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Norman Wooland is a Actor British born on 16 march 1910 at Düsseldorf (German)

Norman Wooland

Norman Wooland
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Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 16 march 1910 at Düsseldorf (German)
Death 3 april 1989 (at 79 years) at Kent (United-kingdom)

Norman Wooland (16 March 1910 – 3 April 1989) was a German-born British character actor who appeared in many major films, including several Shakespearean adaptations.

During World War II he was a junior radio announcer, reporting the news for the BBC. His acting break came when he played Horatio in Laurence Olivier's Hamlet (1948), and in which his "fine work" was noted by The New York Times. Then came Catesby in Olivier's film of Richard III, and Paris in Romeo and Juliet (1954). He also had supporting roles in Quo Vadis (1951), Ivanhoe (1952), Background (1953), The Guns of Navarone (1961), Life for Ruth (1962) and International Velvet (1978).

Wooland kept a herd of cows, each of which was named after a Shakespearean character. He died in 1989, aged 79.

Biography

Né en Allemagne de parents britanniques, Norman Wooland se forme à l'art dramatique en Angleterre dans les années 1930 et joue dès lors au théâtre, notamment à Londres et Stratford-upon-Avon (notamment le répertoire de William Shakespeare).

Très actif sur les planches durant sa carrière, il contribue au cinéma à seulement une trentaine de films (britanniques et américains, plus des co-productions), entre 1937 et 1966, avant une ultime prestation en 1978.

En particulier, il participe à trois adaptations de pièces de Shakespeare pour le grand écran, Hamlet (1948) et Richard III (1955), tous deux réalisés par (et avec) Laurence Olivier — par ailleurs l'un de ses partenaires au théâtre —, ainsi que Roméo et Juliette de Renato Castellani (1954, avec Laurence Harvey).

Parmi ses autres films notables, citons Madeleine de David Lean (1950, avec Ann Todd), Quo vadis de Mervyn LeRoy (1951, avec Robert Taylor et Deborah Kerr), Ivanhoé de Richard Thorpe (1952, avec Robert et Elizabeth Taylor), ou encore Barabbas de Richard Fleischer (1961, avec Anthony Quinn dans le rôle-titre).

À la télévision, après une pièce téléfilmée en 1938, il collabore à treize séries, entre 1952 et 1985.

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Filmography of Norman Wooland (34 films)

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The Mirror Crack'd, 1h45
Directed by Guy Hamilton
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Crime
Themes Films about films, Films about television
Actors Angela Lansbury, Elizabeth Taylor, Kim Novak, Rock Hudson, Edward Fox, Geraldine Chaplin
Roles Medical Examiner (uncredited)
Rating61% 3.099543.099543.099543.099543.09954
Set in the fictional English village of St. Mary Mead, home of Miss Jane Marple (Angela Lansbury), in 1953, a big Hollywood production company arrives to film a costume movie about Mary, Queen of Scots and Elizabeth I with two famous movie stars, Marina Rudd and Lola Brewster (Elizabeth Taylor and Kim Novak, respectively). The two actresses are old rivals who despise each other. Marina, making a much heralded comeback after a prolonged "illness" and retirement (due to what was really a nervous breakdown), and her husband, Jason Rudd (Rock Hudson), who is directing the movie they are making, arrive with their entourage. When she learns that Lola will be in the movie as well, she becomes enraged and vents her anger. Lola and her husband, Marty Fenn (Tony Curtis), who is producing the movie, arrive. Excitement runs high in the village as the locals have been invited to a reception held by the movie company in a manor house, Gossington Hall, to meet the celebrities. Lola and Marina come face to face at the reception and exchange some potent and comical insults, nasty one-liners, as they smile and pose for the cameras. The two square off in a series of clever verbal cat-fights throughout the movie.
International Velvet, 2h7
Directed by Bryan Forbes
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about animals, Sports films, Films about the Olympic Games, Films about horses, Mise en scène d'un mammifère, Horse sports in film
Actors Tatum O'Neal, Nanette Newman, Anthony Hopkins, Christopher Plummer, Jeffrey Byron, Richard Warwick
Roles Team Doctor
Rating58% 2.912812.912812.912812.912812.91281
The film follows the story of an Arizona girl, Sarah Brown (Tatum O'Neal), who is orphaned when her parents are killed in a car crash. She is sent to England to live with her aunt Velvet Brown (Nanette Newman) and Uncle John (Christopher Plummer). When Velvet was a similar age to Sarah, she and her horse, The Pie, entered the legendary Grand National horse race and won; however, she was instantly disqualified because she was an adolescent female. The Pie is ultimately put out to stud upon his retirement. He sires his last foal after Sarah's arrival in England. Sarah and Velvet are present for the birth of this foal and Sarah eventually decides that she'd like to purchase him. She later finds out that her Aunt Velvet has bought him for her. Sarah aptly names him "Arizona Pie" (combining the name of his sire and the state in which Sarah lived). She shows enough talent to be selected for the British Olympic team, where she is the junior, but she does well under the stern guidance of Captain Johnson (Anthony Hopkins). Sarah lives up to her dream and enters the Olympic Three Day Event helping Great Britain win the team competition. She falls in love with an American competitor and moves back to America with him. At the conclusion of the film she gives her Olympic gold medal to her Aunt Velvet. Sarah introduces her fiance by saying: "Scott, I would like you to meet my parents".
The Fighting Prince of Donegal, 1h50
Directed by Michael O'Herlihy
Origin USA
Genres Biography, Action, Adventure, Historical
Themes Children's films
Actors Peter McEnery, Susan Hampshire, Tom Adams, Gordon Jackson, Andrew Keir, Norman Wooland
Roles Sir John Perrott
Rating60% 3.0016153.0016153.0016153.0016153.001615
Set in the late 1580s, the film very loosely follows the real-life exploits of the 16th century Irish prince "Red" Hugh O'Donnell. The story begins when Hugh's father, the king, dies, leaving his son the throne of Donegal. With his ascension to the throne, an Irish prophecy is seemingly fulfilled which promises independence from Elizabethan and English rule. The O'Donnell lords see this occurrence as the opportunity to strike back at the foreigners by force, but Hugh convinces them the right plan is to band together with the other clans of the island, and bargain for their freedom from a position of strength. As he prepares for battle, O'Donnell also courts the beautiful Kathleen McSweeney, to further augment the clans of Ireland.
The Projected Man, 1h17
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Horror
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Mary Peach, Bryant Haliday, Norman Wooland, Ronald Allen, Derek Farr, Derrick De Marney
Roles Dr. Blanchard
Rating36% 1.828231.828231.828231.828231.82823
Dr. Paul Steiner (Bryant Haliday) and Dr. Christopher Mitchell (Ronald Allen) work on a projection device that enables them to transmit any object within a few miles of the machine. While they find the device works with inanimate objects, the living creatures they use it on always seem to die. When Dr. Patricia Hill (Mary Peach) arrives, she helps them fix the error, making Steiner think the problem has been solved. Meanwhile, Dr. Blanchard (Norman Wooland), Steiner's boss and head of the institute he works for, is being blackmailed by Mr. Latham (Derrick De Marney), who wants credit for Steiner's discovery. He forces Blanchard to demand Steiner to give a premature presentation to Professor Lembach (Gerard Heinz).
The Fall of the Roman Empire, 3h8
Directed by Anthony Mann
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Historical, Peplum
Themes Films set in Africa, Political films
Actors Sophia Loren, Stephen Boyd, Alec Guinness, James Mason, Christopher Plummer, Mel Ferrer
Roles Virgilianus
Rating66% 3.3475853.3475853.3475853.3475853.347585
In the winter of 180 A.D., the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius (Guinness) fights to keep Germanic barbarians from invading his northern territories on the Danube frontier. His deputies are the Greek ex-slave Timonides (Mason), a closet Christian, and the stern and honest general Gaius Livius (Boyd). Livius has close connections with the imperial family, being the lover of Aurelius' philosopher daughter Lucilla (Loren) and a friend of her brother Commodus (Plummer). Nevertheless, he is amazed to hear that Aurelius wants to make him his heir. Despite his military obligations the emperor has egalitarian ideals, dreaming of a day when Rome grants equal rights to men of all nations. He knows that he will not live to achieve this end, and trusts Livius to do so more than his charismatic but brutal son. The discovery that his father has effectively disinherited him hurts Commodus immensely, and damages the almost brotherly relationship he had enjoyed with Livius.
Life for Ruth, 1h33
Directed by Basil Dearden
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Actors Michael Craig, Patrick McGoohan, Janet Munro, Paul Rogers, Megs Jenkins, Michael Bryant
Roles Counsel for the Crown
Rating70% 3.5237253.5237253.5237253.5237253.523725
John Harris finds himself ostracized and placed on trial for allowing his daughter Ruth to die. His religious beliefs forbade him to give consent for a blood transfusion that would have saved her life. Doctor Brown is determined to seek justice for what he sees as the needless death of a young girl.
The Guns of Navarone, 2h30
Directed by Alexander Mackendrick, J. Lee Thompson, Peter Yates
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War, Action, Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, La bataille de l'Atlantique, Political films
Actors Gregory Peck, David Niven, Anthony Quinn, James Robertson Justice, Anthony Quayle, Stanley Baker
Roles Group Captain
Rating74% 3.7484353.7484353.7484353.7484353.748435
In 1943, the Axis powers plan an assault on the island of Keros — where 2,000 British soldiers are marooned — to bully neutral Turkey into joining them with a display of their military strength. Rescue by the Royal Navy is prevented by two massive radar-directed superguns on the nearby island of Navarone. When aerial bombing efforts fail, Allied Intelligence gathers a team of commandos to infiltrate Navarone and destroy the guns. Led by Major Roy Franklin (Anthony Quayle), the team is composed of Captain Keith Mallory (Gregory Peck), a renowned spy and mountaineer; Colonel Andrea Stavrou (Anthony Quinn) from the defeated Greek army; Franklin's best friend Corporal Miller (David Niven), an explosives expert and former chemistry teacher; Greco-American Spyros Pappadimos (James Darren), a native of Navarone; and "Butcher" Brown (Stanley Baker), an engineer and expert knife fighter.
Barabbas
Barabbas (1961)
, 2h24
Directed by Richard Fleischer
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Adventure, Historical, Peplum
Themes Films set in Africa, Seafaring films, Films about religion, Sports films, Transport films, Films based on the Bible, Portrayals of Jesus in film
Actors Anthony Quinn, John Arthur Kennedy, Jack Palance, Silvana Mangano, Harry Andrews, Vittorio Gassman
Roles Rufio
Rating68% 3.447953.447953.447953.447953.44795
Shortly before the crucifixion of Christ, Pontius Pilate offers to release either Jesus Christ or Barabbas in keeping with the local custom. As the Bible story goes, Barabbas is the one the crowd chooses.
Night Train for Inverness, 1h9
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller
Actors Norman Wooland, Dennis Waterman, Howard Lang, John Moulder-Brown, Josephine Stuart
Roles Roy Lewis
Rating62% 3.132163.132163.132163.132163.13216
Roy Lewis, just released from jail, kidnaps his young son Ted and takes him on a train bound for Inverness. However, Lewis doesn't know that Ted is diabetic and faces death without regular insulin injections. Meanwhile, a police manhunt is launched.
The Bandit Of Zhobe, 1h20
Directed by John Gilling
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Action, Adventure
Actors Victor Mature, Anthony Newley, Anne Aubrey, Norman Wooland, Dermot Walsh, Walter Gotell
Roles Maj. Crowley
Rating52% 2.6295552.6295552.6295552.6295552.629555
A bandit with a price on his head, is seen this time blind for revenge.
The Rough and the Smooth, 1h36
Directed by Robert Siodmak
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Actors Nadja Tiller, Tony Britton, William Bendix, Norman Wooland, Natasha Parry, Donald Wolfit
Roles David Fraser
Rating60% 3.002683.002683.002683.002683.00268
Un archéologue tombe amoureux d'une étrange jeune fille.
The Rough and the Smooth
Directed by Robert Siodmak
Genres Drama
Actors William Bendix, Nadja Tiller, Norman Wooland, Tony Britton, Adrienne Corri, Donald Wolfit
Roles David Fraser
Rating60% 3.002683.002683.002683.002683.00268
Un architecte voit sa vie basculer quand il rencontre une jeune femme blonde.