(Thomas) Gerald Case (1905 – 22 May 1985) was a British film and television actor known for his role in the 1976

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Partial filmography

* '' Museum Mystery'' (1937) - Peter Redding * '' The Lion Has Wings'' (1939) - Unnamed Character * ''

In Which We Serve ''In Which We Serve'' is a 1942 British patriotic war film directed by Noël Coward and David Lean. It was made during the Second World War with the assistance of the Ministry of Information. The screenplay by Coward was inspired by the explo ...

'' (1942) - Jasper * ''

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'' (1944) - Earl of Westmoreland * '' Caesar and Cleopatra'' (1945) - Roman Tax Officer (uncredited) * '' Night Boat to Dublin'' (1946) - Inspector Emerson * '' I See a Dark Stranger'' (1946) - Colonel Dennington * ''

Jean's Plan ''Jean's Plan'' is a 1946 British family crime film Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its de ...

'' (1946) - Inspector of Police * '' When the Bough Breaks'' (1947) - Doctor * ''

Man on the Run ''Man on the Run'' is a 1949 British film noir directed by Lawrence Huntington and starring Derek Farr, Joan Hopkins, Edward Chapman, Kenneth More and Laurence Harvey. Plot An army deserter, still a fugitive in post-war Britain, wanders ...

'' (1949) - Constable on Waterloo Bridge * '' Now Barabbas'' (1949) - King * ''

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'' (1949) - S / Ldr. Peterson * ''

Meet Simon Cherry ''Meet Simon Cherry'' is a 1949 British mystery film directed by Godfrey Grayson, and an adaptation of the popular BBC radio series ''Meet the Rev.'', featuring the crime solving cleric. Plot When the Rev. Simon Cherry (Hugh Moxey) sets off for a ...

'' (1949) - Dr. Smails * '' The Man in Black'' (1949) - Doctor * '' Golden Arrow'' (1949) - 1st Military policeman * ''

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'' (1950) - Policeman (uncredited) * '' The Dancing Years'' (1950) - Rudi's Secretary * ''

Traveller's Joy ''Traveller's Joy'' is a 1949 British comedy film directed by Ralph Thomas and starring Googie Withers, John McCallum and Maurice Denham. Based on a West End play of the same name by Arthur Macrae, it was the last film released by the origina ...

'' (1950) - 2nd Swedish Reporter (uncredited) * '' Assassin for Hire'' (1951) - Detective Sgt. Stott * ''

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'' (1951) - Doctor * '' Hunted'' (1952) - Deputy Assistant Commissioner * '' Home at Seven'' (1952) - Sergeant Evans * '' Wide Boy'' (1952) - Detective Sgt Stott * '' The Fake'' (1953) - Peter Randall * '' Final Appointment'' (1954) - Australian Official * ''

Lady of Vengeance ''Lady of Vengeance'' is a 1957 British film noir crime film directed by Burt Balaban and starring Dennis O'Keefe. Plot When 21-year-old Melissa Collins (Eileen Elton) commits suicide, her guardian, the domineering American newspaper publishe ...

'' (1957) - Hawley * '' The Flying Scot'' (1957) - Guard * '' Barnacle Bill'' (1957) - Commander * '' The Safecracker'' (1958) - Car Salesman * ''

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'' (1958) - Mr. Ashworth * ''

The Lady Is a Square ''The Lady Is a Square'' is a black and white 1958 British comedy musical film directed by Herbert Wilcox and featuring Anna Neagle, Frankie Vaughan and Janette Scott. It was Neagle's final film appearance and the last film directed by Wilcox a ...

'' (1959) - (uncredited) * '' Horrors of the Black Museum'' (1959) - Bookshop Manager * '' The Heart of a Man'' (1959) - Theatre Manager (uncredited) * ''

A Touch of Larceny ''A Touch of Larceny'' is a 1959 British-American black-and-white comedy film, produced by Ivan Foxwell, directed by Guy Hamilton, that stars James Mason, George Sanders, and Vera Miles. The film co-stars Harry Andrews, Rachel Gurney, and John ...

'' (1960) - Club Member * '' Invasion Quartet'' (1961) - Medical Board Officer (uncredited) * ''

80,000 Suspects ''80,000 Suspects'' is a 1963 British drama film directed by Val Guest and starring Claire Bloom, Richard Johnson, Yolande Donlan, and Cyril Cusack. It concerns an outbreak of smallpox in Bath, England. Plot Commencing on New Year's Eve in the ...

'' (1963) - Chief Administration Officer (uncredited) * '' Bomb in the High Street'' (1963) - Ventry * '' Ladies Who Do'' (1963) - 3rd Businessman (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1963) - Police Inspector * '' The Third Secret'' (1964) - Mr. Bickes * ''

Runaway Railway ''Runaway Railway'' is a 1965 British family adventure film directed by Jan Darnley-Smith and starring John Moulder-Brown, Kevin Bennett, Ronnie Barker and Graham Stark. The screenplay concerns a group of children who manage to foil an attempte ...

'' (1966) * '' Vampyres'' (1974) - Estate Agent * ''

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'' (1977) - (uncredited) * '' The Elephant Man'' (1980) - Lord Waddington

References

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