George Coulouris

George Coulouris

1903-10-01 Manchester, England, UK 87 Credits

Biography

George Coulouris was a British stage, film and television actor. George Alexander Coulouris was an English film and stage actor. He was perhaps best known for his collaborations with Orson Welles, most notably Citizen Kane.

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Inside the Tower

2015

as John Gurney (archive footage)

Acting

A look back at a 70s cult classic, Tower of Evil.

The Sets of Marinus

The Sets of Marinus

2009

as Arbitan (archive footage)

Acting

The Sets of Marinus is a BBC documentary looking at set design for the Doctor Who story The Keys of Marinus. It was released on the DVD of the serial.

The Daedalus Equations

The Daedalus Equations

1976

as Hans Daedalus

Acting

Hans Daedalus has defected from East Germany to the West. Is it possible that his opacity equations live on after his death?

The Ritz

The Ritz

1976

as Old Man Vespucci

6.1
Acting

To escape from a mobster, businessman Gaetano Proclo orders a cab driver to take him to a place where he can't be found. Unfortunately for Gaetano, th...

Shout at the Devil

Shout at the Devil

1976

as El Keb

6.0
Acting

During World War One an English adventurer, an American elephant poacher and the latter's attractive young daughter, set out to destroy a German battl...

Murder on the Orient Express

Murder on the Orient Express

1974

as Doctor

7.1
Acting

In 1935, when his train is stopped by deep snow, detective Hercule Poirot is called on to solve a murder that occurred in his car the night before.

The Antichrist

The Antichrist

1974

as Father Mittner

6.1
Acting

An Italian nobleman seeks help after his paralyzed daughter becomes possessed by the spirit of a malevolent ancestress.

Percy's Progress

Percy's Progress

1974

as Professor Godowski

3.6
Acting

Percy, the man with the world's first penis transplant, discovers that there is a chemical in the world's water that makes men impotent.

Mahler

Mahler

1974

as Doctor Roth

6.7
Acting

Famed composer Gustav Mahler reflects on the tragedies of his life and failing marriage while traveling by train.

Papillon

Papillon

1973

as Dr. Chatal

7.8
Acting

A man befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence on a dreadful prison island, which inspires the man to plot his esca...

The Final Programme

The Final Programme

1973

as Dr Powys

5.1
Acting

After the death of his Nobel Prize-winning father, billionaire physicist Jerry Cornelius becomes embroiled in the search for the mysterious "Final Pro...

Coffee, Tea or Me?

Coffee, Tea or Me?

1973

as Doctor

Acting

An airline stewardess juggles a life that includes a husband in Los Angeles and another one in London.

The Stranger

The Stranger

1973

as Max Greene

3.6
Acting

An astronaut enters a vortex and crash-lands on a parallel planet where he's not welcome.

The Suicide Club

The Suicide Club

1973

Acting

A young gambler seeking greater challenges joins a card club where the members literally gamble for their lives.

Tower of Evil

Tower of Evil

1972

as John Gurney

5.7
Acting

A group of experienced archeologists are searching for an old and mystic Phoenician treasure when they are surprised by a series of mysterious murders...

Blood from the Mummy's Tomb

Blood from the Mummy's Tomb

1971

as Professor Berrigan

5.6
Acting

Two Egyptologists, Professor Fuchs and Corbeck, are instrumental in unleashing unmitigated horror by bringing back to England the mummified body of Ta...

Unfair!

1970

as Judge

Acting

This incredibly strange short film was commissioned by the union ACTT (Association of Cinematograph, Television and allied Technicians, of which the f...

No Blade of Grass

No Blade of Grass

1970

as Mr. Sturdevant

5.3
Acting

A strange new virus has appeared, which only attacks strains of grasses such as wheat and rice, and the world is descending into famine and chaos. Arc...

Land Raiders

Land Raiders

1969

as Cardenas

5.1
Acting

An outlaw committing a string of robberies and murders manages to blame the crimes on Apaches, bringing about an Indian war.

The Assassination Bureau

The Assassination Bureau

1969

as Swiss Peasant

6.6
Acting

In 1908 London, a women's rights campaigner discovers the Assassination Bureau Limited, an organization that kills for justice. When its motives are c...

Koroshi

Koroshi

1968

as Controller

Acting

Secret agent John Drake (aka Danger Man) goes to Japan to infiltrate a secret society that specializes in murder. - This film was originally conceive...

Too Many Thieves

Too Many Thieves

1966

as Andrew

4.5
Acting

When some priceless Macedonian treasures are swiped, lawyer Falk arrives to get to the bottom of things. Compiled from the series "Trials of O'Brien"...

Arabesque

Arabesque

1966

as Ragheeb

6.2
Acting

When a plot against a prominent Middle Eastern politician is uncovered, David Pollock, a professor of ancient hieroglyphics at Oxford University, is r...

The Skull

The Skull

1965

as Dr. Londe

6.0
Acting

An occult investigator buys the 150-year-old skull of the Marquis de Sade, which turns out to be possessed by evil spirits.

The Crooked Road

The Crooked Road

1965

as Carlo

5.0
Acting

An investigative reporter travels to a small European country with the hope of exposing its dictator's family secrets.

Scruggs

1965

Acting

Ben Scruggs is an intellectual gangster who lives his life like a poker game.

Doctor Who: The Keys of Marinus

Doctor Who: The Keys of Marinus

1964

as Arbitan

5.9
Acting

The TARDIS arrives on the planet Marinus on an island of glass surrounded by a sea of acid. The travellers are forced by the elderly Arbitan to retrie...

The Russian Miracle

The Russian Miracle

1963

as (English version narrator)

8.0
Acting

Das russische Wunder (The Russian Miracle) (1963) is a two-part East German documentary directed by Annelie and Andrew Thorndike. The documentary chro...

King of Kings

King of Kings

1961

as Camel Driver

7.1
Acting

Who is Jesus, and why does he impact all he meets? He is respected and reviled, emulated and accused, beloved, betrayed, and finally crucified. Yet th...

Fury at Smugglers' Bay

Fury at Smugglers' Bay

1961

as François Lejeune

5.0
Acting

It is the end of the 18th century and smuggling is considered to be a legitimate spare-time occupation for most fishermen around the British shores. B...

Surprise Package

Surprise Package

1960

as Dr. Panzer

5.8
Acting

Comic crime caper, set on a Greek island, starring Yul Brynner and Mitzi Gaynor.

The Boy Who Stole a Million

The Boy Who Stole a Million

1960

as Bank Manager

5.8
Acting

A boy gets involved in a bank robbery

Bluebeard's 10 Honeymoons

Bluebeard's 10 Honeymoons

1960

as Lacoste

6.1
Acting

A murderer enriches his finances by marrying and then killing off a series of wealthy women.

Son of Robin Hood

Son of Robin Hood

1958

as Alan A Dale

4.4
Acting

Ten years after the death of Robin Hood, the bandit of Sherwood Forest and defender of the Crown, the power-mad Duke Simon Des Roches plots to seize t...

Spy in the Sky!

Spy in the Sky!

1958

as Col. Benedict

4.5
Acting

Women distract a U.S. agent fighting Soviet spies over a German scientist and his secret plans.

The Big Money

The Big Money

1958

as The Colonel

6.4
Acting

Petty thief Willie Frith steals a suitcase full of bank notes, only to find out that they have been given all the same serial number. But this is only...

Law and Disorder

Law and Disorder

1958

as Sergeant Bolton

6.2
Acting

When Percy Brand, a habitual confidence trickster, keeps being sent down, he goes to great lengths to ensure that his son Colin, does not find out abo...

Law and Disorder

Law and Disorder

1958

as 'Bennie' Bensuson

6.2
Acting

When Percy Brand, a habitual confidence trickster, keeps being sent down, he goes to great lengths to ensure that his son Colin, does not find out abo...

Tank Force!

Tank Force!

1958

as Italian POW camp commandant

6.2
Acting

During World War II, members of a British tank unit in northern Africa are captured and held prisoners by Germans.

Womaneater

Womaneater

1958

as Dr. James Moran

4.4
Acting

A mad scientist captures women and feeds them to a flesh-eating tree, which in turn gives him a serum that helps bring the dead back to life.

I Accuse!

I Accuse!

1958

as Colonel Sandherr

6.1
Acting

Alfred Dreyfus, a German-Jewish captain serving in the French Army, is falsely accused of treason and made a scapegoat for military espionage in an ac...

Seven Thunders

Seven Thunders

1957

as Paul Bourdin

5.5
Acting

Escaping British prisoners of war hide out in German occupied France.

Kill Me Tomorrow

Kill Me Tomorrow

1957

as Heinz Webber

5.2
Acting

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

The Man Without a Body

The Man Without a Body

1957

as Karl Brussard

3.8
Acting

A wealthy business man discovers he has a brain tumor and seeks medical help. The business man finds a scientist experimenting with transplanting monk...

Tarzan and the Lost Safari

Tarzan and the Lost Safari

1957

as Carl Kraski

5.4
Acting

Tarzan leads five passengers from a downed airplane out of the jungle. En route white hunter Hawkins tries to sell them to the Oparian chief.

Doctor at Large

Doctor at Large

1957

as Pascoe

5.6
Acting

Losing out to Dr. Bingham (Michael Medwin) in a competition for house surgeon when he offends a member of the board, young Dr. Simon Sparrow (Dirk Bog...

Private's Progress

Private's Progress

1956

as Padre

6.6
Acting

Stanley Windrush has to interrupt his university education when he is called up towards the end of the war. He quickly proves himself not to be office...

Doctor at Sea

Doctor at Sea

1955

as "Chippie" the Carpenter

5.4
Acting

The second of the seven "Doctor" films, based on Richard Gordon's novels and released between 1954 and 1970. A bachelor doctor goes to sea to escape t...

Mask of Dust

Mask of Dust

1954

as 'Pic' Dallapiccola

4.2
Acting

An idol of auto-racing fans attempts a comeback after serving in the Air Force. When his former rival lies dying in the hospital he must decide whethe...

The Teckman Mystery

The Teckman Mystery

1954

as Andrew Garvin

6.0
Acting

A fiction writer begins working on a biography of a pilot who went down during the test flight of a new plane and finds himself soon involved in a ser...

Duel in the Jungle

Duel in the Jungle

1954

as Capt. Malburn

5.9
Acting

An American insurance investigator is sent to Rhodesia to investigate the mysterious death of a diamond broker who drowned whilst diving off the coast...

Doctor in the House

Doctor in the House

1954

as Briggs

6.5
Acting

The first of the seven "Doctor" films, based on Richard Gordon's novels and released between 1954 and 1970. Simon Sparrow is a newly arrived medical ...

A Day to Remember

A Day to Remember

1953

as Foreign Legion Captain

7.1
Acting

A group of men from a London pub are going on a darts team outing to Boulogne. Various members of the party have different reasons for going and get i...

The Heart of the Matter

The Heart of the Matter

1953

as Portuguese Captain

6.6
Acting

Based on Graham Greene’s novel, a married colonial police chief struggles with his conscience when he has an affair with a younger woman.

The Dog and the Diamonds

The Dog and the Diamonds

1953

as Forbes

5.5
Acting

A group of children establish their own zoo in the garden of a disused house, which proves to be the headquarters of a gang of crooks.

The Runaway Bus

The Runaway Bus

1953

as Ernest Schroeder

6.0
Acting

When heavy fog prevents any flights from leaving London Airport, a group of passengers are put on a bus driven by Percy Lamb to drive to another airpo...

Venetian Bird

Venetian Bird

1952

as Chief of Police Spadoni

5.9
Acting

Private eye Edward Mercer travels to Venice to locate a man due a reward for his aid in the war. Shortly after arriving, he becomes the prime suspect ...

Outcast of the Islands

Outcast of the Islands

1951

as Babalatchi

5.8
Acting

After financial improprieties are discovered at the Eastern trading company where he works, Peter Willems flees the resulting disgrace and criminal ch...

Appointment with Venus

Appointment with Venus

1951

as Captain Weiss

5.1
Acting

At the outbreak of WWII the British realise they can't prevent the invasion of the Channel Islands. However, someone realises that a prize cow is on t...

Kill or Be Killed

Kill or Be Killed

1950

as Victor Sloma

5.7
Acting

An innocent man accused of a murder hides out aboard a steam ship in South American.

Joan of Arc

Joan of Arc

1948

as Sir Robert de Baudricourt, Governor of Vaucouleurs

6.1
Acting

In the 15th Century, France is a defeated and ruined nation after the One Hundred Years War against England. The fourteen-year-old farm girl Joan of A...

A Southern Yankee

A Southern Yankee

1948

as Maj. Jack Drumman aka The Grey Spider

5.2
Acting

Red Skelton plays Aubrey Filmore, a feather-brained but lovable bellboy who dreams of becoming an agent for the Union's secret service during the Civi...

Beyond Glory

Beyond Glory

1948

as Lew Proctor

7.3
Acting

Thinking he may have caused the death of his commanding officer Captain Daniels in Tunisia, Rocky visits Daniels' widow. She falls for him, he falls f...

Sleep, My Love

Sleep, My Love

1948

as Charles Vernay

6.4
Acting

A woman wakes up in the middle of the night on board a train, but she can't remember how she got there. Danger and suspense ensue.

Where There's Life

Where There's Life

1947

as Prime Minister Krivoc

5.6
Acting

In a far off country, their king is critically wounded after an assassination attempt and the only heir is a timid New York radio personality, Michael...

California

California

1947

as Capt. Pharaoh Coffin

6.5
Acting

"Wicked" Lily Bishop joins a wagon train to California, led by Michael Fabian and Johnny Trumbo, but news of the Gold Rush scatters the train. When Jo...

Mr. District Attorney

Mr. District Attorney

1947

as James Randolph

6.5
Acting

An assistant district attorney gets mixed-up with a woman who is working for the group that he is investigating.

The Verdict

The Verdict

1946

as Supt. John R. Buckley

6.6
Acting

After an innocent man is executed in a case he was responsible for, a Scotland Yard superintendent finds himself investigating the murder of his key w...

Nobody Lives Forever

Nobody Lives Forever

1946

as Doc Ganson

6.2
Acting

A con artist falls for the rich widow he's trying to fleece.

Confidential Agent

Confidential Agent

1945

as Captain Currie

5.6
Acting

During the Spanish Civil War, an agent on a mission to purchase coal meets with murder and counterspies.

Lady on a Train

Lady on a Train

1945

as Mr. Saunders, Circus Club Manager

6.6
Acting

While watching from her train window, Nikki Collins witnesses a murder in a nearby building. When she alerts the police, they think she has read one t...

Hotel Berlin

Hotel Berlin

1945

as Joachim Helm

6.1
Acting

An assortment of diverse characters gather at the Hotel Berlin in World War II Germany as the Third Reich falls.

A Song to Remember

A Song to Remember

1945

as Louis Pleyel

6.3
Acting

Prof. Joseph Elsner guides his protégé Frydryk Chopin through his formative years to early adulthood in Poland. The professor takes him to Paris, wher...

None But the Lonely Heart

None But the Lonely Heart

1944

as Jim Mordinoy

6.3
Acting

When an itinerant reluctantly returns home to help his sickly mother run her shop, they're both tempted to turn to crime to help make ends meet.

The Master Race

The Master Race

1944

as Von Beck

6.2
Acting

When allied troops liberate a small battle-scarred Belgium town in 1944 the American and British commanders do all they can to help the war-weary peop...

Mr. Skeffington

Mr. Skeffington

1944

as Dr. Byles

6.6
Acting

A beautiful but vain woman who rejects the love of her older husband must face the loss of her youth and beauty.

Between Two Worlds

Between Two Worlds

1944

as Mr. Lingley

7.0
Acting

Passengers on an ocean liner can't recall how they got onboard or where they are going. Soon it becomes apparent that they all have something in commo...

Watch on the Rhine

Watch on the Rhine

1943

as Teck Brankovic

6.7
Acting

On the eve of World War II, the German Kurt Müller, his American-born wife Sara, and their three children, having lived in Europe for years, visit Sar...

For Whom the Bell Tolls

For Whom the Bell Tolls

1943

as André Massart

6.5
Acting

Spain in the 1930s is the place to be for a man of action like Robert Jordan. There is a civil war going on and Jordan—who has joined up on the side t...

This Land Is Mine

This Land Is Mine

1943

as Prosecutor

7.1
Acting

Somewhere in Europe, in a city occupied by the Nazis, a gentle school teacher finds himself torn between collaboration and resistance, cowardice and c...

Assignment in Brittany

Assignment in Brittany

1943

as Capt. Hans Holz

6.6
Acting

A French Resistance fighter discovers he's a dead ringer for a Nazi official.

Citizen Kane

Citizen Kane

1941

as Walter Parks Thatcher

8.0
Acting

Newspaper magnate Charles Foster Kane is taken from his mother as a boy and made the ward of a rich industrialist. As a result, every well-meaning, ty...

The Lady in Question

The Lady in Question

1940

as Defense Attorney

6.6
Acting

When a jury member takes in the defendant he couldn't convict, she has a bad influence on his son.

All This, and Heaven Too

All This, and Heaven Too

1940

as Charpentier

7.1
Acting

When lovely and virtuous governess Henriette Deluzy comes to educate the children of the debonair Duc de Praslin, a royal subject to King Louis-Philip...

The Streets of New York

The Streets of New York

1939

as Gideon Bloodgood

Acting

The story revolves around the efforts of the middle-class family Fairweather, newly impoverished by the financial panic, to survive against the villai...

Christopher Bean

Christopher Bean

1933

as Tallent

Acting

When the painter Christopher Bean dies, some unscrupulous art dealers try to get several of his paintings cheaply from a family who have no idea of th...

The Impassive Footman

The Impassive Footman

1932

as Daventry's Butler (uncredited)

3.7
Acting

A woman finds brief respite from the selfishness of her husband with a young doctor, and their mutual attraction is rekindled by a chance meeting at a...