Michael Ripper
Acting
Biography
Michael George Ripper (27 January 1913 - 28 June 2000) was an English character actor, fondly remembered for his many roles in the Hammer horror films.
Born: January 27, 1913
Place of Birth: Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK
Known For
A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special
Christmas is coming to Ten Acre Field and Worzel Gummidge (Jon Pertwee) is determined to enjoy it in style. He goes searching for Aunt Sally (Una Stubbs), hoping to invite her to the Scarecrow Ball, but before he can find her he runs into his old friend Saucy Nancy (Barbara Windsor), herself heading for a spell in panto. Then, before he gets much further, our multi-headed hero gets sidetracked again when he runs into angry Scots scarecrow Bogle McNeep (Billy Connolly) and his anti-Christmas brigade. Will Worzel ever get to enjoy the season with his beloved?
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Long-running anthology program sponsored by Hallmark Cards. Beginning in 1951 and continuing into 2019, the series received 80 Emmy Awards, 24 Christopher Awards, 11 Peabody Awards, 9 Golden Globes, and 4 Humanitas Prizes. Early seasons were a weekly live drama, eventually transitioning to videotaped and then filmed productions broadcast as occasional specials.
The Human Jungle
The Human Jungle is a British TV series about a psychiatrist, made for ABC Television by the small production company Independent Artists for transmission on ITV. Starring Herbert Lom, it ran for two series which were first transmitted during 1963 and 1965.
Jeeves and Wooster
Jeeves and Wooster is a British comedy-drama series adapted by Clive Exton from P.G. Wodehouse's "Jeeves" stories. It aired on the ITV network from 1990 to 1993, starring Hugh Laurie as Bertie Wooster, a young gentleman with a "distinctive blend of airy nonchalance and refined gormlessness", and Stephen Fry as Jeeves, his improbably well-informed and talented valet. Wooster is a bachelor, a minor aristocrat and member of the idle rich. He and his friends, who are mainly members of The Drones Club, are extricated from all manner of societal misadventures by the indispensable valet, Jeeves. The stories are set in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1930s.
The Punch and Judy Man
Walter Pinner is the titular Punch And Judy Man plying his trade in the seaside town of Piltdown. Unhappily married to his social climbing wife, who gets him to perform at the 60th Anniversary celebrations of the town in front of all the local dignitaries, his hatred of snobbery comes to a hilarious head.
The Sweeney
Jack Regan, an unethical officer of the Flying Squad, uses unorthodox methods to pursue criminals with the help of his partner, George Carter.
In Sickness and in Health
This final follow-up to 'Till Death Us Do Part' follows an aged Alf Garnett, now dealing with his wife Else's declining health and mobility, as well as the challenges of navigating the social security system and other everyday situations.
Oliver Twist
When 9-year-old orphan Oliver Twist dares to ask his cruel taskmaster, Mr. Bumble, for a second serving of gruel, he's hired out as an apprentice. Escaping that dismal fate, young Oliver falls in with the street urchin known as the Artful Dodger and his criminal mentor, Fagin. When kindly Mr. Brownlow takes Oliver in, Fagin's evil henchman Bill Sikes plots to kidnap the boy.
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
The second collection of short stories written by Baroness Orczy about the gallant English hero, the Scarlet Pimpernel and his League.
The Saint
Simon Templar is The Saint, a handsome, sophisticated, debonair, modern-day Robin Hood who recovers ill-gotten wealth and redistributes it to those in need.
Filmography
as Self
as Self (archive footage)
as Old Pub Local
as Drones Porter
as Tony Bonaparte
as Invalid
as Perce
as Thomas
as William Seddon
as Ray
as Cabbie
as Commissionaire
as Trotter
as Mr. Shepherd
as Thomas
as Gateman
as Edith's Servant
as Uncle Fred
as Sewerman
as Herbie Mew
as Captain Smythe
as Hotel Porter
as Traffic Warden
as Carter
as Arthur (Railway Porter)
as Major
as Rutter
as Father Mathew
as Landlord
as Inspector Cobb
as Zoo attendant
as Tom Reid
as 1st Card Player
as Steven Frey
as The One-Eyed Crewman
as Albert Cole
as Gordon Roberts (Framing Story)
as Longbarrow
as David Hawkins
as Angel
as Tom Bailey
as Waggoner (voice) (uncredited)
as Sergeant Jack Swift
as Lofthouse - Library Assistant (uncredited)
as Ernest "George" Pullman
as Jo Short
as Lt. Tojoko
as Achmed
as Pepe
as 1st Murderer
as Pablo
as The Common Man
as Waiter
as Dublane
as Uncle Reg
as Cpl. Freeman
as Angus
as Sukan
as 1st Cabby
as Jeremiah Mipps
as First Mate Mack
as Broom Peddler
as Almighty Jones
as Caylus
as Tug
as Yacht Skipper
as Old Soak
as Liftman
as Chauvel
as Coachman
as Percy Simpson
as Able Seaman - Lookout on 'Suffolk' (uncredited)
as Lenny Lane
as Fish
as Poacher
as Morgue Attendant
as Sergeant
as Ticket Collector
as Marine Jumper
as Schwarz
as Kurt
as Decorator
as Japanese driver
as Pte. Middleditch
as Lyman
as Cronyn
as Eric - The Liftman
as J.E. Freeman - Greengrocer (uncredited)
as The Corporal who Frisks Franz
as Macy
as Pawnbroker
as Private Simpson
as Ernie the Bartender
as Waiter
as Sgt. Harry Grimsdyke
as Warrant Officer West
as Roy
as Outer Party Orator
as Hare
as Forrest
as Bill Rymer
as Brack
as Reporter
as Left Luggage Attendant
as Albert Faning
as Botterhill
as Benny Loder
as Simkins (segment "Thief of London' story)
as Reporter
as Mechanic
as Eddie
as Bomb Aimer
as Mike
as Drill Corporal
as 1st Newspaper Reporter
as Charlie
as First Murderer
as Joe, the Stage Manager
as George Steele
as Samuel Baxter
as 2nd Chauffeur
as Barney
as Pat Nolan