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Acting
MacDonald Hobley
Born June 9, 1917 · Port Stanley, Falkland Islands
Died July 30, 1987 · aged 70
No biography available.
Known For
Random Quest · 1969Random Quest
1969
MovieScience FictionTV Movie
Following an explosion in a laboratory accident, physicist Colin Trafford is sent to a parallel universe where he enters the body of his counterpart, a popular writer married to an attractive woman who hates him.
The Entertainer · 1960The Entertainer
★ 6.21960
MovieDrama
Archie Rice, an old-time British vaudeville performer sinking into final defeat, schemes to stay in show business.
Checkpoint · 1956Checkpoint
★ 5.61956
MovieCrimeDrama
Stanley Baker's O'Donovan is sent to steal the plans of a rival company's racing car designs, to ensure his employers win the competition. However, when opening a safe containing the plans, he triggers an alarm leading to a gun battle where he kills a number of people. James Robertson Justice, alarmed by the scandal surrounding the killings, orders his agent be killed surreptitiously to hide his involvement with the plot. The film uses original footage from the Mille Miglia , an Italian open-road endurance race, featuring classic period racing cars.
Wings Over the World · 1950Wings Over the World
1950
MovieDocumentary
A documentary describing the activities of all involved in operating Heathrow Airport in the first few months after it opened in 1949.
No Place for Jennifer · 1950No Place for Jennifer
★ 5.81950
MovieDrama
A young girl goes through the trauma of her parent's divorce and seperate re-marriages.
A Day of One's Own · 1956A Day of One's Own
★ 6.01956
MovieDocumentary
A random selection of housewives around the UK take a day off from their traditional domestic chores.
The Saint · 1962The Saint
★ 7.41962
SeriesAction & AdventureCrime
Simon Templar is The Saint, a handsome, sophisticated, debonair, modern-day Robin Hood who recovers ill-gotten wealth and redistributes it to those in need.
Doomwatch · 1970Doomwatch
★ 6.41970
SeriesDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
Doomwatch is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC, which ran on BBC 1 between 1970 and 1972. The series was set in the then present-day, and dealt with a scientific government agency led by Doctor Spencer Quist, responsible for investigating and combating various ecological and technological dangers.
The series was followed by a film adaptation produced by Tigon British Film Productions and released in 1972, and a revival TV film was broadcast on Channel 5 in 1999.
