Charles Kay

Charles Kay

1930-08-31 Coventry, West Midlands, England, UK 28 Credits

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Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul II

Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul II

2006

as Pope Paul VI

4.9
Acting

The eventful life of a humble Polish priest who once decried the pomp of the Catholic Church "a circus" and labeled the Pope a "prisoner of the Vatica...

The Importance of Being Earnest

The Importance of Being Earnest

2002

as Gribsby

6.9
Acting

Two young gentlemen living in 1890s England use the same pseudonym ('Ernest') on the sly, which is fine until they both fall in love with women using ...

Beautiful People

Beautiful People

1999

as George Thornton

6.0
Acting

In London, during October 1993, England is playing Holland in the preliminaries of the World Cup. The Bosnian War is at its height, and refugees from ...

Unnatural Selection

Unnatural Selection

1996

as Julius Quilter

6.8
Acting

In 1975, the British Government quietly closed down a secret evolutionary project codenamed BEAGLE, ordering the destruction of all research materials...

Willie's War

Willie's War

1994

as Captain Bassett

Acting

When 10-year-old Willie is evacuated from the East End of London, he is chosen by Zander, 13-year-old son of an army captain, to be his companion in a...

Heart of Darkness

Heart of Darkness

1993

as Secretary

5.7
Acting

A trading company manager travels up an African river to find a missing outpost head and discovers the depth of evil in humanity's soul.

Henry V

Henry V

1989

as Archbishop of Canterbury

7.1
Acting

In the midst of the Hundred Years War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France in 1415.

School for Vandals

1986

as Neil

Acting

Middle-class parents have bought a run-down school in the country. Their two children, plus an assortment of friends, are staying there over the summe...

The Life and Death of King John

The Life and Death of King John

1984

as King Phillip of France

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...

Amadeus

Amadeus

1984

as Count Orsini-Rosenberg

8.0
Acting

Disciplined Italian composer Antonio Salieri becomes consumed by jealousy and resentment towards the hedonistic and remarkably talented young Viennese...

A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh Peter

A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh Peter

1981

as King Charles I

Acting

In prison the night before his execution, republican preacher Hugh Peter prepares to be hanged, drawn and quartered for treason

Minor Complications

Minor Complications

1980

as Brunston

Acting

Kay Gilbert goes into hospital for a minor operation which goes badly wrong. Based on an actual case, this play tells the story of her fight for compe...

Nijinsky

Nijinsky

1980

as Argentine Ambassador

5.0
Acting

A ballet dancer struggles with his homosexuality and the increasing allure of a young ballerina who seeks to draw him away from his domineering lover.

Fairies

Fairies

1978

as Arthur Wright

Acting

'I'd stake my reputation on it. These photographs are not faked.' But how could photographs, taken on a simple camera by two Yorkshire village girls, ...

Loyalties

1976

as de Levis

Acting

During a weekend at a country house in the 1920s, a Jewish outsider accuses a former officer of theft, setting off a tragic chain of events.

Hennessy

Hennessy

1975

as Westminster Guide

4.7
Acting

Former Irish Republican Army member Niall Hennessy lives in Belfast, Ireland, with his wife and daughter amid the ongoing Irish-British conflict. Thou...

The Prodigal Daughter

1975

as Father Vernon

4.0
Acting

An elderly priest recruits a young woman as housekeeper in the presbytery he shares with two young priests, but temptation and jealousy soon sew disco...

Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill

Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill

1974

as Montague Porch

8.0
Acting

Lee Remick stars as Jennie Jerome, born in the United States in 1845, who eventually became Lady Randolph Churchill, and gave birth to Sir Winston Chu...

Miss Nightingale

1974

as Sidney Herbert

Acting

The life, background, motivation and struggles of Florence Nightingale.

The Merchant of Venice

The Merchant of Venice

1973

as Prince of Aragon

7.0
Acting

An Edwardian take on the Shakespeare play starring Laurence Olivier.

The Duchess of Malfi

The Duchess of Malfi

1972

as Ferdinand

Acting

The Duchess of Malfi is recently widowed and her greedy brothers are determined she will not marry again, so they employ Daniel De Bosola, a murderer ...

Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

1967

as Tybalt

Acting

BBC Play of the Month adaptation of Shakespeare's tragic love story.

The Deadly Affair

The Deadly Affair

1967

as Lightborn (in Edward II)

6.2
Acting

Charles Dobbs is a British secret agent investigating the apparent suicide of Foreign Office official Samuel Fennan. Dobbs suspects that Fennan's wife...

The Wars of the Roses

The Wars of the Roses

1965

as The Dauphine

8.5
Acting

A 1965 BBC adaptation of William Shakespeare's first historical tetralogy (1 Henry VI, 2 Henry VI, 3 Henry VI and Richard III), which deals with the c...

The Wild and the Willing

The Wild and the Willing

1962

as Edgar Tibbs

5.8
Acting

Harry Brown is a somewhat rough and wild university student, who has the ability to win friends, especially the underdogs like Phil who doesn't play '...

Piccadilly Third Stop

Piccadilly Third Stop

1960

as Toddy

6.5
Acting

A playboy tries to recruit a gang, who include an American who needs cash to satisfy his wife's expensive tastes, and an old time expert cracksman, to...

Bachelor of Hearts

Bachelor of Hearts

1958

as Tom Kay

5.6
Acting

A German scholar has girl troubles while studying at Cambridge.

Schadenfreude

Schadenfreude

N/A

as Professor Maltus

Acting

Jeremy O'Reilly, the self-important presenter of a TV news show, returns to a clueless East End community where a prank leads to the murder of a beaut...