George Tovey

Acting

George Tovey

Born March 8, 1914 · Kensington, London, England, UK

Died January 1, 1982 · aged 67

George Tovey was born on March 8, 1914 in Kensington, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Frenzy (1972), Doctor Who (1963) and My Old Man (1974). He was married to Margaret (Peggy) Tovey. He died on December 4, 1982 in Chiswick, London, England, UK.

Known For

FrenzyFrenzy · 1972
Frenzy
7.11972
MovieCrimeThriller
London is terrorized by a vicious sex killer known as The Necktie Murderer. Following the brutal slaying of his ex-wife, down-on-his-luck Richard Blaney is suspected by the police of being the killer. He goes on the run, determined to prove his innocence.
The Wicked LadyThe Wicked Lady · 1983
The Wicked Lady
4.91983
MovieDramaAdventure
Caroline is to be wed to Sir Ralph and invites her sister Barbara to be her bridesmaid. Barbara seduces Ralph, however, and she becomes the new Lady, but despite her new wealthy situation, she gets bored and turns to highway robbery for thrills. While on the road she meets a famous highwayman, and they continue as a team, but some people begin suspecting her identity, and she risks death if she continues her nefarious activities.
Poor CowPoor Cow · 1967
Poor Cow
6.41967
MovieDrama
A young woman lives a life filled with bad choices. At a young age she marries and has a child--with an abusive thief who quickly ends up in prison. Left alone, she takes up with the guy's mate, another thief, who seems to give her some happiness but who also ends up locked up. She then takes up with a series of seedy types who offer nothing but momentary pleasure--if that.
Life In Emergency Ward 10Life In Emergency Ward 10 · 1959
Life In Emergency Ward 10
7.01959
MovieDrama
Life in Emergency Ward 10 is a 1959 film directed by Robert Day. It stars Michael Craig and Wilfrid Hyde-White. It was based on the television series Emergency – Ward 10
Steptoe & Son Ride AgainSteptoe & Son Ride Again · 1973
Steptoe & Son Ride Again
6.81973
MovieDramaComedy
Albert Steptoe and his son Harold are rag-and-bone men, complete with horse and cart to tour the neighbourhood. They also live amicably together at the junk yard. Always on the lookout for ways to improve his lot, Harold invests his father's life savings in a greyhound who is almost blind and can't see the hare. When the dog loses a race and Harold has to pay off the debt, he comes up with another bright idea. Collect his father's life insurance. To do this his father must pretend to be dead.
Ghost in the Noonday SunGhost in the Noonday Sun · 1973
Ghost in the Noonday Sun
4.91973
MovieAdventureComedy
A pirate crewman kills his captain after learning where he has hidden his buried treasure. However, as he begins to lose his memory, he relies more and more on the ghost of the man he just murdered to help him find the loot.
OtleyOtley · 1969
Otley
6.31969
MovieComedyThriller
A petty crook finds himself mistaken for a murderer and a secret agent.
Up the JunctionUp the Junction · 1965
Up the Junction
7.01965
MovieDramaTV Movie
The lives and loves of three young working class women, set in the pubs, terraced houses and factories of Battersea, South London.

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Shine on Harvey MoonShine on Harvey Moon · 1982
Shine on Harvey Moon
7.71982
SeriesDrama
Shine on Harvey Moon! is a British comedy-drama series made by Central Television for ITV from 8 January 1982 to 23 August 1985 and briefly revived in 1995 by Meridian. This generally light-hearted series was created by comedy writers Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran. The series is set in the East End of London shortly after the Second World War. Upon being demobbed RAF serviceman Harvey Moon, played by Kenneth Cranham, returns home and finds his family involved in various troubles. His wife Rita, played by Maggie Steed, is not interested in resuming their relationship, and works in a seedy nightclub frequented by American servicemen. He becomes involved with the Labour Party and the union movement. The name of the series is a wordplay on the title of the popular 1908 song 'Shine On, Harvest Moon'. The first series was commissioned and recorded by ATV at their Elstree studios with the remaining series filmed at newly constructed facilities in Nottingham.

Café Owner

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.

Rag 'n' Bone Man