Nigel Green

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Nigel Green (15 October 1924 – 15 May 1972) was a South African-born British character actor. Because of his strapping build and commanding demeanour he would often be found playing military types and men of action in such classic sixties films as Jason and the Argonauts, Zulu, Tobruk and The Ipcress File. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nigel Green, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Countess Dracula (1971)

Hungary, XVII century. After being widowed, the old countess Elizabeth Nádasdy, of the Báthory lineage, fortunately discovers a way to become young again; but the price to be paid by those around her will be high and bloody.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Sasdy
CAST:  Ingrid Pitt  •  Nigel Green  •  Sandor Elès  •  Maurice Denham

Hungary, XVII century. After being widowed, the old countess Elizabeth Nádasdy, of the Báthory lineage, fortunately discovers a way to become young again; but the price to be paid by those around her will be high and bloody.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Sasdy
CAST:  Ingrid Pitt  •  Nigel Green  •  Sandor Elès  •  Maurice Denham

Gorgo (1961)

Greedy sailors capture a giant lizard off the coast of Ireland and sell it to a London circus. Then its mother shows up.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eugène Lourié
CAST:  Bill Travers  •  William Sylvester  •  Vincent Winter  •  Christopher Rhodes

Greedy sailors capture a giant lizard off the coast of Ireland and sell it to a London circus. Then its mother shows up.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eugène Lourié
CAST:  Bill Travers  •  William Sylvester  •  Vincent Winter  •  Christopher Rhodes

Jason and the Argonauts (1963)

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Jason, a fearless sailor and explorer, returns to his home land of Thessaly after a long voyage to claim his rightful throne. He learns, however, that he must first find the magical Golden Fleece. To do so, he must embark on an epic quest fraught with fantastic ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Chaffey
CAST:  Todd Armstrong  •  Nancy Kovack  •  Gary Raymond  •  Laurence Naismith

Jason, a fearless sailor and explorer, returns to his home land of Thessaly after a long voyage to claim his rightful throne. He learns, however, that he must first find the magical Golden Fleece. To do so, he must embark on an epic quest fraught with fantastic ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Chaffey
CAST:  Todd Armstrong  •  Nancy Kovack  •  Gary Raymond  •  Laurence Naismith

Khartoum (1966)

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English General Charles George Gordon is appointed military governor of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan by the Prime Minister. Ordered to evacuate Egyptians from the Sudan, Gordon stays on to protect the people of Khartoum, who are under threat of being conquered by a Muslim army.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Basil Dearden  •  Eliot Elisofon
CAST:  Charlton Heston  •  Laurence Olivier  •  Richard Johnson  •  Ralph Richardson

English General Charles George Gordon is appointed military governor of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan by the Prime Minister. Ordered to evacuate Egyptians from the Sudan, Gordon stays on to protect the people of Khartoum, who are under threat of being conquered by a Muslim army.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Basil Dearden  •  Eliot Elisofon
CAST:  Charlton Heston  •  Laurence Olivier  •  Richard Johnson  •  Ralph Richardson

Reach for the Sky (1956)

The true story of airman Douglas Bader who overcame the loss of both legs in a 1931 flying accident to become a successful fighter pilot and wing leader during World War II.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lewis Gilbert
CAST:  Kenneth More  •  Muriel Pavlow  •  Lyndon Brook  •  Lee Patterson

The true story of airman Douglas Bader who overcame the loss of both legs in a 1931 flying accident to become a successful fighter pilot and wing leader during World War II.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lewis Gilbert
CAST:  Kenneth More  •  Muriel Pavlow  •  Lyndon Brook  •  Lee Patterson

The Ruling Class (1972)

When the Earl of Gurney dies in a cross-dressing accident, his schizophrenic son, Jack, inherits the Gurney estate. Jack is not the average nobleman; he sings and dances across the estate and thinks he is Jesus reincarnated. Believing that Jack is mentally unfit to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Medak
CAST:  Peter O'Toole  •  Alastair Sim  •  Arthur Lowe  •  Harry Andrews

When the Earl of Gurney dies in a cross-dressing accident, his schizophrenic son, Jack, inherits the Gurney estate. Jack is not the average nobleman; he sings and dances across the estate and thinks he is Jesus reincarnated. Believing that Jack is mentally unfit to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Medak
CAST:  Peter O'Toole  •  Alastair Sim  •  Arthur Lowe  •  Harry Andrews

Zulu (1964)

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In 1879, during the Anglo-Zulu War, man-of-the-people Lt. Chard and snooty Lt. Bromhead are in charge of defending the isolated and vastly outnumbered Natal outpost of Rorke's Drift from tribal hordes.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cy Endfield
CAST:  Stanley Baker  •  Jack Hawkins  •  Ulla Jacobsson  •  James Booth

In 1879, during the Anglo-Zulu War, man-of-the-people Lt. Chard and snooty Lt. Bromhead are in charge of defending the isolated and vastly outnumbered Natal outpost of Rorke's Drift from tribal hordes.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cy Endfield
CAST:  Stanley Baker  •  Jack Hawkins  •  Ulla Jacobsson  •  James Booth

The League of Gentlemen (1960)

Involuntarily-retired Colonel Hyde recruits seven other dissatisfied ex-servicemen for a special project. Each of the men has a skeleton in the cupboard, is short of money, and is a service-trained expert in his field. The job is a bank robbery, and military ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Basil Dearden
CAST:  Jack Hawkins  •  Nigel Patrick  •  Roger Livesey  •  Richard Attenborough

Involuntarily-retired Colonel Hyde recruits seven other dissatisfied ex-servicemen for a special project. Each of the men has a skeleton in the cupboard, is short of money, and is a service-trained expert in his field. The job is a bank robbery, and military ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Basil Dearden
CAST:  Jack Hawkins  •  Nigel Patrick  •  Roger Livesey  •  Richard Attenborough

Beat Girl (1960)

When her architect father brings home a much younger new wife, rebellious and resentful teen Jenny goes to extreme lengths to sabotage their relationship.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edmond T. Gréville
CAST:  David Farrar  •  Noëlle Adam  •  Christopher Lee  •  Gillian Hills

When her architect father brings home a much younger new wife, rebellious and resentful teen Jenny goes to extreme lengths to sabotage their relationship.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edmond T. Gréville
CAST:  David Farrar  •  Noëlle Adam  •  Christopher Lee  •  Gillian Hills

The Sea Shall Not Have Them (1954)

During autumn of 1944, an RAF Hudson carrying a VIP passenger in possession of highly secret information is shot down and ditches in the North Sea. Fighting the elements and trying to keep up morale, the occupants of the aircraft's dinghy talk about their lives ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lewis Gilbert
CAST:  Michael Redgrave  •  Dirk Bogarde  •  Jack Watling  •  Bonar Colleano

During autumn of 1944, an RAF Hudson carrying a VIP passenger in possession of highly secret information is shot down and ditches in the North Sea. Fighting the elements and trying to keep up morale, the occupants of the aircraft's dinghy talk about their lives ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lewis Gilbert
CAST:  Michael Redgrave  •  Dirk Bogarde  •  Jack Watling  •  Bonar Colleano

Tobruk (1967)

In September 1942, the German Afrika Korps under Rommel have successfully pushed the Allies back into Egypt. A counter-attack is planned, for which the fuel dumps at Tobruk are a critical impediment. In order to aid the attack, a group of British commandos and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arthur Hiller
CAST:  Rock Hudson  •  George Peppard  •  Nigel Green  •  Guy Stockwell

In September 1942, the German Afrika Korps under Rommel have successfully pushed the Allies back into Egypt. A counter-attack is planned, for which the fuel dumps at Tobruk are a critical impediment. In order to aid the attack, a group of British commandos and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arthur Hiller
CAST:  Rock Hudson  •  George Peppard  •  Nigel Green  •  Guy Stockwell

The Kremlin Letter (1970)

When an unauthorized letter is sent to Moscow alleging the U.S. government's willingness to help Russia attack China, former naval officer Charles Rone and his team are sent to retrieve it. They go undercover, successfully reaching out to Erika Kosnov, the wife of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Huston
CAST:  Richard Boone  •  Nigel Green  •  Dean Jagger  •  Lila Kedrova

When an unauthorized letter is sent to Moscow alleging the U.S. government's willingness to help Russia attack China, former naval officer Charles Rone and his team are sent to retrieve it. They go undercover, successfully reaching out to Erika Kosnov, the wife of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Huston
CAST:  Richard Boone  •  Nigel Green  •  Dean Jagger  •  Lila Kedrova

Deadlier Than the Male (1967)

British agent Bulldog Drummond is assigned to stop a master criminal who uses beautiful women to do his killings.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ralph Thomas
CAST:  Richard Johnson  •  Elke Sommer  •  Sylva Koscina  •  Suzanna Leigh

British agent Bulldog Drummond is assigned to stop a master criminal who uses beautiful women to do his killings.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ralph Thomas
CAST:  Richard Johnson  •  Elke Sommer  •  Sylva Koscina  •  Suzanna Leigh

The Wrecking Crew (1968)

When Count Contini attempts to destroy the world's economy by masterminding the theft of $1 billion in U.S. gold, ICE chief MacDonald summons secret agent Matt Helm to stop him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Phil Karlson
CAST:  Dean Martin  •  Elke Sommer  •  Sharon Tate  •  Nancy Kwan

When Count Contini attempts to destroy the world's economy by masterminding the theft of $1 billion in U.S. gold, ICE chief MacDonald summons secret agent Matt Helm to stop him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Phil Karlson
CAST:  Dean Martin  •  Elke Sommer  •  Sharon Tate  •  Nancy Kwan

The Man Who Finally Died (1963)

Joe Newman, a naturalised Briton, is telephoned by his German father, whom he believed long dead, at the same time as a funeral is taking place in Bavaria - with his father's name on the coffin. His investigation in Bavaria reveals startling facts and the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Quentin Lawrence
CAST:  Stanley Baker  •  Peter Cushing  •  Mai Zetterling  •  Eric Portman

Joe Newman, a naturalised Briton, is telephoned by his German father, whom he believed long dead, at the same time as a funeral is taking place in Bavaria - with his father's name on the coffin. His investigation in Bavaria reveals startling facts and the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Quentin Lawrence
CAST:  Stanley Baker  •  Peter Cushing  •  Mai Zetterling  •  Eric Portman

Pit of Darkness (1961)

When Richard Logan, the partner in a safe making firm, is found unconscious, on an old deserted bomb site, he finds that he has no recollection of the last three weeks. Then he discovers that the private detective, hired by his wife, has been found murdered, and a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lance Comfort
CAST:  William Franklyn  •  Moira Redmond  •  Bruno Barnabe  •  Leonard Sachs

When Richard Logan, the partner in a safe making firm, is found unconscious, on an old deserted bomb site, he finds that he has no recollection of the last three weeks. Then he discovers that the private detective, hired by his wife, has been found murdered, and a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lance Comfort
CAST:  William Franklyn  •  Moira Redmond  •  Bruno Barnabe  •  Leonard Sachs

Africa: Texas Style! (1967)

Two American cowboys are hired by a British rancher to oversee his estate in Kenya. Shot on location in Africa, this film led to the TV show Cowboy in Africa starring Chuck Connors.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrew Marton
CAST:  Hugh O'Brian  •  John Mills  •  Nigel Green  •  Adrienne Corri

Two American cowboys are hired by a British rancher to oversee his estate in Kenya. Shot on location in Africa, this film led to the TV show Cowboy in Africa starring Chuck Connors.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrew Marton
CAST:  Hugh O'Brian  •  John Mills  •  Nigel Green  •  Adrienne Corri

This Was Paris (1942)

British agents operate in Paris during the Second World War.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Harlow
CAST:  Ann Dvorak  •  Ben Lyon  •  Griffith Jones  •  Robert Morley

British agents operate in Paris during the Second World War.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Harlow
CAST:  Ann Dvorak  •  Ben Lyon  •  Griffith Jones  •  Robert Morley

The Durant Affair (1962)

An unmarried woman, born illegitimate, is convinced to contest her late mother's will.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Godfrey Grayson
CAST:  Jane Griffiths  •  Conrad Phillips  •  Nigel Green  •  Francis de Wolff

An unmarried woman, born illegitimate, is convinced to contest her late mother's will.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Godfrey Grayson
CAST:  Jane Griffiths  •  Conrad Phillips  •  Nigel Green  •  Francis de Wolff

Mystery Submarine (1963)

A British convoy is trying to elude a group of German U-Boats.  (more)

DIRECTION:  C.M. Pennington-Richards
CAST:  Edward Judd  •  James Robertson Justice  •  Laurence Payne  •  Joachim Fuchsberger

A British convoy is trying to elude a group of German U-Boats.  (more)

DIRECTION:  C.M. Pennington-Richards
CAST:  Edward Judd  •  James Robertson Justice  •  Laurence Payne  •  Joachim Fuchsberger
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