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Frederick William Treves BEM, (29 March 1925 – 30 January 2012) was an English character actor with an extensive repertoire, specialising in avuncular, military and titled types.
Treves attended the Nautical College, Pangbourne and during World War II he served in the Merchant Navy. On his first voyage his ship, the freighter Waimarama, was involved in the Operation Pedestal convoy to Malta. The Waimarama was sunk on 13 August 1942 by German bombers, the aviation fuel on deck burst into flame and the ship exploded, with 80 of the 107 crew killed. Treves helped save several of his shipmates, including the only ship's officer to survive the sinking, 3rd Wireless Operator John Jackson. Treves, then 17 years old, received the British Empire Medal and the Lloyd's War Medal for Bravery at Sea for his actions. After the war he trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
Treves was from a medical family, his father was a physician and his great uncle was Frederick Treves, the surgeon who became famous for discovering Joseph Merrick, the "Elephant Man". In the David Lynch film The Elephant Man, the surgeon is played by Anthony Hopkins and Treves himself appeared in the character of Alderman.
His over a hundred television credits included roles in A For Andromeda, The Cazalets, The Jewel in the Crown, A Dance to the Music of Time, The Politician's Wife, To Play the King, Lipstick on Your Collar, Bomber Harris, Trevor Griffiths' version of The Cherry Orchard, David Edgar's Destiny, The Naked Civil Servant and The Railway Children.
Treves also guested in many continuing dramas, such as Rosemary & Thyme, Monarch of the Glen, The Bill, The New Adventures of Black Beauty, Silent Witness, Kavanagh QC, Jeeves and Wooster, Inspector Morse, Agatha Christie's Poirot, Lovejoy, Yes, Prime Minister, Bergerac, Midsomer Murders, Follyfoot, Miss Marple, Minder, Z-Cars, The Avengers, Doomwatch and in the Doctor Who story Meglos.
His films included One Hour to Zero (1976), Sweeney 2 (1978), Charlie Muffin (1979), The Elephant Man (1980), Nighthawks (1981), Defence of the Realm (1985), Paper Mask (1990), The Fool (1990), Afraid of the Dark (1991), Mad Dogs and Englishmen (1995) and Sunshine (1999).
As well as screen appearances, he also had a wide stage and radio career, and appeared with the National Theatre from the late-1970s in David Hare's Plenty, Bernard Shaw's The Philanderer, Arnold Wesker's Caritas, Eugene O'Neill's The Iceman Cometh, and two Shakespeares - Leonato in Much Ado About Nothing (1981) and Menenius in Coriolanus (1984).
His eldest son is the actor Simon Treves.
F. Treves est le petit neveu de Sir Frederick Treves, premier baronnet (1853-1923), un chirurgien resté célèbre pour avoir découvert Joseph Merrick, l'homme-éléphant. Dans le film de David Lynch Elephant Man (1980), le chirurgien est joué par Anthony Hopkins tandis que Treves joue le rôle d'Alderman.
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Frederick Treves
Birth name Frederick William Treves
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 29 march 1925
Death 30 january 2012 (at 86 years) at Mitcham (United-kingdom)
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 29 march 1925
Death 30 january 2012 (at 86 years) at Mitcham (United-kingdom)
Frederick William Treves BEM, (29 March 1925 – 30 January 2012) was an English character actor with an extensive repertoire, specialising in avuncular, military and titled types.
Treves attended the Nautical College, Pangbourne and during World War II he served in the Merchant Navy. On his first voyage his ship, the freighter Waimarama, was involved in the Operation Pedestal convoy to Malta. The Waimarama was sunk on 13 August 1942 by German bombers, the aviation fuel on deck burst into flame and the ship exploded, with 80 of the 107 crew killed. Treves helped save several of his shipmates, including the only ship's officer to survive the sinking, 3rd Wireless Operator John Jackson. Treves, then 17 years old, received the British Empire Medal and the Lloyd's War Medal for Bravery at Sea for his actions. After the war he trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
Treves was from a medical family, his father was a physician and his great uncle was Frederick Treves, the surgeon who became famous for discovering Joseph Merrick, the "Elephant Man". In the David Lynch film The Elephant Man, the surgeon is played by Anthony Hopkins and Treves himself appeared in the character of Alderman.
His over a hundred television credits included roles in A For Andromeda, The Cazalets, The Jewel in the Crown, A Dance to the Music of Time, The Politician's Wife, To Play the King, Lipstick on Your Collar, Bomber Harris, Trevor Griffiths' version of The Cherry Orchard, David Edgar's Destiny, The Naked Civil Servant and The Railway Children.
Treves also guested in many continuing dramas, such as Rosemary & Thyme, Monarch of the Glen, The Bill, The New Adventures of Black Beauty, Silent Witness, Kavanagh QC, Jeeves and Wooster, Inspector Morse, Agatha Christie's Poirot, Lovejoy, Yes, Prime Minister, Bergerac, Midsomer Murders, Follyfoot, Miss Marple, Minder, Z-Cars, The Avengers, Doomwatch and in the Doctor Who story Meglos.
His films included One Hour to Zero (1976), Sweeney 2 (1978), Charlie Muffin (1979), The Elephant Man (1980), Nighthawks (1981), Defence of the Realm (1985), Paper Mask (1990), The Fool (1990), Afraid of the Dark (1991), Mad Dogs and Englishmen (1995) and Sunshine (1999).
As well as screen appearances, he also had a wide stage and radio career, and appeared with the National Theatre from the late-1970s in David Hare's Plenty, Bernard Shaw's The Philanderer, Arnold Wesker's Caritas, Eugene O'Neill's The Iceman Cometh, and two Shakespeares - Leonato in Much Ado About Nothing (1981) and Menenius in Coriolanus (1984).
His eldest son is the actor Simon Treves.
Biography
Durant la seconde Guerre mondiale, il sert dans la marine marchande britannique. Lors de son premier voyage, son navire, le cargo Waimarama fait partie du convoi de l'opération Pedestal en route pour Malte. Il est coulé le 13 août 1942 et Treves parvient à sauver quelques-uns de ses compagnons de bord, dont le seul officier survivant du naufrage, l'opérateur radio de troisième classe John Jackson. Treves est alors âgé de 17 ans et reçoit la British Empire Medal (BEM) et la Lloyd's War Medal en récompense de ses actes de bravoure. Après la guerre il poursuit sa formation d'acteur à la Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.F. Treves est le petit neveu de Sir Frederick Treves, premier baronnet (1853-1923), un chirurgien resté célèbre pour avoir découvert Joseph Merrick, l'homme-éléphant. Dans le film de David Lynch Elephant Man (1980), le chirurgien est joué par Anthony Hopkins tandis que Treves joue le rôle d'Alderman.
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Sunshine (1999)
, 3h1Directed by István Szabó
Origin Hongrie
Genres Drama, War, Historical, Romance
Themes Films about religion, Political films, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors Ralph Fiennes, Rosemary Harris, Rachel Weisz, Jennifer Ehle, Hanns Zischler, Deborah Kara Unger
Roles Emperor
Rating74%
The 19th-century patriarch of the Hungarian-Jewish Sonnenschein family is a tavern owner, who distills and makes his own popular liquor in Austria-Hungary. From the recipe, the liquor, called "Taste of Sunshine," is commercially made by the next generation of the family who gain great wealth and prestige from the business. That generation of the family lives many happy and privileged years and the children are highly educated. The oldest son, Ignatz (the first of 3 generational roles played by Ralph Fiennes), a fast rising judge, falls in love and has an affair with his first cousin, Valerie (Jennifer Ehle), against his father's wishes. The second son, Gustave (James Frain), becomes a medical doctor. Ignatz is asked by a chief judge to change his Jewish surname if he wishes to be promoted within the judiciary. Ignatz, his brother, and his cousin Valerie all happily change their last name to Sors - a "more Hungarian" name.
Mad Dogs and Englishmen (1995)
, 1h37Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Romance
Actors Jeremy Brett, Elizabeth Hurley, Joss Ackland, Christopher Adamson, Christopher Adamson, Marcus Bentley
Roles Sir Harry Dyer
Rating39%
Antonia Dyer is a well-to-do Englishwoman with a serious drug habit. Her heroin supply is delivered by an American motorcycle courier named Mike Stone, and before long the two of them also develop a romantic attachment.
Afraid of the Dark (1991)
, 1h31Directed by Mark Peploe
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Fantasy, Horror
Actors James Fox, Fanny Ardant, David Thewlis, Paul McGann, Clare Holman, Robert Stephens
Roles Eye Surgeon
Rating57%
A Londres, le petit Lucas craint de perdre la vue comme sa mère, et de devenir ainsi la proie d'un sadique qui s'attaque, armé d'un rasoir, aux personnes aveugles.
The Fool (1990)
, 2h20Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Actors Derek Jacobi, Miranda Richardson, Cyril Cusack, Julian Firth, John Tams, Maria Aitken
Roles Samuel Simpson
Rating60%
The narrative is grounded in the double life of a humble clerk who poses as the reclusive, but widely respected "Sir John." He thus moves in wealthy upper class circles and participates in grand investment schemes while living in a London slum. The movie's grand-eloquent socialist soliliquaies and detailed evocation of life in Victorian London drew on the vast personal archive of interviews about contemporary London life by Henry Mayhew.
Paper Mask (1990)
Directed by Christopher Morahan
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Paul McGann, Amanda Donohoe, Tom Wilkinson, Frederick Treves, Barbara Leigh-Hunt, Jimmy Yuill
Roles Dr. Mumford
Rating65%
Matthew Harris is a young, lowly orderly working in a busy hospital in London who dreams of bigger and better job opportunities for himself. One evening, he witnesses a car accident outside a local pub where the driver of a car is killed after colliding head-on with a lorry. Harris learns that the man, named Simon Hennessey, was a doctor at the hospital where he works and had been applying for a residency at another hospital in Bristol. Harris takes the dead man's mail and fills out a job application and applies for the job himself under the late doctor's idenitity. After studdying medical books and getting "hands on" involvement with other patients at his hospital, Harris applies for the job and is accepted. He quits his orderly job and settles in Bristol where he, as Dr. Simon Hennessey, is assigned to a busy emergency room.
Christmas Pudding (1990)
, 50minutesDirected by Andrew Grieve
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Crime
Actors David Suchet, Frederick Treves, John Vernon
Roles Colonel Lacey
Rating74%
À Londres, le rubis du prince égyptien Farouk est volé par une femme à qui il l'avait prêté lors d'un diner. Poirot qui pensait passer Noël seul tranquillement chez lui, se voit charger par le gouvernement de le retrouver pour préserver les intérêts britanniques. Il va alors passer Noël chez les Lacey. Le colonel, égyptologue, était l'un des rares à savoir que le rubis était en Angleterre...
Bomber Harris (1989)
, 1h25Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War, Biography
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Political films
Actors John Thaw, Robert Hardy, Frederick Treves, Bernard Kay, Sophie Thompson, Phil Brown
Roles Sir Charles Portal
Rating68%
Defence of the Realm (1986)
, 1h36Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Action
Themes Political films
Actors Gabriel Byrne, Greta Scacchi, Denholm Elliott, Ian Bannen, Fulton Mackay, Bill Paterson
Roles Arnold Reece
Rating64%
Following a crash of a nuclear bomber at an American Air Force base in the English countryside, Dennis Markham (Ian Bannen), a prominent Member of Parliament and opponent of the American nuclear presence in the United Kingdom, is reported by a London paper to have been seen leaving a woman's home. When the woman is found to also be familiar with a dignitary from East Germany, Markham's loyalty to his country is questioned. He is hounded by the media and is forced to resign.
Nighthawks (1981)
, 1h33Directed by Gary Nelson, Bruce Malmuth
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about sexuality, Films about terrorism, Transport films, Rail transport films, Musical films, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Sylvester Stallone, Billy Dee Williams, Rutger Hauer, Lindsay Wagner, Persis Khambatta, Nigel Davenport
Roles Chief Police Inspector
Rating63%
Three armed assailants mug a woman who turns out to be NYPD Detective Sergeant Deke DaSilva in drag. His partner, Detective Sergeant Matthew Fox, immobilizes two of the suspects as Deke chases the third upstairs to the subway station platform, taunts him, and incapacitates him with a scarf. On the same day in London, terrorist Heymar Reinhardt, alias Wulfgar (Rutger Hauer) bombs a department store. Meanwhile, back in New York City, DaSilva and Fox serve a high-risk warrant in the Bronx. They raid a known drug distribution spot, where they discover corrupt police officers among the dealers. After the arrest, DaSilva meets his estranged wife, Irene, and professes his love for her. Irene initially rebuffs DaSilva's advances but eventually renews their relationship.
The Elephant Man (1980)
, 2h4Directed by David Lynch
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Horror, Historical
Themes Circus films, Medical-themed films, Films about disabilities
Actors Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, Anne Bancroft, John Gielgud, Wendy Hiller, Freddie Jones
Roles Alderman
Rating81%
London Hospital surgeon Frederick Treves finds John Merrick in a Victorian freak show in London's East End, where he is kept by Mr. Bytes. His head is always hooded, and his "owner," who views him as retarded, is paid by Treves to bring him to the hospital for exams. He shows Merrick to his colleagues and highlights his monstrous skull, which forces him to sleep with his head on his knees, since if he were to lie down, he would asphyxiate. On Merrick’s return he is beaten so hard by Bytes that an apprentice calls Treves to bring him back to hospital. When Bytes accuses Treves of likewise exploiting Merrick for his own ends, he vows to do what he can to help Merrick.
Charlie Muffin (1979)
Directed by Jack Gold
Genres Drama, Thriller
Themes Spy films, Political films
Actors David Hemmings, Jennie Linden, Sam Wanamaker, Ralph Richardson, Ian William Richardson, Pinkas Braun
Roles Colonel Wilcox
Rating66%
The Cold War espionage thriller follows the moves of British anti-hero spy Charlie Muffin (Hemmings) who has fallen on hard times since the forced retirement of Sir Archibald Willoughby, his previous boss at the U.K. secret service (played by Sir Ralph Richardson). His new boss, Sir Henry Cuthbertson (Ian Richardson), who epitomizes the haughty upper class British imperialist, hardly attempts to conceal his disdain for the under-educated agent who quite obviously doesn't stem from the "right class". Right at the start of the film, we witness how Charlie has evidently been deemed expendable and accordingly gets set up to be caught or killed during a joint mission in East Germany — this despite Muffin essentially having been responsible for the mission's success. Cuthbertson's lap-dog agents Snare and Harrison — who are both totally lacking in experience and as arrogant as their boss — are shocked and embarrassed to see Muffin returning alive and well.
Sweeney 2 (1978)
, 1h44Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors John Thaw, Dennis Waterman, Denholm Elliott, Marc Zuber, Frederick Treves, Anna Gaël
Roles McKyle
Rating65%
The plot concerns a group of bank robbers, who are both violent and successful, strangely getting away each time with an amount around the £60,000 mark, and often leaving behind cash in excess of this sum.
One Hour to Zero (1976)
, 55minutesOrigin United-kingdom
Genres Adventure
Themes Children's films
Actors Dudley Sutton, John Forgeham, Morris Perry, Frederick Treves
Roles Superintendent Parry
Rating60%
Set in the fictional Welsh village of Llynfawr, Steve (Andrew Ashby) runs away from home after an argument with his father. His sister Maureen (Jayne Collins) enlists the help of his friend Paul (Toby Bridge) to find him, although Paul is initially unwilling to help. He eventually finds Steve in an abandoned slate quarry. On their return they find the village deserted and are unaware that the village has been evacuated due to the danger of an explosion at a nearby power station. They are unable to contact the outside world as the village's only public telephone was earlier vandalised by Steve in an attempt to get money from it. While searching the village they stumble across Mike Ellis (Dudley Sutton) robbing the cash and carry and Paul is locked in the quarry while Mike makes his escape. Tony tries and fails to set him free but Paul's father arrives. While the two children are lost, Steve's father returns to his place of work - the power station - in an attempt to correct the cooling fault, and prevent the disaster. He eventually succeeds with seconds to spare, and is reunited with his son.
The Naked Civil Servant (1975)
, 1h17Directed by Jack Gold
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Biography, Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors John Hurt, John Rhys-Davies, Quentin Crisp, Katherine Schofield, Colin Higgins, Patricia Hodge
Roles Detective-Inspector
Rating78%
Homosexuel efféminé dans la société britannique intolérante des années 1930, Quentin Crisp décide de laisser libre cours à sa personnalité flamboyante. Ses tenues et son maquillage, ainsi que son humour, amènent les gens à le remarquer et l'accepter.
Carry On Constable (1960)
, 1h26Directed by Gerald Thomas
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films
Actors Sid James, Eric Barker, Kenneth Connor, Charles Hawtrey, Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey
Roles Speaker de la radio (voix) (non crédité)
Rating62%
A suburban police station is understaffed, due to a flu epidemic, and Sergeant Wilkins, under pressure to maintain staffing levels, is pleased to hear that three new recruits, straight from training school, are due shortly.