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Ellen Pollock is a Actor British born on 29 july 1903 at Heidelberg (German)
Ellen Pollock (29 June 1902 – 29 March 1997) was a British character actress, mainly appeared on stage in London's West End. She also appeared in several films and TV productions.
A devotee of Bernard Shaw, she was president of the Shaw Society from 1949. In their obituary, the Independent wrote "Pollock is believed to have played, in a career spanning 72 years, more Shavian heroines than anyone else. She directed London seasons of his plays; and it was during the London premiere of one of his lesser-known works - Far Fetched Fables (Watergate, 1950) - that she announced Shaw's death from the stage."
Pollock's dedication to acting began as a seven-year-old, when she saw Sarah Bernhardt on stage; she knew then that she wanted to be an actress herself. Pollock was also a theatre director and a teacher of drama at RADA and Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art; and her varied television work included several appearances in The Forsyte Saga for the BBC.
She outlived both husbands, Captain Leslie Hancock and the artist James Proudfoot. She had one child with Captain Hancock. Pollock was the subject of TV's This Is Your Life in 1992.
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Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 29 july 1903 at Heidelberg (German)
Death 29 march 1997 (at 93 years) at London (United-kingdom)
Birth 29 july 1903 at Heidelberg (German)
Death 29 march 1997 (at 93 years) at London (United-kingdom)
A devotee of Bernard Shaw, she was president of the Shaw Society from 1949. In their obituary, the Independent wrote "Pollock is believed to have played, in a career spanning 72 years, more Shavian heroines than anyone else. She directed London seasons of his plays; and it was during the London premiere of one of his lesser-known works - Far Fetched Fables (Watergate, 1950) - that she announced Shaw's death from the stage."
Pollock's dedication to acting began as a seven-year-old, when she saw Sarah Bernhardt on stage; she knew then that she wanted to be an actress herself. Pollock was also a theatre director and a teacher of drama at RADA and Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art; and her varied television work included several appearances in The Forsyte Saga for the BBC.
She outlived both husbands, Captain Leslie Hancock and the artist James Proudfoot. She had one child with Captain Hancock. Pollock was the subject of TV's This Is Your Life in 1992.
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Horror Hospital (1973)
, 1h25Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Horror comedy, Horror
Themes Medical-themed films, Comedy science fiction films, Zombie films, Films about viral outbreaks, Comedy horror films, Disaster films
Actors Robin Askwith, Michael Gough, Dennis Price, Ellen Pollock, Richard Gordon, Colin Skeaping
Roles Olga ("Aunt Harris")
Rating53%
When attempts to break into the pop business leaves him with nothing but a bloody nose, songwriter Jason Jones (Robin Askwith) decides to take a break with "Hairy Holidays", an outfit run by shifty, gay travel agent Pollock (Dennis Price). After failing to chat Jason up, Pollock sends him to pseudo-health farm Brittlehurst Manor. On the train journey there Jason meets Judy (Vanessa Shaw) who is also on the way to the same destination to meet her long lost aunt. Both are unaware that the health farm (i.e. "Horror Hospital") is a front for Dr. Storm (Michael Gough) and his lobotomy experiments that turn wayward hippies into his mindless zombie slaves. The wheelchair-bound doctor surrounds himself with an entourage that includes Judy's aunt, erstwhile brothel madam Olga (Ellen Pollock), dwarf Frederick (Skip Martin) and numerous zombie biker thugs. Dr. Storm also has a Rolls Royce fitted with a giant blade that decapitates escapees and interfering parties. Abraham (Kurt Christian) arrives at the Horror Hospital "looking for his chick" and is promptly whacked around the head by the motorcycle zombies. Frederick, fed up at literally being Storm's whipping boy helps the kids escape—paving the way for the 70s youth to put the final spanner in the works to Storm's scheme.
Finders Keepers (1966)
, 1h34Directed by Sidney Hayers
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Musical
Actors Cliff Richard, Robert Morley, Peggy Mount, Graham Stark, John Le Mesurier, Ellen Pollock
Roles Grandma
Rating50%
Cliff and The Shadows travel to a Spanish town for a gig. When they arrive they are puzzled to find the area empty. They find out that a small bomb has accidentally been dropped on the town and the villagers have fled in panic that it will go off. The boys decide to find the bomb and restore peace in the village, with some musical numbers along the way.
Who Killed the Cat? (1966)
Directed by Montgomery Tully
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Mary Merrall, Ellen Pollock, Amy Dalby, Mervyn Johns, Vanda Godsell, Conrad Phillips
Roles Ruth Prendergast
Rating66%
Rapture (1965)
, 1h44Directed by John Guillermin
Origin France
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Melvyn Douglas, Dean Stockwell, Patricia Gozzi, Gunnel Lindblom, Peter Sallis, Ellen Pollock
Roles Landlady
Rating71%
Agnes, a lonely teenage girl, and her father befriend an escaped convict, named Joseph, who arrives at their farmhouse in Brittany, France. When Joseph develops an attraction to Agnes, her father threatens to break up their relationship.
So Evil, So Young (1961)
, 1h17Directed by Godfrey Grayson
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Actors Jill Ireland, Ellen Pollock, Joan Haythorne, John Longden, Olive McFarland, Colin Tapley
Roles Miss Smith
Rating51%
Lucy (Jocelyn Britton) and Claire (Bernice Swanson) are at a house where Lucy used to work. The two of them hack into the safe behind a picture. Inside are several jewels. Claire warns Lucy to leave, but Lucy says that the home-owners are on vacation and the butler is the only one at home; however, he is at the back of house. She says that they have all the time in the world. However, a few seconds later the butler walks in on them. He sees Lucy and recognizes her, but does not see Claire; Claire whacks him on the head with something, knocking him out.
The Long Knife (1958)
Directed by Montgomery Tully
Genres Crime
Actors Joan Rice, Ellen Pollock, Victor Brooks, Alan Keith
Roles Mrs Cheam
Rating58%
The Hypnotist (1957)
, 1h29Directed by Montgomery Tully
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Crime
Actors Paul Carpenter, Patricia Roc, Roland Culver, William Hartnell, Edgar Driver, Ellen Pollock
Roles Miss Barbara Barton
Rating59%
Not So Dusty (1956)
, 1h18Directed by Maclean Rogers
Origin United-kingdom
Actors Bill Owen, Leslie Dwyer, Joy Nichols, Wally Patch, Roddy Hughes, Ellen Pollock
Roles Agatha Lincoln
Rating53%
The Time of His Life (1955)
, 1h14Directed by Leslie S. Hiscott
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Actors Richard Hearne, Ellen Pollock, Richard Wattis, Frederick Leister, Darcy Conyers, Arthur Hewlett
Roles Lady Florence
Rating57%
The Fake (1953)
, 1h20Directed by Godfrey Grayson
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Dennis O'Keefe, Coleen Gray, Hugh Williams, Guy Middleton, John Laurie, Eliot Makeham
Roles Miss Fossett
Rating60%
To Have and to Hold (1951)
, 1h3Directed by Godfrey Grayson
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Actors Patrick Barr, Robert Ayres, Ellen Pollock, Richard Warner, Eunyce Gayson
Roles Roberta
Rating52%
Un homme paralysé à la suite d'une chute à cheval apprend qu'il lui reste peu de temps à vivre, et laisse sa femme aller vers l'homme qu'elle aime.
Something in the City (1950)
, 1h16Directed by Maclean Rogers
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Actors Richard Hearne, Garry Marsh, Ellen Pollock, Bill Shine, Dora Bryan, Molly Weir
Roles Mrs. Holley
Rating60%
Mr Ningle has been living a lie for seven years by pretending to still be commuting to his financial services job in the City of London from which he had been sacked. Every day he journeys in and changes into the costume of his alter ego an artist who sells painting in Trafalgar Square. His life is thrown into turmoil when his dual personality is nearly discovered by the father of his daughter's fiancée, and a series of misunderstandings lead to the mistaken belief that Ningle has been murdered by "Arty the artist" leading to a massive manhunt.
Warning to Wantons (1949)
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Anne Vernon, Harold Warrender, David Tomlinson, Sonia Holm, Hugh Cross, Judy Kelly
Roles Baroness de Jammes
Rating55%
Bedelia (1946)
, 1h30Directed by Lance Comfort
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Historical, Crime
Actors Margaret Lockwood, Ian Hunter, Barry K. Barnes, Anne Crawford, Beatrice Varley, Louise Hampton
Roles McKelvey's Housekeeper
Rating65%
Bedelia Carrington (Margaret Lockwood) is apparently happily married and living in Monte Carlo with Charlie Carrington (Ian Hunter.) However, a cultivated young artist, Ben Chaney (Barry K. Barnes), begins probing into her past with curious concern. Chaney, in reality a detective, suspects that Bedelia's obsession for money has led her, in the past, to dispose of more than one husband for the insurance money.
Kiss the Bride Goodbye (1945)
, 1h29Directed by Paul L. Stein
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Patricia Medina, Jimmy Hanley, Marie Lohr, Frederick Leister, Jean Simmons, Ellen Pollock
Roles Gladys Dodd
Rating53%
Factory girl Joan Dodd (Medina) and Jack Fowler (Hanley) are in love and expect to marry in due course. When Jack is called up for war service however, Joan's socially-ambitious mother (Ellen Pollock) seizes the chance to meddle in her daughter's life by encouraging the attentions of Joan's older boss Adolphus Pickering (Claud Allister), who is infatuated with her. Pickering proposes marriage, and under pressure from her mother, Joan accepts.