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Acting
Leon Thau
Born April 8, 1926 · Jaffa, Israel
Died May 16, 2010 · aged 84
No biography available.
Known For
The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery · 1966The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery
★ 6.21966
MovieComedyCrime
The all-girl school foil an attempt by train robbers to recover £2.5 million hidden in their school.
Carry On Up the Khyber · 1968Carry On Up the Khyber
★ 6.51968
MovieAdventureComedy
Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond looks after the British outpost near the Khybar pass. Protected by the kilted Third Foot and Mouth regiment, you would think they were safe, but the Khazi of Kalabar has other ideas—he wants all the British dead. But his troops fear the 'skirted-devils, who are rumoured not to wear any underwear.
The Sandwich Man · 1966The Sandwich Man
★ 6.51966
MovieComedy
A man with a sandwich-board (advert) wanders around London meeting many strange characters.
On Location: The Carry Ons · 2001On Location: The Carry Ons
2001
Movie
June Whitfield takes a look at some of the locations used during the making of the legendary 'Carry On' films.
Save the Lady · 1981Save the Lady
★ 8.01981
MovieAdventureFamily
A ragtag group of kids set out to save derelict steam ferry Lady Hope from destruction.
The Avengers · 1961The Avengers
★ 7.81961
SeriesAction & AdventureCrime
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).
Shadows · 1975Shadows
★ 6.81975
SeriesDrama
Shadows is a British Supernatural television anthology series produced by Thames Television for ITV between 1975 and 1978. Extending over three seasons, it featured ghost and horror dramas for children.
Guest actors included John Nettleton, Gareth Thomas, Jenny Agutter, Pauline Quirke, Brian Glover, June Brown, Rachel Herbert, Jacqueline Pearce and Gwyneth Strong. The series was also notable for reviving the character of Mr. Stabs.
Notable writers for the series included J. B. Priestley, Fay Weldon and PJ Hammond.
Up Pompeii! · 1969Up Pompeii!
★ 7.31969
SeriesComedy
Up Pompeii! is a British television comedy series broadcast between 1969 and 1970, starring Frankie Howerd. The first series was written by Talbot Rothwell, a scriptwriter for the Carry On films, and the second series by Rothwell and Sid Colin. Two further specials were transmitted in 1975 and 1991.
In ancient Pompeii, much-put-upon slave Lurcio navigates the chaotic lives of his owner's family
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On Location: The Carry Ons · 2001On Location: The Carry Ons
2001
Movie
June Whitfield takes a look at some of the locations used during the making of the legendary 'Carry On' films.
Stinghi (archive footage) (uncredited)
