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Gordon Harker is a Actor British born on 6 august 1885 at London (United-kingdom)
Gordon Harker (7 August 1885 – 2 March 1967) was an English stage and film actor. He appeared in 68 films between 1921 and 1959, including three films directed by Alfred Hitchcock and in several scenes in Elstree Calling (1930), a revue film co-directed by Hitchcock. He was noted for his performance as Inspector Hornleigh in a trilogy of films produced between 1938 and 1940, as well in the Saloon Bar, based on stage play he had starred in and Things Happen at Night, a poltergeist comedy he co-starred in with Alfred Drayton and Robertson Hare.
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Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 6 august 1885 at London (United-kingdom)
Death 2 march 1967 (at 81 years) at London (United-kingdom)
Birth 6 august 1885 at London (United-kingdom)
Death 2 march 1967 (at 81 years) at London (United-kingdom)
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Left Right and Centre (1959)
, 1h35Directed 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 Hardy
Rating61%
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.
Small Hotel (1957)
, 59minutesDirected by David MacDonald
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Gordon Harker, John Loder, Marie Lohr, Janet Munro, Irene Handl, Billie Whitelaw
Roles Albert
Rating69%
A headwaiter in a country hotel works various scams after he is told that he is to be replaced by a young woman.
A Touch of the Sun (1956)
, 1h20Directed by Gordon Parry
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Actors Frankie Howerd, Dennis Price, Gordon Harker, Reginald Beckwith, Marianne Stone, Katherine Kath
Roles Sid
Rating54%
Out of the Clouds (1955)
, 1h28Directed by Basil Dearden
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Anthony Steel, Robert Beatty, James Robertson Justice, Eunyce Gayson, Isabel Dean, Gordon Harker
Roles Joe Harvey, the Taxi Driver
Rating56%
During a day at an airport in London, many complications arise, involving both passengers and airline crew members. Pilot Gus Randall (Anthony Steel) is a compulsive gambler who is caught up in a smuggling ring as well as a love triangle; Nick Millbourne (Robert Beatty) is the chief duty officer who wants to get back in the sky and vies with Gus for the attention of stewardess Penny Henson (Eunice Gayson); and passengers Bill Steiner (David Knight) and German Leah Rosch (Margo Lorenz) cross paths on opposite journeys; after their flights are grounded by bad weather, they fall in love. Nick and Penny also find happiness together.
Bang! You're Dead (1954)
, 1h28Directed by Lance Comfort
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Actors Jack Warner, Seán Barrett, Derek Farr, Veronica Hurst, Michael Medwin, Gordon Harker
Roles Mr. Hare
Rating64%
Cliff Bonsell (Richmond) lives a solitary life with his widowed father (Warner) in a hut on a decommissioned American army munitions stores depot in rural England. He has few friends, his main companion being the slightly older Willy Maxted (Barrett), a quiet and introverted child who lives nearby with his grandmother (Beatrice Varley). Cliff has developed a fascination for guns from films he has seen, regarding them as fun toys with which to play imaginitive games. Willy's main interest is his gramophone record collection.
Derby Day (1952)
, 1h24Directed by Herbert Wilcox
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Themes Films about animals, Sports films, Films about horses, Horse sports in film
Actors Anna Neagle, Michael Wilding, Googie Withers, Toni Edgar-Bruce, Samuel John Kydd, John McCallum
Roles Joe Jenkins
Rating63%
On the morning of the Epsom Derby, a disparate group of people prepare to go to the races. Lady Helen Forbes, a recently widowed aristocrat is planning to make the journey in spite of the disapproval of her social set who consider it unseemly to go while still in mourning. David Scott, a newspaper cartoonist is ordered to go by his editor against his wishes. Meanwhile, as part of a charity raffle, a dissolute film star, Gerald Berkeley, is to escort a wealthy grand dame to Epsom for the day something he is equally reluctant about. Happily she falls and injures her leg, and her crafty housekeeper arranges for one of the young maids to go in her place. Meanwhile, in Battersea, a lodger kills a man whose wife he is having an affair with. They plan to flee the country, and also head to Epsom where he knows a tipster who can smuggle them out.
Her Favourite Husband (1950)
, 1h19Directed by Marino Girolami, Mario Soldati
Genres Comedy, Crime
Actors Jean Kent, Robert Beatty, Gordon Harker, Margaret Rutherford, Max Adrian, Rona Anderson
Roles Godfrey Dotherington
Rating59%
Mild mannered Italian bank clerk Antonio, much dominated by his English wife Dorothy, is the double of Leo L'Americano, a local gangster. The gangster kidnaps Antonio and takes his place as husband in the family, to give him cover for a big bank robbery, which he plans to pin on Antonio. Farcical confusions ensue.
The Second Mate (1950)
Directed by John Baxter
Genres Drama, Comedy, Crime
Actors Gordon Harker, Graham Moffatt, Jane Welsh
Roles Bill Tomkins
Rating58%
Things Happen at Night (1948)
, 1h19Directed by Francis Searle
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Horror comedy, Horror
Themes Ghost films, Films based on plays, Comedy horror films
Actors Gordon Harker, Alfred Drayton, Olga Lindo, Garry Marsh, Wylie Watson, Patricia Owens
Roles Joe Harris
Rating46%
An English country house is plagued by a poltergeist who destroys things in the home, rearranges pictures on the wall, and possesses the daughter of the owner causing her to be expelled from school. A psychic ghost breaker and an insurance agent help the homeowners battle and expel the spirit.
29 Acacia Avenue (1945)
, 1h23Directed by Henry Cass
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Gordon Harker, Betty Balfour, Jimmy Hanley, Henry Kendall, Carla Lehmann, Dinah Sheridan
Roles Charles Robinson
Rating65%
Peter Robinson falls in love with the naïve country girl Fay and the worldly, wealthy and already-married Joan, and lives with them both (and Joan's husband) at his parents' house. However, one day Peter's parents unexpectedly return from holiday, and all hell breaks loose.
Warn That Man (1943)
, 1h22Directed by Lawrence Huntington
Origin United-kingdom
Genres War, Thriller, Comedy
Actors Gordon Harker, Raymond Lovell, Finlay Currie, Philip Friend, Jean Kent, Carl Jaffe
Roles Geoge Hawkins
Rating57%
, 1h27Directed by Walter Forde
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Gordon Harker, Alastair Sim, Phyllis Calvert, Edward Chapman, Raymond Huntley, David Horne
Roles Inspector Hornleigh
Rating66%
Hornleigh and Sergeant Bingham join the army in an effort to uncover a ring of German spies.
Once a Crook (1941)
, 1h18Directed by Herbert Mason
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Crime
Actors Gordon Harker, Kathleen Harrison, Carla Lehmann, Bernard Lee, Cyril Cusack, Diana King
Roles Charlie Hopkins
Charlie Hopkins (Gordon Harker) is a retired burglar with an expertise in safecracking. His ex-partner The Duke (Bernard Lee) holds a grudge against Charlie, since he believes he ratted him out and sent him to jail. The Duke is out for revenge against Charlie, and hires Bill Hopkins (Cyril Cusack), Charlie's son, to help him perform a hit, with an intention to frame the kid. The Duke's plan doesn't work out, since Bill turns out to be an even better safecracker than his old man. After many complications along the road, the hit is a success, and The Duke is bereaved of his revenge, ultimately stopped by his good-hearted sweetheart, Estelle (Carla Lehmann).
Saloon Bar (1940)
, 1h39Directed by Walter Forde
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Gordon Harker, Elizabeth Allan, Aubrey Dexter, Mervyn Johns, Anna Konstam, Judy Campbell
Roles Joe Harris
Rating68%
An amateur detective tries to clear an innocent man of a crime before the date of his execution.
Channel Incident (1940)
Directed by Anthony Asquith
Genres Drama
Themes Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Political films, Documentary films about World War II
Actors Peggy Ashcroft, Gordon Harker, Robert Newton, Kenneth Griffith
Roles Ferris
Rating58%