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Sydney Tafler (1916–1979)

Actor

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Graduated from RADA in 1936. Subsequently appeared in classical roles on stage at the West End and at the Old Vic, between 1944 and 1946. See more trivia »

Born:

in London, England, UK

Died:

(age 63) in London, England, UK
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1980 The Enigma Files (TV series)
Solly King
– The Sweeper (1980) … Solly King
 
1980 BBC2 Playhouse (TV series)
– Pews (1980)
 
1979 Potter (TV series)
Harry Tooms
– A Touch of Elderberry (1979) … Harry Tooms
 
1978 Devenish (TV series)
Sidney Bloom
– The Golf Merger (1978) … Sidney Bloom
 
1978 Do You Remember? (TV series)
Solto
– Night School (1978) … Solto
 
1973-1977 Play for Today (TV series)
Harry Perlman / Mr. Crowley
– Oy Vay Maria (1977) … Harry Perlman
– Baby Blues (1973) … Mr. Crowley
 
1977 The Spy Who Loved Me
Liparus Captain
 
1977 The Mike Reid Show (TV series)
– Episode #1.4 (1977)
 
1976 Victorian Scandals (TV series)
Achille Fould
– Skittles (1976) … Achille Fould
 
1975-1976 Wodehouse Playhouse (TV series)
I.Q. Fishbein / Isadore Q. Fishbein
– The Nodder (1976) … I.Q. Fishbein
– The Rise of Minna Nordstrom (1975) … Isadore Q. Fishbein
 
1976 Thriller (TV series)
Sam Meadows
– Nightmare for a Nightingale (1976) … Sam Meadows
 
1976 Survivors (TV series)
Manny
– Lights of London: Part 2 (1976) … Manny
– Lights of London: Part 1 (1976) … Manny
 
1976 Yes, Honestly (TV series)
Harry Burton
– Make Them Listen: Croon Anywhere (1976) … Harry Burton
 
1975 The Sweeney (TV series)
Manny Bellow
– Trap (1975) … Manny Bellow
 
1975 Crown Court (TV series)
Harry Simons
– Take Back Your Mink: Part 1 (1975) … Harry Simons
 
1975 Churchill's People (TV series)
Haskelot
– A Sprig of Broom (1975) … Haskelot
 
1974 Village Hall (TV series)
Arthur Bolton
– The Magic Sponge (1974) … Arthur Bolton
 
1974 Marked Personal (TV series)
Cartwright
– Episode #1.60 (1974) … Cartwright
– Episode #1.59 (1974) … Cartwright
 
1963-1974 Z Cars (TV series)
Ray Dawson / Oliver Snow / Wasilewski / …
– Two Wise Monkeys (1974) … Willy Tyndale
– Defection (1973) … Wasilewski
– The Wrong Odds: Part 2 (1971) … Ray Dawson
– The Wrong Odds: Part 1 (1971) … Ray Dawson
– Daylight Robbery (1963) … Oliver Snow
 
1974 Vienna 1900 (TV mini-series)
Herr Klingemann
– The Spring Sonata (1974) … Herr Klingemann
 
1973 Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em (TV series)
Lockwood
– Frank and Marvin (1973) … Lockwood
 
1973 Van der Valk (TV series)
Halsbeek
– A Rose for Mr Reinhart (1973) … Halsbeek
– A Man of No Importance (1973) … Halsbeek
– A Death by the Sea (1973) … Halsbeek
 
1973 Love Story (TV series)
Mr. Miller
– My Brother's House (1973) … Mr. Miller
 
1973 The Adventurer (TV series)
Wyvern
– The Solid Gold Hearse (1973) … Wyvern
 
1972 BBC Play of the Month (TV series)
Prime Minister
– King Oedipus (1972) … Prime Minister
 
1971-1972 Alexander the Greatest (TV series)
Joe.Green
– Renata's Secret Affair (1972) … Joe.Green
– Sam Leaves Home (1972) … Joe.Green
– The 21 Year Itch (1972) … Joe.Green
– Kicking the Filthy Habit (1972) … Joe.Green
– Israel Needs You (1972) … Joe.Green
See all 13 episodes »
 
1970-1971 Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV series)
Mallows
– Farewell Performance (1971)
– Waugh on Crime: In Which Inspector Waugh Observes the Truth of an Old Music Hall Song (1970) … Mallows
– Reparation (1970)
 
1971 Misleading Cases (TV series)
Mr. Benkle
– Regina Versus Sagittarius (1971) … Mr. Benkle
 
1971 Danger Point
Man
 
1970 Waugh on Crime (TV series)
Mallows
– The Truth of an Old Music Hall Song (1970) … Mallows
 
1970 ITV Playhouse (TV series)
Danski
– The Style of the Countess (1970) … Danski
 
1970 W. Somerset Maugham (TV series)
Sir Adolphus Bland
– The Alien Corn (1970) … Sir Adolphus Bland
 
1966-1970 The Wednesday Play (TV series)
Arthur Bradshaw / Blaustein
– The Cellar and the Almond Tree (1970) … Blaustein
– Way Off Beat (1966) … Arthur Bradshaw
 
1964-1969 Dixon of Dock Green (TV series)
Mr. Green / Peter Cassidy / Ralph Edwards
– Bobby (1969) … Mr. Green
– The Fourth Finger (1966) … Peter Cassidy
– Don't Play with Fire (1964) … Ralph Edwards
 
1969 Coronation Street (TV series)
Mr. Maddox-Smith
– Episode #1.927 (1969) … Mr. Maddox-Smith
– Episode #1.926 (1969) … Mr. Maddox-Smith
 
1969 Hadleigh (TV series)
Zinneman
– The Ring (1969) … Zinneman
 
1969 The Adventurers
Col. Gutierrez (as Sidney Tafler)
 
1968 The Birthday Party
Nat Goldberg
 
1968 The Ugliest Girl in Town (TV series)
Bert Pooley
– Popped Star (1968) … Bert Pooley
 
1968 Man in a Suitcase (TV series)
Reynolds
– Castle in the Clouds (1968) … Reynolds
 
1967 Berserk
Harrison Liston
 
1967 Write a Play (TV series)
– The Masterpiece & To an Audience of Cork-Lined Ears (1967)
 
1966 Runaway Railway
Mr. Jones
 
1966 The Sandwich Man
First Fish Porter
 
1966 Alfie
Frank
 
1966 Theatre 625 (TV series)
Finkelstein / Shamrayef
– The Seagull (1966) … Shamrayef
– Focus (1966) … Finkelstein
 
1965 Promise Her Anything
Panel Participant
 
1965 A Slight Case of... (TV series)
– Exposure (1965)
 
1961-1965 No Hiding Place (TV series)
Charlie Monkton / Lew Hemming / Marty Cook
– To Find a Fox (1965) … Marty Cook
– Solomon Dancey's Luck (1963) … Charlie Monkton
– The Slippery Deck (1961) … Lew Hemming
 
1964 Gideon C.I.D. (TV series)
Gabriel Lyon
– Big Fish, Little Fish (1964) … Gabriel Lyon
 
1964 The 7th Dawn
Tom, Chief Petty Officer
 
1960-1962 Citizen James (TV series)
Charlie Davenport
– The Watchdog (1962) … Charlie Davenport
– It's Not Cricket (1962) … Charlie Davenport
– The Hospital (1962) … Charlie Davenport
– Episode #2.13 (1961) … Charlie Davenport
– Episode #2.12 (1961) … Charlie Davenport
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1959-1962 The Third Man (TV series)
Abu Said / George Freeman
– A Question of Libel (1962) … George Freeman
– Harry Lime and the King (1959) … Abu Said
 
1962 Comedy Playhouse (TV series)
Lionel
– The Channel Swimmer (1962) … Lionel
 
1961 Hamlet (TV series)
Claudius
– Hamlet: Part 5 (1961) … Claudius
– Hamlet: Part 4 (1961) … Claudius
– Hamlet: Part 3 (1961) … Claudius
– Hamlet: Part 2 (1961) … Claudius
– Hamlet: Part 1 (1961) … Claudius
 
1961 Three Live Wires (TV series)
– Stranger Than Fiction (1961)
 
1961 Beware of Children
Mr. Rockbottom
 
1961 A Weekend with Lulu
Stationmaster
 
1961 Carry on Regardless
Strip Club Manager
 
1961 Five Golden Hours
Alfredo
 
1960 The Bulldog Breed
Speedboat owner
 
1960 Danger Man (TV series)
Radek
– The Sisters (1960) … Radek
 
1960 Make Mine Mink
Lionel Spanager
 
1960 Skywatch
Ted Green
 
1960 An Arabian Night (TV movie)
Samit
 
1960 ITV Television Playhouse (TV series)
Gregor
– Bridge of Sighs (1960) … Gregor
 
1960 Let's Get Married
Pendle
 
1960 Bottoms Up
Sid Biggs
 
1960 Sink the Bismarck!
First Workman
 
1959 Tommy the Toreador
Ramon (uncredited)
 
1959 Follow a Star
Pendlebury
 
1959 The Crowning Touch
Joe
 
1959 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Club Manager
– Dark as the Night (1959) … Club Manager
 
1959 Alfred Marks Time (TV series)
– Episode #4.4 (1959)
 
1959 Too Many Crooks
Solicitor
 
1958-1959 Dial 999 (TV series)
Mick Coletta / Smiler Harris
– Night Mail (1959) … Smiler Harris
– The Killing Job (1958) … Mick Coletta
 
1959 Glencannon (TV series)
Mr. Daninds
– The Masked Monster (1959) … Mr. Daninds
 
1958 The Bank Raiders
Bernie Shelton
 
1958 Dick and the Duchess (TV series)
Giuseppe
– Bank Robbery (1958)
– The Italian Maid (1958) … Giuseppe
 
1958 Carve Her Name with Pride
Potter
 
1958 East End, West End (TV series)
– Episode #1.1 (1958)
 
1957 Angel Pavement (TV series)
Mr. Golspie
– Episode #1.1 (1957) … Mr. Golspie
 
1957 The Surgeon's Knife
Dr. Hearne
 
1957 Booby Trap
Mr. Hunter
 
1957 Pickup Alley
Curtis
 
1957 The Gentle Killers (TV series)
Dr. Julian Goldsworthy
 
1957 The Counterfeit Plan
Harry Flint
 
1956 Fire Maidens of Outer Space
Dr. Higgins
 
1956 Reach for the Sky
Robert Desoutter
 
1956 The Third Key
Mr. Stone
 
1956 Guilty?
Camino
 
1955 The Way Out
Alf Cressett
 
1955 Lilli Palmer Theatre (TV series)
Harry Bryant
– Death Trap (1955) … Harry Bryant
 
1955 The Cockleshell Heroes
Policeman
 
1955 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
Nacky
– The Pay Off (1955) … Nacky
 
1955 Curtains for Harry (TV movie)
 
1955 The Hole in the Wall (TV movie)
Viney
 
1955 The Woman for Joe
Butch
 
1955 A Kid for Two Farthings
Madam Rita
 
1955 The Glass Tomb
Rorke (as Sidney Tafler)
 
1954 The Sea Shall Not Have Them
Cpl. Robb
 
1954 Shop Spoiled
Alex Fraser
 
1953 Operation Diplomat
Wade
 
1953 The Saint's Girl Friday
Max Lennar
 
1953 The Square Ring
1st Wiseacre
 
1953 Johnny on the Run
'Flash Harry' Fisher
 
1953 Your Favorite Story (TV series)
– An Eye for an Eye (1953)
 
1953 There Was a Young Lady
Johnny
 
1952 The Assassin
Boldesca
 
1950-1952 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV series)
Chauvelin / Alexander Lopakhin / Dorn / …
– Her Royal Highness (1952) … Professor Frey
– The Bridesman Danger (1951) … Alexander Lopakhin
– The Scarlet Pimpernel (1951) … Chauvelin
– The Seagull (1950) … Dorn
– The Scarlet Pimpernel (1950) … Chauvelin
 
1952 Time, Gentlemen, Please!
Joseph Spink
 
1952 Back to Methuselah (TV series)
Cain / Ghost of Cain
– As Far as Thought Can Reach (1952) … Ghost of Cain
– In the Beginning (1952) … Cain
 
1952 The Hundred Hour Hunt
Brett
 
1952 Wide Boy
Benny
 
1952 Secret People
Syd Burnett
 
1952 The Floating Dutchman
Victor Skinner
 
1952 Blind Man's Bluff
Ricky Martin
 
1951 Mystery Junction
Larry Gordon
 
1951 What Happens to Love (TV movie)
Bill
 
1951 Chelsea Story
Fletcher Gilchrist
 
1951 Hotel Sahara
Corporal Pullar
 
1951 The Lavender Hill Mob
Clayton
 
1951 Scarlet Thread
Marcon
 
1951 The Galloping Major
Mr. Leon
 
1951 Assassin for Hire
Antonio Riccardi
 
1950 Assassin for Hire (TV movie)
Tony Riccardi
 
1950 Once a Sinner
Jimmy Smart
 
1950 Dance Hall
Jim Fairfax - Dance Hall Manager
 
1949 Passport to Pimlico
Fred Cowan
 
1948 The Little Ballerina (uncredited)
 
1948 No Room at the Inn
Stranger
 
1948 Dulcimer Street
Nighclub Receptionist
 
1948 The Monkey's Paw
The Dealer
 
1948 Uneasy Terms
Maysin
 
1947 It Always Rains on Sunday
Morry Hyams
 
1947 Busman's Honeymoon (TV movie)
Mr. MacBride
 
1944 Information Please (short)
Turner (uncredited)
 
1941 Bombsight Stolen
RAF Officer (uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (1 title)
1977 Making of James Bond (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Shooting Scene 330 (1977) … Himself (as Sidney Tafler)
 

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(1958) He acted in the play, "Not in the Book," at the Criterion Theatre in London, England with Wilfred Hyde White, Avice Landon, Charles Heslop, Philip Guard, and Martin Wyldeck in the cast. See more »

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Trivia:

Graduated from RADA in 1936. Subsequently appeared in classical roles on stage at the West End and at the Old Vic, between 1944 and 1946. See more »

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