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Harold Innocent is a Actor British born on 18 april 1933 at Coventry (United-kingdom)
Harold Sidney Innocent (18 April 1933 - 12 September 1993) was an English actor who appeared in many film and television roles.
After attending Broad Street Secondary Modern School in Coventry, Innocent worked for a short time as an office clerk. Realising quickly that he was not suited to this career, he turned instead to acting, studying at the Birmingham School of Speech Training and Dramatic Art. After National Service in the RAF, Innocent went into repertory theatre. Later he moved to Hollywood where he appeared in Alfred Hitchcock Presents in 1959, as well other television series such as The Barbara Stanwyck Show.
On his return to Britain he appeared at the Nottingham Playhouse, the Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh, the Young Vic, the National Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Bristol Old Vic. In 1984 with the RSC he appeared in Richard III and Love's Labour's Lost. With the same company he appeared in Henry V, playing both the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Duke of Burgundy. He played the latter role in the 1989 film version for Kenneth Branagh. In 1991 he appeared in Alan Bennett's The Madness of George III, again at the National Theatre.
Innocent's television appearances include the 1969 pilot episode of Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased), My Late Lamented Friend and Partner as well as Crown Court, The Professionals, Minder, Inspector Morse, the Bursar in Porterhouse Blue, and EastEnders. Maigret and the Mad Woman, as Pepito Giovanni
His film roles included Loot (1970), Brazil (1984), Henry V (1989) and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991). On stage he appeared in a musical version of Alice in Wonderland at the Lyric Theatre in Hammersmith in 1986, and made his operatic debut in Gilbert and Sullivan's Ruddigore for a centenary performance in 1987 at Sadler's Wells.
He appeared in the Doctor Who serial The Happiness Patrol as Gilbert M, and later the BBC Radio 5 audio drama The Paradise of Death.
He died in London in 1993 after a short illness, aged 60.
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Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 18 april 1933 at Coventry (United-kingdom)
Death 12 september 1993 (at 60 years) at London (United-kingdom)
Birth 18 april 1933 at Coventry (United-kingdom)
Death 12 september 1993 (at 60 years) at London (United-kingdom)
After attending Broad Street Secondary Modern School in Coventry, Innocent worked for a short time as an office clerk. Realising quickly that he was not suited to this career, he turned instead to acting, studying at the Birmingham School of Speech Training and Dramatic Art. After National Service in the RAF, Innocent went into repertory theatre. Later he moved to Hollywood where he appeared in Alfred Hitchcock Presents in 1959, as well other television series such as The Barbara Stanwyck Show.
On his return to Britain he appeared at the Nottingham Playhouse, the Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh, the Young Vic, the National Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Bristol Old Vic. In 1984 with the RSC he appeared in Richard III and Love's Labour's Lost. With the same company he appeared in Henry V, playing both the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Duke of Burgundy. He played the latter role in the 1989 film version for Kenneth Branagh. In 1991 he appeared in Alan Bennett's The Madness of George III, again at the National Theatre.
Innocent's television appearances include the 1969 pilot episode of Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased), My Late Lamented Friend and Partner as well as Crown Court, The Professionals, Minder, Inspector Morse, the Bursar in Porterhouse Blue, and EastEnders. Maigret and the Mad Woman, as Pepito Giovanni
His film roles included Loot (1970), Brazil (1984), Henry V (1989) and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991). On stage he appeared in a musical version of Alice in Wonderland at the Lyric Theatre in Hammersmith in 1986, and made his operatic debut in Gilbert and Sullivan's Ruddigore for a centenary performance in 1987 at Sadler's Wells.
He appeared in the Doctor Who serial The Happiness Patrol as Gilbert M, and later the BBC Radio 5 audio drama The Paradise of Death.
He died in London in 1993 after a short illness, aged 60.
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, 2h23Directed by Kevin Reynolds
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Swashbuckler, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Witches in film, Political films
Actors Kevin Costner, Morgan Freeman, Christian Slater, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Alan Rickman, Michael McShane
Roles the Bishop of Hereford
Rating68%
Robin of Locksley (Costner), an English nobleman who joined Richard the Lionheart, King of England in the Third Crusade, is imprisoned in Jerusalem along with his comrade Peter. After witnessing an amputation at the hand of the Ayyubid prison guards, Robin escapes, saving the life of a Moor named Azeem (Freeman) in the process, Robin, Peter and Azeem escape through a sewer and climb up into a alley but Peter is shot by an archer while escaping and has Robin swear to protect his sister Marian (Mastrantonio). Peter then grabs a scimitar and attacks an Ayyubid patrol giving Robin and Azeem enough time to to run down a small closed market. Azeem then grabs a fruit from one of the market stands and gives half of it to Robin and after nearly being spotted by a Ayyubid soldier and with the whole town on a lookout for them Robin and Azeem escape. Robin returns to England with Azeem, who has vowed to accompany him until the debt of saving his life is repaid.
Thatcher: The Final Days (1991)
Directed by Tim Sullivan (réalisateur américain)
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Political films
Actors Sylvia Syms, Bruce Alexander, Christopher Benjamin, Trevor Bowen, Stephen Boxer, Tom Chadbon
Roles Peter Morrison
Rating67%
Henry V (1989)
, 2h17Directed by Kenneth Branagh
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War, Biography, Action, Historical, Romance
Themes Théâtre, Political films, Films based on plays, Films based on works by William Shakespeare, Films about royalty
Actors Paul Scofield, Kenneth Branagh, Ian Holm, Emma Thompson, Alec McCowen, Simon Shepherd
Roles Duke of Burgundy
Rating74%
The film begins with Chorus, in this case a person in modern dress, introducing the subject of the play. He is walking through an empty film studio and ends his monologue by opening the doors to begin the main action. Chorus reappears several times during the film, his speeches helping to explain and progress the action.
The Tall Guy (1989)
, 1h32Directed by Mel Smith
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about television
Actors Jeff Goldblum, Emma Thompson, Rowan Atkinson, Tim Barlow, Geraldine James, Anna Massey
Roles Timothy
Rating61%
The protagonist and narrator is Dexter King (Goldblum), an American actor working in London and living platonically in Camden Town with his "educated, charming...nymphomaniac" landlady (played by Geraldine James). He's just finished his sixth year playing "The Tall Guy", a straight man in a two-man, long-running comedy revue starring (and dominated by) Ron Anderson (Rowan Atkinson, playing a role based on himself).
Buster (1988)
, 1h31Directed by David Green
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Crime, Romance
Themes Transport films, Rail transport films
Actors Phil Collins, Julie Walters, Martin Jarvis, Larry Lamb, Ellie Beaven, Ralph Brown
Roles Justice Parry
Rating57%
Buster Edwards is a petty criminal from the East End of 1960s London. His long-suffering pregnant wife June (Julie Walters) thinks of him as a loveable rogue.
The Canterville Ghost (1986)
, 1h35Directed by Paul Bogart
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Fantasy, Adventure
Themes Ghost films
Actors John Gielgud, Alyssa Milano, Ted Wass, Andrea Marcovicci, Harold Innocent, Lila Kaye
Roles Hummle Umney
Rating65%
Harry Canterville (Wass), who has spent most of his life in Cleveland, Ohio, returns with his new wife Lucy (Marcovicci) and his daughter from a previous marriage, Jennifer (Milano), to take up his inheritance of Canterville Castle in a small village in England. They find that the castle is haunted by the ghost of a disgraced ancestor, Sir Simon de Canterville (Gielgud). Despite the eccentric relatives who will not enter the castle and the gloomy predictions of Mr. and Mrs. Umney, Harry and Lucy do not believe that there actually is a ghost, and that they are merely being hoaxed through wires. Harry is determined to stay for at least three months, after which he can take full possession. He also decides to then sell the castle to a property developer who wants to turn the castle into a hotel.
God's Outlaw (1986)
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical
Themes Films about religion, Political films, Films about royalty
Actors Bernard Archard, Keith Barron, Alan Bennion, Arthur Cox, Willoughby Wittenham Rees Goddard, Terrence Hardiman
Rating67%
The Case of Marcel Duchamp (1984)
Genres Drama, Documentary
Actors Guy Rolfe, Harold Innocent, Bernard Kay, Jonathan Newth, Jeff Rawle
Rating69%
An Englishman Abroad (1983)
, 1hDirected by John Schlesinger
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Alan Bates, Coral Browne, Charles Gray, Harold Innocent, Vernon Dobtcheff, Roger Hammond
Rating74%
Loot (1970)
, 1h41Directed by Silvio Narizzano
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Comedy thriller, Crime
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Richard Attenborough, Lee Remick, Hywel Bennett, Milo O'Shea, Roy Holder, Dick Emery
Roles Bank Manager
Rating54%
Hal McLeavy, le fils d'un directeur d'hôtel dans une station balnéaire anglaise, et son ami Dennis cambriolent une banque voisine de l'entreprise de pompes funèbres où travaille Dennis. Ils cachent le butin dans un cercueil. L'inspecteur Truscott, chargé de l'enquête, les soupçonnent rapidement. Pendant ce temps, M. McLeavy, le père de Hal, est courtisé par Fay McMahon, l'infirmière qui a soigné sa femme pendant ses dernières semaines de vie. L'inspecteur Truscott s'intéresse aussi à Fay McMahon, car il est sûr qu'elle a tué plusieurs de ses anciens maris et qu'elle pourrait avoir empoisonné la mède de Hal.