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Martin Stephens is a Actor British born on 19 july 1949 at Southgate, London (United-kingdom)

Martin Stephens

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Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 19 july 1949 (74 years) at Southgate, London (United-kingdom)

Martin Stephens (born 19 July 1949) is an English former child actor, best known for his performances in the films Village of the Damned and The Innocents. Stephens appeared in fourteen films between 1954 and 1966, then chose to drop out of acting and made his adult career outside the profession.

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Gerald Thomas
Gerald Thomas
(2 films)
Delmer Daves
Delmer Daves
(1 films)
Monty Berman
Monty Berman
(1 films)
Duncan Lamont
Duncan Lamont
(2 films)
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Filmography of Martin Stephens (12 films)

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The Witches, 1h30
Directed by Cyril Frankel
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Fantasy, Horror
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Witches in film
Actors Joan Fontaine, Kay Walsh, Alec McCowen, Leonard Rossiter, Ann Bell, John Collin
Roles Ronnie Dowsett
Rating58% 2.9022052.9022052.9022052.9022052.902205
A British schoolteacher, Gwen (Joan Fontaine), travels to Africa to work as a missionary. She has a nervous breakdown after being exposed to witchcraft during a rebellion led by witch doctors. Returning to England to recover, she is hired by wealthy siblings Alan and Stephanie Bax (Alec McCowen and Kay Walsh) to become head teacher of the small private school in their rural village.
The Battle of the Villa Fiorita, 1h51
Directed by Delmer Daves
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Actors Maureen O'Hara, Rossano Brazzi, Richard Todd, Olivia Hussey, Phyllis Calvert, Martin Stephens
Roles Michael
Rating58% 2.9037152.9037152.9037152.9037152.903715
In Italy, two children, Michael (Martin Stephens) and Debbie (Elizabeth Dear), are aware that their mother, Moira (Maureen O'Hara) has left them for a lover, a famous Italian composer and they are staying at the Villa Fiorita. Michael convinces Debbie to run away to the Villa to fetch their mother, and forces her to sell her prized pony to afford the journey. They arrive, and the lover, Lorenzo (Rossano Brazzi) calls their father to inform him that the children have run away and that he will be sending them home. However, Michael falls ill and Lorenzo allows them both to stay. Debbie joins forces with Donna, the daughter of their mother's lover, to manipulate Moira into returning to Britain. A hunger strike by the girls ensues which fails and culminates in Moira slapping Debbie and Lorenzo spanking Donna. Lorenzo finally decides to send the children home but Michael and Donna attempt to run away on a sailboat during a storm. After the two nearly drown, Moira and Lorenzo agree that they have lost the battle, and a heartbroken Moira returns to England with her children.
The Innocents, 1h39
Directed by Jack Clayton
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Fantastic, Horror, Historical
Themes Ghost films, Children's films
Actors Deborah Kerr, Michael Redgrave, Peter Wyngarde, Megs Jenkins, Pamela Franklin, Isla Cameron
Roles Miles
Rating77% 3.896633.896633.896633.896633.89663
Miss Giddens (Deborah Kerr) applies for a job as a governess. It is to be her first position, but the wealthy bachelor interviewing her (Michael Redgrave) is unconcerned with her lack of experience. He values his freedom to travel and socialise and unabashedly confesses that he has "no room, mentally or emotionally" for his niece and nephew. They were orphaned and left in his care as infants, and he keeps them at Bly, his country estate. The previous governess, Miss Jessel, died suddenly less than a year ago. All he cares about is that Miss Giddens accept full responsibility for the children, never troubling him with whatever problems may arise.
The Hellfire Club
Directed by Robert S. Baker, Monty Berman
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Adventure
Actors Peter Cushing, Keith Michell, Adrienne Corri, Peter Arne, Kai Fischer, David Lodge
Roles Jason Junior
Rating52% 2.6156752.6156752.6156752.6156752.615675
Les Chevaliers du Démon sont un cercle de libertins se livrant à l'orgie. Le fils de leur précurseur décide de renverser son neveu, qui a usurpé son titre et poursuit ces activités assez immorales.
A Touch of Larceny, 1h33
Directed by Guy Hamilton, Peter Yates
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Crime
Actors James Mason, George Sanders, Vera Miles, Ollie Johnston, Robert Flemyng, Duncan Lamont
Roles John Holland
Rating66% 3.3364053.3364053.3364053.3364053.336405
A naval war hero but a bit of a scoundrel, Commander Max Easton has a position with the Admiralty but spends most of his time playing squash and pursuing women.
No Kidding
No Kidding (1960)
, 1h26
Directed by Gerald Thomas
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Actors Leslie Phillips, Geraldine McEwan, Joan Hickson, Julia Lockwood, Irene Handl, Noel Purcell
Roles Angus
Rating57% 2.862852.862852.862852.862852.86285
David (Leslie Phillips) and Catherine Robinson (Geraldine McEwan) move into a rundown country house. After a number of failed ventures, they are looking to build a solid business. They strike upon the idea of setting up a summer home for the children of the wealthy. They attract a number of customers, and hire a matron (June Jago) and a cook (Joan Hickson), and immediately fall foul of a local councillor (Irene Handl) who does not believe they should be allowed to look after children.
Village of the Damned, 1h17
Directed by Wolf Rilla
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantastic, Horror
Themes Films about children, Films based on science fiction novels, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors George Sanders, Barbara Shelley, Martin Stephens, Laurence Naismith, Jenny Laird, Richard Warner
Roles David Zellaby
Rating72% 3.648123.648123.648123.648123.64812
The inhabitants of the British village of Midwich suddenly fall unconscious, as does anyone entering the village. The military establishes a cordon around Midwich and sends in a man wearing a gas mask, but he, too, falls unconscious and is pulled back with rope. The man awakens and reports experiencing a cold sensation just before passing out. The pilot of a military reconnaissance plane is contacted and asked to investigate. When he flies below 5,000 feet, he loses consciousness and the plane crashes. A five-mile exclusion zone around the village is established for all aircraft. The villagers regain consciousness and apparently are unaffected.
Please Turn Over, 1h27
Directed by Gerald Thomas
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Actors Ted Ray, Leslie Phillips, Jean Kent, Julia Lockwood, Joan Sims, Tim Seely
Roles Boy (uncredited)
Rating62% 3.142793.142793.142793.142793.14279
In the quiet suburbs of an English town, seventeen-year-old Jo Halliday lives a fairly boring life working as a hairdresser and living at home, with her nagging mother, pompous father, and fitness obsessed Aunt. Her father, an accountant, continually wishes that his dreamy, untidy daughter could be more like his secretary Miss Jones.
Count Your Blessings, 1h42
Directed by Jean Negulesco
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Deborah Kerr, Rossano Brazzi, Maurice Chevalier, Martin Stephens, Tom Helmore, Patricia Medina
Roles Sigismond
Rating50% 2.516172.516172.516172.516172.51617
While visiting Grace Allingham in wartime London at the behest of Hugh Palgrave, his friend, Charles is charmed by her and abruptly proposes marriage. They marry, but during the honeymoon Charles reports back to military duty.
Another Time, Another Place, 1h31
Directed by Lewis Allen
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists
Actors Lana Turner, Barry Sullivan, Glynis Johns, Sean Connery, Terence Longdon, Raymond Burr
Roles Brian Trevor
Rating58% 2.901582.901582.901582.901582.90158
An American reporter, Sara Scott (Turner) is working in Europe during World War II and begins an affair with a British reporter named Mark Trevor (Connery). Sara is conflicted on whether to marry her rich boss (Sullivan) or the charming young reporter she is having an affair with. Finally, she chooses Mark, only to find that he is married and has a son. The two separate shortly thereafter, then decide to stay together and work out their problems.
Harry Black and the Tiger, 1h50
Directed by Hugo Fregonese
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure
Actors Barbara Rush, Stewart Granger, I. S. Johar, Anthony Steel, Martin Stephens, Kamala Devi
Roles Michael Tanner
Rating61% 3.097833.097833.097833.097833.09783
Professional hunter Harry Black is off to India. He wants to bag a tiger in the Indian jungles that is threatening a nearby village. As he proceeds on his journey, he encounters numerous people, including the young, and maybe too smart, Desmond Tanner and his wife Chris, who was Harry's first wife.
The Divided Heart, 1h29
Directed by Charles Crichton
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Themes Films about adoption, Films about children, Films about families
Actors Cornell Borchers, Yvonne Mitchell, Alexander Knox, Geoffrey Keen, Liam Redmond, Ferdy Mayne
Roles Hans
Rating68% 3.4305353.4305353.4305353.4305353.430535
During World War II, a three-year-old boy is found wandering alone in Germany. No family can be traced, and it is presumed that his parents and siblings have been casualties of war. The child is placed in an orphanage, from where he is subsequently adopted by a childless couple, whom he grows to love and accept as his parents. When the boy is 10 years old, his natural mother is found alive in Yugoslavia where she has survived the war as a refugee. She returns to Germany to claim her child, having lost her husband and two other children in the war. The film focuses on the moral dilemma of the situation: should the child remain with the adoptive parents who have given him a loving and happy home, or be returned to his natural mother who has lost everything else, and to what extent should the child's own wishes be taken into account? The case is finally referred to a three-man court, who will decide the child's future. As in the true story on which the film is based, he is returned to his biological mother.