David Lodge
Date of birth: 1921-08-19
Place of birth: Rochester, Kent, England, UK
Known for: Acting
Also known as: David William Frederick Lodge
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia David William Frederick Lodge (19 August 1921 in Rochester, Kent - 18 October 2003 in Northwood, Middlesex) was a British character actor. Before turning to acting he worked as a circus clown. He also appeared in Gang Shows and variety before making his screen debut in The Cockleshell Heroes and going on to feature in many British films usually portraying military types, and often comedic roles. He was a close friend of Peter Sellers and appeared as part of Spike Milligan's team on his Q programmes. Amazingly, in 1958 he appeared in ten films, possibly a record. He appeared in a 1969 episode of Randall and Hopkirk Deceased ("Who Killed Cock Robin?"), and continuing with his military-type roles, appeared alongside Windsor Davies as Company Sergeant-Major Sharp in an episode of It Ain't Half Hot Mum in 1976. He appeared as a policeman in the opening episode of the legal drama The Main Chance. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Lodge (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movie Credits
The Long Arm
1956-06-01
Scotland Yard detectives attempt to solve a spate of safe robberies across England beginning with cl
Bloodbath at the House of Death
1984-03-29
Six scientists arrive at the creepy Headstone Manor to investigate a strange phenomena which was the
Only When I Larf
1968-05-27
A master conman leads a pair of British accomplices on an international adventure of highly profitab
Carry On England
1976-10-01
Captain S. Melly takes over as the new Commanding Officer at an experimental mixed sex air defence b
Scream and Scream Again
1970-02-02
A serial killer who drains his victims for blood is on the loose and London police follow him to a h
The Return of the Pink Panther
1975-05-21
The famous Pink Panther jewel has once again been stolen and Inspector Clouseau is called in to catc
Carry On Dick
1974-02-01
Dick Turpin is terrorising the countryside around Upper Dencher. Captain Fancey and Sergeant Jock St
Carry On Girls
1973-11-09
Local councillor Sidney Fiddler persuades the Mayor to help improve the image of their rundown seasi
Mutiny on the Buses
1972-06-02
Bus driver Stan Butler agrees to marry Suzy, much to the anguish of Mum, her son-in-law, Arthur, and
The Dock Brief
1962-09-25
After nearly 40 years of waiting for his big chance, Wilfred Morgenhall is given the case of defendi
Never Let Go
1960-06-02
John Cummings, an unsuccessful cosmetics salesman, has his unpaid-for car stolen by one of the hoods
The Long Ships
1964-04-22
Moorish ruler El Mansuh is determined to locate a massive bell made of gold known as the "Mother of
The Cockleshell Heroes
1955-11-16
During WW2, German ships are "safely" docked upriver at Bordeaux, but the British send a team of kay
Press for Time
1966-12-08
Norman is quite happy selling newspapers outside Westminster station but his Grandfather (the Prime
The League of Gentlemen
1960-04-15
Involuntarily-retired Colonel Hyde recruits seven other dissatisfied ex-servicemen for a special pro
Corruption
1968-07-19
A surgeon discovers that he can restore the beauty to his girlfriend's scarred face by murdering oth
Two-Way Stretch
1960-12-20
Three criminals plan to break out of prison the day before their release in order to carry out a dar
Kill or Cure
1962-09-01
A private eye is hired to go undercover at a health farm, but before he can find out why his client
Catch Us If You Can
1965-07-15
Dinah is a famous model and actress who is getting tired of life in the limelight and wants to take
Captain Clegg
1962-06-13
A captain and his sailors investigate the rampaging "Marsh Phantoms" terrorizing a coastal town, but
On the Buses
1971-07-09
Stan gets a little annoyed when his Mum and Sister keep buying expensive items on hire purchase, but
The Amazing Mr. Blunden
1972-12-07
Mysterious old solicitor Mr. Blunden visits Mrs. Allen and her young children in their squalid, tiny
Edge of Sanity
1989-04-14
When his experiments into a powerful new anesthetic go hideously awry, respected physician Dr. Jekyl
Strangers' Meeting
1957-10-30
A fateful Stranger's Meeting leads to a maelstrom of crime, deception and murder in this 64-minute B
The Pirates of Blood River
1962-05-09
A group of ruthless pirates attack a 17th Century Huguenot settlement on the Isle of Devon in search
The Hellfire Club
1961-02-03
Years after fleeing his ancestral home with his mother, Jason returns home to claim his birthright,
Watch Your Stern
1960-10-14
When the details of a secret torpedo are destroyed by an incompetent seaman, the crew of the ship ra
The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film
1959-10-31
A short film without any direct action designed more as an experiment, with disjointed comic scenes
The Smashing Bird I Used to Know
1969-08-25
A traumatized and troubled teenager is sent to an all-girls detention home where she strikes up an u
Up the Creek
1958-05-13
Bumbling navy officer Lieutenant Humphrey Fairweather (David Tomlinson) is transferred to HMS Berkel
The Fiend
1972-04-30
Led by a sinister minister, a controlling religious sect called the Brethren has taken control of wi
Crooks and Coronets
1969-04-02
Two crooks are hired to rob an eccentric old lady's estate, but once they get to know her, they can'
Jazz Boat
1960-06-01
A bumbling gang of thieves crash a jazz party.
San Ferry Ann
1965-07-01
A motley crew of British characters ride The San Ferry Ann to the shores of France where they embark
Ghost in the Noonday Sun
1973-01-01
A pirate crewman kills his captain after learning where he has hidden his buried treasure. However,
Cup Fever
1965-07-21
The children of Barton United are trying to win the cup in their local football (soccer) league. Nas
The Bulldog Breed
1960-12-13
Norman Puckle, a well-meaning but clumsy grocer's assistant, can't seem to do anything right. After
Guns at Batasi
1964-10-30
An anachronistic martinet RSM on a remote Colonial African army caught in a local coup d'etat must u
Idol on Parade
1959-03-24
A rock'n'roll idol is drafted into the wrong regiment.
I'm All Right Jack
1959-08-18
Naive Stanley Windrush looks for a career in a family business. Much to his dismay, he finds work at
On the Beat
1962-12-11
Norman Pitkin wants to be a policeman like his father was, but he fails the height test (amongst oth
What's Good for the Goose
1969-03-21
A middle-aged banker picks up two young, open-minded women on his way to a convention and falls head
Time to Remember
1962-07-01
A gang of jewel thieves rob a house which has just become empty following the recent death of it's r
The Sandwich Man
1966-07-15
A man with a sandwich-board (advert) wanders around London meeting many strange characters.
Carry On Behind
1975-06-10
Professors Vooshka and Crump decide to visit an archaeological site to study the artifacts there. Lo
The Paranormal Peter Sellers
2001-01-01
This documentary revealed Peter Sellers obsession with the occult. Sellers was a highly superstitiou
The Boys
1962-08-31
A night watchman at a garage is found murdered, and four teddy boys are put on trial for the crime.
Bachelor of Arts
1971-09-27
An artist from Continental Europe arrives in England and proceeds to cause havoc.
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 Ugly Duckling
1959-09-09
Henry Jekyll was always the outsider, a bungling and awkward buffoon, relegated to waiting for his i
Life In Emergency Ward 10
1959-04-01
Life in Emergency Ward 10 is a 1959 film directed by Robert Day. It stars Michael Craig and Wilfrid
Raising the Wind
1961-09-06
'Carry On' director Gerald Thomas helms this comedy caper featuring early appearances by James Rober
Mr. Horatio Knibbles
1971-09-01
Mary Bunting is sitting alone when to her surprise and delight a rabbit six foot tall - elegantly dr
The Sky Bike
1967-12-01
Competition between rival inventors endeavouring to win a prize for the first flight by a man-powere
Headline Hunters
1968-09-01
Children decide to keep the local newspaper running while their father is ill.
Bobbikins
1959-07-28
This adventure follows the story of a young navy man, his wife and their baby son, Bobby, also known
Raising the Roof
1972-09-01
Children's Film Foundation comedy.
Some Kind of Hero
1972-01-01
The story of a U.S. deserter who comes in search of English sanctuary and turns out to be something
The Counterfeit Plan
1957-01-01
An escaped murderer flees France to England, where he forces an ex-forger, now established as a repu
The Railway Children
1970-12-21
At the dawn of the 20th century, following their father's arrest on suspicion of betraying state sec
The Wrong Box
1966-06-19
In Victorian England, a fortune now depends on which of two brothers outlives the other—or can be ma
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
Crime Doesn't Pay
1970-01-01
Compilation film made from extracts, "Headline Hunters", the Christmas Tree", "Operation Third Form"
The Silent Enemy
1958-03-04
The Mediterranean, 1941/42 - Axis forces are using frogmen and manned torpedoes to attack previously
Nobody Ordered Love
1972-05-01
During the shooting of a First World War film entitled The Somme a tragic series of events unfolds f
Tank Force!
1958-04-22
During World War II, members of a British tank unit in northern Africa are captured and held prisone
Oh! What a Lovely War
1969-03-10
The working-class Smiths change their initially sunny views on World War I after the five boys of th
A Shot in the Dark
1964-06-23
Inspector Jacques Clouseau, smitten with the accused maid Maria Gambrelli, unwittingly turns a strai
Further Up the Creek
1958-10-28
The sequel to 'Up The Creek' sees David Tomlinson return as bumbling navy boffin Lieutenant Humphrey
These Dangerous Years
1957-07-03
A Liverpool gang member wins a singing contest is then called up for National Service where he clash
Smashing Time
1967-12-20
Two young women arrive in London to make it big in show business, and become corrupted by money and
Blood Suckers
1971-05-14
A group of friends search for a young English Oxford student who has disappeared whilst researching
Hoffman
1970-07-16
A businessman blackmails his young secretary into spending a weekend with him.
Yesterday's Enemy
1959-09-10
Set during the Burma Campaign of World War 2, this is the story of courage and endurance of the sold
Eyewitness
1970-06-05
A boy who cries wolf witnesses a political assassination on the island of Malta. But will anyone oth
The Unknown Peter Sellers
2000-04-25
Documentary about the life and career of a comic genius, Peter Sellers.
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins
1971-11-01
A septet of satirical vignettes based on the Seven Deadly Sins.
The Intelligence Men
1965-04-13
A chance meeting with a Schlecht agent forces a humble coffee shop manager into the secret world of
Go to Blazes
1962-04-18
A gang of aspiring bank robbers involve themselves with arsonists and purchase their very own fire t
The Alphabet Murders
1965-12-26
The Belgian detective Hercule Poirot investigates a series of murders in London in which the victims
I Was Monty's Double
1958-10-21
The incredible but true story of how an impersonator was recruited to impersonate General Montgomery
No, My Darling Daughter
1961-08-22
A British business tycoon is surprised to discover his teenage daughter is being courted by a myster
The Naked Truth
1957-12-03
Nigel Dennis publishes a scandal magazine. But for each story he writes, he first approaches the per
Two Left Feet
1963-03-16
Based on David Stuart Leslie's novel Two Left Feet is a story about Alan Crabbe (Michael Crawford a
Saturday Night Out
1964-04-01
Five seamen and a passenger are intent on making the most of the 14 hours they will spend in London.
A Killer with Two Faces
1974-12-03
A crazed killer escapes from an asylum and assumes the identity of his twin brother, a famous and re
Hide and Seek
1972-10-07
A young boy runs away from an approved school to meet up with his father in the hope that he can per
Mrs. Gibbons' Boys
1962-04-01
Two convicts escape from prison, complicating life for their widowed mother when they return home to
Seven Times Seven
1968-04-25
A gang of prison inmates escape to do a job at the Royal Mint, with only the time of the Cup Final t
The Early Bird
1965-11-30
Norman Pitkin is the assistant helping to run a small, old fashioned dairy which is threatened by a
After the Fox
1966-09-08
A criminal mastermind sets up a phony film production as part of a plan to smuggle stolen gold.