Arthur Mullard
Acting
Biography
No biography available for Arthur Mullard.
Born: September 19, 1910
Place of Birth: Islington, London, England, UK
Known For
Crooks and Coronets
Two crooks are hired to rob an eccentric old lady's estate, but once they get to know her, they can't bring themselves to do it.
Mind Your Language
Mind Your Language is a British sitcom broadcast on ITV. Created and written by Vince Powell, and directed by Stuart Allen, three series were produced by London Weekend Television between 1977 and 1979, and it was briefly revived in 1985 (or 1986 in most ITV regions) with six of the original cast members. Jeremy Brown, a language teacher, tries to make a living by teaching English to immigrants. With pupils from India, France, China, and many other countries, his lessons do not always go as planned.
Oliver Twist
When 9-year-old orphan Oliver Twist dares to ask his cruel taskmaster, Mr. Bumble, for a second serving of gruel, he's hired out as an apprentice. Escaping that dismal fate, young Oliver falls in with the street urchin known as the Artful Dodger and his criminal mentor, Fagin. When kindly Mr. Brownlow takes Oliver in, Fagin's evil henchman Bill Sikes plots to kidnap the boy.
Holiday on the Buses
Due to a female passenger falling out of her top whilst running for the bus Stan is distracted and crashes the bus resulting in the depot managers car being written off. As a result Stan, Jack and Blakey are fired. Stan and Jack soon get new jobs as a bus crew at a Pontins holiday resort but discover that Blakey has also gotten a job there as the chief security guard.
Inspector Hornleigh
When a landlady finds one of her tenants murdered, Inspector Hornleigh is sent to investigate. Inspector Hornleigh's assistant, Sergeant Bingham, soon finds an attaché case that had been stolen from the murdered man. When Hornleigh examines the case, inside it he finds a bag that was used to carry important government documents. The documents have been taken, and to make things even more confusing, a duplicate of the stolen bag soon turns up.
Hancock's Half Hour
Hancock's Half Hour is a BBC television comedy series of the 1950s and 60s written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. The series starred Tony Hancock with Sid James. The final series, renamed simply Hancock, starred Hancock alone. Comedian Tony Hancock starred in the show, playing an exaggerated and much poorer version of his own character and lifestyle, Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock, a down-at-heel comedian living at the dilapidated 23 Railway Cuttings in East Cheam. The series was influential in the development of the situation comedy, with its move away from radio variety towards a focus on character development.
The Ladykillers
Five oddball criminals planning a bank robbery rent rooms on a cul-de-sac from an octogenarian widow under the pretext that they are classical musicians.
Band of Thieves
A group of prisoners are encouraged to form a jazz band and vow to go straight when they are released to tour the country. However, the trumpets and clarinets are just a cover for a series of robberies. Musical comedy, starring British jazz star Acker Bilk as himself, alongside Jimmy Thompson and Jennifer Jayne.
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
A rebellious youth, sentenced to a boy’s reformatory for robbing a bakery, rises through the ranks of the institution by impressing its Governor through his prowess as a long distance runner. He is encouraged to compete in an upcoming race, but faces ridicule from his peers.
Ladies Who Do
The "Ladies Who Do" are office cleaners. One of them discovers some hot stock tips and they make a fortune. They then make good use of it to save their old neighbourhoods from the wicked developer.
Filmography
as Blackie (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Blackie
as Self
as Wally Briggs
as Ben
as Gnome 1
as Jack Plaster
as Wally Briggs
as Gravedigger (segment 4 "Bargain in Death")
as Wally Briggs
as Commissionaire
as Perce
as Cyril, Big Man
as Cafe Boss
as Yossie
as Big Jim
as Drum Master
as Traffic Warden
as Mr. Merryweather
as Ted
as Brassknuckles
as Chief Borstal Officer (uncredited)
as Getaway
as Brother Grogan
as Police Chief
as Sam
as Fred
as Tubby
as Renny Fiasco
as Joe Linders
as PC Trubshaw
as Joe's Heavy
as Nightclub Bouncer (uncredited)
as Workman
as (uncredited)
as Russian guard
as Boxer (uncredited)
as Detective at Briefing (uncredited)
as Henchman (uncredited)
as (uncredited)
as Undercover Policeman (uncredited)
as Russian Policeman (uncredited)
as Minor Role (uncredited)
as (uncredited)
as Harry, Boxing Booth Contestant
as Film Studio Employee (uncredited)
as Stage-hand (uncredited)
as Seaman on the Dunbar (uncredited)
as Stretcher-bearer (uncredited)
as PC at Darts Game (Uncredited)
as Man Standing Near Bar (uncredited)
as Policeman in Manhunt
as Undetermined Minor Role (Uncredited)
as (uncredited)
as (uncredited)