Acting
Peter Halliday
Born June 2, 1924 · near Llangollen, Wales, UK
Died February 19, 2012 · aged 87
One of the UK's most prolific television actors for 50 years, Peter Halliday was the son of an auctioneer and estate agent. He was schooled in Shropshire. Halliday failed his exam as apprentice auctioneer, worked briefly for Rolls-Royce, then served in the British Army during the Second World War, based in Iraq, Palestine and Egypt, until 1947. He graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art i…
Known For
The Remains of the Day · 1993The Remains of the Day
★ 7.41993
MovieDramaRomance
A rule-bound head butler's world of manners and decorum in the household he maintains is tested by the arrival of a housekeeper who falls in love with him in post-WWI Britain. The possibility of romance and his master's cultivation of ties with the Nazi cause challenge his carefully maintained veneer of servitude.
Lassie · 2005Lassie
★ 6.42005
MovieAdventureDrama
A family in financial crisis is forced to sell Lassie, their beloved dog. Hundreds of miles away from her true family, Lassie escapes and sets out on a journey home.
Beasts: Buddyboy · 1976Beasts: Buddyboy
★ 3.01976
MovieHorrorTV Movie
When a nightclub owner buys a derelict dolphinarium, he and a young woman seem to be haunted by the ghost of Buddy Boy, the star attraction. Created as an episode of Nigel Kneale's "Beasts" horror anthology miniseries.
Clinic Exclusive · 1971Clinic Exclusive
★ 3.41971
MovieDrama
A beautiful massage parlor/sex clinic owner financially & emotionally mistreats her customers.
Sunday Bloody Sunday · 1971Sunday Bloody Sunday
★ 6.51971
MovieDrama
Recently divorced career woman Alex Greville begins a romantic relationship with glamorous mod artist Bob Elkin, fully aware that he's also intimately involved with middle-aged doctor Daniel Hirsh. For both Alex and Daniel, the younger man represents a break with their repressive pasts, and though both know that Bob is seeing both of them, neither is willing to let go of the youth and vitality he brings to their otherwise stable lives.
Esther · 1999Esther
★ 6.81999
MovieAdventureDrama
Esther, the beautiful queen of Persia, intervenes to save the Jewish people from a bloody massacre.
The Black Windmill · 1974The Black Windmill
★ 6.31974
MovieThrillerAction
A British agent's son is kidnapped and held for a ransom of diamonds. The agent finds out that he can't even count on the people he thought were on his side to help him, so he decides to track down the kidnappers himself.
Dunkirk · 1958Dunkirk
★ 6.81958
MovieDramaWar
A British Corporal in France finds himself responsible for the lives of his men when their officer is killed. He has to get them back to Britain somehow. Meanwhile, British civilians are being dragged into the war with Operation Dynamo, the scheme to get the French and British forces back from the Dunkirk beaches. Some come forward to help, others were less willing.







































