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Leslie Dwyer is a Actor British born on 28 august 1906 at Catford (United-kingdom)
Leslie Dwyer (28 August 1906 – 26 December 1986) was an English film and television character actor.
He was born in Catford, the son of the popular music hall comedian Johnny Dwyer, and acted from the age of ten and appeared in his first film in 1921. He is perhaps best known for his role as the Punch and Judy man Mr Partridge in BBC sitcom Hi-de-Hi!. Film roles included In Which We Serve (1942), The Way Ahead (1944), the 1952 remake of Hindle Wakes, Room in the House (1955), the 1959 remake of Hitchcock's The 39 Steps, and Die, Monster, Die! (1966).
He played Sergeant Dusty Miller in the original 1942 production of Terence Rattigan's play Flare Path.
His most notable television role was as Mr. Partridge the miserable Punch and Judy man with an aversion to children in the British sitcom Hi-de-Hi!. He took roles in Doctor Who (as Vorg in Carnival of Monsters in 1973), and in Steptoe and Son, Terry and June, The Sweeney, Wodehouse Playhouse, and Z-Cars.
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Birth name Leslie Gilbert Dwyer
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 28 august 1906 at Catford (United-kingdom)
Death 29 december 1986 (at 80 years) at Truro (United-kingdom)
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 28 august 1906 at Catford (United-kingdom)
Death 29 december 1986 (at 80 years) at Truro (United-kingdom)
He was born in Catford, the son of the popular music hall comedian Johnny Dwyer, and acted from the age of ten and appeared in his first film in 1921. He is perhaps best known for his role as the Punch and Judy man Mr Partridge in BBC sitcom Hi-de-Hi!. Film roles included In Which We Serve (1942), The Way Ahead (1944), the 1952 remake of Hindle Wakes, Room in the House (1955), the 1959 remake of Hitchcock's The 39 Steps, and Die, Monster, Die! (1966).
He played Sergeant Dusty Miller in the original 1942 production of Terence Rattigan's play Flare Path.
His most notable television role was as Mr. Partridge the miserable Punch and Judy man with an aversion to children in the British sitcom Hi-de-Hi!. He took roles in Doctor Who (as Vorg in Carnival of Monsters in 1973), and in Steptoe and Son, Terry and June, The Sweeney, Wodehouse Playhouse, and Z-Cars.
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Dominique (1980)
, 1h40Directed by Michael Anderson
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror
Actors Cliff Robertson, Jean Simmons, Jenny Agutter, Simon Ward, Ron Moody, Judy Geeson
Roles Cemetery Supervisor
Rating54%
Greedy David Ballard (Cliff Robertson) wants to get the money of his wife Dominique (Jean Simmons), so he attempts to drive her insane. He succeeds and she hangs herself, only to come back to haunt him from the afterlife.
Dominique (1980)
, 1h40Directed by Michael Anderson, Brian W. Cook
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror
Actors Cliff Robertson, Jean Simmons, Jenny Agutter, Simon Ward, Ron Moody, Judy Geeson
Rating54%
Dominique Balard se suicide. Son mari David, qui cherchait à s'approprier sa fortune de son vivant, est peu à peu assailli par des visions de sa défunte épouse.
A Hole Lot of Trouble (1971)
, 27minutesDirected by Francis Searle
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Actors Arthur Lowe, Tim Barrett, Victor Maddern, Bill Maynard, Leslie Dwyer, Neal Arden
Roles Evangelist
Rating48%
Crooks and Coronets (1969)
Directed by Jim O'Connolly
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Themes Heist films
Actors Telly Savalas, Warren Oates, Edith Evans, Cesar Romero, Harry H. Corbett, David Lodge
Roles Henry
Rating59%
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom (1968)
, 1h33Directed by Joseph McGrath
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Romance
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Shirley MacLaine, Richard Attenborough, James Booth, Freddie Jones, John Bluthal, Bob Monkhouse
Roles Bookshop Assistant
Rating56%
Robert Blossom is a workaholic brassiere manufacturer. When his wife Harriet's sewing machine breaks down, he sends his bumbling employee Ambrose Tuttle to repair it. Mrs. Blossom seduces him, then hides him in the attic, instructing him to sneak out in the middle of the night. Ambrose, however, is enchanted by the woman and decides to settle in to serve as her secret paramour. When he's reported missing, Det. Sgt. Dylan from Scotland Yard is assigned to the case, one he doggedly pursues for years. The mysterious noises Robert frequently hears overhead finally lead to his nervous breakdown, but Ambrose saves the day by passing along stock tips that turn his employer into a millionaire. The grateful Mr. Blossom not only allows Ambrose to remain with his wife, but presents the couple with his factory as a wedding present.
Die, Monster, Die! (1965)
, 1h20Directed by Daniel Haller
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Horror
Themes Films based on works by H. P. Lovecraft
Actors Boris Karloff, Nick Adams, Freda Jackson, Suzan Farmer, Terence De Marney, Harold Goodwin
Roles Potter
Rating56%
Stephen Reinhart, an American scientist (Nick Adams), pays a visit to the estate of his British fiancée's family. He finds a scorched area of countryside near an enormous crater. Local townspeople are hostile toward him and refuse to either drive him to his destination or talk about the family that lives there. The source of all these problems is later revealed to be a radioactive meteorite kept hidden in the basement by his girlfriend's father, Nahum Witley (Boris Karloff), who has been using the radiation to mutate plant and animal life, with horrific consequences to his subjects and to members of his family.
I've Gotta Horse (1965)
, 1h32Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Musical films
Actors Amanda Barrie, Michael Medwin, Marjorie Rhodes, Bill Fraser, John Gilmore, Leslie Dwyer
Roles Bert
Rating48%
The 39 Steps (1959)
, 1h33Directed by Ralph Thomas
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Spy, Crime
Themes Spy films, Transport films, Rail transport films
Actors Kenneth More, Taina Elg, Brenda De Banzie, Barbara Steele, James Hayter, Barry Jones
Roles Milkman
Rating64%
Coming to the assistance of a nanny who is almost killed during a bungled hit-and-run assassination attempt, Richard Hannay (More) is surprised to find that there is no baby in her pram. Curious, he meets her at the Palace Music Hall where she has gone to see the act of Mr Memory (James Hayter). Afterwards, she goes back to Hannay's flat with him, where she reveals that she is a spy working for British Intelligence following a group called "The Thirty-Nine Steps"; all they know about their elusive leader is that he is missing the tip of a finger. The Thirty-Nine Steps are in possession of a set of top-secret plans for "Boomerang", a British ballistic missile project that could tip the balance of power in Europe. She tells Hannay that she must leave for Scotland immediately, but while Hannay is out of the room, she is killed by two hitmen.
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 Alf Stoker
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.
Stormy Crossing (1958)
Directed by C.M. Pennington-Richards
Actors John Ireland, Derek Bond, Leslie Dwyer, Maureen Connell, Cameron Hall, John Horsley
Roles Bill Harris, Kitty's Trainer
Rating55%
Menace In The Night (1957)
, 1h18Directed by Lance Comfort
Origin United-kingdom
Actors Griffith Jones, Lisa Gastoni, Vincent Ball, Marie Burke, Eddie Byrne, Victor Maddern
Rating62%
A young woman witnesses a mailbag robbery that ends with a dead postman, but she is intimidated into not coming forwards.
Eyewitness (1956)
, 1h22Directed by Muriel Box
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Actors Donald Sinden, Muriel Pavlow, Belinda Lee, Michael Craig, Nigel Stock, Susan Beaumont
Roles Henry Cammon
Rating62%
After an argument with her husband, Lucy Church storms out of her house and goes to see a film at the local cinema. While coming back from making a phone call, she stumbles across the office where she witnesses the murder of the cinema manager by two criminals Wade and Barney who are in the process of robbing the cinema's safe. When they pursue her, she is struck by a bus and is taken to hospital. Unable to leave the town until they know what has happened to her, the two robbers head to the hospital to observe her. Meanwhile her husband Jay Church has grown concerned and scours the town searching for her.
Not So Dusty (1956)
, 1h18Directed by Maclean Rogers
Origin United-kingdom
Actors Bill Owen, Leslie Dwyer, Joy Nichols, Wally Patch, Roddy Hughes, Ellen Pollock
Roles Nobby Clark
Rating53%
Cloak Without Dagger (1956)
, 1h9Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller
Actors Philip Friend, Mary Mackenzie, Leslie Dwyer, Allan Cuthbertson, Patrick Jordan, Marianne Stone
Roles Fred Borcombe
Rating55%
A fashion reporter is united from a former lover, and helps him to track down an enemy spy.
Where There's a Will (1955)
, 1h20Directed by Vernon Sewell
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Kathleen Harrison, George Cole, Leslie Dwyer, Michael Shepley, Dandy Nichols, Edward Lexy
Roles Alfred "Alfie" Brewer
Rating61%
When their Uncle dies without leaving a will, his farm passes to his three London nephew and nieces. While two of them wish to sell the place the third, Fred Slater, has ideas of setting up as a farmer. Facing the hostility of his family, and some of the locals, he attempts to improve the farm before its mortgage is called in.