James Ellis
Legendary Northern Irish actor who came to prominence in the 1960s for his role of Bert Lynch in the BBC TV series Z Cars.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 6.441 |
| Birthday | 1931-03-15 |
| Place of Birth | Belfast, Ireland |
| Also Known As |
1980
High Rise Donkey
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The efforts of three children, who live in high rise flats, to save a donkey from two small-time crooks who want to sell it as horsemeat, by providing...
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High Rise Donkey
1984
A Coming to Terms for Billy
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Belfast, 1980: July, the marching season ... Norman Martin, away for two years, returns with his 'English woman', Mavis. How will the family - particu...
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A Coming to Terms for Billy
1983
A Matter of Choice for Billy
4/1
Belfast 1978: the Martin family, a year on. Norman is away in England, and his eldest son, Billy, and daughter, Lorna, are in charge of their younger...
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A Matter of Choice for Billy
1995
Priest
6.42/125
Father Greg Pilkington is torn between his call as a conservative Catholic priest and his secret life as a homosexual with a gay lover, frowned upon b...
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Priest
2000
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6.15/40
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1989
Doctor Who: Battlefield
6.8/5
Knights from a parallel universe arrive on Earth to find the legendary sword Excalibur. Only the Doctor and Ace, with the assistance of Brigadier Leth...
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Doctor Who: Battlefield
1985
No Surrender
6.2/10
It's New Year's Eve in Thatcher's de-industrialising Britain. The scene is set at a seedy bar in Liverpool where a group of Irish Protestant and Irish...
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No Surrender
1995
Leapin' Leprechauns
3.3/5
A man tries to build a theme park on top of land that's secretly the home to friendly Leprechauns.
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Leapin' Leprechauns
1996
Spellbreaker: Secret of the Leprechauns
3/3
Fairyhill Ireland is a place filled with mysteries and legends,Leprechauns and Magic. And for an American Kid like Mike Dennehy, it's a world of wonde...
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Spellbreaker: Secret of the Leprechauns
1996
Crossing the Floor
6.7/3
Political satire closely mirroring real-life British politics of the time - a self-serving Conservative minister "crosses the floor" to join the oppos...
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Crossing the Floor
1995
Shadow of a Gunman
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The first part of O'Casey's "The Dublin Trilogy". Set in 1920, as the War of Independence rages, "Shadow of a Gunman" is the story of two young men, D...
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Shadow of a Gunman
1982
Too Late to Talk to Billy
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Relationships are strained in a Belfast family, particularly between a father and his son. First in a multi-year trilogy.
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Too Late to Talk to Billy
1987
Lorna
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In the follow-up to Graham Reid’s trilogy of ‘Billy’ plays, Billy's sister Lorna Martin is left to care for their Uncle Andy. Lorna feels trapped, but...
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Lorna
1998
Resurrection Man
6.1/11
Belfast, in 1970s. Victor Kelly is a young protestant man who hates the Catholics so much that one night he begins to brutally murder them. A reporter...
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Resurrection Man
1996
The Precious Blood
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Rosie Williams is haunted by the murder of her husband 12 years previously. Her teenage son John is heading for a life of delinquency fuelled by reven...
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The Precious Blood
2007
James Ellis: An Actor's Life
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Documentary tracing the life of James Ellis, one of Northern Ireland’s best loved actors.
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James Ellis: An Actor's Life
1987
Naming the Names
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Finn's story seems to begin when Henry Kirk comes into the bookshop where she works. But it goes back a lot further than that...
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Naming the Names
2003
Conspiracy of Silence
4.6/10
When a priest commits suicide and two trainees are expelled from a seminary, a journalist starts to investigate the Vatican’s silence on broken vows o...
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Conspiracy of Silence
1980
The Long March
0/0
A woman returns to Belfast after ten years in England and becomes involved in the Maze prison protest.
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The Long March
1997
The Near Room
5.375/8
Charlie Colquhoun is a burnt out journalist. His old school friend Harris Hill is a lawyer at the top of his game. Their lives are smashed together by...
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The Near Room
1982
The Glory Hole
0/0
Cathy and Noel are a Catholic and a protestant soldier. They fall in love, to their cost.
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The Glory Hole
1984
Mark of the Devil
5/1
A desperate gambler in debt with a gangster robs a Chinese tattoo artist, getting stabbed and killing the man in the process. A black spot appears on...
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