Acting
Alexander Gauge
Born July 29, 1914 · Wenchow, China
Died August 29, 1960 · aged 46
Alexander Gauge was a British actor best known for playing Friar Tuck in The Adventures of Robin Hood from 1955 to 1959. Born in a Methodist Mission station in Wenzhou in China, Gauge was a well-known English character actor. Gauge attended school in California before moving to England.
Known For
The Interrupted Journey · 1949The Interrupted Journey
★ 5.81949
MovieThriller
When John North, a budding author, pulls the communication cord of a late night train that is taking him away on a weekend with his publishers wife, he sets in motion a series of events that lead to a train crash, a murder and a police man hunt, but all is not what it seems.
The Pickwick Papers · 1952The Pickwick Papers
★ 7.01952
MovieComedyAdventure
The Pickwick Club sends Mr. Pickwick and a group of friends to travel across England and to report back on the interesting things they find...
The Green Man · 1956The Green Man
★ 7.01956
MovieComedyCrime
Unknown to everyone but his shady Middle Eastern bosses, watchmaker Hawkins is actually a professional hired assassin with a predilection for killing his targets with bombs. After disposing of a dictator and millionaire, Hawkins is assigned to kill a politician who is heading to a remote hotel, The Green Man, for a secret tryst with his secretary. There, however, Hawkins' plot is discovered by vacuum salesman William Blake, who determines to stop him.
The Iron Petticoat · 1956The Iron Petticoat
★ 5.81956
MovieComedy
Captain Vinka Kovalenko defects from Russia, but not for political reasons. She defects because she feels discriminated against as a woman. Captain Chuck Lockwood gets the order to show her the bright side of capitalism, while she tries to convince him of the superiority of communism. Naturally, they fall in love, but there's still the KGB, which doesn't like the idea of having a defected Russian officer running around in London.
No Smoking · 1955No Smoking
★ 7.81955
MovieComedy
A scientist invents a pill to cure smokers of their nicotine addiction. However, when he makes his discovery public, he encounters strong resistance from the tobacco industry.
House of Blackmail · 1953House of Blackmail
★ 6.41953
MovieDrama
A blackmailer is murdered, and the police find that there is a long list of suspects who wanted to see him dead.
The Square Ring · 1953The Square Ring
★ 7.11953
MovieDrama
Boxing drama following the lives of 5 different fighters and their reasons for becoming boxers.
Tiger by the Tail · 1955Tiger by the Tail
★ 6.31955
MovieCrime
On the first night of his London assignment, newsagency reporter John Desmonmd becomes heavily involved with enigmatic Anna Ray. The affair ends when she is shot struggling for a gun she has pulled on him. This is only the start of his troubles, as Anna worked for a criminal organisation who know Desmond has now got her valuable contacts list.
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