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- * ''[[Meet the Navy (film)|Meet the Navy]]'' (1946) - Johnny * ''[[Brass Monkey (film)|Brass Monkey]]'' (1948) - Detective Mann6 KB (803 words) - 08:04, 3 October 2024
- | nationality = Canadian '''Bernard Chastey Braden''' (16 May 1916 – 2 February 1993) was a [[Canadian|Canadian]]-born British [[actor|actor]] and [[comedian|comedian]], who is best known7 KB (1,060 words) - 18:20, 12 February 2023
- ...he village of [[Harwell, Oxfordshire|Harwell]], [[Berkshire]], to [[French Canadian]] parents, he became a [[bantamweight]] [[boxing]] champion. ...as not known for cinematic roles, but in 1979 he appeared in the soft-porn film ''Queen of the Blues'' starring [[Mary Millington]] and [[Milton Reid]].<re5 KB (755 words) - 15:21, 24 February 2023
- ...and Henry Edward Stevens.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/76/Ronnie-Stevens.html|title = Ronnie Stevens Biography (1925-)}}</ref> He ...1996 film ''[[Brassed Off]]'', and the 1998 film ''[[The Parent Trap (1998 film)|The Parent Trap]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/artist/ron8 KB (1,211 words) - 10:32, 18 January 2023
- Woodbridge was born in Liverpool to Canadian mother and his father was from [[County Donegal]] in Ireland. He was raised ...Calls (1954 film)|An Inspector Calls]]'' (1954), and ''[[Richard III (1955 film)|Richard III]]'' (1955).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aveleyman.com/ActorC10 KB (1,602 words) - 00:04, 19 February 2023
- ...nd-up comedy|stand-up comedian]] and comedy actor whose career encompassed film, [[West End theatre]] and [[music hall]]. ===Film extra===19 KB (2,893 words) - 16:36, 28 September 2024
- ...tor following the Second World War and began appearing in various theatre, film and television roles, including support to [[Arthur Haynes]] as his straigh ...s career while training as an engineering apprentice; he was discovered by Canadian impresario [[Carroll Levis]], and appeared in his radio show.<ref>{{cite ne29 KB (4,217 words) - 13:07, 14 January 2023
- ...ollywood where he appeared in the film ''[[w:Tom Brown's School Days (1940 film)|Tom Brown's School Days]]'' and at the [[w:Cocoanut Grove, Santa Cruz, Cal ...ld War]] Green served as a pilot in the [[w:Royal Canadian Air Force|Royal Canadian Air Force]], ferrying aircraft across the [[w:Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic]] wit19 KB (2,899 words) - 14:38, 27 December 2022
- | unit = Film Unit ...le'']], ''[[Some Will, Some Won't]]'', and [[No Sex Please, We're British (film)|''No Sex Please, We're British'']]. He first worked with Ronnie Barker in30 KB (4,195 words) - 15:14, 23 December 2022
- ...two feature films: ''[[The Raggedy Rawney]]'' (1988) and ''[[Rainbow (1996 film)|Rainbow]]'' (1996). ...Best Actor Award (Cannes Film Festival)|Best Actor Award]] at the [[Cannes Film Festival]], the [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role]] and the [[36 KB (4,989 words) - 09:08, 24 January 2023
- ...or]] for his portrayal of King [[Louis XVI]] in ''[[Marie Antoinette (1938 film)|Marie Antoinette]]''. ...e when cast as a pompous windbag." [[Ephraim Katz]] in his ''International Film Encyclopaedia'' describes Morley as "a rotund, triple-chinned, delightful c25 KB (3,637 words) - 23:21, 13 February 2023
- ...ooke-Taylor performed in the television series ''On the Braden Beat'' with Canadian [[Bernard Braden]],<ref name="guardian">{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguard ...ylor appeared as two characters in the film ''[[One Man Band (Orson Welles film)|One Man Band]]'' directed by [[Orson Welles]]; however, the project was ne29 KB (4,138 words) - 15:30, 24 August 2024
- [[File:The British comedian Tommy Handley rehearses with actors from his ITMA show and the Royal Marines band during a visit to the Home Fl ...ilder: Tommy Handley and ITMA", ''The Age'', 4 February 1950, p. 8</ref> A Canadian newspaper quoted an American who heard the show: "I can't understand a word17 KB (2,629 words) - 17:21, 19 December 2022
- | occupation = [[Film producer]]s and [[film director|director]]s ...<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/company/co0103294/?ref_=ttco_co_4 IMDb: Charter Film Productions] Linked 2013-05-24</ref>27 KB (3,986 words) - 22:27, 24 August 2024
- {{Infobox film | editing = [[Frederick Wilson (film editor)|Frederick Wilson]]21 KB (3,293 words) - 14:53, 11 February 2023
- {{Infobox film | released = {{Film date|df=y|1968|09|26}}28 KB (4,176 words) - 23:49, 2 February 2023
- ...ed]]'' and ''[[The Way to the Stars]]''. After the war, he appeared in the film ''[[Brief Encounter]]'' and made a series of films for Ealing Studios, incl ...that he played on Broadway, the West End and in the [[My Fair Lady (film)|film version in 1964]]. The role brought him international fame, and his perform56 KB (8,391 words) - 00:06, 23 February 2023
- ...hout the use of punch lines. He made his directorial debut with the Python film ''[[Monty Python and the Holy Grail|Holy Grail]]'', which he co-directed wi ...[[BAFTA Cymru]] Awards for his outstanding contribution to television and film. After living for several years with a degenerative [[aphasia]], he gradual56 KB (7,720 words) - 19:07, 4 September 2024
- ...he House]]'' (1954) for the [[Rank Organisation]], he later acted in [[Art film|art-house]] films. In a second career, he wrote seven best-selling volumes ..., ''[[A Bridge Too Far (film)|A Bridge Too Far]]'' (1977) and ''[[Despair (film)|Despair]]'' (1978). He was appointed a [[Ordre des Arts et des Lettres|Com43 KB (6,535 words) - 10:41, 25 August 2024
- ...V]], [[Pluto TV]], and [[Hulu]], and for purchase in the [[iTunes Store]]. Canadian channel [[G4 Canada|G4]] ran the programme during their [[Adult Digital Dis ...rthur Strong]]'' and his work on ''[[The Walshes]]'', and the ''IT Crowd'' actors had also taken on other commitments. Thus it wasn't until June 2013 that th35 KB (5,010 words) - 16:06, 25 August 2024