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William Simons is a Actor British born on 17 november 1940 at Mumbles (United-kingdom)
William Simons (born 17 November 1940) is a Welsh born actor best known for his role as PC Alf Ventress in Heartbeat.
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Birth name William Simons
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 17 november 1940 at Mumbles (United-kingdom)
Death 21 june 2019 (at 78 years)
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 17 november 1940 at Mumbles (United-kingdom)
Death 21 june 2019 (at 78 years)
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The Woman in Black (1989)
, 1h40Directed by Herbert Wise
Genres Horror, Historical
Actors Adrian Rawlins, Bernard Hepton, David Daker, Pauline Moran, David Ryall, Clare Holman
Roles John Keckwick
Rating70%
A young solicitor, Arthur Kidd, is sent to a big city on the East Coast of England to attend the funeral of Mrs. Alice Drablow, an elderly reclusive widow. On the train, Kidd meets Sam Toovey, a local land owner who is unsettled upon hearing that Kidd is dealing with the Drablow estate. Arriving at Crythin Gifford, Kidd lodges at a local inn where he finds the townspeople reluctant to talk about Mrs. Drablow's dreary home, Eel Marsh House.
Pope John Paul II (1985)
, 2h30Directed by Herbert Wise
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical
Themes Films about religion
Actors Albert Finney, Caroline Bliss, Brian Cox, John Forgeham, Alfred Burke, Derek Francis
Roles Foreman Krauze
Rating65%
This film's timeline begins with the death of Pope John Paul I on September 28, 1978, and then flashes back to Karol Wojtyła as a young man growing up decades earlier in Wadowice, Poland. The storyline then returns to pre-October 16 dates in 1978 and flashes back to Wojtyła's early life, family relationships, his political involvements fighting against Nazism during World War II and against Communism after the war, and his relationship and involvement in the Roman Catholic Church as he becomes a priest, a bishop, a cardinal, and is eventually installed as the titular new pope.
Clash by Night (1964)
, 1h15Directed by Montgomery Tully
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Prison films
Actors Terence Longdon, Jennifer Jayne, Harry Fowler, Alan Wheatley, Peter Sallis, John Arnatt
Roles one of the guards left outside the barn (uncredited)
Rating61%
Not So Dusty (1956)
, 1h18Directed by Maclean Rogers
Origin United-kingdom
Actors Bill Owen, Leslie Dwyer, Joy Nichols, Wally Patch, Roddy Hughes, Ellen Pollock
Roles Derek Clark
Rating53%
West of Zanzibar (1954)
Directed by Harry Watt
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Adventure
Themes Films set in Africa
Actors Anthony Steel, Sheila Sim, Orlando Martins, William Simons, Martin Benson, Peter Illing
Roles Tim Payton
Rating57%
The rural African Galana tribe move to Mombasa following a drought. The tribe's peaceful ways are destroyed by the influence of illegal ivory traders. Game warden Bob Payton turns detective, travelling to Zanzibar to discover the ringleader behind the ivory smuggling. Payton tracks his quarry through some of the most treacherous passages of the Zanzibar territory. Despite obstacles which include crocodiles and rhinos, Payton finally corners the villain. The gang's ringleader has given an African tribe land in return for ivory tusks, but he is repaid for his scheming when the tribe turns on him.
Mandy (1952)
, 1h33Directed by Alexander Mackendrick, Jim O'Connolly
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Themes Films about disabilities
Actors Phyllis Calvert, Jack Hawkins, Mandy Miller, Terence Morgan, Godfrey Tearle, Nancy Price
Roles Boy with Ball (uncredited)
Rating73%
Harry and Christine Garland have a deaf daughter, Mandy. As they realise their daughter's situation, the parents enrol Mandy in special education classes to try to get her to speak. They quarrel in the process and their marriage comes under strain. There are also hints of a possible affair between Christine and Dick Searle, the headmaster of the school for the deaf where Mandy is enrolled. Eventually, the training succeeds to the point where Mandy says her own name for the first time. Mandy's speech was achieved by using a balloon. She was able to feel the vibrations of sound onto the balloon and knew she had made a sound.
Where No Vultures Fly (1951)
Directed by Harry Watt
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Adventure
Themes Films set in Africa
Actors Anthony Steel, Dinah Sheridan, Harold Warrender, Meredith Edwards, William Simons, Orlando Martins
Roles Tim Payton
Rating61%
The film is set in East Africa. It is about a game warden called Bob Payton (Anthony Steel). He is horrified by the destruction of wild animals by ivory hunters. He establishes a wildlife sanctuary. He is attacked by wild animals and must contend with a villainous ivory poacher (Harold Warrender).