Martin Benson

Martin Benson

Born: August 10, 1918
Died: February 28, 2010
in London, England, UK
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Martin Benjamin Benson (10 August 1918 – 28 February 2010) was an English character actor, who appeared in films, theatre and television. He appeared in both British and Hollywood productions.

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The 9th Wonder of the World:  The Making of 'Gorgo'
Title: The 9th Wonder of the World: The Making of 'Gorgo'
Character: Dorkin (archival footage)
Released: March 19, 2013
Type: Movie
Retrospective documentary on the making of Gorgo (1961).
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Angela's Ashes
Title: Angela's Ashes
Character: Christian Brother
Released: December 25, 1999
Type: Movie
Based on the best selling autobiography by Irish expat Frank McCourt, Angela's Ashes follows the experiences of young Frankie and his family as they try against all odds to escape the poverty endemic in the slums of pre-war Limerick. The film opens with the family in Brooklyn, but following the death of one of Frankie's siblings, they return home, only to find the situation there even worse. Prejudice against Frankie's Northern Irish father makes his search for employment in the Republic difficult despite his having fought for the IRA, and when he does find money, he spends the money on drink.
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Title: Campion
Character: Isaac Melchizadek
Released: January 22, 1989
Type: TV
Campion is a television show made by the BBC, adapting the Albert Campion mystery novels written by Margery Allingham. Two series were made, in 1989 and 1990, starring Peter Davison as Campion, Brian Glover as his manservant Magersfontein Lugg and Andrew Burt as his policeman friend Stanislaus Oates. A total of eight novels were adapted, four in each series, each of which was originally broadcast as two separate hour-long episodes. Peter Davison sang the title music for the first series himself; in the second series, it was replaced with an instrumental version.
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Title: Wyatt's Watchdogs
Released: October 17, 1988
Type: TV
After a burglary at his sister's house, retired soldier Major Wyatt sets up a Neighbourhood Watch group. The motley collection of individuals who come together to form the group are quickly divided by personality clashes. This is particularly true where Major Wyatt and smarmy salesman Peter Pitt are concerned.
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Young Toscanini
Title: Young Toscanini
Released: October 7, 1988
Type: Movie
A fanciful biopic of legendary conductor Arturo Toscanini as a very young man.
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Title: Casualty
Character: Rudy Goldspink
Released: September 6, 1986
Type: TV
Drama series about the staff and patients at Holby City Hospital's emergency department, charting the ups and downs in their personal and professional lives.
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Take It Easy
Title: Take It Easy
Released: March 21, 1986
Type: Movie
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Arch of Triumph
Title: Arch of Triumph
Character: Goldberg
Released: May 29, 1985
Type: Movie
Arch of Triumph is a 1985 British made-for-television film based on the novel Arch of Triumph by Erich Maria Remarque, which was previously adapted in 1948 for a film of the same name with Ingrid Bergman and Charles Boyer. Dr. Ravic (Anthony Hopkins) is an Austrian doctor who helps Jews escape from the Nazis. In 1939, he meets Joan Madou (Lesley-Anne Down), a woman he saves from suicide, and their relationship flourishes until he is arrested as a refugee without documentation and realizes he has some unfinished business with the Nazis. After a prolonged separation, without explanation, the two are finally reunited and struggle to put their relationship back on the right course as mayhem breaks out all around them.
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Title: The Hello Goodbye Man
Released: January 5, 1984
Type: TV
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Schoolgirl Chums
Title: Schoolgirl Chums
Character: Count Slansky
Released: December 19, 1982
Type: Movie
In the 1930s, Alison starts a new boarding school and becomes embroiled in a sinister plot to dethrone the royal family of Bosnovia.
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Sphinx
Title: Sphinx
Character: Mohammed
Released: February 11, 1981
Type: Movie
Egyptologist Erica Baron finds more than she bargained for during her long-planned trip to The Land of the Pharoahs - murder, theft, betrayal, love, and a mummy's curse!
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The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy
Title: The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy
Character: Vogon Captain
Released: February 9, 1981
Type: Movie
An Earth Man and his alien friend escape an exploding Earth, and set forth on an odd adventure across the universe with a known fugitive.
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Title: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Character: Vogon Captain
Released: January 5, 1981
Type: TV
Don't Panic! The story of Arthur Dent, an average Englishman who life was spared by his friend, who turned out to be an alien, while the planet Earth is destroyed. His friend tells him about the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, a guide with anything you ever needed, and wanted to know. They travel across the galaxy, meeting friendly, and not so friendly characters in order to find the great question (the answer being 42).
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The Sea Wolves
Title: The Sea Wolves
Character: Mr. Montero
Released: July 3, 1980
Type: Movie
A German spy is passing on information about the location of Allied ships in the neutral harbor of Goa, India, with catastrophic results. Unable to undertake a full military operation in the Portuguese stronghold, English intelligence brings out of retirement a crew of geriatric ex-soldiers, veterans from World War I, using their age as cover. These old soldiers are asked to take to the seas and pull off an unlikely undercover mission.
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The Human Factor
Title: The Human Factor
Character: Boris
Released: December 18, 1979
Type: Movie
A low-ranking Secret Service agent is conned into supplying information to Eastern Bloc countries. Although he is not a suspect due to his unimportant position, when his office partner is hauled in as a suspect he realises he has got himself into very deep water.
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Meetings with Remarkable Men
Title: Meetings with Remarkable Men
Character: Dr. Ivanov
Released: August 5, 1979
Type: Movie
The story of G.I. Gurdjieff an Asian mystic who after a lifetimes study developed a form of meditation incorporating modern dance.
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Title: Tales of the Unexpected
Character: Vasco
Released: March 24, 1979
Type: TV
A British television anthology of stories, often with sinister and wryly comedic undertones, and a twist at the end. With early episodes written and presented by Roald Dahl, the series featured a plethora of big name guest stars.
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Title: Return of the Saint
Character: Elim
Released: September 10, 1978
Type: TV
Follow the swashbuckling exploits of Simon Templar, a modern-day Robin Hood of sorts.
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Title: The Professionals
Character: Villa
Released: December 30, 1977
Type: TV
The lives of Bodie and Doyle, top agents for Britain's CI5 (Criminal Intelligence 5), and their controller, George Cowley. The mandate of CI5 was to fight terrorism and similar high-profile crimes. Cowley, a hard ex-MI5 operative, hand-picked each of his men. Bodie is a cynical ex-SAS paratrooper and mercenary whose nature ran to controlled violence, while his partner, Doyle, comes to CI5 from the regular police force, and is more of an open minded liberal. Their relationship is often contentious, but they are the top men in their field, and the ones to whom Cowley always assigned to the toughest cases.
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Title: Jesus of Nazareth
Character: Pharisee
Released: March 27, 1977
Type: TV
Dramatizes the Birth, Life, Ministry, Crucifixion, and Resurrection of Jesus Christ, largely according to the Holy Bible's New Testament Gospels.
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The Message
Title: The Message
Character: Khosro - Empereur perse
Released: July 30, 1976
Type: Movie
In sixth-century Mecca, Prophet Muhammad receives his first revelation from God as a messenger. Three years later, he's not alone in his quest and publicly declares his prophecy. Muhammad is fought by Abu Sufian and his wife Hind, rulers of Mecca. Muhammad's followers are hunted and tortured but he continues his calling.
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The Omen
Title: The Omen
Character: Father Spiletto
Released: June 25, 1976
Type: Movie
Immediately after their miscarriage, the US diplomat Robert Thorn adopts the newborn Damien without the knowledge of his wife. Yet what he doesn’t know is that their new son is the son of the devil.
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The Message
Title: The Message
Character: Abu-Jahal
Released: March 9, 1976
Type: Movie
Handsomely-mounted historical epic concerns the birth of the Islamic faith and the story of the Prophet Muhammad.
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The Next Victim
Title: The Next Victim
Character: Spiros Lemke
Released: September 23, 1975
Type: Movie
A woman confined to a wheelchair is terrorized by a killer.
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Tiffany Jones
Title: Tiffany Jones
Character: Petcek
Released: August 16, 1973
Type: Movie
Light-hearted and occasionally unclothed adaptation of a British comic strip in the over-the-top, on-beyond-Bond spy fantasy vein. Based on the Daily Mail comic strip.
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Title: Thriller
Character: Spiros Lemke
Released: April 14, 1973
Type: TV
Thriller is a British television series, originally broadcast in the UK from 1973 to 1976. It is an anthology series: each episode has a self-contained story and its own cast. As the title suggests, each story is a thriller of some variety, from tales of the supernatural to down-to-earth whodunits.
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Title: The Adventurer
Character: Nicky Asteri
Released: September 29, 1972
Type: TV
The Adventurer is an ITC Entertainment TV adventure series created by Dennis Spooner that ran for one season from 1972 to 1973. It premiered in the UK on 29 September 1972. The show starred Gene Barry as Gene Bradley, a government agent of independent means who poses as a glamorous American movie star.
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Title: The Protectors
Character: President
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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Pope Joan
Title: Pope Joan
Character: Lothair
Released: August 16, 1972
Type: Movie
Based on the medieval legend of Pope Joan, who was made Pope for a brief period around 855 A.D. The movie presents her existence as fact, though it is questionable that Pope Joan really did exist, and portrays her relationships with other notables of the time.
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Title: The Champions
Character: Garcian
Released: September 25, 1968
Type: TV
The Champions is a British espionage/science fiction/occult detective fiction adventure series consisting of 30 episodes broadcast on the UK network ITV during 1968–1969, produced by Lew Grade's ITC Entertainment production company. The series was broadcast in the US on NBC, starting in summer 1968.
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Battle Beneath the Earth
Title: Battle Beneath the Earth
Character: Gen. Chan Lu
Released: October 1, 1967
Type: Movie
Government officials discover a horrible plot: the Chinese are tunneling their way to the United States.
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The Magnificent Two
Title: The Magnificent Two
Character: President Diaz
Released: July 5, 1967
Type: Movie
Two salesmen travel to a small South American Country to peddle their wares. However the country is in the middle of a major conflict between the Government led by Diaz and the rebels led by Torez. When Torez is accidentally killed the rebels mistaken pick up one of the salesmen, Eric, as he looks like Torez. Eric and Ernie are promised millions to carry on the charade once the rebels take charge. However once Eric takes charge he finds himself back in danger as scheming general Carillo plans to remove the impostor from his role.
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A Man Could Get Killed
Title: A Man Could Get Killed
Character: Politanu
Released: March 25, 1966
Type: Movie
An American businessman visiting Lisbon gets mistaken for a British secret agent who stole some diamonds. As a result, he has everybody in Lisbon after him.
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The Secret of My Success
Title: The Secret of My Success
Character: Rex Mansard
Released: September 29, 1965
Type: Movie
Women (Shirley Jones, Stella Stevens) and his mother help an English constable (James Booth) rise to ruler of a banana republic.
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Mozambique
Title: Mozambique
Character: Da Silva
Released: December 7, 1964
Type: Movie
An American pilot assists the Portuguese colonial police who are battling a gang of criminals involved in drug smuggling from Lisbon to Mozambique to Zanzibar.
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Goldfinger
Title: Goldfinger
Character: Martin Solo
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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Behold a Pale Horse
Title: Behold a Pale Horse
Character: Priest
Released: August 14, 1964
Type: Movie
Manuel Artiguez, a famous bandit during the Spanish civil war, has lived in French exile for 20 years. When his mother is dying he considers visiting her secretly in his Spanish home town. But his biggest enemy, the Spanish police officer Vinolas, prepared a trap at the hospital as a chance to finally catch Artiguez.
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A Shot in the Dark
Title: A Shot in the Dark
Character: Maurice
Released: June 23, 1964
Type: Movie
Inspector Jacques Clouseau, smitten with the accused maid Maria Gambrelli, unwittingly turns a straightforward murder investigation into a comedic series of mishaps, testing the patience of his irritable boss Charles Dreyfus as casualties mount.
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The Secret Door
Title: The Secret Door
Character: Edmundo Vara
Released: June 4, 1964
Type: Movie
World War II espionage in Lisbon with Allied safe-crackers cultivating a master spy and his wife so they can steal Japanese codes that are keys to Axis battle plans.
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Cleopatra
Title: Cleopatra
Character: Ramos
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: The Saint
Character: Inspector Yolu
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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Title: The Saint
Character: Maj. Louis Quintana
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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I tre nemici
Title: I tre nemici
Character: Prof. Otto Kreutz
Released: June 23, 1962
Type: Movie
A meek clerk is hunted by the counterespionage because he has a secret formula tattooed on his bottom.
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Captain Clegg
Title: Captain Clegg
Character: Mr. Rash
Released: June 13, 1962
Type: Movie
A captain and his sailors investigate the rampaging "Marsh Phantoms" terrorizing a coastal town, but their search is hindered by a local reverend and a horrifying curse.
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Satan Never Sleeps
Title: Satan Never Sleeps
Character: Kuznietsky
Released: February 22, 1962
Type: Movie
A priest arrives at a mission-post in China accompanied by a young native girl who has joined him along the way. His job is to relieve the existing priest, who is now too old and weak to continue with the upkeep of the church. However, Communist soldiers arrive at the mission and seize it as a command post. Their leader rapes the native girl and impregnates her, only later to realize that Communism is no good for him. In the end, the foursome flee to the border, but are pursued by Communist forces along the way.
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A Matter of WHO
Title: A Matter of WHO
Character: Rahman
Released: October 3, 1961
Type: Movie
Health officials from the World Health Organization link a smallpox outbreak in Europe to oil drilling in the Middle East.
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Gorgo
Title: Gorgo
Character: Dorkin
Released: February 2, 1961
Type: Movie
Greedy sailors capture a giant lizard off the coast of Ireland and sell it to a London circus. Then its mother shows up.
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Five Golden Hours
Title: Five Golden Hours
Character: Enrico
Released: February 1, 1961
Type: Movie
A petty crook gallantly consoles wealthy widows and is doing all right in his chosen profession until he meets and falls in love with a lovely baroness, who knows all about get-rich-quick schemes.
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Exodus
Title: Exodus
Character: Mordekai
Released: December 15, 1960
Type: Movie
Ari Ben Canaan, a passionate member of the Jewish paramilitary group Haganah, attempts to transport 600 Jewish refugees on a dangerous voyage from Cyprus to Palestine on a ship named the Exodus. He faces obstruction from British forces, who will not grant the ship passage to its destination.
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The 3 Worlds of Gulliver
Title: The 3 Worlds of Gulliver
Character: Filmnap
Released: November 30, 1960
Type: Movie
Doctor Gulliver is poor, so nothing - not even his charming fiancée Elisabeth - keeps him in the town he lives. He signs on to a ship to India, but in a storm he's washed off the ship and ends up on an island, which is inhibitated by very tiny people. After he managed to convince them he's harmless and is accepted as one of their citizens, their king wants to use him in war against a people of giants. Compared to them, even Gulliver is a gnome.
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The Gentle Trap
Title: The Gentle Trap
Character: Ricky Barnes
Released: October 31, 1960
Type: Movie
A young locksmith becomes involved in crime.
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Title: Danger Man
Released: September 11, 1960
Type: TV
Danger Man is a British television series which was broadcast between 1960 and 1962, and again between 1964 and 1968. The series featured Patrick McGoohan as secret agent John Drake. Ralph Smart created the programme and wrote many of the scripts. Danger Man was financed by Lew Grade's ITC Entertainment.
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Oscar Wilde
Title: Oscar Wilde
Character: George Alexander
Released: May 29, 1960
Type: Movie
England, 1891. Ascending writer Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) meets Lord Alfred Douglas, a young nobleman. Over the years, they will maintain an intimate relationship that will be openly criticized by Alfred's father, the Marquis of Queensberry, in such a harsh way that Wilde, instigated by Alfred, decides to sue Queensberry in 1895, accusing him of defamation.
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Once More, with Feeling!
Title: Once More, with Feeling!
Character: Luigi Bardini
Released: February 11, 1960
Type: Movie
The wife of brilliant, but boisterous and ill-tempered conductor of the London Symphony puts up with his childishness, but the last straw is drawn when he begins an affair with a young pianist.
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Title: The Third Man
Released: October 2, 1959
Type: TV
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Killers of Kilimanjaro
Title: Killers of Kilimanjaro
Character: Ali
Released: October 1, 1959
Type: Movie
An American engineer reaches Mombasa to finish the works of an African railroad and to find his predecessor, who has mysteriously disappeared. While the work continues, will have to face several obstacles, especially violent local tribes, Arabs slave traders and wild animals.
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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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Title: Interpol Calling
Character: Ahmed
Released: September 13, 1959
Type: TV
The adventures of Interpol policemen Duval and Mornay as they fought against international drug-running, homicide, robbery and forgery.
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Title: One Step Beyond
Character: Dr. Evans, Minister
Released: January 20, 1959
Type: TV
Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond is an American anthology series created by Merwin Gerard. The original series ran for three seasons on ABC from January 1959 to July 1961.
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Title: One Step Beyond
Character: Klaus Karnak
Released: January 20, 1959
Type: TV
Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond is an American anthology series created by Merwin Gerard. The original series ran for three seasons on ABC from January 1959 to July 1961.
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The Two-Headed Spy
Title: The Two-Headed Spy
Character: Gen. Wagner
Released: November 17, 1958
Type: Movie
Wartime thriller with film noir elements based on a true story as written in A.P. Scotland's autobiography "The London Cage". The plot has greatly exaggerated the actual events of A.P. Scotland's experiences, including the addition of a fictional love interest.
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Sea of Sand
Title: Sea of Sand
Character: German Half-track Officer
Released: November 4, 1958
Type: Movie
A small British army team is sent deep behind enemy lines to destroy a German petrol dump as part of the preparation for a major attack in the North African campaign. Sea of Sand was distributed in the US in a shortened version, Desert Patrol.
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Title: The Invisible Man
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 Woman of Mystery
Title: A Woman of Mystery
Character: Freddy
Released: April 21, 1958
Type: Movie
UK mystery about a reporter investigating the suicide of a seemingly insignificant hatcheck girl.
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The Strange World of Planet X
Title: The Strange World of Planet X
Character: Smith
Released: March 4, 1958
Type: Movie
Near a small English village, a scientific team is conducting experiments with magnetic fields, the results of which may have military applications but the intensification of which seem to be connected to UFO reports, a series of murders, an enormous insect egg, and a strange visitor with exceptional scientific knowledge.
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Title: Sword of Freedom
Released: February 21, 1958
Type: TV
Sword of Freedom was a 1958 drama adventure series for a family audience. Like several of its predecessors, it was produced by Sapphire Films for ITC Entertainment and fitted into the same swashbuckler genre as previous productions. It ran for 39 half-hour monochrome episodes.
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Man from Tangier
Title: Man from Tangier
Character: Voss
Released: November 25, 1957
Type: Movie
International crook Armstrong flees post-war Tangier with priceless forgery plates and is pursued to London where he accidentally swaps coats in a barber's shop with film actor Chuck Collins, setting off a train of events.
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The Flesh Is Weak
Title: The Flesh Is Weak
Character: Angelo Giani
Released: August 6, 1957
Type: Movie
Giani is a pimp who preys on the naïve, ‘just off the bus’ young women who come to post-war London for fortune.
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Interpol
Title: Interpol
Character: Captain Varolli
Released: April 2, 1957
Type: Movie
Spurred on by the death of his drug-addicted sister at the hands of ruthless narcotics kingpin Frank McNally, U.S. drug enforcement agent Charles Sturgis embarks on an investigation that takes him from New York to London, Lisbon, Rome, Naples and finally Athens in pursuit of McNally's shapely associate, Gina Broger.
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Doctor at Large
Title: Doctor at Large
Character: Maharajah of Rhanda
Released: March 26, 1957
Type: Movie
Losing out to Dr. Bingham (Michael Medwin) in a competition for house surgeon when he offends a member of the board, young Dr. Simon Sparrow (Dirk Bogarde) finds himself going from post to post, filling in for other physicians. At one distant country post, he is taken aback when he works with a patient whose husband died after Simon treated the man years before. In another hospital, Simon examines a surprisingly mature teen and also tries courting devoted nurse Nan McPherson (Shirley Eaton).
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Istanbul
Title: Istanbul
Character: Mr. Darius
Released: January 23, 1957
Type: Movie
A suspected diamond smuggler returns to Istanbul and finds the lady love he thought was dead...or does he?
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Title: The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
Character: Hassim
Released: September 15, 1956
Type: TV
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot is a British television series first broadcast in 1956, produced by Sapphire Films for ITC Entertainment and screened on the ITV network. The series starred William Russell as the eponymous Sir Lancelot, a Knight of the Round Table in the time of King Arthur at Camelot.
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The King and I
Title: The King and I
Character: Kralahome
Released: June 29, 1956
Type: Movie
Widowed Welsh mother Anna Loenowens becomes a governess and English tutor to the wives and many children of the stubborn King Mongkut of Siam. Anna and the King have a clash of personalities as she works to teach the royal family about the English language, customs and etiquette, and rushes to prepare a party for a group of European diplomats who must change their opinions about the King.
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23 Paces to Baker Street
Title: 23 Paces to Baker Street
Character: Pillings
Released: May 18, 1956
Type: Movie
Philip Hannon, a blind playwright living in London, overhears part of a conversation , that leads him into a desperate race, to find a kidnapped child. When he gets no help from the police, he along with his butler, and his ex fiancée, attempt to track down the crooks.
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Soho Incident
Title: Soho Incident
Character: Rico Francesi
Released: March 1, 1956
Type: Movie
A boxer is lured into a murder plot by a scheming woman.
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Title: Colonel March of Scotland Yard
Character: Dupont
Released: February 22, 1956
Type: TV
Colonel March of The Department of Queer Complaints investigates unusual cases, locked-room murders, and mysteries concerning the supernatural.
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Passage Home
Title: Passage Home
Character: Gutierres
Released: March 17, 1955
Type: Movie
Set in 1931, the film takes place aboard a merchant ship, briefly harboured in South America. A young woman (Diane Cilento) boards the ship as a passenger, resulting in disharmony among the superstitious crew members. Virtuous seaman Anthony Steel protects the girl from the lecherous advances of captain Peter Finch.
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Monsieur Ripois
Title: Monsieur Ripois
Character: Art
Released: September 30, 1954
Type: Movie
While his wife, Catherine, is finalizing their divorce, serial philanderer Andre invites his latest conquest, Catherine’s best friend, Patricia, over for dinner. Over the course of the evening, Andre shares his entire romantic history since first coming to London as a young man, including his liaisons with his former boss, a marriage-minded young girl and a kindhearted Frenchwoman.
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West of Zanzibar
Title: West of Zanzibar
Character: Lawyer Dhofar
Released: March 24, 1954
Type: Movie
Game warden Bob Payton (Anthony Steel) tracks a ivory smuggling ring through some of the most treacherous passages of the Zanzibar territory.
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West of Zanzibar
Title: West of Zanzibar
Character: Dhofar
Released: March 24, 1954
Type: Movie
Game warden Bob Payton (Anthony Steel) tracks a ivory smuggling ring through some of the most treacherous passages of the Zanzibar territory.
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Escape by Night
Title: Escape by Night
Character: Guillio Rossini
Released: December 1, 1953
Type: Movie
An Italian racketeer on the run in London holes up in a disused theatre with a hard-drinking journalist out to get the full story.
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Black 13
Title: Black 13
Character: Bruno
Released: November 30, 1953
Type: Movie
The son of a college professor who turns to a life of crime after killing a pedestrian in an automobile accident.
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Recoil
Title: Recoil
Character: Farnborough
Released: August 1, 1953
Type: Movie
A jeweller is killed in a gang robbery leaving the daughter as the only witness. When the police can't build a case against him she decides to go undercover to infiltrate the home of the killer's brother. Slowly she is drawn into the world of the rival gangs.
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Wheel of Fate
Title: Wheel of Fate
Character: Riscoe
Released: July 1, 1953
Type: Movie
Two brothers work in their invalid father's repair garage. Johnny is the quiet, reliable one while Ted is younger and wilder. The brothers feud over Lucky, a beautiful band singer. Then their life is complicated: first by a police search for the unknown killer of a man in a dance hall fight, and then by a bookie pressuring Ted to pay his gambling debts.
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Never Let Me Go
Title: Never Let Me Go
Character: Toasting Russian Officer (uncredited)
Released: March 18, 1953
Type: Movie
An American reporter falls in love with a Russian ballet dancer.
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The Gambler and the Lady
Title: The Gambler and the Lady
Character: Tony - Pat's Dance Partner
Released: December 26, 1952
Type: Movie
A greedy but successful professional gambler wants to join the British Establishment when he falls in love with a blue-blooded lady. But first he must mend his ways and then dump his nightclub singer girl friend. She's not so easy to get rid of, neither is his past.
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Wide Boy
Title: Wide Boy
Character: Rocco
Released: April 1, 1952
Type: Movie
Picking a pocket leads to blackmail and murder for a petty criminal in London.
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The Frightened Man
Title: The Frightened Man
Character: Alec Stone
Released: March 1, 1952
Type: Movie
Kicked out of Oxford, a junk dealer's son joins a gang of thieves fenced by his father.
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Judgment Deferred
Title: Judgment Deferred
Character: Pierre Desportes
Released: February 1, 1952
Type: Movie
A group of very strange men, refugees and casualties of the war, rally round when one of their number is framed by a drug racketeer. Co-opting a well-known journalist to their cause, they scheme to bring the racketeer to justice in a home-made "trial" in the crypt of a ruined church.
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Mystery Junction
Title: Mystery Junction
Character: Steve Harding
Released: September 1, 1951
Type: Movie
In this crime drama, an escaped convict is recaptured and charged with killing two people in a lonely waystation during a snowstorm. Fortunately, a novelist is around to prove him innocent.
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The Dark Light
Title: The Dark Light
Character: Luigi
Released: April 23, 1951
Type: Movie
The crew of a lighthouse rescues people they believe to be survivors of a shipwreck, only to find out that they are a gang of bank robbers on the run from the law.
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Night Without Stars
Title: Night Without Stars
Character: White Cap
Released: April 3, 1951
Type: Movie
A partially blind Englishman retires to the French Riviera. He meets and falls for the Widow of a French Resistance fighter but is horrified when he discovers she is involved with smugglers and murderers.
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Assassin for Hire
Title: Assassin for Hire
Character: Catesby
Released: April 1, 1951
Type: Movie
Antonio Riccardi, a rare stamp dealer who is secretly a hired killer, pays for the violin lessons of his gifted brother Giuseppe. To meet the expenses of Giuseppe's concert debut he accepts a further job, but his decision to do so provides Detective Inspector Carson, who has long hoped to ensnare Tony, with an opportunity that might now enable him to bring about his downfall.
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I'll Get You for This
Title: I'll Get You for This
Character: Sperazza
Released: January 1, 1951
Type: Movie
Nick, an American gambler, arrives in San Paolo and falls in love with Colleen, an American tourist, after she loses all of her money at the casino. Nick flees with Colleen after they are framed for murder and he tries to track down the real killer.
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The Blind Goddess
Title: The Blind Goddess
Character: Count Stephan Mikla
Released: September 14, 1948
Type: Movie
Justice, the poets have it, is a blind goddess. Eric Portman stars as the lawyer defending a lord, Hugh Williams, accused by his secretary Michael Dennison of having diverted public funds for his own use.