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Lynsey Baxter was born on 7 May 1959 in West Ham, London, England, UK. She is an actress and director, known for The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981), The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1978) and Real Life (1984).- Actress
- Soundtrack
Linda Henry was born on 24 August 1963 in West Ham, London, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Beautiful Thing (1996), EastEnders (1985) and Bad Girls (1999). She has been married to Stavros Valiris since July 1992. They have one child.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Terry Kilburn was born on 25 November 1926 in West Ham, London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939), Lolita (1962) and Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back (1947).- Actress
- Soundtrack
Angela and her actress sister Hermione were born of a wealthy family with Angela making her stage debut at the age of 8 as a little orphan girl in The Dawn of Happiness. One night a police officer said that she was too young and wouldn't allow her to perform, The following year she auditioned at The Old Vic Theatre, When she was 10 a newspaper called her 'a consumate little actress, at 11 she was appearing in Shakespeare, as a teenager she was singing and dancing in musicals and pantomimes and became the 'toast of London. She retired briefly when she was18. She appeared in many plays but most enjoyed those by Emlyn Williams - Night Must Fall, The Winslow Boy, Morning Star and The Light of Heart, which he wrote for her, She was married to theatre producer Glen Byam Shaw 1931 -75 and was awarded a CBE for services to the theatre- Was born in London but moved to France when she was only 3 weeks old. Parents Anne and Louis Duchene moved the family back to England in 1962/1963 to the seaside town of Brighton. Kate went onstage at the age of 14 and loved acting from that moment on. She read French & Spanish at Trinity College at Cambridge University.
She then spent a year teaching English in Spain. Kate received no formal training in Drama but she wrote and performed her own material with Cambridge Footlights Company before joining Mikron in 1983. She is best known for her acting in the children's TV show The Worst Witch as Miss Constance Hardbroom. The show ran from 1998 to 2001.
Kate has 2 children: Anna Charlotte Fitzgerald Duchene Hickson born on April 15th 2006 & Daughter Born in late May / early June 2009. - Peter Birrel married actress Stephanie Cole only a few years before he died. They appeared together in a play early in both of their careers and met up by chance some 40 or so years later. Peter is widely celebrated for his role as the Draconian Prince in Frontier in Space: Episode One (1973)-Frontier in Space: Episode Two (1973) and Frontier in Space: Episode Five (1973)-Frontier in Space: Episode Six (1973).
- Actress
- Additional Crew
Prolific and ubiquitous British bit player and dancer Pauline Lesley Chamberlain was born on October 2, 1932 in West Ham, Essex, England. The daughter of a piano player father, Pauline attended a French convent school in Palmers Green as well as learned ballet and tap at a local dance school. Chamberlain went on to attend the Aida Foster Stage School. Pauline and her twin sister Pamela were both featured as chorus girls in a 1948 production of the pantomime "Robin Hood and His Merry Men." The Chamberlain sisters went on to appear together in the pantomime "Robinson Crusoe" and did a tour of Great Britain in "Folies Bergere" for Bernard Delfont. Moreover, Pauline and Pamela were both members of Margaret Kelly's dancing troupe Bluebell Girls, appeared in revues at the London Palladium, and even performed in cabaret together in Brussels, Italy, Scotland, and Great Britain at the Dorchester as The Chamberlain Twins - What a Pair. A pretty brunette with a warm smile and a chipper disposition, Chamberlain first began appearing in films in uncredited minor roles while still in her teens in the late 1940's. Pauline could usually be spotted in movies cutting it up on the dance floor, as a guest at a party, or performing on stage (she was often cast as a showgirl). Chamberlain was featured in scores of films and a bunch of television shows in a career that spanned several decades. Pauline died at age 88 from complications of COVID-19 on January 14, 2021.- Barbara Archer was born in 1934 in West Ham, London, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Horror of Dracula (1958), Up the Junction (1968) and Model for Murder (1959).
- Actor
- Producer
- Executive
Glen Murphy was born in West Ham, London, he boxed for the famous West Ham and Repton boxing clubs, then started his acting career at the Half Moon Theater in 1980. It was 2 years of more London Theater before he got his break on film with Blake Edwards' Victor/Victoria. Glen was a London Champion in Boxing & Football & is a 3rd Dan karate black belt and still trains in the Kyokushin style martial art today with the 7th Dan Hall of Fame, Jamie O Keefe. In 1955 his father Terence was the first ever sportsman on ITV, His latest Film Lost in Italy (aka Lords of London) has won the New York Hells Kitchen Film Festivals World Cinema Best Film award.and he won the Abruzzo film festival "best actor" award in Italy. And is in pre-production with the feature film "Finger of Suspicion" due to shoot in 2019- Vilma Hollingbery was born on 21 July 1932 in West Ham, Essex, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Doctor Who (2005), Funland (2005) and Babylon (1980). She was married to Michael Napier Brown and Raymond J Sleap. She died on 11 September 2021 in Hillingdon, London, England, UK.
- John Dearth was born on 16 October 1920 in West Ham, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Avengers (1961), The Escape of R.D.7 (1961) and The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955). He died on 17 March 1984 in London, England, UK.
- Kenneth Alan Taylor was born in April 1937 in West Ham, London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Coronation Street (1960), Emmerdale Farm (1972) and Hollyoaks (1995). He has been married to Judith Barker since 1964.
- Make-Up Department
Christine Blundell was born on 26 October 1961 in West Ham, Essex, England, UK. She is known for Vera Drake (2004), Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014) and Finding Neverland (2004).- James Culliford was born on 8 September 1927 in West Ham, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Quatermass and the Pit (1967), Doctor Who (1963) and The Trygon Factor (1966). He died on 23 March 2002 in Brighton, Sussex, England, UK.
- Prolific and ubiquitous British background player George Hilsdon was born on April 25, 1907 in West Ham, London, England. Hilsdon first began appearing in films in often uncredited minor roles in the mid-1940's. A burly fellow with a gruff face and receding silver gray hair, George was frequently cast as policemen, news vendors, or security guards. Hilsdon died at age 75 on May 28, 1982 in Essex, England. Predeceased by his wife Ivy Lilian Benge, he was survived by two children.
- Victor Lucas was born on 12 July 1919 in West Ham, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Doctor Who (1963), World's End (1981) and Testament of Youth (1979). He was married to Marjorie Sommerville. He died on 17 November 2000 in Barnet, London, England, UK.
- Actor
- Producer
Howard Pays was an English actor who gave up acting for representing thespians and other professionals in television and motion pictures, becoming one of England's most successful talent agents in the process. After being demobilized from the military after serving his National Service commitment, Pays became an actor. He made his television debut in the popular series Sixpenny Corner (1955) in 1955 where he met, and married, his co-star, Jan Miller.
In the early 1960s, Pays quit acting and opened the talent agency "CCA" in London. He and his partner, Freddie Vale, turned the agency into one of the most important in the U.K. and the English-speaking world. He was still a top agent at the time of his death, from cancer, in April 2002. He was 74 years old.- Eunice Black was born on 23 October 1914 in West Ham, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Laughter from the Whitehall (1963), Love Is a Splendid Illusion (1970) and Holiday on the Buses (1973). She died on 27 August 2007 in London, England, UK.
- John Rapley was born on 18 April 1935 in West Ham, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Elephant Man (1980), Jane and the Lost City (1987) and Goodnight Sweetheart (1993). He died on 18 April 2016 in Theydon Bois, Essex, England, UK.
- Peter Ashton was born on 11 May 1932 in West Ham, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Mission: Impossible (1966), The Six Million Dollar Man (1974) and McCloud (1970). He died on 11 April 1990 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Director
- Actor
Kenneth Ives was born on 26 March 1934 in West Ham, Essex, England, UK. He was a director and actor, known for The Lion in Winter (1968), 1990 (1977) and Doctor Who (1963). He was married to Marti Caine and Imogen Hassall. He died on 6 March 2022 in the UK.- Lorraine Doyle, best known for being one of Benny Hill's "Hill's Angels" was born in 1958. In 1991 and 1993 she had two daughters, Rebecca and Lauren, with her husband Vincent, a jeweller. She retired from show business in 1993 in order to raise her family. In 1998 she and her husband opened their own jewellery shop in London where they live.
- Reginald Jessup was born on 8 February 1920 in West Ham, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Doctor Who (1963), Gideon C.I.D. (1964) and Curtain of Fear (1964). He was married to Janet Brandes. He died on 1 February 2000 in Kensington, London, England, UK.
- Visual Effects
- Special Effects
Doug Ferris was born in 1931 in West Ham, Essex, England, UK. He is known for Judge Dredd (1995), Superman (1978) and Superman II (1980).- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Production Manager
- Visual Effects
Marcia Gay was born on 12 May 1955 in West Ham, Essex, England, UK. She is an assistant director and production manager, known for Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004), Licence to Kill (1989) and Blade Runner 2049 (2017).- Katherine Parr was born on 5 February 1921 in West Ham, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Woman in White (1966), Softly Softly (1966) and Doomwatch (1972). She was married to Dennis Caldwell. She died on 20 September 2009 in Deal, Kent, England, UK.
- Jenny Jones was born on 26 December 1943 in West Ham, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Front Page Story (1954), Raiders of the River (1956) and An Inspector Calls (1954). She was married to Reginald Winch. She died on 15 March 2018 in Great Totham, Essex, England, UK.
- Writer
- Camera and Electrical Department
Pam Valentine was born in 1938 in West Ham, London, England, UK. She is a writer, known for That's My Boy (1981), You're Only Young Twice (1977) and My Husband and I (1987).- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Anthony Simmons was born on 16 December 1922 in West Ham, London, England, UK. He was a director and writer, known for Four in the Morning (1965), Little Sweetheart (1988) and Black Joy (1977). He was married to Maria St Clare and Sheila Phillips. He died on 22 January 2016 in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England, UK.- Stunts
- Additional Crew
Joan Hughes was born on 27 April 1918 in West Ham, Essex, England, UK. Joan is known for The Blue Max (1966) and Thunderbird 6 (1968). Joan died on 16 August 1993 in Somerset, England, UK.- Chin Yu was born in 1924 in West Ham, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Danger Man (1960), Operation Conspiracy (1956) and Water Rats (1996). She was married to David Williams. She died on 9 March 2011 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- Ruth Shiell was born in 1933 in West Ham, London, England, UK. She is an actress, known for BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950), Colonel March of Scotland Yard (1954) and The Mirror and Markheim (1954). She was previously married to David Berglas.
- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Stephen Dartnell was born on 30 April 1931 in West Ham, London, England, UK. He was an actor and director, known for Second Best (1972), Doctor Who (1963) and A Tale of Two Cities (1965). He died in 1994.- Actor
- Additional Crew
- Writer
Maurice Browning was born on 11 May 1919 in West Ham, London, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Doctor Who (1963), The Avengers (1961) and The Cool Mikado (1963). He died on 4 December 1983 in Denville Hall, Northwood, London, England, UK.- Actress
Very fetching and becoming brunette Pamela Chamberlain was born on October 2, 1932 in West Ham, London, England. The twin sister of extremely prolific British extra Pauline Chamberlain, Pamela popped up in uncredited minor roles in a handful of movies starting circa 1947 and continued to appear as a background player in films throughout the 1950's. Chamberlain married police constable Maelgwyn Mathias Wigley in 1979. She was last reported living in Chingford, North East London, England.- Gerald Rex was born on 16 March 1921 in West Ham, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Front Line Kids (1942), Gert and Daisy's Week-end (1942) and Facing the Music (1941). He died on 21 October 1979 in Surrey, England, UK.
- Jon Kelley was born on 8 November 1935 in West Ham, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for UFO (1970), My Wife Next Door (1972) and Not in Front of the Children (1967). He was married to Wanda Kelley. He died on 28 February 2009 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Producer
- Additional Crew
- Production Manager
Bill Curbishley was born on 13 March 1942 in West Ham, Essex, England, UK. He is a producer and production manager, known for The Railway Man (2013), Quadrophenia (1979) and The Real Me.- Actor
- Additional Crew
Ronald Nunnery was born on 31 August 1922 in West Ham, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Bergerac (1981), Crime Traveller (1997) and Dempsey and Makepeace (1985). He died on 20 January 2004 in Bromley, Kent, England, UK.- Music Department
- Composer
- Actor
Harry Stoneham was born in 1930 in West Ham, London, England, UK. He was a composer and actor, known for Fresh Fields (1984), A Bit of Fry and Laurie (1987) and Mixed Doubles (1985). He died in December 2018 in the UK.- Peter Van Greenaway was born in 1927 in West Ham, London, England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for The Medusa Touch (1978), Mystery and Imagination (1966) and The Wednesday Thriller (1965). He died in 1988.
- Actor
- Producer
- Soundtrack
Richard Digance was born on 24 February 1949 in West Ham, London, England, UK. He is an actor and producer, known for Mick Miller: In the Club (2005), How's Business (1991) and Wednesday at Eight (1988).- Wingold Lawrence was born on 3 January 1874 in West Ham, Essex, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Eugene Aram (1914), Two Lancashire Lasses in London (1916) and The Girl Who Took the Wrong Turning (1915). He was married to Marie Lyons and Mary Elizabeth McCauley. He died on 13 March 1938 in London, England, UK.
- Bunty Payne was born on 26 March 1912 in West Ham, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Farmer's Wife (1941), This'll Make You Whistle (1936) and The Strangler (1941). She was married to Jack 'Kid' Berg. She died on 15 January 2001 in Miami, Florida, USA.
- Connie Georges was born on 13 October 1911 in West Ham, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Angel Pavement (1967), ...And Mother Makes Three (1971) and The Four Seasons of Rosie Carr (1964). She died on 9 September 1981 in Hillingdon, London, England, UK.
- Frank Sieman was born on 7 August 1908 in West Ham, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Knack... and How to Get It (1965), The Avengers (1961) and Over to William (1956). He was married to Bunny Seaman. He died on 9 March 1992 in Twickenham, Middlesex, England, UK.
- English stage and screen actress Barbara Hoffe born in England in around 1897. She became a well-known drama and comedy stage actress from the early 1910's. She starred in at least 6 movies under her real name Barbara Conrad under the direction of Wilfred Noy at the Clarendon Film Co between 1915-17, making her debut in a crime/drama 'The Verdict of the Heart' with Harry Welchman, her last film at Clarendon studios was 'The Lost Chord' in 1917. In 1920 she starred in her first film under the name of Barbara Hoffe in 'Five Pound Reward' a comedy directed by Adrian Brunel and co-starring a young Leslie Howard at the Minerva Film Co. Her most notable roles in 'Eugene Aram' in 1924 and in her last silent film 'Lieutenant Daring RN and the Water Rats' with Percy Moran in 1924. Barbara made a comeback in her only talkie in 1931 'The Woman Decides' directed by Miles Mander and starred Owen Nares at BIP studios. In a magazine interview in 1927 Barbara Hoffe confessing rather bizarrely that her favourite meal was mushroom omelette, also revealed that her favourite hobby was collecting 'first editions cheaply. In Australia in 1931 Barbara Hoffe was awarded £500 damages against Gordon Harbord, the theatrical producer for breach of contract. Miss Hoffe played the leading role in 'The Command to Love' at the Arts Club Theatre, but Yvonne Arnaud was substituted when the play was produced and ran at Daly's Theatre.
- Gerald Kelsey was born on 25 October 1919 in West Ham, Essex, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Department S (1969), The Saint (1962) and The Prisoner (1967). He died on 22 February 2006 in Bromley, Kent, England, UK.
- Music Department
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Dorothy Carless was born on 30 December 1916 in West Ham, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Heart of Me (2002), Emney Enterprises (1954) and Here's Edie (1963). She was married to Eugene Pini. She died on 18 October 2012 in Cambria, California, USA.- Gladys Whitred was born on 4 July 1919 in West Ham, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950), Flower Pot Men (1952) and Two of a Kind (1961). She was married to Wilfred C Hawkins. She died in June 1985 in Southwark, London, England, UK.