Acting

James Donnelly

Born April 6, 1930 · Birkenhead, England, UK

Died August 2, 1992 · aged 62

No biography available.

Known For

The Wife SwappersThe Wife Swappers · 1970
The Wife Swappers
4.41970
MovieDrama
Six stories involving wife and husband swapping/swinging, are described in titillating detail while analyzed by a pseudo psychologist.
They Came from Beyond SpaceThey Came from Beyond Space · 1967
They Came from Beyond Space
5.21967
MovieScience FictionAdventure
When meteors in a curious V-formation crash on a Cornwall field, an alien force possesses several scientists and infects bystanders with a deadly disease. Shielded from the meteor's influence by a metal plate in his head, Dr Curtis Temple discovers that an alien race on the moon seeks to use the manipulated geniuses for seemingly nefarious purposes. But, as he learns more about the invaders, they may not be as evil as initially thought.
RumourRumour · 1970
Rumour
7.01970
MovieTV Movie
A hard-bitten newspaper reporter is drawn back into the world of sleaze he had hoped to have left behind, and this time it goes right to the top.
Murphy's StrokeMurphy's Stroke · 1980
Murphy's Stroke
5.81980
MovieDramaTV Movie
The horse Gay Future is at the centre of an Irish betting syndicate in 1974 which saw trainer Antony Collins present a poor performing horse at his stables. The betting stakes were subsequently raised, before the real horse was entered in the race.
Giro CityGiro City · 1982
Giro City
5.61982
MovieThrillerDrama
Welsh investigative journalists set out to cover the Troubles in Northern Ireland only to unearth censorship and corruption back home.
Suburban WivesSuburban Wives · 1972
Suburban Wives
3.01972
MovieComedy
Seven stories of marital infidelity, told from the women's point of view. A spicy satire of modern manners and mores. Newspaperwoman Sarah relates the separate stories of eight married couples. The husbands are satisfied with their lot, but the wives are not. Sarah describes a situation in which dissatisfied and bored middle-class housewives seek excitement and adventure outside their marital homes and beds.
The Most Dangerous Man in the WorldThe Most Dangerous Man in the World · 1988
The Most Dangerous Man in the World
1988
Movie
In May 1981 a young Turk, Mehmet Ali Agca, shot Pope John Paul U. Who was Agca? Why did he do it? What made him want to be a killer?
Boy SoldierBoy Soldier · 1987
Boy Soldier
7.51987
MovieDrama
A young Welsh soldier on duty in Northern Ireland finds himself used as a political pawn, following a tragic incident during a violent clash with some of the local agitators. The Guardian proposed that "if Spielberg's ET, in the immortal words of Pauline Kael, was a bliss out, Karl Francis' 'Boy Soldier' is a bleed out for sheer fist shaking emotionalism, it would be hard to find another British film of recent years to beat it."

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