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Edwin Richfield is a Actor British born on 11 september 1921 at London (United-kingdom)
Edwin Richfield (born 11 September 1921 in London died 2 August 1990 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire) was an English actor.
His film credits include: X the Unknown, Quatermass 2, The Camp on Blood Island, The Face of Fu Manchu and Quatermass and the Pit.
He starred in the 1959 television series Interpol Calling. He was The Odd Man in Granada TV's series of the same name in the early 1960s. Other television roles include: R3, 199 Park Lane, Gideon's Way, Danger Man, The Avengers (six episodes), Dixon of Dock Green, Z-Cars, Adam Adamant Lives!, The Baron, Champion House, Out of the Unknown, The Owl Service, UFO, Bergerac, Crossroads, Doctor Who (The Sea Devils and The Twin Dilemma), and All Creatures Great and Small.
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Edwin Richfield
Birth name Edwin Ronald Richfield
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 11 september 1921 at London (United-kingdom)
Death 2 august 1990 (at 68 years) at Shrewsbury (United-kingdom)
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 11 september 1921 at London (United-kingdom)
Death 2 august 1990 (at 68 years) at Shrewsbury (United-kingdom)
His film credits include: X the Unknown, Quatermass 2, The Camp on Blood Island, The Face of Fu Manchu and Quatermass and the Pit.
He starred in the 1959 television series Interpol Calling. He was The Odd Man in Granada TV's series of the same name in the early 1960s. Other television roles include: R3, 199 Park Lane, Gideon's Way, Danger Man, The Avengers (six episodes), Dixon of Dock Green, Z-Cars, Adam Adamant Lives!, The Baron, Champion House, Out of the Unknown, The Owl Service, UFO, Bergerac, Crossroads, Doctor Who (The Sea Devils and The Twin Dilemma), and All Creatures Great and Small.
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Quatermass and the Pit (1967)
, 1h37Directed by Roy Ward Baker
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Horror
Themes Transport films, Rail transport films, Films about extraterrestrial life, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors James Donald, Andrew Keir, Barbara Shelley, Julian Glover, Duncan Lamont, Bryan Marshall
Roles Minister
Rating69%
Workers building an extension to the London Underground at Hobbs End dig up skeletal remains. Palaeontologist Dr Matthew Roney (James Donald) is called in and deduces that they are the remnants of a group of apemen over five million years old, more ancient than any previous finds. One of Roney's assistants uncovers part of a metallic object. Believing it to be an unexploded bomb, they call in an army bomb disposal team.
The Comedy Man (1964)
, 1h32Directed by Alvin Rakoff
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Actors Kenneth More, Cecil Parker, Dennis Price, Billie Whitelaw, Norman Rossington, Angela Douglas
Roles Commercial director
Rating68%
Sacked from his job in provincial rep, actor Chick Byrd moves into digs in London with Julian, a fellow actor. Julian's career soars after a successful screen test, but Chick's meets with continued failure. Mobilised into action by the suicide of a friend, Chick auditions for a TV commercial and finally finds fame. Confident of his talents for the first time, but fearing he may have sold out, Chick leaves London to return to rep.
Village of Daughters (1962)
, 1h26Directed by George Pollock
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Eric Sykes, Yvonne Romain, Scilla Gabel, Eric Pohlmann, John Le Mesurier, Peter Illing
Rating55%
Herbert Harris is a traveling salesman who makes his way into a remote Italian village to sell his wares. There, he finds many single and attractive women who all pursue him madly. He quickly learns that the village has all but one single man left, as the majority have left to find work. The only single man left is Antonio, a wealthy foreigner who is looking for a bride. Due to the large selection of women, a rule was created prior to the arrival of Harris, that the first outsider to enter the village would be the one to make the ultimate choice of the man's bride.
Sword of Sherwood Forest (1960)
, 1h20Directed by Terence Fisher
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Historical
Actors Richard Greene, Sarah Branch, Peter Cushing, Jack Gwillim, Richard Pasco, Nigel Green
Roles The Sheriff's Lieutenant
Rating58%
The Sheriff of Nottingham plans to confiscate the estate of the Lord of Bortrey, a nobleman who has died on Crusade. The Archbishop of Canterbury, Hubert Walter, speaks against this plan and the sheriff plots to eliminate him. Robin Hood is asked to undertake the assassination of the Archbishop for the plotters, led by the Earl of Newark (Richard Pasco) and Lord Melton (Oliver Reed), but on realising who the intended target is, resolves to help the Archbishop instead.
The Boy Who Stole a Million (1960)
, 1h24Directed by Charles Crichton
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Adventure
Themes Transport films, Road movies, Chase films
Actors Virgílio Teixeira, George Coulouris, Warren Mitchell, Tutte Lemkow, Edwin Richfield, Paul Whitsun-Jones
Roles Commissionnaire
Rating56%
When he learns that his father needs to find 10,000 pesetas to finance repairs to his taxi, or face losing his business and livelihood, naïve young Paco decides to "borrow" a million pesetas from the bank where he has a small part-time job after school. He soon gets more than he bargained for when he starts being pursued not only by the police but seemingly by all the criminal low-life of the city, all eager to get their hands on the cash. Paco finds himself on the run all through Valencia, from the most elegant quarters with their wide streets and squares in the midst of fiesta time, to the city's most squalid and dangerous slums.
Life Is a Circus (1960)
, 1h24Directed by Val Guest
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Themes Circus films
Actors Oliver Reed, Shirley Eaton, Lionel Jeffries, Joseph Tomelty, Eric Pohlmann, Edwin Richfield
Roles Driver
Rating79%
Ben-Hur (1959)
, 3h34Directed by William Wyler
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Historical, Peplum
Themes Films set in Africa, Seafaring films, Christmas films, Films about religion, Films about sexuality, Transport films, Films based on the Bible, Films about Jews and Judaism, Road movies, Portrayals of Jesus in film, Chase films, Films about virginity
Actors Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Haya Harareet, Stephen Boyd, Hugh Griffith, Martha Scott
Roles Supplier to Leper Colony (uncredited)
Rating80%
In AD 26, Judah Ben-Hur (Charlton Heston) is a wealthy prince and merchant in Jerusalem, who lives with his mother, Miriam (Martha Scott); his sister, Tirzah (Cathy O'Donnell); their loyal slave, Simonides (Sam Jaffe); and his daughter, Esther (Haya Harareet), who loves Ben-Hur but is betrothed to another. His childhood friend, the Roman citizen Messala (Stephen Boyd), is now a tribune. After several years away from Jerusalem, Messala returns as the new commander of the Roman garrison. Messala believes in the glory of Rome and its imperial power, while Ben-Hur is devoted to his faith and the freedom of the Jewish people.
Make Mine a Million (1959)
, 1h21Directed by Lance Comfort
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Actors Dermot Walsh, Arthur Askey, Sid James, Olga Lindo, Clive Morton, Bernard Cribbins
Roles Plainclothes Policeman
Rating62%
Arthur Ashton is a makeup man working for National Television (a parody of the BBC). During a visit to the local laundry, he meets Sid Gibson a shady salesmen who is trying to flog Bonko, a brand of washing powder, but who can't afford to advertise on TV. The fairly clueless Arthur agrees to help him, and they manage to plug an advert for Bonko on National Television by interrupting the live feed. This causes quite a stir amongst the National heads, who have Arthur fired. Despite this, the advert proves extremely popular and demand for the product soars.
Model for Murder (1959)
, 1h13Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Keith Andes, Hazel Court, Michael Gough, Jean Aubrey, Julia Arnall, Patricia Jessel
Roles Costard, Chauffeur
Rating57%
American sailor David Martens, on shore leave in England, visits his brother Jack's grave. He meets fashion designer Sally Meadows, who by coincidence works with Jack's ex-fiancee, Diana, a model.
The Camp on Blood Island (1958)
, 1h22Directed by Val Guest
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Action, Historical
Themes Seafaring films, Prison films, Transport films, Political films
Actors Carl Möhner, André Morell, Edward Underdown, Walter Fitzgerald, Michael Goodliffe, Phil Brown
Roles Sergeant-Major
Rating64%
As the Pacific War draws to an end, the commandant of the Blood Island prisoner-of-war camp has let it be known that should Japan surrender, he will order the massacre of the entire captive population. When the prisoners hear through underground sources that Japan has indeed surrendered, they mobilise themselves to try to prevent the news reaching the commandant. Colonel Lambert (Morell), the authoritarian self-appointed leader of the prisoners, deems that they must sabotage communications between the camp and the outside world, and arm themselves in however makeshift a way in readiness for a final showdown.
Up the Creek (1958)
, 1h23Directed by Val Guest
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Themes Military humor in film
Actors David Tomlinson, Peter Sellers, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Vera Day, Michael Goodliffe, Reginald Beckwith
Roles Bennett
Rating60%
Lieutenant Humphrey Fairweather, a well-meaning but accident-prone naval officer with a passion for rockets, is posted where he can (so the navy hopes) cause no further damage. He is given command of a mothballed Royal Navy vessel, HMS Berkeley, which has had no Commanding Officer for several years. She is moored at a wharf on the Suffolk coast near the (fictional) village of Meadows End.
The Adventures of Hal 5 (1957)
, 57minutesDirected by Don Sharp
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Adventure
Actors John Glyn-Jones, David Morrell, Edwin Richfield, Janina Faye, Martin Boddey, William Russell
Roles Cooper
Rating63%
Hal 5, an old car, is discovered by two children and purchased by their uncle, a vicar (William Russell).
Account Rendered (1957)
, 59minutesDirected by Peter Graham Scott
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Griffith Jones, Ursula Howells, Honor Blackman, Ewen Solon, Philip Gilbert, John Van Eyssen
Roles Porter
Rating60%
When wealthy Lucille Ainsworth is found strangled on Hampstead Heath, Detective Inspector Marshall is put on the case. Lucille's husband Robert suspected her of being unfaithful, and had been following her. But he is just one of many suspects with a motive for murder.
X the Unknown (1956)
, 1h21Directed by Joseph Losey, Leslie Norman
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Horror
Actors Dean Jagger, Leo McKern, Edward Chapman, Anthony Newley, Jameson Clark, William Lucas
Roles Soldier Burned on Back
Rating60%
The film takes place in the Lochmouth region of Scotland, near Glasgow. A group of soldiers are taking turns using a Geiger counter to find a small and harmless hidden source of radioactivity in a wide pit area. Private Lansing (Kenneth Cope) finds another mysterious source of radiation where ground water starts to boil. As the other soldiers begin to run, there is an explosion. Lansing, who was closest to the explosion, dies of radiation burns while another soldier has bad radiation burns to his back. At the site of the explosion, there is a Y-shaped crack in the ground with no apparent bottom. Dr. Royston (Dean Jagger), from a nearby Atomic Energy Laboratory at Lochmouth, is called in to investigate, along with Inspector McGill (Leo McKern), who runs security at the UK Atomic Energy Commission.
Find the Lady (1956)
Directed by Charles Saunders
Genres Comedy
Actors Donald Houston, Beverly Brooks, Mervyn Johns, Kay Callard, Maurice Kaufmann, Edwin Richfield
Roles Max
Rating58%
During New Year's Eve, a young model spends the day searching for her grandmother, who has suspiciously gone missing.