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Gordon Honeycombe is a Actor born on 27 september 1936
Ronald Gordon Honeycombe (27 September 1936 – 9 October 2015) was a British newscaster, author, playwright and stage actor.
Gordon Honeycombe was born in Karachi, in the British Raj, and educated at the Edinburgh Academy and read English at University College, Oxford. (His degree was later raised (automatically) to an MA). He completed National Service with the Royal Artillery, mainly in Hong Kong, where he was also an announcer with Radio Hong Kong. Returning to the UK, he embarked on an acting career which led to television and public prominence as a national newscaster with ITN.
He later settled in Perth, Western Australia, where he continued to work in radio, television and theatre, and was regularly engaged in voice-over work for radio and television, and in documentary narrations.
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Birth name Ronald Gordon Honeycombe
Birth 27 september 1936
Death 9 october 2015 (at 79 years)
Birth 27 september 1936
Death 9 october 2015 (at 79 years)
Ronald Gordon Honeycombe (27 September 1936 – 9 October 2015) was a British newscaster, author, playwright and stage actor.
Gordon Honeycombe was born in Karachi, in the British Raj, and educated at the Edinburgh Academy and read English at University College, Oxford. (His degree was later raised (automatically) to an MA). He completed National Service with the Royal Artillery, mainly in Hong Kong, where he was also an announcer with Radio Hong Kong. Returning to the UK, he embarked on an acting career which led to television and public prominence as a national newscaster with ITN.
He later settled in Perth, Western Australia, where he continued to work in radio, television and theatre, and was regularly engaged in voice-over work for radio and television, and in documentary narrations.
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Bullseye! (1990)
, 1h35Directed by Michael Winner
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Themes Escroquerie
Actors Michael Caine, Roger Moore, Sally Kirkland, Lee Patterson, Deborah Moore, Mark Burns
Roles TV Announcer
Rating45%
Moore and Caine play dual roles—a pair of small time con-men and a pair of inept nuclear physicists who believe they have invented a limitless supply of energy. The con men use their resemblance to the scientists to con their way into the scientists' safe deposit boxes and steal the formula, but in so doing, they become entangled in a shady world of spies and international intrigue. The film includes a number of cameo appearances, including Jenny Seagrove (Winner's partner at the time) playing two different roles, John Cleese, Patsy Kensit, Alexandra Pigg and Nicholas Courtney. The film also features Roger Moore's daughter, Deborah Moore, in a supporting role.
The Fourth Protocol (1987)
, 1h59Directed by John Mackenzie
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Spy
Themes Spy films, Political films
Actors Michael Caine, Pierce Brosnan, Ned Beatty, Joanna Cassidy, Julian Glover, Michael Gough
Roles TV Announcer
Rating64%
In 1968 the East-West agreement is established to halt nuclear proliferation. One of the clauses, the Fourth Protocol, forbids the non-conventional delivery of a nuclear weapon to a target.
Castaway (1986)
, 1h57Directed by Nicolas Roeg
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Biography, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Films about sexuality, Transport films, Erotic films
Actors Oliver Reed, Amanda Donohoe, Georgina Hale, Todd Rippon, Frances Barber, John Sessions
Roles TV Newsreader
Rating58%
En 1981, Lucy Irvine, 25 ans, répond à une annonce Écrivain recherche épouse pour une année dans une île tropicale placé par Gerald Kingsland, 49 ans, dans le magazine Time Out London. Choisie parmi plus de cinquante candidates, elle accepte de se marier avec lui pour satisfaire aux lois restreignant l'immigration puis de passer un an dans l'île de Tuin. Ensuite elle retourne en Angleterre pour écrire le livre Castaway relatant cette expérience.
The Medusa Touch (1978)
, 1h45Directed by Jack Gold
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Fantastic, Horror
Themes Films about writers
Actors Richard Burton, Lino Ventura, Lee Remick, Harry Andrews, Marie-Christine Barrault, Alan Badel
Roles TV Newscaster
Rating68%
Monsieur Brunel, a French detective on an exchange scheme in London, is assigned to investigate the murder of novelist John Morlar. As they examine the crime scene, Brunel discovers the victim is still alive in spite of his severe injuries and has him rushed to hospital.