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Michael Attwell is a Actor British born on 16 january 1943 at Watford (United-kingdom)
Michael John Attwell (16 January 1943 in Watford – 18 March 2006 in London) was an English actor.
He is possibly best known for his role as Kenny Beale in the television soap opera EastEnders.
In 1979 and 1980 he played Razor Eddie a.k.a. Edward Winston Malone in two series of the comedy-drama Turtle's Progress. The character had originally been created for the ITV drama serial The Hanged Man, where he was played by Gareth Hunt.
In 1978 he played Bill Sikes in the revival of Lionel Bart's musical Oliver! at the Albery Theatre and in 1985 he played Bill Sikes again in the BBC's Sunday afternoon classic serial Oliver Twist.
His other TV credits include: Doctor Who (in the serials The Ice Warriors and Attack of the Cybermen), The First Churchills, Only Fools and Horses, Minder, Bergerac, Wycliffe, Inspector Morse, Bugs, Silent Witness, Pie in the Sky, Casualty, The Bill, Hotel Babylon, and Are You Being Served?.
He appeared in the 1988 film Buster, based on the life of the Great Train Robber Buster Edwards.
As well as acting, between 1981 and 1993 Attwell also had a considerable career as a political cartoonist for several British national newspapers including The Sun, Sunday People and the News of the World. A self-taught artist, Attwell signed himself as Zoke, an amalgam of the names of his children Zoe and Jake.
Attwell died in London on the 18 March 2006 aged 63 from complications following surgery. His life and work was honoured at the British Academy Television Awards in 2006.
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Birth name Michael John Attwell
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 16 january 1943 at Watford (United-kingdom)
Death 18 march 2006 (at 63 years) at London (United-kingdom)
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 16 january 1943 at Watford (United-kingdom)
Death 18 march 2006 (at 63 years) at London (United-kingdom)
He is possibly best known for his role as Kenny Beale in the television soap opera EastEnders.
In 1979 and 1980 he played Razor Eddie a.k.a. Edward Winston Malone in two series of the comedy-drama Turtle's Progress. The character had originally been created for the ITV drama serial The Hanged Man, where he was played by Gareth Hunt.
In 1978 he played Bill Sikes in the revival of Lionel Bart's musical Oliver! at the Albery Theatre and in 1985 he played Bill Sikes again in the BBC's Sunday afternoon classic serial Oliver Twist.
His other TV credits include: Doctor Who (in the serials The Ice Warriors and Attack of the Cybermen), The First Churchills, Only Fools and Horses, Minder, Bergerac, Wycliffe, Inspector Morse, Bugs, Silent Witness, Pie in the Sky, Casualty, The Bill, Hotel Babylon, and Are You Being Served?.
He appeared in the 1988 film Buster, based on the life of the Great Train Robber Buster Edwards.
As well as acting, between 1981 and 1993 Attwell also had a considerable career as a political cartoonist for several British national newspapers including The Sun, Sunday People and the News of the World. A self-taught artist, Attwell signed himself as Zoke, an amalgam of the names of his children Zoe and Jake.
Attwell died in London on the 18 March 2006 aged 63 from complications following surgery. His life and work was honoured at the British Academy Television Awards in 2006.
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High Heels and Low Lifes (2001)
, 1h23Directed by Mel Smith
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Action, Crime
Actors Minnie Driver, Mary McCormack, Kevin McNally, Danny Dyer, Michael Gambon, Darren boyd
Roles Duty Sergeant
Rating60%
The film follows the story of two women living in London, Shannon (Minnie Driver) and Frances (Mary McCormack), attempting to con a group of gangsters, led by Kerrigan (Michael Gambon) and Mason (Kevin McNally), into giving them £1,000,000 after they overhear a conversation between gang members during a local bank heist. The idea is that the money will later be used to purchase a large amount of expensive medical equipment for the hospital where Shannon works as an overworked and underpaid nurse. Frances, a failing American actress who has resorted to doing voice acting for children's cartoons, wants the money so that she can get out of the rut she believes she is stuck in, and also because she wants a Mercedes to replace her aging Pontiac Firebird.
Circus (2000)
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Gangster films
Actors Lucy Akhurst, Christopher Biggins, Famke Janssen, Amanda Donohoe, John Hannah, Peter Stormare
Roles Magnus
Rating55%
Leo (John Hannah) and Lily (Famke Janssen) are a couple and a couple of con artists. Lily wants to get out of the racket and settle down in a nice place somewhere far away. Leo agrees saying that within a week they should have enough to leave for good.
Hostile Waters (1997)
Genres Drama, War, Thriller
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Underwater action films, Submarine films, Political films, Disaster films, Films about seafaring accidents or incidents
Actors Rutger Hauer, Martin Sheen, Max von Sydow, Colm Feore, Richard Graham, Harris Yulin
Rating62%
Le sous-marin nucléaire soviétique "K219" patrouille dans les eaux internationales de l'océan Atlantique avec à bord seize missiles pointes vers les Etats-Unis. Un sous-marin américain le détecte et commence à le prendre en chasse. Le commandant russe fait effectuer une manoeuvre périlleuse a son équipage pour affoler les Américains. C'est la collision. Le feu se déclare a bord du sous-marin soviétique. Pour les équipages des deux navires, commence alors une bataille contre le désastre qui risque de s'abattre sur les plus grandes villes des Etats-Unis.
Joseph (1995)
, 2h58Directed by Roger Young, Robert Malcolm Young
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Fantasy, Adventure, Historical, Peplum
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about religion, Films based on the Bible, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors Ben Kingsley, Paul Mercurio, Martin Landau, Dominique Sanda, Lesley Ann Warren, Alice Krige
Roles Juda
Rating78%
Joseph, a Hebrew, is an Egyptian slave to Potiphar, chief of Pharaoh's palace guard. When Joseph is placed under the charge of Ednan, Potiphar's overseer, Ednan torments Joseph for his refusal to show deference for the Egyptian god Amun. But Joseph eventually earns Ednan's respect when he reveals that he knows how to read, and Ednan starts relying more and more on Joseph.
Tom & Viv (1994)
, 1h55Directed by Brian Gilbert
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Biography, Romance
Themes Films about writers, Poésie
Actors Willem Dafoe, Miranda Richardson, Rosemary Harris, Tim Dutton, Nickolas Grace, Geoffrey Bayldon
Roles W.I. Janes
Rating62%
Biographie de T. S. Eliot.
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 Harry
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.
Labyrinth (1986)
, 1h41Directed by Jim Henson
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Fantasy, Adventure, Musical
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Children's films
Actors David Bowie, Jennifer Connelly, Christopher Malcolm, Warwick Davis, Brian Henson, Frank Oz
Roles Goblin (voice)
Rating72%
Fifteen-year-old Sarah Williams (Connelly) rehearses a play in the park and becomes distracted by a line she is unable to remember while being watched by a barn owl. Realizing she is late to babysit her infant half-brother Toby, she rushes home and is confronted by her stepmother (Shelley Thompson) before she and her father (Christopher Malcolm) leave for dinner. Sarah realizes that her brother is in possession of her treasured teddy bear Lancelot. Frustrated by this and his constant crying, Sarah inadvertently wishes Toby away by the Goblin King Jareth (Bowie). He refuses to return the baby, but gives Sarah 13 hours to solve his Labyrinth to find him before Toby is turned into a goblin. Sarah meets the dwarvish Hoggle (Brian Henson), who aids her in entering the Labyrinth, but a talking worm (Timothy Bateson) inadvertently sends her the wrong way.