Ewen Solon
Acting
Biography
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Born: September 7, 1917
Place of Birth: Auckland, New Zealand
Known For
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
Writer and Director Mike Leigh discusses the techniques used to create his plays.
Doctor Who
The adventures of The Doctor, a time-traveling humanoid alien known as a Time Lord. He explores the universe in his TARDIS, a sentient time-traveling spaceship. Its exterior appears as a blue British police box, which was a common sight in Britain in 1963 when the series first aired. Along with a succession of companions, The Doctor faces a variety of foes while working to save civilizations, help ordinary people, and right many wrongs.
Lion of the Desert
This movie tells the story of Omar Mukhtar, an Arab Muslim rebel who fought against the Italian conquest of Libya during the second Italo-Senussi War. It gives western viewers a glimpse into this little-known region and chapter of history, and exposes the savage means by which the conquering army attempted to subdue the natives.
Doctor Who: The Savages
The TARDIS has arrived on a far-distant and seemingly idyllic world. Yet the Doctor, Steven and Dodo learn it hides a terrible secret: the apparently civilised Elders maintain their advanced society by draining and transferring to themselves the life-force of the defenceless Savages.
Man of the World
Michael Strait is a world-renowned photographer whose assignments lead him into investigating mysterious goings-on amongst the rich and glamorous and intrigue from far-flung places as Iraq, French Indochina, and Algiers.
The Message
In sixth-century Mecca, Prophet Muhammad receives his first revelation from God as a messenger. Three years later, he's not alone in his quest and publicly declares his prophecy. Muhammad is fought by Abu Sufian and his wife Hind, rulers of Mecca. Muhammad's followers are hunted and tortured but he continues his calling.
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
While sailing lawfully up the Yangste in 1949, the British warship Amethyst found its return to the open sea blocked by Communist Chinese shore batteries that unexpectedly opened fire. In charge, Lietenant Commander Kerans was not however prepared for his crew and his ship to remain as a hostage for the Chinese to use as an international pawn.
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.
London Belongs to Me
Classic British drama about the residents of a large terrace house in London between Christmas 1938 and September 1939. Percy Boon lives with his mother in a shared rented house with an assortment of characters in central London. Although well intentioned, he becomes mixed up with gangsters and murder. The story focuses on the effects this has on Percy and the other residents.
The Dam Busters
The story of the conception of a new British weapon for smashing the German dams in the Ruhr industrial complex and the execution of the raid by 617 Squadron 'The Dam Busters'.
Filmography
as Chal (voice)
as Clergyman at Tyburn
as Monsieur Demaurault
as Self (archive footage)
as Italian Tank Commander
as Commander Ford
as Argyll
as Geoffrey Livingston
as Vishinsky
as Caesar Smith
as Blind Man
as Chal
as Vishinsky
as Gault
as Don Fernando
as Tang How
as Halstead
as Lucas
as Dexter
as Jack Brunel
as Sir David Rogers
as Stapleton
as Detective in Pub
as Willowdale Captain
as Detective Inspector Marshall
as ERA Williams
as Sergeant Arthur
as Spanish Admiral
as Maj. Percy
as Superintendent Faro
as Outer Party Orator
as Bus Inspector (Uncredited)
as Haines
as Captain Lewis
as Flight Sergeant G. E. Powell
as D'Estell
as Policeman
as Maj. Gen. Wightman
as Guardsman
as Sgt. Jenkins
as Merrie Man
as Radio Operator
as Det. Anderson
as Detective Sgt. Peterson
as Fred
as Inspector
as Enemy Scientist (uncredited)
as Joannides
as Clerk (uncredited)