Anthony Bushell
Acting
Biography
Anthony Arnatt Bushell was an English film actor and director, who appeared in 56 films between 1929 and 1961. He played Colonel Breen in the BBC serial Quatermass and the Pit (1958–59), and also appeared in and directed various British TV series such as Danger Man.
Born: May 19, 1904
Place of Birth: Westerham, Kent, England, UK
Known For
A Woman Commands
In order to keep his lover, Maria Draga, in luxury, Captain Alex Pastitsch contracts huge debts which threaten his military career. To save Alex's career, his superior officer, Colonel Strádimirovitsch has an idea of how to fix it.
A Night to Remember
The sinking of the Titanic is presented in a highly realistic fashion in this tense British drama. The disaster is portrayed largely from the perspective of the ocean liner's second officer, Charles Lightoller. Despite numerous warnings about ice, the ship sails on, with Capt. Edward John Smith keeping it going at a steady clip. When the doomed vessel finally hits an iceberg, the crew and passengers discover that they lack enough lifeboats, and tragedy follows.
Hamlet
Winner of four Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor, Sir Laurence Olivier’s Hamlet continues to be the most compelling version of Shakespeare’s beloved tragedy. Olivier is at his most inspired—both as director and as the melancholy Dane himself—as he breathes new life into the words of one of the world’s greatest dramatists.
Chances
Two brothers, Jack and Tom, are in love with the same woman, Molly. While the two brothers go off to war and Molly does her part in the effort, Tom believes that Molly is waiting for him, while in fact, she loves Jack and only turned to Tom on the rebound. Jack and Molly meet while he is on leave, and when he returns to battle, he doesn't know how to handle the situation with Tom.
Quatermass and the Pit
A team of scientists search for the origin and purpose of a mysterious capsule found on a building site.
The Scarlet Pimpernel
18th century English aristocrat Sir Percy Blakeney leads a double life. He appears to be merely the effete aristocrat, but in reality is part of an underground effort to free French nobles from Robespierre's Reign of Terror.
The Arsenal Stadium Mystery
During a charity football match between Arsenal and touring amateur side Trojans, the Trojan's new star player collapses and dies. Inspector Slade of Scotland Yard is called in and declares it was murder. It takes all his ingenuity and another death before the motive is discovered and the killer revealed.
The Small Back Room
As the Germans drop explosive booby-traps on 1943 Britain, the embittered expert who'll have to disarm them fights a private battle with alcohol.
The Red Beret
Steve MacKendrick resigns from the US Army after causing the needless death of a fellow officer. Wanting to serve in the war, he enlists as a Canadian in the British 1st Parachute Brigade. He proves himself exceptionally skilled for a recruit, arousing the suspicion of his commanding officer who starts an investigation. He redeems himself during combat. The film was titled "Paratrooper" in the US.
Five Star Final
Searching for headlines at any cost, an unscrupulous newspaper owner forces his editor to print a serial based on a past murder, tormenting a woman involved.
Filmography
as Major Nelson
as Tom Doughty
as Plunkett
as Colonel James Breen
as Capt. Arthur Rostron
as Brigadier
as General Paterson
as Sir Millington Drake, British Minister, Montevideo
as Ambassador Baring
as Aldridge
as King Arthur
as General Whiting
as Major Guy Ashley
as Maj. Elliott
as Clive Bedford
as Dr. Kaneslaey
as Baron Hugo Traun
as Col. Strang
as Bit Part (uncredited)
as (uncredited)
as Pilot
as John Doyce
as Sir Andrew Foulkes
as Bob Carter
as Roddy Hammond
as Det. Insp. Forsythe
as Flag Lt. Steve Langham
as Sir Andrew Ffoulkes
as Tony Fields
as Toby Griffiths
as Peter Bradley
as Otto
as Ralph Morlant
as Lt. Ronald Jamieson
as Lt. Valentine
as Philip Whitney
as Larry Pemberton
as Dobbin
as Lt. Iwan Petrovitch
as Arthur Raymond
as Phillip Weeks
as Tom Ingleside
as Leslie Darrow
as Freddie Granton
as Capt. Arthur Chamberlain
as Bobby
as Hibbert
as Brooks - the Butler
as Lord Charles Deeford