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Victim (1961 Film)
''Victim'' is a 1961 British neo-noir suspense film directed by Basil Dearden and starring Dirk Bogarde and Sylvia Syms. The first British film to explicitly name homosexuality and deal with it sympathetically, it premiered in the UK on 31 August 1961 and in the US the following February. On its release in the United Kingdom, the film proved highly controversial to the British Board of Film Censors, and in the US it was refused a seal of approval from the American Motion Picture Production Code. Despite this, it received acclaim and is now regarded as a British classic, and it has been credited with liberalising attitudes towards homosexuality in Great Britain. Plot Melville Farr is a successful barrister with a thriving London practice. He is on course to become a Queen's Counsel, and people are already talking of him being appointed a judge. One day, Farr receives a call from Jack "Boy" Barrett, a young working-class gay man with whom he previously had a romantic friendship. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quad Poster
QUaD, an acronym for QUEST at DASI, was a ground-based cosmic microwave background (CMB) polarization experiment at the South Pole. QUEST (Q and U Extragalactic Sub-mm Telescope) was the original name attributed to the bolometer detector instrument, while DASI is a famous CMB interferometry experiment credited with the first detection of CMB polarization. QUaD used the existing DASI mechanical infrastructure but replaced the DASI interferometric array with a bolometer detector at the end of a cassegrain optical system. The mount has housed the Keck Array since 2011. See also * Cosmic microwave background radiation * Cosmic microwave background experiments This list is a compilation of experiments measuring the cosmic microwave background radiation, cosmic microwave background (CMB) radiation anisotropies and polarization since the first detection of the CMB by Arno Allan Penzias, Penzias and Rob ... References External links * http://www.stanford.edu/~schurch/quad. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen's Counsel
A King's Counsel (Post-nominal letters, post-nominal initials KC) is a senior lawyer appointed by the monarch (or their Viceroy, viceregal representative) of some Commonwealth realms as a "Counsel learned in the law". When the reigning monarch is a woman, the title is Queen's Counsel (QC). The position originated in England and Wales. Some Commonwealth countries have retained the designation, while others have either abolished the position or renamed it so as to remove monarchical connotations — for example, "Senior Counsel" or "Senior Advocate". Appointment as King's Counsel is an office recognised by courts. Members in the UK have the privilege of sitting within the inner Bar (law), bar of court. As members wear silk gowns of a particular design, appointment as King's Counsel is known informally as ''taking silk'' and KCs are often colloquially called ''silks''. Appointments are made from within the legal profession on the basis of merit and not a particular level of expe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigel Stock (actor)
Nigel Stock (21 September 1919 – 23 June 1986) was a British actor who played character roles in many films and television dramas. He played Dr. Watson in the BBC's television adaptations of the Sherlock Holmes stories between 1964 and 1968, and is known for his supporting roles as a solidly reliable English soldier or bureaucrat in several war and historical film dramas. He also played the title role in '' Owen, M.D.'' (1971—73). Early life Stock was born in Malta, the son of an Army captain. He grew up in India before attending St Paul's School, London and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, where he earned the Leverhulme Exhibition, Northcliffe Scholarship, and the Principal's Medal. Military service Stock served in the Second World War with the London Irish Rifles and the Assam Regiment of the Indian Army in Burma, China and Kohima. He was honourably discharged with the rank of Major, having twice been mentioned in dispatches. Acting Stock made his stage debut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan MacNaughtan
Alan MacNaughtan (4 March 1920 – 29 August 2002) was a Scottish actor, born in Bearsden, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. He was educated at the Glasgow Academy, trained at RADA, and graduated in 1940 with the Bancroft Gold Medal. An experienced Old Vic, West End and Broadway actor, he became active in television and certain films between 1954 and 1999. Television career MacNaughtan played many guest roles in productions of the 1960s and 1970s including ''Dr. Finlay's Casebook'', '' The Avengers'', '' The Baron'', ''"The Maze"'' (ATV/ITC, 1966), '' Department S'', ''Who Plays the Dummy?'' (ATV/ITC, 1969), '' The Saint'', '' The Professionals'', ''A Stirring of Dust'' (LWT/Avengers Mark 1, 1978). He also played Major Brenan, a deceptive MI5 agent in '' The Ghost Talks (Randall and Hopkirk Deceased)'' in 1969. MacNaughtan's sharp blue eyes and features meant that he often played a villain in such ITC series. He appeared at Laurence Olivier's National Theatre in roles which br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Cairney
John Cairney (16 February 1930 – 6 September 2023) was a Scottish stage, film and television actor who found fame through his one-man shows on Robert Burns, Robert Louis Stevenson, Robert Service, Charles Rennie Mackintosh and William McGonagall. Biography John Cairney was born on 16 February 1930 in the Baillieston area of Glasgow. He is the brother of footballer Jim Cairney. They were raised in the Parkhead area of Glasgow; the referee Tiny Wharton was a childhood acquaintance. He briefly attended art college but dropped out to pursue the life of an actor. Cairney worked as an actor, recitalist, lecturer, director and theatre consultant. He was also a published author and an exhibited painter. Trained at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, he was a notable Hamlet at the Citizens' Theatre in Glasgow and a successful Macbeth at the Edinburgh International Festival. In 1954, he appeared in the British debut for Arthur Miller's ''The Crucible''. He played ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Barrie (actor)
John Barrie (6 May 191724 March 1980) was an English actor who appeared in a number of television shows and films. He became well known for playing the title character on the police series '' Sergeant Cork'' from 1963–1968 and playing Detective Inspector Hudson on ''Z-Cars'' from 1967–1968. He was born in New Brighton, Cheshire in 1917 and made his screen debut in the 1954 film ''Yankee Pasha''. He retired from acting in the 1970s, and latterly owned a number of grocery shops around York. Theatre Work and Early Career Before achieving fame in film and television, John Barrie established himself as a talented stage actor in the British theatre scene. In the late 1940s and early 1950s, he performed with various repertory companies, including the Old Vic Theatre Company and the Birmingham Repertory Theatre. One of his earliest notable stage roles was as Horatio in a 1949 production of ''Hamlet'' at the Old Vic, where his commanding presence and clear delivery earned him prai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derren Nesbitt
Derren Nesbitt (born Derren Michael Horwitz; 19 June 1935) is a British actor. Nesbitt's film career began in the late 1950s, and he appeared in many British television series throughout the 1960s and 1970s. He is perhaps best known for his role as Major von Hapen in the 1968 film ''Where Eagles Dare''. Acting career Nesbitt's television appearances began in the 1950s, playing numerous different roles in series such as '' The Adventures of Sir Lancelot'' and '' The Adventures of William Tell''; he was often billed as Derry Nesbitt at this stage of his career. He went on to play the villain in a number of well known tv series of the 60s and 70s, including ''Danger Man'', '' The Saint'', ''Doctor Who'', ''The Prisoner'', ''Gideon's Way'', ''Man in a Suitcase'', '' UFO'' and ''The Persuaders!''. In 1969 he took on the role of DCI Jordan in the police drama ''Special Branch''. Nesbitt has also appeared in film roles such as a predatory blackmailer of gay men in '' Victim'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald Churchill
Donald Churchill (6 November 193029 October 1991) was an English actor and playwright. He appeared in many film and television productions over a 35-year period and wrote several TV scripts. Career His films included '' Barnacle Bill'' (1957), '' The Captain's Table'' (1959), '' Victim'' (1961), '' The Wild Affair'' (1964), ''Zeppelin'' (1971), ''The First Great Train Robbery'' (1978), ''Charlie Muffin'' (1979) and ''The Hound of the Baskervilles (1983 film), The Hound of the Baskervilles'' (1983) as Doctor Watson. On television he starred in ''Bulldog Breed'' (1962), ''Spooner's Patch'' (1980-1982), played game show host Ronnie Kemp in ''Goodnight and God Bless'' (which Churchill also co-wrote, 1983), Mr Scott Eccles in an adaptation of "The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge" for ''Sherlock Holmes (1984 TV series), The Return of Sherlock Holmes'' in 1988, and appeared in ''Stanley and the Women'' (1991) and ''C.A.T.S. Eyes''. His plays include ''Mixed Feelings, The Decorator,'' and ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter McEnery
Peter Robert McEnery (born 21 February 1940) is a retired English stage and film actor. Early life McEnery was born in Walsall, Staffordshire, to Charles and Ada Mary (née Brinson) McEnery. He was educated at Ellesmere College, Shropshire. His younger brothers are actor John McEnery, John and the photographer David. Career McEnery appeared in ''Victim (1961 film), Victim'', a 1961 British neo-noir suspense film directed by Basil Dearden in which McEnery plays Barrett, a young working-class gay man who falls prey to blackmailers after he and the titular character are photographed in an intimate embrace. McEnery also starred alongside Hayley Mills in the 1964 film ''The Moon-Spinners''. In 1966 he took the lead in the Walt Disney, Disney adventure film, ''The Fighting Prince of Donegal''. He played The Clayhanger Family, Edwin Clayhanger in the television dramatisation of the novels by Arnold Bennett with support from Janet Suzman, Harry Andrews and Clive Swift. He played Mr Slo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norman Bird
John George Norman Bird (30 October 1924 – 22 April 2005) was an English character actor. Early life Bird was born in Coalville, Leicestershire, England. A RADA graduate, he made his West End debut in Peter Brook's production of ''The Winter's Tale'' at the Phoenix Theatre in 1951. He was also a member of the BBC's Radio Drama Company."Radio and audio book companies", in Lloyd Trott, ed., ''Actors and Performers Yearbook 2016'', pp. 353-354 His first film appearance was as the foreman in ''An Inspector Calls'' (1954). Film career He was a familiar face to British cinema audiences of the 1950s and 1960s, appearing in nearly 50 films such as ''The Angry Silence'' (1960), ''The League of Gentlemen'' (1960), '' Whistle Down the Wind'' (1961), '' Victim'' (1961) and ''Term of Trial'' (1962) with Laurence Olivier and The Hill with Sean Connery (1965). Television appearances He had over 200 television appearances, notably as Mr Braithwaite in ''Worzel Gummidge'' (1979–81) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Copley
Peter Copley (20 May 1915 – 7 October 2008) was an English television, film and stage actor. Biography Copley was born in Bushey, Hertfordshire, son of the printmakers, John Copley and Ethel Gabain. After changing his mind about joining the Royal Navy, he studied at the Old Vic School and started out as a stage actor in 1932. He made his first film appearance in 1934, going on to play a wide variety of characters from the villainous to the meek and mild. In 1946, he appeared on stage in "Cyrano de Bergerac" at the New Theatre in London. In 1951 he appeared at the Duchess Theatre in London's West End in the comedy play '' The Happy Family'' by Michael Clayton Hutton. TV credits include: '' Thorndyke'', ''Danger Man'', '' The Saint'', '' The Avengers'', '' The Forsyte Saga'', '' The Troubleshooters'', ''The Champions'', '' Department S'', '' Doomwatch'', ''Z-Cars'', ''Fall of Eagles'', '' Survivors'', '' Bless Me, Father'' (episode "A Legend Comes to Stay"), '' Father ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Nicholls (actor)
Anthony Nicholls (16 October 1902 – 22 February 1977) was an English actor. Life and career Nicholls was born 16 October 1902 in Windsor, Berkshire, England, the son of Florence (née Holderness) and photojournalist Horace Nicholls. Distinguishing himself on the Shakespearean stage alongside the Redgrave family, Laurence Olivier and Peter O'Toole. In addition he played R Austin Freeman's Doctor Thorndyke on BBC Radio in '' Mr. Pottermack's Oversight'', in 1963. The episode was preserved. American audiences first saw Nicholls in the company of Ronald Reagan, Richard Todd and Patricia Neal in '' The Hasty Heart'' (1949). He made his television debut in 1949 and continued with steady work as an actor for the rest of his life, including the film '' A Man For All Seasons'' (1966). In the television series ''The Champions'', he played the role of W.Lawrence Tremayne, the overseer of three top secret agents. Personal life Nicholls married actress Faith Kent on 29 Septembe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
