Michael Sheard
Biography: Michael Sheard (18 June 1938 – 31 August 2005) was a Scottish actor who featured in a large number of films and television programmes and was best known for playing villains. His most prominent television role was as strict deputy headmaster Maurice Bronson in the British children's series Grange Hill which he played from 1985-89. His most prominent film role was that of Admiral Ozzel in The Empire Strikes Back (1980).
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: June 18, 1938
Deathday: August 31, 2005
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The Riddle of the Sands
1979-10-02
The Riddle of the Sands
Overview: In the early years of the 20th Century, two British yachtsmen (Michael York and Simon MacCorkindale) stumble upon a German plot to invade the east coast of England in a flotilla of specially designed barges. They set out to thwart this terrible scheme, but must outwit not only the cream of the German Navy, but the feared Kaiser Wilhelm himself.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-10-02
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Escape to Athena
1979-05-21
Escape to Athena
Overview: During the World War II, the prisoners of a German camp in a Greek island are trying to escape. They not only want their freedom, but also seek an ineffable treasure hidden in a monastery at the summit of the island's mountain.
Genres: Adventure Comedy War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-05-21
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In Sickness and in Health
1975-05-21
In Sickness and in Health
Overview: A hard-working doctor must also carry the burden of a turbulent home life, due to the expectations of his demanding wife. Part of Thames Televison's Armchair Cinema.
Genres: TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-05-21
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The McKenzie Break
1970-10-28
The McKenzie Break
Overview: A German U-Boat commander plans a daring escape from a PoW camp in Scotland.
Genres: Action War Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-10-28
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The Hiding Place
1975-05-04
The Hiding Place
Overview: The Hiding Place is an account of a Dutch family who risk their lives by offering a safe haven for Jews during World War II
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-05-04
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Force 10 from Navarone
1978-08-16
Force 10 from Navarone
Overview: World War II, 1943. Mallory and Miller, the heroes who destroyed the guns of Navarone, are sent to Yugoslavia in search of a ghost from the past.
Genres: Drama Adventure War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-08-16
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Holiday on the Buses
1973-05-19
Holiday on the Buses
Overview: Due to a female passenger falling out of her top whilst running for the bus Stan is distracted and crashes the bus resulting in the depot managers car being written off. As a result Stan, Jack and Blakey are fired. Stan and Jack soon get new jobs as a bus crew at a Pontins holiday resort but discover that Blakey has also gotten a job there as the chief security guard.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-05-19
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Mafia Junction
1973-03-05
Mafia Junction
Overview: Cliff works as a narcotics investigator for the police and infiltrate a mafia gang. Soon it turns out that Cliff has bigger plans than just to bust bad guys.
Genres: Action
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1973-03-05
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Beasts: The Dummy
1976-11-20
Beasts: The Dummy
Overview: A washed-up actor has a nervous breakdown and believes that he really is the movie monster that he has been hired to play. Created as an episode of Nigel Kneale’s “Beasts” horror anthology miniseries.
Genres: Horror TV Movie Drama Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-11-20
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The Dancing Years
1976-01-01
The Dancing Years
Overview: The story of a young composer and his relationship with a fiery opera star over the course of several decades.
Genres: TV Movie Drama Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-01-01
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High Road to China
1983-03-18
High Road to China
Overview: A biplane pilot is saddled with a spoiled industrialist's daughter on a search for her missing father through Asia that eventually involves them in a struggle against a Chinese warlord.
Genres: Adventure Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-03-18
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The Empire Strikes Back
1980-05-20
The Empire Strikes Back
Overview: The epic saga continues as Luke Skywalker, in hopes of defeating the evil Galactic Empire, learns the ways of the Jedi from aging master Yoda. But Darth Vader is more determined than ever to capture Luke. Meanwhile, rebel leader Princess Leia, cocky Han Solo, Chewbacca, and droids C-3PO and R2-D2 are thrown into various stages of capture, betrayal and despair.
Genres: Adventure Action Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-05-20
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The Best of Enemies
1977-07-19
The Best of Enemies
Overview: In Occupied France, a cultured civilised German ofi ccer is billeted out and stirs up conflicting emotions in the household.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-07-19
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The Death of Adolf Hitler
1973-01-07
The Death of Adolf Hitler
Overview: The final days in the Bunker, with Hitler becoming more and more paranoid, plumbing the depths of his madness and reaching his well deserved fate.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-01-07
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Raiders of the Lost Ark
1981-06-12
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Overview: When Dr. Indiana Jones – the tweed-suited professor who just happens to be a celebrated archaeologist – is hired by the government to locate the legendary Ark of the Covenant, he finds himself up against the entire Nazi regime.
Genres: Adventure Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-06-12
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Les Misérables
1978-12-27
Les Misérables
Overview: In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France.
Genres: Drama History Romance TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-12-27
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All Quiet on the Western Front
1979-11-14
All Quiet on the Western Front
Overview: At the start of World War I, Paul Baumer is a young German patriot, eager to fight. Indoctrinated with propaganda at school, he and his friends eagerly sign up for the army soon after graduation. But when the horrors of war soon become too much to bear, and as his friends die or become gravely wounded, Paul questions the sanity of fighting over a few hundreds yards of war-torn countryside.
Genres: War Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-11-14
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Rogue Male
1976-09-22
Rogue Male
Overview: In 1939, Sir Robert Thorndyke takes aim at Adolf Hitler with a high powered rifle, but the shot misses its mark. Captured and tortured by the Gestapo and left for dead, Sir Robert makes his way back to England where he discovers the Gestapo has followed him. Knowing that his government would turn him over to German authorities, Sir Robert goes underground in his battle with his pursuers.
Genres: Drama War TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-09-22
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To Encourage the Others
1972-03-27
To Encourage the Others
Overview: The true story of Derek Bentley, whose conviction and execution for a murder committed by someone else provoked a public revulsion.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-03-27
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Chronotrip
2002-02-15
Chronotrip
Overview: Philosophical Time Travel
Genres: Science Fiction Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-02-15
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Doctor Who: Remembrance of the Daleks
1988-10-26
Doctor Who: Remembrance of the Daleks
Overview: London, 1963: The Doctor returns to the place where it all began — alongside his latest companion, Ace, with unfinished business. Not for the first time, unusual events are unfolding at Coal Hill School. At 76 Totter's Lane, the Doctor discovers that his oldest foes — the Daleks — are on the trail of stolen Time Lord technology that he left on Earth long ago. The Daleks are planning to perfect their own time-travel capability, in order to unleash themselves across the whole of time and space.
Genres: Science Fiction Drama Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-10-26
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Doctor Who: Pyramids of Mars
1975-11-15
Doctor Who: Pyramids of Mars
Overview: In a Victorian Gothic mansion, strange things are afoot. The master of the house, away in Egypt, has been replaced by a sinister Egyptian. Cloth-wrapped Mummies roam the grounds, killing people. Beneath a pyramid, the last of the Osirans — Sutekh the Destroyer — waits to be freed, to at long last bring his gift of death to all who live.
Genres: Science Fiction Drama Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-11-15
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Doctor Who: The Invisible Enemy
1977-10-22
Doctor Who: The Invisible Enemy
Overview: A three-man rocket crew are nearly done with their mission to Titan Base until a course change puts the rocket in the path of a strange cloud in space. By the time they arrive, they have come under the control of a sentient virus which threatens the galaxy. When the TARDIS picks up an emergency message, it flies into the cloud, infecting the Doctor. To save himself and others, he must undertake a dangerous journey.
Genres: Science Fiction Drama Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-10-22
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Soft Beds, Hard Battles
1974-01-24
Soft Beds, Hard Battles
Overview: In this comedy, set during the Nazi occupation of France, Peter Sellers plays most major male parts, so he stars in nearly every scene, always bumbling in inspector Clouseau-style.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-01-24
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England Made Me
1973-06-01
England Made Me
Overview: A young, English, ne'er-do-well who goes to stay with his sister and her wealthy fiancé/benefactor in 1930's Germany, just before the rise of the Nazi party.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-06-01
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A Hole in Babylon
1979-11-29
A Hole in Babylon
Overview: Three black men rob a Knightsbridge Italian restaurant. But when the police are called and the robbery becomes a siege, the men find themselves in a situation out of their control.
Genres: Comedy Drama Crime TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-11-29
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Doombeach
1989-01-01
Doombeach
Overview: A young boy dies after swimming at a seaside resort, and the local children, led by Gavin, investigate and are led to suspect that contamination from a nearby nuclear plant is to blame. Their teacher is sympathetic, but has broken into her house, perhaps as a warning. Gavin is nearly killed after talking about the problem on TV, but gradually all is uncovered - with terrible consequences for Gavin.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-01-01
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Hitler of the Andes
2003-05-22
Hitler of the Andes
Overview: Declassified FBI documents trace an 11-year investigation of rumors that Hitler survived Germany's defeat in 1945, escaping via U-boat to Argentina.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-05-22
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Universal Soldier
1972-05-01
Universal Soldier
Overview: A life-long mercenary commander and weapons expert is commissioned to train an army for an exiled African leader. But as his conscience finally catches up to him, he is seen as a threat to the powers behind the operation.
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-05-01
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Lucky
1974-02-05
Lucky
Overview: “Set in Liverpool in the early 70s, the film tells the story of Samuel 'Lucky' Ubooto, a half African, half Irish man in his 20s whose decidedly unlucky career as a criminal has resulted in a series of stretches in prison for theft. The story follows Lucky on the day of his release from his latest sentence. As he wanders around Liverpool, not really belonging anywhere, it becomes clear that he is still waiting for his father, a man who has long since abandoned Lucky and his family, to return and take him back 'home' to Africa.” - Richard Parkin
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-02-05
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The Dark Side of the Sun
1983-01-01
The Dark Side of the Sun
Overview: Supernatural thriller series dealing with a secret society on the Greek island of Rhodes.
Genres: TV Movie Fantasy Horror Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-01-01
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Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?
1998-01-01
Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?
Overview: By her own admission, Katy Manning is ‘as blind as a bat’ and never knows where she’ll end up. When she suddenly arrived in the UK, Katy was probably as surprised as the rest of us! Determined to thank the legion of Doctor Who fans who had written and supported her during her years abroad, Katy embarked on a whirlwind tour of British conventions and shops before leaving (yet again) for Australia… Along the way bump into Nicholas Courtney, Richard Franklin, John Leeson, Sophie Aldred, Sylvester McCoy, Michael Sheard and other surprise guest stars!
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-01-01
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The Bunker
1981-04-15
The Bunker
Overview: Dramatization depicting the events surrounding Adolf Hitler's last weeks in and around his underground bunker in Berlin before and during the battle for the city.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-04-15
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Green Ice
1981-05-21
Green Ice
Overview: A down on his luck engineer gets involved in an adventure with a mysterious woman and an emerald magnate.
Genres: Adventure Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-05-21
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Another Life
2001-06-15
Another Life
Overview: A woman is wrongly accused of murdering her husband in Edwardian London. Just before the outbreak of World War I, Edith Graydon married her boyfriend Percy Thomson. He survives the war but theirs is not a happy marriage. She doesn't really love him and he feels it every day. He's also possessive and their daily life is a constant battle. She meets and falls in love with Frederick Bywaters, her sister's one-time boyfriend. They have a long affair and her desperate attempts to get either a formal separation of divorce from her husband falls on deaf ears. They are at their wits end and Bywaters decides to do something about it. On a dark evening when Edith is walking with her husband, Bywaters stabs him to death. Edith is charged with murder along with Bywaters and both are found guilty. She claims her innocence right up until the day they are both executed by hanging in 1923. Based on a true story.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-06-15
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The World of George Orwell: 1984
1965-11-28
The World of George Orwell: 1984
Overview: Early adaption of Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four as part of the Theatre 625 series.
Genres: Romance Drama Science Fiction TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-11-28
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Stones
1976-10-27
Stones
Overview: From BBC2 Playhouse's The Mind Beyond series. Professor Reeve wonders about strange events that seem to be connected to Stonehenge (Source: BBC).
Genres: TV Movie Drama Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-10-27
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Doctor Who: The Ark
1966-03-26
Doctor Who: The Ark
Overview: The Doctor and his companions Steven Taylor and Dodo Chaplet arrive some ten million years into the future, on board a generation starship which is carrying the last of humanity away from an Earth that is about to fall into the Sun. However, the cold that Dodo has could prove devastating to these future humans and their servants, the Monoids.
Genres: Science Fiction Drama Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-03-26
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Doctor Who: Castrovalva
1982-01-12
Doctor Who: Castrovalva
Overview: The Doctor needs somewhere peaceful to recover from his traumatic regeneration. But the sanctuary of Castrovalva is not all it seems, as the Master will stop at nothing to gain his revenge over the Doctor...
Genres: Drama Adventure Science Fiction TV Movie Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-01-12
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Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
1971-03-06
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
Overview: Professor Emil Keller has created a machine that can pacify even the most dangerous of criminals. But when the Doctor and Jo arrive at Stangmoor Prison for a demonstration, things start to go horribly wrong - especially when they discover that the Doctor's old enemy the Master is responsible for the machine.
Genres: Science Fiction Drama Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-03-06
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Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
1989-05-24
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Overview: In 1938, an art collector appeals to eminent archaeologist Dr. Indiana Jones to embark on a search for the Holy Grail. Indy learns that a medieval historian has vanished while searching for it, and the missing man is his own father, Dr. Henry Jones Sr.. He sets out to rescue his father by following clues in the old man's notebook, which his father had mailed to him before he went missing. Indy arrives in Venice, where he enlists the help of a beautiful academic, Dr. Elsa Schneider, along with Marcus Brody and Sallah. Together they must stop the Nazis from recovering the power of eternal life and taking over the world!
Genres: Adventure Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-05-24
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Murder Rap
1980-01-31
Murder Rap
Overview: Wally, a caretaker in a block of flats, loses his job when the flats are used to rehouse Bhengali families.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-01-31
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The Darwin Adventure
1972-09-27
The Darwin Adventure
Overview: The story of Charles Darwin's journey on The Beagle.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-09-27
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Killer Exposed
1984-02-24
Killer Exposed
Overview: Second in a trilogy of plays. Robin Fraser is attracted to an unusual female patient of his dentistry practice. She bears a remarkable resemblance to police officer Gill Parsons.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-02-24
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Hitler: The Last Ten Days
1973-04-19
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
Overview: Hitler: The Last Ten Days takes us into the depths of der Furher’s Berlin bunker during his final days. Based on the book by Gerhard Boldt, it provides a bleak look at the goings-on within, and without.
Genres: Drama War History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-04-19
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The Captain's Doll
1983-02-11
The Captain's Doll
Overview: The wife of a British army officer discovers his affair with a Polish countess in Germany circa 1918.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-02-11
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Frenzy
1972-05-25
Frenzy
Overview: After a serial killer strangles several women with a necktie, London police identify a suspect—but he claims vehemently to be the wrong man.
Genres: Crime Thriller Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-05-25
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