Harry Towb

Harry Towb

Nacimiento : 1925-07-27, Larne, County Antrim, Northern Ireland

Muerte : 2009-07-24

Historia

Harry Towb was a Northern Irish actor of stage and screen.

Perfil

Harry Towb

Películas

James Ellis: An Actor's Life
Himself
Documentary tracing the life of James Ellis, one of Northern Ireland’s best loved actors.
Conspiracy of Silence
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 of celibacy. A thriller examining the internal conflicts in the modern Catholic church.
The Most Fertile Man in Ireland
Uncle Eugene
Unimpressive, 24-year-old virgin, Eamonn (Kris Marshall) lives in Belfast with his mother, during the Troubles. Local girl, Mary Malloy (Tara O'Neil) decides that since she has probably slept with every man in town Eamonn should be next on her list. He proves to be quite a catch... and Mary gets pregnant even though she took precautions. A doctor discovers that Eamonn has a very high sperm count and, with the birth rate in Ireland decreasing, Millicent (Bronagh Gallagher) decides to hire out Eamonn to women whose husbands have been firing blanks; all with the blessing of the local Catholic church which sees it as morally better than artificial means.
Clinton: His Struggle with Dirt
A mockumentary taking a comic-look at how the Lewinsky scandal is perceived in the year 2028.
Moll Flanders, el coraje de una mujer
Magistrate
Nacida en la miseria del Londres de principios del siglo XVIII, Moll Flanders aprende pronto las lecciones de una vida de desgracias y crueldades. Moll Flanders es hija de una mujer cuyo ahorcamiento se retrasó el tiempo necesario para que ella nazca. Se educa con unas monjas que no pueden dominar su espíritu independiente, un espíritu que no posee el intolerante sistema de clases de la llamada ilustración. Moll se aferra con firmeza a la idea de que un día conocerá la felicidad pero, hasta que ese momento llegue, no duda en robar y prostituirse para sobrevivir, siempre soñando con una vida mejor. Un día su suerte cambia cuando un artista la contrata como modelo y se enamora de ella. (FILMAFFINITY)
Trust Me
George Empson
Harry plays hoaxes on gullible tabloid journalists. But when he gets ambitious and tries to sell the faked memoirs of a contract killer to a publisher, things start to go seriously wrong.
Lamb
Priest
Michael Lamb is a Father questioning his calling, in a Reform School in Ireland. When young epileptic runaway Eoin is sent to the school, the two recognise kindred spirits and escape to London together. With the police on their tail and the money running out however, Lamb is forced to make some terrible decisions.
Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse
Mr Phillips
Young Rosie Dixon starts her nurse training at St Adelaide's Hospital, but the student doctors and randy male patients just can't keep their hands off her.
Barry Lyndon
Innkeeper
Siglo XVIII. El joven Redmond Barry, huérfano de padre, se ha enamorado de su prima, a la que también pretende el Capitán John Quin. El asunto se resuelve por medio de un duelo, del que Redmond resulta vencedor. A continuación se va a Dublín y decide alistarse en el ejército inglés, donde empieza a desarrollar sus extraordinarias habilidades para sobrevivir. Estando en Alemania, se le presenta la posibilidad de desertar, pero es capturado por el Capitán Potzdorf, un oficial prusiano que le ofrece la posibilidad de unirse a sus tropas o ser colgado por desertor. Una vez en el ejército prusiano, tiene la fortuna de salvarle la vida a Potzdorf, lo que le abre las puertas del servicio secreto prusiano.
La chica de Petrovka
American Reporter
Una hermosa bailarina rusa se enamora de un corresponsal americano. Al KGB no les parece bien, y hacen todo lo posible para separarlos.
Sex Play
Four Star General
La hija joven de alto cargo político se mete en problemas cuando ella y sus amigos compiten en acostarse con los diplomáticos extranjeros.
Digby el perro mas grande del mundo
Ringmaster
Digby, el perro de Bill ingiere accidentalmente un formula para agrandar vegetales y acaba teniendo el tamaño de una avión de pasajeros. (FILMAFFINITY)
The Folk Singer
1st Workman
A successful folk singer and his entourage are locked down in a Belfast hotel during the Troubles, as the authorities demand he identifies himself as either a Catholic atheist or a Protestant atheist.
Carson Country
Sash Walker
Play set in Northern Ireland about Carson and the setting up of the Stormont Government of 1918-1920, after strong protests by the Northern Irish Protestants against Home Rule and separation from Great Britain.
Carry On at Your Convenience
Doctor
This is the tale of industrial strife at WC Boggs' Lavatory factory. Vic Spanner is the union representative who calls a strike at the drop of a hat; eventually everyone has to get fed up with him. This is also the ideal opportunity for lots of lavatorial jokes...
Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons
McDermott
The Master, an old adversary of the Doctor, has arrived on Earth to destroy humanity with the aid of the Nestene Consciousness and their army of Autons and killer plastic daffodils - unless the Doctor, joined by new assistant Jo Grant, can stop them.
Patton
American GI Cook (uncredited)
Biografía del general norteamericano George S. Patton, quien, tras vencer al mariscal alemán Rommel en el norte de África, condujo a sus tropas de manera imparable a través de Europa.
All Neat in Black Stockings
Issur
A small comedy drama about the life and sex adventures of an amorous window cleaner, in the hip and swingin' London of the '60s.
Doctor Who: The Seeds of Death
Osgood
The TARDIS lands in a space museum on Earth in the late 21st century, where the Second Doctor, Jamie and Zoe learn that contact has been lost between Earth and the Moon. In this era, instant travel — T-Mat — has revolutionised the Earth. Its people have lost interest in space travel. The Doctor and his companions travel to the Moon in an old-style rocket and reach the Moonbase, control centre for T-Mat, only to find a squad of Ice Warriors have commandeered the base and plan to use the T-Mat network to their advantage.
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
Doctor
Harriet Blossom is married to Robert Blossom, a businessman who'd rather spend the night at his bra factory than at home with her. One day, Harriet's sewing machine breaks, so Robert sends a repairman, Ambrose, to fix it. It's lust at first sight for Harriet, who convinces Ambrose to hide out in the attic for a tryst. When her new beau shows no desire to leave, the pair begin a years-long love affair right under Robert's nose.
¡Prudencia...! Prudencia
Racetrack Official
Un hombre cambia las píldoras anticonceptivas de su mujer por aspirinas; quiere que ella se quede embarazada de su amante.
30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia!
Mr. Woolley
A 29-year old aspiring composer—still single and without any romantic prospects—vows to both marry and write a hit musical before he turns 30. Director Joseph McGrath's 1968 British comedy stars Dudley Moore, Suzy Kendall, Eddie Foy Jr. and Patricia Routledge.
The Scarlet Blade
Cobb
A 1964 British action adventure film from Hammer studios. The Scarlet Blade is set during the english civil war. A cruel Roundhead Colonel is on the trail of royalist sympathisers, but unaware of his daughters royalist sympathies. When she falls into a love triangle with Cavalier Edward Beverly and Roundhead officer Captain Sylvester the stage is set for double crossing and derring do.
A lo largo de la noche
Phales
La banda del batería Johnny Cousin (Patrick McGoohan) necesita que la cantante de jazz Delia Lane (Marti Stevens) forme parte del grupo para que los contraten. Pero resulta que ella abandonó su carrera al casarse con Rex, un gran pianista (Paul Harris). En la fiesta de aniversario de la pareja, Cousin intenta despertar los celos de Rex para acabar con su matrimonio y recuperar a la cantante.
Crossroads to Crime
Paddy
Crossroads to Crime is about the investigations of a police constable (Anthony Oliver) who, working undercover without support from his colleagues, confronts and brings down a gang of vehicle hi-jackers.
The End of the Line
Vince
The wife of a night club owner frames an American writer for his murder.
Stranger in Town
Cafe Attendant
A vacationing journalist investigates the mysterious death of a composer and debunks the theory that it was suicide.
Circus Friends
Larry
A group of circus children and their friends band together to save the show from financial disaster.
Testigo en peligro
Sugdon
Tras una discusión con su marido, Lucy abandona su casa y se va al cine. Allí mientras se dirige a los servicios es testigo del asesinato del gerente por dos delincuentes, Ward y Barney, que intentan forzar la caja fuerte a continuación. Es descubierta y en la persecución Lucy es atropellada por un autobús y llevada al hospital. Wade decide vigilarla y asesinarla para evitar que los identifique y, en consecuencia, ser ahorcados, en contra de la opinión de Barney. Intenta colarse en el hospital para estrangularla, pero una anciana paciente lo descubre. Decide disfrazarse de enfermero y se dirige a la sala de operaciones, donde Lucy está a punto de ser intervenida…
Atraco en las nubes
Benny
Adaptación de una novela de Max Cotto. Terminada la II Guerra Mundial (1939-1945), Joe Lawrence (Richard Widmark), un oficial americano, se instala en Berlín y se enamora de Maria, una refugiada (Mai Zetterling). El objetivo de ella es ahorrar suficiente dinero para llevar a Sudámerica a un grupo de huérfanos alemanes y proporcionarles una vida mejor. Joe, movido por la compasión y por el amor que siente hacia ella, tratará de ayudarla. Para ello, él y dos amigos planean el robo de una gran fortuna en oro que el ejército va a trasladar en avión desde Inglaterra a Alemania.
Operación Tirpitz
McCleery
II Guerra Mundial. La marina de guerra británica se encuentra amenazada por el acorazado alemán Tirpitz. Con una gran potencia de fuego, sobretodo sus ochos cañones de 381 milímetros con alcance de hasta 34 kilómetros, este acorazado podría acabar fácilmente con sus líneas de suministros marítimos, siendo este un riesgo que Inglaterra no puede consentir. Resguardado en el fiordo de Trondheim, Noruega, es imposible atacarlo con una oportunidad de éxito. Pero el Comandante Fraser (John Mills) propone un ingenioso y arriesgado plan. Su idea consiste en llegar a Trondheim camuflados con un pesquero noruego y una vez próximos al objetivo usar tres submarinos de bolsillo experimentales que deberán depositar bajo su casco varias cargas explosivas subacuáticas.
The Time of His Life
Steele
Mr Pastry's social climbing daughter, president of a society for the rehabilitation for ex-convicts, hides the fact that her father is himself a prisoner. When he is released and arrives at her home, she panics and locks him in the attic until a job can be found for him, preferably abroad!
El tigre dormido
Harry, second criminal
Un psiquiatra consigue atrapar a un ladrón que había entrado en su casa. A cambio de ser liberado, el delincuente se presta a servir de conejillo de Indias para que el doctor pueda investigar sus teorías sobre la rehabilitación de los pacientes.
They Got What They Wanted
Derry Murnaghan
The Quiet Woman
Jim Cranshaw
The former wife of a criminal moves to a coastal town and takes over the running of a bar known as The Quiet Woman. She becomes outraged when she discovers the previous owner had allowed local smugglers to use it as a base. She soon has become romantically involved with one of the smugglers, which causes enormous problems when a customs officer turns up, followed closely by her former husband.