William Armstrong
Also Known As: Bill Armstrong, Williams Armstrong
Biography: William "Bill" Armstrong (born June 6, 1954) is a Canadian-born British actor, screenwriter and activist who played Lydecker in the extended Special Edition of the 1986 film Aliens.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Adult: No
Birthday: June 06, 1954
Age: 70 years old
Gender: Male
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La Vie en Rose
Overview: From the mean streets of the Belleville district of Paris to the dazzling limelight of New York's most famous concert halls, Edith Piaf's life was a constant battle to sing and survive, to live and love. Raised in her grandmother's brothel, Piaf was discovered in 1935 by nightclub owner Louis Leplee, who persuaded her to sing despite her extreme nervousness. Piaf became one of France's immortal icons, her voice one of the indelible signatures of the 20th century.
Genres: Music Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2007-02-14
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1408
Overview: A man who specializes in debunking paranormal occurrences checks into the fabled room 1408 in the Dolphin Hotel. Soon after settling in, he confronts genuine terror.
Genres: Horror Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-06-22
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A Sound of Thunder
Overview: When a hunter sent back to the prehistoric era runs off the path he must not leave, he causes a chain reaction that alters history in disastrous ways.
Genres: Thriller Science Fiction Adventure Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-05-15
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Goodnight, Mister Tom
Overview: A shy and quiet World War II evacuee is housed by a disgruntled old man, and they soon develop a close bond.
Genres: Drama History War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-10-25
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7 Seconds
Overview: When an experienced thief accidentally makes off with a Van Gogh, his partner is kidnapped by gangsters in pursuit of the painting, forcing the criminal to hatch a rescue plan.
Genres: Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-06-28
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A Murder of Quality
Overview: At the request of his old war time colleague Ailsa Brimley, George Smiley agrees to look into the murder of Stella Rode. Brimley had only just received a letter from her saying she feared for her life at her husband's hand. The husband, Stanley Rode teaches at Carne School, but Smiley is doubtful that he had anything to do with his wife's death. As Smiley investigates, he learns that Stella was a nosy busybody who loved to learn other's little secrets and then gossip about them - or possibly blackmail them. When a student is killed and Smiley unearths a secret, he has the evidence to name the killer.Based on John Le Carré's 1962 thriller (his first) in which George Smiley is brought out of spy retirement to solve a murder in a British public school. The setting is based on Le Carre"s own schooldays in Sherborne and his brief experience teaching at Eton.
Genres: Mystery Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-10-04
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The Point Men
Overview: Some time after their botched operation to capture a known Palestinian terrorist, a team of Israeli agents starts to get killed off one by one. Their leader must get to the bottom of things before the killer(s) plan is complete.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-09-07
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Danny the Champion of the World
Overview: Somewhere in England, in the Autumn of 1955, a widowed father and his son live an idyllic life together. Only their gas station happens to sit on a piece of land that a local developer wants to buy. And when he won't take no for an answer, and sets government inspectors and social works onto Danny and his father, Danny and his father decide to get even with Hazell and his pheasant- shooting friends in a manner in keeping with their own family tradition.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-04-29
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The Fourth Angel
Overview: Workaholic reporter, Jack Elgin takes his family on a working trip to India, but their aircraft is hijacked in Cyprus by a previously-unknown terrorist movement, and his wife and daughter are among the slaughtered. With western governments suppressing key facts and unwilling to go after the terrorists, Jack uses his contacts and snooping skill to seek the truth himself.
Genres: Action Thriller Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-08-15
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The American Way
Overview: A group of Vietnam vets disturbs television programs from a B-29 airplane. They want to sabotage Mrs Westinghouse's political campaign who is running for the Senate in support of US military involvement in South America. Mrs Westinghouse orders some nuclear missiles to be launched against the saboteurs, but they manage to avoid the impact and even succeed in exposing a big secret of hers.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-11-13
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Reasonable Force
Overview: In times of civil unrest, crack police units like Inspector Maclntyre 's get the job of keeping order on the streets. But when a demonstrator dies after a riot, who will the public - and the Police Force itself - hold accountable?
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-03-27
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Defrosting the Fridge
Overview: The Lowesthorpe Trawlers an English, American football team, hire American coach Hunter McCall and persuade local firm Salty Sea Fish Foods to be their sponsors, in an attempt to improve their game.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-03-26
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Frankenstein's Baby
Overview: Paul quarrels with his girlfriend Jane about when to start a family and Dr Eva Frankenstein comes to his aid by helping him to become the world's first pregnant man
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-09-09
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Chicken
Overview: A BAFTA award nominated short drama feature.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-01-01
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The Crying Game
Overview: Roy Brush has aspirations to be a great footballer and this seems likely when he scores for England in the European Cup Final. To add to this he becomes a national hero, having seemingly saved a young lad from drowning. But Roy has a secret - he is gay - and the editor of the scurrilous 'Scum' tabloid is making it his business to out him. However, with the help of his manager, Roy can triumph at an inspirational climactic football match, where his tears touch the heart of the nation - and pundit Jimmy Twizzle gets very high on mushroom tea.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-05-05
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Riddler's Moon
Overview: Teenager Elias has watched his farming community struggle through season after season of bad crops. When unexplained visions--perhaps from another world--give Elias hope of a coming miracle, he becomes the key to saving his town.
Genres: Drama Science Fiction TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-02-21
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Cuban Breeze
Overview: Irishman Vincent Coke is facing execution on the electric chair after a lifetime of adventures, including smuggling rich Cubans from Cuba to the USA. While rebelling against the system, he finds an unexpected lifeline offered to him by the very system he is rebelling against.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-10-24
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The Dark Knight
Overview: Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as the Joker.
Genres: Drama Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-07-16
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Road
Overview: A view of the inhabitants of a derelict road in Manchester, unsatisfied with their lives and routines. A young man locks himself away from the world. An older woman flirts with a soldier on leave. Two men invite two girls into an empty house.
Genres: TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-10-07
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Derailed
Overview: When two married business executives having an affair are blackmailed by a violent criminal, they are forced to turn the tables on him to save their families.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-11-11
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Out of Season
Overview: When a young drifter is forced to stay the winter in a small seaside town, he inadvertently becomes the catalyst for deceit, double crossings and murder amongst the locals.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-12-23
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Sunday
Overview: Sunday tells the story of an infamous day in Derry, North of Ireland and how the events of that day were subsequently covered up by the British Government of the time. On Sunday 30th January 1972 a peaceful civil rights march against internment (imprisonment without trial), organised by the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association (NICRA) ended with 13 marchers shot dead and 15 wounded. It became known throughout the world as Bloody Sunday. Told primarily from the perspective of the Derry community, juxtaposed with the British Army/state's preparations and reaction to the day, Sunday communicates the forensic and emotional truth of what happened
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-01-28
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Prince
Overview: Story of how a family is affected very greatly by their Alsation dog Prince
Genres: Crime Comedy Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-10-06
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Aliens
Overview: Ripley, the sole survivor of the Nostromo's deadly encounter with the monstrous Alien, returns to Earth after drifting through space in hypersleep for 57 years. Although her story is initially met with skepticism, she agrees to accompany a team of Colonial Marines back to LV-426.
Genres: Action Thriller Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-07-18
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RKO 281
Overview: In 1939, boy-wonder Orson Welles leaves New York, where he has succeeded in radio and theater, and, hired by RKO Pictures, moves to Hollywood with the purpose of making his first film.
Genres: Drama History TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-04-07
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Hope and Glory
Overview: A middle-aged man recalls his childhood growing up in and around London during World War II.
Genres: Drama War Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-09-03
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