Manning Wilson

Acting

Manning Wilson

Born 1918-02-17 · Ipswich, Suffolk, England, UK

Manning Wilson was a British actor known for his roles in various television dramas and films, including "I, Claudius" and "The Avengers."

Acting credits

Tales from the Crypt poster
6.8

When a tourist group become lost within ancient catacombs, they meet the sinister Crypt Keeper, who tells them each their fate. The enigmatic figure's macabre stories involve a wife dabbling in murder, a retired sanitation worker targeted by his suspicious neighbors, and an adulterer who may face a fitting demise if the yarns come true.

Tales from the Crypt

1972

Beasts: During Barty's Party poster
9.0

A suburban couple are held under siege by a pack of frighteningly intelligent rats.

Beasts: During Barty's Party

1976

The Siege of Manchester poster
9.0

A German mercenary is hired to defend the small township of Manchester during the English Civil War.

The Siege of Manchester

1965

The Hands of Orlac poster
4.4

A famed concert pianist's hands are destroyed in a plane crash; when he receives transplants from a recently executed strangler, his murderous new mitts attract the attention of a sleazy illusionist turned blackmailer.

The Hands of Orlac

1960

Pope Joan poster
6.1

Based on the medieval legend of Pope Joan, who was made Pope for a brief period around 855 A.D. The movie presents her existence as fact, though it is questionable that Pope Joan really did exist, and portrays her relationships with other notables of the time.

Pope Joan

1972

Julius Caesar poster
8.7

The assassination of the would be ruler of Rome at the hands of Brutus and company has tragic consequences for Brutus and the republic.

Julius Caesar

1979

In The Dead Spell poster
NR

When Mr Coleman was alive he found it hard to talk to his son. Since his death he finds it strangely easier.

In The Dead Spell

1977

Joanna poster
5.6

When 17 year old Joanna comes to Swinging London, she meets a host of colourful characters, discovers the pleasures of casual sex and falls in love. That's when things get complicated.

Joanna

1968

The Set Up poster
NR

Arthur Payne, recently out of prison, meets a stranger, Theo Gaunt, on a train and explains his situation. A few days later another stranger makes a curious proposition. Arthur should participate in a fake robbery and remove some imitation jewellery from the stranger's own safe.

The Set Up

1963

When the Actors Come poster
NR

On a cold day in January 1850, a group of travelling actors arrive out of the snow at the remote country estate of Count Horvath, in eastern Hungary. The Count is delighted to have an excuse for re-opening the old family theatre, closed since his childhood. But other members of his household wonder whether these unexpected guests should be made quite so welcome.

When the Actors Come

1978

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NR

Television adaptation of Peter Weiss's play about the Frankfurt Auschwitz trials.

The Investigation

1967

Strife poster
NR

A personal dispute between a union leader and a management leader causes chaos for workers at a troublesome tin mining company.

Strife

1965