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Michael Trubshawe is a Actor British born on 7 december 1905 at Chichester (United-kingdom)

Michael Trubshawe

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Birth name Michael Arthur T. Trubshaw
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 7 december 1905 at Chichester (United-kingdom)
Death 21 march 1985 (at 79 years) at Sussex (United-kingdom)

Michael Trubshawe (7 December 1905 – 21 March 1985) was a British actor and former officer in the Highland Light Infantry Regiment of the British Army. Trubshawe was very close friends with fellow British actor David Niven, serving together at Malta and Dover, and was best man for both of Niven's weddings, and is constantly referred to in Niven's memoirs The Moon's a Balloon, where Niven refers to finding out he would be working with him in The Guns of Navarone as 'A lovely bonus for me.'

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John Le Mesurier
John Le Mesurier
(9 films)
T. E. B. Clarke
T. E. B. Clarke
(7 films)
Peter Cook
Peter Cook
(4 films)
Eric Sykes
Eric Sykes
(4 films)
Jeremy Lloyd
Jeremy Lloyd
(6 films)
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Filmography of Michael Trubshawe (37 films)

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The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (1970)
, 1h40
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Peter Cook, John Cleese, Denholm Elliott, Ronald Fraser, Harold Pinter, Arthur Lowe
Roles Mandeville
Rating68% 3.435123.435123.435123.435123.43512
The mysterious Michael Rimmer (Cook) appears at a small and ailing British advertising agency, where the employees assume he is working on a time and motion study. However, he quickly begins to assert a de facto authority over the firm’s mostly ineffectual staff and soon acquires control of the business from the incompetent boss Ferret (Arthur Lowe). Rimmer then succeeds in establishing the newly invigorated firm as the country’s leading polling agency, and begins to make regular TV appearances as a polling expert. He subsequently moves into politics, acting as an adviser to the leader of the Tory opposition, and then becomes an MP himself, for the constituency of Budleigh Moor (a reference to Cook's frequent collaborator, Dudley Moore), along the way acquiring a trophy wife (Vanessa Howard). Relying on a combination of charisma and deception—and murder—he then rapidly works his way up the political ladder to become prime minister (after throwing his predecessor off an oil rig), and finally, by public demand, a near-dictatorial president. Ferret attempts to assassinate Rimmer as he and his wife ride through the capital in an open-topped convertible, but fails and falls to his death.
The Magic Christian
The Magic Christian (1969)
, 1h32
Directed by Joseph McGrath
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Actors Peter Sellers, Ringo Starr, John Cleese, Raquel Welch, Christopher Lee, Caroline Blakiston
Roles Sir Lionel
Rating58% 2.900222.900222.900222.900222.90022
Sir Guy Grand (Peter Sellers), an eccentric billionaire, together with his newly adopted heir (formerly a homeless derelict), Youngman Grand (Ringo Starr), start playing elaborate practical jokes on people. A big spender, Grand does not mind handing out large sums of money to various people, bribing them to fulfill his whims, or shocking them by bringing down what they hold dear. Their misadventures are designed as a display of father Grand to his adoptive charge that "everyone has their price"—it just depends on the amount one is prepared to pay. They start from rather minor spoofs, like bribing a Shakespearean actor (Laurence Harvey) to strip during a stage performance of Hamlet, and convincing a traffic warden (Spike Milligan) to take back a parking ticket and eat it (delighted by the size of the bribe, he eats its plastic cover too) and proceed with increasingly elaborate stunts involving higher social strata and wider audiences. As their conversation reveals, Grand sees his plots as 'educational' ("Well, you know, Youngman, sometimes it's not enough merely to teach. One has to punish as well").
Monte Carlo or Bust!
Monte Carlo or Bust! (1969)
, 2h
Directed by Ken Annakin
Genres Comedy, Action, Adventure
Themes Sports films, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Auto racing films, Road movies
Actors Tony Curtis, André Bourvil, Lando Buzzanca, Walter Chiari, Peter Cook, Terry-Thomas
Roles German rally official
Rating60% 3.0482853.0482853.0482853.0482853.048285
An international car rally in the 1920s attracts competitors from all over the world to compete in the Monte Carlo Rally. The arch rivals from England, Italy, France and Germany find that their greatest competition comes from the United States in the form of Chester Schofield (Tony Curtis), who had won half of an automobile factory in a poker game with the late father of baronet Sir Cuthbert Ware-Armitage (Terry-Thomas). Ware-Armitage has entered the race in a winner-take-all to exact revenge and win back the lost half of the company.
A Dandy in Aspic
A Dandy in Aspic (1968)
, 1h47
Directed by Laurence Harvey, Anthony Mann
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Spy
Themes Spy films, Political films
Actors Laurence Harvey, Tom Courtenay, Mia Farrow, Peter Cook, Harry Andrews, Lionel Stander
Roles Flowers
Rating62% 3.103013.103013.103013.103013.10301
Eberlin's (Laurence Harvey) superiors in Britain instruct him to find and assassinate a KGB agent named Krasnevin, believed to have killed a number of British agents. This presents a problem for Eberlin, as he is Krasnevin. Summoned to a meeting at a country house, he is presented with a photograph of the suspected Krasnevin. It turns out to be his handler and go-between with Moscow.
Salt & Pepper
Salt & Pepper (1968)
, 1h42
Directed by Richard Donner
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Action, Crime
Themes Spy films
Actors Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford, Michael Bates, Calvin Lockhart, Ilona Rodgers, John Le Mesurier
Roles "Fake" First Lord
Rating51% 2.5618152.5618152.5618152.5618152.561815
Chris Pepper (Lawford) and Charlie Salt (Davis) own a nightclub in Swinging London, operating under the suspicious eye of the intrepid Inspector Crabbe.
Bedazzled
Bedazzled (1967)
, 1h43
Directed by Stanley Donen
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Themes Films about religion, Demons in film
Actors Peter Cook, Eleanor Bron, Raquel Welch, Dudley Moore, Robert Russell, Valentine Dyall
Roles Lord Dowdy
Rating67% 3.3953.3953.3953.3953.395
Stanley Moon (Moore) is a dissatisfied introverted young man who works in a Wimpy's restaurant and admires, from afar, the waitress Margaret (Eleanor Bron). Despairing of his unrequited infatuation, he is in the process of an incompetent suicide attempt, when he is interrupted by the Devil, incarnated as George Spiggott (Cook). Spiggott is in a contest with God, trying to be the first to gather 100 billion souls. If he achieves this first, he will be readmitted to Heaven.
Smoke Over London
Smoke Over London (1966)
, 1h46
Directed by Alberto Sordi
Origin Italie
Genres Comedy
Actors Alberto Sordi, Fiona Lewis, Clara Bindi, Amy Dalby, Michael Trubshawe, Caroline Munro
Roles Il Colonello
Rating57% 2.8670952.8670952.8670952.8670952.867095
Dante Fontana is an antique dealer of Perugia, and is infatuated with British culture. But he is always thwarted by his wife and relatives, who see him as a silly dreamer who gets lost in stories rather than doing serious work. But Dante does not lose hope, and plans a vacation to London to learn more about the habits of the British so much that make him mad. However, Dante is hard to settle in, and often makes typical Italian blunders, gaining the scorn of the highly educated and refined British public. After taking part in a fox hunt, Dante is invited by a rich English nobleman who shows him an ancient Etruscan statuette. Dante says that the object is a fake and shatters it. Then chased away by gunfire, Dante takes refuge with a group of young flower children and with them, takes part in a riot. Arrested, Dante is sent back to Italy where he resumes his monotonous work.
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders (1965)
, 2h6
Directed by Terence Young
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Kim Novak, Richard Johnson, Angela Lansbury, Vittorio De Sica, Leo McKern, George Sanders
Roles Lord Mayor of London
Rating57% 2.854492.854492.854492.854492.85449
In the 18th Century, an orphan, Moll Flanders, grows up to become a servant for the town's mayor, who has two grown sons. Moll is seduced and abandoned by one, then marries the other, a drunken sot who dies, making her a young widow.
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes (1965)
, 2h13
Directed by Don Sharp, Ken Annakin
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Action, Adventure
Themes Sports films, Transport films, Aviation films, Children's films
Actors Stuart Whitman, Sarah Miles, Terry-Thomas, Robert Morley, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Alberto Sordi
Roles Niven
Rating69% 3.4970653.4970653.4970653.4970653.497065
A brief narration outlines man's first attempts to fly since the Stone Age due to inspiration by a bird's flight, seen with footage from the Silent Film Era, and man being represented by a "test pilot" (Red Skelton) encountering periodic misfortune in his attempts.
A Hard Day's Night
A Hard Day's Night (1964)
, 1h27
Directed by Richard Lester
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Transport films, Rail transport films, Musical films, Les Beatles
Actors John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Wilfrid Brambell, George Harrison, Norman Rossington, Ringo Starr
Roles Casino Manager (uncredited)
Rating74% 3.7483753.7483753.7483753.7483753.748375
Bound for a London show, the Beatles escape a horde of fans. Once they are aboard the train and trying to relax, various interruptions test their patience: after a dalliance with a female passenger, Paul's grandfather is confined to the guard's van and the four lads join him there to keep him company. John, Paul, George, and Ringo play a card game, entertaining schoolgirls before arriving at their destination.
The Mouse on the Moon
The Mouse on the Moon (1963)
, 1h22
Directed by Richard Lester
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Comedy
Themes Space adventure films, Monde imaginaire, Sur la Lune, Political films, Space opera, Sur la Lune
Actors Margaret Rutherford, Bernard Cribbins, Ron Moody, Terry-Thomas, David Kossoff, June Ritchie
Roles British Aide
Rating62% 3.1473.1473.1473.1473.147
Financial disaster looms for Grand Fenwick when the current vintage of its only export, wine, starts exploding in would-be consumers' faces. Prime Minister Mountjoy (Ron Moody) decides to ask the United States for a loan, ostensibly to fund its entry in the race to the Moon, but actually to save the duchy (and install modern plumbing so he can have a hot bath). The devious politician knows that the Americans will not believe him, but will consider the half million dollars he is asking for to be cheap propaganda supporting their hollow call for international co-operation in space. He is delighted when they send him double the amount as an outright gift. The Soviets, not wishing to be one-upped by their Cold War rivals, deliver an obsolete rocket. Mountjoy asks resident scientist Professor Kokintz (David Kosoff) to arrange a small explosion during the "launch" of their lunar rocket to make it look like they have actually spent the money as intended.
The Pink Panther
The Pink Panther (1963)
, 1h55
Directed by Blake Edwards
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Comedy thriller, Crime
Themes Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors David Niven, Peter Sellers, Robert Wagner, Capucine, William Conrad, Claudia Cardinale
Roles Felix Townes
Rating69% 3.4989853.4989853.4989853.4989853.498985
As a child, Princess Dala receives a gift from her father, the Shah of Lugash--"the Pink Panther," the largest diamond in the world. This huge pink gem has an unusual flaw: looking deeply into the stone, one perceives a tiny discoloration resembling a leaping panther. (As the camera moves in, this image comes to life and participates in the opening credits.) When Dala is a young woman, rebels seize power in Lugash and then demand possession of the jewel, but the exiled princess refuses to hand it over.