Alexander Archdale

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

0.3698

Gender

Male

Birthday

26-Nov-1905

Age

(121 years old)

Place of Birth

Jhansi, British India (now Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India)

Also Known As
  • Alex Archdale

Alexander Archdale

Biography

Alexander Archdale (26 November 1905 – 13 May 1986) was an Indian born British actor.


Credits

Three in One Three in One (1957) Character: Firbank
This film contains three short stories about life in Australia in the 1950's.
House of Darkness House of Darkness (1948) Character: John Merryman
In this psychological thriller, an avaricious man covets his stepbrother's home. The greedy fellow knows that his stepbrother has a heart condition and so sets off a fatal attack by smashing a beloved violin. However, his actions do not come without a terrible price.
Marriage of Convenience Marriage of Convenience (1960) Character: Prison Governor
A young woman going to her wedding is waiting for her fiancée, a hood in custody, who is allowed by the police to go to his wedding.
Born to Run Born to Run (1977) Character: Callant
Journey to the land down under for a warm, thrilling story of a once proud racehorse stableowner, his adventurous grandson, and their dream to revive the golden days of horse racing glory.
I Have Been Here Before I Have Been Here Before (1964) Character: Walter Ormund
A German professor un-nerves the residents when he claims to have been in a small Yorkshire moors inn sometime previously.
The Road The Road (1964) Character: Gideon Cobb
The road through the wood is said to be haunted; but are the ghosts from the past or the future?
The Headless Ghost The Headless Ghost (1959) Character: The Ghost of Sir Randolph
Three teenagers encounter a ghost who is in limbo until he retrieves his lost head. They do their parts to help him find it.
Fiend Without a Face Fiend Without a Face (1958) Character: Minister (uncredited)
An American airbase in Canada provokes resentment from the nearby residents after fallout from nuclear experiments at the base are blamed for a recent spate of disappearances. A captain from the airbase is assigned to investigate, and begins to suspect that an elderly British scientist who lives near the base and conducts research in the field of mind over matter knows more than he is letting on..
The Scapegoat The Scapegoat (1959) Character: Gamekeeper
An Englishman in France unwittingly is placed into the identity, and steps into the vacated life, of a look-alike French nobleman.
The Night, the Prowler The Night, the Prowler (1978) Character: Sir Roland Duddleston
Felicity Bannister is a young woman living in the shadow of her overpowering mother. Her oppression is her worst enemy until the day she is attacked by an intruder who breaks into her bedroom and forces Felicity into action. The tables are suddenly turned and Felicity transforms from the helpless victim into a ruthless renegade in search of trouble, driven by the anarchic thrill of malevolence.
Newsfront Newsfront (1978) Character: Sir Charles
Two brothers working as news cameramen for competing companies in '50s Australia find their lives dramatically affected by the constantly changing times in which they live.
His Majesty O'Keefe His Majesty O'Keefe (1954) Character: Bob Harris
Men steal for it. Nations go to war for it. The it is oil - and it grows on trees. Coconut oil is the precious lifeblood of 1870s South Seas traders. And lots of real blood will be spilled to get it! Screen royalty Burt Lancaster is His Majesty O'Keefe in this last of three adventures that (along with The Flame and the Arrow and The Crimson Pirate) blew a revitalizing wind into the sails of the swashbuckler genre. Action, cunning and derring-do are watchwords of the title seafarer as he befriends, defends and ultimately rules the islanders of exotic Yap. Lensed on gorgeus Fiji locations, grandly scored by Robert Farnon and rousingly directed by Byron Haskin, His Majesty O'Keefe delivers heroics of regal proportions.
The Killing of Angel Street The Killing of Angel Street (1981) Character: B.C. Simmonds
Jessica Simmonds returns from overseas to find her retired professor father in a bitter public fight to save the historic Sydney waterfront houses on Angel Street. After her father's mysterious death, she joins forces with local residents and a union leader against corrupt forces. Based on the real life mysterious disappearance of Juanita Nielsen.
Village of the Damned Village of the Damned (1960) Character: Coroner
In a small English village everyone suddenly falls unconscious. When they awake every woman of child bearing age is pregnant. The resulting children have the same strange blond hair, eyes and a strong connection to each other.
A Touch of Larceny A Touch of Larceny (1960) Character: Local Doctor (uncredited)
After falling in love with an American woman, Virginia Killain, who is engaged to another man, British Naval Commander Max Easton, hatches a plan that will get him enough money to support Virginia in the lifestyle she is accustomed to. Easton's plan is to disappear for a time making it seem that he has defected to the Soviets taking important Naval secrets from his job at the Admiralty and to return and sue the newspapers for slander. Not everything goes as planned for Commander Easton.
The Adventures of Barry McKenzie The Adventures of Barry McKenzie (1972) Character: N/A
Barry McKenzie sets off for England with his aunt, Edna Everage, to advance his cultural education. Bazza is an innocent abroad, fond of beer, Bondi and beautiful sheilas, but he soon settles into the Australian ghetto in Earls Court, where his old mate Curly has a flat.
Leisure Leisure (1976) Character: Commentator (voice)
The animated history of leisure: that concept most commonly known as free time.



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