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David T. Chantler

Born May 24, 1925 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Died March 13, 2012 · aged 86

No biography available.

Known For

Please Murder MePlease Murder Me · 1956
Please Murder Me
★ 5.91956
MovieCrimeThriller
A lawyer tries to exact justice on a woman he defended in court -- a woman whom he found out was guilty after getting her off.
Face of a FugitiveFace of a Fugitive · 1959
Face of a Fugitive
★ 5.71959
MovieDramaWestern
A man who was falsly accused for murder escapes the sheriffs and starts a new life in a town at the border of the States to Mexico. But he cannot settle in peace as his chasers are trying to find him.
SheShe · 1965
She
★ 5.61965
MovieAdventureFantasy
The lost city of Kuma is ruled by the cruel, arrogant, beautiful queen, Ayesha, gifted with eternal life. She lures Leo Vincey into her world, seeing in him the reincarnation of the lover she long ago murdered in a fit of violent jealousy. Against all advice Leo is determined to stay and Ayesha persuades him to bathe in the flame of eternal youth... with disastrous consequences.
Magic FireMagic Fire · 1955
Magic Fire
★ 5.01955
MovieDramaRomance
In the middle of the 19th-century, when the social structure of Europe is about to be reshaped, the world of music is shaken by one man: Richard Wagner.
Cash on DemandCash on Demand · 1961
Cash on Demand
★ 7.61961
MovieCrimeDrama
A charming but ruthless criminal holds the family of a bank manager hostage as part of a cold-blooded plan to steal £90,000.
Follow the BoysFollow the Boys · 1963
Follow the Boys
★ 4.61963
MovieComedyMusic
Four women create mayhem as they follow their Navy partners around the Riviera.
Stamp Day for SupermanStamp Day for Superman · 1954
Stamp Day for Superman
★ 5.31954
MovieFantasyScience Fiction
Superman's commitment to promote US Savings Stamps is temporarily delayed when Lois is kidnapped.
Last of the BadmenLast of the Badmen · 1957
Last of the Badmen
★ 6.81957
MovieWestern
Chicago detectives in the 1880s head west to find the killers of their colleague.

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The ExpertThe Expert · 1968
The Expert
★ 9.01968
SeriesDrama
The Expert is a British television series produced by the BBC between 1968 and 1976. The series starred Marius Goring as Dr. John Hardy, a pathologist working for the Home Office and was essentially a police procedural drama, with Hardy bringing his forensic knowledge to solve various cases. The Expert was created and produced by Gerard Glaister. The series was also one of the first BBC dramas to be made in colour, and throughout its four series had numerous high quality guest appearances by actors such as John Carson, Peter Copley, Rachel Kempson, Peter Vaughan, Clive Swift, Geoffrey Palmer, Peter Barkworth, Jean Marsh, Ray Brooks, George Sewell, Anthony Valentine, Bernard Lee, Lee Montague, Geoffrey Bayldon, Mike Pratt, Edward Fox, André Morell, Brian Blessed, Nigel Stock, Philip Madoc and Warren Clarke.

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Gideon's WayGideon's Way · 1965
Gideon's Way
★ 7.01965
SeriesDrama
Gideon's Way is a British television crime series made by ITC Entertainment in 1964/65, based on the novels by John Creasey. The series was made at Elstree in twin production with The Saint TV series. It starred Liverpudlian John Gregson in the title role as Commander George Gideon of Scotland Yard, with Alexander Davion as his assistant, Detective Chief Inspector David Keen, Reginald Jessup as Det. Superintendent LeMaitre, Ian Rossiter as Detective Chief Superintendent Joe Bell and Basil Dignam as Commissioner Scott-Marle. The show did not acknowledge any help from Scotland Yard, any other police force or advisor. Daphne Anderson starred as his wife, Kate with Giles Watling as young son, Malcolm, Richard James as older son, Matthew who seemed to have a lot of new girlfriends and Andrea Allan as daughter, Pru. Unusually for police stories, Gideon was shown as a family man at home though urgent phone calls from his bosses tend to disrupt family plans too often. However, he did admit in "State Visit" that his wife had walked out on him for a while years ago when he put the job first and her second. They live in an expensive detached house in Chelsea.

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