Gerry Sundquist

Acting

Gerry Sundquist

Born October 6, 1955 · Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK

Died August 1, 1993 · aged 37

Gerry Sundquist (born Gerald Christopher Sundquist; 6 October 1955 — 1 August 1993) was an English actor best known for his breakout role as Jim Woolcott, the titular 'me', in the 1974 ITV Granada serial Soldier and Me.

Known For

The Hunchback of Notre DameThe Hunchback of Notre Dame · 1982
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
★ 5.71982
MovieDramaRomance
Quasimodo, the hunchback bellringer of Notre Dame's cathedral, meets a beautiful gypsy dancer, Esmeralda, and falls in love with her. So does Quasimodo's guardian, the archdeacon of the cathedral, and a poor street poet. But Esmeralda's in love with a handsome soldier. When a mob mistakes her for a witch, it's up to Quasimodo to rescue her and claim sanctuary for her in the cathedral.
Boarding SchoolBoarding School · 1978
Boarding School
★ 4.21978
MovieComedy
This film tells the story about a group of girls at an exclusive German girls boarding school. Across the lake is an exclusive boys boarding school...
The Black PantherThe Black Panther · 1977
The Black Panther
★ 5.91977
MovieCrimeDrama
A gung-ho ex-military man pursues a secret life of crime, culminating in the kidnapping of a teenage heiress.
Blind DateBlind Date · 1984
Blind Date
★ 4.31984
MovieHorrorThriller
A man goes blind when remembering his lost girlfriend, but the doctors can't find anything wrong with his eyes. They fit him with an experimental device which allows him to see with the aid of a computer interface and brain electrodes. Meanwhile, a taxi driver is taking young women up to their apartments, giving them gas, and performing a little fatal amateur surgery on them. Their paths inevitably converge, and the blind man must try to stop the psychopath.
Meetings with Remarkable MenMeetings with Remarkable Men · 1979
Meetings with Remarkable Men
★ 6.71979
MovieDrama
The story of G.I. Gurdjieff and his travels to achieve enlightenment and inner growth. Beginning with his childhood, the movie follows his journeys through Central Asia as he discovers new levels of spirituality through music, dance and near-encounters with death.
Don't Open Till ChristmasDon't Open Till Christmas · 1984
Don't Open Till Christmas
★ 4.91984
MovieThrillerHorror
It's just days before Christmas in London, but not everyone is full of good cheer - as a maniac with a pathological hatred of Santa Claus stalks the streets, butchering any man that’s unlucky enough to be wandering around dressed as Old Saint Nick.
The Music MachineThe Music Machine · 1979
The Music Machine
★ 10.01979
MovieDramaMusic
At a famous London disco venue, a competition is announced to select two dancers to star in a new film.
Alexandria… Why?Alexandria… Why? · 1979
Alexandria… Why?
★ 6.51979
MovieDramaWar
Amid the poverty, death, and suffering caused by World War II, 18-year-old Yehia retreats into a private world of fantasy and longing. Obsessed with Hollywood, he dreams of studying filmmaking in America but struggles to pursue his dream, given the constraints of his life in the middle class and the horrors of war.

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The Last Days of PompeiiThe Last Days of Pompeii · 1984
The Last Days of Pompeii
★ 7.51984
SeriesDrama
The different aspects of life in Pompeii, a coastal luxury resort near Naples catering for the very rich of imperial Rome, mainly before but culminating in the eruption of the Vesuvian volcano, which wipes it from the face of the Earth. The residents of Pompeii include Diomed, a common upstart merchant whose self-made riches from trade allow him to consider running for political office against sitting city magistrate Quintus and an impoverished aristocratic marriage for his daughter Julia; the cultivated Greek Glaucus; the gladiator Lydon; the noble-born Antonius and his sister Ione, the evil Isis-priest Arbaces who is after (their) money and power; the persecution-fearing Christian slaves Petrus, his true love Chloe, and their secret leader Olinthus.

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