Judy Huxtable
Acting
Biography
Retired British actress, popular in the 1960s for a string of dollybird roles. She was the second wife of comedian Peter Cook. The couple married on 14th February, 1974 and divorced in 1989. In 2008 she wrote her memoir, Loving Peter.
Born: January 1, 1944
Place of Birth: Kent, England
Known For
The Main Chance
The Main Chance was a British television series which first aired on ITV between 1969,1970,1972 and 1975. A drama, it depicts the sudden transformation in the life of solicitor David Main who relocates from London to Leeds.
Les Bicyclettes de Belsize
A 1968 British musical short film (30 mins) starring Judy Huxtable and Anthony May. It was directed by Douglas Hickox. It tells the story of a young man (May) cycling around the Hampstead (NW3) area of London on a Raleigh RSW16. After crashing into a billboard he falls in love with a fashion model (Huxtable) depicted on it. Despite the title, the Belsize Park area does not actually feature. There is almost no spoken dialogue, and the soundtrack to the film is musical virtually throughout. The title song of the film has been a hit for Mireille Mathieu and Engelbert Humperdinck (a top ten hit in the UK and a top 40 hit in the USA) amongst others. The title is derivative of the French film, Les Parapluies de Cherbourg; apart from a musical theme there is no other obvious link.
Piccadilly Third Stop
A playboy tries to recruit a gang, who include an American who needs cash to satisfy his wife's expensive tastes, and an old time expert cracksman, to rob a foreign embassy's safe, but trouble starts when the plan begins to go wrong.
The Psychopath
Four men involved in the investigation of a German millionaire at the end of World War II are found murdered with tiny dolls beside their corpses.
Die Screaming Marianne
After their parents divorce, one daughter lives with her mother in England while the other lives with her father in Portugal. After the untimely death of her mother, the one daughter stands to inherit a large sum of money and also a number of documents containing information that will incriminate her father, who was a crooked judge. While her father wants the documents, her sister wants the money and they will each stop at nothing, even murder, to get what they want.
Nothing But the Best
Success has James Brewster's name written all over it, and he also has his heart set on his boss's daughter. A con artist hires him to help out on a bank scheme, but then again, James will do anything to get rich and be the most successful businessman in Britain-even if it means murder!!!
Licensed to Kill
An English spy (Tom Adams) guards a Scandinavian scientist (Karl Stepanek) who has sold an anti-gravity device to each side.
Derek and Clive Get the Horn
A documentary recording the making of Peter Cook and Dudley Moore's comedy album Derek and Clive Ad Nauseam.
Scream and Scream Again
A serial killer who drains his victims for blood is on the loose and London police follow him to a house owned by an eccentric scientist.
Every Home Should Have One
Teddy works for a large advertising company. Given the seemingly impossible task of selling frozen porridge, he decides to produce commercials that make the product seem sexy. This leads him to confrontation with the "Keep Television Clean" movement, of which his wife is a senior member.
Filmography
as Herself
as Gretel
as Hildegarde
as Dracula's Victim
as Sylvia
as Olivia Marrett-Browne
as Sadie
as The Girl - Julie
as Louise Saville
as Computer Center Girl
as Girl
as Bride