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Hope and Glory (1987) -- A semi autobiographical project by John Boorman about a nine year old boy called Bill as he grows up in London during the blitz of World War 2.
Uncle Vanya (1991) -- Clip: Modern ways
Waking Ned (1998) -- When a lottery winner dies of shock, his fellow townsfolk attempt to claim the money.
Waking Ned (1998) -- When a lottery winner dies of shock, his fellow townsfolk attempt to claim the money.
Ultimate Fights from the Movies (2002) -- Home Video Preview

Overview

Date of Death:
3 November 1999, Knockies Straight, Loch Ness, Scotland, UK more
Mini Biography:
Scottish character actor and occasional leading man who enlivened scores... more
Trivia:
Cast as Miller in Force 10 from Navarone (1978) but left the production because of a... more
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 5 nominations more

Filmography

Actor
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The Testimony of Taliesin Jones (2000)   Billy Evans 2000 - 6.3 (143)
AKAs:
  • Small Miracles (USA)
  • Taliesin Jones (USA: new title)
- 2. Best (2000) Sir Matt Busby 2000 - 5.1 (357)
- 3. To Walk with Lions (1999)   Terence Adamson 1999 - 6.4 (427)
AKAs:
  • Un homme parmi les lions (Canada: French title)
- 4. Waking Ned (1998)   Jackie O'Shea 1998 $26.6M 7.2 (12,428)
AKAs:
  • À la santé de Ned (France: DVD title)
  • Vieilles canailles (France)
  • Waking Ned Devine (USA)
- 5. Something to Believe In (1998) Don Pozzi 1998 - 6.7 (136)
- 6. Original Sin (1997) (TV) Gabriel Dauntsey 1997 - 7.6 (43)
- 7. "Doctor Finlay" (1993)   Dr. Alexander Cameron (27 episodes, 1993-1996) 1996 - 6.8 (42)
- 8. Dead Sea Reels (1996) Father Jim McKenzie 1996 - -
- 9. "Performance" (1992)   Provost (1 episode, 1995) 1995 - 7.7 (7)
1 TV episode:
- 10. Braveheart (1995) The Leper, Robert Bruce Sr. 1995 $204M 8.4 (217,448)
- 11. The Politician's Wife (1995) (TV)   Sir Donald Frazier 1995 - 8.2 (197)
AKAs:
  • Politician's Wife, The: Body Politic (UK: third part title)
  • Politician's Wife, The: Echo Chamber (UK: second part title)
  • Politician's Wife, The: Stand by Him (UK: first part title)
- 12. A Pin for the Butterfly (1994) Grandpa 1994 - 5.8 (28)
- 13. Damage (1992)   Edward Lloyd 1992 - 6.7 (4,931)
AKAs:
  • Fatale (France)
- 14. The Sound and the Silence (1992) (TV)   Melville 1992 - 6.6 (49)
AKAs:
  • Alexander Graham Bell: The Sound and the Silence (USA)
  • The Sound and the Silence: The Alexander Graham Bell Story
- 15. Common Pursuit (1992) (TV) Hubert Stout 1992 - 7.0 (39)
- 16. "Ashenden" (1991) R 1991 - 7.1 (18)
- 17. "Murder in Eden" (1991) Canon Loftus 1991 - 5.7 (8)
- 18. Uncle Vanya (1991) (TV) Prof. Serebryakov 1991 - 8.2 (35)
- 19. The Treaty (1991) (TV) David Lloyd George 1991 - 8.5 (50)
- 20. Un piede in paradiso (1991)   Luzifer 1991 - 6.6 (306)
AKAs:
  • Speaking of the Devil (USA)
- 21. The Big Man (1990)   Matt Mason 1990 - 5.6 (359)
AKAs:
  • Crossing the Line (USA)
  • The Big Man: Crossing the Line (USA: video title)
- 22. Ghost Dad (1990) Sir Edith Moser 1990 - 3.8 (3,035)
- 23. Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception (1990) (TV) Otto Rosen 1990 - 7.1 (107)
- 24. Circles in a Forest (1990) 1990 - 6.6 (32)
- 25. Streghe (1989)   Padre Matthew 1989 - 3.9 (43)
AKAs:
  • Streghe-Witch Story (Italy: complete title)
  • Superstition 2 (USA)
- 26. The Lady and the Highwayman (1989) (TV) Christian Drysdale 1989 - 5.5 (347)
- 27. The Fifteen Streets (1989) (TV) Peter Bracken 1989 - 7.5 (152)
- 28. George's Island (1989) Captain Waters 1989 - 4.8 (67)
- 29. The Courier (1988) McGuigan 1988 - 5.4 (49)
- 30. La partita (1988)   1988 - 5.7 (64)
AKAs:
  • The Gamble (USA)
- 31. "The Ray Bradbury Theater" (1985)   The Ghastly Passenger (1 episode, 1988) 1988 - 7.9 (193)
AKAs:
  • Le monde fantastique de Ray Bradbury (Canada: French title)
  • Mystery Theatre (UK: rerun title)
  • Ray Bradbury présente (France)
  • The Bradbury Trilogy (UK: rerun title)
  • The Ray Bradbury Theatre (UK)
1 TV episode:
- 32. Hope and Glory (1987) Grandfather George 1987 - 7.4 (4,562)
- 33. "Tickets for the Titanic" (1987)   Inspector Crocker (1 episode, 1987) 1987 - -
1 TV episode:
- 34. Bookie (1987) (TV) 1987 - -
- 35. Lamb (1986) Brother Benedict 1986 - 6.4 (195)
- 36. "Attentato al Papa" (1986) 1986 - -
- 37. Defence of the Realm (1985)   Dennis Markham 1985 - 6.7 (888)
AKAs:
  • Defense of the Realm (USA)
- 38. Gorky Park (1983) Iamskoy 1983 - 6.6 (4,744)
- 39. The Prodigal (1983) Riley Wyndham 1983 - 6.1 (50)
- 40. "The Hard Word" (1983)   David Wood (1 episode, 1983) 1983 - -
1 TV episode:
- 41. "Hart to Hart" (1979)   Winston Davenport (1 episode, 1983) 1983 - 6.4 (563)
1 TV episode:
- 42. Gandhi (1982)   Senior Police Officer Fields 1982 - 8.2 (45,106)
AKAs:
  • Richard Attenborough's Film: Gandhi (USA: complete title)
- 43. Cousin Phillis (1982) (TV) Reverend Ebenezer Holman 1982 - -
- 44. Eye of the Needle (1981) Inspector Godliman 1981 - 7.1 (3,365)
- 45. Night Crossing (1981) Josef Keller 1981 - 6.2 (371)
- 46. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1980) (TV) Oliver Utterson 1980 - 7.6 (27)
- 47. The Watcher in the Woods (1980) John Keller 1980 - 6.0 (1,758)
- 48. "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" (1979)   Jim Prideaux (4 episodes, 1979) 1979 - 8.9 (1,586)
- 49. "Spooner's Patch" (1979) (unknown episodes) 1979 - 5.9 (5)
- 50. Un ombra nell'ombra (1979)   The Professor 1979 - 5.4 (45)
AKAs:
  • Ring of Darkness
  • Satan's Wife (USA: DVD title)
- 51. Quel maledetto treno blindato (1978)   Col. Charles Thomas Buckner 1978 - 6.7 (2,134)
AKAs:
  • Counterfeit Commandos (USA: reissue title)
  • Deadly Mission (USA: video title)
  • G.I. Bro (USA: recut version)
  • Hell's Heroes (USA: video title)
  • The Dirty Bastard (Philippines: English title)
  • The Inglorious Bastards (USA)
- 52. "ITV Playhouse" (1967)   Grey (1 episode, 1977) 1977 - 6.3 (13)
1 TV episode:
- 53. "Jesus of Nazareth" (1977)   Amos 1977 - 8.5 (4,247)
AKAs:
  • Gesù di Nazareth (Italy)
- 54. Sweeney! (1977) Charles Baker, MP 1977 - 7.0 (256)
- 55. "Thriller" (1973)   Doonan (3) / Frank Dean (2 episodes, 1975) 1975 - 7.3 (76)
2 TV episodes:
- 56. Bite the Bullet (1975) Sir Harry Norfolk 1975 - 6.7 (1,574)
- 57. "Hallmark Hall of Fame" (1951)   Adolf Hitler / Macduff (2 episodes, 1960-1974) 1974 - 8.6 (63)
AKAs:
  • Hallmark Television Playhouse
- 58. Identikit (1974)   Bill 1974 - 5.0 (140)
AKAs:
  • Psychotic
  • The Driver's Seat
- 59. Il viaggio (1974)   Antonio Braggi 1974 - 6.3 (130)
AKAs:
  • Le voyage (France)
  • The Journey (UK)
  • The Voyage (USA)
- 60. "Great Mysteries" (1973)   Gregory Dean (1 episode, 1973) 1973 - 7.6 (14)
AKAs:
  • Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
1 TV episode:
- 61. The MacKintosh Man (1973) Slade 1973 - 6.2 (1,256)
- 62. From Beyond the Grave (1973)   Christopher Lowe (segment "An Act of Kindness") 1973 - 6.6 (749)
AKAs:
  • Creatures (USA: reissue title)
  • Creatures from Beyond the Grave
  • Tales from Beyond the Grave
  • Tales from the Beyond
  • The Undead
- 63. The Offence (1972)   Kenneth Baxter 1972 - 7.0 (1,388)
AKAs:
  • Something Like the Truth
- 64. Doomwatch (1972)   Dr. Del Shaw 1972 - 5.3 (290)
AKAs:
  • Island of the Ghouls (USA: reissue title)
- 65. The Deserter (1971)   Cpt. Crawford 1971 - 5.5 (87)
AKAs:
  • Djavolja kicma (Yugoslavia: Serbian title)
  • La spina dorsale del diavolo (Italy)
  • Ride to Glory (USA: video title)
  • The Devil's Backbone (USA)
- 66. "Shadows of Fear" (1970)   Robert (1 episode, 1971) 1971 - -
1 TV episode:
- 67. Fright (1971)   Brian 1971 - 5.3 (248)
AKAs:
  • I'm Alone and I'm Scared (USA: reissue title)
  • Night Legs
- 68. Jane Eyre (1970) (TV) St. John Rivers 1970 - 6.7 (401)
- 69. Too Late the Hero (1970)   Pvt. Jock Thornton 1970 - 6.7 (1,199)
AKAs:
  • Suicide Run (USA: TV title)
- 70. Lock Up Your Daughters! (1969) Ramble 1969 - 4.3 (86)
- 71. "The Sex Game" (1968)   (1 episode, 1968) 1968 - -
1 TV episode:
- 72. Johnny Belinda (1967) (TV) Dr. Jack Richardson 1967 - 8.3 (6)
- 73. The Sailor from Gibraltar (1967) Alan 1967 - 6.2 (102)
- 74. "Armchair Theatre" (1956)   Bernard Thompson / 4 characters not shown (5 episodes, 1956-1967) 1967 - 7.4 (22)
5 TV episodes:
- 75. Penelope (1966) James B. Elcott 1966 - 6.0 (442)
- 76. The Flight of the Phoenix (1965) Crow 1965 - 7.6 (6,316)
- 77. Rotten to the Core (1965)   Lt. Percy Vine 1965 - 5.0 (38)
AKAs:
  • Rotten to the Corps (UK: alternative title)
- 78. The Hill (1965) Harris 1965 - 7.9 (3,909)
- 79. Mister Moses (1965) Robert 1965 - 6.1 (120)
- 80. Psyche 59 (1964) Paul 1964 - 6.1 (47)
- 81. "Dr. Finlay's Casebook" (1962)   Rab Cunningham (1 episode, 1963) 1963 - 8.0 (31)
1 TV episode:
- 82. "The Human Jungle" (1963)   Mike Barclay (1 episode, 1963) 1963 - 6.4 (13)
1 TV episode:
- 83. Station Six-Sahara (1962)   Fletcher 1962 - 5.9 (37)
AKAs:
  • Endstation 13 Sahara (West Germany)
- 84. An einem Freitag um halb zwölf (1961)   Kitson 1961 - 6.4 (26)
AKAs:
  • Il mondo nella mia tasca (Italy)
  • On Friday at Eleven
  • The World in My Pocket (USA)
  • Vendredi 13 heures (France)
- 85. Suspect (1960)   Alan Andrews 1960 - 5.8 (26)
AKAs:
  • The Risk (USA)
- 86. A French Mistress (1960) Colin Crane The Headmaster's Son 1960 - 5.8 (28)
- 87. Carlton-Browne of the F.O. (1959)   Young King Loris 1959 - 6.1 (267)
AKAs:
  • Man in a Cocked Hat (USA)
- 88. "Rendezvous" (1957)   Hugo Sistel (1 episode, 1959) 1959 - 7.4 (6)
1 TV episode:
- 89. Behind the Mask (1958) Alan Crabtree 1958 - 5.9 (15)
- 90. A Tale of Two Cities (1958) Gabelle 1958 - 7.2 (481)
- 91. She Didn't Say No! (1958) Peter Howard 1958 - -
- 92. Miracle in Soho (1957) Filippo Gozzi 1957 - 5.7 (36)
- 93. Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst (1957)   AB Bannister RN 1957 - 6.5 (165)
AKAs:
  • Battle Hell (USA)
  • Escape of the Amethyst
  • Their Greatest Glory
  • Yangtze Incident
- 94. The Birthday Present (1957) 1957 - 6.1 (12)
- 95. The Long Arm (1956)   Workman, Hit and Run Victim. 1956 - 7.3 (113)
AKAs:
  • The Third Key (USA)
- 96. "The Count of Monte Cristo" (1956)   Philepe (1 episode, 1956) 1956 - -
1 TV episode:
- 97. "The Adventures of Robin Hood" (1955)   Sir Walter Donnington (1 episode, 1956) 1956 - 8.2 (162)
1 TV episode:
- 98. Private's Progress (1956) Pvt. Horrocks 1956 - 6.5 (248)
- 99. "BBC Sunday-Night Theatre" (1950)   Peter Makepeace (1 episode, 1955) 1955 - 7.7 (17)
1 TV episode:
- 100. Pool of London (1951) (uncredited) Garage Pump Attendant. 1951 - 7.0 (69)
Self
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The 72nd Annual Academy Awards (2000) (TV) Himself (Memorial Tribute) 2000 - 6.3 (464)
- 2. "This Is Your Life" (1955)   Himself (1 episode, 1999) 1999 - 6.6 (29)
1 TV episode:
- 3. The Making of 'Gorky Park' (1983) (TV) Himself 1983 - 3.2 (13)
- 4. "Late Show London" (1966)   Himself (1 episode, 1966) 1966 - -
1 TV episode:
- 1. An Island's Legacy: Preparing for TT (2007) Himself
- 2. Ultimate Fights from the Movies (2002) (V) Matt Moss (Crossing the Line)

Additional Details

Other Works:
Played Hamlet and Orlando, Stratford-on-Avon, 1961. more
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Genres:
Drama | Comedy | Thriller | Crime more

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