Bonar Colleano

Acting

Bonar Colleano

Born March 14, 1924 · New York City, New York, USA

Died August 7, 1958 · aged 34

Bonar Colleano was an American born British stage and film actor who tragically died in a car crash in Birkenhead aged just 34.

Known For

A Matter of Life and DeathA Matter of Life and Death · 1946
A Matter of Life and Death
7.81946
MovieRomanceFantasy
A British wartime aviator who cheats death must argue for his life before a celestial court, hoping to prolong his fledgling romance with an American girl.
ZarakZarak · 1956
Zarak
5.41956
MovieRomanceAction
A notorious bandit develops a grudging respect for the English military man assigned to capture him.
Fire Down BelowFire Down Below · 1957
Fire Down Below
5.71957
MovieDramaAdventure
Tony and Felix own a tramp boat, and sail around the Caribbean doing odd jobs and drinking a lot. They agree to ferry the beautiful but passportless Irena to another island. They both fall for her, leading to betrayal and a break-up of their partnership. Tony takes a job on a cargo ship. After a collision he finds himself trapped below deck with time running out (the ship is aflame), and only Felix, whom he hates and has sworn to kill, left to save him.
Eight Iron MenEight Iron Men · 1952
Eight Iron Men
6.61952
MovieDramaWar
During the World War II in Italy, Sergeant Joe Mooney is leading his small squad on the front-lines but is ordered to avoid rescuing a soldier trapped in no man's land.
InterpolInterpol · 1957
Interpol
6.41957
MovieCrimeDrama
Spurred on by the death of his drug-addicted sister at the hands of ruthless narcotics kingpin Frank McNally, U.S. drug enforcement agent Charles Sturgis embarks on an investigation that takes him from New York to London, Lisbon, Rome, Naples and finally Athens in pursuit of McNally's shapely associate, Gina Broger.
Good-Time GirlGood-Time Girl · 1948
Good-Time Girl
6.41948
MovieDramaCrime
Sent to a home for "problem" girls, incipient juvenile delinquent Gwen receives a crash course in petty crime. Back on the outside, she falls in with the usual bad crowd, and suffers spectacularly as a result.
The Sea Shall Not Have ThemThe Sea Shall Not Have Them · 1954
The Sea Shall Not Have Them
7.21954
MovieDramaWar
During the autumn of 1944, RAF Hudson, carrying a VIP passenger in possession of highly secret information, is shot down and ditches in the North Sea. Fighting the elements and trying to keep up morale, the occupants of the aircraft's dinghy talk about their lives awaiting the rescue they hope will come. The film's title reflects the motto of the RAF's Air Sea Rescue Service, one of whose high speed launches battles against its own mechanical problems, enemy action, time and the weather to locate and rescue the downed crew and the vital secret papers they carry.
Give Us This DayGive Us This Day · 1949
Give Us This Day
5.71949
MovieDrama
Exiled from Hollywood due to the blacklist, director Edward Dmytryk briefly operated in England in the late 1940s. Though filmed in its entirety in London, Dmytryk's Give Us This Day is set in New York during the depression. Fellow blacklistee Sam Wanamaker is starred as the head of an Italian immigrant family struggling to survive the economic crisis.

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