1949-05-24 Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Jim Broadbent (born May 24, 1949) is an English actor. He won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for his supporting role as John Bayley in the feature film Iris (2001), as well as winning a BAFTA TV Award and a Golden Globe for his leading role as Lord Longford in the television film Longford (2006). Broadbent received four BAFTA Film Award nominations and won for his performance in Moulin Rouge! (2001). He was also nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards and four Screen Actors Guild Awards. A graduate of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in 1972, Broadbent first came to prominence in the 1980s, chiefly appearing in television comedy including playing Roy Slater in the BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses. He appeared in the Terry Gilliam films Time Bandits (1981) and Brazil (1985) before a breakthrough role in Mike Leigh's independent comedy drama Life Is Sweet (1990). His notable film roles since include The Borrowers (1997), Bridget Jones's Diary (2001), The Gathering Storm (2002), Hot Fuzz (2007), Another Year (2010), The Iron Lady (2011), Arthur Christmas (2011), Cloud Atlas (2012) and Brooklyn (2015). He played Horace Slughorn in the Harry Potter film series, Archmaester Ebrose in the seventh season of the television series Game of Thrones and Samuel Gruber in the Paddington film series.
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Jay Kelly | Peter Schneider | 2025-11-14 |
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Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy | Colin Jones | 2025-02-12 |
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What is an Ocean… Reconnecting the Cast and Crew of Cloud Atlas | Self - Interviewee | 2025-12-23 |
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Paddington in Peru | Samuel Gruber | 2024-11-08 |
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An A to Z of Paddington | Narrator (voice) | 2024-10-31 |
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2022 Wimbledon Official Film | Narrator | 2023-07-02 |
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Blackadder: A Cunning Story | Self - Contributor | 2023-06-16 |
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Call Me Back | George | 2023-09-29 |
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The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry | Harold Fry | 2023-04-27 |
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Charlotte | Grosspapa (voice) | 2022-04-22 |
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The Duke | Kempton Bunton | 2021-07-23 |
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A Boy Called Christmas | King | 2021-11-24 |
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(K)nox: The Rob Knox Story | Self | 2021-04-09 |
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Dolittle | Lord Thomas Badgley | 2020-01-02 |
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Six Minutes to Midnight | Charlie | 2020-10-15 |
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Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered | Self | 2019-10-30 |
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King Lear | Earl of Gloucester | 2018-05-28 |
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New Town Utopia | Lewis Silkin MP | 2018-05-04 |
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King of Thieves | Terry Perkins | 2018-09-04 |
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Black '47 | Lord Kilmichael | 2018-09-05 |
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Ptice kao mi | Horozovich (voice) | 2017-05-05 |
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The Sense of an Ending | Tony Webster | 2017-03-10 |
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Paddington 2 | Samuel Gruber | 2017-11-09 |
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The Legend of Tarzan | Prime Minister | 2016-06-29 |
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Bridget Jones's Baby | Dad | 2016-09-14 |
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Ethel & Ernest | Ernest Briggs (voice) | 2016-10-15 |
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Eddie the Eagle | BBC Commentator | 2016-02-25 |
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The Lady in the Van | Underwood | 2015-10-30 |
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The Go-Between | Old Leo | 2015-09-20 |
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Brooklyn | Father Flood | 2015-10-20 |
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Das Wetter in geschlossenen Räumen | Britischer Botschafter | 2015-09-29 |
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The One and Only Mike Leigh | Self | 2014-11-24 |
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Postman Pat: The Movie | CEO (voice) | 2014-05-23 |
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Get Santa | Santa Claus | 2014-12-05 |
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Paddington | Samuel Gruber | 2014-11-24 |
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Big Game | Herbert | 2014-09-05 |
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The Harry Hill Movie | Cleaner | 2013-12-20 |
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The Phone Call | Stan (voice) | 2013-10-20 |
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Filth | Dr Rossi | 2013-09-23 |
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Closed Circuit | Attorney General | 2013-08-28 |
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Le Week-End | Nick Burrows | 2013-10-04 |
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Chance Meeting | 2013-10-08 | |
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Nina Conti: Her Master's Voice | Self | 2012-03-11 |
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Cloud Atlas | Captain Molyneux / Vyvyan Ayrs / Timothy Cavendish / Korean Musician / Prescient 2 | 2012-10-26 |
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The Iron Lady | Denis Thatcher | 2011-12-26 |
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Arthur Christmas | Santa (voice) | 2011-11-10 |
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 | Horace Slughorn | 2011-07-12 |
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Another Year | Tom | 2010-11-05 |
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Perrier's Bounty | Jim McCrea | 2009-09-11 |
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The Damned United | Sam Longson | 2009-03-27 |
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The Young Victoria | King William IV | 2009-03-04 |
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Horace Slughorn | 2009-07-15 |
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Lost and Found | Narrator (voice) | 2008-12-24 |
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Tales of the Riverbank | G.P. (voice) | 2008-02-07 |
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Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments | Self | 2008-10-16 |
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Inkheart | Fenoglio | 2008-12-11 |
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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | Dean Charles Stanforth | 2008-05-21 |
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Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga | Self | 2008-10-09 |
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Einstein and Eddington | Sir Oliver Lodge | 2008-11-29 |
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Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz | Self | 2007-06-11 |
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And When Did You Last See Your Father? | Arthur Morrison | 2007-10-05 |
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Hot Fuzz | Inspector Frank Butterman | 2007-02-14 |
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Art School Confidential | Jimmy | 2006-05-05 |
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Longford | Lord Longford | 2006-10-26 |
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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | Prof. Digory Kirke | 2005-12-07 |
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The Magic Roundabout | Brian (voice) | 2005-02-02 |
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Robots | Madame Gasket (voice) | 2005-03-10 |
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Valiant | Sergeant (voice) | 2005-03-25 |
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Vera Drake | Judge | 2004-10-22 |
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Vanity Fair | Mr. Osborne | 2004-09-01 |
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Pride | Eddie (voice) | 2004-06-21 |
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Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason | Dad | 2004-11-10 |
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Brambly Hedge: Classic Collection | Basil / Ernest Vole / Purslane Saltapple (Voice) | 2004-01-01 |
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Tooth | The Rabbit (voice) | 2004-02-13 |
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Around the World in 80 Days | Lord Kelvin | 2004-06-16 |
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The Young Visiters | Alfred Salteena | 2003-12-26 |
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Bright Young Things | The Drunken Major | 2003-10-03 |
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Anna Spud | Dad | 2003-01-01 |
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And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself | Harry Aitken | 2003-09-07 |
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Nicholas Nickleby | Mr. Wackford Squeers | 2002-12-27 |
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The King's Beard | The Wizard (voice) | 2002-10-02 |
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Gangs of New York | Boss Tweed | 2002-12-14 |
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The Gathering Storm | Desmond Morton | 2002-04-22 |
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Moulin Rouge! | Harold Zidler | 2001-05-18 |
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The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge' | Self | 2001-05-01 |
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Bridget Jones's Diary | Bridget's Dad | 2001-04-13 |
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Iris | John Bayley | 2001-12-14 |
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Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death | The Shy Doctor | 1999-03-26 |
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Topsy-Turvy | W. S. Gilbert | 1999-12-15 |
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The Avengers | Mother | 1998-08-13 |
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Percy The Park Keeper: After The Storm | Percy | 1998-01-01 |
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Little Voice | Mr. Boo | 1998-11-05 |
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Percy The Park Keeper: The Secret Path | Jim | 1997-03-12 |
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Percy The Park Keeper: The Rescue Party | Percy | 1997-12-24 |
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The Borrowers | Pod Clock | 1997-12-05 |
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Smilla's Sense of Snow | Dr. Lagermann | 1997-02-28 |
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Brambly Hedge: Autumn Story: Primrose's Stormy Night | Basil | 1996-12-25 |
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Percy The Park Keeper: One Snowy Night | Percy | 1996-12-25 |
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The Secret Agent | Chief Inspector Heat | 1996-11-08 |
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Richard III | The Duke of Buckingham | 1995-12-29 |
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Rough Magic | Doc Ansell | 1995-09-07 |
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The Last Englishman | Col. Alfred D. Wintle | 1995-02-09 |
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Princess Caraboo | Mr. Worrall | 1994-09-16 |
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Bullets Over Broadway | Warner Purcell | 1994-10-14 |
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Widows' Peak | Con Clancy | 1994-04-15 |
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Two Mikes Don't Make a Wright | The Earl of Leete | 1993-04-05 |
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Wide-Eyed and Legless | Deric Longden | 1993-09-05 |
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Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown | George | 1993-04-22 |
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Prince Cinders | Ugly Brother / Policeman (voice) | 1993-12-27 |
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The Crying Game | Col | 1992-09-02 |
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A Sense of History | 23rd Earl of Leete | 1992-09-12 |
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Happy Feet | Grocer | 1991-01-01 |
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Nona | Carmelo | 1991-10-19 |
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Life Is Sweet | Andy | 1991-03-22 |
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Enchanted April | Frederick Arbuthnot | 1991-11-27 |
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Van Gogh | Roulin | 1990-07-20 |
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7 Deadly Sins: Stage Acting | Standford Hartley | 1989-01-17 |
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Erik the Viking | Ernest the Viking (a Rapist) | 1989-09-01 |
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The Hangover | (voice) | 1989-01-01 |
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Vroom | Donald | 1988-11-11 |
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Blackadder's Christmas Carol | Prince Albert | 1988-12-23 |
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Superman IV: The Quest for Peace | Jean Pierre Dubois | 1987-07-24 |
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Running Out of Luck | 1987-02-02 | |
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The Insurance Man | Gutling | 1986-02-22 |
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Picture Friend | Tes Goodwin | 1985-07-02 |
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Brazil | Dr. Jaffe | 1985-02-20 |
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Silas Marner | Jem Rodney | 1985-12-30 |
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Happy Families | Dalcroix | 1985-10-17 |
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The Good Father | Roger Miles | 1985-11-01 |
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The Man Who Shot Christmas | Nick/Father Christmas | 1984-12-01 |
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The Hit | Barrister | 1984-09-07 |
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Birth of a Nation | Geoff Figg | 1983-06-19 |
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Dead on Time | Vicar | 1983-01-01 |
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Walter and June | Orderly | 1983-04-30 |
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Walter | Joseph - Orderly | 1982-11-02 |
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Our Winnie | Second Attendant | 1982-11-12 |
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Uliisses | 1982-06-18 | |
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Intensive Care | Mr Horsfall | 1982-11-09 |
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Mike Leigh: Making Plays | Self (archive footage) | 1982-09-04 |
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Time Bandits | Compere | 1981-07-13 |
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The Adventures of Frank: Seeds of Ice | Mr. Champing | 1980-11-11 |
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Breaking Glass | Station Porter | 1980-10-01 |
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Games Without Frontiers | Stewart | 1980-05-09 |
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The Dogs of War | Film Crew | 1980-12-17 |
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Long Distance Information | Mackaness | 1979-10-11 |
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Phoelix | 1979-08-01 | |
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The Passage | German Soldier (uncredited) | 1979-03-09 |
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The Shout | Fielder in Cowpat | 1978-06-16 |
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The Life Story of Baal | Woodcutter | 1978-11-21 |
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The Go-Between | Spectator at Cricket Match (uncredited) | 1971-06-16 |
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Fools | Cardinal Pole | |
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