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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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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Call Me Back | George | 2023-09-29 |
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Blackadder: A Cunning Story | Self – Contributor | 2023-06-16 |
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2022 Wimbledon Official Film | Narrator | 2023-07-02 |
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The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry | Harold Fry | 2023-04-27 |
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Ptice kao mi | Horozovich (voice) | 2022-06-30 |
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Charlotte | Grosspapa (voice) | 2022-04-22 |
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A Boy Called Christmas | King | 2021-11-24 |
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Rhythm of Life | Self | 2021-07-03 |
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(K)nox: The Rob Knox Story | Self | 2021-04-09 |
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The Duke | Kempton Bunton | 2021-07-23 |
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Six Minutes to Midnight | Charlie | 2020-10-15 |
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Dolittle | Lord Thomas Badgley | 2020-01-02 |
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Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered | Self | 2019-10-30 |
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New Town Utopia | Lewis Silkin MP | 2018-05-04 |
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King Lear | Earl of Gloucester | 2018-05-28 |
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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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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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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 Go-Between | Old Leo | 2015-09-20 |
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Big Game | Herbert | 2015-03-19 |
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The One and Only Mike Leigh | Self | 2014-11-24 |
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Paddington | Samuel Gruber | 2014-11-24 |
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Get Santa | Santa Claus | 2014-12-05 |
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Postman Pat: The Movie | CEO (voice) | 2014-05-23 |
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Astérix : Le Domaine des dieux | Julius Caesar (voice UK Dub) | 2014-11-26 |
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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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The Phone Call | Stan (voice) | 2013-10-20 |
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Chance Meeting | 2013-10-08 | |
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The Harry Hill Movie | Cleaner | 2013-12-20 |
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Le Week-End | Nick Burrows | 2013-10-04 |
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Cloud Atlas | Captain Molyneux / Vyvyan Ayrs / Timothy Cavendish / Korean Musician / Prescient 2 | 2012-10-26 |
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Nina Conti: Her Master's Voice | Self | 2012-03-11 |
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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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The Iron Lady | Denis Thatcher | 2011-12-26 |
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Another Year | Tom | 2010-11-05 |
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The Young Victoria | King William IV | 2009-03-04 |
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The Damned United | Sam Longson | 2009-03-27 |
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Horace Slughorn | 2009-07-15 |
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Perrier's Bounty | Jim McCrea | 2009-09-11 |
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Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga | Self | 2008-10-09 |
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Lost and Found | Narrator (voice) | 2008-12-24 |
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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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Tales of the Riverbank | G.P. (voice) | 2008-02-07 |
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Einstein and Eddington | Sir Oliver Lodge | 2008-11-29 |
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And When Did You Last See Your Father? | Arthur Morrison | 2007-10-05 |
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Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz | Self | 2007-06-11 |
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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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Spider-Plant Man | Batman | 2005-03-11 |
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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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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) | 2004-10-24 |
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Tooth | The Rabbit (voice) | 2004-02-13 |
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Vanity Fair | Mr. Osborne | 2004-09-01 |
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Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason | Dad | 2004-11-10 |
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Around the World in 80 Days | Lord Kelvin | 2004-06-16 |
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Brambly Hedge: Classic Collection | Basil / Ernest Vole / Purslane Saltapple (Voice) | 2004-01-01 |
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Vera Drake | Judge | 2004-10-22 |
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Pride | Eddie (voice) | 2004-06-21 |
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And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself | Harry Aitken | 2003-09-07 |
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Anna Spud | Dad | 2003-01-01 |
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Bright Young Things | The Drunken Major | 2003-10-03 |
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The Young Visiters | Alfred Salteena | 2003-12-26 |
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Gangs of New York | Boss Tweed | 2002-12-14 |
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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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The Gathering Storm | Desmond Morton | 2002-04-22 |
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Bridget Jones's Diary | Bridget's Dad | 2001-04-13 |
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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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Iris | John Bayley | 2001-12-14 |
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Topsy-Turvy | W. S. Gilbert | 1999-12-15 |
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Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death | The Shy Doctor | 1999-03-26 |
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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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The Avengers | Mother | 1998-08-13 |
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Percy The Park Keeper: The Rescue Party | Percy | 1997-12-24 |
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Percy The Park Keeper: The Secret Path | Jim | 1997-03-12 |
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Smilla's Sense of Snow | Dr. Lagermann | 1997-02-28 |
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The Borrowers | Pod Clock | 1997-12-05 |
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The Secret Agent | Chief Inspector Heat | 1996-11-08 |
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Percy The Park Keeper: One Snowy Night | Percy | 1996-12-25 |
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Brambly Hedge: Autumn Story: Primrose's Stormy Night | Basil | 1996-12-25 |
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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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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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Prince Cinders | Ugly Brother / Policeman (voice) | 1993-12-27 |
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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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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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Nona | Carmelo | 1991-10-19 |
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Happy Feet | Grocer | 1991-01-01 |
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Enchanted April | Frederick Arbuthnot | 1991-11-27 |
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Life Is Sweet | Andy | 1990-11-15 |
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The Hangover | (voice) | 1989-01-01 |
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Erik the Viking | Ernest the Viking (a Rapist) | 1989-09-01 |
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7 Deadly Sins: Stage Acting | Standford Hartley | 1989-01-17 |
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Blackadder's Christmas Carol | Prince Albert | 1988-12-23 |
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Vroom | Donald | 1988-11-11 |
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Running Out of Luck | 1987-02-02 | |
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Superman IV: The Quest for Peace | Jean Pierre Dubois | 1987-07-24 |
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The Insurance Man | Gutling | 1986-02-22 |
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Brazil | Dr. Jaffe | 1985-02-20 |
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Picture Friend | Tes Goodwin | 1985-07-02 |
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The Good Father | Roger Miles | 1985-11-01 |
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Silas Marner | Jem Rodney | 1985-12-30 |
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The Hit | Barrister | 1984-09-07 |
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Dead on Time | Vicar | 1983-01-01 |
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Birth of a Nation | Geoff Figg | 1983-06-19 |
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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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Uliisses | 1982-06-18 | |
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Intensive Care | Mr Horsfall | 1982-11-09 |
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Our Winnie | Second Attendant | 1982-11-12 |
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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 Dogs of War | Film Crew | 1980-12-17 |
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Breaking Glass | Station Porter | 1980-10-01 |
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The Adventures of Frank: Seeds of Ice | Mr. Champing | 1980-11-11 |
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Games Without Frontiers | Stewart | 1980-05-09 |
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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 Go-Between | Spectator at Cricket Match (uncredited) | 1971-06-16 |
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Asylum | The Prison Director | |
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Fools | Cardinal Pole |
