Acting

Larry Burns

Born — Died

1911-07-01 — 1983-12-27

Place of birth

Belfast, Ireland, UK [now Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK]

Known for

Acting

Credits

17 titles

Known for

The Avengers poster
7.8

A quirky spy show of the adventures of eccentrically suave British Agent John Steed and his predominantly female partners. Jonathan Steed - an urbane, proper gentleman spy - teams with various assistants throughout the series' run, including Dr. David Keel, Cathy Gale, Emma Peel and Tara King, to repeatedly save the world from diabolical schemes plotted by equally diabolical evil-doers (among them robots and man-eating monsters).

The Avengers

1961

Interpol Calling poster
7.2

The adventures of Interpol policemen Duval and Mornay as they fought against international drug-running, homicide, robbery and forgery.

Interpol Calling

1959

Sir Francis Drake poster
5.1

Sir Francis Drake was a British adventure television series starring Terence Morgan as Sir Francis Drake, commander of the sailing ship the Golden Hind. As well as battles at sea, sword fights, the series also deals with intrigue at Elizabeth's court, often caused by Spaniard, Mendoza.

Sir Francis Drake

1961

No artwork available
8.0

An anthology of single plays offering up adaptations of either of prominent stage plays or novels.

Festival

1963

Scott of the Antarctic poster
7.2

The true story of the British explorer Robert Falcon Scott and his ill-fated expedition to try to be the first man to discover the South Pole - only to find that the murderously cold weather and a rival team of Norwegian explorers conspire against him

Scott of the Antarctic

1948

Bang! You're Dead poster
7.2

Two small boys are playing in a wood. The younger boy has a revolver and, not understanding that the gun differs from his toy pistol, plays 'highwayman' on the road and holds up a cyclist; the gun goes off, killing the cyclist. Both boys are unaware of the tragic consequences of their game. The body and the gun are found by Bob Carter, who had recently quarreled with the victim in the presence of their workmates, and both men had uttered threats. The evidence is strong, and Bob is arrested for murder...

Bang! You're Dead

1954

Film credits

1960s · 4 titles

1950s · 7 titles

Bang! You're Dead poster
7.2

Two small boys are playing in a wood. The younger boy has a revolver and, not understanding that the gun differs from his toy pistol, plays 'highwayman' on the road and holds up a cyclist; the gun goes off, killing the cyclist. Both boys are unaware of the tragic consequences of their game. The body and the gun are found by Bob Carter, who had recently quarreled with the victim in the presence of their workmates, and both men had uttered threats. The evidence is strong, and Bob is arrested for murder...

Bang! You're Dead

1954

Count Five and Die poster
5.6

Dutch patriots, a U.S. officer and a British spy fool the Nazis with a fake Soho film company.

Count Five and Die

1957

The Hornet's Nest poster
5.4

Before getting nabbed by the cops, a jewel thief hides a small fortune in stolen goods aboard an empty barge. But when he later returns to claim his loot, he runs into heaps of trouble with the boat's beautiful tenants and a pair of nosy old ladies. Directed by Charles Saunders, this amusing comedy finds the cunning criminal up against far stronger and more resilient adversaries than he ever anticipated. [Netflix]

The Hornet's Nest

1955

Meet Mr. Callaghan poster
6.5

A young woman is framed for the murder of a wealthy man who met his death at the hands of his heirs.

Meet Mr. Callaghan

1954

Witness in the Dark poster
7.0

A killer breaks into an apartment to steal a valuable brooch. He kills an old woman, but in fleeing he encounters a young woman on the stairs who will become his target.

Witness in the Dark

1959

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Film That Never Was

1957

Strictly Confidential poster
5.3

Two con-men just released from prison get straight back to their old tricks.

Strictly Confidential

1959

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