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Martin Benson
Actor 1918 - 2010

Martin Benson

London, England, UK

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Martin Benjamin Benson (10 August 1918 – 28 February 2010) was an English character actor, who appeared in films, theatre and television. He appeared in both British and Hollywood productions. Description above from the Wikipedia... Read full bio →

Filmography

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28 titles
Angela's Ashes

Angela's Ashes

Alan Parker 1999 2h 25m 7.5

An Irish Catholic family returns to 1930s Limerick after a child's death in America. The unemployed I.R.A. veteran father struggles with poverty, prejudice and alcoholism as the family endures harsh slum conditions.

Sphinx

Sphinx

Franklin J. Schaffner 1981 1h 58m

Egyptologist Erica Baron finds more than she bargained for during her long-planned trip to The Land of the Pharoahs - murder, theft, betrayal, love, and a mummy's curse!

The Sea Wolves

The Sea Wolves

Andrew V. McLaglen 1980 2h

During World War II, British Intelligence brings a crew of ex-soldiers out of retirement, using their age as cover, to take to the seas and pull off an unlikely undercover mission in neutral Goa.

The Human Factor

The Human Factor

Otto Preminger 1979 1h 55m

When a leak of information in the African section of British Intelligence is discovered, security man Daintry is brought in to investigate.

Meetings with Remarkable Men

Meetings with Remarkable Men

Peter Brook 1979 1h 48m 4.0

The story of G.I. Gurdjieff an Asian mystic who after a lifetimes study developed a form of meditation incorporating modern dance.

The Message

The Message

Moustapha Akkad 1977 2h 58m 7.0

Handsomely-mounted historical epic concerns the birth of the Islamic faith and the story of the prophet Mohammed.

Jesus of Nazareth

Jesus of Nazareth

1977 1h 37m

Dramatizes the Birth, Life, Ministry, Crucifixion, and Resurrection of Jesus Christ, largely according to the Holy Bible's New Testament Gospels.

The Omen

The Omen

Richard Donner 1976 1h 51m 8.0

Immediately after their miscarriage, the US diplomat Robert Thorn adopts the newborn Damien without the knowledge of his wife. Yet what he doesn’t know is that their new son is the son of the devil. A classic horror film with Gregory Peck from 1976.

Al-risâlah

Al-risâlah

Moustapha Akkad 1976 3h 26m

In sixth-century Mecca, Prophet Muhammad receives his first revelation from God as a messenger. Three years later, he's not alone in his quest and publicly declares his prophecy. Muhammad is fought by Abu Sufian and his wife Hind, rulers of Mecca. Muhammad's followers are hunted and tortured but he continues his calling.

Goldfinger

Goldfinger

Guy Hamilton 1964 1h 50m 7.8

Someone is planning a major robbery of Gold that could destroy the economy. James Bond is dispatched by the MI6 and the Bank of England to find the people responsible and stop them. This is the third film from the legendary James Bond series starring Sean Connery as the British super agent.

Behold a Pale Horse

Behold a Pale Horse

Fred Zinnemann 1964 1h 58m 6.0

Manuel Artiguez, a famous bandit during the Spanish civil war, has lived in French exile for 20 years. When his mother is dying he considers visiting her secretly in his Spanish home town. But his biggest enemy, the Spanish police officer Vinolas, prepared a trap at the hospital as a chance to finally catch Artiguez.

A Shot in the Dark

A Shot in the Dark

Blake Edwards 1964 1h 42m 7.2

A Shot in the Dark is the second and more successful film from the Pink Panther film series where both animated and real life sequences are mixed. A cult classic from Blake Edwards based on the play L’Idiot by Marcel Achard and Harry Kurnitz.

Cleopatra

Cleopatra

Joseph L. Mankiewicz 1963 4h 11m 6.7
Captain Clegg

Captain Clegg

Peter Graham Scott 1962 1h 23m 7.0

A captain and his sailors investigate the rampaging "Marsh Phantoms" terrorizing a coastal town, but their search is hindered by a local reverend and a horrifying curse.

Gorgo

Gorgo

Eugène Lourié 1961 1h 18m 5.0

Never take a baby from his mother. You'll see why in this action-packed monster thriller as young Gorgo, a creature from the sea, is relocated to London from Ireland, with rampaging mommy-dearest not far behind.

The 3 Worlds of Gulliver

The 3 Worlds of Gulliver

Jack Sher 1960 1h 40m 6.0

After being shipwrecked, a man finds himself on an island inhabited by tiny people, who soon make plans for him.

Sands of the Desert

Sands of the Desert

John Paddy Carstairs 1960 1h 32m

In this British comedy set in Saudi Arabia, a gentle British travel-agency clerk decides that it would be a smashing idea to open up a desert resort in Arabia. He heads to the desert and immediately finds himself on the bad side of a local sheik as the fellow tries to build his resort atop oil-rich land.

Exodus

Exodus

Otto Preminger 1960 3h 28m 6.8

The story of Exodus is relocated to the seaside town Margate. Moses lives in the Promised Lands with his adoptive parents, until he finds his mother in the shanty town, Dreamland, where she’s been ghettoised with other ‘undesirables’. He takes on his father, Pharaoh, and leads a radical campaign to liberate the people of Dreamland.

The Strange World of Planet X

The Strange World of Planet X

Gilbert Gunn 1958 1h 15m 7.0

Near a small English village, a scientific team is conducting experiments with magnetic fields, the results of which may have military applications but the intensification of which seem to be connected to UFO reports, a series of murders, an enormous insect egg, and a strange visitor with exceptional scientific knowledge.

Sea of Sand

Sea of Sand

Guy Green 1958 1h 37m

A small British army team is sent deep behind enemy lines to destroy a German petrol dump as part of the preparation for a major attack in the North African campaign. Sea of Sand was distributed in the US in a shortened version, Desert Patrol.

Doctor at Large

Doctor at Large

Ralph Thomas 1957 1h 44m

Losing out to Dr. Bingham (Michael Medwin) in a competition for house surgeon when he offends a member of the board, young Dr. Simon Sparrow (Dirk Bogarde) finds himself going from post to post, filling in for other physicians.

The King and I

The King and I

Walter Lang 1956 2h 13m 7.3

Musical about a widow who accepts a job as a live-in governess of the King of Siam's children.

Soho Incident

Soho Incident

Vernon Sewell 1956 1h 16m

A boxer and war-time Telephone Engineer (Lee Patterson) is lured into a murder cover-up plot by a scheming woman ( Faith Domergue).

23 Paces to Baker Street

23 Paces to Baker Street

Henry Hathaway 1956 1h 43m 7.0

Philip Hannon, a blind playwright living in London, overhears part of a conversation , that leads him into a desperate race, to find a kidnapped child. When he gets no help from the police, he along with his butler, and his ex fiancée, attempt to track down the crooks.

Doctor at Sea

Doctor at Sea

Ralph Thomas 1955 1h 33m

Bachelor Dr. Simon Sparrow (Dirk Bogarde) goes to sea to escape his mentor's amorous daughter, but ends up in more trouble wrangling the captain, crew, and Brigitte Bardot.

Monsieur Ripois

Monsieur Ripois

René Clément 1954 1h 40m

While his wife, Catherine, is finalizing their divorce, serial philanderer Andre invites his latest conquest, Catherine’s best friend, Patricia, over for dinner.

Wheel of Fate

Wheel of Fate

Francis Searle 1953 1h 12m

Two brothers work in their invalid father's repair garage. Johnny is the quiet, reliable one while Ted is younger and wilder. The brothers feud over Lucky, a beautiful band singer.

The Gambler and the Lady

The Gambler and the Lady

Patrick Jenkins 1952 1h 12m

A greedy but successful professional gambler wants to join the British Establishment when he falls in love with a blue-blooded lady. But first he must mend his ways and then dump his nightclub singer girl friend. She's not so easy to get rid of, neither is his past.

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