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Zig Byfield is a Actor born on 20 october 1943 at Preston (United-kingdom)
Trevor 'Zig' Byfield (born 20 October 1943) is a British actor best known for his roles in Heartbeat, EastEnders, Casualty, The Bill, Holby City, Coronation Street, Family Affairs, Doctors, Only Fools and Horses, One Foot in the Grave, Birds of a Feather, The Professionals, Minder, Spooks, Lovejoy, So Haunt Me and New Tricks.
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Birth name Trevor Byfield
Birth 20 october 1943 at Preston (United-kingdom)
Death 11 october 2017 (at 73 years)
Birth 20 october 1943 at Preston (United-kingdom)
Death 11 october 2017 (at 73 years)
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Dead Man Running (2009)
, 1h32Directed by Alex De Rakoff
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Gangster films
Actors Danny Dyer, Tamer Hassan, Blake Ritson, 50 Cent, Monet Mazur, Esmé Bianco
Rating59%
After an increasing number of his clients fail to make good on their payments, Mr. Thigo (Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson) decides to take matters into his own hands, travelling to London to make an example of debtor Nick (Tamer Hassan). Thigo gives Nick just 24 hours to pay back the £100,000 he owes, and, just to make sure, Thigo holds Nick's wheelchair-using mother (Brenda Blethyn) hostage. Since Nick is already financially challenged, he is forced to be creative in order to come up with the money. At the same time, Thigo sabotages Nick's efforts in order to be sure that he can make an example of Nick to the other debtors.
Beyond the Rave (2008)
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Horror
Actors Nora-Jane Noone, Jamie Dornan, Tamer Hassan, Sebastian Knapp, Sadie Frost, Ingrid Pitt
Roles Leopold
Rating47%
The story follows the last hours of freedom of local soldier Ed, who is flying out to Iraq the following morning. With the help of his best friend, Necro, he spends his last night in the UK tracking down his missing girlfriend, Jen, who was last seen partying with a bizarre group of hardcore nocturnal ravers led by the mysterious Melech. When he catches up with Jen at a party or rave in a remote forest, Ed discovers that Melech’s crowd are vampires, using the rave to lure victims. Melech and his cult intend to harvest the victims' blood and use it to sustain themselves on a long sea voyage they are planning. Their plans go awry, however, when Ed and several other rave participants offer lethal resistance to the vampires.
Distant Shadow (2000)
, 1h40Origin United-kingdom
Actors Rosie Fellner, Zig Byfield, Terrence Hardiman, Mark Little, Shane Richie, Andrew Pleavin
Roles John Clay
Rating50%
Michelle witnesses the brutal murder of her mother while she is a four-year-old child. Sixteen years later she is still traumatized by memories, and living in poverty at a boarding house, struggling to pay the rent. She befriends a mysterious man who moves in across the hall named Charles Paskin. Something doesn't seem right about him and Michelle decides to investigate. She discovers that Charlie is working for the British government. His mission is to retrieve government files about a top secret operation which has been stolen, and he has been instructed to dispose anyone associated with these documents. Michelle believes that he may be connected with the murder of her mother. While trying to figure out the mystery, Michelle is dragged into a world of violence, conspiracy, and revenge where she soon discovers that nothing is as it seems and that no one can be trusted.
G:MT Greenwich Mean Time (1999)
, 1h57Directed by John Strickland
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Musical theatre, Crime
Actors Steve John Shepherd, Alec Newman, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Georgia Mackenzie, Alicya Eyo, Alun Armstrong
Roles Brian
Rating65%
Set against a backdrop of 20th century fin-de-siècle London, it focuses on a multi-racial group of South London youths who form a band called Greenwich Mean Time. Four years after college graduation, they all work out what direction their lives are headed, including girlfriend problems, an ill-fated venture into drug dealing, and sleazy record producers. As the film progresses, the narrative inches its protagonists toward a sudden bloody finale.
GoldenEye (1995)
, 2h10Directed by Martin Campbell
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Action, Adventure, Spy
Themes Films about children, Space adventure films, Spy films, Films about computing, Seafaring films, Films about terrorism, Transport films, Political films, Gangster films, Satellite
Actors Pierce Brosnan, Sean Bean, Izabella Dorota Skorupko, Famke Janssen, Judi Dench, Joe Don Baker
Roles Train Driver
Rating71%
In 1986 MI6 officers James Bond—agent 007—and Alec Trevelyan—agent 006—infiltrate an illicit Soviet chemical weapons facility at Arkhangelsk and plant explosive charges. Trevelyan is shot by Colonel Arkady Ourumov, but Bond steals a Pilatus PC-6 Porter and flees from the facility as it explodes.
Open Fire (1994)
, 1h45Directed by Paul Greengrass
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Rupert Graves, Douglas Hodge, Kate Hardie, Eddie Izzard, Gwyneth Powell, Samuel West
Roles Mr Martin
Rating61%
The film concerns the manhunt for David Martin, and the events surrounding this in which Stephen Waldorf, a 26-year-old film editor, was mistakenly identified as Martin and shot by police firearms officers.
Bermuda Grace (1994)
Genres Comedy, Action
Actors William Sadler, David Harewood, Serena Scott Thomas, Andrew Jackson, Leslie Phillips, George Harris
Rating68%
, 1h32Directed by Stuart Orme
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantasy
Themes Alternate history films, Children's films
Actors Stephanie Beacham, Mel Smith, Geraldine James, Richard O'Brien, Jane Horrocks, Jonathan Coy
Roles Train Driver
Rating59%
The film is set in a alternative-history version of nineteenth century England where packs of wolves roam the countryside.
Slayground (1983)
, 1h29Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors Peter Coyote, Mel Smith, Billie Whitelaw, Kelli Maroney, Marie Masters, Philip Sayer
Roles Sams (as Ziggy Byfield)
Rating49%
À la suite d'un braquage ayant mal tourné, des bandits prennent la fuite et se retrouvent avec un contrat sur leurs têtes.
Who Dares Wins (1982)
, 2h5Directed by Ian Sharp
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Action
Themes Films about terrorism, Political films
Actors Lewis Collins, Judy Davis, Richard Widmark, Edward Woodward, Robert Webber, John Duttine
Roles Baker
Rating63%
A demonstration by unilateral nuclear disarmament protesters (Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament) in London is interrupted when one of the protesters is violently killed. British security forces learn that a militant group attached to CND has been planning a significant act of terrorism for the near future. The person killed during the protest demonstration was an undercover intelligence officer who had infiltrated the terrorists. The Commanding Officer of the Special Air Service, Colonel Hadley, suggests a new line of inquiry for the investigation.