Brian Roper

Acting

Brian Roper

Born 1929-08-19

Brian Roper was was a British-American film and television actor. He was born on 19 August 1929 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England, UK. He was notable for his roles in The Secret Garden (1949), The Secret Garden (1952) and Adventures in Paradise (1959). He was married to Michelle Bisserier and Barbara L. Eaton. He died on 14 May 1994 in Livermore, California, USA.

Acting credits

The Secret Garden poster
7.1

When Cholera takes the parents of Mary Lennox, she is shipped from India to England to live with her Uncle Craven. Mary changes the lives of those she encounters at her Uncle's remote estate.

The Secret Garden

1949

The Rainbow Jacket poster
7.0

A champion jockey is banned from racing so spends his time helping a young lad to become the next champion.

The Rainbow Jacket

1954

Time, Gentlemen, Please! poster
8.0

Because of its high productivity and "almost" 100 per cent employment, the town of Hayhoe, England is expecting a visit from the Prime Minister. The "almost" is because of Dan Dance (Eddie Byrne), an old rogue who would rather drink and philosophize than work. The Village Council are determined to have a perfect record so they connive to have the old man put into the alms-house which has been unoccupied for many years, where he must abide by rules laid down 400 years ago. A new Vicar arrives and discovers that, because of the circumstances created by the Council, Dan Dance is entitled to 6,000 pounds a year at the expense of the village.

Time, Gentlemen, Please!

1952

The Girl on the Pier poster
7.5

Sometimes listed as a horror film, the British Girl on the Pier is a Spartan little melodrama starring the alluring Veronica Hurst as the title character. The wife of wax museum curator Campbell Singer, Hurst carries on with Singer's partner Ron Randell. Killing Randell, the cuckolded husband tries to hide the body among his waxworks. The police eventually catch on when Singer proves too clever for his own good. Girl on the Pier doesn't pretend to be a classic; on its own terms, it's an agreeable 65 minutes out of your life.

The Girl on the Pier

1953

Hong Kong Confidential poster
5.9

An undercover U.S. agent searches for an Arab ruler's son kidnapped by communists in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong Confidential

1958

Just William's Luck poster
7.8

Comic adventures of an 11-year-old boy and his neighborhood pals.

Just William's Luck

1947

I Believe in You poster
6.8

A drama about parole officers to follow the successful Ealing police story of "The Blue Lamp"(1950) . Various sub-plots follow the parole officers and their charges.

I Believe in You

1952

The Blue Peter poster
7.0

A Merchant Navy hero of the Korean War returns to England after three years of captivity in Communist hands, his mind confused by brain-washing and indoctrination at the hands of his captors, and accepts a post as an instructor at the Outward Bound Sea School.

The Blue Peter

1955

The Naked Heart poster
7.0

At the beginning of the 20th century, in the North of the Province of Quebec. After five years spent in a boarding school, Maria Chapdelaine comes back to the family farm. Robert Gagnon, a villager and childhood friend, loves her secretly but Maria is wooed by Lorenzo Surprenant, a man who has fled his home town to escape the police. The one she is really in love with is François Paradis, a handsome trapper. The latter promises to marry her in the spring, as soon as he is back from the Far North. Robert, who is aware of how miserable Maria is, writes a letter to François , asking him to come back at once. Unfortunately, the young trapper is buried under the snow during a storm. As for Lorenzo he gets gunned down by the police. Finally understanding that Robert has sacrificed himself out of love for her, Maria accepts to become his wife.

The Naked Heart

1950

William Comes to Town poster
9.0

William Brown attempts to secure more pay and shorter hours for schoolboys.

William Comes to Town

1948