake, commander of the sailing ship the Golden Hind. As well as battles at sea, sword fights, the series also deals with intrigue at Elizabeth's court, often caused by Spaniard, Mendoza.
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The Queen's Guards
Title: The Queen's Guards
Released: October 17, 1961
Type: Movie
Captains John Fellows and Henry Wynne-Walton finish their Army training at Sandhurst Military Academy and are sent to the Middle-East. John is to lead a parachute battalion while Henry is put in charge of a platoon of armoured cars of the Household Cavalry. John is constantly being told by his father, an ex-Guards officer that he is not as good as his brother who was killed during the war.
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Desert Mice
Title: Desert Mice
Character: Plunkett
Released: January 5, 1959
Type: Movie
A World War II farce that follows the antics of an ENSA (Entertainment National Service Association) group. Fresh from the music halls, they bumble their way from army camp to camp.
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Title: Quatermass and the Pit
Character: Colonel James Breen
Released: December 22, 1958
Type: TV
A team of scientists search for the origin and purpose of a mysterious capsule found on a building site.
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A Night to Remember
Title: A Night to Remember
Character: Capt. Arthur Rostron
Released: July 3, 1958
Type: Movie
The sinking of the Titanic is presented in a highly realistic fashion in this tense British drama. The disaster is portrayed largely from the perspective of the ocean liner's second officer, Charles Lightoller. Despite numerous warnings about ice, the ship sails on, with Capt. Edward John Smith keeping it going at a steady clip. When the doomed vessel finally hits an iceberg, the crew and passengers discover that they lack enough lifeboats, and tragedy follows.
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The Wind Cannot Read
Title: The Wind Cannot Read
Character: Brigadier
Released: June 10, 1958
Type: Movie
A British officer falls in love with his Japanese instructor at a military language school. They start a romance, but she is regarded as the enemy and is not accepted by his countrymen.
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Bitter Victory
Title: Bitter Victory
Character: General Paterson
Released: August 28, 1957
Type: Movie
During the second world war, two British officers, Brand and Leith, who have never seen combat are assigned a vital mission. Their relationship and the operation are complicated by the arrival of Brand's wife, who had a tryst with Leith years earlier.
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The Battle of the River Plate
Title: The Battle of the River Plate
Character: Sir Millington Drake, British Minister, Montevideo
Released: October 30, 1956
Type: Movie
In the early years of the World War II, the Royal Navy is fighting a desperate battle to keep the Atlantic convoy routes open to supply the British Isles, facing the great danger posed by the many German warships, such as the Admiral Graf Spee, which are scouring the ocean for cargo ships to sink.
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The Black Tent
Title: The Black Tent
Character: Ambassador Baring
Released: April 9, 1956
Type: Movie
During the British retreat through Libya, a British officer takes shelter with a group of Arab Bedouin. He marries the chief's daughter. Sometime later, his younger brother, who had believed him to be dead, is informed that he may be alive in Libya - prompting him to set out and search for him.
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The Purple Plain
Title: The Purple Plain
Character: Aldridge
Released: September 14, 1954
Type: Movie
A RAF airfield in Burma in 1945, during World War II. Canadian bomber pilot Bill Forrester is a bitter man who lives haunted by a tragic past. He has became a reckless warrior, and is feared by his comrades, who consider him a madman. Dr. Harris, the squadron physician, is determined to help him heal his tormented soul.
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The Black Knight
Title: The Black Knight
Character: King Arthur
Released: August 26, 1954
Type: Movie
John, a blacksmith and swordsmith, is tutored at Camelot. As a commoner, he can't hope to win the hand of Lady Linet, daughter of the Earl of Yeoniland, so he creates a secret alternate identity as the Black Knight. In this new role, he is now able to help King Arthur when Saracens and Cornish men—disguised as Vikings -- plot to take over the country.
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The Red Beret
Title: The Red Beret
Character: General Whiting
Released: August 11, 1953
Type: Movie
Steve MacKendrick resigns from the US Army after causing the needless death of a fellow officer. Wanting to serve in the war, he enlists as a Canadian in the British 1st Parachute Brigade. He proves himself exceptionally skilled for a recruit, arousing the suspicion of his commanding officer who starts an investigation. He redeems himself during combat. The film was titled "Paratrooper" in the US.
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Who Goes There!
Title: Who Goes There!
Character: Major Guy Ashley
Released: June 9, 1952
Type: Movie
When Miles Cornwall returns suddenly to the home he shares with his father and sister in a grace-and-favour house at St. James's Palace, he's amazed to find a pretty Irish girl in his favorite armchair. Intrigued, he turns on the charm but, as she explains her situation, he finds himself unaccountably falling in love with this pretty interloper.
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The Road to Canterbury
Title: The Road to Canterbury
Character: Commentator (voice)
Released: February 3, 1952
Type: Movie
Nearly 1,400 years ago St Augustine made Canterbury the center of the Christian faith in England. This is an exploration of the road which leads from London to Canterbury - a road which has many associations with such historical figures as Chaucer, Henry VIII and his daughter Elizabeth, Shakespeare, Pepys and King Charles II. The journey ends with an exciting portrayal of the glorious cathedral of Canterbury.
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High Treason
Title: High Treason
Character: Maj. Elliott
Released: November 13, 1951
Type: Movie
Men from Scotland Yard and military intelligence build a dossier on a sabotage ring.
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The Long Dark Hall
Title: The Long Dark Hall
Character: Clive Bedford
Released: February 6, 1951
Type: Movie
A devoted family man tries to help a beautiful alcoholic showgirl with her life, and becomes the the only suspect when someone else murders her.
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The Miniver Story
Title: The Miniver Story
Character: Dr. Kaneslaey
Released: October 26, 1950
Type: Movie
The Second World War is over, and the Miniver family is trying to keep themselves together in post-War Britain, among continuing shortages and growing tensions within the family.
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Bridge of Time
Title: Bridge of Time
Released: April 30, 1950
Type: Movie
Bridge of Time is a 1950 short film made by London Films, and directed by Geoffrey Boothby and David Eady. It was nominated for an Oscar for Best Short Subject, Two-Reel.
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The Angel with the Trumpet
Title: The Angel with the Trumpet
Character: Baron Hugo Traun
Released: March 20, 1950
Type: Movie
Sad tale of a woman who marries the man her family wishes her to wed, not Wooland, the man she truly loves. Years after her lover's suicide, Herlie joins him before the Gestapo can get to her because of her Jewish ancestry.
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The Small Back Room
Title: The Small Back Room
Character: Col. Strang
Released: February 21, 1949
Type: Movie
At the height of World War II, the Germans begin dropping a new type of booby-trapped bomb on England. Sammy Rice, a highly-skilled but haunted bomb-disposal officer, must overcome his personal demons to defeat this new threat.
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Hamlet
Title: Hamlet
Character: Bit Part (uncredited)
Released: December 10, 1948
Type: Movie
Winner of four Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor, Sir Laurence Olivier’s Hamlet continues to be the most compelling version of Shakespeare’s beloved tragedy. Olivier is at his most inspired—both as director and as the melancholy Dane himself—as he breathes new life into the words of one of the world’s greatest dramatists.
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For Those in Peril
Title: For Those in Peril
Character: (uncredited)
Released: June 1, 1944
Type: Movie
A WWII flyer fails to join the RAF so he joins the Air - Sea Rescue instead. His boat is out in all conditions picking up downed pilots and taking them to safety.
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The Lion Has Wings
Title: The Lion Has Wings
Character: Pilot
Released: November 3, 1939
Type: Movie
This early, influential propaganda film blends documentary and studio footage to show the valiant efforts of the Royal Air Force to defend the British people against the Nazis.
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The Arsenal Stadium Mystery
Title: The Arsenal Stadium Mystery
Character: John Doyce
Released: November 1, 1939
Type: Movie
During a charity football match between Arsenal and touring amateur side Trojans, the Trojan's new star player collapses and dies. Inspector Slade of Scotland Yard is called in and declares it was murder. It takes all his ingenuity and another death before the motive is discovered and the killer revealed.
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The Rebel Son
Title: The Rebel Son
Character: Andrei Bulba
Released: February 2, 1938
Type: Movie
During the 16th century the Cossacks and their Ukraine homeland is ruled by Poland. This is the story of the leader of the Cossacks and how his son was sent to study under the Poles to learn how to defeat them in battle. However, the son falls in love with the daughter of a Polish nobleman.
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Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel
Title: Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel
Character: Sir Andrew Foulkes
Released: October 20, 1937
Type: Movie
Sir Percy is forced to return to France one last time, to rescue his wife from the clutches of the sinister Robespierre. It's clearly a trap, but nothing will keep the good Pimpernel from carrying out his mission.
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Dark Journey
Title: Dark Journey
Character: Bob Carter
Released: July 2, 1937
Type: Movie
Madeline Goddard, is a British double agent who meets and falls in love with a German spy Baron Karl Von Marwitz during World War I. This tale of espionage blends high adventure and romance making perfect order from wartime chaos and growing in faith from despair.
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Farewell Again
Title: Farewell Again
Character: Roddy Hammond
Released: January 5, 1937
Type: Movie
Farewell Again is a multiplotted British comedy/drama about soldiers on leave and the people they've left. Given a six-hour pass after a tour of duty in India, several British Tommies (among them Robert Newton, Sebastian Shaw and Anthony Bushell) try to unravel their domestic tribulations before having to ship out again. American expatriate Tim Whelan was the directorial hand who kept the various plot threads from entangling, while another Hollywood vet, James Wong Howe, manned the cameras. The film became instantly dated with the advent of World War II, but in its own time Farewell Again was a box-office smash. The film was issued in the US as Troopship.
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Dusty Ermine
Title: Dusty Ermine
Character: Det. Insp. Forsythe
Released: December 1, 1936
Type: Movie
A forger returns to his family when he leaves jail vowing to go straight. Although approached by an international counterfeiting gang he keeps his word only to find his nephew is in the Swiss Alps helping the crooks. He sets off to try and put a stop to things, but with Scotland Yard also hot-footing it to the resort his problems are just beginning. Written by Jeremy Perkins {J-26}
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Admirals All
Title: Admirals All
Character: Flag Lt. Steve Langham
Released: January 1, 1935
Type: Movie
A standoffish actress is pursued by a low ranking Navy officer
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The Scarlet Pimpernel
Title: The Scarlet Pimpernel
Character: Sir Andrew Ffoulkes
Released: December 20, 1934
Type: Movie
18th century English aristocrat Sir Percy Blakeney leads a double life. He appears to be merely the effete aristocrat, but in reality is part of an underground effort to free French nobles from Robespierre's Reign of Terror.
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Forbidden Territory
Title: Forbidden Territory
Character: Rex Farringdon
Released: October 19, 1934
Type: Movie
Britisher Sir Charles Farrington and a son, Rex Farrington, arrive in a Russian Soviet territory searching for another Farrington son, Michael,who has been thrown into prison. Valarie Perrovna is a singer who is in love with the imprisoned son and she provides the searchers with the information as to where the missing son is being held. They all go there and help Michael escape. But is their escape vehicle---a flat wagon pulled by three horses--- fast enough and sturdy enough through the snow to beat the Commmisar and his troops to the Rumanian border
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Crime on the Hill
Title: Crime on the Hill
Character: Tony Fields
Released: December 27, 1933
Type: Movie
In this murder mystery, Vicar Casson looks into the poisoning of a wealthy man. He soon finds that the man they convicted, the fiance of the rich man's niece, was innocent.
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Red Wagon
Title: Red Wagon
Character: Toby Griffiths
Released: December 6, 1933
Type: Movie
Adapted from Lady Eleanor Smith’s novel, this 1934 feature tells the story of Joe Prince, an orphan child of circus people who, after many struggles, achieves his life-long ambition of owning a circus.
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Channel Crossing
Title: Channel Crossing
Character: Peter Bradley
Released: October 14, 1933
Type: Movie
Money isn't everything. Tycoon races against time to cross the English Channel in order to save a business deal, but along the way his whole value system is thrown into turmoil.
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I Was A Spy
Title: I Was A Spy
Character: Otto
Released: September 4, 1933
Type: Movie
During World War I, a young nurse in a hospital in German-occupied Belgium is secretly feeding military information to the British. Complicating matters is the guilt she feels when she has to treat the German casualties inflicted as a result of the information she's passed on, and the fact that the local German commandant is falling in love with her.
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The Ghoul
Title: The Ghoul
Character: Ralph Morlant
Released: August 1, 1933
Type: Movie
Professor Morlant, a British Egyptologist, seeks immortality through the power of a jewel buried in the tomb of an Oriental idol. Upon his death, Morlant returns to earth to seek vengeance upon those who removed the jewel from his grave.
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Soldiers of the King
Title: Soldiers of the King
Character: Lt. Ronald Jamieson
Released: March 13, 1933
Type: Movie
When Cicely Courtneidge's mother (also played by Miss Courtneidge, albeit in heavy makeup), retires, Cicely succeeds as Queen of the Marvellos, a family of music-hall performers. However, when young Dorothy Hyson begins an affair with a young soldier, Miss Courtneidge is trapped between her responsibilities and memories of her affair years ago with another young soldier.
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The Midshipmaid
Title: The Midshipmaid
Character: Lt. Valentine
Released: December 8, 1932
Type: Movie
Sir Percy Newbiggin visits the fleet to find ways to economize Naval expenditures. Daughter Celia tags along and organizes a morale-boosting show utilizing ship-board talent. Her fiancé shows up, and romantic complications ensue.
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Sally Bishop
Title: Sally Bishop
Character: Bart
Released: October 17, 1932
Type: Movie
A British romantic drama film directed by T. Hayes Hunter
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The Silver Greyhound
Title: The Silver Greyhound
Character: Gerald Varrick
Released: September 1, 1932
Type: Movie
A British crime thriller film directed by William C. McGann
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Escapade
Title: Escapade
Character: Philip Whitney
Released: April 1, 1932
Type: Movie
Upon release from the penitentiary, Phillip Whitney tells his friend, Bennie, that he is going straight, and visits his lawyer brother John. Phillip looks up to John and while incarcerated maintained contact with him through a continental mailing agency. As John has no idea he was in prison, Phillip tells him that he has just returned from Japan.
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Shop Angel
Title: Shop Angel
Character: Larry Pemberton
Released: March 19, 1932
Type: Movie
A dress designer is attracted to the fiancée of her boss' daughter, not knowing that her boss himself is in love with her.
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Vanity Fair
Title: Vanity Fair
Character: Dobbin
Released: March 15, 1932
Type: Movie
An ambitious and ruthless young woman advances from the position of governess to the heights of British society.
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A Woman Commands
Title: A Woman Commands
Character: Lt. Iwan Petrovitch
Released: February 12, 1932
Type: Movie
In order to keep his lover, Maria Draga, in luxury, Captain Alex Pastitsch contracts huge debts which threaten his military career. To save Alex's career, his superior officer, Colonel Strádimirovitsch has an idea of how to fix it.
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Expensive Women
Title: Expensive Women
Character: Arthur Raymond
Released: October 24, 1931
Type: Movie
A wealthy young woman struggles to find love while surrounded by possible suitors.
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Five Star Final
Title: Five Star Final
Character: Phillip Weeks
Released: September 26, 1931
Type: Movie
Searching for headlines at any cost, an unscrupulous newspaper owner forces his editor to print a serial based on a past murder, tormenting a woman involved.
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Chances
Title: Chances
Character: Tom Ingleside
Released: July 18, 1931
Type: Movie
Two brothers, Jack and Tom, are in love with the same woman, Molly. While the two brothers go off to war and Molly does her part in the effort, Tom believes that Rose is waiting for him, while in fact, she loves Jack and only turned to Tom on the rebound. Jack and Molly meet while he is on leave, and when he returns to battle, he doesn't know how to handle the situation with his brother.
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Born to Love
Title: Born to Love
Character: Leslie Darrow
Released: April 17, 1931
Type: Movie
A pregnant American nurse living in London during WWI, believing her soldier-fiance has been killed in France, marries a wealthy aristocrat so her child will have a father.
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How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 11: 'Practice Shots'
Title: How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 11: 'Practice Shots'
Character: Himself
Released: April 15, 1931
Type: Movie
Golf expert Bobby Jones arrives on the golf course to join actors James Cagney, Anthony Bushell, Donald Cook, Evalyn Knapp, and Louise Fazenda in shooting a golf instruction film. Louise Fazenda however has no knowledge of golf and her ongoing commentary disrupts Jones's attempts to practice. While Cagney and Bushell hold Louise's mouth shut, Jones demonstrates his approach to golf. Later, upon arrival of director George Marshall, Louise is sent off "to practice" alone while the cast and crew go about shooting the film.
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The Royal Bed
Title: The Royal Bed
Character: Freddie Granton
Released: January 15, 1931
Type: Movie
The hapless king of a small European nation must put up with a domineering queen, a daughter who wants to elope with her boyfriend, a peasant revolt and a scheming general.
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Three Faces East
Title: Three Faces East
Character: Capt. Arthur Chamberlain
Released: July 18, 1930
Type: Movie
The action takes place during the Great War in the home of the First Lord of the Admiralty.
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The Flirting Widow
Title: The Flirting Widow
Character: Bobby
Released: May 11, 1930
Type: Movie
An older daughter invents a fiancé so that her father will allow her younger sister to marry. However, the lie comes back to haunt her.
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Journey's End
Title: Journey's End
Character: Hibbert
Released: April 9, 1930
Type: Movie
In France, 1917, an alcoholic captain is afraid that his new replacement, his sweetheart's brother, will betray his downfall.
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Lovin' the Ladies
Title: Lovin' the Ladies
Character: Brooks - the Butler
Released: April 6, 1930
Type: Movie
A man who believes that love is more animal and chemical than spiritual, bets that by controlling the circumstances, he can get any man and woman to fall for with each other and get engaged within a month.
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Disraeli
Title: Disraeli
Character: Lord Charles Deeford
Released: November 1, 1929
Type: Movie
Prime Minister of Great Britain Benjamin Disraeli outwits the subterfuge of the Russians and chicanery at home in order to secure the purchase of the Suez Canal.