
Acting
Geoffrey Toone
Born 1910-11-15 · Dublin, Ireland
Acting credits
7.1Widowed Welsh mother Anna Leonowens becomes a governess and English tutor to the wives and many children of the stubborn King Mongkut of Siam. Anna and the King have a clash of personalities as she works to teach the royal family about the English language, customs and etiquette, and rushes to prepare a party for a group of European diplomats who must change their opinions about the King.
The King and I
1956
5.7Scientist Doctor Who accidentally activates his new invention, the Tardis, a time machine disguised as a police telephone box. Who, his two granddaughters Barbara and Susan, and Barbara's boyfriend Ian are transported through time and space to the planet Skaro, where a peaceful race of Thals are under threat of nuclear attack from the planet's other inhabitants: the robotic mutant Daleks.
Dr. Who and the Daleks
1965
6.1A British physician stands trial for murdering his wife after he and his mistress are captured while fleeing to Canada.
Dr. Crippen
1963
6.7During the French Revolution, a mysterious English nobleman known only as The Scarlet Pimpernel (a humble wayside flower), snatches French aristos from the jaws of the guillotine, while posing as the foppish Sir Percy Blakeney in society. Percy falls for and marries the beautiful actress Marguerite St. Just, but she is involved with Chauvelin and Robespierre, and Percy's marriage to her may endanger the Pimpernel's plans to save the little Dauphin
The Scarlet Pimpernel
1982
6.1When an injury bars him from pursuing his trade, Revolutionary War-era silversmith's apprentice Johnny Tremain finds a new life in the ranks of the Sons of Liberty army, taking part in the Boston Tea Party and Paul Revere's legendary ride.
Johnny Tremain
1957
6.6In 1950s Canada, during a commercial flight, the pilots and some passengers suffer food poisoning, thus forcing an ex-WW2 fighter pilot to try to land the airliner in heavy fog.
Zero Hour!
1957
7.2A British woman on a visit to post-war Berlin is caught up in an espionage ring smuggling secrets into and out of the Eastern Bloc.
The Man Between
1953
6.7The inhabitants of a peaceful village begin receiving mysterious hate mail penned by someone with malicious thoughts.
Poison Pen
1939
4.9After completing his voyages Sindbad the Sailor and his hearty crew have come home to find a palace coup d'etat has occurred and his home city is being run by a brutal dictator played by Pedro Armendariz. He's got designs on the beautiful young princess, Heidi Bruhl both lustful and political.
Captain Sindbad
1963
6.2Archie Rice, an old-time British vaudeville performer sinking into final defeat, schemes to stay in show business.
The Entertainer
1960
NRThe complex technology of modern rail track is shown, covering component manufacturers, current methods of laying track and its maintenance.
Track 125
1981
5.7In 1910, Hong Kong, under the rule of the British Empire, is a prosperous and bustling city, but, hidden in the shadows of its many narrow streets, the hideous members of the Red Dragon gang, a branch of the evil Chinese secret society of the Tongs, lurk and murder those who oppose to their tyranny, which thrives on vice, crime and the fear of the weakest.
The Terror of the Tongs
1961
6.4In 1815, Michael Martin, member of an Irish revolutionary society, turns highwayman to support it, and soon becomes an outlaw. In Dublin, he meets famous rebel "Captain Thunderbolt" and becomes his second-in-command, under the name "Lightfoot."
Captain Lightfoot
1955
NRA portrait of Raymond Chandler, creator of the Philip Marlowe mystery thrillers, by John Foster and Fred Burnley. The film portrays Chandler's life and creative attitudes in his own words. Dramatised excerpts from his letters and novels reveal conflicting aspects: the sensitive, diffident writer - and the tough, cool private eye hero. With JB Priestley.
Down These Mean Streets a Man Must Go: A Portrait of Raymond Chandler
1969
6.0Asked by Francis I to tutor his son, Diane de Poitiers becomes the future King Henry II's mistress in 1500s France.
Diane
1956
3.9A CIA analyst takes over a case from his brother, a field agent who was killed in the line of duty, in this thriller based on a Robert Ludlum novel.
The Apocalypse Watch
1997
6.4The wife of brilliant, but boisterous and ill-tempered conductor of the London Symphony puts up with his childishness, but the last straw is drawn when he begins an affair with a young pianist.
Once More, with Feeling!
1960
6.6The final days in the Bunker, with Hitler becoming more and more paranoid, plumbing the depths of his madness and reaching his well deserved fate.
The Death of Adolf Hitler
1973
7.5The planet Peladon has applied to join the Galactic Federation, and The Doctor is mistaken for the chairman of the committee sent to assess its application, while Jo is taken for an Earth princess, with the mythical curse of Aggedor apparently striking chancellor Torbis dead, The Doctor must discover who is desperate to stop Peladon joining, but soon he is sentenced to death and his only Allies seem to be Jo and the Ice Warrior Delegates.
Doctor Who: The Curse of Peladon
1972
5.8When a woman begins to investigate her husband's mysterious death in a plane accident she discovers the involvement of a woman known simply as Diana.
Echo of Diana
1963
6.0A supposedly dead writer suddenly turns up to confront the young woman who is using his penname.
Hell Is Sold Out
1951
8.0The organising force of a family of musical prodigies, Robert Mansell is a frustrated composer in seach of one thing personal happiness. This search, however, has landed him in the divorce courts and the judge's summary does not paint him in a favourable light.
The Woman's Angle
1952
NRTraveling through his kingdom’s forest one day King Arthur is confronted by The Red Knight who plans to slay him but decides to challenge him with the riddle “What does a woman want from a man?” Instructing him that there is only one correct answer he sets him free with the proviso that he must return in a month with the solution or be put to death. Riding beside the King, Sir Gawain and he become acquainted with Maid Marian who exiled herself to the forest. A frustrating month ensues as Arthur seeks the answer finally, striking a bargain with a hag to save himself. But will the price be too high?
The Deadly Riddle
1956
7.3The wealthy chairman of First Division Football Club, Burnville United, makes an unethical approach to a star player of another club, and the ensuing scandal costs him his job.
The Great Game
1953