Brian Weske

Acting

Brian Weske

Born 1932-12-23 · Stockwell, London, England, UK

Brian Weske was born on December 23, 1932 in Stockwell, London, England. He is known for his work on The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992), The Saint (1962) and Vacation from Marriage (1945). He was married to Yole Marinelli. He died on October 15, 2001 in London.

Acting credits

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9.0

In this children's movie a young inventor dreams of becoming an engineer. He has even created a new gadget, but before he can finish it, he needs more money so he and his pal begin washing windows. The inventor's pal wants to use the money to go home to Ireland so he can see his dying grandpa. His good-hearted partner gladly gives up his share. Later, he is praised for his genius.

Fortune Lane

1947

Night and the City poster
7.5

Londoner Harry Fabian is a second-rate con man looking for an angle. After years of putting up with Harry's schemes, his girlfriend, Mary, becomes fed up when he taps her for yet another loan.

Night and the City

1950

Jungle Street poster
7.0

In this crime drama, a mugger accidently kills a man during a robbery and finds himself blackmailed into cracking a nightclub safe. The mugger escapes by double crossing the blackmailer by stealing the money and his girlfriend to boot. Unfortunately the police are in hot pursuit.

Jungle Street

1960

Perfect Strangers poster
6.6

After World War II service changes them, a married couple dread their postwar reunion.

Perfect Strangers

1945

I Was Monty's Double poster
6.9

The incredible but true story of how an impersonator was recruited to impersonate General Montgomery to mislead the Germans about his intentions before the North Africa campaign.

I Was Monty's Double

1958

The Boys poster
7.5

A night watchman at a garage is found murdered, and four teddy boys are put on trial for the crime. Witnesses and suspects give differing accounts of the lead-up to the crime, and the truth emerges.

The Boys

1962

On the Fiddle poster
5.7

Tricked into joining the RAF by a wily judge, wide boy Horace Pope sets his sights on the main chance, teams with slow-witted, good-hearted gypsy Pedlar Pascoe, and works up a lucrative racket in conning both his colleagues and the RAF. By means of various devious schemes Pope and Pascoe manage to avoid the front lines until they are sent to France - where they find themselves making unexpected and uncomfortably close contact with the enemy.

On the Fiddle

1961

Fame Is the Spur poster
7.1

A politician rises rapidly to fame and fortune and discovers that power corrupts and ultimately becomes the very type of politician he had set out to displace.

Fame Is the Spur

1947

A Hole Lot of Trouble poster
7.8

Three workmen assigned to dig a hole in a road for an electrical cable run into problems with local officials who believe the hole is being dug in the wrong place and should be closer to the home of a prissy fashion designer.

A Hole Lot of Trouble

1971

The High Bright Sun poster
5.8

This story of love and espionage focuses on political turmoil as a small nation struggles to free itself from colonial rule, and one man tries to serve both justice and his own heart.

The High Bright Sun

1964

The Cracksman poster
6.6

Ernest Wright's peerless prowess as a locksmith comes to the attention of a tough big-time crook, who feels that the little man would be a valuable asset to his crime kingdom. In order to inveigle him into a series of jobs, he sets up a beautiful hostess as a trap, into which the hapless Ernest inevitably falls..!

The Cracksman

1963

Operation Bullshine poster
5.5

During World War II, a Royal Artillery officer is assigned to an anti-aircraft battery that is filled with female soldiers of the Auxiliary Territorial Service. His wife who has enlisted is mistakenly posted to the battery in violation of regulations of husbands and wives serving together in the same formation. She becomes jealous of what she perceives as him paying too much attention to the other Auxiliary Territorial Service women.

Operation Bullshine

1959

Just William's Luck poster
7.8

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

Just William's Luck

1947

The Big Switch poster
4.7

Playboy John Carter picks up a woman in a discotheque and takes her home. When she is murdered and he is framed for the crime, he finds himself drawn into a seedy underworld plot.

The Big Switch

1968

The Great Van Robbery poster
5.2

Interpol detective Caesar Smith tracks robbers of the Royal Mint van. He travels to Rio de Janeiro, Rome and Paris and establishes the guilt of a London coffee importer.

The Great Van Robbery

1959

Dangerous Afternoon poster
6.4

The manager of a halfway house for female ex-cons takes action when a blackmailer threatens to expose her secret.

Dangerous Afternoon

1961

Jazz Boat poster
6.4

An electrician boasts about being a cat burglar to impress his comrades, but his lie spins out of control when he's sought to participate in a jewel heist.

Jazz Boat

1960

The Desperate Man poster
5.0

Two reporters are held hostage in old castle, by thief, looking for jewels, that he had buried, after robbing a local house.

The Desperate Man

1959

Brandy for the Parson poster
6.5

A young couple get involved with a smuggler

Brandy for the Parson

1952

Quiet Weekend poster
5.2

Comedy of a family trying to spend a country weekend which is disrupted by an unpleasant friend of the son.

Quiet Weekend

1946

Medal for the General poster
7.7

A retired general helps out by sheltering some evacuees during WWII.

Medal for the General

1944

Three Clear Sundays poster
6.0

Ken Loach production for The Wednesday Play, reflecting contemporary debates surrounding the abolishment of capital punishment.

Three Clear Sundays

1965

William Comes to Town poster
9.0

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

William Comes to Town

1948

No artwork available
10.0

A woman and her injured son are detained by one crook, whilst the other takes the safe keys to rob a factory. They fall out, and the boy is rescued while they fight.

Night Without Pity

1961