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Gwen Watford is a Actor British born on 10 september 1927 at London (United-kingdom)

Gwen Watford

Gwen Watford
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Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 10 september 1927 at London (United-kingdom)
Death 6 february 1994 (at 66 years) at London (United-kingdom)
Awards Laurence Olivier Award

Gwen Watford est une actrice anglaise, née le 10 septembre 1927 à Londres, et décédée d'un cancer le 6 février 1994 à Londres (Royaume-Uni).

Usually with

Anthony Frank Hinds
Anthony Frank Hinds
(3 films)
Cyril Frankel
Cyril Frankel
(2 films)
Moray Watson
Moray Watson
(2 films)
Freddie Francis
Freddie Francis
(2 films)
Joan Hickson
Joan Hickson
(2 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Gwen Watford (11 films)

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Actress

Cry Freedom
Cry Freedom (1987)
, 2h37
Directed by Richard Attenborough
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about writers, Films about journalists, Films about racism, Political films
Actors Denzel Washington, Kevin Kline, Penelope Wilton, Kevin McNally, Kate Hardie, John Thaw
Roles Wendy's Mother
Rating73% 3.696633.696633.696633.696633.69663
Following a news story depicting the demolition of a slum in East London, South Africa, journalist Donald Woods (Kevin Kline) seeks more information about the incident and ventures off to meet black activist Steve Biko (Denzel Washington). Biko has been officially banned by the South African government and is not permitted to leave his defined banning area at King William's Town. Woods is formally against Biko's banning, but remains critical of his political views. Biko invites Woods to visit a black township to see the impoverished conditions and to witness the effect of the government-imposed restrictions, which make up the apartheid system. Woods begins to agree with Biko's desire for a South Africa where blacks have the same opportunities and freedoms as those enjoyed by the white population. As Woods comes to understand Biko's point of view, a friendship slowly develops between them.
The Body in the Library
The Body in the Library (1984)

Directed by Silvio Narizzano
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Joan Hickson, David Horovitch, Gwen Watford, Moray Watson, Frederick Jaeger, Valentine Dyall
Roles Dolly Bantry
Rating75% 3.7954553.7954553.7954553.7954553.795455
Miss Marple aides her neighbours the Bantrys when a lovely young girl is found dead in their library. The girl is traced to a seaside resort and the desperate family of a wealthy old man.
The Ghoul
The Ghoul (1975)
, 1h33
Directed by Freddie Francis
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Horror
Actors Peter Cushing, John Hurt, Veronica Carlson, Alexandra Bastedo, Gwen Watford, Don Henderson
Roles Ayah
Rating53% 2.6513852.6513852.6513852.6513852.651385
In 1920s England, a group of upper-class people take part in an automobile race to Land's End. One couple, Billy and Daphne, get lost in heavy fog and crash their car. Billy goes to look for help, but takes so long that Daphne strikes out on her own. She eventually locates a rural estate owned by Dr. Lawrence, a former priest. He receives her kindly and sends his disturbed gardener, Tom, to find Billy. Tom finds and murders Billy, and pushes the car into a ravine; it is implied that he acted on his employer's orders.
Taste the Blood of Dracula
Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970)
, 1h31
Directed by Peter Sasdy
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Fantastic, Horror
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Dracula films, Vampires in film
Actors Christopher Lee, Geoffrey Keen, Gwen Watford, Martin Jarvis, Linda Hayden, Anthony Higgins
Roles Martha Hargood
Rating62% 3.1475453.1475453.1475453.1475453.147545
Three English gentlemen - Hargood, Paxton and Secker - have formed a circle ostensibly devoted to charitable work but in reality they indulge themselves in brothels. One night they are intrigued by a young man who bursts into the brothel and is immediately tended to after snapping his fingers, despite the brothelkeeper's objections. The gentlemen are informed that he is Courtley, who was disinherited for celebrating a Black Mass.
Cleopatra
Cleopatra (1963)
, 4h8
Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Darryl F. Zanuck, Rouben Mamoulian
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Biography, Historical, Peplum, Romance
Themes Films set in Africa, Politique, Political films, Films based on plays, Films based on works by William Shakespeare, Children's films, Films about royalty
Actors Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Rex Harrison, Roddy McDowall, Martin Landau, Hume Cronyn
Roles Calpurnia
Rating70% 3.500363.500363.500363.500363.50036
After the Battle of Pharsalus where Julius Caesar (Rex Harrison) has defeated Pompey, Pompey flees to Egypt, hoping to enlist the support of the young Pharaoh Ptolemy XIII (Richard O'Sullivan) and his sister Cleopatra (Elizabeth Taylor). The Romans hold, and the armies of Mithridates arrive on Egyptian soil. The following day, Caesar passes judgment. He sentences Ptolemy's lord chamberlain to death for arranging an assassination attempt on Cleopatra. Cleopatra is crowned Queen of Egypt. She dreams of ruling the world with Caesar. When their son Caesarion is born, Caesar accepts him publicly, which becomes the talk of Rome and the Senate.
Never Take Sweets from a Stranger
Never Take Sweets from a Stranger (1960)
, 1h21
Directed by Cyril Frankel
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror
Actors Patrick Allen, Felix Aylmer, Gwen Watford, Janina Faye, Niall MacGinnis, Alison Leggatt
Roles Sally Carter
Rating73% 3.692473.692473.692473.692473.69247
The film is set in a small Canadian town to which the British Carter family (Peter, Sally and 9-year-old daughter Jean) have just moved, following Peter's appointment as school principal. One night Jean appears restless and disturbed, and confides to her parents that earlier that day while playing in a local wood, she and her friend, Lucille, went into the house of an elderly man who asked them to remove their clothes and dance naked before him in return for some candy, which they did and Jean doesn't believe they did anything wrong. But her parents are appalled by what they hear and decide to file a complaint. The accused man, Clarence Olderberry Sr., is however the doyen of the wealthiest, most highly regarded and influential family in town and matters conspire to turn against the Carters as the townspeople start to close rank against the newcomers. The police chief casts doubt on Jean's story, while Olderberry's son warns the Carters that if they pursue the matter through the legal system, he will ensure that Jean's evidence and trustworthiness will be torn to shreds in court.
The Grass Is Greener
The Grass Is Greener (1960)
, 1h44
Directed by Stanley Donen
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr, Robert Mitchum, Jean Simmons, Moray Watson, Joan Benham
Roles Hairdresser's Receptionist (uncredited)
Rating64% 3.247413.247413.247413.247413.24741
The Earl and Countess of Rhyall (Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr) are facing financial troubles and are therefore forced to permit guided tours of their stately home.
The Fall of the House of Usher
The Fall of the House of Usher (1950)
, 1h10
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Horror
Actors Gwen Watford
Roles Lady Usher
Rating46% 2.322922.322922.322922.322922.32292
The film uses a framing device set in a Gentlemen's club where one of the members reads to his friends from a copy of Poe's book. A century before a young man visits a bleak-looking mansion in the English countryside where his friend Lord Roderick Usher lives with his sister Madeline, both of whom are mysteriously ill. He discovers that they are suffering from a curse brought on them by their father which will cause them both to die shortly, leading to the downfall of the ancient family of Usher.