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Sydney Tafler

Date of birth: 1916-07-31

Place of birth: Hackney, London, England, UK

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Сидни Тэфлер

Sydney Tafler

Biography

Sydney Tafler (31 July 1916 - 8 November 1979) was an English actor.

Movie Credits

The Long Arm
3.5

The Long Arm

1956-06-01

Scotland Yard detectives attempt to solve a spate of safe robberies across England beginning with cl

The Spy Who Loved Me
3.4

The Spy Who Loved Me

1977-07-07

Russian and British submarines with nuclear missiles on board both vanish from sight without a trace

Secret People
3.2

Secret People

1952-02-05

This tale of intrigue finds Valentina Cortese involved in an assassination plot. She helps the polic

Carry On Regardless
3.2

Carry On Regardless

1961-04-04

After a bunch of no-hopers approaches an employment agency, the anarchy mounts as they do a series o

The Lavender Hill Mob
3.6

The Lavender Hill Mob

1951-06-28

A meek bank clerk who oversees the shipments of bullion joins with an eccentric neighbor to steal go

Way Off Beat
0

Way Off Beat

1966-06-08

Arthur Bradshaw is a successful fixer, with plans to start a night club.

It Always Rains on Sunday
3.4

It Always Rains on Sunday

1947-11-28

During a rainy Sunday afternoon, an escaped prisoner tries to hide out at the home of his ex-fiance.

Berserk!
2.8

Berserk!

1967-11-01

A lady ringmaster milks the publicity from a string of murders.

Dial 999
2.3

Dial 999

1955-12-01

A man tells his wife that the police are after him for having killed a bookie during an alcoholic bi

Carve Her Name with Pride
3

Carve Her Name with Pride

1958-02-18

London, England, during World War II. After living a tragic life experience, young Violette Szabo jo

The Cockleshell Heroes
3

The Cockleshell Heroes

1955-11-16

During WW2, German ships are "safely" docked upriver at Bordeaux, but the British send a team of kay

The Saint's Return
2.8

The Saint's Return

1953-10-12

A private detective goes after the people who murdered his girlfriend.

The Counterfeit Plan
2.6

The Counterfeit Plan

1957-01-01

An escaped murderer flees France to England, where he forces an ex-forger, now established as a repu

Promise Her Anything
1.9

Promise Her Anything

1966-02-22

A widowed mother decides to go after the child psychologist she works for because she thinks he'll b

The Glass Cage
2.7

The Glass Cage

1955-04-15

A circus barker stages a sensational new act, the world's longest fast undertaken by “Sapolio”, on v

Wide Boy
3.1

Wide Boy

1952-04-01

Picking a pocket leads to blackmail and murder for a petty criminal in London.

Bottoms Up!
3.2

Bottoms Up!

1960-03-25

An incompetent boarding school headmaster, Professor Jim Edwards, devises a bizarre plot to raise th

Mystery Junction
2.8

Mystery Junction

1951-09-01

In this crime drama, an escaped convict is recaptured and charged with killing two people in a lonel

Blind Man's Bluff
0

Blind Man's Bluff

1952-01-01

Young Anthony Pendrell plays the precocious son of Scotland Yard inspector Norman Shelley. Pendrell'

Light Up the Sky!
3.1

Light Up the Sky!

1960-07-05

Chaos ensues when a bunch of misfits man a British searchlight battery during World War II.

Operation Diplomat
2.9

Operation Diplomat

1953-12-01

A physician is forced to operate on a mystery figure under shady circumstances.

Once a Sinner
3.3

Once a Sinner

1950-07-01

Impoverished British bank clerk John Ross is hopelessly in love with drop-dead gorgeous Irene James.

Reach for the Sky
3.4

Reach for the Sky

1956-07-05

The true story of airman Douglas Bader who overcame the loss of both legs in a 1931 flying accident

The Floating Dutchman
3

The Floating Dutchman

1954-02-01

Two men working on the docks close to London's Tower Bridge find the body of an unidentified man flo

London Belongs to Me
3.5

London Belongs to Me

1948-11-05

Classic British drama about the residents of a large terrace house in London between Christmas 1938

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

The Bank Raiders
3

The Bank Raiders

1958-10-01

A third rate con man lands himself the job of a get-away driver for a bank heist that has complicati

Hotel Sahara
2.6

Hotel Sahara

1951-07-09

World War II farce about the hotel of the title

The Sandwich Man
3

The Sandwich Man

1966-07-01

A man with a sandwich-board (advert) wanders around London meeting many strange characters.

The Galloping Major
3

The Galloping Major

1951-05-07

A syndicate is set up to buy a racehorse, but they end up buying the wrong one by mistake. Unfortuna

Fire Maidens of Outer Space
1.3

Fire Maidens of Outer Space

1956-07-01

An astronaut and crew land on Jupiter's 13th moon and find a monster and women from Atlantis.

Make Mine Mink
3.5

Make Mine Mink

1960-08-09

In a mansion block in Knightsbridge, a gang of middle-aged biddies decide to brighten up "the dullne

Alfie
3.3

Alfie

1966-03-29

A young man leads a promiscuous lifestyle until several life reversals make him rethink his purposes

Scarlet Thread
2.5

Scarlet Thread

1951-05-01

Tale of Cambridge college exploits of two smash-and-grab thieves on the run.

The Cellar and the Almond Tree
0

The Cellar and the Almond Tree

1970-03-04

The Countess lives in her East European palace, oblivious to the new regime that has moved in. After

Assassin for Hire
2.8

Assassin for Hire

1951-04-01

Antonio Riccardi, a rare stamp dealer who is secretly a hired killer, pays for the violin lessons of

The Birthday Party
3.2

The Birthday Party

1968-12-09

Based on Harold Pinter's enigmatic play about a boarder in a British seaside dwelling who is visited

Runaway Railway
3.5

Runaway Railway

1965-01-01

A group of young railway enthusiasts attempt to stop the closure of the local railway by trying to r

There Was a Young Lady
3

There Was a Young Lady

1953-01-01

A super-efficient secretary circumvents the schemes of smash-and grab gangsters.

The Woman for Joe
3.5

The Woman for Joe

1955-08-25

A carnival boss and a little person from the sideshow compete for the same woman.

Johnny on the Run
3.8

Johnny on the Run

1953-06-01

A Polish boy runs away from his unkind foster mother in Edinburgh and finds a new home in a lakeside

Danger Point
3

Danger Point

1971-01-02

Three irresponsible teenagers borrow a yacht belonging to the local Sea Scouts and run out of fuel.

The 7th Dawn
3.3

The 7th Dawn

1964-09-02

Political and personal intrigues surround a group of characters in Malaya, after the close of the Se

The Sea Shall Not Have Them
3.5

The Sea Shall Not Have Them

1954-06-01

During the autumn of 1944, RAF Hudson, carrying a VIP passenger in possession of highly secret infor

Cottage to Let
3.3

Cottage to Let

1941-09-06

Allied spies and Nazi Agents insinuate themselves at a Scottish cottage (converted to a wartime hosp

Uneasy Terms
2.2

Uneasy Terms

1948-07-06

Private eye Slim Callaghan is summoned to the country home of a Colonel Stenhurst, but the latter is

Passport to Pimlico
3.5

Passport to Pimlico

1949-10-26

When an unexploded WWII bomb is accidentally detonated in Pimlico, it reveals a treasure trove and d

The Monkey's Paw
2.9

The Monkey's Paw

1948-06-01

A curio dealer sells a monkey's paw that can grant the possessor three wishes but warns that disaste

Booby Trap
2.5

Booby Trap

1957-07-01

An absent minded professor invents a pen that will explode on the sound of bells, then leaves it in

Emergency Call
3.3

Emergency Call

1952-05-19

A 5-year-old child is diagnosed with leukaemia and has only days to live. Her only hope is a blood t

Baby Blues
0

Baby Blues

1973-12-06

Lavinia has been yearning and trying for ten years to conceive, and finally gives birth to a live ba

Oy Vay Maria
0

Oy Vay Maria

1977-11-08

Jewish boy loves Catholic girl - will love triumph over family objections?

Sink the Bismarck!
3.4

Sink the Bismarck!

1960-02-11

The story of the breakout of the German battleship Bismarck—accompanied by the heavy cruiser Prinz E

The Surgeon's Knife
0

The Surgeon's Knife

1957-10-01

A doctor becomes the victim of extortionists when one of his patients dies under questionable circum

The Crowning Touch
0

The Crowning Touch

1959-06-01

Several stories linked by a hat.

Time, Gentlemen, Please!
4

Time, Gentlemen, Please!

1952-07-01

Because of its high productivity and "almost" 100 per cent employment, the town of Hayhoe, England i

No Kidding
2.8

No Kidding

1960-11-01

A young couple, David and Catherine Robinson, has to turn their large country house into a money-mak

A Weekend with Lulu
2.7

A Weekend with Lulu

1961-04-10

Fred, Tim and Deirdre plan a fun weekend break on the coast. What they didn't make allowances for wa

The Adventurers
2.3

The Adventurers

1970-03-25

The wealthy playboy son of an assassinated South American diplomat discovers that his father was mur

Interpol
3.2

Interpol

1957-04-02

Spurred on by the death of his drug-addicted sister at the hands of ruthless narcotics kingpin Frank

Venetian Bird
3

Venetian Bird

1952-10-01

Private eye Edward Mercer travels to Venice to locate a man due a reward for his aid in the war. Sho

Dance Hall
2.8

Dance Hall

1950-06-08

Episodic tale of four factory girls and their various romances at the local dance hall in Chiswick,

The Crowded Day
2.7

The Crowded Day

1954-10-01

One day in the lives and loves of the staff in a large department store.

No Room at the Inn
3.5

No Room at the Inn

1948-11-22

A group of children are evacuated during world war two into the care of an alcoholic woman.

Guilty?
2.4

Guilty?

1956-04-10

Convinced that a wartime resistance heroine is innocent of a murder charge, Nap Rumbold, a solicitor

The Square Ring
3.5

The Square Ring

1953-07-13

Boxing drama following the lives of 5 different fighters and their reasons for becoming boxers.

Too Many Crooks
3.7

Too Many Crooks

1959-03-08

Accident-prone Fingers runs a pretty unsuccessful gang. They try and rob wealthy but tricky Billy Go

Nightmare for a Nightingale
3

Nightmare for a Nightingale

1975-10-02

An opera singer finds out her late husband isn't actually dead when he shows up at her apartment. In

Five Golden Hours
3

Five Golden Hours

1961-02-01

A petty crook gallantly consoles wealthy widows and is doing all right in his chosen profession unti

Pews
0

Pews

1980-01-12

Liftchick has a problem. As beadle to the synagogue he is responsible for getting ten men together t

The Bulldog Breed
2.9

The Bulldog Breed

1960-12-13

Norman Puckle, a well-meaning but clumsy grocer's assistant, can't seem to do anything right. After

Follow a Star
3

Follow a Star

1959-01-01

Norman Truscott is a store worker who dreams of stardom. Vernon Carew is a singer whose star is fadi

Children of Rage
2.5

Children of Rage

1975-05-28

The viscous conflict between Israel and the Palestinians is now a generation old. For many of the ch