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John Horsley

Date of birth: 1920-07-21

Place of birth: Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK

Known for: Acting

Also known as: John Horseley, Джон Хорсли, John Lovell Horsley

John Horsley

Biography

Movie Credits

The Doctor and the Devils
3.1

The Doctor and the Devils

1985-10-04

In Victorian England, graverobbers supply a wealthy doctor with bodies to research anatomy on, but g

The Weapon
3

The Weapon

1956-09-01

A boy accidentally shoots a friend with a gun he found in the rubble of a destroyed building. The gu

Barbados Quest
2.2

Barbados Quest

1955-07-01

Special investigator Duke Martin is in London to investigate the authenticity of a rare postage stam

Little Red Monkey
3.2

Little Red Monkey

1955-06-03

Several murders of nuclear scientists, that baffles Scotland Yard, occur in London about the same ti

The Big Frame
1.9

The Big Frame

1952-09-01

An ex-GI wakes up with blood on his clothes in a strange hotel room. He can't remember the night bef

Operation Amsterdam
2.9

Operation Amsterdam

1959-01-12

When Germany invades Holland in 1940, a British intelligence officer and two Dutch diamond merchants

The Secret Ways
2.6

The Secret Ways

1961-04-01

Vienna, 1956. After Soviet tanks crush the Hungarian uprising, soldier-of-fortune Michael Reynolds i

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

A Time to Kill
3.3

A Time to Kill

1955-11-01

A man and a woman are poisoned. The woman dies, but the man survives. The finger of blame begins to

The Runaway Bus
3

The Runaway Bus

1953-02-16

When heavy fog prevents any flights from leaving London Airport, a group of passengers are put on a

Night People
3

Night People

1954-03-11

A US intelligence officer, stationed in Germany, is caught in a political dilemma when the Russians

Father Brown
3.2

Father Brown

1954-06-08

Works of art are disappearing, stolen by a master thief, a master of disguise. Father Brown has two

Recoil
2.8

Recoil

1953-08-01

A jeweller is killed in a gang robbery leaving the daughter as the only witness. When the police can

Schmoedipus
0

Schmoedipus

1974-06-20

Glen, a complete stranger, appears at the door of Elizabeth Carter, a middle-aged woman, and claims

Circus Friends
0

Circus Friends

1956-10-01

A group of circus children and their friends band together to save the show from financial disaster.

Here Is the News
0

Here Is the News

1989-03-05

Freelance journalist David Dunhill stumbles onto the biggest story of his career - but his personal

Deadly Nightshade
3.1

Deadly Nightshade

1953-03-01

Escapee switches identities but finds the new one quite a handful.

Breakaway
2.6

Breakaway

1956-07-16

When Johnny Matlock whisks away a cold war secret from under the noses of Berlin's top secret agents

Night of the Prowler
2.3

Night of the Prowler

1962-12-01

An avaricious, ambitious fellow, desiring to hold the reins for a major auto company, must frame som

Seven Keys
3.3

Seven Keys

1961-02-01

Alan Dobie plays a convict who is bequeathed a set of seven keys by a fellow prisoner. After discove

Wheel of Fate
2

Wheel of Fate

1953-07-01

Two brothers work in their invalid father's repair garage. Johnny is the quiet, reliable one while T

The Long Memory
3.3

The Long Memory

1953-01-23

An innocent man is released from prison after 12 years and tracks down the witnesses who lied about

England, Summer, Sunday
0

England, Summer, Sunday

1976-01-31

A play from 1976

Meet Mr. Malcolm
2.6

Meet Mr. Malcolm

1954-01-01

Celebrated crime writer Colin Knowles finds himself at the centre of a baffling real-life mystery wh

Wife Begins at 40
0

Wife Begins at 40

1988-12-28

George and Linda Harper's 17 year marriage has gone stale, but George doesn't seem to be aware of it

The Cold War Killers
3

The Cold War Killers

1986-01-01

A missing 1950s era airplane is found 27 years later at the bottom of a lake. British and Soviet spy

Impulse
2.2

Impulse

1954-01-01

An American realtor living in England is dissatisfied with what he believes to be his humdrum life.

Ben-Hur
3.9

Ben-Hur

1959-11-18

In 26 AD, Judah Ben-Hur, a Jew in ancient Judea, opposes the occupying Roman empire. Falsely accuse

Time Bomb
2.6

Time Bomb

1953-02-05

When a saboteur places an explosive device on a train full of sea mines, the authorities call for bo

Secrets
1.6

Secrets

1983-05-12

An enjoyable story of a 13-year-old girl, Louise, who lives alone with her widowed mother. Louise is

The Quiet Woman
2.9

The Quiet Woman

1951-03-01

The former wife of a criminal moves to a coastal town and takes over the running of a bar known as T

Wrong Number
2.5

Wrong Number

1959-06-11

Because she dials the wrong number, an old lady hears information which enables the police to solve

Jigsaw
3.6

Jigsaw

1962-08-21

A woman is found murdered in a seaside house along the coast from Brighton in the county of East Sus

Return to Sender
2

Return to Sender

1963-03-01

A fraudster is arrested for stealing a large sum of money from his partners. When he learns that a p

Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill
3.5

Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill

1985-12-15

Eustace and Dorrie Edgehill have decided to leave Samola, a British protectorate in the Pacific. Aft

Serena
3.3

Serena

1962-06-01

Scotland Yard investigate when a woman, apparently the estranged wife of a London painter, is murder

Sailor of the King
3.4

Sailor of the King

1953-06-11

A British naval officer has a brief affair with a woman in England and never knows that she bears hi

Encore
3

Encore

1951-06-11

Encore is a 1951 anthology film composed of adaptations of three short stories by W. Somerset Maugha

The Frightened Man
3

The Frightened Man

1952-03-01

Kicked out of Oxford, a junk dealer's son joins a gang of thieves fenced by his father.

The Comedy Man
3.5

The Comedy Man

1964-09-03

A middle-aged stock actor goes to London to try the big time. After much frustration, he lands a job

The Fourth Protocol
3.2

The Fourth Protocol

1987-03-20

Led by Kim Philby, Plan Aurora is a plan that breaches the top-secret Fourth Protocol and turns the

Double Exposure
2.5

Double Exposure

1954-03-01

A chance photograph may reveal a murderer's identity - and someone's after the photographer!

Forbidden Cargo
3.2

Forbidden Cargo

1954-05-04

Kenyon is a narcotics agent who, with the aid of a titled bird-watcher attempts to trap a brother an

Above Us the Waves
3.1

Above Us the Waves

1955-03-29

In World War II, the greatest threat to the British navy is the German battleship Tirpitz. While anc

Bond of Fear
2.8

Bond of Fear

1956-04-01

An escaped killer hides out by forcing a travelling family to take him with them.

Mad About Men
3.2

Mad About Men

1954-11-16

Flirtatious mermaid Miranda swaps places with a schoolteacher who has gone on holiday. All is well u

Dunkirk
3.4

Dunkirk

1958-03-20

A British Corporal in France finds himself responsible for the lives of his men when their officer i

Hell Drivers
3.4

Hell Drivers

1957-07-23

An ex-con trying to go clean ends up working for a crooked trucking company swindling money.

Highly Dangerous
3

Highly Dangerous

1950-12-06

A US newsman and a British entomologist spy on germ-warfare research in a mythical country.

They Can't Hang Me
3.4

They Can't Hang Me

1955-10-01

A murderer hopes to escape his death sentence by identifying the leaders of a spy ring.

A Touch of Larceny
3

A Touch of Larceny

1960-02-04

After falling in love with an American woman, Virginia Killain, who is engaged to another man, Briti

Personal Affair
3.1

Personal Affair

1953-10-20

A schoolgirl disappears for three days after a frank talk with the wife of a Latin teacher she loves

The Woman He Loved
5

The Woman He Loved

1988-04-03

In 1936, Edward VIII abdicated in order to marry the woman he loved, Wallis Simpson, a twice divorce

The Limbo Line
2

The Limbo Line

1969-03-03

The Limbo Line tells a story of Cold War double-crossing with British secret agent Manston trying to

The Italian Table
0

The Italian Table

1970-02-18

A junk dealer is caught in the middle of a tug-of-war between a woman, her husband and his mistress

Deceptions
3.1

Deceptions

1985-05-26

Twin sisters -- one a European jet-setter, the other an unhappy New Jersey housewife -- impulsively

Peril for the Guy
3.3

Peril for the Guy

1956-01-01

Story of a group of children's successful efforts to bring to book a gang of oil men intent on steal

The Floater
0

The Floater

1975-05-29

A comedy about the law - seen from the inside. All formality and procedure on the surface but not qu

The Right Prospectus
0

The Right Prospectus

1970-01-02

A school story with a noticeable difference - the adults regress to children.

P.Q. 17
0

P.Q. 17

1981-12-15

"That order to scatter was as good as a death sentence to those merchant ships. And there isn't one

Man in the Shadow
0

Man in the Shadow

1957-09-01

The wife of a condemned man tries to save him in England by finding the real killer.

Ladies' Night
0

Ladies' Night

1986-12-06

A tradition-bound gentlemen's club is thrown into chaos when women are allowed in during "ladies' ni

Stormy Crossing
2.4

Stormy Crossing

1958-08-01

After murdering his lover, cross-channel swimmer Joy Webster, Derek Bond attempts to do same to her

Delayed Action
2.6

Delayed Action

1954-07-01

Robert Ayres plays a moody author with a suicide complex. Ayres' melancholia plays right into the ha

Appointment with Venus
2.5

Appointment with Venus

1951-10-08

At the outbreak of WWII the British realise they can't prevent the invasion of the Channel Islands.

Stranger in Town
3.3

Stranger in Town

1957-05-01

A vacationing journalist investigates the mysterious death of a composer and debunks the theory that

The Forgotten Voyage: The Story of Alfred Russel Wallace
0

The Forgotten Voyage: The Story of Alfred Russel Wallace

1983-01-01

Blackmailed
1.3

Blackmailed

1951-01-30

A blackmailer is murdered, and those who witnessed the scene agree to keep quiet; the complication i

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
0

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

1983-10-03

46-year-old Reginald Iolanthe Perrin is suffering a midlife crisis and tries to escape his dreary li

The Sinister Man
5

The Sinister Man

1961-12-01

When a corpse is found in the Thames, the only clue is that the dead man was killed by a karate or j

The Funny Side of Christmas
0

The Funny Side of Christmas

1982-12-27

Skits from: "The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin"; "The Les Dawson Show"; "Yes Minister"; "Only Foo

The Sullens Sisters
0

The Sullens Sisters

1972-09-03

Tommy Adams has become quite the grown man. Now 19 years old, he is the man of the house, working fu