Graham Stark
Acting
Biography
Graham William Stark (20 January 1922 – 29 October 2013) was an English comedian, actor, writer and director.
Born: January 20, 1922
Place of Birth: Wallasey, Cheshire, England, UK
Known For
Martin Chuzzlewit
When old Martin Chuzzlewit disinherits his grandson, he falls prey to a host of rapacious relatives.
Till Death Us Do Part
This English follows the East End working-class Garnett family, headed by patriarch Alf, a reactionary working-class man who wields racist and anti-Socialist views. His long-suffering wife Else manages to keep things in control... for the most part. Their progressive daughter Rita lives with them, as does her Irish husband Mike, who, with an array of liberal worldviews, often quarrels with his father-in-law. It inspired the American show "All In The Family" and several other international variations on the same theme.
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.
Victor/Victoria
A struggling female soprano finds work playing a male female impersonator, but it complicates her personal life.
A Shot in the Dark
Inspector Jacques Clouseau, smitten with the accused maid Maria Gambrelli, unwittingly turns a straightforward murder investigation into a comedic series of mishaps, testing the patience of his irritable boss Charles Dreyfus as casualties mount.
The Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo
In this globe-trotting adventure, Marco Polo (Don Diamont) plays the famous 13th Century explorer who sets out from Italy to find his missing father, and along the way finds danger, excitement, and amazing discoveries at every turn. The supporting cast includes Oliver Reed, Jack Palance, and Herbert Lom.
The Sea Shall Not Have Them
During the autumn of 1944, RAF Hudson, carrying a VIP passenger in possession of highly secret information, is shot down and ditches in the North Sea. Fighting the elements and trying to keep up morale, the occupants of the aircraft's dinghy talk about their lives awaiting the rescue they hope will come. The film's title reflects the motto of the RAF's Air Sea Rescue Service, one of whose high speed launches battles against its own mechanical problems, enemy action, time and the weather to locate and rescue the downed crew and the vital secret papers they carry.
Guns at Batasi
An anachronistic martinet RSM on a remote Colonial African army caught in a local coup d'etat must use his experience to defend those in his care.
Becket
Thomas Becket, Henry II's longtime advisor, finds his friendship with the debauched king corroding when he is unwillingly appointed as Archbishop of Canterbury in an attempt to gain absolute loyalty from the Church.
Runaway Railway
A group of young railway enthusiasts attempt to stop the closure of the local railway by trying to raise money to buy it and the steam engine "Matilda." They get help from a pair of men claiming to be enthusiasts but who turn out to be robbers who plan to hold up the mail train
Filmography
as Self (Archive footage)
as Old King
as Spadger
as Nadgett
as Professor Auguste Balls
as Tombs
as Jordan the Butler
as Blind Man
as Bored Waiter
as Blind Man
as Hercule Lajoy
as Waiter
as (voice)
as Sparrow
as Bernardo Rossi, Headwaiter
as Don Manners
as Tony
as The Car Owner
as Inspector Nugent
as Bert Reynolds
as Dr. Auguste Balls
as Jester
as (voice)
as Inspector Flaubert
as Carthew
as Hotel Clerk
as Detective Mike
as Hotel M.C.
as Character Voices (voice)
as Milkman
as Mr. Fretshaw
as Guest Appearance (segment "Sloth") (uncredited)
as Satterjee
as 1st Workman
as Pipi
as Golf Pro. Rhubarb
as Andre Coupe
as Picasso's Postal Carrier
as Sgt. Walters
as Bertram Grundle
as Amorous Van Driver
as Cashier
as Thomas Dogood
as Burke
as Ian Scott Fife
as Dr. Kelly
as Humphrey
as Morrey Anderson
as McGregor's Friend
as Gendarme
as Grample
as Dodger
as Hercule LaJoy
as Policeman
as Hartley Fitzroy-Miles
as Pope's Secretary (uncredited)
as Foreman
as Rian
as Standard Bearer
as Sid Cooper
as Hank
as Hank (uncredited)
as Arnold
as Police Witness
as Hyman
as Sgt. Ellis
as Carnoustie Bligh
as Flowerman
as Chiron
as Butler
as Petty Officer Williams (uncredited)
as Charlie
as Peter
as Boxer (uncredited)
as Corporal (Uncredited)
as Steve
as Ginger
as Porter
as Carstairs
as Spider
as Posh Charlie
as (archive footage)
as Bell Boy (uncredited)