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Acting
George Selway
Born February 21, 1924 · London, England, UK
Died May 1, 1994 · aged 70
No biography available.
Known For
I'm All Right Jack · 1959I'm All Right Jack
★ 6.61959
MovieComedy
Naive Stanley Windrush looks for a career in a family business. Much to his dismay, he finds work at a munitions factory where he has to start from the bottom, while both the management and the labor union use him as a tool in their fight for power.
House of Mystery · 1961House of Mystery
★ 6.61961
MovieMysteryHorror
A young couple go to check out a house they're thinking of buying. A somewhat mysterious woman tells the couple several stories of the fates that befell the house's previous owners.
The Wrong Box · 1966The Wrong Box
★ 6.51966
MovieComedy
In Victorian England, a fortune now depends on which of two brothers outlives the other—or can be made to have seemed to do so.
Tiger Bay · 1959Tiger Bay
★ 7.21959
MovieThrillerCrime
In Tiger Bay, the docklands of Cardiff, rough-and-tumble street urchin Gillie witnesses the brutal killing of a young woman at the hands of visiting Polish sailor Korchinsky. Instead of reporting the crime to the authorities, Gillie merely pockets a prize for herself — Korchinsky's shiny black revolver — and flees the scene. When Detective Graham discovers that Gillie has the murder weapon, the fiery young girl weaves a web of lies to throw him off course.
Rogue Male · 1976Rogue Male
★ 6.51976
MovieDramaWar
In 1939, Sir Robert Thorndyke takes aim at Adolf Hitler with a high powered rifle, but the shot misses its mark. Captured and tortured by the Gestapo and left for dead, Sir Robert makes his way back to England where he discovers the Gestapo has followed him. Knowing that his government would turn him over to German authorities, Sir Robert goes underground in his battle with his pursuers.
Three Sisters · 1970Three Sisters
★ 4.31970
MovieDrama
Nearly a thousand miles away from their beloved Moscow, Chekhov's Three Sisters live in virtual exile. Olga , a schoolmistress, attempts to support her siblings and the home that is the sole legacy of their late father.
Shall I See You Now? · 1978Shall I See You Now?
1978
MovieTV Movie
Carmel's new surroundings are not what she was expecting from a mental health institution.
The Strange Affair · 1968The Strange Affair
★ 5.11968
MovieDrama
When rookie P.C. Strange falls for an under aged girl, he is unknowingly compromised by a pair of pornographers. Meanwhile, seasoned Det. Pierce is out to catch mob boss Quince and soon both plots intertwine.
Movies
I'm All Right Jack · 1959I'm All Right Jack
★ 6.61959
MovieComedy
Naive Stanley Windrush looks for a career in a family business. Much to his dismay, he finds work at a munitions factory where he has to start from the bottom, while both the management and the labor union use him as a tool in their fight for power.
House of Mystery · 1961House of Mystery
★ 6.61961
MovieMysteryHorror
A young couple go to check out a house they're thinking of buying. A somewhat mysterious woman tells the couple several stories of the fates that befell the house's previous owners.
The Wrong Box · 1966The Wrong Box
★ 6.51966
MovieComedy
In Victorian England, a fortune now depends on which of two brothers outlives the other—or can be made to have seemed to do so.
Tiger Bay · 1959Tiger Bay
★ 7.21959
MovieThrillerCrime
In Tiger Bay, the docklands of Cardiff, rough-and-tumble street urchin Gillie witnesses the brutal killing of a young woman at the hands of visiting Polish sailor Korchinsky. Instead of reporting the crime to the authorities, Gillie merely pockets a prize for herself — Korchinsky's shiny black revolver — and flees the scene. When Detective Graham discovers that Gillie has the murder weapon, the fiery young girl weaves a web of lies to throw him off course.
Rogue Male · 1976Rogue Male
★ 6.51976
MovieDramaWar
In 1939, Sir Robert Thorndyke takes aim at Adolf Hitler with a high powered rifle, but the shot misses its mark. Captured and tortured by the Gestapo and left for dead, Sir Robert makes his way back to England where he discovers the Gestapo has followed him. Knowing that his government would turn him over to German authorities, Sir Robert goes underground in his battle with his pursuers.
Three Sisters · 1970Three Sisters
★ 4.31970
MovieDrama
Nearly a thousand miles away from their beloved Moscow, Chekhov's Three Sisters live in virtual exile. Olga , a schoolmistress, attempts to support her siblings and the home that is the sole legacy of their late father.
Shall I See You Now? · 1978Shall I See You Now?
1978
MovieTV Movie
Carmel's new surroundings are not what she was expecting from a mental health institution.
The Strange Affair · 1968The Strange Affair
★ 5.11968
MovieDrama
When rookie P.C. Strange falls for an under aged girl, he is unknowingly compromised by a pair of pornographers. Meanwhile, seasoned Det. Pierce is out to catch mob boss Quince and soon both plots intertwine.
The Secret Place · 1957The Secret Place
★ 6.61957
MovieCrime
A beautiful redhead becomes involved with a group of small-time hoodlums who plan and perform a daring diamond robbery.
Bottoms Up! · 1960Bottoms Up!
★ 6.71960
MovieComedy
An incompetent boarding school headmaster, Professor Jim Edwards, devises a bizarre plot to raise the profile of his boarding school, and thus save his job, by passing off his bookie's son as a Middle Eastern prince. The headmaster's madcap scheme is further complicated when an official from the Foreign Office arrives and announces that a real prince is to be placed under Edwards supervision, not due to the schools lofty reputation, but that a gang of kidnappers are unlikely to look for the regal child there.
In the Doghouse · 1962In the Doghouse
★ 6.41962
MovieComedyDrama
After 10 years of failure a bumbling vet finally graduates and takes on his own practice.
Chariot of Fire · 1970Chariot of Fire
★ 9.01970
MovieDramaTV Movie
A prison visitor becomes involved with a convicted sex offender.
The Hallelujah Handshake · 1970The Hallelujah Handshake
★ 7.91970
MovieDramaTV Movie
Henry sets out to join a church and passionately help the parish. Slowly but surely his habits of exaggeration and lying begin to catch up with him.
Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones · 1967Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones
★ 7.91967
MovieDramaAdventure
The TARDIS arrives on Earth in July, 1966, on a runway at Gatwick Airport. Polly witnesses a murder in a nearby hangar and is then kidnapped by the perpetrator, Spencer of Chameleon Tours. Ben also vanishes. The Second Doctor and Jamie are left to convince the sceptical airport Commandant there has been foul play.
Commuter Husbands · 1974Commuter Husbands
★ 4.21974
MovieComedy
Omnibus feature about British people having issues having sex, with a wraparound segment featuring the always-fetching Gabrielle Drake.
TV Shows
Theatre 625 · 1964Theatre 625
★ 7.21964
SeriesDrama
Theatre 625 is a British television drama anthology series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC2 from 1964 to 1968. It was one of the first regular programmes in the line-up of the channel, and the title referred to its production and transmission being in the higher-definition 625-line format, which only BBC2 used at the time.
All Creatures Great and Small · 1978All Creatures Great and Small
★ 7.81978
SeriesComedyDrama
The trials and misadventures of the staff at a country veterinary office in Yorkshire. James Herriot, a young animal surgeon, moves to a small Yorkshire town to begin his first job.
An Age of Kings · 1960An Age of Kings
★ 5.31960
SeriesDrama
A linking together of Shakespeare's history plays — Richard II, 1 Henry IV, 2 Henry IV, Henry V, 1 Henry VI, 2 Henry VI, 3 Henry VI, and Richard III — chronicling the rise and fall of monarchs over the 86 years between Richard II and Richard III.
The Informer · 1966The Informer
1966
SeriesCrimeDrama
The Informer is a British crime drama series broadcast on ITV from August 1966 to December 1967. Created by John Whitney and Geoffrey Bellman, it stars Ian Hendry as former barrister Alex Lambert, disgraced and disbarred, who has to rebuild his life. He utilises his former contacts on both sides of the law to become a paid informer. Living well from the rewards paid by insurance companies, Lambert still has to hide his activities from both his wife and others behind a new persona in the guise as a business consultant.
Two seasons were produced, totalling 21 episodes. Only two episodes are known to exist, the remainder presumably wiped.
The Spread of the Eagle · 1963The Spread of the Eagle
1963
SeriesDrama
A nine-part serial adaptation featuring dramatisations of three of William Shakespeare's iconic plays: Coriolanus, Julius Caesar, and Antony & Cleopatra.