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Richard Murdoch is a Actor British born on 6 april 1907 at Keston (United-kingdom)
Richard Bernard Murdoch (6 April 1907 – 9 October 1990) was a British actor and entertainer.
Murdoch died on 9 October 1990, aged 83. His final performance in the Rumpole series was broadcast a few months later in 1991.
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Birth name Richard Bernard Murdoch
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 6 april 1907 at Keston (United-kingdom)
Death 9 october 1990 (at 83 years) at Walton-on-Thames (United-kingdom)
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 6 april 1907 at Keston (United-kingdom)
Death 9 october 1990 (at 83 years) at Walton-on-Thames (United-kingdom)
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He married the actress Peggy Rawlings in 1932, and they had three children, Belinda, Jane and Timothy.Murdoch died on 9 October 1990, aged 83. His final performance in the Rumpole series was broadcast a few months later in 1991.
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Whoops Apocalypse (1986)
, 1h33Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Actors Loretta Swit, Herbert Lom, Simon Dormandy, Michael Richards, Peter Cook, Richard Wilson
Roles Cabinet Minister
Rating59%
The beginning of the film parodies the Falklands War when a small British colony is invaded by its neighbour, the fictional country of Maguadora, whose dictator General Mosquera is played by Herbert Lom. The new President of the United States, Barbara Adams, tried to sort out the mess (both countries are hard on communism) but the peace talks are sabotaged by Lacrobat (Michael Richards), the world's leading terrorist. The British, under the leadership of PM Sir Mortimer Chris, send in a task force to seize the islands back. For revenge Mosquera hires Lacrobat to kidnap the British Princess Wendy, in order to hold her to ransom to get the British out. Sir Mortimer then threatens that unless she is returned in 48 hours, he will release a nuclear strike. So now President Barbara Adams not only has to deal with Mosquera and Lacrobat, she must also deal with Sir Mortimer, and also with the fact that Mosqueara decides to align himself with Russia, and this whole thing could start World War III.
Strictly Confidential (1959)
Directed by Charles Saunders
Genres Comedy
Actors Richard Murdoch, Bruce Seton, Llewellyn Rees, William Hartnell
Roles Cmdr. Bissham-Ryley
Rating51%
The Magic Box (1952)
, 1h58Directed by John Boulting, Roy Boulting, Cliff Owen
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Biography
Actors Robert Donat, Margaret Johnston, Maria Schell, Robert Beatty, Margaret Rutherford, Janette Scott
Roles Sitter in Bath Studio
Rating69%
In 1921, William Friese-Greene, in dire financial straits and separated from his wife, but still working, attends a film conference in London. He is saddened that all the attendees are businessmen interested only in moneymaking. He attempts to speak, but no-one is interested and he sits down. He thinks back to his early pioneering days.
Lilli Marlene (1950)
, 1h25Directed by Arthur Crabtree
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Themes Political films
Actors Hugh McDermott, Lisa Daniely, Stanley Baker, Richard Murdoch, Russell Hunter, Leslie Dwyer
Roles Flight Lieutenant Murdoch / Capt. Wimpole
Rating50%
A French girl named Lilli Marlene, working in her uncle's café in Benghazi, Libya, turns out to be the girl that the popular German wartime song Lili Marleen had been written for before the war, so both the British and the Germans try to use her for propaganda purposes - especially as it turns out that she can sing as well. The Germans try to snatch her at one point, but don't succeed, and she performs several times for the British troops and also appears in radio broadcasts to the USA, arranged by Steve, an American war correspondent embedded with the British Eighth Army, who eventually becomes her boyfriend.
Golden Arrow (1949)
Directed by Gordon Parry
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Actors Burgess Meredith, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Kathleen Harrison, Richard Murdoch, Kenneth Kove, Karel Štěpánek
Roles David Felton
Rating56%
On a journey from Paris to London, an Briton, a Frenchman and an American bond with each other and indulge in a romantic fantasy about a girl they see.
One Exciting Night (1944)
, 1h29Directed by Walter Forde
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Musical films
Actors Vera Lynn, Mary Clare, Donald Stewart, Frederick Leister, Cyril Smith, Richard Murdoch
Roles Illusionist
Rating61%
Vera Baker is an aspiring singer desperate for an opportunity to impress producer Michael Thorne. Her chance arrives at a benefit concert that is also the scene of an attempted kidnapping of Thorne by gangsters chasing a priceless Rembrandt. Vera somehow eventually thwarts the villains, and along the way manages to wow the audience with her singing.
The Ghost Train (1941)
, 1h25Directed by Walter Forde
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Horror comedy, Horror
Themes Transport films, Rail transport films, Films based on plays, Comedy horror films
Actors Arthur Askey, Richard Murdoch, Kathleen Harrison, Peter Murray-Hill, Morland Graham, Herbert Lomas
Roles Teddy Deakin
Rating60%
Tommy Gander (Arthur Askey), a vaudeville comedian, pulls the communication cord on a GWR express train, bringing it to a stop so he can retrieve his hat. Returning to the train, he escapes an angry conductor by ducking into a compartment occupied by attractive blonde Jackie Winthrop (Carole Lynne), whom Gander flirts with. Another passenger, Teddy (Richard Murdoch), has his eye on Jackie as well, but her companion Richard Winthrop (Peter Murray-Hill) ejects both of them from the compartment.
I Thank You (1941)
, 1h23Directed by Marcel Varnel
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Themes Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Political films, Documentary films about World War II
Actors Arthur Askey, Richard Murdoch, Moore Marriott, Graham Moffatt, Peter Gawthorne, Kathleen Harrison
Roles Stinker
Rating59%
The film is set in London during World War II at the time of the Blitz. The leads are a couple of out of work variety entertainers who use great ingenuity in their efforts to get financial assistance to "put on a show". Hoping to put their proposal to the formidable Lady Randall, ex-music hall star Lily Morris, they infiltrate her house in the guise of a servant (Murdoch) and cook (Askey - in drag). After some farcical interludes, they achieve their aim after Lady Randall is persuaded to sing an old music hall standard "Waiting at the Church" at an impromptu show located underground at Aldwych tube station, - used during wartime as an underground bomb shelter. As the ex-music hall star, Lily Morris plays herself. The title of the film is a gentrified version of Arthur Askey's famous catch-phrase - "I thangyew". Also in the film is elderly comic actor Moore Marriott who plays Lady Randall's somewhat eccentric father and the somewhat ubiquitous 'Albert' (Graham Moffatt) who appears under that name in the comedy films of both Will Hay and Arthur Askey.
Band Waggon (1940)
, 1h25Directed by Marcel Varnel
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Musical films
Actors Arthur Askey, Richard Murdoch, Pat Kirkwood, Moore Marriott, Peter Gawthorne, Donald Calthrop
Roles Stinker Murdoch
Rating54%
Arthur Askey and Stinker Murdoch, two out-of-work performers, are living on the roof of the Broadcasting House in Central London. After being called in for an audition with the BBC three months before, they were forgotten about and settled down to live there waiting for their big chance. One day an item from their clothes line falls and hits Claude Pilkington, a senior figure at the BBC, who has them evicted. They are forced to pack up all their belongings and leave.
Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt (1940)
, 1h15Directed by Walter Forde
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Films based on plays, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Arthur Askey, Richard Murdoch, Graham Moffatt, Will Hay, Moore Marriott, Felix Aylmer
Roles 'Stinker' Burton
Rating58%
Oxford students Arthur (Arthur Askey), Stinker (Richard Murdoch), and Albert (Graham Moffatt) are in danger of being "sent down" (expelled) for bad behaviour. Learning the Dean of Bowgate College is an amateur Egyptologist, Arthur—who had just played the lead in a stage version of "Charley's Aunt"—poses as Albert's wealthy Aunt Lucy, who might finance an archeological expedition if the Dean is lenient on her nephew and his friends. Unfortunately, the real Aunt Lucy picks this day to pay a visit to Oxford herself, with calamitous results.
The Terror (1938)
, 1h13Directed by Richard Bird
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Crime
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Wilfrid Lawson, Bernard Lee, Arthur Wontner, Linden Travers, Henry Oscar, Iris Hoey
Roles Detective Lewis
Rating55%
A group of criminals carry out a daring robbery of an armoured van. Two of the criminals are betrayed by the mastermind of the operation. After ten years in prison they come out and search for the man behind the crimes who betrayed them. But the police are on their tail also wanting to find out who was behind the robbery.
Over She Goes (1937)
Directed by Graham Cuts
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Musical films
Actors Stanley Lupino, Claire Luce, Gina Malo, Sally Gray, Judy Kelly, Bertha Belmore
Roles Sergeant Oliver
Rating70%
Looking on the Bright Side (1932)
, 1h21Directed by Basil Dean, Graham Cuts
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Musical films
Actors Gracie Fields, Viola Compton, Richard Dolman, Richard Murdoch
Roles Dancer (uncredited)
Rating59%
Gracie (Fields) and Laurie (Dolman) are lovers who together form a musical act. Gracie sings and Laurie writes the songs, but when Laurie gets a taste of fame, he runs off after a glamorous actress.