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- ...early 1950s to the early 1980s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba259dc19 |title=Lucy Griffiths profile|publisher=Bfi.org.uk| ...e is most famous for her roles in numerous [[Hammer horror|Hammer horror]] films such as ''[[Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell|Frankenstein and the Mon5 KB (761 words) - 16:14, 24 February 2023
- | image = The Ugly Duckling (1959 film).jpg | released = {{Film date|1959|08|09|''UK''|df=y}}{{film date|1960|1|26|''US''}}8 KB (1,298 words) - 09:09, 31 January 2023
- ...such as ''[[Fabian of the Yard]]'' (1954–56) and ''[[The Haunted House of Horror]]'' (1969). He also appeared in ''[[Danger Man]]'' with [[Patrick McGoohan] * ''Hidden Homicide'' (1959) - Ashbury6 KB (875 words) - 12:30, 24 January 2023
- ...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 Fa10 KB (1,602 words) - 00:04, 19 February 2023
- ...on British television until 1991.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f427f80|title=Andrée Melly|website=BFI}}</ref> Her other s ...ée Melly, actress whose many roles included a vampire's victim in a Hammer horror film – obituary|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=9 March 2020|access-date=97 KB (983 words) - 14:08, 24 February 2023
- ...ertfordshire]], England<ref name=bfi>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba1bd9fed|title=Melissa Stribling|website=BFI}}</ref> ...d' theatre. She is best known for playing the role of Mina Holmwood in the horror film ''[[Dracula (1958 film)|Dracula]]'' (1958).7 KB (1,030 words) - 17:51, 25 February 2023
- ...Gielgud]] in ''[[Richard II (play)|Richard II]]''. He appeared in several films produced by [[Ealing Studios]] and the [[Boulting brothers]]. Between 1965 *''[[Danger Within]]'' (1959) as Capt. Rupert Callender7 KB (1,126 words) - 11:03, 23 December 2022
- ...umerous films including eight of the ''[[Carry On (franchise)|Carry On]]'' films. He died on 2 May 1984 in [[Poole]], England.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ww *''[[The Vault of Horror (film)|The Vault of Horror]]'' (1973) - Male Customer (segment "Midnight Mess") (uncredited)13 KB (1,953 words) - 17:05, 26 September 2022
- {{marriage|Leigh Vance|1953|1959|reason=div}} ...Trench, [[w:James Bond|James Bond]]'s love interest in the first two Bond films (''[[w:Dr. No (film)|Dr. No]]'' and ''[[w:From Russia with Love (film)|From8 KB (1,115 words) - 17:58, 19 December 2022
- ...s Donlan]], a character actor in [[w:Hollywood (film industry)|Hollywood]] films of the 1930s. Her early credited roles include Frenchy, the maid, in the horror film ''[[w:The Devil Bat|The Devil Bat]]'' (1940), with [[w:Bela Lugosi|Bel8 KB (1,185 words) - 14:03, 21 January 2023
- ...Clegg]]'' (1962). Reid appeared in three [[James Bond in film|James Bond]] films: as Dr. No's Guard in ''[[Dr. No (film)|Dr. No]]'' (1962), as a temple guar .... Additionally Reid accepted non-sexual roles in a couple of hardcore porn films including ''Arabian Knights'', shot in London in 1979 and released by [[Col7 KB (1,151 words) - 23:17, 21 October 2022
- ...Place of One's Own]]'' (1945) starring [[James Mason]]. [[British National Films Company|British National]] borrowed him for ''[[The Echo Murders]]'' (1946) ...borough's ''[[The Magic Bow]]'' (1946) with Granger and Kent. [[Two Cities Films]] used him in one of its melodramas, ''[[Hungry Hill (film)|Hungry Hill]]''14 KB (2,144 words) - 13:16, 25 February 2023
- ...Frederick Gray|Sir Frederick Gray]] in the ''[[w:James Bond|James Bond]]'' films. ...e quickly became one of the busiest character actors, typically doing five films a year. He also continued to perform on stage, for instance as Iachimo in [12 KB (1,786 words) - 14:28, 23 November 2022
- ...adies. Stone appeared in nine of the [[Carry On (franchise)|''Carry On'']] films, and took part in an episode of the ''[[Carry On Laughing]]'' television se ...), ''[[Oh! What a Lovely War]]'' (1969) and the first two "[[Quatermass]]" films.<ref name=bfi/> Her most serious and arguably most dramatic role was as Len17 KB (2,609 words) - 17:08, 13 April 2023
- ...ut most alumni only had modest film careers, regularly employed in British films but rarely if ever receiving star-billing. Female graduates of the program ...edy ''[[Passport to Pimlico]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6ac27235|title=Here Come the Huggetts (1948)|publisher=}}</r11 KB (1,583 words) - 20:31, 7 February 2023
- ...for his roles in ''[[The Army Game]]'', the [[Carry On films|''Carry On'' films]] and [[w:the Beatles|the Beatles]]' film ''[[w:A Hard Day's Night (film)|A ...ttps://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6ad40b5b|title=I only Arsked! (1959)|website=BFI}}</ref>13 KB (2,026 words) - 14:50, 14 January 2023
- ===Films=== He featured in three of the [[St Trinian's]] films, starting as an army major in ''[[Blue Murder at St Trinian's]]''. He later11 KB (1,583 words) - 22:11, 9 September 2024
- ...ants]]'' (Her Majesty's Theatre 1956), ''The Edwardians'' (Saville Theatre 1959), ''She's Done It Again'' (Garrick Theatre 1969), ''The Avengers'' (Prince ...bruary 1955</ref> A third play, ''Tale of a Summer's Day'', was written in 1959.<ref name=Parker/>11 KB (1,644 words) - 17:41, 24 January 2023
- ...his work for [[w:Hammer Film Productions|Hammer]], for whom he directed 14 films, and [[w:science fiction film]|]s. He enjoyed a long career in the film ind ...starred Askey, ''[[Bees in Paradise]]'' (1944). He followed this with two films starring [[Vic Oliver]] and [[Margaret Lockwood]], ''[[Give Us the Moon]]''16 KB (2,505 words) - 14:22, 24 December 2022
- Cooper had roles in many films including: ''[[Violent Playground]]'' (1958), ''[[Hell Is a City]]'' (1960) * ''[[Friends and Neighbours]]'' (1959) - George Wheeler8 KB (1,310 words) - 16:49, 18 February 2023