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Michael Standing

Nascimento : 1939-06-19, London, England, UK

História

Michael Standing is a British film and television actor and writer, best known for his role in the feature film _The Italian Job_ and the infamous scene in which Michael Caine tells him "You're only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!" He also starred in both versions of _Up The Junction_ (TV play and film) albeit as different characters, and _Poor Cow_. His last role was in the 1990 movie _Aftershock_. As a writer, Standing penned a 1967 Wednesday Play entitled _Another Day, Another Dollar_ and episodes of _Marked Personal_ in 1973-74. He emigrated to America and married Sherri Spillane, ex-wife of novelist Mickey Spillane.

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Filmes

Aftershock

Writer

An alien visits Earth during World War III, learns English by absorbing a dictionary, and meets good and bad earthlings.

Aftershock

Gruber

An alien visits Earth during World War III, learns English by absorbing a dictionary, and meets good and bad earthlings.

Made

Young Man on Train

This compelling emotional drama stars Carol White as a young single mother who finds herself caught between two people – a local priest and a folk singer – each of whom wants to convert her to his own worldview. An elegy to a younger generation looking for something to believe in, Made co-stars hugely influential folk-rock musician Roy Harper in his screen debut. Produced by Joseph Janni – who previously made the astonishingly successful Poor Cow with White – directed by The Long Good Friday's John Mackenzie and featuring new songs specially composed by Harper.

Um Golpe à Italiana

Arthur

Charlie Croker assume um plano complicado para roubar barras de ouro da Itália, bem debaixo dos narizes da polícia e da máfia. Ele reúne um peculiar grupo com os mais infames "hackers", ladrões de banco, sequestradores e motoristas de fuga.

Up the Junction

John

A young woman trades her upper-class existence for a new life in an economically depressed suburb of London.

Poor Cow

Young Man in Field

A young woman lives a life filled with bad choices. At a young age she marries and has a child--with an abusive thief who quickly ends up in prison. Left alone, she takes up with the guy's mate, another thief, who seems to give her some happiness but who also ends up locked up. She then takes up with a series of seedy types who offer nothing but momentary pleasure--if that.

The Violent Enemy

Fletcher

During the troubles in Ireland an IRA bomb plot is hatched to blow up a British power station. Sean Rogan (Tom Bell) is an IRA bomb expert and escapes from prison to try and stop the destruction.

Up the Junction

Terry

The lives and loves of three young working class women, set in the pubs, terraced houses and factories of Battersea, South London.