Desmond Llewelyn

Desmond Llewelyn

Born: September 12, 1914
Died: December 19, 1999
in Newport, England, UK
Desmond Wilkinson Llewelyn was a Welsh actor. He was best known for his role as Q in 17 of the James Bond films between 1963 and 1999.

Movies for Desmond Llewelyn...

The Exotic Locations of 'Diamonds Are Forever'
Title: The Exotic Locations of 'Diamonds Are Forever'
Character: Q (archive footage)
Released: October 6, 2006
Type: Movie
A tour of the locations of Diamonds Are Forever.
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The Exotic Locations of 'For Your Eyes Only'
Title: The Exotic Locations of 'For Your Eyes Only'
Character: Q (archive footage)
Released: October 4, 2006
Type: Movie
A tour of the Exotic Locations of 'For Your Eyes Only'.
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Best Ever Bond
Title: Best Ever Bond
Character: Q (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: November 22, 2002
Type: Movie
Roger Moore presents the ten best sequences ever to have appeared in the James Bond series, and cast members recall their favourite moments.
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Bond Girls Are Forever
Title: Bond Girls Are Forever
Character: Q (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: November 6, 2002
Type: Movie
Through vintage film clips of past Bond movie epics, and with the participation of several former "Bond Girls" as interviewees (among them Dr. No's Ursula Andress and Diamonds Are Forever's Jill St. John), the documentary traces the evolution of the typical James Bond heroine from decorative damsel in distress to gutsy (but still decorative) participant in the action.
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Tribute to Desmond Llewelyn
Title: Tribute to Desmond Llewelyn
Character: Q (archive footage)
Released: December 31, 2000
Type: Movie
Tribute to Desmond Llewelyn who playing Q in 17 James Bond films. This trailer with archief footage was created as tribute for SE dvd of The World Is Not Enough. His final movie before he died on 19 December 1999.
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Inside 'From Russia with Love'
Title: Inside 'From Russia with Love'
Character: Self
Released: June 23, 2000
Type: Movie
A behind the scenes look at the James Bond film "From Russia with Love".
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Inside 'Moonraker'
Title: Inside 'Moonraker'
Character: Self
Released: May 16, 2000
Type: Movie
Documentary looking at the production of the James Bond movie 'Moonraker'. Narated by Patrick Macnee.
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Terence Young: Bond Vivant
Title: Terence Young: Bond Vivant
Released: May 16, 2000
Type: Movie
Documentary on the career of director Terence Young.
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Inside Q's Lab
Title: Inside Q's Lab
Released: January 1, 2000
Type: Movie
Inside the lab of Q
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The Millennium Disaster - Computer Crash 2000
Title: The Millennium Disaster - Computer Crash 2000
Character: Peregrin Morley
Released: December 28, 1999
Type: Movie
A convicted murderer holds the world hostage with a year 2000 virus in all the world's major computer systems.
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The World Is Not Enough
Title: The World Is Not Enough
Character: Q
Released: November 17, 1999
Type: Movie
Greed, revenge, world dominance and high-tech terrorism – it's all in a day's work for Bond, who's on a mission to protect a beautiful oil heiress from a notorious terrorist. In a race against time that culminates in a dramatic submarine showdown, Bond works to defuse the international power struggle that has the world's oil supply hanging in the balance.
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Geri
Title: Geri
Character: Self
Released: January 2, 1999
Type: Movie
TV documentary which shows the roller-coaster career of the former Spice Girl, Geri Halliwell, including very candid behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with her.
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Highly Classified: The World of 007
Title: Highly Classified: The World of 007
Character: Q
Released: January 1, 1998
Type: Movie
His world is full of glamour, mystery and intrigue and now you get to be a part of it! Let gadget wizard Q (Desmond Llewelyn) be your guide to the ubiquitous lifestyle and thrilling adventures of the world's most notorious secret agent. The undercover team will take you behind-the-scenes as they infiltrate the highly classified worlds of the man everyone knows as Bond -- James Bond. Hosted by Desmond Llewelyn who plays Secret Service gadget master Q. Boasts rare behind-the-scenes footage of spectacular stunts and explosive action sequences. Reveals the special effects magic behind the remotely-driven BMW, the rooftop motorcycle chase and death-defying skysrcaper jump. Interviews with Tomorrow Never Dies' director Roger Spottiswoode and stars Pierce Brosnan, Jonathan Pryce, Michelle Yeoh, Teri Hatcher and Judi Dench.
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Tomorrow Never Dies
Title: Tomorrow Never Dies
Character: Q
Released: December 11, 1997
Type: Movie
A deranged media mogul is staging international incidents to pit the world's superpowers against each other. Now James Bond must take on this evil mastermind in an adrenaline-charged battle to end his reign of terror and prevent global pandemonium.
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The Secrets of 007
Title: The Secrets of 007
Released: December 4, 1997
Type: Movie
Behind-the-scenes look at more than three decades of the James Bond feature film series.
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Goldeneye: The Secret Files
Title: Goldeneye: The Secret Files
Released: December 26, 1995
Type: Movie
Made for TV documentary including interview and behind the scenes footage from the James Bond movie GoldenEye (1995).
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In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross
Title: In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross
Character: Q
Released: December 10, 1995
Type: Movie
Jonathan Ross delves into the world of James Bond and meets with new and former cast members who reveal humorous stories and anecdotes in a series of interviews. All the 5 Bonds at the time are featured, though only Lazenby (reflecting in the usual frank, self criticizing manner), Moore and Brosnan granted an interview. Connery and Dalton are featured through some unused footage from LWT's 30 years of James Bond program. The ever faithful Desmond Llewelyn turns up in character as well as some other less related peeps like Christopher Lee, Paul McCartney and the ultimate playboy: Hugh Hefner -- who all give an interesting perspective on the worlds most famous spy.
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GoldenEye
Title: GoldenEye
Character: Q
Released: November 16, 1995
Type: Movie
When a powerful satellite system falls into the hands of Alec Trevelyan, AKA Agent 006, a former ally-turned-enemy, only James Bond can save the world from a dangerous space weapon that -- in one short pulse -- could destroy the earth! As Bond squares off against his former compatriot, he also battles Xenia Onatopp, an assassin who uses pleasure as her ultimate weapon
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The World of James Bond
Title: The World of James Bond
Released: October 29, 1995
Type: Movie
Elizabeth Hurley hosts a one hour documentary on the history of the James Bond film series to tie in with the seventeenth Bond film, GoldenEye.
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Title: MADtv
Character: Self
Released: October 14, 1995
Type: TV
MADtv is an American sketch comedy television series originally inspired by Mad magazine. The one-hour show aired Saturday nights on Fox.
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Behind the Scenes with 'Thunderball'
Title: Behind the Scenes with 'Thunderball'
Character: Self
Released: May 16, 1995
Type: Movie
A behind the scenes look at the James Bond film "Thunderball".
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Behind the Scenes with 'Goldfinger'
Title: Behind the Scenes with 'Goldfinger'
Released: January 9, 1995
Type: Movie
A behind the scenes look at the James Bond film "Goldfinger".
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GoldenEye: The Secret Files - The Cast
Title: GoldenEye: The Secret Files - The Cast
Released: January 1, 1995
Type: Movie
A short documentary about the cast of GoldenEye.
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The Goldfinger Phenomenon
Title: The Goldfinger Phenomenon
Released: January 1, 1995
Type: Movie
A look at the marketing, advertising and merchandising of the James Bond movie Goldfinger (1964) including trailers, interviews, TV spots and rare promotional films.
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30 Years of James Bond
Title: 30 Years of James Bond
Character: Self
Released: October 3, 1992
Type: Movie
An examination of why the James Bond films have proved so popular including a discussion between the four actors who have played Bond, an interview with Cubby Broccoli and contributions from the directors, production designers, special effects and stuntmen.
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Merlin
Title: Merlin
Character: Dr. Mycroft
Released: April 30, 1992
Type: Movie
A modern-day retelling of the Arthurian legend with the Lady of the Lake as a reporter and Pendragon as an evil businessman. Merlin's immortal apprentice is trying to protect a powerful sword forged by Merin from the clutches of Pendragon.
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Licence to Kill
Title: Licence to Kill
Character: Q
Released: June 13, 1989
Type: Movie
After capturing the notorious drug lord Franz Sanchez, Bond's close friend and former CIA agent Felix Leiter is left for dead and his wife is murdered. Bond goes rogue and seeks vengeance on those responsible, as he infiltrates Sanchez's organization from the inside.
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Prisoner of Rio
Title: Prisoner of Rio
Character: Commissioner Ingram
Released: January 1, 1988
Type: Movie
The story of the great train robber Ronald Biggs.
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The Living Daylights
Title: The Living Daylights
Character: Q
Released: June 29, 1987
Type: Movie
After a defecting Russian general reveals a plot to assassinate foreign spies, James Bond is assigned a secret mission to dispatch the new head of the KGB to prevent an escalation of tensions between the Soviet Union and the West.
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A View to a Kill
Title: A View to a Kill
Character: Q
Released: May 24, 1985
Type: Movie
A newly-developed microchip designed by Zorin Industries for the British Government that can survive the electromagnetic radiation caused by a nuclear explosion has landed in the hands of the KGB. James Bond must find out how and why. His suspicions soon lead him to big industry leader Max Zorin who forms a plan to destroy his only competition in Silicon Valley by triggering a massive earthquake in the San Francisco Bay.
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Octopussy
Title: Octopussy
Character: Q
Released: June 5, 1983
Type: Movie
James Bond is sent to investigate after a fellow “00” agent is found dead with a priceless Indian Fabergé egg. Bond follows the mystery and uncovers a smuggling scandal and a Russian General who wants to provoke a new World War.
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Soft Targets
Title: Soft Targets
Character: Official in Dream
Released: October 19, 1982
Type: Movie
Stephen Poliakoff's parody of the spy-thriller genre. A Russian diplomat becomes convinced that he is at the centre of a Foreign Office plot.
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For Your Eyes Only
Title: For Your Eyes Only
Character: Q
Released: June 24, 1981
Type: Movie
A British spy ship has sunk and on board was a hi-tech encryption device. James Bond is sent to find the device that holds British launching instructions before the enemy Soviets get to it first.
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The Life and Times of David Lloyd George
Title: The Life and Times of David Lloyd George
Character: Lord Lansdowne
Released: March 4, 1981
Type: Movie
The Life and Times of David Lloyd George charts the life of the controversial Liberal politician with Philip Madoc in the titular role. The title theme, Chi Mai, was by Ennio Morricone
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Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Title: Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Character: Sir Danvers Carew
Released: November 20, 1980
Type: Movie
Adaptation of the novella by Robert Louis Stevenson
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Speed King
Title: Speed King
Character: Major Bill Whittall
Released: December 19, 1979
Type: Movie
Biopic of Malcolm Campbell, detailing his tumultuous life and extreme drive as he attempts to break the world speed records on land and water.
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Moonraker
Title: Moonraker
Character: Q
Released: June 26, 1979
Type: Movie
After Drax Industries' Moonraker space shuttle is hijacked, secret agent James Bond is assigned to investigate, traveling to California to meet the company's owner, the mysterious Hugo Drax. With the help of scientist Dr. Holly Goodhead, Bond soon uncovers Drax's nefarious plans for humanity, all the while fending off an old nemesis, Jaws, and venturing to Venice, Rio, the Amazon...and even outer space.
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The Golden Lady
Title: The Golden Lady
Character: Professor Dixon
Released: January 1, 1979
Type: Movie
A wealthy industrialist hires Julia Hemingway and her elite team of female mercenaries to sabotage a deal between his competitor and an oil sheik.
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Title: Lillie
Released: September 24, 1978
Type: TV
The Rise and Fall of a Professional Beauty. It was the affair that shook Victorian society to its core. He was the Prince of Wales, the future monarch; she was a professional beauty, who became a royal bedmate. Follow the fascinating life of the Dean of Jersey's daughter from her modest childhood to her emergence as one of the most celebrated beauties of her time. Lillie's liaison with the heir to the throne marked only the beginning of a remarkable, scandalous and daring series of adventures in open defiance of accepted morality imposed by Victorian and Edwardian society.
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Title: Hazell
Released: January 16, 1978
Type: TV
Hazell is a British television series that ran from 1978–1979, about a fictional private detective named James Hazell.
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Title: An Audience with...
Character: Self
Released: January 8, 1978
Type: TV
An Audience with... is a British entertainment television show produced by London Weekend Television, in which a host, usually a singer or comedian, performs for an invited audience of celebrity guests, interspersed with questions from the audience, in a light hearted revue/tribute style.
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The Spy Who Loved Me
Title: The Spy Who Loved Me
Character: Q
Released: July 7, 1977
Type: Movie
Russian and British submarines with nuclear missiles on board both vanish from sight without a trace. England and Russia both blame each other as James Bond tries to solve the riddle of the disappearing ships. But the KGB also has an agent on the case.
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The Man with the Golden Gun
Title: The Man with the Golden Gun
Character: Q
Released: December 1, 1974
Type: Movie
Cool government operative James Bond searches for a stolen invention that can turn the sun's heat into a destructive weapon. He soon crosses paths with the menacing Francisco Scaramanga, a hitman so skilled he has a seven-figure working fee. Bond then joins forces with the swimsuit-clad Mary Goodnight, and together they track Scaramanga to a Thai tropical isle hideout where the killer-for-hire lures the slick spy into a deadly maze for a final duel.
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Title: Playhouse
Character: Papa
Released: March 13, 1974
Type: TV
BBC2 Playhouse is a one hour UK anthology television series of one-off contemporary and classic dramas created by Sara Pia Anderson and produced by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). Among its many notable guest stars were Helen Mirren, Daniel Day-Lewis, Judi Dench, Liam Neeson, Paul Scofield, Deborah Kerr, Ben Kingsley, Donald Pleasence, Brenda Blethyn, and Peggy Ashcroft. It premiered in the UK on March 13, 1974 and ran through May 20, 1983.
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Title: Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
Released: February 15, 1973
Type: TV
Meet Frank Spencer, an eager young man trying to find his way in the world. He's enthusiastic, well-meaning... and disaster-prone.
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Diamonds Are Forever
Title: Diamonds Are Forever
Character: Q
Released: December 14, 1971
Type: Movie
Diamonds are stolen only to be sold again in the international market. James Bond infiltrates a smuggling mission to find out who's guilty. The mission takes him to Las Vegas where Bond meets his archenemy Blofeld.
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Title: Follyfoot
Character: Colonel
Released: June 28, 1971
Type: TV
Follyfoot is a children's television series co-produced by the majority-partner British television company Yorkshire Television and the independent West German company TV Munich. It aired in the United Kingdom between 1971 and 1973, repeated for two years after that and again in the late 1980s. The series starred Gillian Blake in the lead role. Notable people connected with the series were actors Desmond Llewelyn and Arthur English and directors Jack Cardiff, Stephen Frears, Michael Apted and David Hemmings. It was originally inspired by Monica Dickens' 1963 novel Cobbler's Dream; she later wrote four further books in conjunction with the series—Follyfoot in 1971, Dora at Follyfoot in 1972, The Horses of Follyfoot in 1975, and Stranger at Follyfoot in 1976.
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Title: Play for Today
Character: Official in Dream
Released: October 15, 1970
Type: TV
Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more than three hundred programmes, featuring original television plays, and adaptations of stage plays and novels, were transmitted. The individual episodes were between fifty and a hundred minutes in duration.
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Title: Codename
Character: Barrett
Released: April 7, 1970
Type: TV
Codename, which premiered in April 1970, was about the secretive MI17 Spy Organisation of the same name based in the residential hall of a Cambridge College. Eventually the series attained a more international flavour, although its base was always in Great Britain. Primarily Codename dealt with the themes of espionage and counter-espionage at the time of the Cold War of the sixties. Its cast contained many of Great Britain's most versatile and talented actors.
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Title: Doomwatch
Character: Thompson
Released: February 9, 1970
Type: TV
Doomwatch is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC, which ran on BBC 1 between 1970 and 1972. The series was set in the then present-day, and dealt with a scientific government agency led by Doctor Spencer Quist, responsible for investigating and combating various ecological and technological dangers. The series was followed by a film adaptation produced by Tigon British Film Productions and released in 1972, and a revival TV film was broadcast on Channel 5 in 1999.
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On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Title: On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Character: Q
Released: December 18, 1969
Type: Movie
James Bond tracks his archnemesis, Ernst Blofeld, to a mountaintop retreat in the Swiss alps where he is training an army of beautiful, lethal women. Along the way, Bond falls for Italian contessa Tracy Draco, and marries her in order to get closer to Blofeld.
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Title: Softly Softly: Task Force
Character: Somers
Released: November 20, 1969
Type: TV
Softly, Softly: Task Force is a police based drama series which ran on BBC 1 from 1969 to 1976. It was a revamp of Softly, Softly, itself a spin-off from Z-Cars. The change was made partly to coincide with the coming of colour broadcasting to the BBC's main channel BBC1. The programme was due to be called simply Task Force, but reluctant to sacrifice a much-loved brand the BBC compromised this so it became Softly, Softly: Task Force.
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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Title: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Character: George Coggins
Released: December 17, 1968
Type: Movie
A hapless inventor finally finds success with a flying car, which a dictator from a foreign government sets out to take for himself.
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You Only Live Twice
Title: You Only Live Twice
Character: Q
Released: June 13, 1967
Type: Movie
A mysterious spacecraft captures Russian and American space capsules and brings the two superpowers to the brink of war. James Bond investigates the case in Japan and comes face to face with his archenemy Blofeld.
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Welcome to Japan, Mr. Bond
Title: Welcome to Japan, Mr. Bond
Character: Q
Released: June 2, 1967
Type: Movie
Promotional documentary to coincide with the release of the James Bond movie You Only Live Twice (1967) featuring clips from the earlier 007 movies.
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Title: Softly, Softly
Released: January 5, 1966
Type: TV
Softly, Softly is a British television drama series, produced by the BBC and screened on BBC 1 from January 1966. It centred around the work of regional crime squads, plain-clothes CID officers based in the fictional region of Wyvern, supposedly in the Bristol area of England.
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Thunderball
Title: Thunderball
Character: Q
Released: December 11, 1965
Type: Movie
A criminal organization has obtained two nuclear bombs and are asking for a 100 million pound ransom in the form of diamonds in seven days or they will use the weapons. The secret service sends James Bond to the Bahamas to once again save the world.
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The Incredible World of James Bond
Title: The Incredible World of James Bond
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: November 26, 1965
Type: Movie
This promotional film was aired on American television on 26 November 1965, one month before the release of Thunderball (1965). Narrated by Alexander Scourby, the 48 minute documentary aired as a one hour special. It included footage of the filming at Silverstone Racetrack, Northamptonshire and of the fight aboard the Disco Volante at Pinewood Studios; media coverage of Martine Beswick, Luciana Paluzzi and Claudine Auger; and archive footage of Ian Fleming at 'Goldeneye', Jamaica.
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Goldfinger
Title: Goldfinger
Character: Q
Released: September 20, 1964
Type: Movie
Special agent 007 comes face to face with one of the most notorious villains of all time, and now he must outwit and outgun the powerful tycoon to prevent him from cashing in on a devious scheme to raid Fort Knox -- and obliterate the world's economy.
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The Silent Playground
Title: The Silent Playground
Character: Dr. Green
Released: December 31, 1963
Type: Movie
Police hunt for mental hospital out patient Simon Lacey, who has been unwittingly handing out barbiturates to children as sweets.
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From Russia with Love
Title: From Russia with Love
Character: Boothroyd - 'Q'
Released: October 10, 1963
Type: Movie
Agent 007 is back in the second installment of the James Bond series, this time battling a secret crime organization known as SPECTRE. Russians Rosa Klebb and Kronsteen are out to snatch a decoding device known as the Lektor, using the ravishing Tatiana to lure Bond into helping them. Bond willingly travels to meet Tatiana in Istanbul, where he must rely on his wits to escape with his life in a series of deadly encounters with the enemy.
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The Pirates of Blood River
Title: The Pirates of Blood River
Character: Tom Blackthorne
Released: May 9, 1962
Type: Movie
A group of ruthless pirates attack a 17th Century Huguenot settlement on the Isle of Devon in search of treasure and will stop at nothing to obtain it.
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The Pirates of Blood River
Title: The Pirates of Blood River
Character: Tom Blackthorne (uncredited)
Released: May 9, 1962
Type: Movie
A group of ruthless pirates attack a 17th Century Huguenot settlement on the Isle of Devon in search of treasure and will stop at nothing to obtain it.
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Title: Suspense
Released: April 30, 1962
Type: TV
Anthology series telling suspenseful tales.
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Only Two Can Play
Title: Only Two Can Play
Character: Clergyman on Bus
Released: January 19, 1962
Type: Movie
John Lewis is bored of his job and his wife. Then Liz, wife of a local councillor, sets her sights on him. But this is risky stuff in a Welsh valleys town - if he and Liz ever manage to consummate their affair, that is.
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Title: Stryker of the Yard
Released: November 2, 1961
Type: TV
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The Curse of the Werewolf
Title: The Curse of the Werewolf
Character: 1st Footman (uncredited)
Released: May 1, 1961
Type: Movie
A child conceived by a mute servant girl transforms from an innocent youth to a killer beast at night with uncontrollable urges.
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Sword of Sherwood Forest
Title: Sword of Sherwood Forest
Character: Wounded Fugitive (uncredited)
Released: December 26, 1960
Type: Movie
Robin of Loxley and his men stumble on a plot to overthrow Hubert Walter, King's Chancellor and Archbishop of Canterbury. The plotters, the Sheriff of Nottingham and the Earl of Newark, have set an ambush for Walter and Lady Marian Fitzwater. Will Robin get to them before it is too late?
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Sapphire
Title: Sapphire
Character: Police Constable
Released: November 2, 1959
Type: Movie
Two Scotland Yard detectives investigate the murder of a young woman of mixed race who had been passing for white. As they interview a spate of suspects -- including the girl's white boyfriend and his disapproving parents -- the detectives wade through a stubbornly entrenched sludge of racism and bigotry.
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Title: No Hiding Place
Released: September 16, 1959
Type: TV
No Hiding Place is a British television series that was produced at Wembley Studios by Associated-Rediffusion for the ITV network between 16 September 1959 and 22 June 1967. It was the sequel to the series Murder Bag and Crime Sheet, all starring Raymond Francis as Detective Superintendent, later Detective Chief Superintendent Tom Lockhart.
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Corridors of Blood
Title: Corridors of Blood
Character: Operations Assistant (uncredited)
Released: December 1, 1958
Type: Movie
An 1840s British surgeon, experiments with anesthetic gases in an effort to make surgery pain-free. While doing so, his demonstration before a panel of his peers ends in a horrific mishap with his patient awakening under the knife; he is forced to leave his position in disgrace. To complicate matters, he becomes addicted to the gases and gets involved with a gang of criminals, led by Black Ben and his henchman Resurrection Joe.
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Title: The Invisible Man
Character: Det. Sergeant
Released: September 14, 1958
Type: TV
British scientist Peter Brady, while working on an invisibility formula, suffers a tragic accident which turns himself invisible. Unfortunately, there is no antidote, so, while working on a method to regain his visibility, he undertakes missions for his government stopping bad guys.
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A Night to Remember
Title: A Night to Remember
Character: Seaman at Steerage Gate (uncredited)
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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Title: The Adventures of Robin Hood
Character: Two Fingers
Released: September 26, 1955
Type: TV
The legendary character Robin Hood and his band of merry men in Sherwood Forest and the surrounding vicinity. While some episodes dramatised the traditional Robin Hood tales, most episodes were original dramas created by the show's writers and producers.
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Title: Dixon of Dock Green
Character: Det. Insp. Jones
Released: July 9, 1955
Type: TV
Created by Ted Willis. Dixon of Dock Green was a BBC television series following the activities of police officers at a fictional Metropolitan Police station in the East End of London from 1955 to 1976. Some episodes were later remade as a BBC radio series in 2005 and 2006.
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Title: Dixon of Dock Green
Character: Bank Manager
Released: July 9, 1955
Type: TV
Created by Ted Willis. Dixon of Dock Green was a BBC television series following the activities of police officers at a fictional Metropolitan Police station in the East End of London from 1955 to 1976. Some episodes were later remade as a BBC radio series in 2005 and 2006.
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Title: Dixon of Dock Green
Character: Dr. Pearce
Released: July 9, 1955
Type: TV
Created by Ted Willis. Dixon of Dock Green was a BBC television series following the activities of police officers at a fictional Metropolitan Police station in the East End of London from 1955 to 1976. Some episodes were later remade as a BBC radio series in 2005 and 2006.
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Spider's Web
Title: Spider's Web
Character: Constable Jones
Released: April 4, 1955
Type: Movie
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Tim Driscoll's Donkey
Title: Tim Driscoll's Donkey
Character: Doctor
Released: January 1, 1955
Type: Movie
Story of how a young Irish boy loses the donkey he has reared from birth.
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The Devil’s Jest
Title: The Devil’s Jest
Character: Policeman
Released: June 1, 1954
Type: Movie
An aristocratic widow discovers that her former lover, a medical officer in the British army, is secretly a German spy.
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Operation Diplomat
Title: Operation Diplomat
Character: Police Constable at Barrier
Released: December 1, 1953
Type: Movie
A physician is forced to operate on a mystery figure under shady circumstances.
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Street Corner
Title: Street Corner
Character: Police Constable
Released: March 17, 1953
Type: Movie
London policewomen handle rescues and larceny as they go about their work in Chelsea.
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Title: My Wife Jacqueline
Character: Keith
Released: July 30, 1952
Type: TV
A serial play about a young married couple.
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They Were Not Divided
Title: They Were Not Divided
Character: '77 Jones
Released: April 24, 1950
Type: Movie
The film begins in a WW II training depot of a British Guards armoured regiment where recruits from many walks of life learn to survive the strict discipline and training together before going into battle in tanks. There is a cameo appearance by the real Sgt. Major Brittain who was famous in the British guards regiments.
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Guilt Is My Shadow
Title: Guilt Is My Shadow
Character: Pub customer (uncredited)
Released: March 22, 1950
Type: Movie
A woman is haunted by her conscience after she murders a man and then hides the body. Based on the novel 'You're Best Alone' by Norah Lofts.
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The Chiltern Hundreds
Title: The Chiltern Hundreds
Character: First Guardsman (uncredited)
Released: September 27, 1949
Type: Movie
Young Viscount Tony Pym wangles National Service leave on the pretext of standing as a Tory candidate for a local seat held by his family for generations. The request is a ruse to enable Pym to marry his wealthy American fiancee while she's still in England, but his masterplan backfires when he finds himself swept into an election campaign and beaten by Labour's Mr Cleghorn – who is then made a peer. In an attempt to save face, Pym decides to stand again – as a socialist. It all proves too much for the Pyms' loyal, true-blue butler, Mr Beecham...
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Adam and Evelyne
Title: Adam and Evelyne
Character: Barman in Restaurant (uncredited)
Released: May 31, 1949
Type: Movie
The father of a girl in an orphanage, who doesn't remember him, has been writing to her with tales of his success in business. Actually, he is impersonating a friend, a handsome gambler. When the father dies, the gambler takes the girl from the orphanage and tells her the truth. But the girl is now a full-grown beauty and complications arise, including those provided by a black-sheep brother.
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Hamlet
Title: Hamlet
Character: Extra (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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Captain Boycott
Title: Captain Boycott
Character: Gentleman on Train (uncredited)
Released: August 26, 1947
Type: Movie
Based on real events, this historical drama is set in 19th-century Ireland, when poverty-stricken tenants dispossessed by greedy landowner Capt. Boycott (Cecil Parker) band together to assert their rights. Patriotic farmer Hugh Davin (Stewart Granger) leads the rebels. Choosing nonviolent resistance, the villagers ostracize their nemesis, who squanders his fortune to repair his ruined reputation and wagers what's left on a horse race.
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Ask a Policeman
Title: Ask a Policeman
Character: Headless Coachman
Released: April 29, 1939
Type: Movie
The mirthful adventures of Police-Sergeant Samuel Dudfoot and his two constables, Albert Brown and Jeremias Harbottle, who stage a fabricated crime-wave to save their jobs---and then find themselves involved in the real thing.