Derek Tansley
Acting
Biography
No biography available for Derek Tansley.
Born: July 7, 1917
Place of Birth: Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK
Known For
The Servant
Indolent aristocrat Tony employs competent Barrett as his manservant and all seems to be going well until Barrett persuades Tony to hire his sister as a live-in maid.
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
An anthology series produced by Thames Television, comprised of short mystery, suspense or crime adaptations featuring, as the title suggests, detectives who were literary contemporaries of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes.
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.
Nearest and Dearest
Nearest and Dearest is a British television sitcom that ran from 1968 to 1973. A total of 46 episodes were made, 18 in monochrome and 28 in colour. The series, produced by Granada Television for ITV, was set in Colne, Lancashire, in the North West of England. Nellie and Eli Pledge may be siblings, but their personalities are polar opposites. If not for inheritance, they would never even think of becoming business partners for five years.
Interpol Calling
The adventures of Interpol policemen Duval and Mornay as they fought against international drug-running, homicide, robbery and forgery.
The Vanquished
Three tales of privileged youth entangled in murder: French students kill for money, an Italian student smuggles cigarettes, and an English poet exploits a grim discovery.
Hide and Seek
A professor of astronomy helping on a missile development program. An old friend of his is a Russian chess champion. The Russian is working with shady businessman Marek and they plan to kidnap the professor and make it look as though he has defected to the Soviet Union.
Mr. Selkie
Mr. Selkie is a seal who comes ashore in the shape of a man during full moon. He helps some children in an anti-pollution campaign.
R.U.R.
A story of robots leading a revolution against their human creators. It explored dehumanization through technology and the failure of a technologically driven utopia.
The Buccaneers
The adventures of privateer Captain Dan Tempest and his crew of former pirates as they make their way across the seven seas in The Sultana.
Filmography
as P.C. Fletcher
as Colonel
as Judge (uncredited)
as Registrar
as Corporal Jones
as Corporal Jones
as Chambers
as People in Restaurant: Head Waiter
as Boris
as Mr. Burton
as Perkins
as Sylvester
as (uncredited)
as Idiot Boy
as Patch Eye
as Dr. Hellman