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Andrew McCulloch is a Actor and Writer born on 1 january 1945
Andrew McCulloch (born 1945), often credited as Andy McCulloch, is a Scottish television writer and actor.
McCulloch's first television writing credit was for the Doctor Who story "Meglos" in 1980, penned with John Flanagan, with whom he retains a regular writing partnership. A second script for the following season, called "Project Zeta-Sigma", failed to materialise. In 1991 however they wrote the cult spy series Sleepers, which was shown on BBC Two and starred Nigel Havers and Warren Clarke. He has also written for Murder in Suburbia, numerous episodes of Heartbeat and its spin-off The Royal, and gained critical acclaim for Margery and Gladys with June Brown and Penelope Keith in 2003.
McCulloch's film credits include the 1969 version of David Copperfield, where he played Ham Peggotty, Cry of the Banshee (1970), The Last Valley (1971), Roman Polanski's Macbeth (1971), Kidnapped (1971), Nothing But the Night (1973), The Land That Time Forgot (1975) and Cry Freedom (1987). His television credits include Colonel Leckie in the BBC series By the Sword Divided and parts in Taggart, Softly, Softly: Taskforce, Messiah and the cult comedy Father Ted.
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Birth 1 january 1945 (79 years)
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Born on 27 October 1945 in Ayr, Scotland, Andrew McCulloch was educated at Bedford School and trained as an actor at the Central School of Speech and Drama.McCulloch's first television writing credit was for the Doctor Who story "Meglos" in 1980, penned with John Flanagan, with whom he retains a regular writing partnership. A second script for the following season, called "Project Zeta-Sigma", failed to materialise. In 1991 however they wrote the cult spy series Sleepers, which was shown on BBC Two and starred Nigel Havers and Warren Clarke. He has also written for Murder in Suburbia, numerous episodes of Heartbeat and its spin-off The Royal, and gained critical acclaim for Margery and Gladys with June Brown and Penelope Keith in 2003.
McCulloch's film credits include the 1969 version of David Copperfield, where he played Ham Peggotty, Cry of the Banshee (1970), The Last Valley (1971), Roman Polanski's Macbeth (1971), Kidnapped (1971), Nothing But the Night (1973), The Land That Time Forgot (1975) and Cry Freedom (1987). His television credits include Colonel Leckie in the BBC series By the Sword Divided and parts in Taggart, Softly, Softly: Taskforce, Messiah and the cult comedy Father Ted.
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Den of Lions (2003)
, 1h43Origin Hongrie
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors Stephen Dorff, Bob Hoskins, Ian Hart, Zita Görög, Laura Fraser, David O'Hara
Roles Gyurka Kovacs
Rating47%
Mike Varga (Stephen Dorff) is an FBI agent with Hungarian roots and a gypsy origin. For a new investigation, Varga is sent to Budapest, to be an infiltrator in the Russian mafia and especially, to get close to the brutal mafia boss Darius Paskevic (Bob Hoskins) and get rid of his series of crimes. However, Varga gets into trouble, when he falls in love with Paskevic's daughter (Laura Fraser).
Tumbledown (1988)
Directed by Richard Eyre
Genres Drama, War, Documentary
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films
Actors Colin Firth, David Calder, Paul Rhys, Barbara Leigh-Hunt, Sophie Thompson, Roddy Maude-Roxby
Roles Padre Major Alistair Tolly
Rating71%
The film centres on the experiences of Robert Lawrence MC (played by Colin Firth), an officer of the Scots Guards during the Falklands War of 1982. While fighting at the Battle of Mount Tumbledown, Lawrence is shot in the head by an Argentine sniper, and left paralysed on his left side. He then must learn to adjust to his new disability.
Cry Freedom (1987)
, 2h37Directed by Richard Attenborough
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about writers, Films about journalists, Films about racism, Political films
Actors Denzel Washington, Kevin Kline, Penelope Wilton, Kevin McNally, Kate Hardie, John Thaw
Roles Policeman Nel
Rating73%
Following a news story depicting the demolition of a slum in East London, South Africa, journalist Donald Woods (Kevin Kline) seeks more information about the incident and ventures off to meet black activist Steve Biko (Denzel Washington). Biko has been officially banned by the South African government and is not permitted to leave his defined banning area at King William's Town. Woods is formally against Biko's banning, but remains critical of his political views. Biko invites Woods to visit a black township to see the impoverished conditions and to witness the effect of the government-imposed restrictions, which make up the apartheid system. Woods begins to agree with Biko's desire for a South Africa where blacks have the same opportunities and freedoms as those enjoyed by the white population. As Woods comes to understand Biko's point of view, a friendship slowly develops between them.
Priest of Love (1981)
, 1h38Directed by Christopher Miles
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Ian McKellen, Janet Suzman, Ava Gardner, Sarah Miles, Penelope Keith, Jorge Rivero
Roles British Sergeant
Rating59%
Il s'agit d'un film biographique à propos de l'écrivain britannique D. H. Lawrence et sa femme Frieda (née Von Richthofen).
The Land That Time Forgot (1974)
, 1h30Directed by Kevin Connor
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantasy, Adventure
Themes Films about animals, Dinosaur films, Seafaring films, La préhistoire, Transport films, Submarine films, Films based on science fiction novels, Animaux préhistoriques, Political films
Actors Doug McClure, Keith Barron, John McEnery, Susan Penhaligon, Anthony Ainley, Godfrey James
Roles Sinclair
Rating56%
The movie begins with Doug McClure as Bowen Tyler narrating the events, much as we see in many Edgar Rice Burroughs novels. A sailor throws a bottle with a written manuscript inside it into the sea, hoping for it to be discovered later.
Diamonds on Wheels (1973)
, 1h24Directed by Jerome Courtland
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Adventure
Themes Children's films
Actors Patrick Allen, George Sewell, Barry Jackson, Peter Firth, Derek Newark, Dudley Sutton
Roles Billy
Rating63%
Trois enfants se mélangent avec des voleurs de bijoux et de diamants dans un rallye routier de 24 heures de vol.
Nothing But the Night (1973)
, 1h30Directed by Peter Sasdy
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Horror, Crime
Actors Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Diana Dors, Georgia Brown, Keith Barron, Gwyneth Strong
Roles Malcolm
Rating55%
Three trustees of the Van Traylen fund have died during the last months, their deaths resembling suicides. But after a mysterious bus accident involving the final three trustees and 30 orphan children, police officer Colonel Bingham (Christopher Lee) starts investigating and notices discrepancies that make him question whether it was an accident. One of the orphans is treated by a psychiatrist, and when that doctor ends up murdered, it becomes obvious that something sinister is going on, and not just coincidental deaths. The dead psychiatrist's supervisor, Sir Mark Ashley (Peter Cushing), agrees to help the police with the hopes of finding the truth behind the mysterious happenings.
Macbeth (1971)
, 2h20Directed by Roman Polanski
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Themes Théâtre, Political films, Films based on plays, Films based on works by William Shakespeare, Films about royalty
Actors Jon Finch, Francesca Annis, Bernard Archard, Terence Bayler, Sydney Bromley, John Stride
Roles Second Murderer
Rating73%
Macbeth et Banquo, deux chefs de l'armée de Duncan, roi d'Écosse, reviennent d'une campagne victorieuse. Sur la lande, ils rencontrent trois sorcières. Celles-ci prédisent à Macbeth un titre de Baron de Cawdor ainsi que celui de futur roi d'Écosse tandis qu'à Banquo, une descendance royale. Peu de temps après, deux messagers viennent alors informer Macbeth de l'honneur que lui fait le Roi en le nommant baron de Cawdor.
The Last Valley (1971)
, 2h8Directed by Brian W. Cook, James Clavell
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War, Action, Adventure, Historical
Actors Michael Caine, Omar Sharif, Florinda Bolkan, Nigel Davenport, Per Oscarsson, Yorgo Voyagis
Roles Shutz
Rating69%
"The Captain" (Michael Caine) leads a band of mercenaries who fight for the highest bidder regardless of religion. His soldiers pillage the countryside, and rape and loot when not fighting. Vogel (Omar Sharif) is a former teacher trying to survive the slaughter of civilians occurring throughout south-central Germany. Vogel runs from The Captain's forces, but eventually stumbles upon an idyllic mountain vale, untouched by war.
Kidnapped (1971)
, 1h47Directed by Delbert Mann
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Action, Adventure, Historical
Themes Children's films
Actors Michael Caine, Trevor Howard, Jack Hawkins, Vivien Heilbron, Donald Pleasence, Gordon Jackson
Roles Andrew
Rating61%
Young David Balfour arrives at a bleak Scottish house, the House of Shaws, to claim his inheritance after his father. The house and land have been under the custodianship of his father's brother, Ebeneezer Balfour, but on reaching adulthood, the land and property become David's. Ebeneezer is having none of it, however, so he first tries to murder him, then has him kidnapped by sea captain Hoseason, with whom he has, "a venture for trade in the West Indies". David is shipped off to be sold as a slave in the Carolinas'. Fortunately for the lad, he strikes up a friendship with Alan Breck, escaping from Prince Charles Edward Stuart's defeat at Culloden. Breck is in a cobble which is run down in the fog by Hoseason's ship and once aboard, asks Hoseason to take him to France. When Hoseason refuses, Breck offers him 60 guineas to put him down on Loch Linnhe.
Cry of the Banshee (1970)
, 1h31Directed by Gordon Hessler
Genres Horror
Actors Vincent Price, Elisabeth Bergner, Hilary Dwyer, Essy Persson, Stephen Rea, Patrick Mower
Roles Bully Boy
Rating54%
The film is set in Elizabethan England and revolves around a wicked magistrate who tries to kill all the members of a coven of witches. It opens, like many Vincent Price movies, with a quote from Edgar Allan Poe--in this case, The Bells.
David Copperfield (1969)
, 1h58Directed by Delbert Mann
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Actors Robin Phillips, Richard Attenborough, Ralph Richardson, Ron Moody, Cyril Cusack, Laurence Olivier
Roles Ham Peggotty
Rating58%
Charles Dickens' Immortal Story of a Young Man's Journey to Maturity. This version finds David Copperfield (Robin Phillips) as a young man, brooding on a deserted beach. In flashback, David remembers his life in 19th century England, as a young orphan, brought to London and passed around from relatives, to guardians, to boarding school. He relives his struggle to overcome the loss of his idyllic childhood and the torment inflicted by his hated step-father after his mother’s death. Then virtually abandoned on the streets of Victorian London, David Copperfield is flung into manhood and contends bravely with the perils of big-city corruption and vice; hardships which ultimately fuel his triumph as a talented and successful writer.
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Margery and Gladys (2003)
, 1h38Directed by Geoffrey Sax
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Penelope Keith, Alan David, June Brown, Roger Lloyd-Pack, Martin Freeman, Peter Vaughan
Roles Writer
Rating70%
Recently widowed Margery Heywood (Penelope Keith) and her cleaning woman Gladys Gladwell (June Brown) disturb a would-be burglar breaking into Margery's house in Kent. Margery attacks the burglar with a heavy glass vase, and knocks him unconscious. Believing that she has killed him, she panics and flees the house with Gladys, leaving behind her handbag.
Anybody's Nightmare (2001)
, 1h37Directed by Tristram Powell
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Prison films
Actors Patricia Routledge, David Calder, Malcolm Sinclair, Albert Welling, Michael Culver, Peter Halliday
Roles Writer
Rating68%
The film depicts Sheila Bowler's wrongful conviction and imprisonment for murdering her elderly aunt, and her son and daughters quest for justice, and her eventual acquittal.