Anthony Bushell

Anthony Bushell

Nacimiento : 1904-05-19, Westerham, Kent, England, UK

Muerte : 1997-04-02

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Anthony Arnatt Bushell was an English film actor and director, who appeared in 56 films between 1929 and 1961. He played Colonel Breen in the BBC serial Quatermass and the Pit (1958–59), and also appeared in and directed various British TV series such as Danger Man.

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Anthony Bushell

Películas

The Queen's Guards
Captains John Fellows and Henry Wynne-Walton finish their Army training at Sandhurst Military Academy and are sent to the Middle-East. John is to lead a parachute battalion while Henry is put in charge of a platoon of armoured cars of the Household Cavalry. John is constantly being told by his father, an ex-Guards officer that he is not as good as his brother who was killed during the war.
El terror de los Tongs
Director
En el Hong Kong de 1910 es asesinada la hija de un capitán de un barco británico por miembros de la sociedad Tong del Dragón Rojo. Ante la incapacidad de la policía por dar con la solución, el capitán iniciará una investigación para descubrir a los asesinos de su hija.
Desert Mice
Plunkett
A World War II farce that follows the antics of an ENSA (Entertainment National Service Association) group. Fresh from the music halls, they bumble their way from army camp to camp.
La última noche del Titanic
Capt. Arthur Rostron
El novelista Eric Ambler adaptó el libro del historiador Walter Lord que relata minuciosamente la primera y última travesía del Titanic, el lujoso barco de pasajeros, que se hundió en las frías aguas del Atlántico Norte en abril de 1912.
El viento no sabe leer
Brigadier
Birmania 1942; Segunda Guerra Mundial. Michael Quinn (Dirk Bogarde) es un valiente piloto de la RAF. Después de una fallida ofensiva en Birmania, al teniente Quinn le encargan una nueva misión. Esta consiste en viajar a Delhi con el fin de recibir un curso de japonés. Sus superiores confían en que Quinn se convierta en poco tiempo en un eficaz traductor, para interrogar a los prisioneros de guerra japoneses. La escuela a la que está destinado Quinn se encuentra en Red Fort, en Vieja Delhi. El primer escollo con el que se encuentra Quinn es un alumno receloso llamado Fenwick, que pronto le hará la vida imposible.
Amarga victoria
General Paterson
Un oficial del ejército británico es enviado al Norte de África para luchar a las órdenes de un militar de graduación superior en un ataque contra los cuarteles de Rommel en Libia. Allí descubrirá que la mujer de su vida se ha casado con su superior, lo que hará crecer la rivalidad entre ambos.
El príncipe y la corista
Assistant Director
Durante una visita a Londres para la coronación del rey Jorge V, el gran duque de Carpathia conoce a Elsie, una bella corista a la que invita a cenar a su embajada. La velada no sale tal y como estaba prevista, debido a varias interrupciones inesperadas. Sin embargo, al día siguiente, ambos se darán cuenta de que ha surgido entre ellos un sentimiento muy especial. Basándose en una obra de teatro del dramaturgo inglés Terence Rattigan, Laurence Olivier dirigió esta película que podría entenderse como una variación de "La Cenicienta".
La Batalla del Río de la Plata
Sir Millington Drake, British Minister, Montevideo
En los primeros años de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, la Royal Navy libra una batalla desesperada para mantener abiertas las rutas de convoyes en el Atlántico y poder abastecer a las islas británicas, enfrentándose así al gran peligro que suponen los numerosos buques de guerra alemanes que, como el Admiral Graf Spee, recorren el océano en busca de cargueros que hundir.
La tienda negra
Ambassador Baring
Durante la retirada británica, David Holland se refugia en una tribu beduina y se casa con la hija del jeque. No obstante, muere cuando intenta reunirse con su regimiento. (FILMAFFINITY)
Llanura roja
Aldridge
Un aeródromo de la RAF en Birmania en 1945, durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Bill Forrester, un piloto de bombardero canadiense, es un hombre amargado que vive perseguido por un trágico pasado. Se ha convertido en un guerrero temerario, y es temido por sus camaradas, que le consideran un loco. El doctor Harris, médico del escuadrón, está decidido a ayudarle a sanar su alma atormentada.
El caballero negro
King Arthur
La acción transcurre en Camelot. Leonette, la hija de un conde, está enamorada de John, un intrépido caballero, pero su padre desaprueba esta relación. Un día los sorprende juntos, y John se ve obligado a huir. Pasado algún tiempo, unos vikingos asaltan el castillo, asesinando al Conde y a su famillia. Poco después, aparece en Inglaterra un caballero negro, que jura vengar la muerte del conde y los suyos. (FILMAFFINITY)
Sesenta segundos de vida
General Whiting
Durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial (1939-1945), un grupo de paracaidistas del bando aliado participa en peligrosas misiones contra el enemigo.
Who Goes There!
Major Guy Ashley
When Miles Cornwall returns suddenly to the home he shares with his father and sister in a grace-and-favour house at St. James's Palace, he's amazed to find a pretty Irish girl in his favorite armchair. Intrigued, he turns on the charm but, as she explains her situation, he finds himself unaccountably falling in love with this pretty interloper.
High Treason
Maj. Elliott
Men from Scotland Yard and military intelligence build a dossier on a sabotage ring.
The Long Dark Hall
Producer
A devoted family man tries to help a beautiful alcoholic showgirl with her life, and becomes the the only suspect when someone else murders her.
The Long Dark Hall
Clive Bedford
A devoted family man tries to help a beautiful alcoholic showgirl with her life, and becomes the the only suspect when someone else murders her.
The Long Dark Hall
Director
A devoted family man tries to help a beautiful alcoholic showgirl with her life, and becomes the the only suspect when someone else murders her.
La historia de los Miniver
Dr. Kaneslaey
Secuela de la famosa cinta "La señora Miniver", en la que se abordan los problemas de una familia inglesa de clase media durante la difícil época de la postguerra.
Bridge of Time
Bridge of Time is a 1950 short film made by London Films, and directed by Geoffrey Boothby and David Eady. It was nominated for an Oscar for Best Short Subject, Two-Reel.
The Angel with the Trumpet
Baron Hugo Traun
Sad tale of a woman who marries the man her family wishes her to wed, not Wooland, the man she truly loves. Years after her lover's suicide, Herlie joins him before the Gestapo can get to her because of her Jewish ancestry.
The Angel with the Trumpet
Director
Sad tale of a woman who marries the man her family wishes her to wed, not Wooland, the man she truly loves. Years after her lover's suicide, Herlie joins him before the Gestapo can get to her because of her Jewish ancestry.
Su peor enemigo
Associate Producer
Sammy Rice es un científico experto en bombas, con graves heridas de guerra, que sólo consigue calmar el dolor gracias a las pastillas y al alcohol; vive encerrado en sí mismo por un comportamiento autodestructivo y con una inestable relación con su novia Susan. Cuando sus superiores le ordenan que investigue sobre un nuevo tipo de bomba trampa creada por los alemanes, los nervios y la resolución de Sammy llegarán a sus límites.
Su peor enemigo
Col. Strang
Sammy Rice es un científico experto en bombas, con graves heridas de guerra, que sólo consigue calmar el dolor gracias a las pastillas y al alcohol; vive encerrado en sí mismo por un comportamiento autodestructivo y con una inestable relación con su novia Susan. Cuando sus superiores le ordenan que investigue sobre un nuevo tipo de bomba trampa creada por los alemanes, los nervios y la resolución de Sammy llegarán a sus límites.
Hamlet
Producer's Assistant
Después de haber asesinado a su hermano, el rey de Dinamarca, Claudius se casa con la reina y ocupa el trono danés. En medio del dolor, al príncipe Hamlet se le aparece el fantasma de su padre reclamando venganza contra su asesino. Hamlet decide entonces contratar a una compañía de actores ambulantes para que representen en la corte una obra en la que se muestra el asesinato de un rey a manos de su hermano y en idénticas circunstancias. Hamlet espera ver cómo la reacción de su tío confirma su culpa.
Hamlet
Bit Part (uncredited)
Después de haber asesinado a su hermano, el rey de Dinamarca, Claudius se casa con la reina y ocupa el trono danés. En medio del dolor, al príncipe Hamlet se le aparece el fantasma de su padre reclamando venganza contra su asesino. Hamlet decide entonces contratar a una compañía de actores ambulantes para que representen en la corte una obra en la que se muestra el asesinato de un rey a manos de su hermano y en idénticas circunstancias. Hamlet espera ver cómo la reacción de su tío confirma su culpa.
For Those in Peril
(uncredited)
A WWII flyer fails to join the RAF so he joins the Air - Sea Rescue instead. His boat is out in all conditions picking up downed pilots and taking them to safety.
The Lion Has Wings
Pilot
This early, influential propaganda film blends documentary and studio footage to show the valiant efforts of the Royal Air Force to defend the British people against the Nazis.
The Arsenal Stadium Mystery
John Doyce
During a charity football match between Arsenal and touring amateur side Trojans, the Trojan's new star player collapses and dies. Inspector Slade of Scotland Yard is called in and declares it was murder. It takes all his ingenuity and another death before the motive is discovered and the killer revealed.
The Rebel Son
Andrei Bulba
During the 16th century the Cossacks and their Ukraine homeland is ruled by Poland. This is the story of the leader of the Cossacks and how his son was sent to study under the Poles to learn how to defeat them in battle. However, the son falls in love with the daughter of a Polish nobleman.
El retorno de la Pimpinela Escarlata
Sir Andrew Foulkes
Sir Percy se ve obligado a volver a Francia por última vez para rescatar a su mujer de las garras del siniestro Robespierre. Está claro que le han tendido una trampa, pero nada impedirá a la vieja Pimpinela cumplir su misión. Como siempre, tendrá que luchar contra los tontos y los malvados.
La mujer enigma
Bob Carter
Durante la Primera Guerra Mundial (1914-1918), un espía alemán y una espía británica se conocen y no pueden evitar enamorarse.
Farewell Again
Roddy Hammond
Farewell Again is a multiplotted British comedy/drama about soldiers on leave and the people they've left. Given a six-hour pass after a tour of duty in India, several British Tommies (among them Robert Newton, Sebastian Shaw and Anthony Bushell) try to unravel their domestic tribulations before having to ship out again. American expatriate Tim Whelan was the directorial hand who kept the various plot threads from entangling, while another Hollywood vet, James Wong Howe, manned the cameras. The film became instantly dated with the advent of World War II, but in its own time Farewell Again was a box-office smash. The film was issued in the US as Troopship.
Dusty Ermine
Det. Insp. Forsythe
A forger returns to his family when he leaves jail vowing to go straight. Although approached by an international counterfeiting gang he keeps his word only to find his nephew is in the Swiss Alps helping the crooks. He sets off to try and put a stop to things, but with Scotland Yard also hot-footing it to the resort his problems are just beginning. Written by Jeremy Perkins {J-26}
Admirals All
Flag Lt. Steve Langham
A standoffish actress is pursued by a low ranking Navy officer
La pimpinela escarlata
Sir Andrew Ffoulkes
Sir Percy Blakeney es un dandy miembro de la aristocracia inglesa, que en realidad oculta la identidad de La Pimpinela Escarlata, un héroe justiciero que combate las injusticias de la Revolución Francesa rescatando a sus víctimas de la guillotina y trasladándolas a un lugar seguro en Inglaterra. (FILMAFFINITY)
Forbidden Territory
Rex Farringdon
Britisher Sir Charles Farrington and a son, Rex Farrington, arrive in a Russian Soviet territory searching for another Farrington son, Michael,who has been thrown into prison. Valarie Perrovna is a singer who is in love with the imprisoned son and she provides the searchers with the information as to where the missing son is being held. They all go there and help Michael escape. But is their escape vehicle---a flat wagon pulled by three horses--- fast enough and sturdy enough through the snow to beat the Commmisar and his troops to the Rumanian border
Crime on the Hill
Tony Fields
In this murder mystery, Vicar Casson looks into the poisoning of a wealthy man. He soon finds that the man they convicted, the fiance of the rich man's niece, was innocent.
Red Wagon
Toby Griffiths
Adapted from Lady Eleanor Smith’s novel, this 1934 feature tells the story of Joe Prince, an orphan child of circus people who, after many struggles, achieves his life-long ambition of owning a circus.
Channel Crossing
Peter Bradley
Money isn't everything. Tycoon races against time to cross the English Channel in order to save a business deal, but along the way his whole value system is thrown into turmoil.
I Was A Spy
Otto
During World War I, a young nurse in a hospital in German-occupied Belgium is secretly feeding military information to the British. Complicating matters is the guilt she feels when she has to treat the German casualties inflicted as a result of the information she's passed on, and the fact that the local German commandant is falling in love with her.
El resucitado
Ralph Morlant
El egiptólogo británico Profesor Morlant encuentra una joya mágica en la tumba de un ídolo oriental. Se supone que este talismán otorga inmortalidad a quienes están enterrados con él. Así que Morlant hace arreglos para que lo pongan en su tumba cuando muera. Y ¡ay de aquellos que podrían traicionarlo, porque el espíritu de Morlant surgirá para vengarse de sus traidores ...
Soldiers of the King
Lt. Ronald Jamieson
When Cicely Courtneidge's mother (also played by Miss Courtneidge, albeit in heavy makeup), retires, Cicely succeeds as Queen of the Marvellos, a family of music-hall performers. However, when young Dorothy Hyson begins an affair with a young soldier, Miss Courtneidge is trapped between her responsibilities and memories of her affair years ago with another young soldier.
The Midshipmaid
Lt. Valentine
Sir Percy Newbiggin visits the fleet to find ways to economize Naval expenditures. Daughter Celia tags along and organizes a morale-boosting show utilizing ship-board talent. Her fiancé shows up, and romantic complications ensue.
Sally Bishop
Bart
A British romantic drama film directed by T. Hayes Hunter
The Silver Greyhound
Gerald Varrick
A British crime thriller film directed by William C. McGann
Escapade
Philip Whitney
Upon release from the penitentiary, Phillip Whitney tells his friend, Bennie, that he is going straight, and visits his lawyer brother John. Phillip looks up to John and while incarcerated maintained contact with him through a continental mailing agency. As John has no idea he was in prison, Phillip tells him that he has just returned from Japan.
Vanity Fair
Dobbin
Una joven ambiciosa y carente de escrúpulos asciende en la escala social desde institutriz a lo más alto de la sociedad británica.
A Woman Commands
Lt. Iwan Petrovitch
In order to keep his lover, Maria Draga, in luxury, Captain Alex Pastitsch contracts huge debts which threaten his military career. To save Alex's career, his superior officer, Colonel Strádimirovitsch has an idea of how to fix it.
Expensive Women
Arthur Raymond
A wealthy young woman struggles to find love while surrounded by possible suitors.
Sed de escándalo
Phillip Weeks
El editor de un importante periódico quiere aumentar sus ventas y para ello decide sacar a la luz un caso de asesinato de hace 20 años. La autora fue Nancy Voorhees, que disparó contra su amante. Pero ahora, años después, ella es una feliz madre de familia que no quiere remover su pasado.
Entre dos corazones
Tom Ingleside
Amor y muerte. Paz y guerra. Tempestad en las almas de los hombres encendida por el amor de una mujer, y tempestad de metralla en los campos desencadenada por el odio y la rivalidad de las naciones… Historia de dos hermanos enamorados de una misma muchacha, que sin quererlo destroza el afecto fraternal de aquellos, haciendo de uno el favorito de su corazón y haciendo que el otro haga el sacrificio heroico y voluntario de su vida, en las trincheras, devoradoras de vidas...
Born to Love
Leslie Darrow
A pregnant American nurse living in London during WWI, believing her soldier-fiance has been killed in France, marries a wealthy aristocrat so her child will have a father.
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 11: 'Practice Shots'
Himself
Golf expert Bobby Jones arrives on the golf course to join actors James Cagney, Anthony Bushell, Donald Cook, Evalyn Knapp, and Louise Fazenda in shooting a golf instruction film. Louise Fazenda however has no knowledge of golf and her ongoing commentary disrupts Jones's attempts to practice. While Cagney and Bushell hold Louise's mouth shut, Jones demonstrates his approach to golf. Later, upon arrival of director George Marshall, Louise is sent off "to practice" alone while the cast and crew go about shooting the film.
The Royal Bed
Freddie Granton
The hapless king of a small European nation must put up with a domineering queen, a daughter who wants to elope with her boyfriend, a peasant revolt and a scheming general.
Three Faces East
Capt. Arthur Chamberlain
The action takes place during the Great War in the home of the First Lord of the Admiralty.
The Flirting Widow
Bobby
Phyllis quiere casarse con Bobby, pero su padre no lo permitirá hasta que su hermana mayor, Celia, se case. Entonces Celia inventa una prometida militar en Arabia, lo bautiza sin imaginación como John Smith, le escribe una carta de amor y luego lo mata. Solo que realmente hay un Coronel John Smith.
Journey's End
Hibbert
In France, 1917, an alcoholic captain is afraid that his new replacement, his sweetheart's brother, will betray his downfall.
Lovin' the Ladies
Brooks - the Butler
A man who believes that love is more animal and chemical than spiritual, bets that by controlling the circumstances, he can get any man and woman to fall for with each other and get engaged within a month.
Disraeli
Lord Charles Deeford
Biografía del Primer Ministro británico, Benjamin Disraeli, que se enfrentó a los rusos y a la oposición dentro de su partido para mantener los derechos ingleses sobre el Canal de Suez. (FILMAFFINITY)