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Joseph Tomelty

Date of birth: 1911-03-05

Place of birth:

Known for: Acting

Also known as:

Joseph Tomelty

Biography

Movie Credits

Tread Softly Stranger
3.8

Tread Softly Stranger

1958-08-15

Unable to pay his bookie, a man returns to his hometown where his embezzler brother and girlfriend p

Melba
1.5

Melba

1953-08-07

Rural Australian Nellie Melba becomes an opera star in 1900s Europe and the United States.

Devil Girl from Mars
2.6

Devil Girl from Mars

1954-05-01

Eight people at a remote Scottish inn find themselves confronted by a woman from Mars, who has lande

Hell Is a City
3.3

Hell Is a City

1960-04-10

Set in Manchester, heartland of England's industrial north, Don Starling escapes from jail becoming

Bedevilled
2.4

Bedevilled

1955-04-28

A seminary student helps a nightclub singer sought by Paris police for killing her married lover.

The Gentle Gunman
3.1

The Gentle Gunman

1952-10-23

The relationship between brothers Terry and Matt, both active in the IRA, comes under strain when Te

Simba
3.4

Simba

1955-01-07

A European family in East Africa finds itself caught up in an uprising by local black Africans again

The Day They Robbed the Bank of England
3

The Day They Robbed the Bank of England

1960-09-04

London at the turn of the century. Three men are on a mission from the IRA to steal all the gold in

The Black Torment
3

The Black Torment

1964-10-19

A lord returns to his manor with his new wife, to hear rumours that he had already secretly returned

Timeslip
2.8

Timeslip

1955-11-01

An atomic scientist is found floating in a river with a bullet in his back and a radioactive halo ar

You're Only Young Twice!
2.9

You're Only Young Twice!

1952-07-01

Ada Shore (Diane Hart) arrives at Skerryvore University in Scotland in search of her long-lost uncle

Worm in the Bud
0

Worm in the Bud

1959-09-27

An elderly man living on his own in Belfast rouses the suspicions of his neighbors.

John and Julie
2.3

John and Julie

1955-07-26

The adventures of two children who runaway to London to see the coronation of Queen Elizabeth.

Happy Ever After
2.6

Happy Ever After

1954-06-29

The whole village mourns when General O'Leary, owner of a hunting estate in South Ireland, is killed

Life Is a Circus
3

Life Is a Circus

1960-02-16

Encompassing three hugely popular double acts, The Crazy Gang were one of Britain's best-loved, most

Hell Below Zero
3.3

Hell Below Zero

1954-01-13

Duncan Craig signs on a whaling ship, partly because his own business deal has fallen through, partl

Hobson's Choice
3.7

Hobson's Choice

1954-04-19

A widower refuses to let his three daughters marry in order to avoid paying settlements, so they'll

Sword of Lancelot
2.1

Sword of Lancelot

1963-06-02

Lancelot is King Arthur's most valued Knight of the Round Table and a paragon of courage and virtue.

Shark Island
0

Shark Island

1951-10-08

An Englishman, Peter, inherits parts of a shark fishing concern in Ireland and, teaming up with his

A Prize of Gold
2.7

A Prize of Gold

1955-10-14

A U.S. sergeant, a British sergeant and a British pilot hijack gold for a German refugee's war orpha

The Young Lovers
3

The Young Lovers

1954-08-24

A young employee of the British State Department falls in love with the daughter of a top Russian di

Treasure Hunt
2.7

Treasure Hunt

1952-06-01

Short of money the owners of Ballyroden Hall must attempt to run it as a guest house, but not everyo

The Sound Barrier
3.3

The Sound Barrier

1952-07-22

A young RAF pilot tests his father-in-law’s prototype supersonic aircraft to the limit, at a time of

The Oracle
2.5

The Oracle

1953-06-01

An Irish "oracle" foretells the next day's track results to a newspaperman, resulting in a national

Meet Mr. Lucifer
2.5

Meet Mr. Lucifer

1953-11-30

A TV set given as a retirement present is sold on to different households causing misery each time.

A Night to Remember
3.8

A Night to Remember

1958-07-03

The sinking of the Titanic is presented in a highly realistic fashion in this tense British drama. T

A Kid for Two Farthings
3.3

A Kid for Two Farthings

1955-08-15

Joe is a young boy who lives with his mother, Joanna, in working-class London. The two reside above

Moby Dick
3.5

Moby Dick

1956-06-27

In 1841, young Ishmael signs up for service aboard the Pequod, a whaler sailing out of New Bedford.

Upstairs and Downstairs
2.8

Upstairs and Downstairs

1959-11-02

On marrying the boss's daughter, Richard takes his father-in-law's advice to hire a live-in domestic

Odd Man Out
3.6

Odd Man Out

1947-01-30

Belfast police conduct a door-to-door manhunt for an IRA gunman wounded in a daring robbery.

The Captain's Table
2.9

The Captain's Table

1959-01-06

A captain is promoted by his company from tramp steamers to their flagship passenger liner. Although