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Our Miss Fred
''Our Miss Fred'' is a 1972 British comedy film starring Danny La Rue, set during World War II. The film was also known by its video release titles ''Beyond the Call of Duty'' (Canada) and ''Operation: Fred'' (US). In the 1960s, La Rue was one of the highest paid entertainers in Britain, but this represents his only starring role in a feature film. Plot English Shakespearean actor Fred Wimbush is called up to serve in the British army during World War II. His skills result in his being asked to entertain the troops in France- and is asked to perform in drag. However, the Germans capture his position. Unless he continues his disguise in women's clothes, Fred fears he will be shot as a spy. He has to fend off both French locals and German troops. The double entendres and bullets fly as he attempts his escape in the company of the pupils from an English girls' finishing school. On a country lane he encounters Miss Flodden and Miss Lockhart who run a nearby finishing school. They ask ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Kellett
Robert Ryerson Kellett ( 25 December 1927 – 27 November 2012) was a British film director, film producer and screenwriter, and one of British cinema’s most prominent comedy directors in the 1970s, working with many of the big names of the era, including Ronnie Barker and Frankie Howerd. Biography Born in Lancaster, Lancashire, on 25 December 1927, the son of a British Army officer, Bob Kellett was educated at Bedford School, where he was captain of boats. He became a writer with the advertising agencies Foote, Cone & Belding and Notley, and in 1950 he moved to Wessex Films, working as script editor for the film producer Ian Dalrymple on Thomas Hardy adaptations such as ''Far from the Madding Crowd''. He joined the ITV franchise holder Associated-Rediffusion in 1956 and contributed scripts to the first series of the detective drama ''Shadow Squad'' and to ''Jim's Inn'', starring Jimmy Hanley. In 1960 he established his own company, Gannet Films, producing and directing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frances De La Tour
Frances J. de Lautour (born 30 July 1944), better known as Frances de la Tour, is an English actress. She is known for her role as Miss Ruth Jones in the television sitcom '' Rising Damp'' from 1974 until 1978. She is a Tony Award winner and three-time Olivier Award winner. She performed as Mrs. Lintott in the play ''The History Boys'' in London and on Broadway, winning the 2006 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play. She reprised the role in the 2006 film. Her other film roles include Madame Olympe Maxime in ''Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'' (2005). Television roles include Emma Porlock in the Dennis Potter serial '' Cold Lazarus'' (1996), headmistress Margaret Baron in BBC sitcom '' Big School'' and Violet Crosby in the sitcom '' Vicious''. Early life and family De la Tour was born on 30 July 1944 in Bovingdon, Hertfordshire, to Moyra (née Fessas) and Charles de la Tour (1909–1982). The name was also spelled De Lautour, and it was in this form that her b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toni Palmer
Toni, Toñi or Tóni is a unisex given name. In Spanish, Italian, Croatian and Finnish, it is a masculine given name used as a short form of the names derived from Antonius like Antonio, Ante or Anttoni. In Danish, English, Finnish, Norwegian and Swedish, it is a feminine given name used as a short form of Antonia. In Bulgarian, it is a unisex name used as a diminutive form of both Antoniya and Anton. Toñi is a Spanish feminine given name used as a short form of Antonia. Tóni a Hungarian masculine given name used as a diminutive form of Antal. It is sometimes a short form (hypocorism) of other names, such as Antonio, Antoine, Antonia or Antoinette. It is also sometimes a surname. Notable people with this name include the following: People Women * Toni Adams (1964–2010), American professional wrestling manager and valet * Toni Arden (1924–2012), stage name of Antoinette Ardizzone, American traditional pop music singer * Toni Aubin (1927–1990), American vocali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Ellen
David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the third king of the United Kingdom of Israel. In the Books of Samuel, he is described as a young shepherd and harpist who gains fame by slaying Goliath, a champion of the Philistines, in southern Canaan. David becomes a favourite of Saul, the first king of Israel; he also forges a notably close friendship with Jonathan, a son of Saul. However, under the paranoia that David is seeking to usurp the throne, Saul attempts to kill David, forcing the latter to go into hiding and effectively operate as a fugitive for several years. After Saul and Jonathan are both killed in battle against the Philistines, a 30-year-old David is anointed king over all of Israel and Judah. Following his rise to power, David ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barrie Gosney
Barrie Gosney (1926, Surrey – 24 January 2008) was a British television, film and theatrical actor. In a career spanning five decades, Gosney played roles in '' Up Pompeii'', ''Last of the Summer Wine'', ''Believe Nothing'', '' Time Gentlemen Please'', ''Keeping Up Appearances'' and ''Harry Hill''. He is perhaps best remembered for his performances in Harry Hill's show in which he filled the role of an absurd type of continuity announcer and the character Ken Ford ("the man from 'The Joy of Sex' books..."). He would often send himself up and perform surreal impressions of various celebrities, including Barbra Streisand, Joan Collins & Cliff Richard. He died on 24 January 2008 after complications resulting from a fall. An episode of Al Murray's Happy Hour broadcast on ITV1 on 15 February 2008 was dedicated to him. Selected filmography * ''Carry On Jack'' (1963) – Coach Driver * ''A Home of Your Own'' (1964) * ''San Ferry Ann'' (1965) – Mini Dad * ''Three Hats for Lisa'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Maranne
André Maranne (14 May 1926 – 12 April 2021) was a French-English actor best known for playing roles in English-language films beginning in the mid-1950s. Life and career Born André Gaston Maillol in Toulouse, France, Maranne's best known role was probably Sergeant François Chevalier in six of '' The Pink Panther'' films alongside Peter Sellers and Herbert Lom. Before the Pink Panther, he appeared as a French officer in '' The War Lover'' (1962) and had a cameo role in the James Bond movie '' Thunderball'' (1965). He appeared in such diverse television programmes as Merton Park Studios' '' Scotland Yard'' (as a gendarme in 1956 episode "Wall of Death" and credited as André Maillol & the 1957 episode "Night Crossing" as Detective Nouvel credited as Andre Maranne), '' Jason King'' ("Wanna buy a television series?", 1971), '' Fawlty Towers'' (as André in the 1975 " Gourmet Night" episode), '' Lord Peter Wimsey'' ("Clouds of Witness", 1972), ''Yes Minister'' (as European A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Thornton
Frank Thornton Ball (15 January 192116 March 2013), professionally known as Frank Thornton, was an English actor. He was known for playing Captain Peacock in '' Are You Being Served?'' and its sequel '' Grace & Favour'' (''Are You Being Served? Again!'') and as Herbert "Truly" Truelove in '' Last of the Summer Wine''. Early life Frank Thornton Ball was born in Dulwich Dulwich (; ) is an area in south London, England. The settlement is mostly in the London Borough of Southwark, with parts in the London Borough of Lambeth, and consists of Dulwich Village, East Dulwich, West Dulwich, and the Southwark half ..., London, the son of Rosina Mary (married and maiden names, née Thornton) and William Ernest Ball. His father was an organist at St Stephen's Church, Sydenham Hill, where Frank learned to play the organ for a short while. Music proved too difficult for him, however, and he wanted to act from an early age. His father, who worked in a bank, wanted him to get a "pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyril Shaps
Cyril Leonard Shaps (13 October 1923 – 1 January 2003) was an English actor of radio, television and film, with a career spanning over seven decades. Early radio Shaps was born in the East End of London to Polish-Jewish parents; his father was a tailor. Shaps was a child broadcaster, at the London School of Broadcasting providing voices for radio commercials from the age of 12. He was educated at Central Foundation Boys' School, then took an office job with the London Ambulance Service. Following service as a warrant officer in the Royal Army Educational Corps during World War II, he was trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and then worked for two years as an announcer, producer and scriptwriter for Radio Netherlands. His short stature and round face then led to a steady flow of character roles in film and television in a career spanning nearly 50 years. Film Shaps's film appearances included bit parts in '' Lawrence of Arabia'' (1962), as the officer's clu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nancy Nevinson
Nancy Nevinson (26 July 1918 – 25 January 2012) was a British actress. She was born Nancy Ezekiel, one of four children of Reemah (née Kadoorie) and David Ezekiel, members of the Baghdadi-Jewish community of Calcutta, India, during the Raj. The family moved to London in the 1930s, where Nancy trained at RADA and took the stage name Nancy Nevinson, which she retained after her subsequent marriage to Commander William Hoyes-Cock. Early life Nevinson was born in Chittagong, East Bengal, British India. Career Nevison worked on stage, in film and on television. She also dubbed voices for both young and old. She appeared in the films ''Foxhole in Cairo'' (1960), '' Light in the Piazza'' (1962), ''Mrs. Gibbons' Boys'' (1962), '' Ring of Spies'' (1964), '' The Spy Who Came in from the Cold'' (1965), '' For the Love of Ada'' (1972), ''Symptoms'' (1974), ''Jesus of Nazareth'' (1977), '' S.O.S. Titanic'' (1979), '' Le Pétomane'' (1979), '' Raise the Titanic'' (1980), ''Young Sherlock ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Barrard
John Barrard (12 September 1924 – 13 October 2013) was a British character actor who had a career spanning five decades and who perhaps is best known for playing Dooley, Santa's No. 2, in '' Santa Claus: The Movie'' (1985). Barrard's television appearances includes the Concierge in ''The Count of Monte Cristo'' (1956), Gatekeeper in an episode of '' Armchair Theatre'' (1956), George in ''The Larkins'' (1958), Napoleon in ''The Army Game'' (1960), Carlos the Pedlar in ''The Saint'' (1962), Mr Craddock in ''Crossroads'' (1964), the Shopkeeper in the Doctor Who story '' The Reign of Terror'' (1964) and two roles in ''Coronation Street''; Harry Mascall in 1972 and as Sidney Wilson in 1974. Before these roles he appeared in the ''Coronation Street'' spin-off ''Pardon the Expression'' (1965). Other appearances included Ludo McAllister in ''Dr. Finlay's Casebook'' (1965), Sid Seaton in '' Softly, Softly'' (1966), Arnold Maddox in ''The Troubleshooters'' (1966), Harris in ''Publi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seretta Wilson
Serretta Diane Wilson (born 8 September 1951, Fairfax, Virginia) ''Virginia, Birth Records, 1912-2014, Delayed Birth Records, 1854-1911'' is an American-born British television and film actress. She has played parts in ''Thriller'' (1975), ''The Zoo Gang'', '' The Borgias'', ''Jeeves and Wooster'' (1993), and '' London Bridge'' on television, and small roles in films such as ''Up the Chastity Belt'' (1972), ''Tower of Evil'' (1972), ''Our Miss Fred'' (1972), '' Psychomania'' (1973), '' Keep It Up Downstairs'' (1976) and ''Sweeney 2'' (1978). In the ''Dad's Army'' episode "Getting the Bird" (1972), she appeared as Sergeant Wilson Sergeant Arthur Wilson is a fictional Home Guard platoon sergeant and bank chief clerk, first portrayed by John Le Mesurier in the BBC television sitcom ''Dad's Army''. Background Wilson was born in 1887, and is carefree, cheerful and well-s ...'s estranged daughter. In the Space: 1999 episode Dorzak, Wilson plays the part of a refugee. Referen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanessa Furse
Vanessa may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Vanessa'' (Millais painting), an 1868 painting by Pre-Raphaelite artist John Everett Millais * ''Vanessa'', a 1933 novel by Hugh Walpole * ''Vanessa'', a 1952 instrumental song written by Bernie Wayne and performed by Hugo Winterhalter * ''Vanessa'', a song by Grimes and d'Eon from Darkbloom * ''Vanessa'' (opera), a Samuel Barber opera that premiered in 1958 * ''Vanessa'' (1977 film), a 1977 West German film featuring Olivia Pascal * ''Vanessa'' (Mexican TV series), 1982 Mexican telenovela starring Lucía Méndez * ''Vanessa'' (UK TV series), British talk show presented by Vanessa Feltz * ''Vanessa'', former name of Canadian television channel Vivid TV People * Vanessa (name), a female given name and list of persons named Vanessa * Esther Vanhomrigh, for whom Jonathan Swift coined the name Fictional characters * Vanessa (''King of Fighters''), a character in SNK Playmore's ''The King of Fighters'' video game series * Van ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
