Grant Tilly

Grant Tilly

Nascimento : 1937-12-12, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Morte : 2012-04-10

História

Grant Leonard Ridgway Tilly (12 December 1937 – 10 April 2012) was a New Zealand stage, movie and television actor, set designer, teacher and artist.

Perfil

Grant Tilly

Filmes

Roof Rattling
Old man
A young boy searching for fabled dirty magazines becomes trapped inside the house of an eccentric old man.
30 Dias de Noite
Gus Lambert
Barrow, Alasca. Durante os 30 dias do inverno local a cidade fica na mais completa escuridão. Neste período boa parte dos moradores viaja rumo ao sul, mas neste ano a cidade recebeu a visita de seres estranhos: um grupo de vampiros, que pretendem se aproveitar da noite constante para atacar os moradores locais. Para combatê-los um pequeno grupo é reunido, liderado pelo xerife Eben Oleson e por sua ex-esposa Stella.
Brilliant Lies
Steve Lovett
Susy Conner accuses former employer, Gary Fitzgerald, of harassment and unfair dismissal for failing to comply with his sexual demands. Relating the incident to conciliation lawyer, Marion Lee, Susy comments that the trauma experienced should entitle her to a compensation payment of $40,000.00.
Alex
Mr. Upjohn
It is New Zealand 1959. Teen swimmer Alex Archer has to battle set backs, intense rivalry and personal tragedy in her bid to win selection for the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome.
The Returning
Dr. Pitts
A successful city lawyer abandons his practice and heads out to the country. There he comes upon a stately, but neglected, homestead. He moves in, and during his first night a beautiful ghostly woman makes love to him, in his sleep. Soon his dreams become more engrossing than his everyday world and girlfriend. Gradually he unravels the tragedy of his spirit lovers' past. To respond to her call, he needs to embrace the hearafter.
Warm Nights on a Slow Moving Train
Politician
A convent teacher spreads a little happiness and makes enough money to support her crippled brother's habit by selling her favours regularly on a cross-country night sleeper. She makes sure she is in control of each encounter until one client reaches her more than she expects.
The Frog, the Dog, and the Devil
Voice
The short tells the story of a drunkard going through alcohol withdrawal, as personified by the Devil. Director Bob Stenhouse takes what could be a dark subject and makes it a funny madcap romp.
Dangerous Orphans
Beck
Three orphaned boys - O'Malley, Rossi and Moir - become blood brothers. When they grow up, they plot revenge on the crooks who got away with shooting O'Malley's father. The crooks are doing very nicely importing heroin and laundering money. The boys begin by killing one of the crooks, stealing his indentification and cleaning out the guy's Swiss bank account. But their revenge does not stop here... And the American end of the operation is getting very curious.
Other Halves
Dr. Wray
A Polynesian street-kid and a much older middle-class housewife are both incarcerated in the same mental hospital - she for attempted suicide and he for habitual crime. A friendship grows between them such that she offers him a place to stay upon his release. However, difficulties arise with his continued criminal activities and dependence on her for support - then his gang moves in with them. The film is based upon Sue McCauley's award winning autobiographical novel.
A Dupla Dinâmica
Count Von Rittenberg
O futuro reverendo Nathaniel "Nate" Williamson (Michael O'Keefe) é abandonado à morte e sua bela noiva é raptada depois que o local onde mora, uma tranquila ilha do Sul do Pacifico, é atacada por uma legião de facínoras. Para salvá-la, a única esperança de Nate é formar uma improvável aliança com um notório e imprevisível bucaneiro chamado Bully Hayes (Tommy Lee Jones). Repleto de humor, romance e ação do mastro até o casco, Piratas das Ilhas Selvagens é uma aventura vibrante e "imperdível"!
Carry Me Back
Two brothers take their father into the city for the weekend for a rugby game and a night on the town. However, the old man dies in their hotel and the boys need to smuggle his body back to their farm and make it appear that he died there to satisfy a clause in his will or else they won't inherit the property.
Race for the Yankee Zephyr
Collector
In a lake high in the mountains of New Zealand hunter Gibbie Gibson discovers a plane wreck from WW2. When he tells it around, a gang of crooks follows and threatens him and his daughter, because they know there are 50 million dollars in the wreck. Helicopter pilot Barney helps Gibbie against them, risking his life thereby.
Beyond Reasonable Doubt
David Morris
A docu-drama covering one of the most famous cases in New Zealand history, the murder of Harvey and Jeanette Crewe in 1970.
Middle Age Spread
Colin
Colin is the deputy principal of a city high school (Avondale College, Auckland) who reluctantly applies for the principal's job on the latter's retirement. Colin's wife, Elizabeth - who is losing interest in him -gives a dinner party. Among the guests is Judy, temporarily reconciled with her husband for the sake of the children. Colin - who has taken upon jogging to combat a spreading waistline - and Judy, gradually enter into an affair.
Skin Deep
Les Simpson
In small town Carlton Bob, the head of the Progressive Association, the local accountant and the boxing coach at the men-only gym, hires a masseuse from Auckland. Sandra is quite happy to give straight massage, but Bob pressures her to give "city massages". The wives are disturbed by her presence - perhaps with some justification. The climax occurs when accountant Phil, wants to leave his wife for Sandra; but when she rejects him, he smashes up the gym. The boys rally round to hush up Phil's indiscretion.
Skin Deep
Mike Campbell
In small town Carlton Bob, the head of the Progressive Association, the local accountant and the boxing coach at the men-only gym, hires a masseuse from Auckland. Sandra is quite happy to give straight massage, but Bob pressures her to give "city massages". The wives are disturbed by her presence - perhaps with some justification. The climax occurs when accountant Phil, wants to leave his wife for Sandra; but when she rejects him, he smashes up the gym. The boys rally round to hush up Phil's indiscretion.
Skin Deep
Phil Barrett
In small town Carlton Bob, the head of the Progressive Association, the local accountant and the boxing coach at the men-only gym, hires a masseuse from Auckland. Sandra is quite happy to give straight massage, but Bob pressures her to give "city massages". The wives are disturbed by her presence - perhaps with some justification. The climax occurs when accountant Phil, wants to leave his wife for Sandra; but when she rejects him, he smashes up the gym. The boys rally round to hush up Phil's indiscretion.
Phone
A primer on proper phone manners produced for the New Zealand Post Office.