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- Producer
- Writer
- Director
Welsh born writer/director, in 2003 directed a short film "Samurai Monogatari" telling the tale of a Samurai waiting to be executed. The short was in Japanese language and starred students from Tokyo who were studying at Cardiff University at the time.
In 2003 he also graduated with an MA in Scriptwriting for Film and Television at the University of Glamorgan but it was not until 2006 that he would see his first major production with the self-penned feature "Footsteps". In 2006 the film premiered at the Swansea Bay Film Festival where it was awarded the prize for "Best Film", it has since gone on to receive critical acclaim and is due to be released in the US through extreme cinema label, Unearthed Films in summer 2007.
Currently he is directing a documentary for Christine Hakim Films in Indonesia entitled "The Mystic Arts of Indonesia: Pencak Silat". The documentary is one of a five episode series covering the cultural heritage of Indonesia and is expected to broadcast once the series is complete in 2008.
Following this he is expected to begin work on a second feature in summer 2007.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Singled out as a Screen international Star of tomorrow 2012, Tom's film debut came at college in Hunky Dory with Minnie Driver. He has since starred in The History Boys at The Sheffield Crucible, Torch Song Trilogy at The Menier Chocolate Factory and in 2014 made his West End debut in Jez Butterworth's MOJO with Ben Whishaw, Daniel Mays and Rupert Grint at The Harold Pinter Theatre soon after Tom starred as the lead in Polly Stenhams brilliant new play Hotel at the National Theatre- Dino Fetscher was born on 9 June 1988 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales, UK. He is an actor, known for Foundation (2021), Years and Years (2019) and Humans (2015).
- After securing a place to study English Literature at Trinity College Oxford, Olly became actively involved in the university's dramatic society. Upon graduating he was awarded a scholarship to train at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) and studied there for two years. Upon graduating from LAMDA, Ollly met Gregory Doran - the Artistic Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) - and was offered the title role in Shakespeare's "lost play" Cardenio. Doran directed and Olly performed the role to critical acclaim, cited as a "dashing professional debut" for Olly by Mark Shenton writing for The Stage, noted for "a beguiling Cardenio" by Mark Taylor at the Independent and being telegraphed as a "talented young man on the path to future stardom" by Simon Tavener at London's leading theatre website WhatsOnStage. While at the RSC, Olly also worked with acclaimed British playwright Antony Neilson. Other theatre roles followed, including The City Madam at the RSC and I Am A Camera, to name a few. Most recently Olly reunited with Neilson for his original play Narrative in a part specifically written for Olly by Neilson and performed at the Royal Court.
- Robert was born on 20th April 1977 and brought up in Porthcawl, Wales, where his friends included Matthew Gravelle - later well-known for 'Broadchurch' - and Daniel Roberts, with whom he co-wrote the film 'Lemmings' based on their growing up in the town. Robert studied acting at RADA before treading the boards with the National Youth Theatre of Wales in the plays 'Epsom Downs' and 'Assassins'. Later stage performances include 'The Jollies', written and directed by Alan Ayckbourn at the Stephen Joseph Theatre and 'Present Laughter' for Theatre Clwyd. He made his television debut in 1999 and has since made numerous appearances, in the sketch show 'Teach Yourself to be Welsh' (with Matthew Gravelle), in supporting roles in comedies like 'Skins', 'White Van Man' and 'Man Down' with more substantial parts in 'Gavin and Stacey' as Stacey's openly gay brother, Jason, 'Wolf Hall' and as Bob Cratchit in 'Dickensian'. One of his most famous television roles however was in the Barclaycard advert in 2008 as an office worker who strips to his underpants before descending into a giant water-slide to travel across town to home. He has also voiced Samson in the children's animated series 'Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends'.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Lucie Jones is a leading theatre actress, credits include: 'Lou' in Girlfriends (LMTO); 'Elle Woods' in Legally Blonde (National Tour); 'Emily' in A Christmas Carol (Lyceum Theatre); 'Maureen Johnson' in RENT The Musical (The Other Palace & National Tour); 'Holly' in The Wedding Singer (National Tour); 'Elle Woods' in Legally Blonde the Musical (Leicester Curve / South Korea; DIMF Best Actress in a Musical Award); 'Molly Jensen' in Ghost: The Musical (Asian Tour); 'Victoria' in American Psycho The Musical (Almeida); 'Meatloaf' in the We Will Rock You (World Arena Tour); 'Kelly' in The Prodigals (Edinburgh Fringe); 'Cosette' in Les Misérables (Queens Theatre);
Television includes: Midsomer Murders (ITV) and The Sarah Jane Adventures (BBC). Lucie was a finalist in the 2009 series of The X Factor. She toured the UK playing to sell out arena crowds on The X Factor tour in 2010. In January 2017, Lucie won the public vote on BBC2 show Eurovision- You Decide with her original song, 'Never Give Up On You'. She competed at the Eurovision World Final in Ukraine.- Sybil Williams was born on 27 March 1929 in Tylorstown, Glamorganshire, Wales, UK. She was an actress, known for The Steve Lawrence Show (1965), The David Susskind Show (1958) and The Young Set (1965). She was married to Jordan Christopher and Richard Burton. She died on 7 March 2013 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- Sound Department
- Camera and Electrical Department
Danny Daniel was born in 1919 in Pontypridd, Glamorganshire, Wales, UK. He is known for Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987), Game of Death (1978) and Trail of the Pink Panther (1982). He was married to Joyce Tolton. He died in 2006 in Rhondda, Glamorganshire, Wales, UK.- Linked inextricably with actor Basil Radford, Welsh-born character actor Naunton Wayne, together with Radford, struck such a major chord with film audiences as an inept, uppercrust pair of cricket-obsessed British gents, that the two were invariably teamed up time and time again in a host of "veddy" popular film comedies. The perennial partners would prove equally popular on radio.
Next to the hearty, mustachioed Radford, the dapper-looking Wayne paled in size and appeared much tweedier in appearance. Born on June 22, 1901, he was educated at Clifton College in Bristol. A comic entertainer in Wales for the first eight years of his career, he arrived in London in 1928 and was utilized as an emcee and quipster in a number of West End stage productions, concert parties, vaudeville shows, cabarets and such night clubs as the Ritz, the Dorchester and Cafe de Paris. He didn't even consider straight acting roles until 1937. The legendary Alfred Hitchcock ignited the team spark after casting both in his classic mystery The Lady Vanishes (1938). As the characters Charters and Caldicott traveling by train through Europe, they nearly stole the show as a pair of cricket twits completely oblivious to the murder and mayhem happening on board, with victims piling up on the corridor floors, nefarious Nazis on the prowl and missing passengers nowhere to be found. Totally irrelevant to the plot, Wayne and Radford provided marvelously droll relief and their instant rapport, expertly written by screenwriters Sidney Gilliat and Frank Launder, did not go unnoticed.
The duo showed up again, courtesy of Gilliat and Launder, in director Carol Reed's Night Train to Munich (1940) -- same characters, same setting, same Hitchcockian suspense, same laughs. Radio was a natural diversion as well with Launder and Gilliat writing a serial for their Charters and Caldicott characters which they called "Crooks' Tour" in 1940. A same-titled film with them as the centerpiece was released the following year. They also popped up together in wartime shorts and co-starred in a second radio serial, "Secret Mission 609," with their usual bungling somehow foiling another sinsiter Nazi plot. The film Millions Like Us (1943) also utilized their popular deadpan characters, and they appeared in cameos together in The Next of Kin (1942) and the "Golfing Story" segment of the classic thriller Dead of Night (1945). Launder and Gilliat claimed a copyright on the character names so when Wayne and Radford turned down roles in the writers' I See a Dark Stranger (1946) due to their undernourished parts, Wayne and Radford bid adieu to the characters and returned to radio--together.
Their first appearance in "Double Bedlam" spawned a series of comedy-thrillers including "Traveller's Joy," "Crime Gentlemen Please," "That's My Baby," "Having a Wonderful Crime" and "May I Have the Treasure." This led back to their co-starring in films. In the vehicle It's Not Cricket (1949), in which they appeared as the characters Bright and Early, they played private eyes dogged by yet another Nazi. The climax was set, of course, during a cricket match. They made cameo appearances in two other late 1940s comedies Helter Skelter (1949) and Stop Press Girl (1949). While appearing on their 1952 radio adventure "Rogues' Gallery," Radford, age 55, suffer a fatal heart attack. Wayne continued the storyline alone.
Wayne appeared rather sparingly thereafter, usually in officious "perfect Englishman" roles. He filmed his final picture playing Lord Whitebait in Nothing Barred (1961). His last role was on the TV series John Browne's Body (1969). He passed away on November 17, 1970 in Surbiton, Surrey, England. - Actress
- Additional Crew
Jennifer started her career with the BBC as a presenter and went on to work in various films and TV. She also worked as a photographic model involved with London Fashion Week. It was during the filming of a series called The Caesars (1968) at Granada TV that she met Eddy Shah. Following the sale of Eddy's newspapers they entered into partnership both privately and professionally owning and managing golf and country clubs with hotels in East Anglia. Following extensive lifesaving radiation therapy 22 years ago Jennifer now walks with the aid of crutches and relies on a wheelchair to get around. Presently Jennifer runs The Wiltshire Golf and Country Club very successfully while enjoying home-life with Eddy and their three children.- Huw Rhys was born in 1981 in Tylorstown, Glamorganshire, Wales, UK. He is an actor, known for Doctor Who (2005), Life Begins (2004) and Belonging (2000).
- Clinton Greyn was born on 29 September 1933 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales, UK. He was an actor, known for Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969), Doctor Who (1963) and Department S (1969). He died on 19 March 2019 in England, UK.
- Producer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Production Manager
Selwyn Roberts was born on 26 April 1947 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales, UK. He is a producer and assistant director, known for Babylon A.D. (2008), X2 (2003) and Muppet Treasure Island (1996). He is married to Jane Roberts.- Ben Williams was born on 6 October 1892 in Glamorganshire, Wales, UK. He was an actor, known for Strangler's Morgue (1946), The Saint Meets the Tiger (1941) and 'Pimpernel' Smith (1941). He died in December 1960 in Chelsea, London, England, UK.
- The Welsh school teacher, B.B.C. radio performer and acting school headmaster became internationally known due to the success of his adopted son, Richard Burton, who was born Richard Jenkins into a poor coal miner's family and raised by his eldest sister after his mother died when he was less than two years old. Recognizing the high intelligence of the young man, Philip Burton - a childless bachelor - decided to mentor him. This was not an unusual arrangement in the Wales of the first half of the 20th Century. Men who had risen out of the working class and attended university were determined to give back to their community and help others escape the cycle of poverty that was the Welsh miner's life.
The young Richie Jenkins moved into Burton's boardinghouse, where Philip tutored him in the classics for two years, preparing him for the tests that would enable him to go to university. The two would pore over texts such as Christopher Marlowe's Doctor Faustus (1967), and Burton would tutor his young ward on meaning, grammar, and how to act the part. The spoken and written word is very important to the Welsh, and though Philip - unlike Richie Jenkins - could not speak Welsh, the two bonded over their Welsh love of language. Richie Jenkins felt so strongly about his mentor that he adopted his surname. (Philip, being less than 21 years older than Richard, was unable to legally adopt him, though they considered each other father and son.)
After World War Two, Philip Burton emigrated to the United States, where he helped open a school for the performing arts in New York City. He was instrumental in making his adopted son a success, even well into Richard Burton's adulthood. After director Moss Hart had a disabling heart attack while directing the 1960 Broadway musical Camelot (1967) (with Richard as King Arthur), Philip stepped in and worked out the kinks in the show, which made a successful debut.
Father and son were split apart by what Richard called "L'Affaire", his romance with co-star Elizabeth Taylor on the set of 'Cleopatra (1963)_. Philip adored Richard's wife Sybill, who was Welsh, and thought of Richard's children as his grandchildren, and treated them as such. He took Sybill's side during the divorce. However, when Richard began floundering under John Gielgud's direction during the initial staging of his 1964 _Hamlet (1964/I), Taylor was determined to effect a reconciliation as she knew and understood how much Richard was a creation of his step-father and how much he needed him.
Though the two hadn't spoken since the breakup of Richard's marriage, Taylor called Philip and told him that Richard was struggling. Father and son were reconciled (and Philip became fond of Taylor too), and under Philip's tutelage, Richard Burton ultimately presented a successful Hamlet that was the smash of the 1964 Broadway season.
Though father and son were kept apart by Richard's hectic work schedule, they remained close to Richard's death in 1984. - Simon Weston was born in 1961 in Nelson, Glamorganshire, Wales, UK. He is an actor, known for Henry Maybury: You're Beautiful (2015), Zed & Stan's Random Adventures (2011) and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (1998). He is married to Lucy. They have three children.
- Dorcas Morgan was born in 1963 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales, UK. She is an actress, known for Drop the Dead Donkey (1990), Poirot (1989) and September Song (1993).
- Actor
- Writer
Eynon Evans was born on 18 May 1904 in Nelson, Glamorganshire, Wales, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Wishing Well (1954), Ring Out an Alibi (1964) and Room in the House (1955). He died in January 1989 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales.- Art Director
- Art Department
Fred Hole was born on 8 May 1935 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales, UK. Fred was an art director, known for Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999), Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) and Mission: Impossible (1996). Fred was married to Jean Bates. Fred died on 4 February 2011 in Buckinghamshire, England, UK.- Visual Effects
- Special Effects
- Writer
Mike Tucker is an award winning Welsh Visual Effects Designer who began his career with the BBC Visual Effects department in the mid 1980's. Known primarily for his work in the field of miniature effects, he set up his own company, The Model Unit, in 2005. In addition to his effects work, he is also known for writing children's fiction, including a number of TV tie-ins for shows such as 'Doctor Who' and 'Merlin'.- Elaine Morgan was born on 7 November 1920 in Pontypridd, Glamorganshire, Wales, UK. She was a writer, known for Orson Welles' Great Mysteries (1973), Mystery!: Campion (1989) and R3 (1964). She was married to Morien Morgan. She died on 12 July 2013 in Mountain Ash, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, UK.
- Costume Designer
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
Tudor George was born on 3 June 1949 in Bridgend, Glamorganshire, Wales, UK. He is a costume designer, known for The Long Good Friday (1980), A Sense of Freedom (1981) and The American Way (1986).- Jimmy Wilde was born on 15 May 1892 in Tylorstown, Glamorganshire, Wales, UK. He was an actor, known for A Pit-boy's Romance (1917) and Excuse My Glove (1936). He died on 10 March 1969 in Cardiff, Wales, UK.
- Camera and Electrical Department
Ray Meehan was born on 10 January 1941 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales, UK. Ray is known for Superman (1978), Never Say Never Again (1983) and Mission to Mars (2000).- David Thomas was born on 11 January 1907 in Maesteg, Glamorganshire, Wales, UK. He was an actor, known for Trick Baby (1972), The Big Break (1953) and The Rainbow Boys (1973). He was married to Peggy E. Turnley. He died on 27 January 1981 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Make-Up Department
Hugh Richards was born in 1920 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales, UK. He is known for The MacKintosh Man (1973), The Public Eye (1972) and The Southern Star (1969). He was married to Carmalina Ellul. He died on 19 December 1981 in Westminster, London, England, UK.- Producer
- Additional Crew
Donovan Keogh was born on 18 May 1970 in Glamorganshire, Wales, UK. Donovan is a producer, known for Torchwood Declassified (2006), Doctor Who Confidential (2005) and Verity Lambert: Drama Queen (2008).- Alun Hoddinott was born on 11 August 1929 in Bargoed, Glamorganshire, Wales, UK. He was a composer, known for Sword of Sherwood Forest (1960), Border Country (1979) and The Magical World of Disney (1954). He was married to Rhiannon. He died on 12 March 2008 in Swansea, Wales, UK.
- J.O. Francis was born on 7 September 1882 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales, UK. J.O. was a writer, known for Shoestring Theatre (1959). J.O. died on 1 October 1956 in London, England, UK.
- Phillip Dare was born on 3 December 1906 in Nantymoei, Glamorganshire, Wales. He was an actor, known for Clive of India (1935) and Folies Bergère de Paris (1935). He died on 10 February 1974 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Michael Williams was born on 11 June 1949 in Bridgend, Glamorganshire, Wales, UK. He died on 23 April 2017 in the UK.
- Sound Department
- Editorial Department
Terry Poulton was born in 1930 in Bridgend, Glamorganshire, Wales, UK. Terry is known for Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987), Clash of the Titans (1981) and Monty Python's and Now for Something Completely Different (1971). Terry died in 1993 in Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK.- Camera and Electrical Department
Charles Trigg was born in 1916 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales, UK. He is known for Terror Ship (1954), Scotland Yard Dragnet (1957) and Village of Daughters (1962). He died in 2000 in Surrey, England, UK.- Additional Crew
Raymond Dutfield was born in March 1924 in Pontypridd, Glamorganshire, Wales, UK. He is known for The Bengal Lancers! (1984) and The Variety Club Awards for 1988 (1989).- Kim Howells was born on 27 November 1946 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales, UK. He has been married to Eirlys Davies since 22 September 1983. They have three children. He was previously married to Jane Perryman.
- Additional Crew
Raymond Dagg was born in 1915 in Bridgend, Glamorganshire, Wales, UK. Raymond is known for All Coppers Are... (1972).- Peter King was born in 1940 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales, UK. He was a writer, known for Say Hello to Yesterday (1971), Rooms (1974) and Survivors (1990). He was married to Harriet E. Edgerley. He died on 1 February 1989 in Camden, London, England, UK.
- Actress
Joan Cowick was born on 31 August 1912 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales, UK. She was an actress. She was married to Patrick Murray Sullivan and Erik Lynneberg. She died on 8 March 2004 in Laguna Beach, California, USA.- Camera and Electrical Department
James Lloyd was born on 22 January 1902 in Pontypridd, Glamorganshire, Wales. James is known for The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950), Mister Ed (1961) and The Beverly Hillbillies (1962).- Casting Director
- Casting Department
- Additional Crew
Joyce Gallie was born in 1939 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales, UK. She is a casting director, known for In America (2002), From Hell (2001) and Arn: The Knight Templar (2007).- Lyndon Matthews was born in 1953 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales, UK. He was an editor, known for She-Wolf of London (1990), Robin Hood (1984) and King of the Wind (1990). He died on 14 February 2002 in Gloucestershire, England, UK.
- Hugh Cudlipp was born on 28 August 1913 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales, UK. He was married to Jodi Cudlipp, Eileen Ascroft and Edith Parnell. He died on 17 May 1998 in Chichester, West Sussex, England, UK.
- Hywel Nelson was born in 1980 in Glamorganshire, Wales, UK. He is an actor, known for Shakespeare: The Animated Tales (1992), ABC Weekend Specials (1977) and Testament: The Bible in Animation (1996).
- Frank T. Davies was born on 12 August 1904 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales, UK. He was married to Ada Eleanor "Nell" Bennett. He died on 23 September 1981 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
- Huw Tipler was born on 6 November 1960 in Bridgend, Glamorganshire, Wales, UK. He was an actor, known for Hope It Rains (1991), 'Allo 'Allo! (1982) and The Bill (1984). He died in February 1995 in Westminster, London, England, UK.