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Acting
Ben Williams
Born January 1, 1892 · Glamorganshire, Wales, UK
Died December 1, 1960 · aged 68
No biography available.
Known For
The Thief of Bagdad · 1940The Thief of Bagdad
★ 7.11940
MovieAdventureFantasy
When Prince Ahmad is blinded and cast out of Bagdad by the nefarious Jaffar, he joins forces with the scrappy thief Abu to win back his royal place, as well as the heart of a beautiful princess.
Roadhouse Girl · 1953Roadhouse Girl
★ 4.91953
MovieDramaCrime
A middle-aged garage owner's life is turned upside down when his new mechanics gets it on with his sexy younger wife.
Nightbeat · 1947Nightbeat
★ 5.71947
MovieDrama
After the war is over, two army pals take opposite paths in civvy street. One becomes a petty criminal, the other becomes a policeman.
Night Train to Munich · 1940Night Train to Munich
★ 7.21940
MovieDramaThriller
Czechoslovakia, March 1939, on the eve of World War II. As the German invaders occupy Prague, inventor Axel Bomasch manages to flee and reach England; but those who need to put his knowledge at the service of the Nazi war machine, in order to carry out their evil plans of destruction, will stop at nothing to capture him.
The Citadel · 1938The Citadel
★ 6.41938
MovieDramaRomance
Young, idealistic, newly qualified Scottish doctor Andrew Manson arrives in Wales and takes his first job in a mining town, and begins to wonder at the persistent cough many of the miners have. When his attempts to prove its cause are thwarted, he moves to London. His new practice does poorly, but when a friend shows him how to make a lucrative practice from rich hypochondriacs, it will take a great shock to show him what the truth of being a doctor really is.
"Pimpernel" Smith · 1941"Pimpernel" Smith
★ 7.11941
MovieAdventureDrama
Eccentric Cambridge archaeologist Horatio Smith takes a group of British and American archaeology students to pre-war Nazi Germany to help in his excavations. His research is supported by the Nazis, since he professes to be looking for evidence of the Aryan origins of German civilisation. However, he has a secret agenda: to free inmates of the concentration camps.
The Way Ahead · 1944The Way Ahead
★ 6.51944
MovieDramaWar
A mismatched collection of conscripted civilians find training tough under Lieutenant Jim Perry and Sergeant Ned Fletcher when they are called up to replace an infantry battalion that had suffered casualties at Dunkirk.
Undercover · 1943Undercover
★ 6.11943
MovieDramaWar
Occupied Yugoslavia. With organised resistance shattered by the Nazi onslaught it is only the activity of small guerrilla bands that bring fresh hope to the people. But quislings and infiltrators are everywhere – and trusting the wrong person could easily get you killed...
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The Way Ahead · 1944The Way Ahead
★ 6.51944
MovieDramaWar
A mismatched collection of conscripted civilians find training tough under Lieutenant Jim Perry and Sergeant Ned Fletcher when they are called up to replace an infantry battalion that had suffered casualties at Dunkirk.
Pessimistic Man Talking to the Chelsea Pensioners (uncredited)
Contraband · 1940Contraband
★ 7.11940
MovieThrillerWar
During early World War II, a Danish sea captain, delayed in a British port, tangles with German spies.
Man Selling Torches
Let George Do It! · 1940Let George Do It!
★ 6.21940
MovieComedyMusic
Shortly after the start of World War II, a ukelele player (George) takes the wrong boat and finds himself in (still uninvaded) Norway. He is mistaken for a fellow British intelligence agent by a woman (Mary), and becomes involved in trying to defeat Nazi agents.
Radio Operator On SS Macaulay (uncredited)
The Bells Go Down · 1943The Bells Go Down
★ 7.21943
MovieDramaWar
Comedian Tommy Trinder plays it straight in this tribute to the wartime AFS (Auxiliary Fire Service). The dedicated band who kept the fires of London under control during the blitz and fire bombings of WWII.
Head of the Rescue Squad (uncredited)
Under Milk Wood · 1992Under Milk Wood
★ 7.01992
MovieTV MovieAnimation
A poet's tale of a day in the lives of the villagers of a Welsh fishing town of Llareggub.
Mr Pritchard / Willy Nilly (voices) (archive sound)












