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Wilfrid Brambell is a Actor Irlandais born on 22 march 1912 at Dublin (Irlande)
Henry Wilfrid Brambell (22 March 1912 – 18 January 1985) was an Irish film and television actor best known for his role in the British television series Steptoe and Son. He also performed alongside the Beatles in their film A Hard Day's Night, playing Paul McCartney's fictional grandfather.
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Birth name Henry Wilfrid Brambell
Nationality Irlande
Birth 22 march 1912 at Dublin (Irlande)
Death 18 january 1985 (at 72 years) at Westminster (United-kingdom)
Nationality Irlande
Birth 22 march 1912 at Dublin (Irlande)
Death 18 january 1985 (at 72 years) at Westminster (United-kingdom)
Henry Wilfrid Brambell (22 March 1912 – 18 January 1985) was an Irish film and television actor best known for his role in the British television series Steptoe and Son. He also performed alongside the Beatles in their film A Hard Day's Night, playing Paul McCartney's fictional grandfather.
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En 2012 l'acteur décédé Wilfrid Brambell fut accusé d'abus sexuels dans les années 1970 sur deux garçons âgés de 12 et 13 ans à Jersey. Un des garçons était pensionnaire à l'orphelinat de Haut de la Garenne et de ce fait pouvait être relié à l'affaire de l'orphelinat de Jersey.Usually with
Filmography of Wilfrid Brambell (28 films)
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The Boys (1991)
, 2h3Directed by Sidney J. Furie
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films about capital punishment
Actors James Woods, Richard Todd, John Lithgow, Robert Morley, Joanna Gleason, Dudley Sutton
Roles Robert Brewer (as Wilfred Bramble)
Rating71%
A night watchman at a garage is found murdered, and four teddy boys are put on trial for the crime. Witnesses and suspects give differing accounts of the lead-up to the crime, and the truth emerges.
, 1h42Directed by Stephen Weeks
Origin USA
Genres Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Poésie, Adaptation d'un poème
Actors Miles O'Keeffe, Sean Connery, Cyrielle Clair, Trevor Howard, Leigh Lawson, Peter Cushing
Roles Porter
Rating44%
The film begins with a feast in a great hall during winter. The king is ashamed of how comfortable they have all grown to live, and questions the bravery of all knights present. A knight on horseback storms through the door and the crowd falls silent as the knight, all in green and carrying a large axe, walks up to the throne. He asks if any man has enough courage to challenge him to a game. The king shames the knights around the hall for not volunteering, and in an act of showmanship announces he himself shall take the challenge given by the green knight. Finally, a young squire named Gawain speaks up and accepts the challenge in lieu of the king. The knight tells Gawain that he has one chance to behead him, but then the knight gets to return the favor. The king grants Gawain knighthood so that he can fulfill the requirements of the challenge. Gawain beheads the knight but then the knight's torso walks up and grabs the head and puts it back on his body. The crowd is stunned and the knight tells Gawain to kneel so he can make his blow. The knight then pauses and considers that Gawain is merely a boy who has not yet even grown a beard. The knight says he will return in one year, enough for the boy to grow a beard, to claim his side of the bargain. Gawain questions the knight "must I spend the year awaiting death at your hand?".
The Adventures of Picasso (1978)
, 1h49Directed by Tage Danielsson
Genres Comedy
Themes Peinture
Actors Gösta Ekman Jr., Hans Alfredson, Gösta Ekman, Sr., Lena Olin, Margaretha Krook, Bernard Cribbins
Roles Alice B. Toklas
Rating73%
The film is (very) loosely based on Pablo Picasso's life and death, narrated by Toivo Pawlo, who introduces himself as Elsa Beskow. It opens with a quote by Picasso himself: "Art is a lie that leads us closer to the truth."
Steptoe & Son Ride Again (1973)
, 1h39Directed by Peter Sykes
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Wilfrid Brambell, Harry H. Corbett, Diana Dors, Milo O'Shea, Neil McCarthy, Bill Maynard
Roles Steptoe / Albert
Rating65%
The Steptoes have retired their horse - because the horse is lame, after having to pull the cart (and Harold) home from York, after the horse walked into the back of a removal van which then drove off - and plan to buy a new one with Albert's life savings of £80, putting £9 away for "emergencies". Harold sends Albert home and returns several hours later drunk and introduces Hercules the Second, a short sighted racing greyhound. Harold reveals to Albert that he purchased this from local gangster and loan shark Frankie Barrow for the £80 plus a further £200 owing on top. Furthermore, he plans to pay a small fortune to keep it fed on egg and steak.
Holiday on the Buses (1973)
, 1h25Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Actors Reg Varney, Anna Karen, Doris Hare, Michael Robbins, Bob Grant, Stephen Lewis
Roles Bert Thompson
Rating58%
Three of the company's buses are wrecked due to Stan's negligent bus driving, which means Stan (Reg Varney), Jack (Bob Grant) and Inspector Blake (Stephen Lewis) are sacked. Stan and Jack get a job as bus crew at a Pontins holiday camp in Prestatyn, North Wales, only to find that Blakey has also got a job at the camp, as security inspector. Stan invites the family to stay (using his staff discount) whilst he proceeds to chat up the guests and staff. Tight fisted Arthur refuses to pay the train fare, instead relying on his ever present motorcycle and sidecar to take the Butlers to the camp. They meet Stan on the road, who accidentally forces them into a kerb causing all the luggage to land in a river and all the family's clothes are ruined.
Steptoe & Son (1972)
, 1h38Directed by Cliff Owen
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Wilfrid Brambell, Harry H. Corbett, Carolyn Seymour, Victor Maddern, Lon Satton, Fred Griffiths
Roles Albert Steptoe
Rating64%
During a gentlemen's evening at a local football club, Harold meets one of the acts, a stripper called Zita. After a whirlwind romance the couple are married, although the actual wedding ceremony is delayed when Albert, acting as best man, loses the ring somewhere in the yard. They eventually find it in a pile of horse manure, and since they have no time to clean up their arrival in church is met with looks of disgust.
Catch Me a Spy (1971)
, 1h34Directed by Dick Clement
Origin France
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Action, Spy
Themes Spy films, Political films
Actors Kirk Douglas, Marlène Jobert, Trevor Howard, Tom Courtenay, Patrick Mower, Bernadette Lafont
Roles Beech
Rating52%
A young British schoolteacher heads to the Eastern Bloc to try to locate her husband who has gone missing, and soon turns out to have been detained by Soviet intelligence as a spy.
Some Will, Some Won't (1970)
Genres Comedy
Actors Ronnie Corbett, Dame Thora Hird, Michael Hordern, Barbara Murray, Leslie Phillips, Dennis Price
Roles Henry Russell
Rating58%
Carry On Again Doctor (1969)
, 1h26Directed by Gerald Thomas
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about sexuality, Erotic films
Actors Sid James, Charles Hawtrey, Jim Dale, Kenneth Williams, Joan Sims, Barbara Windsor
Roles Mr. Pullen (uncredited)
Rating61%
A disgraced doctor is sent to a remote clinic on an inhospitable tropical island where he learns of a native slimming potion. He flies back to England to cash in on the potion, soon finding success running a lavish slimming clinic. However his former professional rivals who had been instrumental in sending him away in the first place now want a slice of the profits, as does the real discoverer of the slimming potion.
, 2h5Directed by Luigi Comencini
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Biography, Comedy, Historical, Romance
Themes Films about writers
Actors Leonard Whiting, Maria Grazia Buccella, Lionel Stander, Tina Aumont, Raoul Grassilli, Wilfrid Brambell
Roles Malipieri
Rating74%
In 1742 in Venice, the young Giacomo Casanova is in a great trouble. A few years ago, in the seminary in Padua, Giacomo has experienced his first love, though he is destined to be a priest. While Giacomo now follows the seminary, the young noble is to sneak into his palace of beautiful girls that spends the night. One day, Giacomo falls in love with a beautiful countess, and so he decides to abandon his studies to become a priest for being a daring libertine.
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 Master Loach
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.
Where the Bullets Fly (1966)
, 1h28Directed by John Gilling
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Spy
Themes Spy films, Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Tom Adams, Dawn Addams, Michael Ripper, Tim Barrett, Joe Don Baker, Sid James
Roles Train Guard
Rating55%
The film begins with a pre-credit sequence in which a group of unnamed terrorists have parked a vehicle containing a guided missile pointed straight at the Palace of Westminster whilst politicians are heard on the film's soundtrack. They are thwarted by a group of older women in a tour group who turn out to be cross-dressing commandos who eliminate the terrorists with sub-machine guns and grenades. They are led by Agent Charles Vine with his second-in-command being Lt. Guy Fawkes who has saved the Parliament of England.
Alice in Wonderland (1966)
, 1h12Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy
Themes Films based on Alice in Wonderland, Children's films
Actors John Gielgud, Peter Cook, Leo McKern, Peter Sellers, Alison Leggatt, Peter Eyre
Roles White Rabbit
Rating67%
San Ferry Ann (1965)
, 55minutesOrigin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Actors Wilfrid Brambell, Barbara Windsor, Joan Sims, David Lodge, Lynne Carol, Graham Stark
Roles Grandad
Rating55%
A motley crew of British characters ride the San Ferry Ann to the shores of France where they embark on a weekend of calamity.
A Hard Day's Night (1964)
, 1h27Directed by Richard Lester
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Transport films, Rail transport films, Musical films, Les Beatles
Actors John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Wilfrid Brambell, George Harrison, Norman Rossington, Ringo Starr
Roles John McCartney (Paul's Grandfather)
Rating74%
Bound for a London show, the Beatles escape a horde of fans. Once they are aboard the train and trying to relax, various interruptions test their patience: after a dalliance with a female passenger, Paul's grandfather is confined to the guard's van and the four lads join him there to keep him company. John, Paul, George, and Ringo play a card game, entertaining schoolgirls before arriving at their destination.