Leslie Sarony

Acting

Leslie Sarony

Born January 22, 1897 · Surbiton, Surrey, England, UK

Died February 12, 1985 · aged 88

No biography available.

Known For

The Taming of the ShrewThe Taming of the Shrew · 1980
The Taming of the Shrew
8.01980
MovieDramaComedy
Baptista has two daughters: Kate and Bianca. Everyone wants to wed the fair Bianca, but nobody's much interested in problem child, Kate. Baptista declares that he won't give Bianca away in a marriage until he's found a husband for Kate, so all the suitors begin busily hunting out a madman who's willing to do it, and they find Petruchio: a man who's come to wive it wealthily in Padua. And Petruchio marries Kate with a plan to tame her, while everybody else begins scheming to win Bianca's hand.
It Shouldn't Happen to a VetIt Shouldn't Happen to a Vet · 1976
It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet
8.01976
MovieDramaComedy
Based on James Herriot's books about life as a 1930s veterinarian in Yorkshire, John Alderson plays the kindly doctor who ministers to animals in this enjoyable family film. Sequel to the 1975 film All Creatures Great and Small.
Waterloo SunsetWaterloo Sunset · 1979
Waterloo Sunset
1979
MovieDramaTV Movie
Grace leaves her old folks' home to return to her birthplace in Lambeth, a place which has changed on the surface but at its heart is still the same.
The Crimson Permanent AssuranceThe Crimson Permanent Assurance · 1983
The Crimson Permanent Assurance
7.21983
MovieComedyFantasy
A group of down-and-out accountants mutiny against their bosses and sail their office building onto the high seas in search of a pirate's life.
The Beggar's OperaThe Beggar's Opera · 1983
The Beggar's Opera
5.51983
MovieMusic
A historical adaptation of John Gay's 18th Century ballad opera, exuberantly performed for BBC television.
The Country WifeThe Country Wife · 1977
The Country Wife
7.01977
MovieDrama
Directed by Donald McWhinnie.
Game for Three LosersGame for Three Losers · 1965
Game for Three Losers
1965
MovieCrime
A politician is set up by his secretary and blackmailed by her brother.
When You Come HomeWhen You Come Home · 1948
When You Come Home
5.91948
MovieComedy
When You Come Home was Randle’s seventh feature film, and sees him recount his life as a music hall odd job man to his grandaughter.

Filmography

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Steptoe and SonSteptoe and Son · 1962
Steptoe and Son
7.81962
SeriesComedy
Steptoe and Son is a British sitcom written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson about a father and son played by Wilfred Brambell and Harry H. Corbett who deal in selling used items. They live on Oil Drum Lane, a fictional street in Shepherd's Bush, London. Four series were broadcast by the BBC from 1962 to 1965, followed by a second run from 1970 to 1974. Its theme tune, "Old Ned", was composed by Ron Grainer. The series was voted 15th in a 2004 BBC poll to find Britain's Best Sitcom. It was remade in the US as Sanford and Son, in Sweden as Albert & Herbert and in the Netherlands as Stiefbeen en zoon. In 1972 a movie adaptation of the series, Steptoe and Son, was released in cinemas, with a second Steptoe and Son Ride Again in 1973.

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