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Alan Gifford

Date of birth: 1911-03-11

Place of birth: Taunton, Massachusetts, USA

Known for: Acting

Also known as: John Lennox

Alan Gifford

Biography

Alan Gifford (born John Lennox), was an American actor, playing numerous smaller roles often in UK produced films, where he also resided.

Movie Credits

2001: A Space Odyssey
4

2001: A Space Odyssey

1968-04-02

Humanity finds a mysterious object buried beneath the lunar surface and sets off to find its origins

Where the Spies Are
2.6

Where the Spies Are

1966-01-26

A local doctor is recruited as a cold war spy to fulfill a very important secret mission in the Midd

Dark of the Sun
3.3

Dark of the Sun

1968-02-08

A band of mercenaries led by Captain Curry travel through war-torn Congo across deadly terrain, batt

Along the Way
0

Along the Way

1972-01-01

A young singer from Wales becomes a pop star but soon tires of his success and returns home.

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

Across the Bridge
3.3

Across the Bridge

1957-08-20

In Mexico, a financier on the run poses as a man he just murdered, only to find out that the man was

Town Without Pity
3.5

Town Without Pity

1961-10-10

Four American soldiers stationed near a German village face death in the rape of a local girl and ar

Phase IV
3.1

Phase IV

1974-09-13

Arizona ants mock the food chain on their way to a desert lab to get two scientists and a woman.

The Kangaroo Kid
3

The Kangaroo Kid

1950-10-22

A 19th-century San Francisco detective named Tex Kinnane is sent "Down Under" to nab shyster lawyer

No Smoking
4.5

No Smoking

1955-11-01

A scientist invents a pill to cure smokers of their nicotine addiction. However, when he makes his d

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 Flying Scot
2.9

The Flying Scot

1957-11-01

A gang of four would-be robbers plans to steal a fortune in currency hidden aboard the "Flying Scots

The Ambassadors
0

The Ambassadors

1965-01-01

Lambert Strether goes to France to rescue a young American from a European adventuress - only to fal

Time Lock
3.2

Time Lock

1957-08-27

A boy is accidentally locked in a bank vault. With less than 10 hours of oxygen left in the vault, i

The Male Animal
0

The Male Animal

1968-10-13

The trustees of Midwestern University have forced three teachers out of their jobs for being suspect

Escapement
2

Escapement

1958-03-04

An insurance investigator tumbles onto a series of similar deaths, by brain hemorrhage, of patients

A King in New York
3.4

A King in New York

1957-09-12

A recently-deposed "Estrovian" monarch seeks shelter in New York City, where he becomes an accidenta

Too Young to Love
3.5

Too Young to Love

1960-03-08

A court case ensues when a 47-year old man is caught with a 15-year old girl, and he claims he never

Ragtime
3.5

Ragtime

1981-11-20

A young black pianist becomes embroiled in the lives of an upper-class white family set among the ra

Brainwashed
3.4

Brainwashed

1960-09-02

Werner von Basil, a Austrian intellectual, was captured by the Nazis in 1938. They want to break him

The Legend of Nigger Charley
3.2

The Legend of Nigger Charley

1972-03-16

A trio of runaway slaves evade authorities in the Old West.

The Iron Petticoat
2.9

The Iron Petticoat

1956-09-01

Captain Vinka Kovalenko defects from Russia, but not for political reasons. She defects because she

South
0.5

South

1959-11-24

A made-for-television play about an exiled Polish Army lieutenant faced with his darkest secret.

Who Dares Wins
3.1

Who Dares Wins

1982-08-26

When SAS Captain Peter Skellen is thrown out of the service for gross misconduct due to unnecessary

Satellite in the Sky
2.6

Satellite in the Sky

1956-07-21

A bomb dooms the first space satellite, manned by a selfless crew, a stowaway reporter (Lois Maxwell

The Mouse That Roared
3.1

The Mouse That Roared

1959-07-17

The Duchy of Grand Fenwick decides that the only way to get out of their economic woes is to declare

Carry On Cowboy
3.1

Carry On Cowboy

1965-11-26

Stodge City is in the grip of the Rumpo Kid and his gang. Mistaken identity again takes a hand as a

The Road to Hong Kong
2.9

The Road to Hong Kong

1962-03-29

When Chester accidentally memorises and destroys the only copy of a secret Russian formula for a new

Hour of Decision
3

Hour of Decision

1957-04-30

A reporter tries to prove that his wife is not responsible for the murder of a famous newspaper colu

Arrivederci, Baby!
2.8

Arrivederci, Baby!

1966-12-28

Nick tries to kill his wife to get her money, but when learning of this, she plans the same for him!

Chain of Events
3.1

Chain of Events

1958-09-30

When a clerk tries to dodge paying a bus fare, it sparks a series of unforseen consequences

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 Yank in Ermine
2

A Yank in Ermine

1955-01-01

An American airman inherits an Earldom in England along with the small matter of $3 million on the

Devil Doll
2.3

Devil Doll

1964-09-01

An evil hyponotist/ventriloquist plots to gain an heiress' millions.

Visa to Canton
2.4

Visa to Canton

1960-12-26

A former World War II pilot, now the owner of a travel agency in Hong Kong, gets involved in espiona

No Highway in the Sky
3.5

No Highway in the Sky

1951-06-28

James Stewart plays aeronautical engineer Theodore Honey, the quintessential absent-minded professor

Paris Holiday
2.6

Paris Holiday

1958-04-05

Comedian Bob Hunter is aided by his French counterpart Fernydel and two beautiful blondes when he is

Lilacs in the Spring
2.8

Lilacs in the Spring

1954-12-21

A young actress must decide which of two lovers will be her husband. She daydreams about each one to

Only When I Larf
3.2

Only When I Larf

1968-05-27

A master conman leads a pair of British accomplices on an international adventure of highly profitab

The Sweet Scent of Death
3

The Sweet Scent of Death

1984-12-17

An overworked American ambassador working in the UK attempts to spend more time with his wife by vis