• A. E. Matthews
  ...s began production, he enjoyed increasing renown from [[World War II|World War II]] onwards as one of the British cinema's most famous crotchety, and some ...d [[Barry Morse|Barry Morse]], and was later cast in the extremely popular films ''[[Carry On Admiral]], [[Doctor at Large (film)|Doctor at Large]]'' and ''
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• Nicholas Phipps
  ...ter who appeared in stage roles between 1932 and 1967 and more than thirty films between 1940 and 1970. He wrote [[West End theatre|West End]] plays, songs ...in ''Members Only''. His last three appearances before the [[Second World War]] were as Tony Fox-Collier in '' Spring Meeting'' (Ambassadors, May 1938),
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• Hy Hazell
  * Anne Etherton, ''Ten Men And A Miss''; 18th June – 13th October 1951, Aldwych Theatre, London and Opera House, Manchester. ===Films===
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• Terence Longdon
  ...April 2011) was an English actor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba64c7fd9|title=Terence Longdon|website=Bfi.org.uk}}</ref> ...k-on-Trent]], [[w:Nottinghamshire|Nottinghamshire]], England. During World War II, Longdon was a pilot with the [[w:Fleet Air Arm|Fleet Air Arm]], protect
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• Peter Graves, 8th Baron Graves
  ...about town. His career peaked in the mid-to-late 1940s, beginning with the films of director/writer [[Val Guest]], including ''[[Miss London Ltd.]]'' (1943) ...Lilacs in the Spring]]'' (1954).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba93e0162|title=Peter Graves|website=BFI}}</ref> He also appe
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• Ralph Thomas
  ...remembered for directing the ''[[Doctor (film series)|Doctor]]'' series of films. He cast the actor [[James Robertson Justice]] in many of his films. Thomas often worked with the producer [[Betty Box|Betty E. Box]], who was
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• Cecil Parker
  ...upporting roles, often characters with a supercilious demeanour, in his 91 films made between 1928 and 1969. ...name=screenonline/> He appeared less often on television, but many of his films have remained popular and are often shown.
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• Moira Lister
  ...ouse = {{marriage|Jacques Gachassin-Lafite, Viscount of Orthez|1951|1989|end=died}} ...|The Cruel Sea]]'' (1953). She starred in [[Peter Ustinov]]'s long-running 1951 play ''[[The Love of Four Colonels]]'' in the West End.
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• The Lavender Hill Mob
  | image = The Lavender Hill Mob (1951).jpg | released = {{Film date|1951|06|28|UK|ref1=<ref name="Art & Hue">{{cite web|url=http://artandhue.com/sho
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• Jack Watson (actor)
  | yearsactive = 1951–1994 ...from the 1950s onwards.<ref name=bfi>{{cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9fa677ad|title=Jack Watson|website=BFI}}</ref>
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• Wallas Eaton
  ...ion]] and [[theatre]] [[actor]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba63e7437|title=Wallas Eaton|website=BFI}}</ref><ref name=the ...ventually becoming a [[major|major]] in charge of a [[Searchlight#In World War II|searchlight battery]].<ref name="Gifford"/>
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• Jack Howarth (actor)
  ...evision actor, best remembered for his role as grumpy but likeable elderly war veteran [[Albert Tatlock|Albert Tatlock]] in the TV series ''[[Coronation S ...served in [[France|France]] and [[Belgium|Belgium]] in [[World War I|World War I]].<ref>Daily Mirror – 12 November 1980</ref>
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• George Woodbridge (actor)
  ...ayed publicans, policemen or yokels, most prominently in horror and comedy films alongside [[Christopher Lee]] and [[Peter Cushing]].<ref>{{cite web|url=htt ...is film debut in 1940 in ''[[The Big Blockade]]'', he went on to appear in films such as ''[[Green for Danger (film)|Green for Danger]]'' (1946), ''[[The Fa
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• Sam Kydd
  ...lisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=9780719091391}}</ref> He made over 290 films, more than any other British actor, including 119 between 1946 and 1952. ...)|Territorial Army]] serving with the [[Queen Victoria's Rifles]] and when war broke out he was called up for active service.
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• Hermione Baddeley
  ...more]]'' in 1963. She portrayed Mrs Cratchit in the 1951 film ''[[Scrooge (1951 film)|Scrooge]]'' and Ellen the maid in the 1964 Disney film ''[[Mary Poppi ...British [[American War of Independence]] General [[Henry Clinton (American War of Independence)|Sir Henry Clinton]]. Her elder sister, [[Angela Baddeley]]
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• Alan Melville (writer)
  ...ached the rank of [[Wing Commander (rank)|Wing Commander]]. He worked as a war correspondent sending regular dispatches to the BBC. His experience enabled .... After its success, he was signed up on a five-year contract for [[London Films]] by [[Alexander Korda]].<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0578459/ IMDB]</
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• Michael Balcon
  ...a production company known as Ealing Films, and later headed British Lion Films. He served as chairman of the [[British Film Institute]] production board t ...as described in his obituary in ''[[The Times]]'' as a "pioneer of British films" who "had courage, energy and flair for showmanship".<ref name=":1">{{Cite
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• Percy Herbert (actor)
  | years_active = 1951–1987 ...recognisable faces in [[Cinema of the United Kingdom#Post-war cinema|post-war British cinema]].
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• Ronald Frankau
  | death_date = {{Death date and age|1951|09|11|1894|02|22|df=y}} ...way to radio and films.<ref name=bfi>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f4db93a|title=Ronald Frankau|website=BFI}}</ref>
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• Harry Fowler
  *{{marriage|[[w:Joan Dowling|Joan Dowling]]|1951|1954|end=suicide}} In 1951, Fowler married actress [[w:Joan Dowling|Joan Dowling]], who committed suic
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