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Irene Handl is a Actor British born on 27 december 1901 at Maida Vale (United-kingdom)

Irene Handl

Irene Handl
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Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 27 december 1901 at Maida Vale (United-kingdom)
Death 29 november 1987 (at 85 years) at Kensington (United-kingdom)

Irene Handl (27 December 1901 – 29 November 1987) was an English character actress who appeared in over a hundred British films.

Usually with

John Le Mesurier
John Le Mesurier
(16 films)
Miles Malleson
Miles Malleson
(15 films)
Sidney Gilliat
Sidney Gilliat
(8 films)
Roy Boulting
Roy Boulting
(6 films)
Liz Fraser
Liz Fraser
(13 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Irene Handl (102 films)

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Actress

Absolute Beginners
Absolute Beginners (1986)
, 1h48
Directed by Julien Temple
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Patsy Kensit, David Bowie, James Fox, Mandy Rice-Davies, Edward Tudor-Pole, Bruce Payne
Roles Mrs Larkin
Rating56% 2.8004652.8004652.8004652.8004652.800465
The film takes place in 1958, a time in which pop culture is transforming from 1950s jazz and early rock to a new generation on the verge of the 1960s. London is post-World War II, but pre-Beatles/Stones. The storyline incorporates elements of the 1958 Notting Hill race riots.
The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle
The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle (1980)
, 1h43
Directed by Julien Temple
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Documentary, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Documentary films about music and musicians, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Musical films
Actors John Lydon, Liz Fraser, Mary Millington, Irene Handl, James Aubrey, Johnny Shannon
Roles Cinema Usherette
Rating63% 3.199473.199473.199473.199473.19947
Guitarist Steve Jones plays a shady private detective who - through a series of set piece acts - uncovers the truth about the band. Drummer Paul Cook and bass guitarist Sid Vicious play smaller roles, and the band's manager, Malcolm McLaren, is featured as "The Embezzler", the man who manipulates the Sex Pistols. Fugitive train robber Ronnie Biggs, performer Edward Tudor-Pole, sex film star Mary Millington, and actresses Irene Handl and Liz Fraser also make appearances.
The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1978)
, 1h25
Directed by Paul Morrissey
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Horror, Crime
Themes Sherlock Holmes films, Buddy films
Actors Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Penelope Keith, Denholm Elliott, Joan Greenwood, Hugh Griffith
Roles Mrs. Barrymore
Rating45% 2.259472.259472.259472.259472.25947
The film begins in a theater, where a pianist (Moore) begins to play a piano accompaniment to the actual film being shown in the theater.
Come Play with Me
Come Play with Me (1977)
, 1h34
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical, Pornographic
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Musical films
Actors Alfie Bass, Irene Handl, Ronald Fraser, Tommy Godfrey, Sue Longhurst, Cardew Robinson
Roles Lady Bovington
Rating38% 1.9005151.9005151.9005151.9005151.900515
Cornelius Clapworthy (Harrison Marks) and his sidekick Maurice Kelly (Alfie Bass) are two elderly forgers responsible for flooding the UK with fake banknotes. On the run from their gangster boss Slasher (Ronald Fraser) and effeminate, cross dressing government official Podsnap (Ken Parry) the pair escape to the Scottish Highlands and posing as musicians hide out at Bovington Manor, a B&B run by Lady Bovington (Irene Handl).
The Last Remake of Beau Geste
The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977)
, 1h25
Directed by Marty Feldman
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Adventure
Themes French war films
Actors Marty Feldman, Michael York, Ann-Margret, Avery Schreiber, Peter Ustinov, James Earl Jones
Roles Miss Wormwood
Rating59% 2.9982.9982.9982.9982.998
Spoofing the classic Beau Geste and a number of other desert motion pictures, the film's plotline revolves around the heroic Beau Geste and his brother Digby's misadventures in the French Foreign legion out in the Sahara, and the disappearance of the family sapphire, sought after by their money-hungry stepmother.
For the Love of Ada
For the Love of Ada (1972)
, 1h28
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Irene Handl, Jack Smethurst, Patsy Kensit, Arthur English, Larry Martyn, Hilda Braid
Roles Ada Bingley
Rating57% 2.8665752.8665752.8665752.8665752.866575
An elderly couple are about to celebrate the first anniversary of their wedding, and their friends and neighbours plan a surprise party.
Doctor in Trouble
Doctor in Trouble (1970)
, 1h30
Directed by Ralph Thomas
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Themes Medical-themed films
Actors Harry Secombe, Leslie Phillips, Robert Morley, Irene Handl, Angela Scoular, Joan Sims
Roles Mrs Dailey
Rating53% 2.6599552.6599552.6599552.6599552.659955
Renowned surgeon Sir Lancelot Sprat (James Robertson Justice) arranges a cruise for his patient, the famous television star Basil Beauchamp (Simon Dee). The captain of the ship is Lancelot Spratt's brother (Robert Morley).
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970)
, 2h9
Directed by Vincente Minnelli
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical theatre, Romantic comedy, Fantasy, Action, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about children, Films about music and musicians, Films about religion, Musical films, Films based on plays, Films based on musicals
Actors Barbra Streisand, Yves Montand, Larry Blyden, Simon Oakland, Bob Newhart, Jack Nicholson
Roles Winnie Wainwhisle
Rating64% 3.200323.200323.200323.200323.20032
At the behest of her ultra-conservative fiancé Warren, scatterbrained five-pack-a-day chain smoker and clairvoyant Daisy Gamble attends a class taught by psychiatrist Marc Chabot for help in kicking her habit. While undergoing hypnosis, it is discovered she is the reincarnation of Lady Melinda Winifred Waine Tentrees, a seductive 18th century coquette who was born the illegitimate daughter of a kitchen maid. She acquired the paternity records of the children housed in the orphanage where her mother worked and used the information to blackmail their wealthy fathers. She eventually married nobleman Robert Tentrees during the period of the English Regency, then was tried for espionage and treason after he abandoned her.
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970)
, 2h5
Directed by Billy Wilder
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Adventure, Historical, Crime, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Sherlock Holmes films, Political films, Buddy films, LGBT-related films, Films about royalty, LGBT-related film
Actors Robert Stephens, Geneviève Page, Colin Blakely, Christopher Lee, Clive Revill, Irene Handl
Roles Mrs. Hudson
Rating69% 3.497453.497453.497453.497453.49745
The film is divided into two separate, unequal stories. In the shorter of the two, Holmes is approached by a famous Russian ballerina, Madame Petrova (Tamara Toumanova), who proposes that they conceive a child together, one who she hopes will inherit her physique and his intellect. Holmes manages to extricate himself by claiming that Watson is his lover, much to the doctor's embarrassment.
The Italian Job
The Italian Job (1969)
, 1h39
Directed by Peter Collinson
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Mafia films, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Road movies, Heist films, Chase films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Michael Caine, Noël Coward, Raf Vallone, Benny Hill, Tony Beckley, Margaret Blye
Roles Miss Peach
Rating71% 3.5983953.5983953.5983953.5983953.598395
Charlie Croker (Michael Caine), a Cockney gangster, is released from prison with the intent of doing a "big job" in Italy. He soon meets with the widow (Lelia Goldoni) of his friend and fellow thief Roger Beckermann (Rossano Brazzi), who was killed driving a Lamborghini Miura in a car crash in the Italian Alps. The car crash was arranged by the Mafia. The widow gives Croker her husband's plans for the robbery that attracted the hostile attention of his killers, and which detail a way to steal 4 million dollars worth of Chinese gold in Italy, and escape with it to Switzerland.
Wonderwall
Wonderwall (1968)
, 1h25
Directed by Joe Massot
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Jack MacGowran, Jane Birkin, Irene Handl, Richard Wattis, Iain Quarrier, Beatrix Lehmann
Roles Mrs. Peurofoy
Rating56% 2.8011052.8011052.8011052.8011052.801105
The reclusive, eccentric scientist Oscar Collins (Jack MacGowran) has for next-door neighbours a pop photographer (Iain Quarrier) and his girlfriend/model Penny Lane (Jane Birkin). Discovering a beam of light streaming through a hole in the wall between them, Collins follows the light and spots Penny modelling for a photo shoot. Intrigued, he begins to make more holes as days go by and they do more photo sessions. Oscar gradually becomes infatuated with the girl, and feels a part of the couple's lives, even forsaking work to observe them. When they quarrel and the couple splits, Penny takes an overdose of pills and passes out, but Oscar comes to her rescue.