Charles Farrell
Acting
Biography
Charles Farrell was born on August 6, 1900 in Dublin, Ireland. He was an actor, known for Night and the City (1950), The Crimson Pirate (1952) and The Last Appointment (1954). He was married to Babbie McManus. He died on August 27, 1988 in London, England. Not to be confused with American actor Charles Farrell (1900-1990).
Born: August 6, 1900
Place of Birth: Dublin, Ireland
Known For
The Avengers
A quirky spy show of the adventures of eccentrically suave British Agent John Steed and his predominantly female partners. Jonathan Steed - an urbane, proper gentleman spy - teams with various assistants throughout the series' run, including Dr. David Keel, Cathy Gale, Emma Peel and Tara King, to repeatedly save the world from diabolical schemes plotted by equally diabolical evil-doers (among them robots and man-eating monsters).
Night and the City
Londoner Harry Fabian is a second-rate con man looking for an angle. After years of putting up with Harry's schemes, his girlfriend, Mary, becomes fed up when he taps her for yet another loan.
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.
Maigret
BBC series based on the novels by Georges Simenon which starred Rupert Davies as Inspector Maigret, a French police detective who preferred to watch and listen in order to solve crimes. The series ran from 1960-63 on British television.
Too Young to Love
A court case ensues when a 47-year old man is caught with a 15-year old girl, and he claims he never knew she was so young.
Frenzy
London is terrorized by a vicious sex killer known as The Necktie Murderer. Following the brutal slaying of his ex-wife, down-on-his-luck Richard Blaney is suspected by the police of being the killer. He goes on the run, determined to prove his innocence.
The Crimson Pirate
Burt Lancaster plays a pirate with a taste for intrigue and acrobatics who involves himself in the goings on of a revolution in the Caribbean in the late 1700s. A light hearted adventure involving prison breaks, an oddball scientist, sailing ships, naval fights and tons of swordplay.
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
After a team of surgeons botches his beloved wife's operation, the distraught Dr. Phibes unleashes a score of Old-Testament atrocities on his enemies.
The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss
A bored millionaire wagers his doctor that he can support himself at a working class job for a year without touching his inheritance.
Oh! What a Lovely War
The working-class Smiths change their initially sunny views on World War I after the five boys of the family witness the harsh reality of trench warfare.
Filmography
as Complaining Pub Customer (uncredited)
as Tramp
as Chauffeur
as The Seller
as Landlord
as Self (archive footage)
as Policeman (uncredited)
as Taxi Driver
as Elmer Quire
as Straker
as Marcellin
as Nick Jamieson
as Charlie Stevens
as Waiting Room Man
as Leeman
as Mungo Peddy
as Bartender
as Percy Simpson
as Cadeaux
as Warden
as Percy Simpson
as Posh Peterson
as Percy
as Arthur
as Poison Paul
as Simmonds
as Mickey Beer
as Mr. Sykes
as Curley
as American Orderly
as Skipper
as Jim Bennett
as First Cab Driver
as Walker
as Spike Nelson
as Sergeant on Guard (uncredited)
as Palmer, smuggler chief
as Scales
as Louis Brown
as Milligan
as Martin
as Funfair Patron
as Wharton
as Smiler
as Tough Man in Street
as Digger
as Williams
as George Wollmer
as Kid Lewis