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Joe Gladwin is a Actor British born on 22 january 1906 at Salford (United-kingdom)

Joe Gladwin

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Birth name Joseph Gladwin
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 22 january 1906 at Salford (United-kingdom)
Death 11 march 1987 (at 81 years) at Manchester (United-kingdom)

Joseph "Joe" Gladwin (22 January 1906 – 11 March 1987) was a British actor. He was best known in his roles as myopic Stan Hardman in Nearest and Dearest from 1968 to 1973, and Wally Batty in the world's longest-running sitcom, Last of the Summer Wine in 1975, and again from 1976 to 1987.

Biography

Gladwin was born at 44 Tatton Street in the Ordsall district of Salford, Lancashire, the son of Joseph and Elizabeth Gladwin (née Dooley). He was baptised on 28 January 1906 at Mount Carmel RC Church, Ordsall and educated at the parish school. He married Lily Anne Wynne on 30 December 1933 at Mount Carmel Church. Gladwin was appointed a Papal Knight for his charity work. Despite his lifelong rhotacism (which he concealed when acting by substituting the letter R for a guttural sound), he became well known in British television, especially prominent from 1975 until his death in 1987.

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Albert Finney
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Joseph Janni
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Peter Sallis
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Filmography of Joe Gladwin (10 films)

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Yanks (1979)
, 2h18
Directed by John Schlesinger
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War, Romance
Themes Political films
Actors Richard Gere, Vanessa Redgrave, William Devane, Rachel Roberts, Lisa Eichhorn, Chick Vennera
Roles Plumber
Rating63% 3.196973.196973.196973.196973.19697
This film opens with the narration: "From early 1942 until the invasion of Europe over a million Americans landed in Britain. They came to serve on other battle fronts or to man the vast U.S. bases in England. Hardly a city, town or village remained untouched."
The Littlest Horse Thieves, 1h44
Directed by Charles Jarrott
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about animals, Films about horses, Children's films
Actors Alastair Sim, Peter Barkworth, Maurice Colbourne, Andrew Harrison, Prunella Scales, Joe Gladwin
Roles Bert
Rating68% 3.436563.436563.436563.436563.43656
A coal mine in 1909 Yorkshire, England has used ponies to haul coal for many years. When they are to be replaced by machinery that will speed up production and increase profits, three children – Dave (Andrew Harrison), Tommy (Benjie Bolgar) and Alice (Chloe Franks) – learn the ponies are to be slaughtered so they team up in a scheme to steal the horses and give them their freedom.
Nearest and Dearest, 1h26
Directed by John Robins
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Actors Hylda Baker, Jimmy Jewel, Madge Hindle, Norman Mitchell, Joe Gladwin, Pat Ashton
Rating66% 3.3116153.3116153.3116153.3116153.311615
On their father's death, Eli and Nellie Pledge inherit a pickle factory in Colne, in the north of England. The warring siblings struggle to keep the decrepit "Pledge's Purer Pickles" afloat, hampered by severe lack of funds, zero business acumen and by having inherited a workforce that is a decade beyond retirement age. While Nellie works hard to keep the business going, Eli prefers to indulge in the delights of beer, cigarettes, gambling and women.The annual Summer holiday is soon upon them and the entire factory is closed down. Nellie takes Eli to a Blackpool boarding house run by landlady Mrs. Rowbottom, whose eyes light upon bachelor Eli. Eli though, only has eyes for the younger Freda. Complications ensue when Eli, Nellie, Mrs. Rowbottom and Freda all try to gain control of the factory, causing ensuing farcical mishaps. Eli's attempts to further his financial ambitions by marrying off Nellie to a colleague in the pickling business are challenged when Vernon Smallpiece is snatched from the altar by bailiffs for non-payment of his debts.
The Mind of Mr. Soames
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Science fiction
Actors Terence Stamp, Robert Vaughn, Nigel Davenport, Judy Parfitt, Norman Jones, Joe Gladwin
Roles Old Man In Car
Rating61% 3.0981153.0981153.0981153.0981153.098115
Un homme de 30 ans, dans le coma depuis sa naissance, est finalement revenu à la conscience par une opération cérébrale révolutionnaire. Bien que physiquement adulte, l'homme «renaît» avec les yeux d'un enfant; et les médecins qui s’occupent de lui doivent lui apprendre à marcher, parler et se préparer à la vie dans le monde extérieur. La tension monte alors qu'il s'échappe de l'hôpital, se promène parmi les gens qui ne se rendent pas compte de son identité et est poursuivi par la police.
Work Is a 4-Letter Word, 1h33
Directed by Peter Hall
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Actors David Warner, Cilla Black, Zia Mohyeddin, Elizabeth Spriggs, Alan Howard, Jan Holden
Roles Pa Brose
Rating54% 2.7238652.7238652.7238652.7238652.723865
Everyone is employed by the ultra-modern DICE Corporation but Valentine Brose (Warner) would rather stay at home to tend his psychedelic mushrooms. However, his bedroom is too small and his fiancee Betty Dorrick (Black) wants him to settle down. Accordingly, Brose seeks a job in DICE's boiler-room, a suitable environment to grow his mushrooms.
Charlie Bubbles, 1h29
Directed by Albert Finney
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Sports films, Association football films
Actors Albert Finney, Billie Whitelaw, Liza Minnelli, Colin Blakely, Richard Pearson, Nicholas Phipps
Roles Waiter in Hotel
Rating62% 3.1479453.1479453.1479453.1479453.147945
Histoire d'amour entre un homme marié supporter de football et sa secrétaire sur fond de problèmes de classes sociales. Le stade de football d'Old Trafford illustre cette différence sociale en prenant l'exemple des toutes nouvelles loges vitrées dont le luxe tranche nettement avec les tribunes populaires.
Three Hats for Lisa, 1h39
Directed by Sidney Hayers
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Musical films
Actors Joe Brown, Sophie Hardy, Una Stubbs, Sid James, Peter Bowles, Jeremy Lloyd
Roles Harry
Rating53% 2.670492.670492.670492.670492.67049
Three young Cockneys take a day off work to meet an Italian movie star at Heathrow airport. She travels with them and their taxi driver in search of some typically British hats. The rule of the game is to steal a hat from its wearer. Lisa wants a bobby's helmet, a businessman's bowler, and the bearskin cap off a palace guard. A musical chase ensues around Swinging Sixties London, evading press and police.
Night Must Fall, 1h41
Directed by Karel Reisz
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Politic
Themes Medical-themed films, Théâtre, Films about psychiatry, Films based on plays
Actors Mona Washbourne, Albert Finney, Susan Hampshire, Sheila Hancock, Michael Medwin, Joe Gladwin
Roles Dodge
Rating64% 3.249333.249333.249333.249333.24933
Danny is a Welsh hotel bellboy who commits an axe murder near the home of Mrs. Bramson, a well-to-do widow. Danny disposes of the body in a nearby lake and charms Mrs. Bramson and her maid Dora into allowing him to stay with them. At Mrs. Bramson's home, Danny plays psychological games with Mrs. Bramson while seducing her daughter Olivia. Meanwhile, alone in his room, Danny engages in strange rituals with the severed heads of his victims, which he keeps in a black hatbox. But the police have uncovered the axe and the headless corpse from the lake, and the authorities begin closing in on Danny, whose psychopathic tendencies are beginning to manifest themselves at Mrs. Bramson's home.
A Kind of Loving, 1h47
Directed by John Schlesinger
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Alan Bates, June Ritchie, Dame Thora Hird, James Bolam, Jack Smethurst, Patsy Rowlands
Roles Bus Driver (uncredited)
Rating72% 3.643213.643213.643213.643213.64321
Victor 'Vic' Brown (Bates) is a draughtsman in a Manchester factory who sleeps with a typist called Ingrid Rothwell (Ritchie) who also works there. She falls for him but he is less enamoured of her. When he learns he has made her pregnant Vic proposes marriage and the couple move in with Ingrid's domineering mother, Mrs Rothwell (Thora Hird), who disapproves of the match. Ingrid has a miscarriage, Vic has regrets and comes home drunk. The couple then consider the possibility of making do with 'a kind of loving'.