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Sydney Tafler(1916-1979)

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Sydney Tafler
Larry Gordon, well-known crime writer, is on a train journey when a scream is heard. Upon investigation, the guard had been mugged and a man murdered. Another man is arrested but the full story is yet to be discovered.
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Mystery Junction (1951)
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Sydney Tafler was born on 31 July 1916 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), Operation Diplomat (1953) and It Always Rains on Sunday (1947). He was married to Joy Shelton. He died on 8 November 1979 in London, England, UK.
BornJuly 31, 1916
DiedNovember 8, 1979(63)
BornJuly 31, 1916
DiedNovember 8, 1979(63)
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    • 1 nomination total

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Known for

Roger Moore and Barbara Bach in The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
The Spy Who Loved Me
7.0
  • Liparus Captain
  • 1977
Operation Diplomat (1953)
Operation Diplomat
6.3
  • Wade
  • 1953
It Always Rains on Sunday (1947)
It Always Rains on Sunday
7.1
  • Morry Hyams
  • 1947
Robert Shaw, Helen Fraser, and Patrick Magee in The Birthday Party (1968)
The Birthday Party
6.4
  • Goldberg
  • 1968

Credits

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Actor

  • The Enigma Files (1980)
    The Enigma Files
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Solly King
    • 1980
  • Mr & Mrs Edgehill (1985)
    BBC2 Playhouse
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Kugelmann
    • 1980
  • Bobby Ball and Tommy Cannon in Cannon and Ball (1979)
    Cannon and Ball
    6.0
    TV Series
    • The Agent
    • 1979
  • Arthur Lowe in Potter (1979)
    Potter
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Harry Tooms
    • 1979
  • Dinsdale Landen in Devenish (1977)
    Devenish
    5.2
    TV Series
    • Sidney Bloom
    • 1978
  • Ian Holm and Mel Martin in Do You Remember? (1978)
    Do You Remember?
    TV Series
    • Ambrose Solto
    • 1978
  • Play for Today (1970)
    Play for Today
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Harry Perlman
    • Mr. Leo Crowley
    • 1973–1977
  • Roger Moore and Barbara Bach in The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
    The Spy Who Loved Me
    7.0
    • Liparus Captain
    • 1977
  • The Mike Reid Show (1976)
    The Mike Reid Show
    TV Series
    • 1977
  • Twiggy in Victorian Scandals (1976)
    Victorian Scandals
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Achille Fould
    • 1976
  • Wodehouse Playhouse (1974)
    Wodehouse Playhouse
    7.9
    TV Series
    • I.Q. Fishbein
    • Isadore Q. Fishbein
    • 1975–1976
  • Ian McCulloch and Carolyn Seymour in Survivors (1975)
    Survivors
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Manny
    • 1976
  • Donal Donnelly and Liza Goddard in Yes, Honestly (1976)
    Yes, Honestly
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Harry Burton
    • 1976
  • John Thaw in The Sweeney (1975)
    The Sweeney
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Manny Bellow
    • 1975
  • Brian Blessed, Diana Dors, Sinéad Cusack, Don Henderson, Freddie Jones, Nyree Dawn Porter, Robert Powell, and Dennis Waterman in Thriller (1973)
    Thriller
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Sam Meadows
    • 1975

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  • Alternative names
    • Sydney Taffler
  • Born
    • July 31, 1916
    • London, England, UK
  • Died
    • November 8, 1979
    • London, England, UK(cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Joy Shelton1944 - November 8, 1979 (his death, 3 children)
  • Children
      Jennifer Tafler
  • Relatives
      Gillian Gore(Niece or Nephew)
  • Other works
    He acted in Seymour Hicks, Andre Picard, and Yves Mirande's play, "The Man in Dress Clothes," at the Victoria Palace Theatre in London, England with Seymour Hicks, Margaretta Scott, and Phyllis Thomas in the cast.
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  • Trivia
    He became the brother-in-law of filmmaker Lewis Gilbert, when his sister Hylda Henrietta Tafler (1919-2005) wed the director in 1952. Gilbert would cast him in a number of against-type roles in such films as Reach for the Sky (1956), Sink the Bismarck! (1960) and The Spy Who Loved Me (1977).
  • Nickname
    • Sydney Taffler

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