Harry Andrews
Date of birth: 1911-11-10
Place of birth: Tonbridge, Kent, England, UK
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Harry Fleetwood Andrews, Гарри Эндрюс
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Harry Fleetwood Andrews, CBE (10 November 1911 – 6 March 1989) was an English film actor known for his frequent portrayals of tough military officers. His performance as Sergeant Major Wilson in The Hill alongside Sean Connery earned Andrews the 1965 National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor and a nomination for the 1966 BAFTA Award for Best British Actor. He made his film debut in The Red Beret in 1953. Prior to his film career, Andrews was an accomplished Shakespearean actor, appearing at such venues as the Queen's Theatre, the Lyceum Theatre, and the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in England as well as theatres in New York City, Paris, Antwerp, and Brussels. Andrews made his London theatre debut in 1935 at the St James's Theatre and his New York City debut in 1936 at the since-demolished Empire Theatre. Description above from the Wikipedia article Harry Andrews, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movie Credits
The Big Sleep
1978-03-13
Private eye Philip Marlowe investigates a case of blackmail involving the two wild daughters of a ri
Nine Hours to Rama
1963-04-30
José Ferrer and Horst Buchholz star in this fictionalised account of events leading up to the assass
Moby Dick
1956-06-27
In 1841, young Ishmael signs up for service aboard the Pequod, a whaler sailing out of New Bedford.
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
2000-08-01
A film biography with a difference, Sir John Mills' Moving Memories charts the life of one of Britai
Battle of Britain
1969-09-15
In 1940, the Royal Air Force fights a desperate battle against the might of the Luftwaffe for contro
The Medusa Touch
1978-04-13
A French detective in London reconstructs the life of a man lying in hospital with severe injuries w
The Ruling Class
1972-05-24
When the Earl of Gurney dies in a cross-dressing accident, his schizophrenic son, Jack, inherits the
Barabbas
1961-12-23
Epic account of the thief Barabbas, who was pardoned for his crimes and spared crucifixion when Pila
The Hill
1965-06-17
North Africa, World War II. British soldiers on the brink of collapse push beyond endurance to strug
Too Late the Hero
1970-05-20
A WWII film set on a Pacific island. Japanese and allied forces occupy different parts of the island
Hawk the Slayer
1980-08-27
Hawk the Slayer, after seeing both his father and bride die at the hands of his malevolent brother,
The MacKintosh Man
1973-11-08
A member of British Intelligence assumes a fictitious criminal identity and allows himself to be cau
Play Dirty
1969-01-02
During World War II in North Africa, a group of British commandos disguised as Italian soldiers must
55 Days at Peking
1963-05-06
Diplomats, soldiers and other representatives of a dozen nations fend off the siege of the Internati
The Black Knight
1954-08-26
John, a blacksmith and swordsmith, is tutored at Camelot. As a commoner, he can't hope to win the ha
Theatre of Blood
1973-03-16
A Shakespearean actor takes poetic revenge on the critics who denied him recognition.
The Charge of the Light Brigade
1968-04-10
During the Crimean War between Britain and Russia in the 1850s, a British cavalry division, led by t
Modesty Blaise
1966-05-01
Modesty Blaise, a secret agent whose hair color, hair style, and mod clothing change at a snap of he
The Final Programme
1973-10-04
Returning from Lapland, where he buried his father, a renowned scientist, Jerry Cornelius comes back
The Nightcomers
1972-02-15
Prequel to the Henry James classic "Turn of the Screw" about the events leading up to the deaths of
Sky Riders
1976-03-26
When an industrialist's wife and kids are kidnapped by terrorists in Greece, the woman's ex-husband
Solomon and Sheba
1959-10-27
Near death, King David has a vision that his poet son, Solomon, should succeed him, rather than hot-
The Agony and the Ecstasy
1965-09-16
During the Italian Renaissance, Pope Julius II contracts the influential artist Michelangelo to scul
The Night They Raided Minsky's
1968-12-21
Rachel arrives in New York from her Amish community intent on becoming a dancer. Unfortunately Billy
Helen of Troy
1956-01-26
Prince Paris of Troy, shipwrecked on a mission to the king of Sparta, meets and falls for Queen Hele
The Night of the Generals
1967-01-29
A German intelligence officer investigates a prostitute's killing in Warsaw during World War II. He
The Deadly Affair
1967-01-26
Charles Dobbs is a British secret agent investigating the apparent suicide of Foreign Office officia
Burke & Hare
1972-02-03
Two men go into business supplying medical colleges with cadavers by robbing graves.
Equus
1977-10-16
A psychiatrist, Martin Dysart, investigates the savage blinding of six horses with a metal spike in
633 Squadron
1964-04-06
When Norwegian resistance leader Lieutenant Erik Bergman reports the location of a German V-2 rocket
Ice Cold in Alex
1958-06-24
A group of army personnel and nurses attempt a dangerous and arduous trek across the deserts of Nort
Nicholas and Alexandra
1971-11-29
Tsar Nicholas II, the inept last monarch of Russia, insensitive to the needs of his people, is overt
The Best of Enemies
1961-10-26
During World War II, a plane full of RAF fighter crashes in the Ethiopian desert and they are met up
Clowns
1989-04-04
Arthur is about to celebrate his 80th birthday and his family is gathering for a party. It is a time
Sands of the Kalahari
1965-11-24
A diverse group of individuals struggle to survive in the Kalahari desert after their passenger plan
Mesmerized
1985-11-18
An orphan weds an older man in circa-1900 New Zealand, then finds out he's a miser who spies on her.
The Red Beret
1953-08-11
Steve MacKendrick resigns from the US Army after causing the needless death of a fellow officer. Wan
A Dandy in Aspic
1968-04-02
Double-agent Alexander Eberlin is assigned by the British to hunt out a Russian spy, known to them a
Danger Route
1967-10-01
Jonas Wilde, a British secret agent licensed to kill, wants to resign from his murderous work, but h
The Devil's Disciple
1959-08-20
In a small New England town during the American War of Independence, Dick Dudgeon, a revolutionary A
The Internecine Project
1974-07-24
Offered a job as a presidential adviser, a professor is forced to dispose of those who knew him when
S.O.S. Titanic
1980-02-29
The Titanic disaster as seen through the eyes of one couple in each of the three classes on board.
The Long Duel
1967-07-27
An idealistic colonial police officer is sent to capture a rebel leader who threatens the stability
The Blue Bird
1976-04-30
Peasant children Mytyl and Tyltyl are led on a magical quest for the fabulous Blue Bird of Happiness
Wuthering Heights
1970-06-09
A passionate and tumultuous love story set against the backdrop of the Yorkshire moors, exploring th
A Hill in Korea
1956-09-18
Based on real events, A Hill in Korea charts the fortunes of a small group of British soldiers servi
Entertaining Mr. Sloane
1970-04-08
An aging nymphomaniac and her closeted gay brother are enamored with their father's killer and black
Saint Joan
1957-05-08
In 1456, French King Charles VII recalls the story of how he met the 17-year-old peasant girl Joan o
I Want What I Want
1972-02-25
Roy leaves his abusive father's house and starts life anew as a woman, named Wendy. Through trial a
All Passion Spent
1986-12-09
his three-part miniseries begins with elderly Lady Slane (Wendy Hiller) sitting watchfully by the de
What the Peeper Saw
1972-10-14
A wealthy author's second wife begins to suspect that her 12-year old stepson may have murdered his
Nothing But the Best
1964-03-10
Success has James Brewster's name written all over it, and he also has his heart set on his boss's d
The Passover Plot
1976-10-29
Yeshua of Nazareth carefully plans his own crucifixion — and subsequent resurrection — to strengthen
Cause Célèbre
1987-08-23
When the ailing husband of an adulterous wife is discovered bludgeoned to death and suspicions fall
Brotherly Love
1970-01-07
Having left her husband, Hilary moves in with her unbalanced brother, Pink, who uses wit and humor t
The Jokers
1967-05-15
Brothers Michael and David Tremayne decide to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London, not f
The Story of Jacob and Joseph
1974-04-07
This film recounts the tales of the Biblical figures, Jacob and Joseph. The first part tells the sto
I'll Never Forget What's'isname
1967-12-18
Advertising golden boy Andrew Quint is fed up with his fabulously successful life. In very dramatic
The System
1964-04-12
In a seaside village, a group of local young men mingle among the seasonal tourists in search of sex
The Inspector
1962-05-24
At the end of WW2, a compassionate Dutch policeman helps smuggle a Jewish woman into British Palesti
The Truth About Spring
1965-03-30
Tommy Tyler, a lazy Caribbean sailor, and his tom-boy daughter, Spring, are out to search for a buri
The Sea Gull
1968-12-23
Film adaptation of Anton Chekhov's story of life in rural Russia during the latter part of the 19th
Man at the Top
1973-01-01
Northerner Joe Lampton becomes involved with Lord Ackerman, the powerful chairman of a pharmaceutica
The Four Feathers
1978-01-01
The fifth filming of the adventure classic about a British soldier in the 1880s who fights to regain
I Accuse!
1958-03-05
Alfred Dreyfus, a German-Jewish captain serving in the French Army, is falsely accused of treason an
A Nice Girl Like Me
1969-11-23
Candy is a fetching unwed young lady with a penchant for pregnancy. Her adventures begin when she le
The Man Who Loved Redheads
1955-02-06
Framed in flashback, The Man Who Loved Redheads is an anecdotal comedy about a man (John Justin) who
Circle of Deception
1960-11-01
Unbeknownst to him, a soldier is sent on a doomed mission because of the high likelihood of him divu
Destiny of a Spy
1969-10-27
A veteran Russian spy is brought out of retirement to be sent to the West to do an important sabotag
The Informers
1963-11-29
When the detective in charge of investigating a series of bank robberies starts to get too close to
Reach for Glory
1962-04-14
During World War II, teenage boys in a small English town are consumed with jingoism and brutal war
Death on the Nile
1978-09-29
As Hercule Poirot enjoys a luxurious cruise down the Nile, a newlywed heiress is found murdered on b
Man of La Mancha
1972-12-12
In the 16th century, poet, playwright and part-time actor Miguel de Cervantes has been arrested, tog
Superman
1978-12-14
Mild-mannered Clark Kent works as a reporter at the Daily Planet alongside his crush, Lois Lane. Cla
Alexander the Great
1956-03-28
An engrossing spectacle set in the 4th-century BC, in which Alexander of Greece leads his troops for
In the Nick
1960-06-17
A gang of small-time criminals are sent to an experimental prison where inmates are to be reformed,
A Question Of Faith
1979-12-02
The last days of famous Russian author Leo Tolstoy which are paralleled with one of his last stories
The Sun... the Sand... the Hill
1965-07-01
Promotional film depicting the production and Cannes premiere of the Sidney Lumet film "The Hill."
The Sun... the Sand... the Hill
1965-07-01
Promotional film depicting the production and Cannes premiere of the Sidney Lumet film "The Hill."
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb
1980-05-08
Egyptologist Robin Ellis and American reporter Eva Marie Saint uncover King Tut's burial site but we
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
1982-01-24
Ernie Anderson narrates this look at the making of Richard Donner's blockbuster 1978 film. Behind-th
A Touch of Larceny
1960-02-04
After falling in love with an American woman, Virginia Killain, who is engaged to another man, Briti
The Prince and the Pauper
1977-06-03
Tom Canty is a poor English boy who bears a remarkable resemblance to Edward, Prince of Wales and so
Watership Down
1978-10-14
When the warren belonging to a community of rabbits is threatened, a brave group led by Fiver, Bigwi
Valley Forge
1975-12-03
George Washington struggles to hold his army together at a critical point during the Revolutionary W
Agatha Christie's Seven Dials Mystery
1981-03-08
When two mysterious deaths mar an otherwise pleasant weekend in the English countryside, unflappable
The Southern Star
1969-03-04
Comedy adventure based on a Jules Verne novel about the ups and downs of jewel thieves in the wilds
The Crunch
1964-01-19
A megalomaniac dictator, in charge of a former colony, installs a nuclear bomb in its London Embassy
Never Never Land
1980-12-25
Zena has been abandoned by her parents and left in the care of her aunt Bee Melvin. She is treated p
Closing Ranks
1980-01-01
A KGB agent defects to UK and offers information about Russian spies within the British Intelligence