Michael Medwin
Acting
Biography
Michael Hugh Medwin, OBE (18 July 1923 – 26 February 2020) was an English actor and film producer.
Born: July 18, 1923
Place of Birth: London, England, UK
Known For
Murder in Mind
Murder in Mind is a British television thriller drama anthology series of self-contained stories with a murderous theme seen from the perspective of the murderer.
Miss Robin Hood
In this delightful fantasy adventure, a mild-mannered writer of adventure stories for girls finds himself presented with an intriguing proposition from an elderly fan. She suggests that they conspire to steal a secret whiskey formula from ruthless distillers, who themselves stole it from her family in years gone by. With the recipe back in hand however, it's not long before they attract attention from the Inspectors of Scotland Yard.
The Longest Day
The retelling of June 6, 1944, from the perspectives of the Germans, US, British, Canadians, and the Free French. Marshall Erwin Rommel, touring the defenses being established as part of the Reich's Atlantic Wall, notes to his officers that when the Allied invasion comes they must be stopped on the beach. "For the Allies as well as the Germans, it will be the longest day"
Bang! You're Dead
Two small boys are playing in a wood. The younger boy has a revolver and, not understanding that the gun differs from his toy pistol, plays 'highwayman' on the road and holds up a cyclist; the gun goes off, killing the cyclist. Both boys are unaware of the tragic consequences of their game. The body and the gun are found by Bob Carter, who had recently quarreled with the victim in the presence of their workmates, and both men had uttered threats. The evidence is strong, and Bob is arrested for murder...
Lovejoy
The adventures of the eponymous Lovejoy, a likeable but roguish antiques dealer based in East Anglia. Within the trade, he has a reputation as a “divvie”, a person with an almost supernatural powers for recognising exceptional items as well as distinguishing genuine antique from clever fakes or forgeries.
The Intruder
When Ex Colonel Merton discovers a burglar ransacking his home, he is shocked to find out that the thief is a former soldier from his tank regiment. When the thief escapes, Merton tries to contact former members of the regiment, in order to find out what set the thief on the road to crime.
Curtain Up
In a small town in the 1950s a repertory company meets on Monday morning to start rehearsing the following week's play. This is a ghastly thing written by the aunt of one of the theatre's directors. The producer doesn't try to hide his annoyance about it, and is further exercised when the authoress herself arrives to help. The cast have to try and sort out real-life problems that keep intruding as they wrestle with the play's dire dialogue.
Heartbeat
Set during the 1960s in the fictional North Yorkshire village of Aidensfield, this enduringly popular series interweaves crime and medical storylines.
Charley Moon
A new career opens for Charley Moon when, during his army service, he is detailed to appear in a unit concert. In doing so, he becomes friendly with Harold Armytage, a peacetime actor of the old school. Hearing that Charley has no job to go to when demobilized, Armytage suggests they team up as stage comics. Things are not easy; jobs are few and far between, and when they can be found they are in the tattiest of theatres, but Charley gains the experience he needs. They then decide to try their luck in London.
Trottie True
Tottie True is a gay-90s British music-hall performer who has her sights set on moving from rags to riches, who loses her heart to the pure-and-true blue balloonist, Sid Skinner, but continues her upward search on improving her social status. She finally settles for Lord Landon Digby who has lots of assets and a very-stiff upper lip. She gets a lot of the latter and very little of the former, and decides Sid might have been a better choice.
Filmography
as Speechmaker
as Dr Chingford
as Self - Interviewee
as Dr. Patrick Whitfield
as General
as Registrar
as Red King
as Self (archive footage)
as Sarah's father
as Carruthers
as Bayldon
as Bayldon
as John Langley
as The Professor
as English Producer
as Bill Fredericks
as Cecil Smarm
as Waiter
as Milroy
as Doctor at Shrublands
as Theatre Surgeon
as Langley
as Barry
as Don Satchley
as Guy Northcott
as Man In Cab
as Ian Faulkner
as Army Captain/Power Station Technician/Duke of Belminster
as Nephew Fred
as John Felix
as Sewer Man
as Hymie Campbell
as Tommy
as Ginger
as Derek
as Max Catlin
as Pvt. Watney
as Brother Ronnie Bassett
as Knave
as Sid
as Ginger
as Cpl. Springer
as Officer Lamb
as Cooper
as Lt. Vernon
as Corporal Springer
as Dr. Charlie Bingham
as Car Mechanic (uncredited)
as Ginger
as Pvt. Docker
as Alf Higgins
as Third Officer Trail
as Smart
as Martin Teckman
as Bob Carter
as Ginger Edwards
as Dr. Toby Andrews
as Ramsey
as Timothy Blake
as Father To Be (Uncredited)
as Chick
as Ernest
as Smedley
as George Ackroyd
as Jerry Winterton
as Sgt. Harry Stuart
as Leslie Scott
as Steward
as Dick Stevens
as Alf "Sparrow" Thompson
as Monty, Marquis of Maidenhead
as Man Giving BBC Boxing Talk (uncredited)
as Len, Herbie's bar pal
as Hovaisky
as Cabby
as Reporter
as Yellow
as Harris
as Kitty's Doctor
as Emile Garat
as Rocky
as Spiv
as Duke of Nonesuch
as Johnnie Fletcher
as Edward Courtney
as Radio Operator