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- ...ilm director|film director]], best known for the long-running ''[[Carry On films|Carry On]]'' series of British film comedies. ...''[[w:Hamlet (1948 film)|Hamlet]]'' (1948). His editing work included many films directed by his older brother, [[w:Ralph Thomas|Ralph Thomas]]. His own dir7 KB (962 words) - 08:53, 6 February 2023
- * ''[[Eric & Ernie]]'' (2010) one-off drama following the very earliest years of the duo's journey to success ...Scenes]]'' (2010) charting the careers of the duo and making of the above drama5 KB (766 words) - 13:56, 28 January 2023
- ...[[Terry-Thomas]] as her husband.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b8a5c63|title=Too Many Crooks (1959)|publisher=}}</ref> [[Category:1959 films]]6 KB (970 words) - 14:07, 23 November 2022
- ...English character actor.<ref name=bfi>{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9fbd1ccb|title=David Lodge}}</ref> ...Heroes|The Cockleshell Heroes]]'' and going on to feature in many British films usually portraying military types, and often comedic roles.<ref>{{cite web|11 KB (1,719 words) - 12:18, 14 January 2023
- ...y ''[[New York Times]]'', 20 February 2010.</ref> He appeared primarily in films and received a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Music Jeffries built a successful career in British films mainly in comic character roles and as he was prematurely bald he often pla14 KB (1,976 words) - 00:28, 5 February 2023
- ...frequently, mostly in light entertainment but from time to time in serious drama.<ref>[https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/search/20/20?order=asc&q=%22Jack+Train%22 ...is Pink Oboe?]]'' (Series 9, programme 11, first broadcast 12/1/1959). In 1958, Train was the host and interviewer for ''The Stars Rise in The West'', an5 KB (765 words) - 09:02, 17 January 2023
- ...sname''''', also known as '''''The Takers''''', is a 1967 British [[comedy-drama]] film directed and produced by [[Michael Winner]]. It stars [[Oliver Reed] ...ed for itself."<ref>{{cite news |last=Rexroat |first=Gary |date=14 October 1958 |title=Movie Depicts Society Vs. Arts |newspaper=The Kentucky Kernel |url=h9 KB (1,336 words) - 23:00, 23 August 2024
- ...arry On]]'', ''[[Doctor (film series)|Doctor]]'' and ''[[St. Trinian's]]'' films.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.carryon.org.uk/irregularly_c.htm|title=Carry ...ttps://books.google.com/books?id=qEW5BAAAQBAJ&q=cyril+chamberlain+carry+on+films&pg=PT242|title=Carry-On Actors|isbn=9781908382085|last1=Ross|first1=Andrew|11 KB (1,681 words) - 08:01, 3 September 2024
- | alma_mater = [[Central School of Speech and Drama]] ...7).<ref name=guardian/><ref name=bfi>{{cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9fb7e804|title=Michael Ripper|website=BFI}}</ref>13 KB (1,791 words) - 23:12, 6 February 2023
- ...-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406181225/http://www.britmovie.co.uk/films/The-Flesh-and-the-Fiends_1959/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> and is probably be ...rickApr58.htm |archivedate=15 July 2011}}</ref> Her peak year in films was 1958, where she appeared in three prominent film roles, notably as the leading l11 KB (1,557 words) - 14:20, 15 January 2023
- ...lin]] and [[w:saxophone|saxophone]]. After leaving school, Dorning studied drama and dance in [[w:Liverpool|Liverpool]] with the intention of becoming a bal ...)|Mona Lisa]]'' (1986).<ref name=bfi>{{cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9fcd80f1|title=Robert Dorning|website=BFI}}</ref>11 KB (1,737 words) - 12:17, 26 December 2022
- ...4ce2b9ee347b3 |title=John Gregson }}</ref> He was best known for his crime drama and comedy roles. ...officer, or in comedy roles in [[Ealing Studios|Ealing]] and other British films.18 KB (2,700 words) - 17:00, 18 February 2023
- ...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 ...Skin of Our Teeth | Theatricalia|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref> In films, Eaton had a role in ''[[Caesar and Cleopatra (film)|Caesar and Cleopatra]]8 KB (1,123 words) - 13:51, 11 March 2023
- ...Years B.C.]]'', ''[[Mysterious Island (1961 film)|Mysterious Island]]''), drama (''[[Becket (1964 film)|Becket]]'', ''[[Bunny Lake is Missing]]''), and sci ...r by American troops, after which he returned to London. One of the first films he was cast in was [[Bridge on the River Kwai]] which was based on the expe11 KB (1,679 words) - 16:42, 30 November 2022
- ...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
- | known_for = [[Carry On (film series)|''Carry On'' films]]<br/>''[['Allo 'Allo!]]'' ...prominence with his appearances in the [[Carry On (franchise)|''Carry On'' films]].13 KB (1,920 words) - 20:01, 18 July 2024
- ...t [[Southend-on-Sea]] for almost five years. He began to appear in British films from the mid-1950s, including a bit part in the classic [[Ealing Studios|Ea Johns later appeared in the much-maligned [[Ken Russell]] films ''[[Salome's Last Dance]]'' and ''[[The Lair of the White Worm (film)|The L11 KB (1,586 words) - 08:46, 13 February 2023
- ...ce (film)|A Town Like Alice]]'' (1956), ''[[Carve Her Name with Pride]]'' (1958), ''[[Born Free (film)|Born Free]]'' (1966), and ''[[Ring of Bright Water]] ...e of fourteen, after which she attended the [[Central School of Speech and Drama]], at that time based at the [[Royal Albert Hall]], London.<ref>V&A, Theatr18 KB (2,707 words) - 20:32, 7 February 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