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Lyndon Brook is a Actor British born on 10 april 1926 at York (United-kingdom)

Lyndon Brook

Lyndon Brook
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Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 10 april 1926 at York (United-kingdom)
Death 9 january 2004 (at 77 years) at London (United-kingdom)

Lyndon Brook (10 April 1926 – 9 January 2004) was a British actor, on film and television.

Biography

Fils des acteurs anglais Clive Brook et Mildred Evelyn (et donc, frère de l'actrice Faith Brook), Lyndon Brook naît aux États-Unis, à Los Angeles, son père faisant alors carrière au cinéma à Hollywood. Installé en Angleterre, le fils débute lui-même au cinéma en 1949, mais ne tournera en tout que vingt-et-un films, majoritairement britanniques — sauf trois films américains et une co-production —, le dernier en 1985 (Plenty, avec Meryl Streep). Mentionnons également le film biographique américain Le Bal des adieux, sorti en 1960, où il interprète le compositeur Richard Wagner, aux côtés de Dirk Bogarde personnifiant Franz Liszt.

À la télévision, Lyndon Brook participe à deux téléfilms, diffusés en 1979 et 1987 — sa dernière apparition sur un écran — et surtout à quarante-sept séries, entre 1950 et 1981, dont trois épisodes de Chapeau melon et bottes de cuir (voir la filmographie sélective ci-dessous).

Au théâtre, il se produit dès la fin des années 1940, entre autres à Londres. En particulier, il joue en 1951 dans les pièces Antoine et Cléopâtre de William Shakespeare et César et Cléopâtre de George Bernard Shaw, avec notamment Laurence Olivier et Vivien Leigh ; à la fin de cette même année 1951, ces deux productions sont présentées à Broadway (New York), Brook y reprenant — pour son unique apparition sur les planches new-yorkaises — ses rôles initiaux.

Best films

The Longest Day (1962)
(Actor)

Usually with

Earl St. John
Earl St. John
(6 films)
Nigel Green
Nigel Green
(3 films)
Flora Robson
Flora Robson
(3 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Lyndon Brook (21 films)

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Actor

Defence of the Realm, 1h36
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Action
Themes Political films
Actors Gabriel Byrne, Greta Scacchi, Denholm Elliott, Ian Bannen, Fulton Mackay, Bill Paterson
Roles Pugh
Rating64% 3.248553.248553.248553.248553.24855
Following a crash of a nuclear bomber at an American Air Force base in the English countryside, Dennis Markham (Ian Bannen), a prominent Member of Parliament and opponent of the American nuclear presence in the United Kingdom, is reported by a London paper to have been seen leaving a woman's home. When the woman is found to also be familiar with a dignitary from East Germany, Markham's loyalty to his country is questioned. He is hounded by the media and is forced to resign.
Plenty
Plenty (1985)
, 2h1
Directed by Fred Schepisi
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays, Children's films
Actors Meryl Streep, Charles Dance, Ian McKellen, Tracey Ullman, John Gielgud, Sting
Roles Begley
Rating59% 2.998652.998652.998652.998652.99865
Spanning nearly 20 years from the early 1940s to the 1960s, the plot focuses on Susan Traherne, an Englishwoman who is irreparably changed by her experiences as a fighter for the French Resistance during World War II when she has a one-night stand with a British intelligence agent. After the war ends, Susan returns to England and becomes determined to make a life for herself by achieving what she wishes in the post-war world which, after her time away, she finds trivial and inadequate, while acting with complete disregard for everybody around her.
The Hireling, 1h48
Directed by Alan Bridges
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Robert Shaw, Sarah Miles, Peter Egan, Caroline Mortimer, Elizabeth Sellars, Alison Leggatt
Roles Doctor
Rating65% 3.2880453.2880453.2880453.2880453.288045
Set in and around Bath, Somerset, immediately after the First World War, the story opens at an expensive mental clinic in the country where the young and recently widowed Lady Franklin is being discharged. The owner of a smart hire car, former sergeant-major Ledbetter, chauffeurs her to her unsympathetic mother in Bath. Hired to take her on outings, he becomes the only person she can talk to as she slowly lifts out of deep depression.
Invasion
Invasion (1965)
, 1h22
Directed by Alan Bridges
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction
Actors Edward Judd, Yoko Tani, Lyndon Brook, Ric Young, Tsai Chin, Barrie Ingham
Roles Brian Carter
Rating56% 2.8080352.8080352.8080352.8080352.808035
It tells the story of an alien spacecraft which crash-lands on Earth, near a secluded hospital in the Home counties. The aliens, who are humanoid and resemble Asians, are taken to a rural hospital where they cause a forcefield to be raised around the building.
The Longest Day, 2h51
Directed by Bernhard Wicki, Darryl F. Zanuck, Ken Annakin, Andrew Marton, Gerd Oswald
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action, Historical
Themes Radio, Political films, Children's films, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors John Wayne, Henry Fonda, Patrick Barr, Richard Burton, Lyndon Brook, Robert Mitchum
Roles Lt. Walsh (uncredited)
Rating76% 3.8493.8493.8493.8493.849
The movie is filmed in the style of a docudrama. Beginning in the days leading up to D-Day, it concentrates on events on both sides of the channel, such as the Allies waiting for the break in the poor weather and anticipating the reaction of the Axis forces defending northern France. The film pays particular attention to the decision by Gen. Eisenhower, supreme commander of SHAEF, to go after reviewing the initial bad-weather reports as well as reports about the divisions within the German High Command as to where an invasion might happen or what the response to it should be.
Song Without End, 2h21
Directed by George Cukor, Charles Vidor
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about classical music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Dirk Bogarde, Capucine, Geneviève Page, Patricia Morison, Ivan Desny, Martita Hunt
Roles Richard Wagner
Rating59% 2.9959652.9959652.9959652.9959652.995965
Jeune pianiste de talent et salué par la critique, Franz Lizst n'en reste pas moins un personnage torturé par la solitude. À l'occasion d'une tournée européenne, le jeune artiste fait la rencontre de la princesse Caroline Sayn-Wittengenstei. Tous deux entament une idylle à double tranchant puisque cette nouvelle relation a une conséquence négative sur les performances de Franz.
Surprise Package, 1h40
Directed by Stanley Donen
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Heist films
Actors Yul Brynner, Mitzi Gaynor, Noël Coward, George Coulouris, Eric Pohlmann, Warren Mitchell
Roles Stavrin
Rating56% 2.8092.8092.8092.8092.809
Nico March (Yul Brynner) is being deported by the U.S. government. Not wanting his money confiscated, he orders accomplice Johnny (Bill Nagy) to hide it for now while also keeping an eye on Nico's longtime girlfriend, Gabby Rogers (Mitzi Gaynor).
Violent Moment, 1h1
Directed by Sidney Hayers
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Actors Lyndon Brook, Jane Hylton, Rupert Davies, John Paul, Moira Redmond, Bruce Seton
Roles Douglas Baines
Rating63% 3.193213.193213.193213.193213.19321
A deserter from the British Army kills his wife during a fight. Although he becomes a successful businessman, his past eventually catches up with him.
The Gypsy and the Gentleman, 1h47
Directed by Joseph Losey
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Historical
Actors Melina Mercouri, Keith Michell, Patrick McGoohan, June Laverick, Flora Robson, Lyndon Brook
Roles John Patterson
Rating55% 2.762832.762832.762832.762832.76283
Angleterre, début du XIX siècle. Sir Paul Deverill, aristocrate débauché et ruiné par le jeu, est sur le point d'épouser sans amour Vanessa, une jeune femme de son rang, issue d'une famille encore prospère. Or, il fait la connaissance de Belle, une bohémienne qu'il rencontre dans une foire et vers laquelle il se sent irrémédiablement attiré. Belle, dupée par les apparences et par le faste de sa demeure, le croit immensément riche. Elle l'épouse avec l'arrière-pensée de s'emparer de sa fortune. Elle agit avec la complicité de son amant, Jess. Belle ne tarde pourtant pas à apprendre, par la bouche de Sarah, la sœur de Paul Deverill, la véritable situation financière de son époux. Profitant du décès de la tante de Sarah, et agissant de concert avec un notaire malhonnête, elle falsifie le contenu du testament qui devrait permettre à Sarah d'hériter avant sa majorité. Sarah, à la faveur d'un incident, découvre toutefois l'original du testament. C'est alors qu'elle est d'abord kidnappée, puis, plus tard, enlevée et séquestrée dans une clinique psychiatrique.
Innocent Sinners, 1h35
Directed by Philip Leacock
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Actors Flora Robson, David Kossoff, Catherine Lacey, Barbara Mullen, Susan Beaumont, Lyndon Brook
Roles Charles
Rating69% 3.480563.480563.480563.480563.48056
Londres peu après la Seconde Guerre mondiale, une jeune fille tente d'égayer sa vie en créant un jardin dans les ruines d'une église.
Reach for the Sky, 2h15
Directed by James Hill (réalisateur britannique), Lewis Gilbert
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War, Biography, Historical
Themes Prison films, Transport films, Aviation films, Political films, Disaster films, Films about aviation accidents or incidents
Actors Kenneth More, Muriel Pavlow, Dorothy Alison, Lyndon Brook, Jack Watling, Lee Patterson
Roles Johnny Sanderson
Rating71% 3.594793.594793.594793.594793.59479
In 1928, Douglas Bader joins the Royal Air Force (RAF) as a cadet. Despite a friendly reprimand from Air Vice-Marshal Halahan for his disregard for service discipline and flight rules, he successfully completes his training and is posted to No. 23 Squadron at RAF Kenley. In 1930, he is chosen to be among the pilots for an aerial exhibition.
The Spanish Gardener, 1h37
Directed by Philip Leacock
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Actors Dirk Bogarde, Michael Hordern, Cyril Cusack, Lyndon Brook, Maureen Swanson, Bernard Lee
Roles Robert Burton
Rating66% 3.3444153.3444153.3444153.3444153.344415
Nicholas Brande s'installe en Espagne avec son père, le diplomate anglais Harrington Brande. Le jeune garçon, solitaire et morne depuis la séparation de ses parents, fait la rencontre de leur nouveau jardinier, José, et se lie rapidement d'amitié avec lui. Cette relation est très mal vécue par Harrington qui fait tout pour séparer son fils du jardinier.