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81:(1993-08-03)
32:James Donald
25:
1616:1993 deaths
1611:1917 births
1212:King Carlos
1180:in the US)
1139:Major Safir
1122:Dr. Kennedy
1029:The Vikings
897:Bill Harper
746:Uncredited
711:Uncredited
693:Uncredited
639:Filmography
609:(1975) and
521:The Citadel
464:The Vikings
376:(1950) and
338:The Heiress
304:(1947) and
269:Noël Coward
255:(1943) and
223:War service
61:18 May 1917
1585:Categories
1391:23 October
1363:References
1247:The Doctor
1151:The Jokers
1016:Harry Pope
909:Gift Horse
581:Later life
532:Roald Dahl
512:adaptation
498:The Jokers
402:Gift Horse
147:Galashiels
134:Early life
102:Occupation
57:1917-05-18
1506:0362-4331
1457:. London.
1232:TV movie
633:Hampshire
550:, in the
542:opposite
210:King Lear
118:Spouse(s)
113:1938–1978
91:Hampshire
1532:'s play
1479:AllMovie
1307:" (1943)
1117:King Rat
615:(1978).
603:(1969),
597:(1969),
591:(1969),
558:'s play
507:(1967).
486:King Rat
483:(1963);
473:(1959);
467:(1958);
386:(1951).
357:(1950).
332:(1949).
249:(1942),
243:(1942),
237:(1942),
140:Aberdeen
69:Scotland
65:Aberdeen
1511:16 June
943:The Net
829:Bronton
417:The Net
95:England
1504:
1034:Egbert
708:Barman
660:Notes
654:Title
278:After
1195:Padre
703:Alibi
657:Role
651:Year
646:Film
619:Death
234:Alibi
199:with
158:Fylde
105:actor
1560:IMDb
1513:2019
1502:ISSN
1393:2010
1254:1978
1237:1975
1219:1970
1202:1969
1185:1969
1163:1967
1146:1967
1129:1966
1112:1965
1095:1963
1076:1961
1059:1959
1041:1959
1024:1958
1006:1958
989:1957
972:1956
955:1954
938:1953
921:1952
904:1952
887:1952
870:1951
863:Alan
853:1950
836:1949
819:1949
802:1948
785:1948
768:1944
751:1943
733:1942
716:1942
698:1942
681:1942
665:1942
566:Emmy
349:and
314:for
288:RASC
229:ENSA
175:and
76:Died
47:Born
1558:at
1381:BFI
726:Doc
546:'s
518:'s
514:of
430:in
380:in
370:in
273:MGM
267:by
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153:on
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