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Joseph Quinn was born on 26 January 1994 in Clapham, London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for A Quiet Place: Day One (2024), Stranger Things (2016) and Overlord (2018).- Actor
- Writer
- Composer
Paul Kaye was born on 15 December 1965 in Clapham, London, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for The Stranger (2020), Game of Thrones (2011) and Three Girls (2017). He has been married to Orly Katz since November 1989. They have two children.- Actor
- Additional Crew
- Soundtrack
William Claude Rains, born in the Clapham area of London, was the son of the British stage actor Frederick Rains. The younger Rains followed, making his stage debut at the age of eleven in "Nell of Old Drury." Growing up in the world of theater, he saw not only acting up close but the down-to-earth business end as well, progressing from a page boy to a stage manager during his well-rounded learning experience. Rains decided to come to America in 1913 and the New York theater, but with the outbreak of World War I the next year, he returned to serve with a Scottish regiment in Europe. He remained in England, honing his acting talents, bolstered with instruction patronized by the founder of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, Herbert Beerbohm Tree. It was not long before his talent garnered him acknowledgment as one of the leading stage actors on the London scene. His one and only silent film venture was British with a small part for him, the forgettable -- Build Thy House (1920).
In the meantime, Rains was in demand as acting teacher as well, and he taught at the Royal Academy. Young and eager Laurence Olivier and John Gielgud were perhaps his best known students. Rains did return to New York in 1927 to begin what would be nearly 20 Broadway roles. While working for the Theater Guild, he was offered a screen test with Universal Pictures in 1932. Rains had a unique and solid British voice-deep, slightly rasping -- but richly dynamic. And as a man of small stature, the combination was immediately intriguing. Universal was embarking on its new-found role as horror film factory, and they were looking for someone unique for their next outing, The Invisible Man (1933). Rains was the very man. He took the role by the ears, churning up a rasping malice and volume in his voice to achieve a bone chilling persona of the disembodied mad doctor. He could also throw out a high-pitched maniac laugh that would make you leave the lights on before going to bed. True to Universal's formula mentality, it cast him in similar roles through 1934 with some respite in more diverse film roles -- and further relieved by Broadway roles (1933, 1934) for the remainder of his contract. By 1936, he was at Warner Bros. with its ambitious laundry list of literary epics in full swing. His acting was superb, and his eyes could say as much as his voice. And his mouth could take on both a forbidding scowl and the warmest of smiles in an instant. His malicious, gouty Don Luis in Anthony Adverse (1936) was inspired. After a shear lucky opportunity to dispatch his young wife's lover, Louis Hayward, in a duel, he triumphs over her in a scene with derisive, bulging eyes and that high pitched laugh -- with appropriate shadow and light backdrop -- that is unforgettable.
He was kept very busy through the remainder of the 1930s with a mix of benign and devious historical, literary, and contemporary characters always adapting a different nuance -- from murmur to growl -- of that voice to become the person. He culminated the decade with his complex, ethics-tortured Senator "Joe" Paine in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939). That year he became an American citizen. Into the 1940s, Rains had risen to perhaps unique stature: a supporting actor who had achieved A-list stardom -- almost in a category by himself. His some 40 films during that period ranged from subtle comedy to psychological drama with a bit of horror revisited; many would be golden era classics. He was the firm but thoroughly sympathetic Dr. Jaquith in Now, Voyager (1942) and the smoothly sardonic but engaging Capt. Louis Renault -- perhaps his best known role -- in Casablanca (1942). He was the surreptitiously nervous and malignant Alexander Sebastian in Notorious (1946) and the egotistical and domineering conductor Alexander Hollenius in Deception (1946). He was the disfigured Phantom of the Opera (1943) as well. He played opposite the challenging Bette Davis in three movies through the decade and came out her equal in acting virtuosity. He was nominated four times for the Best Supporting Actor Oscar -- but incredibly never won. With the 1950s the few movies left to an older Rains were countered by venturing into new acting territory -- television. His haunted, suicidal writer Paul DeLambre in the mountaineering adventure The White Tower (1950), though a modest part, was perhaps the most vigorously memorable film role of his last years. He made a triumphant Broadway return in 1951's "Darkness at Noon."
Rains embraced the innovative TV playhouse circuit with nearly 20 roles. As a favored 'Alfred Hitchcock' alumnus, he starred in five Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) suspense dramas into the 1960s. And he did not shy away from episodic TV either with some memorable roles that still reflected the power of Claude Rains as consummate actor -- for many, first among peers with that hallowed title.- Actor
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Dennis Waterman was born on 24 February 1948 in Clapham, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for New Tricks (2003), Sweeney 2 (1978) and Minder (1979). He was married to Pam Flint, Rula Lenska, Patricia Maynard and Penny Dixon. He died on 8 May 2022 in Spain.- Actress
- Producer
Leslie started working at the age of 4 appearing in a television commercial for Fairy Washing up liquid with the line ' Mummy why are your hands so soft?' She switched from modeling to acting after being offered a part in the film 'Quadrophenia'. She is to married actor Lee Chapman and has two sons Joseph born 1990 and Max born 1993. Her sister is former 'Hot Gossip' dancer Debbie Ash. They appeared together as sisters in Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse.- David Battley (5 November 1935 - 20 January 2003) was a British actor specialising in laconic, lugubrious comedy roles. The elder son of John Battley, post-WW2 Labour MP, David was born in Battersea, London. Born with a hole in the heart, he was initially taught at home before attending a special school. He later enrolled at Camberwell Art School but left before completing the course. He earned a living working for the family printing firm, Battley Brothers, before applying to Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA).
Battley found steady work as a character actor and comic stooge. His TV work ranged from the satire show BBC-3 and the military police drama Redcap (1964), the 1975 TV adaptation of Moll Flanders, and the 1977 Christmas Special of The Good Life, as well as in episodes of such television serials as The Bill, Lovejoy, The Climber, Comrade Dad, Don't Rock the Boat, Roger Doesn't Live Here Anymore, Thicker Than Water, Crown Court, Annie's Bar, and As Time Goes By.
His best-known work in the mid-1970s was as comic foil to Monty Python team member Eric Idle in the BBC series Rutland Weekend Television (1975). Idle praised Battley's dry, poker-faced style on the show. Battley played the Paul McCartney part in the original RWT sketch of The Rutles, a parody of The Beatles, but did not appear in The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash (1978), the American version of the sketch.
He also appeared in films and made-for-television movies including Alice in Wonderland (1966), Hotel Paradiso (1966), Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971), S.O.S. Titanic (1979), Mrs. Wilson's Diary (1969), Up the Front (1972), The Chastity Belt (1972), The London Connection (1979), and Krull (1983). Among his last roles were a golf course employee in the episode "Tee Off, Mr. Bean" (1995) of the comedy series Mr. Bean (1990) and as a doctor examining new regimental recruits in Sharpe (1993).
Battley died on 20 January 2003, after a heart attack, aged 67, in Epsom, Surrey, England. - Gary Holton was born on 22 September 1952 in Clapham, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (1983), Breaking Glass (1980) and Minder (1979). He was married to Donna Campbell. He died on 25 October 1985 in London, England, UK.
- David Janson was born on 30 March 1950 in Clapham, London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for A Hard Day's Night (1964), The Brothers Karamazov (1964) and The Newcomers (1965). He was previously married to Debbie Arnold.
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- Director
Colette Brown was born in 1969 in Clapham, South London, England, UK. She is an actress and producer, known for Popcorn (2007), EastEnders (1985) and A Touch of Frost (1992). She is married to Gary Love. They have one child.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Richard Blackwood was born on 15 May 1972 in Clapham, Lambeth, London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for EastEnders (1985), Deus (2022) and Britannia High (2008).- Music Department
- Actor
- Composer
Mick Jones was born on 26 June 1955 in Clapham, London, England, UK. He is an actor and composer, known for Grosse Pointe Blank (1997), Die Another Day (2002) and 500 Days of Summer (2009).- Fuller Mellish Jr. was born in 1898 in Clapham, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Applause (1929), Sarah and Son (1930) and Roadhouse Nights (1930). He was married to Olive Reeves-Smith. He died on 8 February 1930 in Forest Hills, New York, USA.
- Corre was born on 30 November 1967, in Clapham, England to fashion designer and businesswoman Vivienne Westwood and Sex Pistols's former manager and entrepreneur Malcolm McLaren. His surname comes from his father's maternal grandmother, who was a Sephardic Jew from Portugal.
As a child, he would wear his mother's designs long before they were popular. He would hang out with Sex Pistols and regards them as his favorite band, despite his poor relationship with John Lydon (aka Johnny Rotten).
He met Serena Rees, now ex-wife and former business partner, in 1992 at a night club. The pair divorced in 2007 and have one daughter together. - Marjorie Wilde was born on 28 April 1901 in Clapham, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969), The Brothers Karamazov (1964) and Les Misérables (1967). She died on 3 March 1988 in Kensington, London, England, UK.
- Composer
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Jack Beaver was born on 27 March 1900 in Clapham, London, England, UK. He was a composer, known for The Savages (2007), Wings Over Africa (1936) and Baroud (1932). He died on 10 September 1963 in Battersea, London, England, UK.- Camera and Electrical Department
- Cinematographer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
James Devis was born on 24 September 1931 in Clapham, London, England, UK. He was a cinematographer and assistant director, known for Dune (1984), Moonraker (1979) and Superman (1978). He died on 5 December 2021 in Kent, England, UK.- Visual Effects
- Director
- Actor
Neil Huxley was born on 12 March 1975 in Clapham, Lambeth, London, England, UK. He is a director and actor, known for Middle Earth: Shadow of War 'Friend or Foe' (2017), Avatar (2009) and Watchmen (2009).- Actor
- Writer
- Director
Reginald Purdell was born on 4 November 1895 in Clapham, London, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Love on the Spot (1932), Patricia Gets Her Man (1937) and Brighton Rock (1948). He was married to May Watson. He died on 22 April 1953 in London, England, UK.- Actress
- Writer
Kathleen Boutall was born on 1 February 1892 in Clapham, London, England, UK. She was an actress and writer, known for Fly Away Peter (1948), Come Back Peter (1952) and Two Thousand Women (1944). She was married to H. Saxon-Snell. She died on 29 May 1985 in Northwood, Middlesex, England, UK.- Actor
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- Producer
Jim Ford is a writer actor and director. Graduate of The Camberwell School of Art with a background that includes The Fire Service He Grew up the only son of a Telephonist from Shepherds Bush and a Bookmaker from Holborn. His Fathers family were Old Covent Garden people Theatrical scene shifters at Drury lane and Flower sellers for over a hundred years. Hi Father died when he was 2. So he settled into life as a child with his mothers mother in South London, Jim says; "my mum worked every hour god sent, so I had plenty of time as a child to exercise my imagination. I was reading the newspapers by age 5, I thank my mum and her brutal enforcement of The Janet and John Books for that. If you cant read you'll never learn anything she used to say." He grew up south of the river and went to Tulse Hill school for boy's. Camberwell Art School came next, Followed by a varied career that included Hairdressing Retail and The Fire Service. That and Punk and the 70's spent on the Kings Road in Chelsea and Skateboarding on the south bank shaped and nurtured a love for the extreme. In The 80's Jim spent time as a Scooter Boy, being a member of the notorious A23 Crusaders Scooter Club. Jim. has run clubs and been responsible for some culturally significant Artwork back in 88 which helped bring the underground Acid house club The Shoom to the attention of the masses. Jim is a 55 years young Ex London Fireman. Retiring early after taking a very high fall. Jim states: "This caused me to re-evaluate my life. I traveled extensively thereafter, living in an Ashram in India and trekking the Himalayas before finally settling for some years in SE Asia, Thailand, where I learned about the for-ex won and lost. Worked briefly for the Bangkok Post and raced Mountain Bikes. A passion which still endures" Jim met his partner there and returned home after the birth of their first son. Now another son and two daughters later, they spend two months minimum there each year renewing old friendships. Jim has lived and worked in the US, Driven Coast to Coast and worked as a waiter in a very well connected Italian Seafood restaurant. Jim reminisces "I even once served coffee to John Gotti and his associates. These days its my mission to join together with others and create significant works for the consumption of the digital generation. Jim lives at the coast in Worthing West Sussex.- Reginald Hincks was born in 1881 in Clapham, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for What Price Vengeance (1937), Fighting Playboy (1933) and Death Goes North (1939). He died on 16 December 1959 in Saanich, British Columbia, Canada.
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- Production Manager
Michael Stanley-Evans was born on 6 February 1919 in Clapham, London, England, UK. Michael was a producer and production manager, known for Gandhi (1982), A Bridge Too Far (1977) and Young Winston (1972). Michael died in December 2004 in England, UK.- Sydney Blow was born on 6 March 1878 in Clapham, London, England, UK. Sydney was a writer, known for Where Is This Lady? (1932), The Double Event (1921) and Lord Richard in the Pantry (1930). Sydney was married to Hilda Trevelyan. Sydney died on 31 May 1961 in Castagnola, Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland.
- Writer
- Actor
Fred Robinson was born on 1 August 1917 in Clapham, London, England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for The Larkins (1958), Fire Crackers (1964) and Six of the Best (1965). He died on 19 January 1967 in London, England, UK.- Eric Le Fre was born on 18 September 1903 in Clapham, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Letting in the Sunshine (1932). He died in 1979 in Sutton, Surrey, England, UK.