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David Spenser is a Actor British born on 12 march 1934 at Colombo (Sri Lanka)
David Spenser (born David De Saram, 12 March 1934 - 20 July 2013) was a Sri Lankan-born British actor, director, producer and writer. Spenser played the title role in a 1948 radio production of Richmal Crompton's Just William, and also appeared in popular films and TV series including Doctor Who. His documentary about Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies won an International Emmy Award. He was the elder brother of actor Jeremy Spenser.
Aged 11 he appeared in plays on BBC radio's Children's Hour. He was cast in Just William by the author of the books, Richmal Crompton.
He played Harry in the first production of Benjamin Britten's opera Albert Herring.
One of his first TV work was in the ABC serial Secret Beneath the Sea. Spenser later appeared in episodes of Z-Cars, Dixon of Dock Green, and The Saint. In 1967 Spenser appeared as Thonmi in the Doctor Who serial The Abominable Snowmen alongside the second doctor, Patrick Troughton. Spenser later worked as a radio producer for the BBC. He produced several radio plays including Anthony Trollope's The Way We Live Now in 1988, and Christopher Isherwood's Mr Norris Changes Trains in 1984.
Spenser wrote a historical drama about the Egyptian pharaoh Akhnaton, The City of the Horizon. It was broadcast in 1972 and 1976. Spenser subsequently produced documentaries about figures such as Benny Hill, Angus Wilson, Dodie Smith and Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies.
He is survived by his brother, and by his partner Victor Pemberton.
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Birth name David De Saram
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 12 march 1934 at Colombo (Sri Lanka)
Death 20 july 2013 (at 79 years)
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 12 march 1934 at Colombo (Sri Lanka)
Death 20 july 2013 (at 79 years)
David Spenser (born David De Saram, 12 March 1934 - 20 July 2013) was a Sri Lankan-born British actor, director, producer and writer. Spenser played the title role in a 1948 radio production of Richmal Crompton's Just William, and also appeared in popular films and TV series including Doctor Who. His documentary about Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies won an International Emmy Award. He was the elder brother of actor Jeremy Spenser.
Aged 11 he appeared in plays on BBC radio's Children's Hour. He was cast in Just William by the author of the books, Richmal Crompton.
He played Harry in the first production of Benjamin Britten's opera Albert Herring.
One of his first TV work was in the ABC serial Secret Beneath the Sea. Spenser later appeared in episodes of Z-Cars, Dixon of Dock Green, and The Saint. In 1967 Spenser appeared as Thonmi in the Doctor Who serial The Abominable Snowmen alongside the second doctor, Patrick Troughton. Spenser later worked as a radio producer for the BBC. He produced several radio plays including Anthony Trollope's The Way We Live Now in 1988, and Christopher Isherwood's Mr Norris Changes Trains in 1984.
Spenser wrote a historical drama about the Egyptian pharaoh Akhnaton, The City of the Horizon. It was broadcast in 1972 and 1976. Spenser subsequently produced documentaries about figures such as Benny Hill, Angus Wilson, Dodie Smith and Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies.
He is survived by his brother, and by his partner Victor Pemberton.
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Carry On Up the Khyber (1968)
, 1h28Directed by Gerald Thomas
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Adventure
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Political films
Actors Sid James, Charles Hawtrey, Kenneth Williams, Roy Castle, Charles Hawtrey, Joan Sims
Roles Bungdit Din's Servant
Rating67%
Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond (Sid James) is Queen Victoria's Governor in the British India province of Khalabar near the Khyber Pass. The province is defended by the feared 3rd Foot and Mouth Regiment (The Devils in Skirts), who are said to not wear anything under their kilts. When Private Widdle (Charles Hawtrey) is found wearing underpants after an encounter with the warlord Bungdit Din (Bernard Bresslaw), chief of the warlike Burpa tribe, the Khasi of Khalabar (Kenneth Williams) plans to use this information to incite an anti-British rebellion. He aims to dispel the "tough" image of the Devils in Skirts by revealing that contrary to popular belief, they do indeed wear underpants under their kilts.
Battle Beneath the Earth (1967)
, 1h31Directed by Montgomery Tully
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Spy
Themes Spy films, Political films
Actors Kerwin Mathews, Peter Arne, Robert Ayres, Al Mulock, Martin Benson, Peter Elliott
Roles Maj. Chai
Rating45%
The plot involves rogue elements of the communist Chinese army who use fantastic burrowing machines in an effort to place atomic bombs under major U.S. cities. The U.S. Navy sends troops underground to combat them. The film has been described as "deliriously paranoid".
Some May Live (1967)
Directed by Vernon Sewell
Genres Thriller, Spy
Themes Spy films, Political films
Actors Peter Cushing, Joseph Cotten, Martha Hyer, David Spenser, Alec Mango, Walter Brown
Roles Inspector Sung
Rating56%
The Earth Dies Screaming (1964)
, 1h2Directed by Terence Fisher
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Horror
Themes Medical-themed films, Zombie films, Films about viral outbreaks, Films about extraterrestrial life, Alien invasions in films, Robot films, Disaster films
Actors Willard Parker, Virginia Field, Dennis Price, Thorley Walters, Anna Palk, Vanda Godsell
Roles Mel
Rating58%
After a mysterious gas attack which kills off most of the Earth's population, a few survivors gather at a country inn to figure out a plan for survival. However, the gas attack is only the first step in an alien invasion, in which groups of killer robots stalk the streets, able to kill anyone with the a mere touch of their hands. The group's members find additional weaponry in a nearby drill hall, but the robots continue their campaign of terror, which only increases when their victims rise from the dead as zombies, eager to kill anyone who might try to stop them. Yet despite frictions within the group -- and the birth of a baby, which further complicates matters -- most of the members survive. After discovering that the robots are being controlled from a local transmitting tower, the survivors blow it up and head to a nearby airport, where they commandeer a plane and fly towards an unknown destination, hoping additional survivors see their plane and join them.
In Search of the Castaways (1962)
, 1h38Directed by Robert Stevenson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Action, Adventure, Musical
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Films based on science fiction novels, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Hayley Mills, Maurice Chevalier, George Sanders, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Jack Gwillim, Antonio Cifariello
Roles South American Guide
Rating64%
In company with her younger brother Robert (Keith Hamshere), and her elderly yet young-at-heart friend Professor Jacques Paganel (Maurice Chevalier), teenage Mary Grant (Hayley Mills) journeys to Glasgow to persuade the comically brave Lord Glenarvan (Wilfrid Hyde-White) to rescue her shipwrecked father, Captain John Grant (Jack Gwillim). The expedition sets sail and ventures halfway around the world, to both South America and New Zealand, respectively. The party suffers many assorted perils including an earthquake, a flood, a fire, an attack by a giant condor and an erupting volcano before finding and rescuing Captain Grant. A subplot involves a gunrunner named Thomas Ayerton (George Sanders), who is a treacherous former crew-member of Captain Grant's ship, and responsible for his disappearance. Another subplot involves a budding romance between young Mary Grant and Lord Glenarvan's handsome and loyal son John (Michael Anderson, Jr.
The Stranglers of Bombay (1959)
, 1h20Directed by Terence Fisher
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Action, Adventure, Horror, Historical, Crime
Actors Guy Rolfe, Jan Holden, Christopher Lee, Andrew Cruickshank, Yvonne Monlaur, George Pastell
Roles Gopali Das
Rating62%
Captain Harry Lewis (Guy Rolfe), of the British East India Company, is investigating why over 2000 natives are missing, but encounters a deaf ear from his superior, Colonel Henderson, who is more concerned with the local English merchants' caravans which are disappearing without a trace. To appease them, Henderson agrees to appoint a man to investigate, and Lewis believes it will be him. However, he is sorely disappointed when Henderson gives the job to the newly arrived, oblivious Captain Connaught-Smith, the son of an old friend of Henderson's.
Conflict of Wings (1954)
, 1h24Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors John Gregson, Muriel Pavlow, Kieron Moore, Niall MacGinnis, Harry Fowler, Guy Middleton
Roles Cpl. Flying Control
Rating62%
A small Norfolk village is outraged when it is discovered that the local RAF base plans to use a nearby island as a practice target before going on service overseas. A struggle of wills begins between the military and the villagers, who resort to a variety of ways to prevent damage to the historic island.