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Ralph Truman is a Actor British born on 7 may 1900

Ralph Truman

Ralph Truman
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Birth name Ralph du Vierger Truman
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 7 may 1900
Death 15 october 1977 (at 77 years)

Ralph Truman est un acteur anglais, né à Londres (Angleterre, Royaume-Uni) le 7 mai 1900, décédé à Ipswich (Angleterre) le 15 octobre 1977.

Biography

À partir des années 1920, il joue aussi au théâtre, à Londres notamment, et une fois à Broadway (New York) en 1930.

Ralph Truman débute au cinéma en 1931 et participe à 80 films (britanniques ou américains, plus quelques co-productions) jusqu'en 1972. Parmi ses rôles les mieux connus, citons celui de Tigellinus dans Quo Vadis (1951) de Mervyn LeRoy, et celui de l'inspecteur Buchanan dans L'Homme qui en savait trop (1956) d'Alfred Hitchcock. À la télévision, dès 1938 pour le support naissant, il participe à quelques téléfilms et séries, jusqu'en 1975.

Best films

The Man Who Knew Too Much
The Man Who Knew Too Much
(1956)
(Actor)

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Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Ralph Truman (64 films)

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Actor

Nicholas and Alexandra
Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
, 3h9
Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War, Biography, Historical, Romance
Themes Politique, Political films, Films about capital punishment, Films about royalty
Actors Michael Jayston, Janet Suzman, Roderic Noble, Ania Marson, Lynne Frederick, Candace Glendenning
Roles Rodzianko
Rating71% 3.5967553.5967553.5967553.5967553.596755
The story begins with the birth of Tsarevich Alexei on 12 August 1904 during the Russo-Japanese War. Tsar Nicholas (Michael Jayston) is warned by the Prime Minister Count Witte (Laurence Olivier) and his uncle Grand Duke Nicholas (Harry Andrews) that the war is futile and costing too many lives. They tell him the Russian people want representative government, health care, voting and workers' rights, but Nicholas wants to maintain the autocracy. Meanwhile, underground political parties led by Vladimir Lenin (Michael Bryant), Joseph Stalin (James Hazeldine) and Leon Trotsky (Brian Cox) have formed.
El Cid
El Cid (1961)
, 3h4
Directed by Anthony Mann
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Biography, Action, Historical, Romance
Themes Films set in Africa
Actors Charlton Heston, Sophia Loren, Raf Vallone, Geneviève Page, John Fraser, Hurd Hatfield
Roles King Ferdinand
Rating71% 3.596963.596963.596963.596963.59696
General Ibn (pronounced Ben) Yusuf (Herbert Lom) of the Almoravid dynasty has summoned all the Emirs of Al-Andalus to North Africa and chastises them for their complacency in dealing with the infidels and reveals his plan for Islamic world domination.
Exodus
Exodus (1960)
, 3h28
Directed by Otto Preminger, George Cosmatos
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action, Historical
Themes Films set in Africa, Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films
Actors Paul Newman, Eva Marie Saint, Ralph Richardson, Peter Lawford, Sal Mineo, Jill Haworth
Roles Colonel
Rating66% 3.348693.348693.348693.348693.34869
The film is based initially on events surrounding the ship Exodus in Cyprus in 1947 and then on events in Palestine during the founding of the modern state of Israel in 1948.
Under Ten Flags
Under Ten Flags (1960)
, 1h40
Directed by Carlo Lizzani, Duilio Coletti
Origin Italie
Genres War, Historical
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, La bataille de l'Atlantique, Political films
Actors Van Heflin, Charles Laughton, Mylène Demongeot, Folco Lulli, Gian Maria Volonté, Guido Celano
Roles Admiral Bensen
Rating64% 3.23343.23343.23343.23343.2334
Loosely based on actual events during World War II, the film depicts real life German Captain Bernhard Rogge commanding the navy raider Atlantis, which from May 1940 to November 1941 sank 22 Allied merchant ships. The story alternates between scenes at the Admiralty and scenes at sea, particularly showing Captain Rogge's humanity and chivalrous conduct of his military engagements. Rogge was one of the few German flag rank officers who was not arrested by the Allies after the war, due to his conduct as a military officer. After eighteen months of successful raids, Atlantis was sunk on 22 November 1941 by the British cruiser Devonshire.
Ben-Hur
Ben-Hur (1959)
, 3h34
Directed by William Wyler
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Historical, Peplum
Themes Films set in Africa, Seafaring films, Christmas films, Films about religion, Films about sexuality, Transport films, Films based on the Bible, Films about Jews and Judaism, Road movies, Portrayals of Jesus in film, Chase films, Films about virginity
Actors Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Haya Harareet, Stephen Boyd, Hugh Griffith, Martha Scott
Roles Aide to Tiberius (uncredited)
Rating80% 4.04894.04894.04894.04894.0489
In AD 26, Judah Ben-Hur (Charlton Heston) is a wealthy prince and merchant in Jerusalem, who lives with his mother, Miriam (Martha Scott); his sister, Tirzah (Cathy O'Donnell); their loyal slave, Simonides (Sam Jaffe); and his daughter, Esther (Haya Harareet), who loves Ben-Hur but is betrothed to another. His childhood friend, the Roman citizen Messala (Stephen Boyd), is now a tribune. After several years away from Jerusalem, Messala returns as the new commander of the Roman garrison. Messala believes in the glory of Rome and its imperial power, while Ben-Hur is devoted to his faith and the freedom of the Jewish people.
Web of Evidence
Web of Evidence (1959)
, 1h30
Directed by Jack Cardiff
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Van Johnson, Vera Miles, Emlyn Williams, Bernard Lee, Jean Kent, Moultrie Kelsall
Roles Sir Matthew Sprott
Rating62% 3.1425253.1425253.1425253.1425253.142525
A la fin des années 50, un jeune homme Paul Mathry (Van Johnson) débarque à Liverpool. Il vient des Etats Unis pour retrouver les traces de son père, mort héroïquement pendant la guerre d’après sa mère. Mais il apprend rapidement une fois à Liverpool que celui-ci est toujours vivant et qu’il est emprisonné depuis vingt ans pour meurtre !
The Spaniard's Curse
The Spaniard's Curse (1958)
, 1h20
Directed by Ralph Kemplen
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Horror
Actors Tony Wright, Lee Patterson, Michael Hordern, Susan Beaumont, Ralph Truman, Henry Oscar
Roles Sir Robert Wyvern
Rating57% 2.858862.858862.858862.858862.85886
Guy Stevenson (Basil Dignam) is a British man of Spanish heritage wrongly convicted of murder. On being given the death sentence, he places a curse on the judge (Michael Hordern) and jury. Two of the jurors then die mysteriously, and suspicion falls on Stevenson, but he himself also dies. The judge and his daughter Margaret attempt to solve the mystery and uncover the real killer.
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst (1957)
, 1h53
Directed by Michael Anderson
Origin United-kingdom
Genres War
Themes Political films
Actors Richard Todd, William Hartnell, Akim Tamiroff, Bernard Miles, Donald Houston, Keye Luke
Roles Vice Admiral
Rating67% 3.393813.393813.393813.393813.39381
On 19 April 1949, the Royal Navy frigate HMS Amethyst sails up the Yangtze River on her way to Nanking, the Chinese capital, to deliver supplies to the British Embassy. Suddenly, without warning, People's Liberation Army (PLA) shore batteries open fire and after a heavy engagement, Amethyst lies grounded in the mud and badly damaged. Fifty-four of her crew are dead, dying or seriously wounded while others deteriorate from the tropical heat and the lack of essential medicines, including the ships's Captain, who dies of his wounds. An attempt to evacuate the wounded is only partially successful - the officers of the Amethyst become aware that two Petty Officers were captured by the PLA and are being held at a nearby military hospital. After taking stock of their position, the Captain is replaced by Lieutenant Commander John Kerans (Richard Todd), who had been serving as a Naval attaché in nearby Nanking but rushes to the beleaguered ship to take command.
The Man Who Knew Too Much
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
, 2h
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Adventure, Crime
Themes Films set in Africa, Spy films, Films about families, Political films
Actors James Stewart, Doris Day, Brenda De Banzie, Bernard Miles, Alan Mowbray, Ralph Truman
Roles Buchanan
Rating74% 3.7007353.7007353.7007353.7007353.700735
An American family—Dr. Benjamin "Ben" McKenna (James Stewart), his wife, popular singer Josephine Conway "Jo" McKenna (Doris Day), and their son Henry "Hank" McKenna (Christopher Olsen)--are vacationing in Morocco. Traveling from Casablanca to Marrakesh, they meet Frenchman Louis Bernard (Daniel Gelin), who seems friendly, but Jo is suspicious of his many questions and evasive answers and thinks that he is hiding something. Louis offers to take the McKennas out to dinner but cancels when a sinister-looking man knocks at the McKennas' hotel-room door claiming to be looking for another guest's room. Later, at a local restaurant, the McKennas meet English couple Lucy (Brenda De Banzie) and Edward Drayton (Bernard Miles), who strike up a conversation with the McKennas, who are surprised to see Bernard arrive and sit at another table apparently ignoring them.
The Long Arm
The Long Arm (1956)
, 1h36
Directed by Charles Frend
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Jack Hawkins, John Stratton, Dorothy Alison, Samuel John Kydd, Glyn Houston, Richard Leech
Roles Colonel Blenkinsop
Rating69% 3.4944253.4944253.4944253.4944253.494425
When police respond to a burglar alarm they find nothing amiss after meeting the nightwatchman who allowed them to search the premises. However the next day the safe, having been opened with a key, is found empty. Supt Tom Halliday (Jack Hawkins) and his new Detective Sergeant, Ward (John Stratton), begin searching for the fraudulent nightwatchman.
The Black Tent
The Black Tent (1956)
, 1h33
Directed by Brian Desmond Hurst
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Action, Romance
Themes Films set in Africa, Political films, Le désert, Guerre du désert
Actors Donald Sinden, Anthony Steel, Anna Maria Sandri, André Morell, Donald Pleasence, Ralph Truman
Roles Major Cross
Rating55% 2.7592552.7592552.7592552.7592552.759255
The film begins with a tank battle where blond-haired Captain Holland (Anthony Steel) is sprawled unconscious in the dunes. When he comes to, he walks over the dunes until collapsing near a Bedouin encampment at an oasis. He is found by the sheik's daughter, Mabrouka (Anna Maria Sandri), who takes him to the camp which consists of several black tents.
Wicked as They Come
Wicked as They Come (1956)
, 1h34
Directed by Ken Hughes
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Actors Arlene Dahl, Philip Carey, Herbert Marshall, Michael Goodliffe, David Kossoff, Sid James
Roles John Dowling
Rating65% 3.2874753.2874753.2874753.2874753.287475
Poor girl from the slums Katherine Allenbourg trades on her looks. She enters a beauty contest, then charms the elderly gentleman running it, Sam Lewis, into fixing it so she will win first prize, a trip to Europe. She promptly abandons Sam.