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Terence Morgan is a Actor British born on 9 december 1921 at London (United-kingdom)

Terence Morgan

Terence Morgan
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Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 9 december 1921 at London (United-kingdom)
Death 25 august 2005 (at 83 years) at Brighton (United-kingdom)

Terence Ivor Grant Morgan (8 December 1921 – 25 August 2005) was an English actor in theatre, cinema and television. He was the nephew of British character actor Verne Morgan. He played many "villain" roles in British film but is probably best remembered for his starring role in the TV historical adventure series Sir Francis Drake.

Terence Morgan was born in Lewisham, London, and started work as a shipping clerk at Lloyd's of London before winning a scholarship to RADA. After training at RADA, Morgan began as a repertory theatre actor. His career was interrupted by two years in the army in World War II before he was invalided out. In 1948 he joined the Old Vic Company alongside Laurence Olivier, and played the role of Laertes in the 1948 film of Hamlet. He was the first actor in such a role to get fan mail from teenage girls.

In his third role he played a support to Gregory Peck and Virginia Mayo in Captain Horatio Hornblower in 1951. In Mandy (1952) he played the insensitive father of a deaf girl and in Encore in 1951 he played a cad risking the life of his wife. In 1953 he again played a villain in Turn the Key Softly as a crook who gets his girlfriend a prison sentence for helping him in a burglary.

More nasty roles quickly followed with Always a Bride (1953) where he played a Treasury Investigator who turns bad as well as Forbidden Cargo in 1954 as a smuggler and Tread Softly Stranger (1958) where he is an embezzler. Two films he made in 1955 saw him cast in more positive roles—in March Hare he played an impoverished aristocrat riding a horse for the Derby, and in the espionage melodrama They Can't Hang Me he starred as a dapper Special Branch officer charged with discovering the identity of an enemy agent. One of his nastiest roles was in 1959, The Shakedown, when he played a pornographer and blackmailer. 1960 saw him as a petty thief in Piccadilly Third Stop.

Morgan's biggest screen success came when he landed the title role in the ITV series Sir Francis Drake, but parts dried up after that as he was no longer seen as "the bad guy".

He appeared in 20 films; other notable roles included the villainous brother of the mummy (Rameses VIII) in Curse of the Mummy's Tomb (1964) and the 1967 shocker The Penthouse where he is an estate agent who is forced to watch as his girlfriend is abused by thugs. The Lifetaker in 1976 had him back as the bad guy again where as a wealthy business man he plans ritualistic revenge on his wife and her lover. In 1986 he appeared in a series, King and Castle and in 1993, The Mystery of Edwin Drood. As roles dried up, Morgan bought a small hotel in Hove, Sussex, and ran that for some years before becoming a property developer.

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Filmography of Terence Morgan (26 films)

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The Penthouse, 1h36
Directed by Peter Collinson
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Suzy Kendall, Terence Morgan, Tony Beckley, Norman Rodway, Martine Beswick
Roles Bruce Victor
Rating57% 2.8614052.8614052.8614052.8614052.861405
Dans un studio luxueux, Bruce et sa maîtresse Barbara abritent leurs amours clandestines. Surviennent deux faux employés du gaz, Tom et Dick. Bruce est ligoté, Barbara enivrée. La peur s'installe.
The Sea Pirate, 1h38
Directed by Roy Rowland, Sergio Bergonzelli
Origin Espagne
Genres Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Pirate films
Actors Gérard Barray, Terence Morgan, Antonella Lualdi, Fernando Sancho, George Rigaud, Geneviève Casile
Roles Lord Blackwood
Rating59% 2.959992.959992.959992.959992.95999
Le lieutenant Robert Surcouf quitte Saint-Malo et Marie-Catherine, sa bien-aimée, dont le père lui refuse la main, pour aller bouter l’Anglais qui encercle l'Île de France située dans l'océan Indien. Victorieux et de retour en France, il est séduit par une Anglaise, Margaret Carruthers, alors qu’elle est promise à Lord Blackwood : Surcouf a rencontré celui qui va devenir son pire ennemi…
The Big Hit of Surcouf, 1h39
Directed by Roy Rowland, Sergio Bergonzelli
Origin Espagne
Genres Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Gérard Barray, Terence Morgan, Antonella Lualdi, Giani Esposito, Armand Mestral, Gerard Tichy
Roles Lord Blackwood
Rating58% 2.909892.909892.909892.909892.90989
Le corsaire Robert Surcouf, chargé d’une mission secrète par Napoléon, s’attaque aux Anglais qui détiennent la citadelle de l’île de Mahé dans l'océan Indien. Il réussit sa mission, mais son frère cadet Nicolas est capturé. Surcouf va le délivrer grâce à l’aide de Margaret, son amour de naguère, devenue l’épouse du gouverneur de l’île, Lord Blackwood, son ennemi juré…
The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb, 1h18
Directed by Michael Carreras
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Fantasy, Horror
Actors Terence Morgan, Ronald Howard, Fred Clark, George Pastell, Jack Gwillim, Michael Ripper
Roles Adam Beauchamp
Rating56% 2.801342.801342.801342.801342.80134
"Egypt in the year 1900". A mummy is discovered by three Egyptologists: Englishmen John Bray (Ronald Howard) and Sir Giles Dalrymple (Jack Gwillim) as well as French Professor Eugene Dubois (unbilled Bernard Rebel, who died three weeks before the film's UK premiere). Assisting in the expedition is Professor Dubois' daughter, and Bray's fiancée, Annette (Jeanne Roland), herself an Egyptology expert. All the artifacts are brought back to London by the project's backer, American showman Alexander King (Fred Clark), who plans to recoup his investment by staging luridly sensational public exhibits of the Egyptian treasures. Soon after arrival, however, the mummy revives and starts to kill various members of the expedition, while it becomes evident that sinister Adam Beauchamp (Beecham) (Terence Morgan), a wealthy arts patron whom members of the expedition meet on the ship returning to England, harbors a crucial revelation of the mummy's past and future.
The Shakedown, 1h32
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Terence Morgan, Hazel Court, Donald Pleasence, Bill Owen, Robert Beatty, Harry H. Corbett
Roles Augie Cortona
Rating66% 3.334213.334213.334213.334213.33421
Augie Cortona, a newly released convict, opens up a photographic studio that serves as a front for pornographic and blackmail activities. He runs into trouble with a rival gangster, and bitter warfare erupts. Scotland Yard tracks down Cortona by employing an undercover female model (Linda Castle), to infiltrate the ex-con's set-up.
Tread Softly Stranger, 1h30
Directed by Gordon Parry
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Diana Dors, George Baker, Terence Morgan, Patrick Allen, Jane Griffiths, Joseph Tomelty
Roles Dave Mansell
Rating66% 3.3452753.3452753.3452753.3452753.345275
The action takes place in the Yorkshire steel town of Rawborough – Rotherham was used for the extensive location filming – to which native son Johnny Mansell (George Baker) has fled after racking up large gambling debts in London. Johnny moves into a cramped flat with his brother Dave (Terence Morgan), a clerk in a local steel mill, and Dave's girlfriend Calico (Diana Dors), a hostess in a local nightclub. There is an instant attraction between Calico and Johnny, and it becomes apparent that the relationship between Dave and Calico is rather one-sided. It transpires that in an attempt to keep hold of her, he has embezzled £300 from his employers which he has used to buy her clothes and various gifts. He now has one week to repay the money before the firm's auditors make their visit.
The Scamp
The Scamp (1957)
, 1h27
Directed by Wolf Rilla
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Richard Attenborough, Dorothy Alison, Colin Petersen, Terence Morgan, Jill Adams, Maureen Delany
Roles Mike Dawson
Rating65% 3.2772153.2772153.2772153.2772153.277215
A schoolteacher and his wife take in the tempestuous child of an abusive drifter. When the father returns their lives become complicated by issues of corporal punishment, physical abuse, strained relations and various crimes.
It's a Wonderful World, 1h27
Directed by Val Guest
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Terence Morgan, George Cole, Mylène Demongeot, Kathleen Harrison, James Hayter, Maurice Kaufmann
Roles Ray Thompson
Rating56% 2.822752.822752.822752.822752.82275
Two Londoners meet a struggling French singer. They create new songs by playing music backwards, and attributing it to a new avant garde composer The songs prove to be a huge hit for the young Frenchwoman, and dupe the critics; however she soon begins to catch on to their scam.
They Can't Hang Me, 1h15
Directed by Val Guest
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Spy films
Actors Terence Morgan, Yolande Donlan, André Morell, Anthony Oliver, Reginald Beckwith, Ursula Howells
Roles Inspector Ralph Brown
Rating58% 2.909722.909722.909722.909722.90972
A senior civil servant, Pitt (Morell) has been convicted of a murder and sentenced to death. Days before his execution, Pitt reveals that he has been passing on top secret information to an agent of a foreign power and offers to reveal the identity of his handler in exchange for a reprieve. With only five days before Pitt's execution, debonair Special Branch Inspector Ralph Brown (Morgan) takes on the task of identifying the spy before he flees the country.
Forbidden Cargo, 1h25
Directed by Harold French
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Crime
Themes Seafaring films, La provence, Transport films
Actors Jack Warner, Nigel Patrick, Elizabeth Sellars, Terence Morgan, Jack Warner, Greta Gynt
Roles Roger Compton
Rating64% 3.239013.239013.239013.239013.23901
Un agent des Douanes reçoit une information à propos d'un trafic de drogue. On suspecte Roger Compton et sa sœur Rita. Il les suit jusqu'à Cannes puis de retour à Londres. Mais il commence à éprouver des sentiments pour la belle Rita...
Loves of Three Queens
Directed by Marc Allégret, Edgar George Ulmer
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama
Actors Hedy Lamarr, Massimo Serato, Alba Arnova, Elli Parvo, Cathy O'Donnell, Piero Pastore
Roles Golo (segment: Il Cavalieri dell'illusione)
Rating51% 2.5538652.5538652.5538652.5538652.553865