Personal Info
Birth date
1890-12-10 (134 Years)
Day of death
1977-08-27
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
London, England, UK
Also known as
-George Merritt
Biography
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Filmography
No Hiding Place
3.7
Overview:
No Hiding Place is a British television series that was produced at Wembley Studios by Associated-Rediffusion for the ITV network between 16 September 1959 and 22 June 1967. It was the sequel to the series Murder Bag and Crime Sheet, all starring Raymond Francis as Detective Superintendent, later Detective Chief Superintendent Tom Lockhart.The Avengers
7.734
Overview:
A quirky spy show of the adventures of eccentrically suave British Agent John Steed and his predominantly female partners. Jonathan Steed - an urbane, proper gentleman spy - teams with various assistants throughout the series' run, including Dr. David Keel, Cathy Gale, Emma Peel and Tara King, to repeatedly save the world from diabolical schemes plotted by equally diabolical evil-doers (among them robots and man-eating monsters).BBC Play of the Month
5
Overview:
Play of the Month is a BBC television anthology series featuring productions of classic and contemporary stage plays which were usually broadcast on BBC1. Each production featured a different work, often using prominent British stage actors in the leading roles. The series was transmitted from October 1965 to September 1983; the producer most associated with the Play of the Month was Cedric Messina. Some of the 121 episodes are missing from the archives, having been junked in the 1960s and 1970s. Unless stated otherwise, the indication that the play is "lost" is taken from the lostshows.com website page as of 25 May 2013.The Persuaders!
7.6
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An English aristocrat and an American millionaire come together to tackle crime.The Prisoner
7.735
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After resigning, a secret agent is abducted and taken to what looks like an idyllic village, but is really a bizarre Kafkaesque prison. His warders demand information. He gives them nothing, but only tries to escape.The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
6.5
Overview:
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot is a British television series first broadcast in 1956, produced by Sapphire Films for ITC Entertainment and screened on the ITV network. The series starred William Russell as the eponymous Sir Lancelot, a Knight of the Round Table in the time of King Arthur at Camelot.Fall of Eagles
6.8
Overview:
"Fall of Eagles" is a 13-part British television drama aired by the BBC in 1974. The series portrays historical events from 1848 to 1918, dealing with the collapse of the ruling dynasties of Austria-Hungary (the Habsburgs), Germany (the Hohenzollerns) and Russia (the Romanovs).Gideon's Way
6.8
Overview:
Gideon's Way is a British television crime series made by ITC Entertainment in 1964/65, based on the novels by John Creasey. The series was made at Elstree in twin production with The Saint TV series. It starred Liverpudlian John Gregson in the title role as Commander George Gideon of Scotland Yard, with Alexander Davion as his assistant, Detective Chief Inspector David Keen, Reginald Jessup as Det. Superintendent LeMaitre, Ian Rossiter as Detective Chief Superintendent Joe Bell and Basil Dignam as Commissioner Scott-Marle. The show did not acknowledge any help from Scotland Yard, any other police force or advisor. Daphne Anderson starred as his wife, Kate with Giles Watling as young son, Malcolm, Richard James as older son, Matthew who seemed to have a lot of new girlfriends and Andrea Allan as daughter, Pru. Unusually for police stories, Gideon was shown as a family man at home though urgent phone calls from his bosses tend to disrupt family plans too often. However, he did admit in "State Visit" that his wife had walked out on him for a while years ago when he put the job first and her second. They live in an expensive detached house in Chelsea.The First Churchills
6.3
Overview:
The lives of the Duke of Marlborough and his wife Sarah, from their meeting in 1673 to the duke's death in 1722.Battle of Britain
6.9
Overview:
In 1940, the Royal Air Force fights a desperate battle against the might of the Luftwaffe for control of the skies over Britain, thus preventing the Nazi invasion of Britain.Quatermass 2
6.436
Overview:
In England, a group of space scientists led by Bernard Quatermass, who have developed plans for the first Moon colony, learn that a secret, ostensibly government-run, complex of identical design has been built in a remote part of England and is the focus of periodic falls of small, hollow "meteorites" originating in outer space. Quatermass determines to investigate and uncovers a terrifying extraterrestrial life form which has already begun action to take over the Earth.Dracula
7.278
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After Jonathan Harker attacks Dracula at his castle, the vampire travels to a nearby city, where he preys on the family of Harker's fiancée. The only one who may be able to protect them is Dr. van Helsing, Harker's friend and fellow-student of vampires, who is determined to destroy Dracula, whatever the cost.The Day the Earth Caught Fire
6.822
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British reporters suspect an international cover-up of a global disaster in progress... and they're right. Hysterical panic has engulfed the world after the United States and the Soviet Union simultaneously detonate nuclear devices and have caused the orbit of the Earth to alter, sending it hurtling towards the sun.Cromwell
6.5
Overview:
Disgusted with the policies of King Charles I, Oliver Cromwell plans to take his family to the New World. But on the eve of their departure, Cromwell is drawn into the tangled web of religion and politics that will result in the English Civil War.Young and Innocent
6.597
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Robert Tisdall finds on the beach the corpse of a woman he knew. Others wrongly conclude that he is the murderer. Fleeing, he desperately attempts to prove that he is not the killer. A young woman becomes embroiled in the effort.They Drive by Night
5.8
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“Shorty” Matthews having recently been released from prison visits his girlfriend in London only to discover her murdered. Fearing he will be wrongly accused of being the culprit he disappears amongst the long-distance lorry driving community. Meanwhile, the real killer, unassuming ex-schoolteacher Walter Hoover, continues to prey on London women. As Shorty had feared he has become the main suspect. He returns to London with old flame Molly to prove his innocence.The Ghost Train
5.9
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Mismatched travellers are stranded overnight at a lonely rural railway station. They soon learn of local superstition about a phantom train which is said to travel these parts at dead of night, carrying ghosts from a long-ago train wreck in the area.I, Monster
5.43
Overview:
Christopher Lee stars in this Amicus production of “Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde” where the names have been changed to Dr. Marlowe and Mr. Blake. Lee as Dr. Marlowe experiments with intravenous drugs that are suppose to release inner inhibitions. So comes forth Mr. Blake (also Lee) who gets more monstrous with each transformation. Peter Cushing plays his friend and colleague, Dr. Utterson.The Way Ahead
6.473
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A mismatched collection of conscripted civilians find training tough under Lieutenant Jim Perry and Sergeant Ned Fletcher when they are called up to replace an infantry battalion that had suffered casualties at Dunkirk.Daughter of Darkness
5.8
Overview:
In Ballyconnen, Emmy Baudine is a beautiful but disturbed young woman who works for the local priest. When the carnival comes to town, she encounters a handsome young boxer called Dan and lays his face open with her fingernails when he expects sexual favors from her. Hurriedly packed off by Father Corcoran to Yorkshire, Emmy is taken in by a farming family and manages to suppress the strange feelings of fascination and repulsion that she experiences in the presence of the opposite sex. Until, that is, the carnival comes to town and brings with it the vengeful Dan...A Canterbury Tale
6.891
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Three modern day pilgrims investigate a bizarre crime in a small town on the way to Canterbury.Pool of London
6.5
Overview:
Jewel thieves, murder, and a manhunt swirl around a sailor off a cargo ship in post-war London.Hatter's Castle
5.9
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The year is 1880. On the outskirts of the fictional small Scottish town of Levenford there stands a strange building, half cottage, half castle, embraced with thick stone walls. The townsfolk nickname the fortress "Hatter's Castle", for James Brodie, the man who built it. Brodie is a hatter who keeps the members of the family in fear and submission; he is brutal, arrogant, selfish and cruel. His wife, who has long been ailing, and his daughter Mary, are in awe of him. His son Angus, aged 15, alone dear to his heart, suffers under his love as the others suffer under his sternness.The Case of the Frightened Lady
6.3
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A classic British thriller set in a sinister old house, based on a story by Edgar Wallace.Good-Time Girl
5.9
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Sent to a home for "problem" girls, incipient juvenile delinquent Gwen receives a crash course in petty crime. Back on the outside, she falls in with the usual bad crowd, and suffers spectacularly as a result.The Upturned Glass
6.8
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A neurosurgeon relates to his students in medical school a story about an affair he had with a married woman and how after the affair was over, the woman fell out a window and died. The surgeon, suspecting that she was murdered, set out to find her killer -- but, instead of turning the suspect over to the police, he planned to take his own revenge on the murderer.Q Planes
5.9
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In England, an eccentric police inspector, an earnest test pilot and a spunky female reporter team up to solve the mystery of a series of test aircraft which have disappeared without a trace while over the ocean on their maiden flights; unaware, as they are, that a spy ring has been shooting the planes down with a ray machine hidden aboard a salvage vessel which is on hand to haul the downed aircraft aboard, crews and all.Acting
1975King Lear as Old Man
1974Fall of Eagles (1 Episode) as Ketterl
1973Gawain and the Green Knight as Old Knight
1971I, Monster as Poole
1971The Persuaders! (1 Episode) as Chivers
1970The Creeper as Holmes
1970Cromwell as William
1969The First Churchills (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1969Battle of Britain as Civilian (uncredited)
1967The Prisoner (1 Episode) as Postman
1965BBC Play of the Month (1 Episode) as Mr. Scruple
1965Contract to Kill (6 Episodes) as Unknown
1965Gideon's Way (1, 1 Episode) as Unknown, The Janitor
1962What Every Woman Wants as Maxwell
1961The Day the Earth Caught Fire as Smudge (uncredited)
1961The Avengers (1 Episode) as James
1960The Hands of Orlac as 2nd Member
1960The Full Treatment as Mr. Manfield
1959No Hiding Place (1 Episode) as Unknown
1958Dracula as Policeman (uncredited)
1957Quatermass 2 as Super
1956The Adventures of Sir Lancelot (1 Episode) as Lloyd
1954The Night of the Full Moon as Charlie
1954The End of the Road as Timekeeper
1953Small Town Story as Michael Collins
1953Noose for a Lady as Sergeant Frost
1951Pool of London as Captain of Dunbar (uncredited)
1950Something in the City as Police Inspector
1949Dark Secret as Mr. Lumley
1949Marry Me as Gazette Editor (uncredited)
1948Quartet as Prison Officer (segment "The Kite")
1948Love in Waiting as James Hartley Pepperfield
1948My Brother's Keeper as Constable
1948Good-Time Girl as Police Sergeant
1948Daughter of Darkness as Constable
1947The Upturned Glass as Policeman (uncredited)
1947The Man Within as Hilliard
1947The Root of All Evil as Landlord
1946I'll Turn to You as Cecil Joy
1946Quiet Weekend as Police Sergeant
1946The Voice Within as McDonnell
1945I'll Be Your Sweetheart as T.P. O'Connor
1945For You Alone as Police Constable Blundell
1945Waterloo Road as Unknown
1944Love Story as Telephone Engineer
1944Don't Take It to Heart as Landlord
1944A Canterbury Tale as Ned Horton
1944Give Us the Moon as Unknown
1944Demobbed as James Bentley
1944The Way Ahead as Sergeant Major (uncredited)
1943Escape to Danger as Works Manager
1943I'll Walk Beside You as Hancock
1943Undercover as A Yugoslav General
1942Let the People Sing as Police Sergeant
1942They Flew Alone as Reporter
1942The Day Will Dawn as German Trawler Captain
1942Breach of Promise as Professor Beaver
1942Back-Room Boy as Uncle
1942The Black Sheep of Whitehall as Station Master
1942Hatter's Castle as Gibson
1941Ships with Wings as Surgeon Comdr.
1941The Ghost Train as Inspector
1941Gasbags as German General
1940Spare a Copper as Brewster
1940The Case of the Frightened Lady as Det. Inspector Tanner
1940A Window in London as Manager
1940The Proud Valley as Mr. Lewis
1940They Came by Night as Inspector Metcalfe
1940Now You're Talking as Fred Perkins
1940Meet Maxwell Archer as Insp. Cornell
1939Young Man's Fancy as Park Constable (uncredited)
1939The Four Just Men as Inspector Falmouth
1939Q Planes as Mr. Barrett
1938They Drive by Night as Detective (Uncredited)
1938The Gaunt Stranger as Police Station Sergeant
1938Convict 99 as Patrolman
1938Mr. Reeder in Room 13 as Bert Stevens, club porter
1937The Rat as Pierre Verdier
1937Young and Innocent as Det. Sgt. Miller
1937Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel as Chief of Police
1937Doctor Syn as Mipps the Coffin Maker
1937The Compulsory Wife as Mr. Thackery
1937The Vulture as Spicer
1937The Wife of General Ling as Police Commissioner
1936Dusty Ermine as Police constable
1936Windbag the Sailor as Officer on Yacht
1936Rembrandt as Church Warden (uncredited)
1936Everything Is Thunder as Webber
1936Educated Evans as Joe Markham
1936The Man Behind the Mask as Det. Insp. Mallory
1936Prison Breaker as Goldring
1935Mr. Cohen Takes a Walk as Pat O'Connor
1935Crime Unlimited as Detective Inspector Cardby
1935Me and Marlborough as Harley
1935Drake of England as Tom Moore
1935Brown on Resolution as William Brown
1935Emil and the Detectives as PC
1934No Escape as Inspector Matheson
1934My Song for You as Otto Newberg
1934The Silver Spoon as Inspector Innes
1934The Fire Raisers as Sonners
1933Crime on the Hill as Insp. Wolf
1933I Was a Spy as Captain Reichman
1933F.P.1 as Lubin
1933Little Fella as Detective
1933The Ghost Camera as Police Detective
1932The Lodger as Commissioner
1931A Gentleman of Paris as M. Duval
1931Dreyfus as Émile Zola
1931Bracelets as Director
1930Thread o' Scarlet as Butters
1930The W Plan as Ulrich Muller