Brian Haines

Acting

Brian Haines

Born May 9, 1921 · Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England, UK

Died July 25, 1991 · aged 70

Brian Haines was a British character actor known for his extensive work in television, particularly in classic British series of the mid-to-late 20th century. He gained recognition for guest and supporting roles in shows such as The Adventures of Robin Hood, The Avengers, and Jeeves and Wooster among many others, spanning drama, comedy, and anthology formats.

Known For

Innocent MeetingInnocent Meeting · 1959
Innocent Meeting
6.71959
MovieDramaCrime
The daughter of a textile company owner falls in love with a young illustrator with a secret criminal past.
Never Mention MurderNever Mention Murder · 1965
Never Mention Murder
6.01965
MovieCrimeDrama
When a surgeon discovers that his wife has a lover he plans murder.
Wide BoyWide Boy · 1952
Wide Boy
6.91952
MovieDramaCrime
Picking a pocket leads to blackmail and murder for a petty criminal in London.
The Crazy KillThe Crazy Kill · 1975
The Crazy Kill
8.01975
MovieCrimeDrama
A doctor and his wife are held hostage in their country home by an escaped convict and his sidekick, but a journalist's arrival complicates matters.
On the RunOn the Run · 1963
On the Run
1963
MovieCrime
An ex-con escapes from jail to clear himself about a robbery charge
Moment of IndiscretionMoment of Indiscretion · 1958
Moment of Indiscretion
7.01958
MovieCrimeDrama
Janet Miller (Lana Morris) is a married woman caught in awkward circumstances after police investigating a murder come up with evidence, and a potentially lethal motive, which lead them to suspect her of committing the crime. Their suspicions increase when Janet is less than forthcoming about a visit she paid to a former beau. Happily, her loyal husband (Ronald Howard) swears by her innocence and quickly leaps into motion to find the real killer.
The PartnerThe Partner · 1963
The Partner
6.01963
MovieCrime
A tax avoidance scheme by a film producer leads to murder and the theft of £300,000.
The AvengersThe Avengers · 1961
The Avengers
7.81961
SeriesAction & AdventureCrime
A quirky spy show of the adventures of eccentrically suave British Agent John Steed and his predominantly female partners. Jonathan Steed - an urbane, proper gentleman spy - teams with various assistants throughout the series' run, including Dr. David Keel, Cathy Gale, Emma Peel and Tara King, to repeatedly save the world from diabolical schemes plotted by equally diabolical evil-doers (among them robots and man-eating monsters).

Filmography

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Danger UXBDanger UXB · 1979
Danger UXB
8.01979
SeriesDrama
Danger UXB is a 1979 British television series developed by John Hawkesworth and starring Anthony Andrews as Lieutenant Brian Ash, an officer in the Royal Engineers. The programme is titled and partly based on the memoirs of Major A. B. Hartley, M.B.E, RE, Unexploded Bomb - The Story of Bomb Disposal, with episodes written by Hawkesworth and four screenwriters. The series chronicles the exploits of the fictional 97 Tunnelling Company which, as a result of thousands of unexploded bombs in London during the Blitz, has become a bomb disposal unit. As with all his fellow officers, Ash must for the most part learn the techniques and procedures of disarming and destroying the UXBs through experience, repeatedly confronted with more cunning and deadlier technological advances in aerial bomb fusing. The storylines were primarily military, with a romantic thread between Ash and an inventor's married daughter, and other human interest vignettes.

Surveyor's Assistant

Sink or SwimSink or Swim · 1980
Sink or Swim
7.01980
SeriesComedy
Sink or Swim is a BBC TV sitcom starring Peter Davison as Brian Webber, who lives in a flat above a London petrol station, and trying to make his way in the world, thus far with limited success. His girlfriend, Sonia, is a very practical young woman who is passionate only about things like vegetarianism and ecology. When Brian's younger brother, Steve, arrives seeking a place to stay, his lazy, cynical, noisy "Northern lout" attitude disrupts Brian's already messy life. Like Only Fools and Horses, Sink or Swim was filmed in Bristol doubling for London. It ran for three series between 4 December 1980 and 14 October 1982, and was written by Alex Shearer, who later wrote the Nicholas Lyndhurst sitcom 'The Two of Us' (1986-90, LWT). The first two years of production overlapped as Davison was also starring as the Fifth Doctor in Doctor Who, which imposed constraints on recording schedules.

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