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William Lucas is a Actor British born on 14 april 1925 at Manchester (United-kingdom)
William Lucas (born William Clucas, 14 April 1925) is a British film and television actor. His first acting role was in the film Portrait of Alison (1955), and later appeared in many Hammer Film Productions such as The Shadow of the Cat. He is probably best known for his role in The Adventures of Black Beauty (1972–74) as Dr. James Gordon and as Inspector Lestrade in Sherlock Holmes (BBC 1968).
He has also appeared in The Bill, Doctor Who, Last of the Summer Wine and long-running ITV soap opera Coronation Street.
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Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 14 april 1925 at Manchester (United-kingdom)
Death 8 july 2016 (at 91 years)
Birth 14 april 1925 at Manchester (United-kingdom)
Death 8 july 2016 (at 91 years)
He has also appeared in The Bill, Doctor Who, Last of the Summer Wine and long-running ITV soap opera Coronation Street.
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Operation: Daybreak (1975)
, 1h58Directed by Lewis Gilbert, Ernest Day
Origin USA
Genres War, Action
Themes Political films
Actors Anthony Andrews, Timothy Bottoms, Martin Shaw, Joss Ackland, Nicola Pagett, Anton Diffring
Roles Doctor (Sonja's Father) (uncredited)
Rating69%
En 1942, le gouvernement tchécoslovaque en exil à Londres ainsi que le Royaume Uni décident de mettre en place une opération visant à faire assassiner le protecteur du Reich en Bohème-Moravie, Reinhard Heydrich. Pour ce faire, ils forment et parachutent en Tchécoslovaquie deux agents chargé de s'en occuper : Jozef Gabčík et Jan Kubiš. Arrivés sur place, c'est avec le soutien du reste de la résistance tchèque qu'ils vont mettre en œuvre l'opération Anthropoid jusqu'au jour fatidique du 27 mai 1942 ou ils s'attaquent finalement à Heydrich...
Man at the Top (1973)
, 1h32Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Kenneth Haigh, Nanette Newman, Harry Andrews, William Lucas, Clive Swift, John Collin
Roles Marshall
Rating52%
Joe Lampton is promoted to managing director of a pharmaceutical company, and becomes involved with Lord Ackerman, the powerful chairman, who is also his father-in-law. But Joe makes a shocking discovery: his predecessor committed suicide because of his involvement in a drug that left 1000 African women sterile. Joe threatens to reveal all to the press, while Lord Ackerman seeks to persuade him otherwise, by offering him promotion to Chief Executive.
Tower of Evil (1972)
, 1h29Directed by Jim O'Connolly
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Horror, Slasher
Themes Serial killer films
Actors Bryant Haliday, Dennis Price, Jack Watson, Jill Haworth, Anna Palk, William Lucas
Roles Superintendent Hawk
Rating56%
On Snape Island, a small isolated point off the English coast, a series of bizarre brutal murders have taken place. A team of archeologists decide to head to the island to uncover a possible Phoenician treasure, but instead they find a horrific mystery when someone, or something, begins to kill off the curious trespassers.
Scramble (1970)
Actors Robin Askwith, Alfred Marks, James Hayter, David Lodge, William Lucas, Graham Stark
Night of the Big Heat (1967)
, 1h34Directed by Terence Fisher
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Horror
Themes La fin du monde, Météorologie, Films based on science fiction novels, Catastrophe climatique, Disaster films
Actors Christopher Lee, Patrick Allen, Peter Cushing, Sarah Lawson, Jane Merrow, Kenneth Cope
Roles Ken Stanley
Rating55%
Une invraisemblable vague de chaleur touche en plein hiver l'île britannique de Fara. À l'auberge du « Cygne Blanc », la tension monte en même temps que la température. Le mystérieux client Hanson finira pas dévoiler la cause de cet étrange microclimat : des extraterrestres se préparent à envahir la Terre et la chaleur intense leur est indispensable pour survivre…
Dateline Diamonds (1965)
, 1h13Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Musical, Crime
Themes Musical films
Actors William Lucas, Kenneth Cope, Conrad Phillips, George Mikell, Patsy Rowlands, Gertan Klauber
Roles Major Fairclough
Rating51%
The Very Edge (1963)
, 1h30Directed by Cyril Frankel
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Actors Anne Heywood, Richard Todd, Jack Hedley, Jeremy Brett, Nicole Maurey, Maurice Denham
Roles Inspector Davies
Rating64%
Bitter Harvest (1963)
, 1h36Directed by Peter Graham Scott
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Actors Janet Munro, John Stride, Alan Badel, Dame Thora Hird, Vanda Godsell, Richard Thorpe
Roles Mr. Medwin
Rating61%
Jennie Jones hails from the countryside when she decides to the travel to the big city. There, she is continually befriended by the wrong crowd and finds herself down on her luck and ultimately contemplating her own demise.
The Marked One (1963)
Directed by Francis Searle
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Crime
Actors William Lucas, Patrick Jordan, Arthur Lovegrove, Brian Nissen, Marianne Stone
Roles Don Mason
Rating58%
The Devil's Daffodil (1961)
, 1h34Directed by Ákos Ráthonyi
Origin German
Genres Crime
Actors William Lucas, Joachim Fuchsberger, Sabine Sesselmann, Albert Lieven, Christopher Lee, Klaus Kinski
Rating56%
Grande alerte dans la police de Londres : un meurtrier manifestement fou a tué trois jeunes femmes en très peu de temps. À chaque fois, le délinquant laisse un bouquet de narcisses jaunes sur les lieux du crime. L'inspecteur en chef Whiteside prend en charge l'enquête. Cependant, Jack Tarling, agent d'une compagnie aérienne internationale, et le mystérieux Chinois Ling Chu ne croient pas en l'action d'un individu. Surtout pas quand ils viennent d'échapper à un attentat à la bombe qui a détruit une cargaison d'héroïne de contrebande qui venait d'être découverte.
The Shadow of the Cat (1961)
, 1h19Directed by John Gilling
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Films about cats
Actors André Morell, Barbara Shelley, William Lucas, Freda Jackson, Richard Warner, Conrad Phillips
Roles Jacob Venable
Rating63%
Tabitha, the house cat of a wealthy lady, witnesses the murder of her owner by her husband and two servants. The cat becomes bent on revenge while the murderers try to kill her, the only witness.
Touch of Death (1961)
, 58minutesDirected by Lance Comfort
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Crime
Actors William Lucas, Ray Barrett, Jan Waters, Roberta Tovey
Roles Pete Mellor
Rating60%
Payroll (1961)
, 1h45Directed by Sidney Hayers
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Michael Craig, Françoise Prévost, Billie Whitelaw, William Lucas, Kenneth Griffith, Tom Bell
Roles Dennis Pearson
Rating69%
Four crooks (Johnny Mellors, Monty, Blackie and Bert) plan and execute a robbery on a payroll van, using the inside knowledge of Dennis Pearson, who works as an accountant at the firm concerned. Pearson is under pressure to support his wife Katie (Françoise Prévost) who demands a higher standard of living. However, the van driver, Harry Parker, is killed during the heist, whilst Bert is fatally wounded by Parker's colleague Frank Moore. Nevertheless, the gang manage to get away with £100,000.
Crack in the Mirror (1960)
, 1h36Directed by Richard Fleischer
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime, Romance
Themes Children's films
Actors Orson Welles, Juliette Gréco, Bradford Dillman, Alexander Knox, Catherine Lacey, William Lucas
Roles Kerstner
Rating64%
In a rundown Paris dwelling, an angry Hagolin accuses mistress Eponine of seeing a man named Larnier behind his back. In a party at a stately home, meanwhile, prosperous attorney Lamerciere's guests include his longtime mistress, Florence, and his young law partner, Claude.
Sons and Lovers (1960)
, 1h43Directed by Jack Cardiff, Peter Yates
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Actors Trevor Howard, Dean Stockwell, Wendy Hiller, Mary Ure, Conrad Phillips, Donald Pleasence
Roles William Morel
Rating70%
A young man with artistic talent who lives in a close-knit, English coal-mining town during the early 20th century finds himself inhibited by his emotionally manipulative, domineering mother — a literary, psychological interpretation of the Oedipus story. Gertrude Morel, miserable in her marriage, puts her hope into her son, Paul. In her attempt to manipulate Paul's life she jealously attempts to prevent Paul from having a relationship with any woman. However, Paul goes to the city for a job and becomes enchanted with self-actualized and "liberated" feminist co-worker, Mrs. Clara Dawes, who is married. Paul and Clara become involved sexually and Clara realizes that Paul's emotional attachment, as with her own, lies with another person — in Paul's case, his mother. Gertrude learns of Paul's involvement with Clara, and she slips into a morose depression and physical sickness. Paul flees to his mother, to care for her and sit by her side. After his mother's death, Paul meets the girlfriend of his youth, Miriam, and tells her that because of his codependency with his mother he intends to live the rest of his life without any serious relationship with another woman — in essence fulfilling his mother's desire and objective.