Michael Craze

Michael Craze was a British actor noted for his role of Ben Jackson, a companion of the Doctor, in the long-running BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who. He played the part from 1966 to 1967 alongside both William Hartnell and Patrick Troughton

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Two Left Feet (1963)

Based on David Stuart Leslie's novel Two Left Feet is a story about Alan Crabbe (Michael Crawford a callow youth desperate for a date with any girl who can offer him the experience he lacks. Every time Alan tries a manful stride into the jungle of sex, his two left ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Ward Baker
CAST:  Michael Crawford  •  David Hemmings  •  Nyree Dawn Porter  •  Julia Foster

Based on David Stuart Leslie's novel Two Left Feet is a story about Alan Crabbe (Michael Crawford a callow youth desperate for a date with any girl who can offer him the experience he lacks. Every time Alan tries a manful stride into the jungle of sex, his two left ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Ward Baker
CAST:  Michael Crawford  •  David Hemmings  •  Nyree Dawn Porter  •  Julia Foster

Terror (1978)

The descendants of a witch hunting family and their close friends are stalked and killed by a mysterious entity.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman J. Warren
CAST:  John Nolan  •  Carolyn Courage  •  James Aubrey  •  Sarah Keller

The descendants of a witch hunting family and their close friends are stalked and killed by a mysterious entity.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman J. Warren
CAST:  John Nolan  •  Carolyn Courage  •  James Aubrey  •  Sarah Keller

Spare the Rod (1961)

It is London in the year 1960 and John Saunders enthusiastically begins his new teaching career at a tough slum-area school. His class are bored pupils in their last term before leaving. Will he handle the grave problems that lie ahead?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leslie Norman
CAST:  Max Bygraves  •  Geoffrey Keen  •  Donald Pleasence  •  Betty McDowall

It is London in the year 1960 and John Saunders enthusiastically begins his new teaching career at a tough slum-area school. His class are bored pupils in their last term before leaving. Will he handle the grave problems that lie ahead?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leslie Norman
CAST:  Max Bygraves  •  Geoffrey Keen  •  Donald Pleasence  •  Betty McDowall

Neither the Sea Nor the Sand (1972)

This movie takes place on the Isle of Jersey where a troubled wife has come to sort out the tumult of her life. She encounters a lighthouse-keeper there and they quickly become lovers. Together they flee to Scotland. One day they are making love on a beach when the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fred Burnley
CAST:  Susan Hampshire  •  Frank Finlay  •  Michael Petrovitch  •  Michael Craze

This movie takes place on the Isle of Jersey where a troubled wife has come to sort out the tumult of her life. She encounters a lighthouse-keeper there and they quickly become lovers. Together they flee to Scotland. One day they are making love on a beach when the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fred Burnley
CAST:  Susan Hampshire  •  Frank Finlay  •  Michael Petrovitch  •  Michael Craze

Satan's Slave (1976)

A young girl is caught up in a devil cult run by her evil uncle and cousin. She can trust no one and even people she thought were dead comes back to haunt her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman J. Warren
CAST:  Michael Gough  •  Martin Potter  •  Candace Glendenning  •  Barbara Kellerman

A young girl is caught up in a devil cult run by her evil uncle and cousin. She can trust no one and even people she thought were dead comes back to haunt her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman J. Warren
CAST:  Michael Gough  •  Martin Potter  •  Candace Glendenning  •  Barbara Kellerman

Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time (2017)

As the Twelfth Doctor nears regeneration, he stumbles on his first incarnation, also refusing to change. It takes a captain, a glass avatar and a familiar face to convince the Doctors the universe still needs them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rachel Talalay
CAST:  Peter Capaldi  •  David Bradley  •  Mark Gatiss  •  Pearl Mackie

As the Twelfth Doctor nears regeneration, he stumbles on his first incarnation, also refusing to change. It takes a captain, a glass avatar and a familiar face to convince the Doctors the universe still needs them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rachel Talalay
CAST:  Peter Capaldi  •  David Bradley  •  Mark Gatiss  •  Pearl Mackie

Fragment (1965)

A short film about a woman's unhappiness after a failed love affair.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman J. Warren
CAST:  Simon Brent  •  Michael Craze  •  Maureen Roche

A short film about a woman's unhappiness after a failed love affair.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman J. Warren
CAST:  Simon Brent  •  Michael Craze  •  Maureen Roche

The Healer (1994)

Alberto, a Colombian migrant, has the gift of healing but can't heal his own dark past. Working in London to send money home, he is tortured by dark visions, that will determine his own destiny - Your future is in his hands.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mike Hodges
CAST:  Paul Rhys  •  Geraldine James  •  Julie Covington  •  Melanie Walters

Alberto, a Colombian migrant, has the gift of healing but can't heal his own dark past. Working in London to send money home, he is tortured by dark visions, that will determine his own destiny - Your future is in his hands.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mike Hodges
CAST:  Paul Rhys  •  Geraldine James  •  Julie Covington  •  Melanie Walters

Myth Makers 53: Patrick Troughton (2002)

Patrick Troughton was born and raised in North London. During a long and successful career he appeared in countless television dramas, including Doctor Finlay's Casebook, and The Old Curiosity Shop, plus feature films including Laurence Olivier’s acclaimed Hamlet. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keith Barnfather
CAST:  Nicholas Briggs  •  Nicola Bryant  •  Frazer Hines  •  Michael Craze

Patrick Troughton was born and raised in North London. During a long and successful career he appeared in countless television dramas, including Doctor Finlay's Casebook, and The Old Curiosity Shop, plus feature films including Laurence Olivier’s acclaimed Hamlet. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keith Barnfather
CAST:  Nicholas Briggs  •  Nicola Bryant  •  Frazer Hines  •  Michael Craze

Myth Runner (1987)

A spoof of Blade Runner, built around bloopers and outtakes from the Myth Makers series of videos, featuring interviews with actors from the Doctor Who TV series.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nicholas Briggs
CAST:  Nicholas Briggs  •  Nicola Bryant  •  Nicholas Courtney  •  Michael Craze

A spoof of Blade Runner, built around bloopers and outtakes from the Myth Makers series of videos, featuring interviews with actors from the Doctor Who TV series.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nicholas Briggs
CAST:  Nicholas Briggs  •  Nicola Bryant  •  Nicholas Courtney  •  Michael Craze

Doctor Who: The Highlanders (1967)

The time travellers arrive in Scotland just after the Battle of Culloden. The Second Doctor gains the trust of a small band of fleeing Jacobites by offering to tend to their wounded Laird, Colin McLaren. While Polly and the Laird's daughter, Kirsty, are away ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hugh David
CAST:  Patrick Troughton  •  Anneke Wills  •  Michael Craze  •  Frazer Hines

The time travellers arrive in Scotland just after the Battle of Culloden. The Second Doctor gains the trust of a small band of fleeing Jacobites by offering to tend to their wounded Laird, Colin McLaren. While Polly and the Laird's daughter, Kirsty, are away ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hugh David
CAST:  Patrick Troughton  •  Anneke Wills  •  Michael Craze  •  Frazer Hines

Doctor Who: The Tenth Planet (1966)

The Doctor's TARDIS lands at the Snowcap space tracking station in Antarctica in December 1986. A routine space mission starts going wrong. When the base personnel's suspicions are roused, the Doctor informs them that the space capsule is being affected by the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Derek Martinus
CAST:  William Hartnell  •  Anneke Wills  •  Michael Craze  •  Patrick Troughton

The Doctor's TARDIS lands at the Snowcap space tracking station in Antarctica in December 1986. A routine space mission starts going wrong. When the base personnel's suspicions are roused, the Doctor informs them that the space capsule is being affected by the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Derek Martinus
CAST:  William Hartnell  •  Anneke Wills  •  Michael Craze  •  Patrick Troughton

Doctor Who: The Macra Terror (1967)

When the Second Doctor, Polly, Ben and Jamie visit a human colony that appears to be one big holiday camp, they think they have come across a truly happy place. Yet a shadowy presence soon makes them realise that the surface contentment is carefully controlled.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Davies
CAST:  Patrick Troughton  •  Anneke Wills  •  Michael Craze  •  Frazer Hines

When the Second Doctor, Polly, Ben and Jamie visit a human colony that appears to be one big holiday camp, they think they have come across a truly happy place. Yet a shadowy presence soon makes them realise that the surface contentment is carefully controlled.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Davies
CAST:  Patrick Troughton  •  Anneke Wills  •  Michael Craze  •  Frazer Hines

Doctor Who: The Smugglers (1966)

The TARDIS arrives on the coast of seventeenth century Cornwall — much to the astonishment of Polly and Ben. Pirates led by Captain Samuel Pike and his henchman Cherub are searching for a hidden treasure, while a smuggling ring masterminded by the local squire is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Julia Smith
CAST:  William Hartnell  •  Anneke Wills  •  Michael Craze  •  David Blake Kelly

The TARDIS arrives on the coast of seventeenth century Cornwall — much to the astonishment of Polly and Ben. Pirates led by Captain Samuel Pike and his henchman Cherub are searching for a hidden treasure, while a smuggling ring masterminded by the local squire is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Julia Smith
CAST:  William Hartnell  •  Anneke Wills  •  Michael Craze  •  David Blake Kelly

Doctor Who: The Power of the Daleks (1966)

Following the Doctor's regeneration into a new, younger body, the TARDIS lands at an Earth colony on the planet Vulcan in the far future. Mistaken for an official Earth Examiner, the Doctor discovers that a scientist called Lesterson is attempting to reactivate two ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christopher Barry
CAST:  Patrick Troughton  •  Michael Craze  •  Robert James  •  Nicholas Hawtrey

Following the Doctor's regeneration into a new, younger body, the TARDIS lands at an Earth colony on the planet Vulcan in the far future. Mistaken for an official Earth Examiner, the Doctor discovers that a scientist called Lesterson is attempting to reactivate two ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christopher Barry
CAST:  Patrick Troughton  •  Michael Craze  •  Robert James  •  Nicholas Hawtrey

Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones (1967)

The TARDIS arrives on Earth in July, 1966, on a runway at Gatwick Airport. Polly witnesses a murder in a nearby hangar and is then kidnapped by the perpetrator, Spencer of Chameleon Tours. Ben also vanishes. The Second Doctor and Jamie are left to convince the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gerry Mill
CAST:  Patrick Troughton  •  Anneke Wills  •  Michael Craze  •  Frazer Hines

The TARDIS arrives on Earth in July, 1966, on a runway at Gatwick Airport. Polly witnesses a murder in a nearby hangar and is then kidnapped by the perpetrator, Spencer of Chameleon Tours. Ben also vanishes. The Second Doctor and Jamie are left to convince the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gerry Mill
CAST:  Patrick Troughton  •  Anneke Wills  •  Michael Craze  •  Frazer Hines

Doctor Who: The Underwater Menace (1967)

The TARDIS arrives on an extinct volcanic island. Before long, the travellers are captured and taken into the depths of the Earth, where they find a hidden civilisation — the lost city of Atlantis.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Julia Smith
CAST:  Patrick Troughton  •  Anneke Wills  •  Michael Craze  •  Frazer Hines

The TARDIS arrives on an extinct volcanic island. Before long, the travellers are captured and taken into the depths of the Earth, where they find a hidden civilisation — the lost city of Atlantis.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Julia Smith
CAST:  Patrick Troughton  •  Anneke Wills  •  Michael Craze  •  Frazer Hines

Doctor Who: The Moonbase (1967)

The TARDIS arrives in 2070 on the Moon, where a weather control station under the command of a man named Hobson is in the grip of a plague epidemic — in reality the result of an alien poison planted by the Cybermen. Jamie is knocked unconscious and lapses into a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Morris Barry
CAST:  Patrick Troughton  •  Anneke Wills  •  Michael Craze  •  Frazer Hines

The TARDIS arrives in 2070 on the Moon, where a weather control station under the command of a man named Hobson is in the grip of a plague epidemic — in reality the result of an alien poison planted by the Cybermen. Jamie is knocked unconscious and lapses into a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Morris Barry
CAST:  Patrick Troughton  •  Anneke Wills  •  Michael Craze  •  Frazer Hines

Doctor Who: The War Machines (1966)

The TARDIS arrives in London in 1966 and the First Doctor and Dodo visit the Post Office Tower. There they meet Professor Brett, whose revolutionary new computer WOTAN (Will Operating Thought ANalogue) can actually think for itself and is shortly to be linked up to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Ferguson
CAST:  William Hartnell  •  Jackie Lane  •  Anneke Wills  •  Michael Craze

The TARDIS arrives in London in 1966 and the First Doctor and Dodo visit the Post Office Tower. There they meet Professor Brett, whose revolutionary new computer WOTAN (Will Operating Thought ANalogue) can actually think for itself and is shortly to be linked up to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Ferguson
CAST:  William Hartnell  •  Jackie Lane  •  Anneke Wills  •  Michael Craze

Carol

Norman J. Warren's unrealised feature about teenage pregnancy and backstreet abortion, featuring Georgina Hale and Michael Craze.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman J. Warren
CAST:  Georgina Hale  •  Michael Craze

Norman J. Warren's unrealised feature about teenage pregnancy and backstreet abortion, featuring Georgina Hale and Michael Craze.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman J. Warren
CAST:  Georgina Hale  •  Michael Craze
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