Michael Pierce Turner (19 July 1921 — 14 July 2012) was a South African character actor, known for Cry Freedom (1987), Cranford (1972), and The Black Arrow (1951).
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Judge the Bloody City (1975)
Character: British Diplomatic
British soldiers are captured and interrogated in post-World War 2 Palestine.
Soulmates (1997)
Character: 'Coffee Cup' Eddie Williams
1997 indie about friendship and soul music, starring Bill Cobbs, Zachary Throne, and Christine Cavanaugh.
Chariot of Fire (1970)
Character: Probation Officer
A prison visitor becomes involved with a convicted sex offender.
No Visible Scar (1981)
Character: Edward
A wounded member of a rebel terrorist organisation is tended by an English nurse. She is imprisoned, interrogated, then released to face another form of interrogation.
Drums Along Balmoral Drive (1986)
Character: Pietmeyer
'I don't think at first I thought at all. I had a nice house, lovely kids. I didn't think about blacks at all. I should've done, but I didn't. They were just there.'
Mr. Pye (1986)
Character: Mr. Porter
Mr. Pye is a missionary whose mission to spread God's love on the tiny English Channel island of Sark faces supernatural setbacks in this comic fantasy from the author of Gormenghast.
Drake's Venture (1980)
Character: Lord Burghley
Sir Francis Drake circumnavigates the world in search of adventure and treasure.
Doctor Who: The Wheel in Space (1968)
Character: Jarvis Bennett
The Second Doctor and Jamie arrive on what appears to be a space station called the "Wheel in Space" it's here that they meet Zoe Herriot a young parapsychology librarian, The Doctor hits his head concussing him leaving Jamie and Zoe to defend off the Cybermen from taking over "The Wheel in Space."
Othello (1965)
Character: Gratiano
General Othello's marriage is destroyed when vengeful Ensign Iago convinces him that his new wife has been unfaithful.
Cry Freedom (1987)
Character: Judge Boshoff
A dramatic story, based on actual events, about the friendship between two men struggling against apartheid in South Africa in the 1970s. Donald Woods is a white liberal journalist in South Africa who begins to follow the activities of Stephen Biko, a courageous and outspoken black anti-apartheid activist.
Crosstrap (1962)
Character: Hoagy
In this thriller, two gangs of jewel thieves battle it out in a deserted cottage. Murder ensues when the owners of the cabin show up.
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