Paul Darrow

Acting

Paul Darrow

Born May 2, 1941

Died June 3, 2019 · aged 78

Paul Darrow (born Paul Valentine Birkby; 2 May 1941 – 3 June 2019) was an English actor. He became best known for playing Kerr Avon in the BBC science fiction television series Blake's 7 between 1978 and 1981. His many television roles included two appearances in another BBC science fiction series, Doctor Who, playing Captain Hawkins in Doctor Who and the Silurians (1970) and Tekker in Timelash (1…

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Die Another DayDie Another Day · 2002
Die Another Day
6.02002
MovieAdventureAction
James Bond is sent to investigate the connection between a North Korean terrorist and a diamond mogul, who is funding the development of an international space weapon.
The Raging MoonThe Raging Moon · 1971
The Raging Moon
6.51971
MovieDramaRomance
Bruce Pritchard is paralysed in a soccer game and is confined to a wheelchair in a convalescence home. But this doesn't slow his lust for life. Then he meets Jill and has to think about the effects of disability.
Blake's 7: The BeginningBlake's 7: The Beginning · 1985
Blake's 7: The Beginning
9.01985
MovieScience FictionDrama
In the far future, freedom fighter Roj Blake, framed by the all-powerful but corrupt Galactic Federation, escapes his captors from his sentence to a harsh penal colony and, helped by a handful of fellow convicts and armed with a superbly-equipped alien spaceship, sets about restoring freedom to the galaxy.
Blake's 7: OracBlake's 7: Orac · 1986
Blake's 7: Orac
1986
MovieScience FictionDrama
A spaceship crashes approaching the planet Cephlon and when the crew of the Liberator answer the distress call they find their own lives endangered. Blake is caught in a desperate race against time to save the lives of the crew and also find the mysterious ORAC. Once in Blake's possession, ORAC predicts the future of Blake and his crew by showing them an image of the Liberator blown to atoms in space. Blake is powerless to alter their inevitable destruction, and when the Liberator is seized by a hostile force, a series of terrifying events sets the prophecy in motion.
Doctor Who: TimelashDoctor Who: Timelash · 1985
Doctor Who: Timelash
3.51985
MovieScience FictionDrama
The Doctor and Peri arrive on Karfel, a planet ruled by fear where the enemies of its ruler, the despotic Borad, are banished into a time tunnel known as the Timelash.
Blake's 7: AftermathBlake's 7: Aftermath · 1986
Blake's 7: Aftermath
1986
MovieScience FictionDrama
The Intergalactic War is over. The Combined forces of Earth's galaxy have triumphed over the invasion force from Andromeda, but the price of victory has been high.
Shaving Ryan's PrivatesShaving Ryan's Privates · 2002
Shaving Ryan's Privates
5.42002
MovieDocumentary
A documentary looking at porn films that parody classic Hollywood movies.
Blake's 7: DuelBlake's 7: Duel · 1986
Blake's 7: Duel
1986
MovieScience FictionDrama
Supreme Commander Servalan assigns the task to the deadly Travis-his orders simply to seek, locate and destroy Blake's 7! Travis and his Mutoid crew clash with Blake in a crucial struggle over the Federation's secret cypher machine and again in desperate hand-to-hand combat on a mysterious dead planet. Finally, they confront each other on a barren ice world as Blake attempts to rescue the resistance leader, Avalon. This time, however, Travis is expecting him, and a terrible trap awaits. . .

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Contradiction: Spot The Liar!Contradiction: Spot The Liar! · 2015
Contradiction: Spot The Liar!
2015
MovieMysteryCrime
Atlas is an exclusive business training course run by father and son team Paul and Ryan Rand. They are based in a large mansion house in the country, just outside Edenton village. They like to present an air of exclusivity and respectability, but their controversial training methods have brought them unwanted attention. Accusations abound that they have been employing abusive training techniques. As Jenks investigates he discovers further information linking Atlas to previous suicides and witnesses some of their bizarre training exercises. Then when he meets a disturbed former student things begin to look even darker. Atlas training techniques appear to be causing real psychological damage. Jenks gradually reveals occult practices, psychological manipulation and physical abuse, all behind the mask of a legitimate business training course.

Paul Rand