John Turner
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Biography: John Turner (born 7 July 1932) is a British television and film actor. One of Turner's most recognisable roles was that of Roderick Spode (6 episodes, 1991–1993) in the ITV television series Jeeves and Wooster, based on the P. G. Wodehouse novels. He had performed the same role earlier in his career at Her Majesty's Theatre, London in Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical flop Jeeves. At the Prince Edward Theatre he performed in the role of Juan Perón in the musical theatre show Evita. He later returned to the West End playing Molokov in Tim Rice’s Chess. He also portrayed Charlemagne in the original West End cast of Pippin at His Majesty's Theatre. Turner made his television debut in 1957, playing a hillbilly in Operation Fracture. In 1963 he appeared in 5/13 episodes of The Sentimental Agent as Bill Randall and in four episodes replaced the lead character played by Carlos Thompson. In a career that lasted more than 40 years, he also appeared in 36 episodes of Knight Errant Limited as Adam Knight (1959–1960), as well as in episodes of Z-Cars (1967), The Saint (1968), The Champions (1968), Fall of Eagles (1974), the TV mini series Lorna Doone (1976), Heartbeat (1992), The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones (1999) and The Bill (2000). Film roles include John in Behemoth the Sea Monster (1959), Lieutenant Pattinson in Petticoat Pirates (1961), Sir Richard Fordyke in The Black Torment (1964), Joab in Captain Nemo and the Underwater City (1969), The Major-domo in The Slipper and the Rose (1976), the Afrikaner Minister in The Power of One (1992), Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny (1996) and Lord Lot in Merlin (1998).
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: London, England, UK
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Birthday: July 07, 1932
Age: 92 years old
Gender: Male
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The Power of One
Overview: PK, an English orphan terrorized for his family's political beliefs in Africa, turns to his only friend, a kindly world-wise prisoner, Geel Piet. Geel teaches him how to box with the motto “fight with your fists and lead with your heart”. As he grows to manhood, PK uses these words to take on the system and the injustices he sees around him - and finds that one person really can make a difference.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-03-27
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When The Bell Tolls
Overview: Italian World War II flick direted by Luigi Batzella.
Genres: War
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1970-05-26
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The Giant Behemoth
Overview: Marine atomic tests cause changes in the ocean's ecosystem resulting in dangerous blobs of radiation and the resurrection of a dormant dinosaur which threatens London.
Genres: Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-03-03
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The Slipper and the Rose
Overview: Prince Edward wants to marry for love, but the King and court of the kingdom of Euphrania are anxious for the prince to wed no matter what. When the prince meets Cinderella at a ball, he's sure she's the one, and when she loses her slipper upon exiting the dance, the prince is determined to find and marry her.
Genres: Adventure Fantasy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-03-25
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Captain Nemo and the Underwater City
Overview: Survivors of a sinking ship are rescued by Captain Nemo and his submarine crew. They are taken to an underwater city where they may spend the rest of their lives.
Genres: Adventure Family Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-12-01
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Girls School Screamers
Overview: Seven girls from the local Catholic school are chosen to go inventory the Wells estate. It sounds like a fun weekend until the girls hold a séance to try and contact Jennifer Wells, a 20-year-old who died mysteriously on the grounds in 1939. Their weekend gets even stranger when it is revealed one of the girls, Jackie, is a dead ringer for the deceased.
Genres: Thriller Mystery Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-03-07
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The Black Torment
Overview: A lord returns to his manor with his new wife, to hear rumours that he had already secretly returned and had committed several murders. Has he lost his mind, or is something dark afoot ?
Genres: Horror Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-10-19
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Petticoat Pirates
Overview: Undistinguished British farce (in Technicolor and CinemaScope). Stoker Charlie (the diminutive Drake) helps 150 Wrens under Superintendent Maxine Audley, who've hijacked a frigate, HMS 'Huntress', to prove they're the equal of their male counterparts. Hardly a feminist masterpiece, but fans will relish the nightmare court-martial in which Drake plays all the parts
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-11-01
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The Ten Gladiators
Overview: Roccia and a band of fellow gladiators join forces with a patrician named Glaucus Valerius to replace Nero, (and his evil henchman, Tigelinus), with a new emperor: Servius Galba. During the course of this bloody struggle, the gladiators lose their mentor and trainer - Resius - and then must rescue Lidia, Resius' beautiful niece, from death on the cross.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1963-12-14
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Rasputin
Overview: Into an era seething with war and revolution, a man comes with an incredible power to heal a nation...or destroy it. Based on the true story of one of the most powerful and mysterious figures in Russian history.
Genres: History Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-03-23
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Stork Talk
Overview: A gynecologist's wife leaves him, but returns when she finds out she's pregnant; but so is someone her husband's been very friendly with in her absence. Coincidence?
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-12-12
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The Spirit of Man
Overview: In pursuit of faith, God and the Devil, spells are cast, buckets of water thrown and men with black beards dance and sing.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-08-23
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Number One
Overview: A down on his luck Irishman in London decides to play snooker for money.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-03-01
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A Place to Die
Overview: Doctor Bruce Nelson takes over the medical practice of a village general-practitioner. Upon arriving in their new home, the doctor and his wife, Tessa, receive a very warm welcome from all the villagers. Tessa is at first flattered by the villagers' constant fawning and gifts, but soon becomes wary of their strange ways, and begins to suspect there is something evil in the village.
Genres: TV Movie Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-05-26
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Sammy Going South
Overview: After he is orphaned by an air raid on Port Said during the Suez Crisis, a young boy attempts to go by himself from the Suez Canal to Durban in South Africa where his nearest relative, Aunt Jane, lives. On the way he meets a variety of different people who help or hinder his journey - including an ageing diamond smuggler.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1963-03-18
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The Return of Sam McCloud
Overview: Ex-Marshal McCloud now is senator of New Mexico, fighting for a new environment law. His enemy is Maitland, unscrupulous owner of Chemtel, the world's most important chemical manufacturer. Shortly after McCloud gives an inspiring speech, he barely escapes an bomb in his car and a shooting in a restaurant. When he learns that his niece, medical researcher for Chemtel, was killed, he begins to suspect that the attempts on his life were not made by Arabian terrorists, but by Maitland. He pays him a visit in Britain and starts to research on his own.
Genres: Crime Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-11-12
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Doubting Thomas
Overview: Musical exploring the events between the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-04-03
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