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Complete Filmography
Dial M for Murder
1967
as Lionel
A made-for-television remake of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1954 film.
Ring of Spies
1964
as First Member at Lords (uncredited)
The film is based on the actual events of the Portland Spy Ring trial in the U.K. A disgruntled Navy Clerk is transferred to a secret research establi...
Trouble with Eve
1960
What happens when an attractive girl from Paris arrives in a sleepy riverside village.
Who Done It?
1956
as Det. Inp. Hancock
This movie debut for saucy British TV comic Benny Hill has Benny leaving his job as a sweeper after winning some money. He becomes a private detective...
Johnny, You're Wanted
1956
as Balsamo
Returning late to London, Johnny gives a lift to an attractive female hitch-hiker. Some distance on, he stops to make a phone call and buy a coffee, b...
Man of the Moment
1955
as British Delegate
Norman is a file clerk who accidentally becomes a British delegate to a diplomatic conference, befriends the queen of a remote island, and winds up a ...
Double Exposure
1954
as Beaumont
A chance photograph may reveal a murderer's identity - and someone's after the photographer!
Those People Next Door
1953
as Sir Andrew Stevens
The Twiggs are a typical working-class family: Sam (Jack Warner) and Mary (Marjorie Rhodes) are trying to bring their family up in the shadow of the B...
The Voice of Merrill
1952
as Inspector Thornton
A convicted female blackmailer is found murdered in her flat and suspicion falls on three men, all of whom the police believe may have had reason to w...
The Big Frame
1952
as Insp. Foster
An ex-GI wakes up with blood on his clothes in a strange hotel room. He can't remember the night before but he later finds out that a man he got into ...
The Magic Box
1952
as Company Promoter
Now old, ill, poor, and largely forgotten, William Freise-Greene was once very different. As young and handsome William Green he changed his name to i...
Madame Louise
1951
as Mr. Trout
Employess of a dress shop battle with a crooked gambler to get their jobs back.
Worm's Eye View
1951
as Pop Brownlow
Incidents in the lives of a group of R.A.F. men living in billets.
Old Mother Riley's Jungle Treasure
1951
as Jim
Old Mother Riley runs into a ghost who turns out to be an old pirate searching for buried treasure.
Something in the City
1950
as Mr. Holley
A man hides the fact that he lost his job from his wife by apparently going off to work each day as normal but runs into trouble when he is tailed by ...
Someone at the Door
1950
as Kapel
A man and his sister live in a country home, not knowing that there is stolen loot hidden there. A gang of criminals attempts to get them to move so t...
Miss Pilgrim's Progress
1949
as Mayor
An exchange factory worker from New Jersey joins a plot to save a village from the Town and Country Planning Act.
Murder at the Windmill
1949
as Inspector Matthews
A man watching a musical show at the Windmill theatre is shot apparently from the stage. The cast continues the performance so that the detective can ...
Paper Orchid
1949
as Johnson
Paper Orchid is a 1949 British crime film directed by Roy Ward Baker, with a script written by Val Guest. It featured Hugh Williams, Hy Hazell and Gar...
Forbidden
1949
as Jerry Burns
Set on Blackpool’s Golden Mile, Jim (Douglass Montgomery), a once promising scientist, sets up in business as a patent medicine man selling hair tonic...
William Comes to Town
1948
as Mr. Brown
William Brown attempts to secure more pay and shorter hours for schoolboys.
Things Happen at Night
1948
as Spenser
A young girl finds herself possessed by the spirit of a mischievous demon.
My Brother's Keeper
1948
as Brewster
War hero turned villain George Martin escapes from the police, but he is handcuffed to a naive young crook Willie Stannard. After using a clever plan ...
Daybreak
1948
as Barber shop customer
A mysterious barber hides a secret identity that eventually leads to tragedy.
Good-Time Girl
1948
as Mr. Hawkins
Sent to a home for "problem" girls, incipient juvenile delinquent Gwen receives a crash course in petty crime. Back on the outside, she falls in with...
Just William's Luck
1947
as Mr. Brown
Comic adventures of an 11-year-old boy and his neighborhood pals.
Dancing with Crime
1947
as Det. Sgt. Murray
When his best friend is murdered inside a London dancehall, a cab driver and his girlfriend involve themselves in the investigation and discover a maj...
Frieda
1947
as Beckwith
An RAF pilot who was shot down during WWII returns home to his English village with his new bride. The trouble is that she is the German lady who help...
The Shop at Sly Corner
1947
as Major Elliot
The French owner of an antique shop, Desius Heiss, (Oskar Homolka) has become disillusioned with society since his torture as a prisoner on Devil's Is...
While the Sun Shines
1947
as Mr. Jordan
Lady Elisabeth Randall is an English Air Force corporal during World War II. She is on her way to marry her fiancé when she finds herself being romanc...
A Girl in a Million
1946
as General
A young scientist freed by divorce from a nagging wife, isolates himself from women. His peace is broken by a lovely young girl to whom he is forced t...
I See a Dark Stranger
1946
as Capt. Goodhusband
Proud Irishwoman Bridie Quilty journeys to Dublin while World War II rages across Europe. During her travels, she encounters J. Miller, who recruits h...
The Rake's Progress
1945
as Sir Hubert Parks
Vivian Kenway, a young Englishman from an aristocratic background, flunks out of Oxford, and decides to use his considerable charm to achieve his goal...
Pink String and Sealing Wax
1945
as Joe Bond
Melodrama set in Victorian Brighton. Scheming pub landlady uses the timorous son of a domineering pharmacist to assist in the poisoning of her drunkar...
Dead of Night
1945
as Harry Parker (Segment "The Ventriloquist's Dummy")
Architect Walter Craig, seeking the possibility of some work at a country farmhouse, soon finds himself once again stuck in his recurring nightmare. D...
I'll Be Your Sweetheart
1945
as Wallace
In turn-of-the-century London a young music publisher fights both competitors and piracy in a time where author's royalties were still unprotected.
Let George Do It!
1940
as Mendez
Shortly after the start of World War II, a ukelele player (George) takes the wrong boat and finds himself in (still uninvaded) Norway. He is mistaken ...
Hoots Mon
1940
as Charlie Thompson
An English comedian is infuriated by a Scottish comedienne's impersonation of him
Return to Yesterday
1940
as Charlie Miller
Robert Maine is torn between returning to the glamour of Hollywood and working with a small theatre company in England.
Old Mother Riley Joins Up
1939
as Dr. Leach
Mother Riley plays a nurse who was forced to volunteer for the Auxiliary Territorial Service. Mayhem ensues until she is able to prevent German spies ...
This Man in Paris
1939
as Sergeant Bright
A British reporter and his wife, on vacation in Paris, run into a gang of counterfeiters.
The Four Just Men
1939
as Bill Grant
The Four Men of the title are British WWI veterans who decide to work secretly against enemies of the country. They aren't above a bit of murder or sa...
Let's Be Famous
1939
as Walton
An Irishman sets out to become famous as a singer on the radio. Due to a mix up he is instead entered as a contestant on a quiz show.
Trouble Brewing
1939
as A.G. Brady
Ealing comedy starring music hall star George Formby. An eager newspaper reporter (Formby) goes undercover to expose a gang of counterfeiters. Posing ...
It's in the Air
1938
as Commanding Officer Hill
George Brown is rejected as an Air Raid Warden and in doing so sees his potential to join the Royal Air Force. His dreams could soon come true as he r...
Convict 99
1938
as Johnson
A disgraced school master, Benjamin Twist, is mistaken for a tough prison governor and assigned the charge of a prison for particularly hardened crimi...
This Man Is News
1938
as Sergeant Bright
A newspaper reporter keeps beating the police to clues in a current murder case. This makes the police think he may be involved in the crime.
The Claydon Treasure Mystery
1938
as Sir George Ilford
"The Claydon Treasure Mystery" stars reliable John Stuart as an engineer (Peter Kerrigan) interested in solving mysteries, who becomes involved in inv...
I See Ice
1938
as Tim Galloway
George Bright is a props man in an ice ballet company, and a keen amateur photographer who accidentally snaps crooks at work. Comic complications ensu...
Bank Holiday
1938
as Follies Manager
A 1930s British summer Bank Holiday starts at midday on Saturday with a rush for the trains to the seaside. Doreen and Milly are off to a beauty conte...
The Dark Stairway
1938
as Dr. Mortimer
“Professional jealousy over the discovery of a formula for an anaesthetic leads to murder in a hospital.” - BFI.
Intimate Relations
1937
as George Gommery
George Gommery enjoys slipping up to town to see some little actress, and never suspects that his wife can play the same game just as well as he can. ...
The Vicar of Bray
1937
as Sir Richard Melross
The Vicar of Bray is a satirical description of an individual fundamentally changing his principles to remain in ecclesiastical office as external req...
It's a Grand Old World
1937
An unemployed man wins the football pools, and decides to buy a country house for his actress girlfriend.
Debt of Honour
1936
as Bill
A Colonel's daughter steals from the regimental mess funds to pay off her gambling debts. One of the officers, who is love with her, takes the blame, ...
All In!
1936
as John Lillywhite
Archie Slott inherits a successful racing stable from his dissolute uncle, but his sanctimonious aunt tries to convince him to sell it off. In an att...
The Man in the Mirror
1936
as Tarkington
A mild-mannered, somewhat mousy man is astounded when his reflection in a mirror comes to life and begins to do all the wild and crazy things that he ...
The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss
1936
as The Buyer
A bored millionaire wagers his doctor that he can support himself at a working class job for a year without touching his inheritance.
When Knights Were Bold
1936
as Brian Ballymoat
Happy-go-lucky soldier Guy De Vere must leave India and return to the family seat at Little Twittering, for he has inherited the family title. Sir Guy...
Scrooge
1935
as Belle's Husband
Ebenezer Scrooge, the ultimate Victorian miser, hasn't a good word for Christmas, though his impoverished clerk Cratchit and nephew Fred are full of h...
Mr. What's-His-Name?
1935
as Yates
A beautician meets and falls in love with a young man, and they soon marry. What she doesn't know, however, is that her new husband is actually a mill...
Department Store
1935
as Timothy Bradbury
The heir to a London department store must learn the business by working his way through various menial jobs incognito first. However, a crooked manag...
Death on the Set
1935
as Inspector Burford
A well-known film director has a gangster double, whom he ends up killing. Taking the gangsters place, he then causes an actress to be framed.
Widow's Might
1935
as Barry Carrington
Night Mail
1935
as Capt. Ronnie Evans
Inside the Room
1935
as Geoffrey Luce
A French sleuth in England helps the police solve a series of murders linked by the diary pages of a dead woman.
Three Witnesses
1935
as Charles Rowton
At a firm of contractors, a partner is accused of murdering his brother following a takeover bid.
Charing Cross Road
1935
as Berry
British drama film directed by Albert de Courville.
The Green Pack
1934
as Tubby Storman
A wealthy investor in a South African mine is murdered.
Gay Love
1934
as Freddie Milton
Sisters are music-hall performers. One loves the other's fiancé and decides to quit the show, but the other runs into an old flame and new relations d...
Rolling in Money
1934
as Dursingham
An impoverished duchess arranges a marriage for her daughter to a wealthy working-class London barber.
The Silver Spoon
1934
as Hon Roland Stone
“A homeless gentleman confesses to a Lord's murder to protect a woman they both love.” - BFI.
It's a Cop
1934
as James Risden
That's a Good Girl
1933
as Francis Moray
That's a Good Girl is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Jack Buchanan and starring Buchanan, Elsie Randolph and Dorothy Hyson. The film was based...
The Love Nest
1933
as Hugo
On the eve of his own marriage, a man offers shelter to a runaway wife with whom he strikes up an unexpected bond.
Falling for You
1933
as Archduke Karl
In this comedy, two rival reporters vie for the scoop on the whereabouts of a missing heiress. They find her in Switzerland. One of the journalists fa...
The Lost Chord
1933
as Joseph Mendel
'Musician kills count in duel for wife, and later falls in love with daughter.' (British Film Catalogue)
Ask Beccles
1933
as Eustace Beccles
A man steals a priceless diamond, but returns it when an innocent man is arrested for the theft.
Fires of Fate
1932
as Captain Archer
In Egypt a colonel with a year to live saves a girl from an Arab prince.
Number Seventeen
1932
as Sheldrake
A gang of thieves gather at a safe house following a robbery, but a detective is on their trail.
After Office Hours
1932
as Brewer
A bird's-eye view of life in a City of London office.
C.O.D.
1932
as Peter Craven
A man assists a woman to dispose of the body of her stepfather....
The Maid of the Mountains
1932
as Beppo
A British musical film directed by Lupino Lane
Keepers of Youth
1931
as Knox
The arrival of Mr. Knox, the new sports instructor at a British public school, heralds trouble. He imposes his dominant personality to influence colle...
The Star Reporter
1931
as Mandel
Major Starr is an ambitious newspaper reporter who has taken undercover employment as chauffeur to Lady Susan Loman in the hope of witnessing high-soc...
P.C. Josser
1931
as Carson
The fumble fingered Josser finds himself thrown off the police force for his constant bungling, but by the picture's end, he manages to redeem himself...
Stamboul
1931
as Prince Cernuwitz
In the lead-up to the First World War, a French military attaché falls in love with the wife of a prominent German in Stamboul in the Ottoman Empire.
Stranglehold
1931
as Bruce
A novelist living in a boarding house imagines a murder that involves his fellow boarders.
The Man They Couldn't Arrest
1931
as Delbury
An amateur detective goes on the trail of a gang of violent criminals.
Dreyfus
1931
as Major Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy
In 1894, French officer Alfred Dreyfus is wrongly convicted for the treasonous acts of another man, Major Esterhazy. When investigations begin into t...
Third Time Lucky
1931
as Capt. Adrian Crowther
Third Time Lucky" was released in February 1931 and was the first film to star Bobby Howes in a leading role. Based on a play by Arnold Ridley, who al...
Uneasy Virtue
1931
as Arthur Tolhurst
A comedy film directed by Norman Walker
The Eternal Feminine
1931
as Arthur Williams
Backstage drama in which the love of a young actress for her crippled husband triumphs.
Night Birds
1930
as Archibald Bunny
Early British thriller about a master criminal named 'Flash Jack', who heads a gang of top-hatted thieves that rob the wealthy. A detective tracks the...