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Oliver Samuels is a Actor born on 4 november 1948

Oliver Samuels

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Birth 4 november 1948 (76 years)

Oliver Adolphus Samuels is a Jamaican comedian and actor. He is often described as the Jamaican "King of Comedy", performing both stand-up and comic theatre.

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Carl Bradshaw
Carl Bradshaw
(2 films)
E-Dee
E-Dee
(1 films)
Mimi Rogers
Mimi Rogers
(1 films)
Sol Raye
Sol Raye
(1 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Oliver Samuels (4 films)

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Out the Gate, 1h44
Themes Medical-themed films, Seafaring films, Films about music and musicians, Films about drugs, Transport films, Musical films, Buddy films, Gangster films
Actors Paul Campbell, Oliver Samuels, Shelli Boone, E-Dee
Roles Uncle Willie
Rating77% 3.868853.868853.868853.868853.86885
The film tells the story of a dreamer, Everton (Everton Dennis) who after things go wrong in his home town of (Toll Gate)Clarendon, leaves for the United States to make it big in music, where the Don of LA (Paul Campbell) demands more than he can deliver.
Great Moments in Aviation, 1h33
Directed by Beeban Kidron
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Films about sexuality, Transport films, LGBT-related films, Aviation films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Rakie Ayola, Jonathan Pryce, John Hurt, Vanessa Redgrave, Dorothy Tutin, Carmen Munroe
Roles Thomas
Rating59% 2.99912.99912.99912.99912.9991
Set in 1957, Great Moments in Aviation follows Gabriel Angel (Rakie Ayola), a young Caribbean woman from Grenada who embarks on a cruise to England with the intention of becoming an aviator. Upon boarding the ship, Gabriel finds herself assigned shared sleeping quarters with fellow passenger Duncan Stewart (Jonathan Pryce). The rest of the ship's passengers, including missionaries Angela Bead (Vanessa Redgrave) and Gwendolyne Quim (Dorothy Tutin) assume the two are married, and when Professor Rex Goodyear (John Hurt) appears to recognise Duncan as his old acquaintance Alasdair Birch, Duncan fosters the assumption to maintain his cover. It transpires that Duncan is a forger, who many years ago stole a Titian painting from Goodyear and had an affair with his wife. Goodyear believes that his painting is on board the ship, and leads Gabriel to believe that Duncan was responsible for his wife's death. She is furious with Duncan for lying to her, but the two go on to reconcile and later make love. Their romance is complicated by the fact Gabriel professes to have a husband waiting for her in England. She explains that he has been there for two years working, and she is joining him so that she can fulfil her lifelong dream of becoming a pilot — inspired by her grandfather Thomas (Oliver Samuels) who flew off into a storm and never came home. They begin a relationship nonetheless, supported by Angela and Gwendolyne, who also come to realise that they have feelings for one another. They each confess to having secretly been in love with the other for years, and become lovers, vowing to live together in their retirement. It comes to light that the death of Goodyear's wife was an accident, caused as he and Duncan fought over her. Duncan returns his painting, and goes on to burn all his forged documents and papers in front of Gabriel. She confesses that her marriage to Michael is over, and she and Duncan resolve to begin a life together. The film ends with Gabriel's grandmother Vesuvia (Carmen Munroe) reading her family a letter from England, informing them that Gabriel and Duncan are happy together, and are expecting a child. As the family express their delight, Gabriel flies overhead, having finally attained her pilot licence and become an aviator.
The Mighty Quinn, 1h38
Directed by Carl Schenkel
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Action, Crime
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Musical films
Actors Denzel Washington, James Fox, Mimi Rogers, M. Emmet Walsh, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Robert Townsend
Roles Rupert
Rating60% 3.0015853.0015853.0015853.0015853.001585
Xavier Quinn (Denzel Washington) is the chief of police on a small, unnamed Caribbean island (the novel was set on the fictional island of St. Caro). When Donald Pater, the millionaire owner of a luxury resort hotel, is found murdered, everyone assumes that the culprit is Maubee (Robert Townsend), a petty crook who also happens to be Quinn's best friend. Quinn doesn't believe it and clashes with the local bureaucracy: Thomas Elgin (James Fox), an arrogant political fixer, and the island's underqualified governor (Norman Beaton). Quinn's worries over the murder exacerbate his troubles at home; he is estranged from his wife, Lola (Sheryl Lee Ralph), and rarely has time to see his son.
Countryman
Countryman (1982)

Genres Drama, Action, Adventure
Actors Hiram Keller, Oliver Samuels, Carl Bradshaw
Rating65% 3.2868853.2868853.2868853.2868853.286885
Un pêcheur jamaïcain recueille deux rescapés d'un avion en difficulté qui s'est écrasé dans la jungle, une opportunité pour le colonel Sinclair pour mettre en œuvre un complot contre l'opposition... Les deux jeunes rescapés vont apprendre à vivre au milieu de cette jungle avec l'aide mystique du pêcheur...