Acting
George Margo
Born — Died
1915-10-26 — 2002-01-09
Place of birth
New York City, New York, USA
Known for
Acting
Credits
24 titles
Known for
5.2A BBC television anthology series featuring productions of classic and contemporary stage plays usually broadcast on BBC1. Each production featured a different work, often using prominent British stage actors in the leading roles. The series was transmitted from October 1965 to September 1983.
BBC Play of the Month
1965
7.2The adventures of Interpol policemen Duval and Mornay as they fought against international drug-running, homicide, robbery and forgery.
Interpol Calling
1959
6.4The adventures of privateer Captain Dan Tempest and his crew of former pirates as they make their way across the seven seas in The Sultana.
The Buccaneers
1956
5.4A notorious bandit develops a grudging respect for the English military man assigned to capture him.
Zarak
1956
9.0"Mountain" McClintock is over the hill as a boxer, but his corrupt manager keeps putting him back in the ring.
Blood Money
1957
6.4The Duchy of Grand Fenwick decides that the only way to get out of their economic woes is to declare war on the United States, lose and accept foreign aid. They send an invasion force (in chain mail, armed with bows and arrows) to New York and they arrive during a nuclear drill that has cleared the streets.
The Mouse That Roared
1959
Film credits
1970s · 4 titles
4.7The title character is a US army Captain of Native American descent who is asked to investigate the murder of an Indian agent. His only clue is "April morning", the last words spoken by the victim. Can he unravel the mystery before the clock runs out?
Captain Apache
1971
4.0Pilot for failed TV series
Go Girl
1972
5.3"A", a member of a student protest organization, becomes disenchanted by his group's inability to effect real change. Emboldened to pursue more radical methods by the older, experienced leftist organizer Despard, "A" unwittingly becomes party to a labor strike that turns violent. Ultimately held responsible by the authorities for the fracas, "A" allies himself with terrorist Leonard, who intends to avenge those jailed in the protest.
The Revolutionary
1970
NRThe rise to underworld eminence of the notorious Chicago gangster Artuto Ui - who bears a striking resemblance to Adolf Hitler.
The Gangster Show: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui
1972
1960s · 2 titles
NRAn elderly cardinal has been taken prisoner in a fictional Eastern European country because the clergyman is the leader of the political opposition. The IMF force is tasked with freeing him from the "inescapable" prison.
Mission: Impossible - Old Man Out
1966
6.7An accountant whose job is about to be taken over by a computer starts to re-examine his life and his priorities.
The Adding Machine
1969
1950s · 15 titles
5.4A notorious bandit develops a grudging respect for the English military man assigned to capture him.
Zarak
1956
9.0"Mountain" McClintock is over the hill as a boxer, but his corrupt manager keeps putting him back in the ring.
Blood Money
1957
6.4The Duchy of Grand Fenwick decides that the only way to get out of their economic woes is to declare war on the United States, lose and accept foreign aid. They send an invasion force (in chain mail, armed with bows and arrows) to New York and they arrive during a nuclear drill that has cleared the streets.
The Mouse That Roared
1959
6.0A hotel porter is left a fortune but after living it up for a while he returns to his old place of work which is in financial difficulties.
A Touch of the Sun
1956
5.8A private detective goes after the people who murdered his girlfriend.
The Saint's Return
1953
5.5This movie debut for saucy British TV comic Benny Hill has Benny leaving his job as a sweeper after winning some money. He becomes a private detective and investigates a plot to assassinate British scientists.
Who Done It?
1956
6.0A supposedly dead writer suddenly turns up to confront the young woman who is using his penname.
Hell Is Sold Out
1951
6.5An American comes to Britain to investigate the murky circumstances of his brother's death that occurred during a WW2 commando raid.
Circle of Danger
1951
6.0A young actress must decide which of two lovers will be her husband. She daydreams about each one to help her decide.
Lilacs in the Spring
1954
5.3A doctor's sophisticated wife joins him at his remote Asian practice to try and patch up their marriage. Increasingly violent friction between local rubber plantation workers and the authorities force both parties to make decisions.
Windom's Way
1957
6.4The host of a radio crime show finds himself mixed up with real gangsters after he re-creates a notorious murder on the air. He uses his knowledge of criminology to foil the gang's wicked scheme.
The Key Man
1957
7.7Sid Gibson is a soap powder salesman who decides what he really needs is TV advertising. The problem is, he's absolutely broke. He calls upon his friend Arthur Ashton, who arranges to sneak a plug for Sid's suds into a live TV spectacular. The public goes bananas for the product but to maintain sales Sid and Arthur must arrange for ever more outrageous plugs on TV shows. The Ascots races, the Edinburgh Military Tattoo - no show is safe.
Make Mine a Million
1959
5.3A jewel thief finds himself a target when a smuggled cigarette case made from a stolen new metal falls into his hands.
Mark of the Phoenix
1958
5.6Fred Martin, a taxi driver who is a reformed convict, is used by the police to go undercover in order to help catch a gang of safe robbers. However things start to go wrong when the police stake out the wrong bank and Fred finds himself alone with the crooks.
Radio Cab Murder
1954
6.4The life and loves of Music hall singer Vesta Tilley, who married into the nobility
After the Ball
1957
Series credits
5.2A BBC television anthology series featuring productions of classic and contemporary stage plays usually broadcast on BBC1. Each production featured a different work, often using prominent British stage actors in the leading roles. The series was transmitted from October 1965 to September 1983.
BBC Play of the Month
1965
7.2The adventures of Interpol policemen Duval and Mornay as they fought against international drug-running, homicide, robbery and forgery.
Interpol Calling
1959
6.4The adventures of privateer Captain Dan Tempest and his crew of former pirates as they make their way across the seven seas in The Sultana.
The Buccaneers
1956
