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Alexander Gauge
Actor 1914 - 1960

Alexander Gauge

Wenchow, China

Alexander Gauge was a British actor best known for playing Friar Tuck in The Adventures of Robin Hood from 1955 to 1959. Born in a Methodist Mission station in Wenzhou in China, Gauge was a well-known English character actor. Gauge attended school in California before moving... Read full bio →

Filmography

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16 titles
Nothing Barred

Nothing Barred

Darcy Conyers 1961 1h 20m 5.0

Lord Whitebait's plan to save his sinking fortunes is to open stately Whitebait Manor to the public

The Passionate Stranger

The Passionate Stranger

Muriel Box 1957 1h 37m 6.0

A chauffeur gets the wrong idea after he reads his lady boss's erotic novel.

The Iron Petticoat

The Iron Petticoat

Ralph Thomas 1956 1h 27m 5.0

Captain Vinka Kovalenko defects from Russia, but not for political reasons. She defects because she feels discriminated against as a woman. Captain Chuck Lockwood gets the order to show her the bright side of capitalism, while she tries to convince him of the superiority of communism.

The Green Man

The Green Man

Robert Day, Basil Dearden 1956 1h 20m 6.0

An assassin is annoyed by a vacuum cleaner salesman determined to stop him.

Port of Escape

Port of Escape

Anthony Young 1956 1h 16m 5.0

Two sailors visiting London get embroiled in a bar fight, resulting in a man's death. They hijack a boat with three women aboard and embark on a desperate maritime escape from authorities while holding the women hostage.

Tiger by the Tail

Tiger by the Tail

John Gilling 1955 1h 20m

On the first night of his London assignment, newsagency reporter John Desmonmd becomes heavily involved with enigmatic Anna Ray. The affair ends when she is shot struggling for a gun she has pulled on him. This is only the start of his troubles, as Anna worked for a criminal organisation who know Desmond has now got her valuable contacts list.

Reluctant Bride

Reluctant Bride

Henry Cass 1955 1h 15m

A money-to-burn and girl-chasing Texas oilman, and a sensitive, dignified entomologist find themselves in charge of a brood of wild kids whose parents, both famous explorers, are reported lost while on an African safari.

No Smoking

No Smoking

Henry Cass 1955 1h 13m

A scientist invents a pill to cure smokers of their nicotine addiction. However, when he makes his discovery public, he encounters strong resistance from the tobacco industry.

Will Any Gentleman...?

Will Any Gentleman...?

Michael Anderson 1953 1h 24m

A trip to the theatre changes a meek bank clerk's life, as he undergoes hypnosis and leaves without being woken up. Suddenly, he believes he is the world's greatest lover and becomes a terrorizing Casanova.

The Square Ring

The Square Ring

Basil Dearden 1953 1h 23m 6.0

Boxing drama following the lives of five different fighters and their reasons for becoming boxers.

Martin Luther

Martin Luther

Irving Pichel 1953 1h 45m

A biopic of Martin Luther, covering his life between 1505 and 1530, and the birth of the Protestant Reformation movement.

Counterspy

Counterspy

Vernon Sewell 1953 1h 5m 5.0

An auditor obtains classified prints/drawings coveted by British govt and others. Villains set traps to retrieve them, capturing him. He's tied to an operating table, facing scalpel torture from the gang leader.

The Pickwick Papers

The Pickwick Papers

Noel Langley 1952 1h 49m

The Pickwick Club sends Mr. Pickwick and a group of friends to travel across England and to report back on the interesting things they find...

Mother Riley Meets the Vampire

Mother Riley Meets the Vampire

John Gilling 1952 1h 14m

Vampire seeks world domination via experiments. Mistakenly delivered radar-controlled robot transports him and Mother Riley, leading to confrontation as she tries stopping Vampire's scheme.

Murder in the Cathedral

Murder in the Cathedral

George Hoellering 1951 1h 54m 6.0

Murder in the Cathedral is a story about Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, and his struggles against temptation and personal vanity prior to his murder in the great Cathedral.

The Interrupted Journey

The Interrupted Journey

Daniel Birt 1949 1h 20m 6.0

A writer eloping with his mistress by train has second thoughts, pulls the emergency brake, bails out and witnesses the train's collision with another train, events eventually leading to murder and a police manhunt.

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