Acting

Alexander Archdale

Born November 26, 1905 · Jhansi, British India (now Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India)

Died May 13, 1986 · aged 80

Alexander Archdale (26 November 1905 – 13 May 1986) was an Indian born British actor.

Known For

Village of the DamnedVillage of the Damned · 1960
Village of the Damned
7.21960
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
In a small English village everyone suddenly falls unconscious. When they awake every woman of child bearing age is pregnant. The resulting children have the same strange blond hair, eyes and a strong connection to each other.
The ScapegoatThe Scapegoat · 1959
The Scapegoat
6.81959
MovieMysteryCrime
An Englishman in France unwittingly is placed into the identity, and steps into the vacated life, of a look-alike French nobleman.
I Have Been Here BeforeI Have Been Here Before · 1964
I Have Been Here Before
8.01964
MovieTV MovieHorror
A German professor un-nerves the residents when he claims to have been in a small Yorkshire moors inn sometime previously.
A Touch of LarcenyA Touch of Larceny · 1960
A Touch of Larceny
6.01960
MovieComedyCrime
After falling in love with an American woman, Virginia Killain, who is engaged to another man, British Naval Commander Max Easton, hatches a plan that will get him enough money to support Virginia in the lifestyle she is accustomed to. Easton's plan is to disappear for a time making it seem that he has defected to the Soviets taking important Naval secrets from his job at the Admiralty and to return and sue the newspapers for slander. Not everything goes as planned for Commander Easton.
His Majesty O'KeefeHis Majesty O'Keefe · 1954
His Majesty O'Keefe
6.41954
MovieActionAdventure
Men steal for it. Nations go to war for it. The it is oil - and it grows on trees. Coconut oil is the precious lifeblood of 1870s South Seas traders. And lots of real blood will be spilled to get it! Screen royalty Burt Lancaster is His Majesty O'Keefe in this last of three adventures that (along with The Flame and the Arrow and The Crimson Pirate) blew a revitalizing wind into the sails of the swashbuckler genre. Action, cunning and derring-do are watchwords of the title seafarer as he befriends, defends and ultimately rules the islanders of exotic Yap. Lensed on gorgeus Fiji locations, grandly scored by Robert Farnon and rousingly directed by Byron Haskin, His Majesty O'Keefe delivers heroics of regal proportions.
The Night, the ProwlerThe Night, the Prowler · 1978
The Night, the Prowler
5.21978
MovieDramaComedy
Felicity Bannister is a young woman living in the shadow of her overpowering mother. Her oppression is her worst enemy until the day she is attacked by an intruder who breaks into her bedroom and forces Felicity into action. The tables are suddenly turned and Felicity transforms from the helpless victim into a ruthless renegade in search of trouble, driven by the anarchic thrill of malevolence.
LeisureLeisure · 1976
Leisure
6.21976
MovieAnimation
The animated history of leisure: that concept most commonly known as free time.
The RoadThe Road · 1964
The Road
1964
MovieTV MovieHorror
The road through the wood is said to be haunted; but are the ghosts from the past or the future?

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His Majesty O'KeefeHis Majesty O'Keefe · 1954
His Majesty O'Keefe
6.41954
MovieActionAdventure
Men steal for it. Nations go to war for it. The it is oil - and it grows on trees. Coconut oil is the precious lifeblood of 1870s South Seas traders. And lots of real blood will be spilled to get it! Screen royalty Burt Lancaster is His Majesty O'Keefe in this last of three adventures that (along with The Flame and the Arrow and The Crimson Pirate) blew a revitalizing wind into the sails of the swashbuckler genre. Action, cunning and derring-do are watchwords of the title seafarer as he befriends, defends and ultimately rules the islanders of exotic Yap. Lensed on gorgeus Fiji locations, grandly scored by Robert Farnon and rousingly directed by Byron Haskin, His Majesty O'Keefe delivers heroics of regal proportions.

Bob Harris