Robert Brown

Robert Brown

1921-07-23 Swanage, Dorset, England, UK 53 Credits

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Licence to Kill

Licence to Kill

1989

as M

6.4
Acting

After capturing the notorious drug lord Franz Sanchez, Bond's close friend and former CIA agent Felix Leiter is left for dead and his wife is murdered...

The Hidden

The Hidden

1987

as Agent Bach

6.9
Acting

When average, law-abiding citizens suddenly turn to a life of hedonistic behavior and violent crime, Detective Tom Beck is tasked with helping young F...

The Living Daylights

The Living Daylights

1987

as M

6.5
Acting

After a defecting Russian general reveals a plot to assassinate foreign spies, James Bond is assigned a secret mission to dispatch the new head of the...

A View to a Kill

A View to a Kill

1985

as M

6.2
Acting

A newly-developed microchip designed by Zorin Industries for the British Government that can survive the electromagnetic radiation caused by a nuclear...

The Life and Death of King John

The Life and Death of King John

1984

as Earl of Pembroke

7.0
Acting

The reign of England's King John is threatened by Philip of France who demands that John's nephew Arthur be placed on the throne. Pragmatic and decisi...

Octopussy

Octopussy

1983

as M

6.4
Acting

James Bond is sent to investigate after a fellow “00” agent is found dead with a priceless Indian Fabergé egg. Bond follows the mystery and uncovers a...

Lion of the Desert

Lion of the Desert

1981

as Al Fadeel

7.3
Acting

This movie tells the story of Omar Mukhtar, an Arab Muslim rebel who fought against the Italian conquest of Libya during the second Italo-Senussi War....

Pilgrim, Farewell

Pilgrim, Farewell

1980

as Luke

2.0
Acting

A woman suffering from terminal cancer struggles to resolve several relationships in her life: a devoted but stressed lover, an estranged sister, and ...

Henry IV Part 1

Henry IV Part 1

1979

as Sir Walter Blunt

7.0
Acting

Henry Bolingbroke has now been crowned King of England, but faces a rebellion headed by the embittered Earl of Northumberland and his son (nicknamed '...

The Passage

The Passage

1979

as Major

6.2
Acting

During WW 2, a Basque shepherd is approached by the underground, who wants him to lead a scientist and his family across the Pyrenees. While being pur...

Warlords of Atlantis

Warlords of Atlantis

1978

as Briggs

5.7
Acting

Searching for the lost world of Atlantis, Prof. Aitken, his son Charles and Greg Collinson are betrayed by the crew of their expedition's ship, attrac...

Red Shift

Red Shift

1978

as Rector

7.4
Acting

Three men at three different times in history come to Mow Top hill in search of sanctuary from their troubles. A Roman soldier, a medieval rebel and a...

The Spy Who Loved Me

The Spy Who Loved Me

1977

as Admiral Hargreaves

6.8
Acting

Russian and British submarines with nuclear missiles on board both vanish from sight without a trace. England and Russia both blame each other as Jame...

The Message

The Message

1976

as Otba

7.2
Acting

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 pub...

Demons of the Mind

Demons of the Mind

1972

as Fischinger

5.3
Acting

A physician discovers that two children are being kept virtually imprisoned in their house by their father. He investigates, and discovers a web of se...

Fun and Games

Fun and Games

1971

as Ralph

4.6
Acting

The daughter of a British prison governor returns from an American finishing school, and chases after the inmates of her Dad's prison.

Private Road

Private Road

1971

as Mr. Halpern

6.3
Acting

Receptionist Anne’s new relationship with nascent writer Peter is opening her eyes to a new lifestyle, one far removed from her comfortable middle-cla...

One Million Years B.C.

One Million Years B.C.

1966

as Akhoba

6.1
Acting

As the Earth wrestles with its agonizing birth, the peoples of this barren and desolate world struggle to survive. Driven by animal instinct they comp...

Operation Crossbow

Operation Crossbow

1965

as Air Commodore

6.8
Acting

Allied agents infiltrate the Nazi rocket complex at Peenemunde in order to obtain their secrets and sabotage the plant. The film alternates between Ge...

Clash by Night

Clash by Night

1964

7.0
Acting

A gangster is caught and arrested by police. When he's being transported by bus -- filled with innocent civilians -- it's hi-jacked by his gang in att...

The Masque of the Red Death

The Masque of the Red Death

1964

as Guard

6.6
Acting

A European prince terrorizes the local peasantry while using his castle as a refuge against the "Red Death" plague that stalks the land.

Macbeth

Macbeth

1964

as Bloody Sergeant

6.0
Acting

Hallmark Hall of Fame's second version of Shakespeare's classic play, with the same two stars and the same director as its first version, but a differ...

All in Good Time

All in Good Time

1964

as George Fitch, Landlord

Acting

A Guinness advert in the form of a short comic film set in a traditional country pub.

Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow

Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow

1963

as Sam Farley

7.0
Acting

English vicar Dr. Syn becomes a scarecrow on horseback by night to thwart King George III's taxmen.

The Double

The Double

1963

as Richard Harrison

6.0
Acting

A man who has been left for dead by the impostor who takes his place returns to bring him to justice.

Billy Budd

Billy Budd

1962

as Arnold Talbot, Maintopman

7.3
Acting

Billy is an innocent, naive seaman in the British Navy in 1797. When the ship's sadistic master-at-arms is murdered, Billy is accused and tried.

The 300 Spartans

The 300 Spartans

1962

as Pentheus

6.4
Acting

Essentially true story of how Spartan king Leonidas led an extremely small army of Greek Soldiers (300 of his personal body guards from Sparta) to hol...

A Story of David

A Story of David

1960

as Jashobeam

4.2
Acting

Directed by Bob McNaught. King Saul of Israel is jealous of the fame and adoration of David, who long ago slew Goliath and brought victory to Saul's a...

Sands of the Desert

Sands of the Desert

1960

as 1st Tourist

6.3
Acting

In this British comedy set in Saudi Arabia, a gentle British travel-agency clerk decides that it would be a smashing idea to open up a desert resort i...

The Challenge

The Challenge

1960

as Bob Crowther

5.3
Acting

Jailed for his role in a gang heist and ditched by its female leader (Jayne Mansfield), a widower (Anthony Quayle) decides to keep the loot.

Sink the Bismarck!

Sink the Bismarck!

1960

as Gunnery Officer - 'King George V' (uncredited)

6.8
Acting

The story of the breakout of the German battleship Bismarck—accompanied by the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen—during the early days of World War II. The Bi...

Where I Live

1960

as Bert Turner

Acting

Dad has been living with daughter Jessy for years and she needs a break. She suggests he could live with her prosperous brother George. George has oth...

Ben-Hur

Ben-Hur

1959

as Chief of Rowers (uncredited)

7.9
Acting

In 25 AD, Judah Ben-Hur, a Jew in ancient Judea, opposes the occupying Roman empire. Falsely accused by a Roman childhood friend-turned-overlord of t...

Shake Hands with the Devil

Shake Hands with the Devil

1959

as First Sergeant 'Black & Tans'

6.5
Acting

In 1921 Dublin, the IRA battles the "Black & Tans," special British forces given to harsh measures. Irish-American medical student Kerry O'Shea hopes ...

Passport to Shame

Passport to Shame

1958

as Mike

6.4
Acting

British melodrama about a cabbie befriending a girl caught up in the white slave trade.

The Steel Bayonet

The Steel Bayonet

1958

as Sgt. Maj. Gill

5.4
Acting

Tunis, 1943. Battle-weary troops of Company C have orders to occupy a derelict Tunisian farmhouse. They are to establish an artillery observation post...

Campbell's Kingdom

Campbell's Kingdom

1957

as Ben Creasy

5.6
Acting

Given only six months to live, Englishman Bruce Campbell goes to Canada to claim "Campbell's Kingdom", the land he inherited from his grandfather. In ...

The Abominable Snowman

The Abominable Snowman

1957

as Edward Shelley

6.2
Acting

A kindly English botanist and a gruff American promoter lead an expedition to the Himalayas in search of the legendary Yeti.

Kill Me Tomorrow

Kill Me Tomorrow

1957

as Steve Ryan

5.2
Acting

A reporter who needs cash for his son's operation is paid by a smuggler to take a murder rap.

A Hill in Korea

A Hill in Korea

1956

as Pvt. O'Brien

6.6
Acting

Based on real events, A Hill in Korea charts the fortunes of a small group of British soldiers serving in the Korean War. Out on a routine patrol, the...

The Man Who Never Was

The Man Who Never Was

1956

as French

7.0
Acting

The true story of a British effort to trick the Germans into weakening Sicily's defenses before the 1943 attack. A dead soldier is dressed as a Britis...

Lost

Lost

1956

as Farmer with Shotgun

7.0
Acting

U.S. Embassy employee Lee Cochrane and his wife, Sue, receive a shock when they discover that their 18-month-old son, Simon, has disappeared in London...

Helen of Troy

Helen of Troy

1956

as Polydorus

6.3
Acting

Prince Paris of Troy, shipwrecked on a mission to the king of Sparta, meets and falls for Queen Helen before he knows who she is. Rudely received by t...

The Dark Avenger

The Dark Avenger

1955

as First French Knight

6.0
Acting

Edward, Prince of Wales, son and heir to his father King Edward III of England, leads an English army to the French province of Aquitaine to protect t...

Passage Home

Passage Home

1955

as Shane

5.6
Acting

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 passe...

Wuthering Heights

1953

as Hindley Earnshaw

Acting

Mistreated foundling Heathcliff and his stepsister Catherine fall in love, but when she marries a wealthy man, he becomes obsessed with getting reveng...

The Large Rope

The Large Rope

1953

as Mick Jordan

5.5
Acting

After being framed for a murder he didn't commit, Tom Penney (Donald Houston) serves his time and returns to his rural English home to establish a qui...

Noose for a Lady

Noose for a Lady

1953

as Jonas Rigg

5.7
Acting

A woman has been sentenced to death by hanging. Her cousin believes she is innocent and he works against time to prove it before she is executed.

The Gambler and the Lady

The Gambler and the Lady

1952

as John - Waiter at Max's Dive (uncredited)

5.2
Acting

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...

Time, Gentlemen, Please!

Time, Gentlemen, Please!

1952

as Bill Jordan

8.0
Acting

Because of its high productivity and "almost" 100 per cent employment, the town of Hayhoe, England is expecting a visit from the Prime Minister. The "...

Derby Day

Derby Day

1952

as Foster - Berkeley's Butler

6.5
Acting

Entertaining ensemble piece dealing with several characters who are on the way to the races on Derby day. It cleverly blends dramatic, romantic and co...

Death of an Angel

Death of an Angel

1952

as Jim Pollard

6.0
Acting

The angel of the title is Jane Baxter, the wife of country physician Patrick Barr. Everybody in the small British village where she lives thinks the w...

The Third Man

The Third Man

1949

as Britush Military Policeman in Sewer Chase (uncredited)

7.9
Acting

In postwar Vienna, Austria, Holly Martins, a writer of pulp Westerns, arrives penniless as a guest of his childhood chum Harry Lime, only to learn he ...