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Moray Watson is a Actor British born on 25 june 1928 at Sunningdale (United-kingdom)
Moray Watson (born 25 June 1928 in Sunningdale, Berkshire) is an English actor.
Watson's father was killed in Belgium in World War II. He was educated at Eton College and made his first appearance on stage whilst still a student at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art at a matinee performance in memory of Ellen Terry at Hythe, Kent. After appearances in repertory, he appeared on the West End stage, including The Doctor's Dilemma and in The Rivals by Sheridan both at the Haymarket Theatre.
In 1963, he went to New York City to appear in The Private Ear and The Public Eye.
He played the part of the Art Editor in the BBC series Compact for some years.
He appeared in several films, including Operation Crossbow and The Grass Is Greener, in which he played opposite Robert Mitchum and Cary Grant.
He has a series of television credits to his name, most notably as Brigadier Arthur Maiford, M.C. (ret.) (but always known to the Larkins as "The General") in The Darling Buds of May (1991–1993); and George Frobisher in Rumpole of the Bailey (1978–1992).
He also appeared as Sir Robert Muir in the Doctor Who story Black Orchid; and has a small role in Yes Minister. He also appeared in the 1974 version of The Pallisers as Barrington Erle and in the Albert Campion mystery The Death of a Late Pig as the Chief Constable. He also played a Chief constable in the 1977 BBC series Murder Most English and Mr Bennet in the 1980 BBC series Pride and Prejudice.
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Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 25 june 1928 at Sunningdale (United-kingdom)
Death 2 may 2017 (at 88 years)
Birth 25 june 1928 at Sunningdale (United-kingdom)
Death 2 may 2017 (at 88 years)
Watson's father was killed in Belgium in World War II. He was educated at Eton College and made his first appearance on stage whilst still a student at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art at a matinee performance in memory of Ellen Terry at Hythe, Kent. After appearances in repertory, he appeared on the West End stage, including The Doctor's Dilemma and in The Rivals by Sheridan both at the Haymarket Theatre.
In 1963, he went to New York City to appear in The Private Ear and The Public Eye.
He played the part of the Art Editor in the BBC series Compact for some years.
He appeared in several films, including Operation Crossbow and The Grass Is Greener, in which he played opposite Robert Mitchum and Cary Grant.
He has a series of television credits to his name, most notably as Brigadier Arthur Maiford, M.C. (ret.) (but always known to the Larkins as "The General") in The Darling Buds of May (1991–1993); and George Frobisher in Rumpole of the Bailey (1978–1992).
He also appeared as Sir Robert Muir in the Doctor Who story Black Orchid; and has a small role in Yes Minister. He also appeared in the 1974 version of The Pallisers as Barrington Erle and in the Albert Campion mystery The Death of a Late Pig as the Chief Constable. He also played a Chief constable in the 1977 BBC series Murder Most English and Mr Bennet in the 1980 BBC series Pride and Prejudice.
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A Murder of Quality (1991)
, 1h43Directed by Gavin Millar
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
Themes Spy films, Political films
Actors Denholm Elliott, Christian Bale, Joss Ackland, Glenda Jackson, Billie Whitelaw, Ronald Pickup
Roles Maj. Harriman
Rating62%
George Smiley, at the request of his old wartime colleague Ailsa Brimley, investigates the murder of Stella Rode. A letter had previously come to Brimley from Rode detailing a plot supposedly by her husband, Stanley Rode, who teaches at Carne School, to kill her. Upon investigating, Smiley learns of many secrets that were kept by the victim, and one being that Terence Fielding, a house master at Carne, was being blackmailed by her due to past homosexual activities. Smiley solves the investigation when it is revealed that it was not Stanley Rode who murdered his wife, but Terence Fielding.
Sir Norbert Smith, a Life (1989)
, 52minutesGenres Comedy
Actors Harry Enfield, Melvyn Bragg, Renée Asherson, Moray Watson, Josie Lawrence, Felicity Montagu
Roles Sir Donald Stuffy
Rating84%
The Body in the Library (1984)
Directed by Silvio Narizzano
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Joan Hickson, David Horovitch, Gwen Watford, Moray Watson, Frederick Jaeger, Valentine Dyall
Roles Colonel Bantry
Rating75%
Miss Marple aides her neighbours the Bantrys when a lovely young girl is found dead in their library. The girl is traced to a seaside resort and the desperate family of a wealthy old man.
The Sea Wolves (1980)
, 2hDirected by Andrew V. McLaglen
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Action
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films
Actors Gregory Peck, Roger Moore, David Niven, Trevor Howard, Barbara Kellerman, Patrick Macnee
Roles Breen
Rating62%
During World War II, German submarines are sinking thousands of tons of British merchant shipping. British intelligence, based in India, believes that information is being passed to the U-Boats by a radio transmitter hidden on board one of three German merchant ships interned in Portuguese Goa. Since Portugal is neutral, the ships cannot be attacked by conventional forces.
Every Home Should Have One (1970)
, 1h34Directed by Jim Clark
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Actors Marty Feldman, Judy Cornwell, Patrick Cargill, Julie Ege, Jack Watson, Shelley Berman
Roles Chandler
Rating50%
An advertising man is tasked by his boss with trying to come up with a sexy new image for porridge. He is also struggling with his chaotic home life, where his wife has become involved in a campaign to "clean up" television.
Operation Crossbow (1965)
, 1h56Directed by Michael Anderson
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Action, Spy
Themes Spy films, Transport films, Aviation films, Political films
Actors George Peppard, Sophia Loren, Trevor Howard, John Mills, Tom Courtenay, Richard Johnson
Roles Col. Kenneth Post
Rating65%
From 1943, Nazi Germany started working on terror weapons, the V-1 flying bomb and V-2 rocket while British Intelligence learns about a new secret weapon. Technical problems with the V-1 lead the Germans to create a manned version to ascertain the flight problems of the rocket but all the test pilots are killed flying it. Aviator Hanna Reitsch (Barbara Rütting) successfully flies and lands the V-1 prototype, discovering the problem (mechanical shifting of the rocket's weight and change of speed) and how to solve it, which leads to the mass production of the V-1.
The Valiant (1962)
, 1h30Directed by Roy Ward Baker
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War, Action
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Underwater action films, Political films
Actors John Mills, Ettore Manni, Roberto Risso, Robert Shaw, Liam Redmond, Leonardo Cortese
Roles Capt. Turnbull
Rating65%
Alexandria December, 1941. Two Italian frogmen are captured under suspicion of placing a mine under the HMS Valiant. They are brought onto the ship for questioning.
The Grass Is Greener (1960)
, 1h44Directed by Stanley Donen
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr, Robert Mitchum, Jean Simmons, Moray Watson, Joan Benham
Roles Trevor Sellers
Rating64%
The Earl and Countess of Rhyall (Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr) are facing financial troubles and are therefore forced to permit guided tours of their stately home.
Find the Lady (1956)
Directed by Charles Saunders
Genres Comedy
Actors Donald Houston, Beverly Brooks, Mervyn Johns, Kay Callard, Maurice Kaufmann, Edwin Richfield
Roles Jimmy
Rating58%
During New Year's Eve, a young model spends the day searching for her grandmother, who has suspiciously gone missing.