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Dinsdale Landen is a Actor born on 4 september 1932 at Margate (United-kingdom)
Dinsdale James Landen (4 September 1932 – 29 December 2003) was a British actor known mainly for his television appearances.
Landen was born at Margate, Kent and educated at King's School, Rochester. He made his television debut in 1959 as Pip in an adaptation of Great Expectations and made his film debut in 1960, with a walk-on part in The League of Gentlemen. He first became well known during the 1960s when he starred in the TV series Mickey Dunne and The Mask of Janus, which was renamed The Spies in later series. He also had a parallel career as a stage actor, including as Richard Dazzle in the RSC's 1970 production of London Assurance.
His film roles include appearances in Operation Snatch (1962), A Jolly Bad Fellow (1964), Rasputin, the Mad Monk (1966), Mosquito Squadron (1969), Every Home Should Have One (1970), Young Winston (1972), Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World (1973), International Velvet (1978), Morons from Outer Space (1985) and both The Buccaneers and The Steal in 1995.
On radio, he appeared in the 1973 BBC Radio 4 adaptation of The Foundation Trilogy, as Dr. Watson in the 1974 adaptation of A Study in Scarlet, and as General Bel Riose and Art Gordo in the 1976 adaptation of Jim Eldridge's novel Down Payment on Death. He also portrayed Rupert Purvis in the 1982 production of Tom Stoppard's play The Dog It Was That Died and played the urbane Ambassador McKenzie in BBC Radio 4 series of Flying the Flag.
In 1977 Landen starred in his own situation comedy, Devenish, playing a Basil Fawlty-type character in a Reggie Perrin-type situation, designing board games. In 1980 he starred as Barty in the television series Pig in the Middle with Liza Goddard.
In 1985 he co-wrote "The True Story of H.P. Sauce".
In 1987 he played the lead in a BBC TV production of What the Butler Saw, playing Dr Prentice in a production also featuring Prunella Scales, Timothy West and Bryan Pringle.
In 1989 he made a guest appearance in Doctor Who, playing Dr. Judson, a wheelchair-using genius, in the serial The Curse of Fenric.
Dinsdale Landen died at his home in South Creake, Norfolk, on 29 December 2003 after becoming ill with pneumonia. He had been diagnosed with oral cancer several years before his death, but was in remission at the time. He was married to the actress Jennifer Daniel.
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Dinsdale Landen
Birth 4 september 1932 at Margate (United-kingdom)
Death 29 december 2003 (at 71 years) at South Creake (United-kingdom)
Death 29 december 2003 (at 71 years) at South Creake (United-kingdom)
Landen was born at Margate, Kent and educated at King's School, Rochester. He made his television debut in 1959 as Pip in an adaptation of Great Expectations and made his film debut in 1960, with a walk-on part in The League of Gentlemen. He first became well known during the 1960s when he starred in the TV series Mickey Dunne and The Mask of Janus, which was renamed The Spies in later series. He also had a parallel career as a stage actor, including as Richard Dazzle in the RSC's 1970 production of London Assurance.
His film roles include appearances in Operation Snatch (1962), A Jolly Bad Fellow (1964), Rasputin, the Mad Monk (1966), Mosquito Squadron (1969), Every Home Should Have One (1970), Young Winston (1972), Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World (1973), International Velvet (1978), Morons from Outer Space (1985) and both The Buccaneers and The Steal in 1995.
On radio, he appeared in the 1973 BBC Radio 4 adaptation of The Foundation Trilogy, as Dr. Watson in the 1974 adaptation of A Study in Scarlet, and as General Bel Riose and Art Gordo in the 1976 adaptation of Jim Eldridge's novel Down Payment on Death. He also portrayed Rupert Purvis in the 1982 production of Tom Stoppard's play The Dog It Was That Died and played the urbane Ambassador McKenzie in BBC Radio 4 series of Flying the Flag.
In 1977 Landen starred in his own situation comedy, Devenish, playing a Basil Fawlty-type character in a Reggie Perrin-type situation, designing board games. In 1980 he starred as Barty in the television series Pig in the Middle with Liza Goddard.
In 1985 he co-wrote "The True Story of H.P. Sauce".
In 1987 he played the lead in a BBC TV production of What the Butler Saw, playing Dr Prentice in a production also featuring Prunella Scales, Timothy West and Bryan Pringle.
In 1989 he made a guest appearance in Doctor Who, playing Dr. Judson, a wheelchair-using genius, in the serial The Curse of Fenric.
Dinsdale Landen died at his home in South Creake, Norfolk, on 29 December 2003 after becoming ill with pneumonia. He had been diagnosed with oral cancer several years before his death, but was in remission at the time. He was married to the actress Jennifer Daniel.
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The Steal (1995)
Genres Thriller, Comedy
Actors Alfred Molina, Helen Slater, Peter Bowles, Dinsdale Landen, Heathcote Williams, Stephen Fry
Roles Sir Wilmot
Rating48%
Dans ce thriller comique, un avocat et une pirate informatique cherchent à se venger d'un promoteur qui a dépouillé les habitants d'une île de leurs terres.
Morons from Outer Space (1985)
, 1h31Directed by Mike Hodges
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Comic science fiction
Themes Comedy science fiction films
Actors Griff Rhys Jones, Mel Smith, Jimmy Nail, James Sikking, Mark Lewis Jones, André Maranne
Roles Commander Grenville Matteson
Rating45%
The story begins on a small spaceship docking with a refueling station. On board are a group of four aliens, Bernard, Sandra, Desmond, and Julian. During a particularly tedious period of their stay at the station, the other three begin playing with the ship’s controls while Bernard is outside playing spaceball. They accidentally disconnect his part of the ship, leaving him stranded while they crash into a large blue planet close by (Earth).
International Velvet (1978)
, 2h7Directed by Bryan Forbes
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about animals, Sports films, Films about the Olympic Games, Films about horses, Mise en scène d'un mammifère, Horse sports in film
Actors Tatum O'Neal, Nanette Newman, Anthony Hopkins, Christopher Plummer, Jeffrey Byron, Richard Warwick
Roles Mr. Curtis
Rating58%
The film follows the story of an Arizona girl, Sarah Brown (Tatum O'Neal), who is orphaned when her parents are killed in a car crash. She is sent to England to live with her aunt Velvet Brown (Nanette Newman) and Uncle John (Christopher Plummer). When Velvet was a similar age to Sarah, she and her horse, The Pie, entered the legendary Grand National horse race and won; however, she was instantly disqualified because she was an adolescent female. The Pie is ultimately put out to stud upon his retirement. He sires his last foal after Sarah's arrival in England. Sarah and Velvet are present for the birth of this foal and Sarah eventually decides that she'd like to purchase him. She later finds out that her Aunt Velvet has bought him for her. Sarah aptly names him "Arizona Pie" (combining the name of his sire and the state in which Sarah lived). She shows enough talent to be selected for the British Olympic team, where she is the junior, but she does well under the stern guidance of Captain Johnson (Anthony Hopkins). Sarah lives up to her dream and enters the Olympic Three Day Event helping Great Britain win the team competition. She falls in love with an American competitor and moves back to America with him. At the conclusion of the film she gives her Olympic gold medal to her Aunt Velvet. Sarah introduces her fiance by saying: "Scott, I would like you to meet my parents".
, 1h28Directed by Joseph McGrath
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Comedy, Adventure, Horror
Themes L'adolescence, Films about animals, Films about education, Films about children, Comedy science fiction films, Films about dogs, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère, Films about school violence
Actors Jim Dale, Spike Milligan, Angela Douglas, Norman Rossington, Victor Spinetti, Molly Urquhart
Roles Col. Masters
Rating54%
The story is about an Old English Sheepdog who accidentally drinks a liquid growth formula (a form of experimental fertilizer), and expands to gigantic proportions. Two criminals then steal Digby, and sell him to a circus. Digby, however, escapes by breaking his chains, and running at will across the countryside of the United Kingdom. The boy who owns Digby, as well as the scientist who worked on the growth formula, both realize that Digby is constantly increasing in size, and will soon cause enormous damage unless something is done immediately. The scientist finds out he has created a chemical that might reverse the growth formula. The British military, however, is attempting to solve the problem of the oversized sheepdog in their own way: by use of bombs and artillery.
Young Winston (1972)
, 2h37Directed by Richard Attenborough, Brian W. Cook
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War, Biography, Action, Adventure
Themes Films set in Africa, Political films
Actors Simon Ward, Robert Shaw, Jack Hawkins, Anne Bancroft, Anthony Hopkins, Ian Holm
Roles Capt. Weaver
Rating66%
Le scenario est largement inspiré du livre de Winston Churchill, My Early Life (Mes Aventures de Jeunesse) film raconte la jeunesse du futur Premier Ministre britannique .
Every Home Should Have One (1970)
, 1h34Directed by Jim Clark
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Actors Marty Feldman, Judy Cornwell, Patrick Cargill, Julie Ege, Jack Watson, Shelley Berman
Roles Vicar Geoffrey Mellish
Rating50%
An advertising man is tasked by his boss with trying to come up with a sexy new image for porridge. He is also struggling with his chaotic home life, where his wife has become involved in a campaign to "clean up" television.
Mosquito Squadron (1969)
, 1h30Directed by Boris Sagal
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War, Action, Historical, Romance
Themes Spy films, Transport films, Aviation films, Political films
Actors David McCallum, David Buck, Suzanne Neve, Charles Gray, Vladek Sheybal, Robert Urquhart
Roles Wing Commander Penrose
Rating56%
It is the Second World War and the Royal Air Force attacks German V-1 flying bomb installations during the early summer of 1944. The de Havilland Mosquito fighter-bomber aircraft of Squadron Leader David "Scotty" Scott (David Buck) is shot down during a low-level bombing raid on a V-1 launching site, and Scott and his navigator/bomb-aimer are reportedly killed. His wingman and friend, then-Flight Lieutenant (later insignia Royal Canadian Air Force squadron leader) Quint Munroe (David McCallum) comforts Scott's wife Beth (Suzanne Neve) and a romance soon develops, rekindling one that they had had years earlier.
Rasputin: The Mad Monk (1966)
, 1h31Directed by Don Sharp
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Biography, Horror
Actors Christopher Lee, Barbara Shelley, Francis Matthews, Richard Pasco, Suzan Farmer, Dinsdale Landen
Roles Peter
Rating61%
The story begins in the Russian countryside, where Rasputin heals the sick wife of an innkeeper (Derek Francis). When he is later hauled before an Orthodox bishop for his sexual immorality and violence, the innkeeper springs to the monk's defense. Rasputin protests that he is sexually immoral because he likes to give God "sins worth forgiving" (loosely based on Rasputin's rumored connection to Khlysty, an obscure Christian sect which believed that those deliberately committing fornication, then repenting bitterly, would be closer to God). He also claims to have healing powers in his hands, and is unperturbed by the bishop's accusation that his power comes from Satan.
A Jolly Bad Fellow (1964)
, 1h34Directed by Don Chaffey
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Crime
Actors Leo McKern, Janet Munro, Maxine Audley, Dennis Price, Miles Malleson, Leonard Rossiter
Roles Fred
Rating69%
We Joined the Navy (1963)
, 1h46Directed by Wendy Toye
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Themes Military humor in film
Actors Kenneth More, Lloyd Nolan, Joan O'Brien, Mischa Auer, Brian Wilde, Jeremy Lloyd
Roles The Midshipman/Bowles
Rating54%
Operation Snatch (1962)
, 1h27Directed by Robert Day
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Themes Political films
Actors Terry-Thomas, George Sanders, Lionel Jeffries, Jocelyn Lane, Mark Eden, Ronnie Corbett
Roles Captain Wellington
Rating66%
The Valiant (1962)
, 1h30Directed by Roy Ward Baker
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War, Action
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Underwater action films, Political films
Actors John Mills, Ettore Manni, Roberto Risso, Robert Shaw, Liam Redmond, Leonardo Cortese
Roles Norris
Rating65%
Alexandria December, 1941. Two Italian frogmen are captured under suspicion of placing a mine under the HMS Valiant. They are brought onto the ship for questioning.
The League of Gentlemen (1960)
, 1h56Directed by Basil Dearden
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Heist films
Actors Jack Hawkins, Nigel Patrick, Roger Livesey, Bryan Forbes, Richard Attenborough, Kieron Moore
Roles Young Man in Gym (uncredited)
Rating71%
A manhole opens at night in an empty street and out climbs Lieutenant-Colonel Norman Hyde (Jack Hawkins) in a dinner suit. He gets into a Rolls-Royce and drives home. There, he prepares seven envelopes, each containing an American crime paperback called The Golden Fleece, ten £5-notes cut in half (i.e. £50 in total with the other halves) and an unsigned invitation from “Co-operative Removals Limited” to lunch at the Cafe Royal.