Danny Green (26 May 1903 – 1973) was an English character actor. He was best known for his role as the slow-witted ex-boxer "One-Round" Lawson in '' The Ladykillers''. He worked regularly in film, television and on the stage, including playing comic gangsters in the original London productions of ''

Guys and Dolls ''Guys and Dolls'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows. It is based on " The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown" (1933) and "Blood Pressure", which are two short stories by Damon Runyon, and also b ...

'' (1953) and '' Do Re Mi'' (1961). One of his last roles was as ''Lord Surrey'' in the '' Randal and Hopkirk'' episode '' Just for the Record'' in 1969.

Filmography

* '' The Crooked Billet'' (1929) - Rogers * ''

Atlantic The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the " Old World" of Africa, Europe ...

'' (1929) - Passenger * '' The Fire Raisers'' (1934) - Stedding's Henchman (uncredited) * '' Wild Boy'' (1934) - Driver (uncredited) * '' Things Are Looking Up'' (1935) - Big Black Fox * ''

Crime Over London ''Crime Over London'' is a 1936 British crime film directed by Alfred Zeisler and starring Margot Grahame, Paul Cavanagh and David Burns. It was made at Isleworth Studios,Wood p.89 based on the novel ''House of a Thousand Windows'' by Ludwig ...

'' (1936) - Klemm * '' Silver Blaze'' (1937) - Barton, Moriarty's Henchman (uncredited) * '' Midnight Menace'' (1937) - Socks, American Henchman * '' Gangway'' (1937) - Shorty * ''

Jericho Jericho ( ; ar, أريحا ; he, יְרִיחוֹ ) is a Palestinian city in the West Bank. It is located in the Jordan Valley, with the Jordan River to the east and Jerusalem to the west. It is the administrative seat of the Jericho ...

'' (1937) - Sergeant (uncredited) * '' The Squeaker'' (1937) - Safecracker (uncredited) * '' Non-Stop New York'' (1937) - Gangster (uncredited) * '' Hey! Hey! USA'' (1938) - McGuire - Cop (uncredited) * '' Sailors Three'' (1940) - Nightclub Bouncer (uncredited) * '' Welcome, Mr. Washington'' (1944) - Hank (uncredited) * '' Fiddlers Three'' (1944) - Lictor * ''

Madonna of the Seven Moons ''Madonna of the Seven Moons'' is a 1945 British drama film directed by Arthur Crabtree for Gainsborough Pictures and starring Phyllis Calvert, Stewart Granger and Patricia Roc. The film was produced by Rubeigh James Minney, with cinematography ...

'' (1945) - Scorpi * '' The Echo Murders'' (1945) - Carl * ''

The Man Within ''The Man Within'' (1929) is the first novel by author Graham Greene. It tells the story of Francis Andrews, a reluctant smuggler, who betrays his colleagues, and the aftermath of his betrayal. It is Greene's first published novel. (Two earlier a ...

'' (1947) - Smuggler * '' Dancing with Crime'' (1947) - Sid (uncredited) * '' No Orchids for Miss Blandish'' (1948) - Flyn * ''On the Spot'' (1948, TV film) - Con O'Hara * '' Good-Time Girl'' (1948) - Smiling Billy * '' Helter Skelter'' (1949) - Liftman (uncredited) * '' Someone at the Door'' (1950) - Price * '' Once a Sinner'' (1950) - Ticker James * '' State Secret'' (1950) - Taxi Driver * '' The Lady Craved Excitement'' (1950) - Boris * ''

Her Favourite Husband ''Her Favourite Husband'' (also known by the alternative titles ''The Taming of Dorothy'' and ''Quel bandito sono io'') is a 1950 British-Italian comedy film directed by Mario Soldati and starring Jean Kent, Robert Beatty and Margaret Rutherf ...

'' (1950) - Angel Face * ''

Mister Drake's Duck ''Misterr Drake's Duck'' is a 1951 British science-fiction comedy film directed by Val Guest and starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Yolande Donlan, Jon Pertwee, Wilfrid Hyde-White and Reginald Beckwith. The screenplay concerns a farmer who discov ...

'' (1951) - Truck driver * '' A Tale of Five Cities'' (1951) - Levinsky * '' Whispering Smith Hits London'' (1952) - Cecil * '' Little Big Shot'' (1952) - Big Mo * ''

Laughing Anne ''Laughing Anne'' is a 1953 British adventure film directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Wendell Corey, Margaret Lockwood, Forrest Tucker, and Ronald Shiner. It was adapted from Joseph Conrad's short story, " Because of the Dollars" and from ...

'' (1953) - Nicholas * '' A Kid for Two Farthings'' (1955) - Bully Bason * '' The Ladykillers'' (1955) - One-Round * '' Jumping for Joy'' (1956) - Plug Ugly * ''

Assignment Redhead ''Assignment Redhead'' (released in the US as ''Million Dollar Manhunt'') is a 1956 British crime thriller film written and directed by Maclean Rogers. It is based on the novel ''Requiem for a Redhead'' by Lindsay Hardy. The UK title of this fil ...

'' (1956) - Yotti Blum * ''

Seven Waves Away ''Seven Waves Away'' (alternate U.S. titles: ''Abandon Ship!'' and ''Seven Days From Now'') is a 1957 British adventure film directed by Richard Sale and starring Tyrone Power, Mai Zetterling, Lloyd Nolan, and Stephen Boyd. When his ship goes ...

'' (1957) - Joe Woolsek * ''

Interpol The International Criminal Police Organization (ICPO; french: link=no, Organisation internationale de police criminelle), commonly known as Interpol ( , ), is an international organization that facilitates worldwide police cooperation and cr ...

'' (1957) - Second Bartender * ''

Wideawake Wideawake is an American alternative rock band from Austin, Texas. Their songs have been heard on ''One Tree Hill (TV series)'', ''Dawson's Creek'', '' Test Drive Unlimited 2'' and '' The Ring''. The band has shared the stage with bands and musicia ...

'' (1957, TV film) - 'Professor' Hagen * ''A Santa for Christmas'' (1957, TV film) * ''

A Tale of Two Cities ''A Tale of Two Cities'' is a historical novel published in 1859 by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. The novel tells the story of the French Doctor Manette, his 18-year-long imprisonment in ...

'' (1958) - Grave Robber (uncredited) * ''

The 7th Voyage of Sinbad ''The 7th Voyage of Sinbad'' is a 1958 Technicolor heroic fantasy adventure film directed by Nathan H. Juran and starring Kerwin Mathews, Torin Thatcher, Kathryn Grant, Richard Eyer, and Alec Mango. It was distributed by Columbia Pictures ...

'' (1958) - Karim * '' Hidden Homicide'' (1959) - Cliff Darby * '' Beyond This Place'' (1959) - Roach * ''

In the Wake of a Stranger ''In the Wake of a Stranger'' is a 1959 British thriller film directed by David Eady and starring Tony Wright, Shirley Eaton and Danny Green. In the film, a group of murderers try to frame an innocent sailor, Tom Cassidy (Tony Wright), for thei ...

'' (1959) - Barnes * '' Girls of the Latin Quarter'' (1960) - Hodgson * '' Surprise Package'' (1960) - Nicky Canfield (uncredited) * ''

The Barber of Stamford Hill ''The Barber of Stamford Hill'' is a 1962 British drama film directed by Casper Wrede from a screenplay adapted by Ronald Harwood from his own 1960 television play of the same name, made at Shepperton Studios. Actor John Bennett (then aged ...

'' (broadcast 28th. July, 1960) - Mr. O - ('' ITV Television Playhouse'', series 5, episode 47) * ''

Man in the Moon In many cultures, several pareidolic images of a human face, head or body are recognized in the disc of the full moon; they are generally known as the Man in the Moon. The images are based on the appearance of the dark areas (known as lunar ma ...

'' (1960) - Lorry driver * '' The Fast Lady'' (1963) - Bandit * '' The Old Dark House'' (1963) - Morgan Femm * '' A Stitch in Time'' (1963) - Ticehurst, Man With Beard. * ''Kiss Me Kate'' (1964, TV film) - Gangster * '' Doctor in Clover'' (1966) - Ashby (uncredited) * '' Smashing Time'' (1967) * '' The Fixer'' (1968) - The Giggler (uncredited)

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