James McKechnie
Acting
Biography
No biography available for James McKechnie.
Born: April 8, 1911
Place of Birth: Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Known For
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
General Candy, who's overseeing an English squad in 1943, is a veteran leader who doesn't have the respect of the men he's training and is considered out-of-touch with what's needed to win the war. But it wasn't always this way. Flashing back to his early career in the Boer War and World War I, we see a dashing young officer whose life has been shaped by three different women, and by a lasting friendship with a German soldier.
Scott of the Antarctic
The true story of the British explorer Robert Falcon Scott and his ill-fated expedition to try to be the first man to discover the South Pole - only to find that the murderously cold weather and a rival team of Norwegian explorers conspire against him
San Demetrio London
Based on the true story of the 1940 rescue of the tanker MV San Demetrio by parts of her own crew after she had been set afire in the middle of the Atlantic by the German heavy cruiser Admiral Scheer and then had been abandoned. When one of the lifeboats drifted back to the burning tanker the day after, and found that she still hadn't exploded, they decided to board her and put out the fires. Eventually, they managed to start the engine again and decided to try to reach Britain against all odds.
Two Thousand Women
During the Second World War, three downed English airmen hide out with women's internment camp in France.
Painted Boats
In this modest drama, set during World War II, two rival boat families battle it out for supremacy.
Bond Street
Charts the events occurring during a typical 24-hour period on London’s thoroughfare Bond Street. Linking the four stories together is the impending wedding of society girl Hazel Court and Robert Flemyng.
A Short Vision
The leaders, the wise men, the leopard, the deer, the owl and the rat all look up in the sky in fear as a strange object flies through the sky.
The Years Between
After hearing news that her officer husband has been killed in battle, Diana Wentworth forges a new life for herself, becoming an MP and learning to love again. Then, out of the blue comes the shattering news that her husband is not dead after all.
Caesar and Cleopatra
The aging Julius Caesar finds himself intrigued by the young Egyptian queen Cleopatra.
A City Reborn
Coventry prepares to rise from the ashes of WWII in this docu-drama written by Dylan Thomas.
Filmography
as Narrator
as Commentator
as Surgeon Lt. E.L. Atkinson R.N.
as Inspector Yarrow
as Richard Llewellyn
as 2nd. Centurion
as Commentator
as Commentator
as Jimmy Moore
as Deckhand
as Spud Wilson
as Commentator