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George Benson is a Actor born on 11 january 1911

George Benson

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Birth name George Christopher Benson
Birth 11 january 1911
Death 17 june 1983 (at 72 years)

George Christopher Benson (11 January 1911 – 17 June 1983) was a Welsh and English actor of both theatre and screen, whose career spanned from the 1930s to the late 1970s. His most notable work as a comic actor included supporting roles with George Formby (Keep Fit - 1937) and Ronnie Barker (A Home of Your Own - 1964).

Benson was born in Cardiff and educated at Blundell's School and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (where he was the Silver Medallist in 1930). He served with the Royal Artillery for 6 years.

He married, first, Jane Ann Sterndale Bennett, a granddaughter of the composer.

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Filmography of George Benson (29 films)

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The Creeping Flesh, 1h28
Directed by Freddie Francis
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Horror
Actors Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Lorna Heilbron, Jenny Runacre, George Benson, Duncan Lamont
Roles Waterlow
Rating60% 3.048163.048163.048163.048163.04816
Prof. Emmanuel Hildern (Peter Cushing), a Victorian era scientist is shown in what appears to be a laboratory meeting a young doctor. Hildern excitedly tells the doctor that he needs help because he has discovered a form of evil that is real, a living being, and that he has unwittingly unleashed the evil thousands of years too soon. Hildern then recounts how his discovery was made.
What Became of Jack and Jill?, 1h33
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Horror
Actors Mona Washbourne, Paul Nicholas, George Benson, Peter Copley, Peter Jeffrey, George A. Cooper
Roles Vicar
Rating56% 2.807622.807622.807622.807622.80762
A young man lives with his grandmother. He and his girlfriend plot to kill the old lady.
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, 2h5
Directed by Billy Wilder
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Adventure, Historical, Crime, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Sherlock Holmes films, Political films, Buddy films, LGBT-related films, Films about royalty, LGBT-related film
Actors Robert Stephens, Geneviève Page, Colin Blakely, Christopher Lee, Clive Revill, Irene Handl
Roles Inspector Lestrade
Rating69% 3.4974553.4974553.4974553.4974553.497455
The film is divided into two separate, unequal stories. In the shorter of the two, Holmes is approached by a famous Russian ballerina, Madame Petrova (Tamara Toumanova), who proposes that they conceive a child together, one who she hopes will inherit her physique and his intellect. Holmes manages to extricate himself by claiming that Watson is his lover, much to the doctor's embarrassment.
The Strange Affair, 1h46
Directed by David Greene
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Michael York, Jeremy Kemp, Susan George, Jack Watson, George A. Cooper, George Benson
Rating62% 3.1371053.1371053.1371053.1371053.137105
Peter Strange (York) is an idealistic young police recruit who gets mixed up with a tough and jaded Scotland Yard detective (Kemp). The inspector is trying to arrest a gang of drug smugglers, and threatens to blackmail Strange unless he plants some heroin on one of the gang. Strange reluctantly agrees, but lands in further trouble when he's the one who gets arrested. Meanwhile, Strange is having an affair with Frederika (George), who is part of a porno ring where her aunt and uncle film her sexual encounters from behind a one-way mirror.
The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery, 1h30
Directed by Sidney Gilliat, Frank Launder
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Action, Crime
Themes Films about education, Transport films, Rail transport films
Actors Frankie Howerd, Dora Bryan, George Cole, Reg Varney, Raymond Huntley, Richard Wattis
Roles Gore-Blackwood
Rating58% 2.901962.901962.901962.901962.90196
"Alphonse" Askett (Frankie Howerd) is a hairdresser who is also the operational leader of a gang of crooks who are led behind the scenes by an invisible mastermind (voiced by Stratford Johns). He gives instructions to Askett about the robbery, Operation Windfall, using a variety of James Bond-like communications devices—including a converted showerhead.
The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's, 1h34
Directed by Frank Launder
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about education
Actors Cecil Parker, Joyce Grenfell, George Cole, Eric Barker, Thorley Walters, Irene Handl
Roles Defence Counsel
Rating61% 3.0508053.0508053.0508053.0508053.050805
The girls burn their school to the ground, and subsequently are found guilty at the Old Bailey. The judge, however, is keen on leggy blonde Rosalie (Julie Alexander), and under her influence the girls are freed when Professor Canford of the University of Bagdad (Cecil Parker) claims he can rehabilitate the girls with the tutelage of teacher Miss Harker-Packer (Irene Handl), and requests they be placed in his custody for a 12-month probationary period. Canford’s real scheme is not so benevolent, and he has ulterior motives for sending the St. Trinian’s Sixth Form girls, along with Flash Harry (George Cole) and police Sgt. Ruby Gates (Joyce Grenfell), on a bogus cultural tour of the Greek Islands aboard a luxury yacht.
Left Right and Centre, 1h35
Directed by Sidney Gilliat
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Ian Carmichael, Richard Wattis, Eric Barker, Patricia Bredin, Alastair Sim, Moyra Fraser
Roles Egerton
Rating61% 3.093233.093233.093233.093233.09323
Robert Wilcot, a popular television personality, is selected as the Conservative candidate for the provincial town of Earndale in the upcoming by-election. His selection is mostly due to the influence of his uncle, Lord Wilcot a powerful local figure. His opponent is to be Stella Stoker, a fishmonger's daughter with a degree from the London School of Economics who has been chosen to stand for the Labour Party.
Model for Murder, 1h13
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Keith Andes, Hazel Court, Michael Gough, Jean Aubrey, Julia Arnall, Patricia Jessel
Roles Freddie
Rating57% 2.866152.866152.866152.866152.86615
American sailor David Martens, on shore leave in England, visits his brother Jack's grave. He meets fashion designer Sally Meadows, who by coincidence works with Jack's ex-fiancee, Diana, a model.
Dracula
Dracula (1958)
, 1h22
Directed by Terence Fisher
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Fantastic, Horror
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Dracula films, Vampires in film
Actors Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Michael Gough, Melissa Stribling, Carol Marsh, Miles Malleson
Roles Official (uncredited)
Rating72% 3.6001553.6001553.6001553.6001553.600155
In May 1885, Jonathan Harker arrives at the castle of Count Dracula near Klausenburg (Cluj), to take up his post as librarian. Inside, he is startled by a young woman who claims she is a prisoner and begs for his help. Dracula then appears to greet Harker and guide him to his room, where he locks him in. Jonathan starts to write in his diary, and his true intentions are revealed: he is a vampire hunter and has come to kill Dracula.
The Naked Truth, 1h31
Directed by Mario Zampi
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Actors Terry-Thomas, Peter Sellers, Peggy Mount, Shirley Eaton, Dennis Price, Joan Sims
Roles Photographer (uncredited)
Rating67% 3.395693.395693.395693.395693.39569
Nigel Dennis (Dennis Price) is a blackmailer who threatens to publish embarrassing secrets in his magazine The Naked Truth. After attempting to blackmail a famous scientist (who commits suicide), and an MP (who suffers a heart attack in parliament, and probably succumbs), his latest targets are Lord Henry Mayley (Terry-Thomas), television host Sonny MacGregor (Peter Sellers), writer Flora Ransom (Peggy Mount), and model Melissa Right (Shirley Eaton).
Value for Money, 1h30
Directed by Ken Annakin
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Actors John Gregson, Diana Dors, Susan Stephen, Derek Farr, Frank Pettingell, Charles Victor
Roles Trombonist
Rating59% 2.9580352.9580352.9580352.9580352.958035
A wealthy young man (Gregson) from Yorkshire visits a London nightclub and meets a performer (Dors). She decides to take him for every penny he is worth, and he decides to let her.
Doctor in the House, 1h32
Directed by Ralph Thomas
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Themes Medical-themed films
Actors Dirk Bogarde, Muriel Pavlow, Kenneth More, Donald Sinden, Kay Kendall, James Robertson Justice
Roles Lecturer on Drains
Rating65% 3.295613.295613.295613.295613.29561
The story follows the fortunes of Simon Sparrow (Dirk Bogarde), starting as a new medical student at the fictional St Swithin's Hospital in London. His five years of student life, involving drinking, dating women, and falling foul of the rigid hospital authorities, provide many humorous incidents.
The Captain's Paradise, 1h33
Directed by Anthony Kimmins
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Themes Films about capital punishment
Actors Alec Guinness, Celia Johnson, Yvonne De Carlo, Charles Goldner, Miles Malleson, Bill Fraser
Rating67% 3.3929553.3929553.3929553.3929553.392955
In early 1950s North Africa, a man (Alec Guinness) is escorted through an angry, clamouring crowd by a platoon of soldiers. They enter a fort and it is clear that he is to be executed. The commander (Peter Bull) orders the men to line up in two rows and gives the order to fire. As the shots ring out, the scene changes to a ferry ship, the "Golden Fleece" in the docks as the passengers embark for the two days' journey to Gibraltar. Amongst the crew, there is much dismay, and the chief officer, Carlos Ricco (Charles Goldner) takes to his cabin with the clear intention of getting drunk. He is interrupted by an elderly gentleman, Lawrence St. James (Miles Malleson), who had come to speak his nephew, Captain Henry St. James on an unspecified, but urgent, matter. He is profoundly shocked to learn that the grief he had encountered on the ship is due to the death of the man he had travelled from England to see. He begs Ricco, to explain what has led to such an event. He learns that his nephew Henry was the prosperous owner and skipper of this small passenger ship which he captained as it ferried regularly to and fro between Gibraltar and Kalique, a port in North Africa.