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Kenny Ireland is a Actor and Director British born on 7 august 1945 at Paisley (United-kingdom)
George Ian Kenneth "Kenny" Ireland (7 August 1945 – 31 July 2014) was a Scottish actor and theatre director. Ireland was best known to television viewers for his role in Victoria Wood As Seen on TV in the 1980s, and for playing Donald Stewart in Benidorm from 2007 until his death in 2014.
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Birth name George Ian Kenneth Ireland
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 7 august 1945 at Paisley (United-kingdom)
Death 31 july 2014 (at 68 years)
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 7 august 1945 at Paisley (United-kingdom)
Death 31 july 2014 (at 68 years)
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A Hazard of Hearts (1996)
, 1h30Directed by John Hough
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Diana Rigg, Edward Fox, Helena Bonham Carter, Marcus Gilbert, Fiona Fullerton, Christopher Plummer
Roles Padlett
Rating68%
Compulsive gambler, Sir Giles Staverley, is tricked into gambling away his home by his old adversary Lord Harry Wrotham. As Staverley is distraught and desperate, Wrotham gives him one last chance - he will gamble everything Staverley has lost against Staverley's daughter's hand in marriage and her trust fund of 80,000 guineas. Staverley agrees and loses once again, but unable to face his daughter, Serena, he kills himself. Lord Justin Vulcan, a notoriously cool, clear-headed gambler, challenges Wrotham for the house and the girl and, much to Wrotham's disgust, wins. Justin now finds himself in possession of the house and Serena, but has no idea of what to do with them. After meeting Serena and realising that she is much younger and more attractive than he had imagined, he installs her as a guest at Mandrake, his family home, despite the opposition of Justin's mother, Lady Harriet Vulcan. As Lady Vulcan attempts to marry Serena off to anyone except her son, Serena and Justin become friends and he teaches her about Mandrake, the home he loves. A crisis forces Serena and Justin to confront their feelings for each other.
The Big Man (1990)
, 1h56Directed by Liam Neeson, David Leland, Kenny Ireland
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Boxing films
Actors Liam Neeson, Joanne Whalley, George Rossi, Billy Connolly, Pat Roach, Maurice Roëves
Roles Tony
Rating56%
A Scottish miner (Liam Neeson) becomes unemployed during a union strike. He is unable to support his family and cannot resolve his bitterness about his situation. Desperate for money, he accepts an offer made by a Glasgow gangster to fight in an illegal bare-knuckle boxing match. A long and brutal fight follows.
Resurrected (1989)
, 1h37Directed by Paul Greengrass
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films
Actors Tom Bell, Rita Tushingham, David Thewlis, Rudi Davies, Christopher Fulford, Ewan Stewart
Roles Denzil Clausen
Rating61%
Kevin Deakin est un jeune soldat britannique, qui est laissé pour mort lors de la guerre des Malouines, qui oppose le Royaume-Uni à l'Argentine.
Drowning by Numbers (1988)
, 1h58Directed by Peter Greenaway
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Horror, Crime
Actors Joan Plowright, Juliet Stevenson, Joely Richardson, Bernard Hill, Bryan Pringle, Trevor Cooper
Roles Jonah Bognor
Rating71%
The film's plot centres on three married women — a grandmother, her daughter, and her niece — each named Cissie Colpitts. As the story progresses, each woman successively drowns her husband. The three Cissie Colpittses are played by Joan Plowright, Juliet Stevenson and Joely Richardson, while Bernard Hill plays the coroner, Madgett, who is cajoled into covering up the three crimes.
Salome's Last Dance (1988)
, 1h27Directed by Ken Russell
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Glenda Jackson, Stratford Johns, Ken Russell, Nickolas Grace, Douglas Hodge, Denis Lill
Roles 1st Soldier
Rating63%
In the play, all the roles are played by prostitutes or their clients, and each actor (except Grace) plays two roles, one in the brothel and the other in the play. King Herod (Stratford Johns) begs his young stepdaughter Salome (Imogen Millais-Scott) to dance for him, promising to give her anything she desires, much to the irritation of her mother, Herodias (Glenda Jackson). Salome ignores him, choosing instead to try and seduce John the Baptist, who is Herod's prisoner. John responds by loudly condemning both Herod and Salome in the name of God. A spurned and vengeful Salome then agrees to dance for Herod — on the condition that she be given anything she asks for. Herod agrees, but it is only after the dance is over that Salome asks for the head of John the Baptist on a platter. Herod is appalled, tries to dissuade her, but finally gives in to her request. The scenes from the play are interwoven with images of Wilde's exploits at the brothel.
Walter (1986)
Directed by Stephen Frears
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Actors Ian McKellen, Barbara Jefford, Tony Melody, David Ryall, Keith Allen, Paula Tilbrook
Roles Angus - Orderly
Rating73%
The film was directed by Stephen Frears and stars Ian McKellen as Walter, a man with a learning disability. The story focuses initially on his youth in which his parents attempt, with little success, to have him adapt into the conditions of a "normal" life. Walter's father dies, followed soon after by his mother. The social services bureaucracy then place him in a psychiatric institution. Walter is molested by another patient, witnesses the murder of a patient by another patient having a breakdown, and remains in the institution for the rest of the film.
Local Hero (1983)
, 1h50Directed by Bill Forsyth
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Peter Riegert, Burt Lancaster, Denis Lawson, Fulton Mackay, Peter Capaldi, Rikki Fulton
Roles Skipper
Rating72%
"Mac" MacIntyre (Peter Riegert) is a typical 1980s hot-shot executive working for Knox Oil and Gas in Houston, Texas. The eccentric chief of the company, Felix Happer (Burt Lancaster), chooses to send him (largely because his surname sounds Scottish) to Scotland to acquire the village of Ferness to make way for a refinery. Mac (who is actually of Hungarian extraction) is a little apprehensive about his assignment, complaining to a co-worker that he would much rather take care of business over the phone and via telex machines. Happer, an avid astronomy buff, tells Mac to watch the sky, especially around the constellation Virgo, and to notify him immediately if he sees anything unusual.
Moonlighting (1982)
, 1h37Directed by Jerzy Skolimowski
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Themes Films about immigration, Films about the labor movement
Actors Jeremy Irons, Eugene Lipinski, Trevor Cooper, Renu Setna, David Calder, Kenny Ireland
Roles Timber Man
Rating72%
Un riche polonais envoie quatre compatriotes munis de visas touristiques pour retaper sa maison londonienne. Ce qui est une bonne affaire pour tout le monde. Cependant, les travaux s'avèrent plus compliqués que prévu, et poussent Nowak, le contremaître, à se comporter en véritable tyran avec ses ouvriers. Ils ignorent cependant comment il redouble d'ingéniosité afin de leur procurer nourriture et matériel malgré le petit pécule dont il dispose. Pendant ce temps, l'état de siège est décrété en Pologne. Nowak, qui apprend la nouvelle, décide de ne rien dire à ses camarades.
The Dogs of War (1980)
, 1h50Directed by John Irvin
Origin United-kingdom
Genres War, Thriller, Action, Adventure
Themes Films set in Africa, Monde imaginaire
Actors Christopher Walken, Tom Berenger, Colin Blakely, Hugh Millais, Paul Freeman, Jean-François Stévenin
Rating62%
As the film opens, mercenaries Jamie Shannon, Drew, Derek, Michel, Terry and Richard are making a hasty exit from a war-torn Central American country by forcing their way onto a government civilian DC-3 airplane. When a Central American officer demands Richard's body to be removed to make room for others, one of the mercenaries shows he is still able to safely grasp the spoon of a hand grenade and Drew insists his friend "goes home". After Shannon returns home, he gets an offer from a British businessman named Endean who is interested in "certain resources" of a small African nation named Zangaro. Endean pays Shannon $15,000 to go on a reconnaissance mission in Zangaro which is run by a paranoid and brutal dictator named General Kimba.
Blood Relatives (1978)
, 1h40Directed by Claude Chabrol
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime, Romance
Actors Donald Sutherland, Donald Pleasence, Laurent Malet, Lisa Langlois, Aude Landry, Stéphane Audran
Roles Bert Klinger
Rating61%
Blood Relatives involves the brutal murder of a teenage girl and the subsequent investigation led by Donald Sutherland, reprising his low-key cop role from Klute. Claude Chabrol and his regular cinematographer Jean Rabier manage to create an unsettling mood, effectively using the streets of Old Montreal to create an atmosphere of doom and gloom.
The Massacre of Glencoe (1971)
Actors James Robertson Justice, William Dysart, Charles Fernley Fawcett, Kenny Ireland
Roles Lieutenant Lindsay
Rating73%
Don't Let the Angels Fall (1969)
, 1h39Directed by George Kaczender
Origin Canada
Genres Drama
Actors Arthur Hill, Sharon Acker, Charmion King, Monique Mercure, Michèle Magny, Andrée Lachapelle
Roles Mr. Ferguson
Rating63%
A Montreal businessman (Arthur Hill), who's going through a mid-life crisis and on a business trip out of town, has a brief affair with a divorcée (Sharon Acker). His family is falling apart and his wife (Charmion King) seems incapable of understanding what’s going on.
Le grand Rock (1969)
Genres Drama
Actors Jacques Bilodeau, Kenny Ireland, Ernest Guimond, Francine Racette, Guy Thauvette
Rating57%
À la fin des années 1960, un phénomène de société jusqu’alors peu présent dans le monde rural apparaît au Québec : la violence. Comment le crime peut-il attirer à lui un gars jusque-là libre et paisible dans son village ? C’est l’histoire du Grand Rock filmée dans la campagne enneigée de Lanaudière. Après son mariage avec Régine, vulnérable à la publicité et à la consommation, Rock doit renoncer à sa liberté pour un travail salarié. Loin de ses racines, il se lie au monde de la pègre.
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The Big Man (1990)
, 1h56Directed by Liam Neeson, David Leland, Kenny Ireland
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Boxing films
Actors Liam Neeson, Joanne Whalley, George Rossi, Billy Connolly, Pat Roach, Maurice Roëves
Rating56%
A Scottish miner (Liam Neeson) becomes unemployed during a union strike. He is unable to support his family and cannot resolve his bitterness about his situation. Desperate for money, he accepts an offer made by a Glasgow gangster to fight in an illegal bare-knuckle boxing match. A long and brutal fight follows.