Acting
Ed Bishop
Born June 11, 1932 · Brooklyn - New York - USA
Died June 8, 2005 · aged 72
George Victor Bishop (11 June 1932 – 8 June 2005), known professionally as Ed Bishop or sometimes Edward Bishop, was an American actor. He was known for playing Commander Ed Straker in UFO, Captain Blue in Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons and for voicing Philip Marlowe in a series of BBC Radio adaptations of the Marlowe novels by Raymond Chandler. Bishop made his film acting debut as an ambulanc…
Known For
2001: A Space Odyssey · 19682001: A Space Odyssey
★ 8.01968
MovieScience FictionMystery
Humanity finds a mysterious object buried beneath the lunar surface and sets off to find its origins with the help of HAL 9000, the world's most advanced super computer.
You Only Live Twice · 1967You Only Live Twice
★ 6.61967
MovieActionThriller
A mysterious spacecraft captures Russian and American space capsules and brings the two superpowers to the brink of war. James Bond investigates the case in Japan and comes face to face with his archenemy Blofeld.
Diamonds Are Forever · 1971Diamonds Are Forever
★ 6.41971
MovieActionThriller
Diamonds are stolen only to be sold again in the international market. James Bond infiltrates a smuggling mission to find out who's guilty. The mission takes him to Las Vegas where Bond meets his archenemy Blofeld.
Lolita · 1962Lolita
★ 7.31962
MovieDrama
Humbert Humbert is a middle-aged British novelist who is both appalled by and attracted to the vulgarity of American culture. When he comes to stay at the boarding house run by Charlotte Haze, he soon becomes obsessed with Lolita, the woman's teenaged daughter.
Saturn 3 · 1980Saturn 3
★ 5.31980
MovieScience FictionThriller
In the future, Earth is overcrowded and the population relies on distant bases to be fed. In the Saturn 3 station, Major Adam and the scientist Alex, who is also his lover and has never been on Earth, have been researching hydroponics for three years in the base alone with their dog Sally. Captain Benson arrives Saturn 3 with Hector, incapable to controlling his emotions he transfers his homicidal tendency and insanity to Hector. Now Major Adam and Alex are trapped in the station with a dangerous psychopath robot.
Threads · 1984Threads
★ 7.61984
MovieWarDrama
Documentary style account of a nuclear holocaust and its effect on the working class city of Sheffield, England; and the eventual long run effects of nuclear war on civilization.
Twilight's Last Gleaming · 1977Twilight's Last Gleaming
★ 6.51977
MovieThriller
A renegade USAF general, Lawrence Dell, escapes from a military prison and takes over an ICBM silo near Montana and threatens to provoke World War 3 unless the President reveals details of a secret meeting held just after the start of the Vietnam War between Dell and the then President's most trusted advisors.
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Spring Break Adventure · 1999The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Spring Break Adventure
★ 5.91999
MovieActionAdventure
Indy and his girlfriend, Nancy Stratemeyer, whose father created the Nancy Drew mystery series, visit the laboratory of inventor Thomas Edison. The two must contend with dangerous German spies as they struggle to keep Edison's top secret new invention out of the hands of hostile enemy agents. To keep him from getting into any more trouble, Indy is sent to visit his aunt in New Mexico. While there, he is kidnapped by Pancho Villa and swept into the Mexican Revolution. Chaotic, free-wheeling border towns, a "Wild Bunch" style train robbery and a colorful barroom encounter with a young George Patton make for thrilling entertainment in this action-packed movie.
Filmography
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2001: A Space Odyssey · 19682001: A Space Odyssey
★ 8.01968
MovieScience FictionMystery
Humanity finds a mysterious object buried beneath the lunar surface and sets off to find its origins with the help of HAL 9000, the world's most advanced super computer.
Aries-1B Lunar Shuttle Captain
Threads · 1984Threads
★ 7.61984
MovieWarDrama
Documentary style account of a nuclear holocaust and its effect on the working class city of Sheffield, England; and the eventual long run effects of nuclear war on civilization.
US President (voice) (uncredited)
Big City · 1963Big City
★ 7.01963
MovieDocumentary
A glimpse of London in 1963, viewing monuments, buildings, parks, museums, and the bustling life of the city.
Narrator (as Edward Bishop)
The Desperados · 1969The Desperados
★ 4.21969
MovieWesternAction
A Confederate and his sons become postwar marauders and face another son who left them, in Texas.
Army Captain (voice)
ITV Saturday Night Theatre · 1969ITV Saturday Night Theatre
★ 7.01969
Series
Anthology series of dramatic works.
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