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Michael Wilding is a Actor and Producer British born on 23 july 1912 at Essex (United-kingdom)
Michael Charles Gauntlet Wilding (23 July 1912 – 8 July 1979) was an English stage, television and film actor.
He and Taylor had two sons, Michael Howard Wilding (born 1953) and Christopher Edward Wilding (born 1955). In 1957, he had a short-lived romance with actress Marie McDonald, who was nicknamed "The Body".
In the 1960s, he was forced to cut back on his film appearances because of illness related to his lifelong epilepsy.
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Michael Wilding
Birth name Michael Charles Gauntlet Wilding
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 23 july 1912 at Essex (United-kingdom)
Death 8 july 1979 (at 66 years) at London (United-kingdom)
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 23 july 1912 at Essex (United-kingdom)
Death 8 july 1979 (at 66 years) at London (United-kingdom)
Michael Charles Gauntlet Wilding (23 July 1912 – 8 July 1979) was an English stage, television and film actor.
Biography
Wilding was married four times: to Kay Young (married 1937, divorced 1951), actress Elizabeth Taylor (married 1952, divorced 1957), Susan Nell (married 1958, divorced 1962), and actress Margaret Leighton (married 1964 until her death in 1976).He and Taylor had two sons, Michael Howard Wilding (born 1953) and Christopher Edward Wilding (born 1955). In 1957, he had a short-lived romance with actress Marie McDonald, who was nicknamed "The Body".
In the 1960s, he was forced to cut back on his film appearances because of illness related to his lifelong epilepsy.
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Frankenstein: The True Story (1974)
, 3h5Directed by Jack Smight
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Horror
Themes Films about computing, Films based on science fiction novels, Frankenstein films, Cyberpunk films
Actors Leonard Whiting, Jane Seymour, David McCallum, James Mason, Michael Sarrazin, Nicola Pagett
Roles Sir Richard Fanshawe
Rating70%
Part one Victor Frankenstein is a man training as a doctor, engaged to Elizabeth Fanshawe. After Victor's younger brother, William, drowns, Victor renounces his belief in God and declares that he would join forces with the Devil if he could learn how to restore his brother to life.
Lady Caroline Lamb (1972)
, 2h3Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical, Romance
Themes Films about writers
Actors Sarah Miles, Jon Finch, Richard Chamberlain, Laurence Olivier, John Mills, Margaret Leighton
Roles Lord Holland
Rating55%
Waterloo (1970)
, 2h14Directed by Serge Bondartchouk
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, War, Action, Historical
Themes Political films, Histoire de France, Napoleonic Wars films, French Revolution films
Actors Rod Steiger, Christopher Plummer, Orson Welles, Jack Hawkins, Virginia McKenna, Dan O'Herlihy
Roles Colonel Sir William Ponsonby
Rating72%
In 1814, after 20 years of military glory Napoleon Bonaparte, the Emperor of France, faces defeat at hands of the sixth coalition, the forces of Britain, Austria, Prussia and Russia. Facing certain defeat, Napoleon's marshals gather and demand that he abdicate. At first Napoleon violently refuses, but after hearing of the surrender of his last army he agrees.
The Sweet Ride (1968)
, 1h50Directed by Harvey Hart
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama
Themes Sports films, Surfing films
Actors Anthony Franciosa, Michael Sarrazin, Jacqueline Bisset, Bob Denver, Michael Wilding, Michele Carey
Roles Bill Cartwright
Rating55%
The story, told in flashbacks, concerns a middle-aged tennis bum (Franciosa) who shares a beach house with Sarrazin and Denver. Their carefree life becomes complicated, and later turns tragic, after they become involved with a mysterious young woman (Bisset) and a biker gang.
Red Roses for the Fuhrer (1968)
, 1h37Directed by Fernando Di Leo
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, War
Actors James Daly, Pier Angeli, Peter van Eyck, Nino Castelnuovo, Gianni Garko, Michael Wilding
Roles il generale inglese
Rating54%
A Girl Named Tamiko (1962)
, 1h50Directed by John Sturges
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Laurence Harvey, France Nuyen, Martha Hyer, Miyoshi Umeki, Gary Merrill, Michael Wilding
Roles Nigel Costairs
Rating57%
Ivan Kalin (Laurence Harvey) is a Eurasian photographer who is trapped in Japan, but who wants to emigrate to the United States.
The Naked Edge (1961)
, 1h37Directed by Michael Anderson
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller
Actors Gary Cooper, Deborah Kerr, Eric Portman, Diane Cilento, Hermione Gingold, Peter Cushing
Roles Morris Brooke
Rating65%
In the aftermath of a theft and murder, Martha Radcliffe (Kerr) increasingly suspects her husband George Radcliffe (Cooper), whose testimony in court convicted the main suspect, of being the real culprit.
The Best of Enemies (1961)
, 1h44Directed by Guy Hamilton
Origin United-kingdom
Genres War, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Adventure
Themes Films set in Africa, Political films
Actors David Niven, Alberto Sordi, Michael Wilding, Harry Andrews, Gino Buzzanca, David Opatoshu
Roles Lt. Burke
Rating66%
Set in Italian East Africa (Ethiopia) during WW2, the wartime comedy plays on the clash between Richardson (Niven), a typical product of the British officer corps (quiet, methodic, but often stubborn and unprepared to deal with the unexpected) and the flamboyant Blasi, who tries desperately to appear ruthless and efficient (just like the Italian Fascist Regime pretended for years to be) but is at heart just a 'poor devil' trying to box above his weight.
The World of Suzie Wong (1960)
, 2h6Directed by Richard Quiney
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Films based on plays, Erotic thriller films
Actors William Holden, Nancy Kwan, Michael Wilding, Sylvia Syms, Laurence Naismith, Bernard Cribbins
Roles Ben Marlowe
Rating68%
American architect Robert Lomax is an aspiring artist who relocates to Hong Kong for a year to see if he can make a living as a painter. On the Star Ferry en route to Hong Kong Island, he meets Mee Ling, a seemingly proper young woman of lofty social status. She mistakenly tries to have him arrested for stealing her purse, but the misunderstanding is resolved and they go their separate ways.
Hello London (1960)
, 1h18Genres Documentary
Themes Documentary films about cities
Actors Oliver Reed, Michael Wilding, Roy Castle, Dora Bryan, Stanley Holloway
Roles himself
Rating83%
Danger Within (1959)
, 1h41Directed by Don Chaffey
Origin United-kingdom
Genres War
Themes Prison films, Political films, Évasion
Actors Richard Todd, Bernard Lee, Michael Wilding, Richard Attenborough, Dennis Price, Donald Houston
Roles Captain 'Bunter' Phillips
Rating67%
A cleverly planned escape attempt, which seemed guaranteed to work, ends in disaster: the would-be escapee is caught and killed by sadistic Capitano Benucci (Peter Arne) within seconds of leaving the POW camp. This incident is witnessed by the other prisoners, who notice that Benucci seemed to be waiting for the escapee to arrive before shooting him dead in cold blood.
Zarak (1956)
, 1h39Directed by Yakima Canutt, John Gilling, Terence Young
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Action, Adventure, Romance
Actors Victor Mature, Michael Wilding, Anita Ekberg, Bonar Colleano, Eunyce Gayson, Finlay Currie
Roles Maj. Michael Ingram
Rating55%
Zarak Khan (Victor Mature) is the son of a chief who is caught embracing one his father's wives Salma (Anita Ekberg). Zarak's father sentenced both to torture and death but they are saved by an Imam (Finlay Currie). The exiled Zarak becomes a bandit chief and an enemy of the British Empire.
The Glass Slipper (1955)
, 1h33Directed by Charles Walters
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about children, Monde imaginaire, Films about music and musicians, Films about the labor movement, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Leslie Caron, Michael Wilding, Keenan Wynn, Estelle Winwood, Elsa Lanchester, Barry Jones
Roles Prince Charles
Rating63%
Ella, who is sometimes teased as "Cinderella", is a lonely and misunderstood young woman who lives in a European principality. An orphan who has become an almost-servant to her stepmother the Widow Sonder, and her stepsisters Birdina and Serafina, she is shunned by the townspeople because of her anti-social behavior and constant boasting that she will live in the palace one day (as a gypsy told her late mother, three years prior to Ella's birth).
The Scarlet Coat (1955)
, 1h35Directed by John Sturges
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Adventure, Historical, Romance
Themes Political films, Films about capital punishment
Actors Cornel Wilde, Michael Wilding, George Sanders, Anne Francis, Robert Douglas, John McIntire
Roles Maj. John Andre
Rating62%
In 1780, General Benedict Arnold commands the Continental Army defences at West Point, New York. Major John Bolton (Cornel Wilde), a dragoon officer assigned to counter-intelligence, intercepts and kills a British spy leaving the Storm King Tavern, and captures a letter found on the spy. He reports to Gen. Robert Howe (John McIntire), that the coded message was from the British spy calling himself "Gustavus" to "James Osborn", in care of Dr. Jonathan Odell of New York, stating that Arnold has taken command at West Point. The secret knowledge indicates that the spy is a "highly placed person". Bolton returns to the tavern, where one of his contacts, stableboy Ben Potter (Bobby Driscoll), tells him that the Tory wife of a redcoat, Mrs. Sally Cameron (Anne Francis), is travelling under a flag of truce possibly carrying information to the enemy. She catches them searching her room, where Bolton takes her safe conduct pass after verbally sparring with her. Mrs. Cameron tries to seduce Bolton to obtain its return, but he rebuffs her. A messenger arrives with a package for "Mr. Moody," but when no one by that name can be found, another traveler, Col. Winfield, offers to deliver the package. Bolton recognizes that Winfield is an imposter, and in a struggle over the package, kills him. Other American officers arrest Bolton for murder and deliver him to Howe.
The Egyptian (1954)
, 2h19Directed by Michael Curtiz
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical, Peplum
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about religion, Children's films
Actors Jean Simmons, Victor Mature, Gene Tierney, Michael Wilding, Edmund Purdom, John Carradine
Roles Akhnaton
Rating64%
The Egyptian tells the story of Sinuhe (Edmund Purdom), a struggling physician in 18th dynasty Egypt (14th Century BC.) who is thrown by chance into contact with the pharaoh Akhnaton (Michael Wilding). He rises to and falls from great prosperity, wanders the world, and becomes increasingly drawn towards a new religion spreading throughout Egypt. His companions throughout are his lover, a shy tavern maid named Merit (Jean Simmons), and his corrupt but likable servant, Kaptah (Peter Ustinov).