Alexander Knox
Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Alexander Knox (January 16, 1907 – April 25, 1995) was a Canadian actor and author of adventure novels set in the Great Lakes area during the 19th century. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alexander Knox, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Born: January 16, 1907
Place of Birth: Strathroy, Ontario, Canada
Known For
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Long-running anthology program sponsored by Hallmark Cards. Beginning in 1951 and continuing into 2019, the series received 80 Emmy Awards, 24 Christopher Awards, 11 Peabody Awards, 9 Golden Globes, and 4 Humanitas Prizes. Early seasons were a weekly live drama, eventually transitioning to videotaped and then filmed productions broadcast as occasional specials.
Run a Crooked Mile
A man witnesses a murder in a secluded mansion. When he reports it, there's no evidence of the murder, or that anyone was there. Two years later he wakes up in a hospital room after a polo accident to find he's had amnesia, is now married, and living in Switzerland. Now remembering the incident he returns to England to try to solve the mystery.
The 25th Hour
A Romanian peasant fights to get back to his family after he's imprisoned by the Nazis.The picture is based on real events. It includes Hungary's government in collaboration with the Nazis, the encroachment of Romania by Stalin's troopers, and other happenings.
The Longest Day
The retelling of June 6, 1944, from the perspectives of the Germans, US, British, Canadians, and the Free French. Marshall Erwin Rommel, touring the defenses being established as part of the Reich's Atlantic Wall, notes to his officers that when the Allied invasion comes they must be stopped on the beach. "For the Allies as well as the Germans, it will be the longest day"
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
George Smiley, the aging master spy of the Cold War and once heir apparent to Control, is brought back out of retirement to flush out a top level mole within the Circus. Smiley must travel back through his life and murky workings of the Circus to unravel the net spun by his nemesis Karla 'The Sandman' of the KGB and reveal the identity of the mole before he disappears.
Crack in the Mirror
Three stars appear in two separate but intertwined stories of romantic triangles gone wrong in this ambitious drama. In the first segment, Hagolin is a loutish construction worker with an unhappy wife, Eponine. The wife becomes involved with a swarthy working man, Larnier, and their passion knows no boundaries of caution or safety. Eventually, Eponine's and Larnier's lust drives them to madness, and they murder Hagolin. The second tale concerns an up-and-coming young lawyer, Claude, whose mentor is a highly successful veteran attorney, Lamerciere, with a beautiful young wife named Florence. Claude finds himself defending Larnier and Eponine, while Lamerciere dies of a heart attack after he discovers that Florence has been unfaithful to him with Claude.
The Saint
Simon Templar is The Saint, a handsome, sophisticated, debonair, modern-day Robin Hood who recovers ill-gotten wealth and redistributes it to those in need.
Europe '51
A wealthy, self-absorbed Rome socialite is racked by guilt over the death of her young son. As a way of dealing with her grief and finding meaning in her life, she decides to devote her time and money to the city’s poor and sick. Her newfound, single-minded activism leads to conflicts with her husband and questions about her sanity.
Lovejoy
The adventures of the eponymous Lovejoy, a likeable but roguish antiques dealer based in East Anglia. Within the trade, he has a reputation as a “divvie”, a person with an almost supernatural powers for recognising exceptional items as well as distinguishing genuine antique from clever fakes or forgeries.
The Sea Wolf
Shipwrecked fugitives try to escape a brutal sea captain who's losing his mind.
Filmography
as Self (archive footage)
as Pinder
as Sen. Hornby
as Sir Clements Markham
as General
as Thomas Bell
as Henry Stimson
as Thornton Donegin
as Henry Stimson - Secretary of War
as Control
as Meyer
as The Judge
as The American Ambassador
as The Judge
as Colonel De Graaf
as Buffington
as Sir Howard Nettleton
as General Peronne
as Henry Clarke
as President Madero
as American General
as Secretary of Defense (uncredited)
as Commissioner Lighton
as Provost
as Sir Evelyn Baring
as Minister
as Frank Saville
as Rev. Anderson
as Sir Charles Eggerston
as Detective Inspector Lomer
as Colonel Burton
as Frederick Bonner
as Bernard
as Governor Hudson Inverest
as Maj. Gen. Walter Bedell Smith
as Colonel Calderwood
as Sir Edgar Clarke
as President
as Petrie
as Walter Keyser
as Gestapo Leader Müller
as Leonard Pawley
as Dr. McNeil
as Father Godwin
as Chandler Bridson
as Sir Giles Manning
as Hartman
as Stephen MacKenzie
as Mr. Joyce
as Dr. Peter Walton
as Owen Robertson
as Chief Justice
as Dr. Clive Esmond
as George Girard
as Dr. Clifford Frazer
as Henry Stimson
as Will Isham
as Dr. Curtis Lanyon
as Vincent Mailer
as Professor Megroth
as Tom Salter
as Mark Landis
as Mallory St. Aubyn
as Judge Thomas Bailey
as Dr. McDonnell
as Max W. Wharton
as Woodrow Wilson
as Wilhelm Grimm
as German Captain
as Rector
as Humphrey Van Weyden
as Saunders
as Bit Part
as Dr Anthony Lomond
as Ludwick’s Assistant (uncredited)