Derek Francis
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Derek Francis (born 7 November 1923 in Brighton - died 27 March 1984 in Wimbledon, London) was an English comedy and character actor.
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| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 2.588 |
| Birthday | 1923-11-07 |
| Place of Birth | Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK |
| Also Known As |
1967
Carry On Doctor
6.4/69
Francis Bigger, a notorious charlatan who tours the country lecturing on the subject of mind over matter, slips off the platform in the middle of his...
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Carry On Doctor
1960
The Criminal
6.4/38
When a robbery at a racetrack goes wrong ex-con Johnny Bannion is caught and sent back to prison. He won't tell the rest of the gang where he has stas...
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The Criminal
1972
Carry On Matron
6.1/71
A gang of thieves plan to make their fortune by stealing a shipment of contraceptive pills from Finisham maternity hospital. They assume disguises and...
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Carry On Matron
1976
To the Devil a Daughter
5.542/102
An American occult novelist battles to save the soul of a young girl from a group of Satanists, led by an excommunicated priest, who plan on using her...
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To the Devil a Daughter
1966
Rasputin: The Mad Monk
5.9/78
Rasputin, a crazed and debauched monk wreaks havoc at the local inn one night, chopping off the hand of one of the drinkers. As the bitter locals plan...
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Rasputin: The Mad Monk
1970
Scrooge
6.9/136
A musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic ghost tale starring Albert Finney.
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Scrooge
1964
The Tomb of Ligeia
6.242/163
Verden Fell is shattered after the death of his lovely wife. But, after an unexpected encounter with Lady Rowena Trevanion, Fell soon finds himself ma...
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The Tomb of Ligeia
1965
Pity About the Abbey
0/0
Satirical play in which businessmen want to destroy Westminster Abbey to make way for a bypass.
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Pity About the Abbey
1966
The Connoisseur
0/0
George Stoupe, successful housemaster at the public school, has an eye to the main chance against his retirement. He chooses the boys for his house if...
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The Connoisseur
1961
Two Living, One Dead
7/1
Three Post Office employees are at work when the facility is held up. The robber kills the supervisor and knocks out another employee. The third one o...
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Two Living, One Dead
1970
Man of Violence
5.6/11
Moon (Michael Latimer) is a mercenary who joins forces with two crooked cops in an attempt to steal 90 million dollars in gold from an Arab country de...
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Man of Violence
1967
Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon
5.6/29
Phineas T. Barnum and friends finance the first flight to the moon but find the task a little above them. They attempt to blast their rocket into orbi...
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Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon
1962
Backfire!
5/1
Arson is the way out for a failing cosmetics company.
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Backfire!
1963
The Snag
0/0
When developer John Goggin plans to build a civic center, only Emma Mannering's corset shop stands in the way, and she refuses to sell, so he sends hi...
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The Snag
1962
Captain Clegg
6.235/66
A captain and his sailors investigate the rampaging "Marsh Phantoms" terrorizing a coastal town, but their search is hindered by a local reverend and...
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Captain Clegg
1972
Carry On Abroad
6.3/78
A group of holidaymakers head for the Spanish resort of Elsbels for a 4-day visit. When they get there, they find the Hotel still hasn't been finished...
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Carry On Abroad
1969
Carry On Camping
6.5/88
Sid and Bernie keep having their amorous intentions snubbed by their girlfriends Joan and Anthea, so when they decide to take them on a holiday to Par...
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Carry On Camping
1969
Crossplot
5.5/22
A successful London ad-exec hires a beautiful Hungarian girl to pose for some modeling shots, little realising that she has overheard an assassination...
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Crossplot
1971
Say Hello to Yesterday
4.2/6
Approaching middle-age and stuck in an unfulfilled marriage, a suburban British housewife allows herself a sexual fling with a brash young hunk she me...
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Say Hello to Yesterday
1963
The Hi-Jackers
7.1/7
A self-employed lorry driver is determined to find the criminals responsible for hijacking him.
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The Hi-Jackers
1966
Press for Time
5.6/15
Norman is quite happy selling newspapers outside Westminster station but his Grandfather (the Prime Minister) wants to get him "a more responsible job...
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Press for Time
1984
Pope John Paul II
8/2
Bio-drama tracing the life and career of Polish cardinal Karol Wojtyla from his days as a young activist in Poland to his rise and installation in 197...
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Pope John Paul II
1977
Jabberwocky
6/274
A medieval tale with Pythonesque humour: After the death of his father the young Dennis Cooper goes to town where he has to pass several adventures. T...
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Jabberwocky
1964
Ring of Spies
6.9/12
The film is based on the actual events of the Portland Spy Ring trial in the U.K. A disgruntled Navy Clerk is transferred to a secret research establi...
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Ring of Spies
1983
The Wicked Lady
4.9/18
Caroline is to be wed to Sir Ralph and invites her sister Barbara to be her bridesmaid. Barbara seduces Ralph, however, and she becomes the new Lady,...
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The Wicked Lady
1971
Carry On Henry
6.1/55
Henry VIII has just married Marie of Normandy, and is eager to consummate their marriage. Unfortunately for Henry, she is always eating garlic, and re...
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Carry On Henry
1969
Remember the Germans
0/0
The conflict of a German man, Robert, who worked during the war for U.S Intelligence and now has been drawn back to his country to be honoured by his...
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Remember the Germans
1977
Short Back and Sides
0/0
A city planner puts his breinchild into operation without considering the heartbreak it causes to the people affected.
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Short Back and Sides
1973
The Death of Adolf Hitler
6.3/3
The final days in the Bunker, with Hitler becoming more and more paranoid, plumbing the depths of his madness and reaching his well deserved fate.
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The Death of Adolf Hitler
1979
Electric Eskimo
0/0
A young Eskimo boy accidentally gets hit by a mysterious ray during a secret British experiment and finds that he is now electrified.
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Electric Eskimo
1975
Mrs. Amworth
5.8/4
A vampire terrorizes a quiet English town.
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Mrs. Amworth
1970
Carry On Loving
5.6/43
The Wedded Bliss computer dating agency aims to bring together the lonely hearts of Much-Snoggin-in-the-Green. Its owner, Sidney Bliss, has enough com...
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Carry On Loving
1977
Three Dangerous Ladies
5/1
Three unrelated horror shorts from 1975 UK horror anthology series "Classics Dark and Dangerous" edited together into one horror film anthology with t...
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Three Dangerous Ladies
1971
The Statue
4.7/9
Bolt, a British linguist, develops a universal language, so he's a sudden sensation and receives a Nobel prize. An ambitious diplomat, capitalizing on...
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The Statue
1963
Bitter Harvest
6.2/10
A pretty young woman will do anything to escape her deadly dull existence in the backlots of Wales. But when she reaches the bright lights of London i...
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Bitter Harvest
1965
The Little Ones
0/0
The story of Ted and Jackie, two London kids who decide to run away to Liverpool and, from there, stow away on a ship bound for Jamaica - the home of...
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The Little Ones
1961
No Love for Johnnie
5.5/6
Johnnie Byrne is a member of the British Parliament. In his 40s, he's feeling frustrated with his life and his personal as well as professional proble...
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No Love for Johnnie
1962
Heart to Heart
0/0
A television interviewer is determined to get a coup on a dodgy cabinet minister.
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Heart to Heart
1964
The Comedy Man
7.2/4
A middle-aged stock actor goes to London to try the big time. After much frustration, he lands a job doing TV commercials, gaining wealth and recognit...
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The Comedy Man
1982
The World Cup: A Captain's Tale
7/1
The true story of the First world football competition, won by a team comprised of miners from Durham.
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The World Cup: A Captain's Tale
1964
This Is My Street
6.1/8
A bored housewife has an affair with her mother's lodger.
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This Is My Street
2005
The Best Of Dick Emery
0/0
Compilation of classic clips, featuring the best performances from across the much-loved comedian's long BBC career, including examples of Emery's bes...
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The Best Of Dick Emery
1961
Never Back Losers
5/1
Two rival gangs are trying to fix horse races and a jockey is attacked and left for dead in a stage-managed car crash. An insurance investigator makes...
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Never Back Losers
1965
Doctor Who: The Romans
7.9/7
The TARDIS crew take up residence near Rome in 64AD, where Ian and Barbara are kidnapped by slave traders, and the Doctor's imitation of Maximus Pettu...
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Doctor Who: The Romans
1962
The Inspector
6.7/8
At the end of WW2, a compassionate Dutch policeman helps smuggle a Jewish woman into British Palestine.
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The Inspector
1964
Smokescreen
7.2/6
A fastidious insurance assessor investigates a potential case of insurance fraud.
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Smokescreen
1974
K is for Killing
0/0
A husband and wife team are hired to protect an eccentric millionaire from an assassin but a series of murders follows.
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K is for Killing
1975
Murder Motel
0/0
A young woman looking into the disappearance of her fiance discovers that the last place he was seen was at a very strange motel.
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Murder Motel
1974
Who Killed Lamb?
0/0
A popular member of the Oxford community is killed and nobody figure out why. A police inspector is called in from Scotland Yard and discovers there...
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Who Killed Lamb?
1984
A Christmas Carol
7.433/352
Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his yout...
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