Desmond Rayner

Acting

Desmond Rayner

Born April 20, 1928 · Hackney, London, England, UK

Died April 20, 2014 · aged 85

Desmond Rayner was a British actor known for his roles in various television series and films. His notable works include Screen One (1985), Stolen Assignment (1955) and Hancock's Half Hour (1956). Rayner was also an accomplished artist, and was known for his abstract and geometric artworks. He was married to journalist and broadcaster Claire Rayner. He died on 20 April 2014 in Harrow, Middlesex, …

Known For

The AccountantThe Accountant · 1989
The Accountant
1989
MovieDramaTV Movie
London middle class Jewish accountant Lionel is preparing for his son's bar mitzvah when he does a little favour for a friend, and ends up getting mixed up with the Mafia.
Stolen AssignmentStolen Assignment · 1955
Stolen Assignment
★ 5.81955
MovieComedyCrime
Henry Crossley is an artist whose wife is spending a week's holiday with her aunt. But when her aunt comes to see him, worried because her niece has not arrived, a police investigation into her disappearance begins. It seems that Henry was fully occupied at the time his wife went missing; but is his alibi completely truthful?
Hancock's Half HourHancock's Half Hour · 1956
Hancock's Half Hour
★ 7.41956
SeriesComedy
Hancock's Half Hour is a BBC television comedy series of the 1950s and 60s written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. The series starred Tony Hancock with Sid James. The final series, renamed simply Hancock, starred Hancock alone. Comedian Tony Hancock starred in the show, playing an exaggerated and much poorer version of his own character and lifestyle, Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock, a down-at-heel comedian living at the dilapidated 23 Railway Cuttings in East Cheam. The series was influential in the development of the situation comedy, with its move away from radio variety towards a focus on character development.
The Adventures of Sir LancelotThe Adventures of Sir Lancelot · 1956
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
★ 7.01956
SeriesAction & Adventure
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot is a British television series first broadcast in 1956, produced by Sapphire Films for ITC Entertainment and screened on the ITV network. The series starred William Russell as the eponymous Sir Lancelot, a Knight of the Round Table in the time of King Arthur at Camelot.

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