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Murray Melvin was born on 10 August 1932 in St. Pancras, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Phantom of the Opera (2004), A Taste of Honey (1961) and Barry Lyndon (1975). He died on 14 April 2023 in Westminster, London, England, UK.- Aran Bell was born on 13 March 1961 in Pancras, London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for The Rainbow (1988), EastEnders (1985) and Chain (1990). He is married to Rosalind 'Rossy' Georgeson. They have one child.
- Vas Blackwood was born on 19 October 1962 in St Pancras, London, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998), Creep (2004) and Mean Machine (2001).
- William Hartnell was born on 8 January 1908, just south of St. Pancras railway station in London. In press materials in the 1940s he claimed that his father was a farmer and later a stockbroker; it turns out that he had actually been born out of wedlock, as his biography "Who's There?" states.
At age 16 he was adopted by Hugh Blaker, a well-known art connoisseur, who helped him to get a job with Sir Frank Benson's Shakespearean Company. He started as a general dogsbody--call-boy, assistant stage manager, property master and assistant lighting director--but was occasionally allowed to play small walk-on parts. Two years later he left Benson's group and went off on tour, working for a number of different theatre companies about Britain. He became known as an actor of farce and understudied renowned performers such as Lawrence Grossmith, Ernest Truex, Bud Flanagan and Charles Heslop. He played repertory in Richmond, Harrogate, Leeds and Sheffield and had a successful run as the lead in a touring production of "Charley's Aunt." He also toured Canada in 1928-29, acquiring much valuable experience.
On his return to England, Hartnell married actress Heather McIntyre. He starred in such films as I'm an Explosive (1933), The Way Ahead (1944), Strawberry Roan (1944), The Agitator (1945), Query (1945) and Appointment with Crime (1946).
His memorable performance on the television series The Army Game (1957) and the movie This Sporting Life (1963) led to him being cast as the Doctor on Doctor Who (1963), for which he is best remembered. His son-in-law is agent Terry Carney. His granddaughter is Jessica Carney (real name Judith Carney), who authored a biography of her grandfather, "Who's There?", in 1996. - Actor
- Director
- Writer
Barnaby Kay was born into a theatrical family. His younger brother Adam is in the business, his grandfather, Arthur Kay, who died in 1970, was a leading light in community theatre in Northumbria, and his father was the actor Richard Kay, who was killed in a road accident in 1985 before he was able to see Barnaby follow in the family tradition. Barnaby went to drama school but left before completing his course as his father's agent - following the funeral - secured him an audition with the Royal Shakespeare Company, which he successfully passed, debuting with them in the play 'A Jovial Crew', and returning to work with them on several occasions. He has since worked in all media, including television roles in 'Holby City', 'Midsomer Murders' and 'New Tricks'.- André Morell was born on 20 August 1909 in St. Pancras, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Ben-Hur (1959), The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) and The Message (1976). He was married to Joan Greenwood. He died on 28 November 1978 in London, England, UK.
- Actor
- Writer
- Producer
Perry Benson was born on 9 April 1961 in St Pancras, London, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Sid and Nancy (1986), This Is England (2006) and You Rang, M'Lord? (1988).- Daniel Caltagirone was born on 18 June 1972 in St Pancras, London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life (2003), The Pianist (2002) and The Beach (2000). He was previously married to Melanie Sykes.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Sarah Greene was born on 24 October 1957 in St Pancras, London, England, UK. She is an actress, known for The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997), Doctor Who (1963) and Aladdin and the Forty Thieves (1984). She was previously married to Mike Smith.- Actor
- Stunts
Terence Plummer was born on 31 August 1936 in Pancras, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Batman (1989), Willow (1988) and Rob Roy (1995). He died on 15 July 2011 in Surrey, England, UK.- Hettie Macdonald was born on 22 June 1962 in Pancras, London, England, UK. She is a director, known for Beautiful Thing (1996), Doctor Who (2005) and Howards End (2017).
- Known for her small yet earthy Brit portrayals on film, Eleanor Summerfield was born in London on March 7, 1921, initially trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (1937). The hard-looking, blue-eyed blonde began in films in 1947 but created some waves first on stage opposite Cicely Courtneidge in "Her Excellency" at the London Hippodrome in 1949. She followed that with a top role in a rather mediocre musical entitled "Golden City." Musicals would be a strong suit for her in the ensuing years, including a more glamorous role in "When in Rome" (1959) alongside June Laverick. Summerfield made her last West End musical in 1974 in a show based on the cartoon characters of Osbert Lancaster. A popular radio actress and a regular on BBC Radio Four panel show "Many a Slip," she positively shone on TV in a number of comedy series as she entered her matronly years. She had the difficult task of replacing Dora Bryan in the established program "Our Dora" when Bryan abruptly left the series after the sudden death of her first child. Soon retitled My Wife's Sister (1956), the show, and Summerfield, succeeded quite well. During her five-decade career, she added bite to a number of films, often raucous comedies, including Laughter in Paradise (1951), Uncle Willie's Bicycle Shop (1953), Dentist in the Chair (1960), On the Fiddle (1961) and Some Will, Some Won't (1970), which was a remake of the earlier film Laughter in Paradise (1951). Wed to actor Leonard Sachs in 1947, they produced two sons; one son, Robin Sachs, became an actor in his own right. Her husband died in 1990, and Summerfield followed him a decade later on July 13, 2001, in London. She was 80.
- Ross Boatman was born on 3 March 1964 in St. Pancras, London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Cassandra's Dream (2007), Penelope (2006) and Paddington (2014).
- Doreen Tracey was born on 3 April 1943 in St Pancras, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Westward Ho, the Wagons! (1956), Annette (1958) and The Donna Reed Show (1958). She was married to Robert A Washburn. She died on 10 January 2018 in Thousand Oaks, California, USA.
- Jeanette Hutchinson was born in 1933 in Pancras, London, England, UK. She is an actress, known for The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955), Dixon of Dock Green (1955) and A Christmas Night with the Stars (1958). She has been married to Albert Baum since August 1958. They have three children.
- Actress
Martha Cope was born in 1970 in St Pancras, London, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Alfie (2004), Mile High (2003) and Emmerdale Farm (1972).- Stewart Bevan was born 10th March 1948 and died aged 73 after a short illness 20th February 2022.
He featured in the long-running series Doctor Who, in 1973's The Green Death, remembered fondly by viewers as "the one with the giant maggots". The departure of popular companion Jo Grant (Katy Manning) called for someone special to lure her away from third Doctor, Jon Pertwee, and to this end the charismatic Welsh eco-warrior Professor Clifford Jones was conceived.
Michael Briant, the director, was having trouble casting this part but was reluctant to interview Bevan because he was Manning's fiance at the time. He finally relented and discovered that Bevan was exactly what he was looking for: handsome and with the requisite crusading zeal and lightness of touch.
Bevan's obvious rapport with Manning also helped to make her departure one of the series' most memorably tear-jerking. Bevan himself was an empathic anti-capitalist vegetarian, guitar player and writer of poetry - all of which contributed to making Jones a believable character.
Although he and Manning had split up in 1976 he reunited with her to play Cliff in a couple of short films used as trailers for the 2019 and 2020 Blu-ray releases of Pertwee's Doctor Who episodes and for a retrospective documentary, Keeping Up With the Joneses (2019).
Stewart was born in St Pancras, central London, to a canteen manager, Gwen (nee Snow), and truck driver, Ray Bevan, who became the personal driver to the celebrity hairdresser Raymond Bessone (aka Mr Teasy Weasy), while Gwen became his housekeeper.
Raised in Southall, Middlesex, Stewart walked out of his school aged 15 after he was caned for standing up for a Sikh classmate. Working at Pierre Cardin's London fashion store he attended amateur dramatics classes and was emboldened when he won an award for playing Alec in Noël Coward's Still Life at a drama festival held at the Questors theatre in 1964, and so enrolled at the Corona theatre school.
On only his second day there he auditioned to play a schoolboy in the landmark Sidney Poitier film To Sir, With Love (1966) and in 1967 worked as a dancer with Jayne Mansfield when she toured the UK in cabaret. He was soon getting big-screen credits - including Lock Up Your Daughters! (1969), the horror films Burke & Hare and The Flesh and Blood Show (both 1972), Steptoe and Son Ride Again (1973), The Ghoul (1975), and the John Wayne vehicle Brannigan (1975).
After Doctor Who he appeared in many popular drama series - from Public Eye (1975) to Silent Witness (1997) via Shoestring (three episodes, all 1979), Blake's 7 (1980) and The House of Elliot (1994).
He had a stint in the soap opera Emmerdale (1977, then called Emmerdale Farm) as Ray Oswell, caught in a storm and seeking help with his pregnant wife, played by Virginia Moore. He and Virginia fell in love off-screen and they remained together for the rest of his life, settling in Suffolk.
He also featured in Douglas Camfield's all-star TV version of Ivanhoe (1982) and Noel's House Party (1993-94) - which required sharp improvisational skills in order to pull off elaborate pranks on unsuspecting victims. He was also a familiar face on TV adverts - in the 80s for Fairy Liquid and the 90s for Kellogg's Bran Flakes.
His theatre highlights were his West End debut in the first production of Conduct Unbecoming (Queen's theatre, 1969-70), taking the lead role when the play toured the UK in 1971, and touring with David Soul in Ira Levin's Deathtrap in 2002. His last film role came in the Jack Thorne-scripted The Scouting Book for Boys (2009).
He is survived by Virginia and their daughters, Coral Bevan and Wendy Bevan. His three sisters predeceased him. - Leo Dolan was born on 31 July 1943 in Pancras, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Long Good Friday (1980), Keeping Up Appearances (1990) and Stand Up, Virgin Soldiers (1977). He was married to Sheila McIntosh. He died on 19 August 2003 in London, England, UK.
- Nicolas Chagrin was born on 26 November 1945 in Pancras, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Suite Française (2014), Great Expectations (1959) and Doctor Who (1963). He died on 26 August 2017 in Shaftesbury, Dorset, England, UK.
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- Writer
- Soundtrack
Teddy Kempner was born in 1957 in Pancras, London, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for The World's End (2013), The Murder Room (2004) and The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1982).- Bernard Cuffling was born in 1945 in Pancras, London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Double Jeopardy (1999), Fido (2006) and Hector and the Search for Happiness (2014).
- Hilda Fenemore was born on 22 April 1914 in St. Pancras, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Chance of a Lifetime (1950), The Wallet (1952) and Carry on Constable (1960). She was married to Rex Edwards. She died on 13 April 2004 in Hertfordshire, England, UK.
- Special Effects
- Visual Effects
- Actor
Derek Meddings was a British film and television special effects designer, initially noted for his work on the "Supermarionation" TV puppet series produced by Gerry Anderson, and later for the 1970s and 1980s James Bond and Superman film series.
Meddings' first work with Anderson was as an uncredited art assistant on the puppet series, Torchy, the Battery Boy (1959). Later, he painted cut-out backgrounds of ranch houses and picket fences for Four Feather Falls (1960). He was credited with the special effects in Anderson's series Supercar (1961) and Fireball XL5 (1962), being elevated to special effects director for Stingray (1964) for which he and Reg Hill designed the main models. Meddings became special effects supervisor for Thunderbirds (1965), during which time he was responsible for the design of the Thunderbird machines themselves. He was visual effects supervisor for all the Anderson puppet series of the late 1960s and Anderson's first live-action series, UFO (1970). During his time working on these series, Meddings and his team developed several innovations in the filming of miniature models and landscapes which have since become standard in the industry.
In 1979, for his work on Superman (1978), Meddings was awarded a shared Special Achievement Award for special effects by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and shared the Michael Balcon Award of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA).- Producer
- Writer
- Director
Daisy Goodwin was born on 19 December 1961 in St Pancras, London, England, UK. She is a producer and writer, known for Victoria (2016), Raymond Carver: Dreams Are What You Wake Up From (1989) and House Doctor (1998). She is married to Marcus Wilford. They have two children.- Art Department
- Special Effects
- Visual Effects
Brian Ian Muir, perhaps one of the most respected sculptors and artists in the industry has been working in film for over 40 years in a career spanning since 1968.
As a teen Brian started a 4 year apprenticeship in woodwork and sculpture design at the Associated British Production Corporation (Elstree Studios), talent and clearly gifted Brian at the age of 20 was hired by Bradfords, London, UK where he was instructed to design a Coat of Arms for the Crown Court and a Plaque for the New London Stock Exchange, which was unveiled by the Queen of England.
During his time at ABPC, Brian was commissioned to work on a number of films, including Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Willow and more.
Brian then went on to form his own design company (Elstree Design and Construction) which he ran successfully for over 10 years, in which he was responsible for the modeling of countless films, such as the James Bond series.
Brian has created many recognizable characters, sets and props for adverts, TV, film and out of industry work. He is perhaps most famous for his work on Star Wars as the sculptor of 'Darth Vader's helmet'.
In 2009 Brian wrote his autobiography 'In The Shadow Of Vader' which has been rated with 5 stars on online shopping store, Amazon for over 2 years. It tells the story of Brians time in the film industry.- Laurence Harrington was born on 30 September 1938 in Pancras, London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Billy Bunter of Greyfriars School (1952), Softly Softly: Task Force (1969) and Space: 1999 (1975).
- Actress
- Make-Up Department
Kim Benson was born on 3 July 1965 in St Pancras, London, England, UK. She is an actress, known for In Fabric (2018), 2point4 Children (1991) and Miss the Kiss. She was previously married to Andrew Ian Dodge.- Actor
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Writer
Stefan Gates was born on 19 September 1967 in St Pancras, London, England, UK. He is an actor and assistant director, known for Poldark (1975), My Son, My Son (1979) and Supernatural (1977).- Peter Welch was born on 30 March 1922 in Pancras, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for North and South (1966), Spy Trap (1972) and The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955). He died on 20 November 1984 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK.
- Actor
- Editorial Department
- Production Manager
Roy has an exuberant family film heritage spanning seven decades. As a youngster he followed his father and dabbled in front of camera performances before undergoing formal training at Rank Film Laboratories at Denham. From here successfully moving into TV post-production, editing both in London and Toronto, principally with CBC LE programmes, in the 70s and 80s. He went on to set up and run many of Soho's leading post-production houses. He has been married to TV Producer Nickie Stevens since 1987. They have three children, all of whom have successful careers in television, James in TV and movie SFX post-production, Clementine in ad agency TV production and Jonny as a Music Producer. Roy has returned to front of camera roles to feed his love and passion for the movie production process.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Attended Christ Church C of E school, Finchley, North London, leaving in 1992. Graduated from the University of Kent, Canterbury, UK, with a degree in Radio, Film and Television. Worked briefly as a care assistant in Dover, Kent. Worked for the BBC in Outside Broadcasts, based in Acton. Lived in a village in North Hertfordshire between 1998 and 2001. Got married in 1999. Since August 2001, has lived in a village on the shore of Grafham Water, Cambridgeshire, UK. Works as a Video Tape Operator. His job has taken him to Greece, Canada and Germany, and involves recording and replaying things, and doing slow motion replays on sporting events such as Athletics and Wimbledon. Has a strange and erratic lifestyle, governed by his job's long and unpredictable hours.- Writer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Producer
Ben Aaronovitch's first work for television was the Doctor Who (1963) story, "Remembrance of the Daleks". He had been put in touch with Andrew Cartmel by a BBC script editor, Caroline Oulton, and he produced a story idea called "Nightfall" on spec before being commissioned for the Dalek story. Aaronovitch also scripted "Battlefield" for the twenty-sixth season of Doctor Who (1963). Aaronovitch has gone on to write for Casualty (1986) and also wrote, with Cartmel, an initial script for the 1989 Doctor Who (1963) stage play, "The Ultimate Adventure". More recently he scripted thirteen episodes of the BSB series Jupiter Moon (1990) and has written several novels in Virgin Publishing's "Doctor Who: The New Adventures" range.- Editor
- Editorial Department
- Producer
David Charap was born on 26 September 1965 in St. Pancras, London, England, UK. He is an editor and producer, known for I Am... (2019), Rok dábla (2002) and Nemesis (2020).- Actor
- Special Effects
- Editor
Anthony Gardner was born in 1938 in Pancras, London, England, UK. He was an actor and editor, known for The Taming of The Shrew (1967), The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004) and Doctor Who (1963). He died on 3 June 2023.- Actor
- Writer
- Soundtrack
Michael Darbyshire was born on 15 October 1917 in Pancras, London, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968), Lock Up Your Daughters! (1969) and Pickwick (1969). He died on 20 November 1979 in Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK.- Script and Continuity Department
- Actor
Sebastian Secker-Walker was born on 10 January 1962 in Pancras, London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for The Last Musketeer (2000), The Bill (1984) and EastEnders (1985). He is married to Jenny.- Jean Marlow was born on 14 May 1932 in Pancras, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Felicia's Journey (1999), The Old Curiosity Shop (1995) and Stranglehold (1963). She was married to Frank Pemberton. She died on 20 October 2015 in Camden, London, England, UK.
- Olive Milbourne was born on 16 June 1909 in Pancras, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Likely Lads (1964), The Avengers (1961) and New Scotland Yard (1972). She was married to Cary Ellison. She died on 23 June 1994 in Guildford, Surrey, England, UK.
- Actor
- Writer
- Producer
Wallace Bosco was born on 31 January 1880 in Pancras, London, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Jungle Jim (1955), Ivanhoe (1913) and Captain Midnight (1954). He died on 17 April 1973 in Richmond upon Thames, Surrey, England, UK.- Writer
- Script and Continuity Department
- Additional Crew
Tony Barwick was born on 10 July 1934 in Pancras, London, England, UK. Tony was a writer, known for Joe 90 (1968), The Amazing Adventures of Joe 90 (1981) and The Protectors (1972). Tony was married to Velma H. Scott and Catherine D. Power. Tony died on 18 August 1993 in Camden, London, England, UK.- Gordon Salkilld was born on 9 May 1927 in Pancras, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Potter (1979), The Playbirds (1978) and Under Suspicion (1991). He was married to Irene Hammond. He died on 17 May 2003 in Sutton, Surrey, England, UK.
- Special Effects
- Art Department
Paul Corbould was born on 9 February 1961 in Pancras, London, England, UK. He is known for Doctor Strange (2016), Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) and Children of Men (2006). He has been married to Jacqui Jane Reynolds since 1985. They have four children.- Barry Sheene was born on 11 September 1950 in St. Pancras, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Space Riders (1984), Joey Dunlop 1952-2000 (1997) and Neighbours (1985). He was married to Stephanie McLean. He died on 10 March 2003 in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
- Hilary Hardiman was born on 10 August 1933 in Pancras, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Theatre 625 (1964), The Strauss Family (1972) and Thriller (1973). She died on 31 January 1991 in Hampstead, London, England, UK.
- Writer
- Actor
Probably best known for his radio shows of the 1960s. "Beyond Our Ken" and "Round the Horne" broke away from staid formulaic comedy shows. The anarchic and risqué sketches pushed censorship to the limits, the collection of writers and performers trained here paved the way to let TV audiences see Monty Python and its worthy, or less worthy, successors. Thanks to Horne, Barry Took and Marty Feldman developed a writing style that brought Britain many of its best film and TV comedies, whilst the comedic timing of Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden, Bill Pertwee and Kenneth Williams were honed to perfection. His sudden death in 1969 closed a chapter on British Comedy, and he is still sorely missed.- Art Department
George Malin was born in 1936 in Pancras, London, England, UK. He is known for Lifeforce (1985), Local Hero (1983) and Another Life (2001). He died in 2018 in St Neotts, Cambridgeshire, England, UK.- Director
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Dennis Abey was born in March 1932 in Pancras, London, England, UK. He is a director and producer, known for Yellow Submarine (1968), Gollocks! There's Plenty of Room in New Zealand (1974) and Never Too Young to Rock (1975).- Margery Vosper was born on 25 September 1912 in Pancras, Middlesex, England, UK. She was a writer, known for Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) and Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985). She was married to Thomas Robert McEwan Hutchinson. She died on 14 October 1981 in Camden, London, England, UK.
- Rosie Kerslake was born in 1951 in Pancras, London, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Emmerdale Farm (1972), Star Cops (1987) and Scorpion Tales (1978). She was previously married to Gene Foad.
- Script and Continuity Department
- Additional Crew
Beverly Winston was born on 14 February 1951 in Pancras, London, England, UK. She is known for Children of Men (2006), Voyagers (2021) and A Knight's Tale (2001).