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Tony Selby is a Actor British born on 26 february 1938 at Lambeth (United-kingdom)
Tony Selby (born 26 February 1938 in Lambeth, London) is an English actor.
He has appeared in many television programmes including a starring role in RAF National Service comedy Get Some In!, and a recurring role in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who as the intergalactic conman Sabalom Glitz.
In 1965 he appeared as a convict under sentence of death in the BBC television drama Three Clear Sundays, directed by Ken Loach.
In 1971-2 he played magician's assistant Sam Maxstead in children's supernatural TV series Ace of Wands. He had one of his earlier acting roles in Alfie (1966), starring Academy award-winner Michael Caine, and his other film appearances include Press for Time (1966), Witchfinder General (1968), Before Winter Comes (1969), Villain (1971), Nobody Ordered Love (1972), and Adolf Hitler: My Part in his Downfall (1973). Other notable appearances included Bless This House, as a depressed burglar, and as Boozy in the all-star Eric Sykes comedy If You Go Down in the Woods Today (1981). He appeared in three episodes of the critically acclaimed drama series Minder, twice playing Jack, the minder of gangster's wife Rose Mellors. In the early 1990s he played chauffeur to Adam Faith's character in the drama series Love Hurts; he also played Clive Mitchell in BBC's soap opera EastEnders in 2002.
Selby appeared in the third episode of The Good Life (known as Good Neighbors in the US), as a rag-and-bone man who sold the Goods and old wood stove and brought them a cat.
In the United States, Selby is best known for his role as the uncredited hood in the first Superman motion picture.
In the BBC comedy My Family's episode A Decent Proposal, first broadcast on August 12, 2011, Selby played Susan Harper's long-lost father Arthur.
In 2012 he appeared in the film Cockneys vs Zombies.
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Birth name Mark Strickson
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 26 february 1938 at Lambeth (United-kingdom)
Death 5 september 2021 (at 83 years)
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 26 february 1938 at Lambeth (United-kingdom)
Death 5 september 2021 (at 83 years)
Tony Selby (born 26 February 1938 in Lambeth, London) is an English actor.
He has appeared in many television programmes including a starring role in RAF National Service comedy Get Some In!, and a recurring role in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who as the intergalactic conman Sabalom Glitz.
In 1965 he appeared as a convict under sentence of death in the BBC television drama Three Clear Sundays, directed by Ken Loach.
In 1971-2 he played magician's assistant Sam Maxstead in children's supernatural TV series Ace of Wands. He had one of his earlier acting roles in Alfie (1966), starring Academy award-winner Michael Caine, and his other film appearances include Press for Time (1966), Witchfinder General (1968), Before Winter Comes (1969), Villain (1971), Nobody Ordered Love (1972), and Adolf Hitler: My Part in his Downfall (1973). Other notable appearances included Bless This House, as a depressed burglar, and as Boozy in the all-star Eric Sykes comedy If You Go Down in the Woods Today (1981). He appeared in three episodes of the critically acclaimed drama series Minder, twice playing Jack, the minder of gangster's wife Rose Mellors. In the early 1990s he played chauffeur to Adam Faith's character in the drama series Love Hurts; he also played Clive Mitchell in BBC's soap opera EastEnders in 2002.
Selby appeared in the third episode of The Good Life (known as Good Neighbors in the US), as a rag-and-bone man who sold the Goods and old wood stove and brought them a cat.
In the United States, Selby is best known for his role as the uncredited hood in the first Superman motion picture.
In the BBC comedy My Family's episode A Decent Proposal, first broadcast on August 12, 2011, Selby played Susan Harper's long-lost father Arthur.
In 2012 he appeared in the film Cockneys vs Zombies.
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Cockneys vs Zombies (2012)
, 1h28Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Horror comedy, Horror
Themes Medical-themed films, Zombie films, Films about viral outbreaks, Comedy horror films, Disaster films
Actors Harry Treadaway, Rasmus Hardiker, Michelle Ryan, Georgia King, Richard Briers, Honor Blackman
Roles Darryl
Rating58%
In a building site being developed by Hartman Construction in the East End of London, two construction workers discover a 17th-century graveyard ordered sealed by Charles II. When they enter to search for treasure they are bitten by zombies, setting off a zombie outbreak in the area.
Loop (1997)
, 1h35Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Andy Serkis, Susannah York, Tony Selby, Moya Brady, Heather Craney
Roles Ted
Rating53%
The main character, Rachel, is dumped by her boyfriend and exacts revenge. This film is classified as a romantic comedy.
Slave of Dreams (1995)
, 1h35Directed by Robert Malcolm Young
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about religion, Films based on the Bible, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors Edward James Olmos, Sherilyn Fenn, Adrian Pasdar, Nadia Sawalha, Nabil Shaban, Kevork Malikyan
Roles Etham
Rating70%
The Secret Garden (1990)
, 1h40Directed by Alan Grint
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Barret Oliver, Billie Whitelaw, Derek Jacobi, Julian Glover, Alison Doody, Colin Firth
Roles Sgt. Barney
Rating71%
, 1h18Directed by Eric Sykes
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Actors Eric Sykes, Robin Bailey, Norman Bird, Glyn Houston, Roy Kinnear, Marc Sinden
Roles Boozy
Rating57%
A Boy Scout troop led by their scoutmaster (Sykes) is on a field trip to a seemingly-peaceful English woodland. However, the woods are actually teeming with strange characters, some of whom turn out to be disguised police officers and others criminals. The police are searching for £2,000,000 in stolen banknotes and hope that the criminals will lead them to them. The criminals, on the other hand, are aware that the police are looking for them and doing their best to avoid betraying the location of their stash. It later transpires that the money is just a smokescreen for a top-secret document that the gang's leader - actually a KGB officer - is trying to smuggle out of the country. Despite an escalation of security in which the police are eventually joined by the army, navy and air force, it is the scoutmaster's chaotic bungling that leads him to discover the money and flush out the ringleader. At the end it is revealed that the scoutmaster was in fact an undercover police officer and that his bungling was a ruse.
Superman (1978)
, 2h17Directed by Richard Donner, John Glen
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about children, Time travel films, Superman films, Films about extraterrestrial life, Superhero films, Super-héros inspiré de comics, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Marlon Brando, Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Jackie Cooper, Ned Beatty
Roles Hood (uncredited)
Rating73%
On the planet Krypton, using evidence provided by scientist Jor-El, the Ruling Council sentences three attempted insurrectionists, General Zod, Ursa, and Non, to "eternal living death" in the Phantom Zone. Despite his eminence, Jor-El is unable to convince the Council of his belief that Krypton will soon be destroyed when its sun explodes. To save his infant son, Kal-El, Jor-El launches a spacecraft containing him toward Earth, a distant planet with a suitable atmosphere, and where Kal-El's dense molecular structure will give him superhuman powers. Shortly after the launch, Krypton is destroyed.
The Changeling (1974)
Directed by Anthony Page
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Helen Mirren, Alan Webb, Brian Cox, T.P. McKenna, Stanley Baker, Norman Rossington
Roles Jasperino
Rating71%
, 1h42Directed by Norman Cohen
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Themes Political films
Actors Jim Dale, Arthur Lowe, Bill Maynard, Tony Selby, Geoffrey Hughes, Spike Milligan
Roles Bill
Rating57%
Aspiring jazz musician Terence "Spike" Milligan reluctantly obeys his call-up and joins the Royal Artillery regiment at Bexhill-on-Sea, where he begins training to take part in World War II. But along the way Spike and his friends get involved in many amusing - and some not-so amusing - scrapes.
Nobody Ordered Love (1972)
, 1h27Directed by Robert Hartford-Davis
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Horror
Actors Ingrid Pitt, Tony Selby, Peter Arne, Mark Eden, David Lodge, Frank Jarvis
Roles Peter Triman
Rating65%
Villain (1971)
, 1h38Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Heist films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Richard Burton, Ian McShane, T.P. McKenna, Donald Sinden, Nigel Davenport, Fiona Lewis
Roles Duncan
Rating64%
Ruthless East End gangster Vic Dakin has plans for an ambitious raid on the wages van of a plastics factory. This is a departure from Dakin's usual modus operandi and the job is further complicated by his having to work with fellow gangster Frank Fletcher's firm.
In Search of Gregory (1969)
, 1h30Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Julie Christie, John Hurt, Michael Sarrazin, Adolfo Celi, Paola Pitagora, Roland Culver
Roles Taxi Driver
Rating54%
Catherine Morelli goes to the latest wedding of her father, Max, who in turn wants to introduce her there to a potential suitor, Gregory Mulvey.
Before Winter Comes (1969)
, 1h43Directed by J. Lee Thompson
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Political films
Actors David Niven, Chaim Topol, Anna Karina, John Hurt, Anthony Quayle, John Collin
Roles Ted
Rating58%
Before Winter Comes takes place in the immediate aftermath of World War II. British Major Giles Burnside (David Niven) is assigned to an Austrian refugee camp; his mission is to send the groups of displaced civilians to either the Russian or the American zone. Burnside is a by-the-books commander but runs into trouble with the intertranslations of many different languages. However, of the refugees, Janovic (Topol) is willing to help as he can speak many languages. Janovic quickly conveys Burnsides's orders and helps the way station run smoothly. Janovic runs into romance with a lovely innkeeper, Maria (Anna Karina). But his love with her stops when he discovers her affair with Burnside. Meanwhile, Janovic is found to be a Russian deserter, and must be returned to the Russian mainland to be executed. Burnside offers to help him escape, but Janovic can't decide whether to trust his commander.
Witchfinder General (1968)
, 1h26Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Horror, Historical
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Witches in film, Political films
Actors Vincent Price, Ian Ogilvy, Hilary Dwyer, Rupert Davies, Robert Russell, Nicky Henson
Roles Salter
Rating66%
In 1645, during the English Civil War, Matthew Hopkins (Vincent Price), an opportunist and witchhunter, takes advantage of the breakdown in social order to impose a reign of terror in East Anglia. Hopkins and his assistant, John Stearne (Robert Russell), visit village after village, brutally torturing confessions out of suspected witches. They charge the local magistrates for the work they carry out.
Nobody Runs Forever (1968)
, 1h41Directed by Ralph Thomas
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Spy, Crime
Themes Spy films, Political films
Actors Rod Taylor, Christopher Plummer, Lilli Palmer, Daliah Lavi, Burt Kwouk, Camilla Sparv
Roles Cameraman (uncredited)
Rating60%
New South Wales Police Sergeant Scobie Malone (Taylor) is summoned to Sydney by the Premier of New South Wales (Leo McKern) who at the time was the controversial Sir Robert Askin. The Australian High Commissioner in London, Sir James Quentin (Plummer) is wanted for a 25-year-old murder charge, that the Premier, Quentin's gruff political rival, has discovered.
Poor Cow (1967)
, 1h41Directed by Ken Loach
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Actors Terence Stamp, Neve McIntosh, Carol White (actrice anglaise), John Bindon, Queenie Watts, Kate Williams
Roles Customer in Pub
Rating67%
18-year-old Joy starts her catalogue of bad choices by running away from home with Tom. They marry and have a son, Johnny. When Tom, a thief who mentally and physically abuses Joy, is jailed for four years after attempting a big robbery, she is left on her own with their son.