David J. Nicholls

Statuesque Northern actor known for his Viking looks, David Nicholls was originally a rugby player with the Scarborough team before turning to acting and a variety of roles in films and TV. He died in 2008, an inquest hearing that his death came about 40 years after being exposed to asbestos in a car parts factory he worked at as a young man.

Gladiator (2000)

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In the year 180, the death of emperor Marcus Aurelius throws the Roman Empire into chaos. Maximus is one of the Roman army's most capable and trusted generals and a key advisor to the emperor. As Marcus' devious son Commodus ascends to the throne, Maximus is set ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ridley Scott
CAST:  Russell Crowe  •  Joaquin Phoenix  •  Connie Nielsen  •  Oliver Reed

In the year 180, the death of emperor Marcus Aurelius throws the Roman Empire into chaos. Maximus is one of the Roman army's most capable and trusted generals and a key advisor to the emperor. As Marcus' devious son Commodus ascends to the throne, Maximus is set ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ridley Scott
CAST:  Russell Crowe  •  Joaquin Phoenix  •  Connie Nielsen  •  Oliver Reed

Gangs of New York (2002)

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In 1863, Amsterdam Vallon returns to the Five Points of America to seek vengeance against the psychotic gangland kingpin, Bill the Butcher, who murdered his father years earlier. With an eager pickpocket by his side and a whole new army, Vallon fights his way to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martin Scorsese
CAST:  Leonardo DiCaprio  •  Daniel Day-Lewis  •  Cameron Diaz  •  Liam Neeson

In 1863, Amsterdam Vallon returns to the Five Points of America to seek vengeance against the psychotic gangland kingpin, Bill the Butcher, who murdered his father years earlier. With an eager pickpocket by his side and a whole new army, Vallon fights his way to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martin Scorsese
CAST:  Leonardo DiCaprio  •  Daniel Day-Lewis  •  Cameron Diaz  •  Liam Neeson

Highlander: Endgame (2000)

Immortals Connor and Duncan Macleod join forces against a man from Connor's distant past in the highlands of Scotland, Kell, an immensely powerful immortal who leads an army of equally powerful and deadly immortal swordsmen and assassins. No immortal alive has been ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Douglas Aarniokoski
CAST:  Christophe Lambert  •  Bruce Payne  •  Adrian Paul  •  Donnie Yen

Immortals Connor and Duncan Macleod join forces against a man from Connor's distant past in the highlands of Scotland, Kell, an immensely powerful immortal who leads an army of equally powerful and deadly immortal swordsmen and assassins. No immortal alive has been ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Douglas Aarniokoski
CAST:  Christophe Lambert  •  Bruce Payne  •  Adrian Paul  •  Donnie Yen

Muppet Treasure Island (1996)

After telling the story of Flint's last journey to young Jim Hawkins, Billy Bones has a heart attack and dies just as Jim and his friends are attacked by pirates. The gang escapes into the town where they hire out a boat and crew to find the hidden treasure, which ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brian Henson
CAST:  Tim Curry  •  Kevin Bishop  •  Jennifer Saunders  •  Billy Connolly

After telling the story of Flint's last journey to young Jim Hawkins, Billy Bones has a heart attack and dies just as Jim and his friends are attacked by pirates. The gang escapes into the town where they hire out a boat and crew to find the hidden treasure, which ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brian Henson
CAST:  Tim Curry  •  Kevin Bishop  •  Jennifer Saunders  •  Billy Connolly

Jack & Sarah (1995)

Jack always lands on his feet. He lands on his feet when he marries the beautiful Sarah. He lands on his feet when he buys a luxurious new home. However, when Sarah goes into labour, he takes a tumble down the stairs and lands on his head. When he comes around he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tim Sullivan
CAST:  Richard E. Grant  •  Samantha Mathis  •  Judi Dench  •  Eileen Atkins

Jack always lands on his feet. He lands on his feet when he marries the beautiful Sarah. He lands on his feet when he buys a luxurious new home. However, when Sarah goes into labour, he takes a tumble down the stairs and lands on his head. When he comes around he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tim Sullivan
CAST:  Richard E. Grant  •  Samantha Mathis  •  Judi Dench  •  Eileen Atkins

The Parole Officer (2001)

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A hapless parole officer is framed for murder by a crooked police chief. To prove his innocence he must entice his former clients away from the law abiding lives they are now living to recover the evidence that will save him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Duigan
CAST:  Steve Coogan  •  Lena Headey  •  Ben Miller  •  Om Puri

A hapless parole officer is framed for murder by a crooked police chief. To prove his innocence he must entice his former clients away from the law abiding lives they are now living to recover the evidence that will save him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Duigan
CAST:  Steve Coogan  •  Lena Headey  •  Ben Miller  •  Om Puri

A spasso nel tempo - L'avventura continua (1997)

The back-in-time misadventures of Walter and Ascanio are not finished. The defective time-travel machine will bring them from prehistory all the way to outer space, in a funny, light-hearted trip across the time.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carlo Vanzina
CAST:  Christian De Sica  •  Massimo Boldi  •  Marco Messeri  •  Mariangela D'Abbraccio

The back-in-time misadventures of Walter and Ascanio are not finished. The defective time-travel machine will bring them from prehistory all the way to outer space, in a funny, light-hearted trip across the time.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carlo Vanzina
CAST:  Christian De Sica  •  Massimo Boldi  •  Marco Messeri  •  Mariangela D'Abbraccio

Wide-Eyed and Legless (1993)

Diana and Deric have an ideal marriage: they thrive in each other's company, they're funny, and they enjoy their two grown children and Deric's dotty mother; the trouble is, Diana can no longer walk and her malady defies medical diagnosis. To care for Diana, Deric ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Loncraine
CAST:  Julie Walters  •  Jim Broadbent  •  Thora Hird  •  Sian Thomas

Diana and Deric have an ideal marriage: they thrive in each other's company, they're funny, and they enjoy their two grown children and Deric's dotty mother; the trouble is, Diana can no longer walk and her malady defies medical diagnosis. To care for Diana, Deric ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Loncraine
CAST:  Julie Walters  •  Jim Broadbent  •  Thora Hird  •  Sian Thomas

Shoot To Kill (1990)

Shoot to Kill is a four-hour drama documentary reconstruction of the events that led to the 1984–86 Stalker Inquiry into the shooting of six terrorist suspects in Northern Ireland in 1982 by a specialist unit of the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC), allegedly ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Kosminsky
CAST:  Jack Shepherd  •  David Calder  •  Patrick Drury  •  Daragh O'Malley

Shoot to Kill is a four-hour drama documentary reconstruction of the events that led to the 1984–86 Stalker Inquiry into the shooting of six terrorist suspects in Northern Ireland in 1982 by a specialist unit of the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC), allegedly ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Kosminsky
CAST:  Jack Shepherd  •  David Calder  •  Patrick Drury  •  Daragh O'Malley

The Missing Postman (1997)

When Dorset postman Clive Peacock is forced into early retirement, the years ahead look bleak. But on his last day in the job, in a moment of unexpected rebellion he makes a decision that will change his life. As he makes his final collection from the postbox in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alan Dossor
CAST:  James Bolam  •  Alison Steadman  •  Jim Carter  •  Gwyneth Strong

When Dorset postman Clive Peacock is forced into early retirement, the years ahead look bleak. But on his last day in the job, in a moment of unexpected rebellion he makes a decision that will change his life. As he makes his final collection from the postbox in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alan Dossor
CAST:  James Bolam  •  Alison Steadman  •  Jim Carter  •  Gwyneth Strong

Love Birds (1988)

Barbara and Naseem are in the same hospital, having babies. They make friends. But the celebrations of their husbands, Kenny and Quereshi, 'Jimmy', lead to a headlong chase, with crazy mix-ups, collisions and brushes with the law  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen Whittaker
CAST:  Linda Henry  •  Stephen Bent  •  Paul Bhattacharjee  •  Shaheen Khan

Barbara and Naseem are in the same hospital, having babies. They make friends. But the celebrations of their husbands, Kenny and Quereshi, 'Jimmy', lead to a headlong chase, with crazy mix-ups, collisions and brushes with the law  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen Whittaker
CAST:  Linda Henry  •  Stephen Bent  •  Paul Bhattacharjee  •  Shaheen Khan

On the Palm (1987)

Fledge needs a job. He'll take anything. And when Dawlish gives him strange errands to run, for cash in hand, strictly 'on the palm', it's a welcome change from the dole. Until he finds himself digging dirt on an old friend....  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Whyte
CAST:  Peter Martin  •  Philip Jackson  •  Bert Parnaby  •  James Hazeldine

Fledge needs a job. He'll take anything. And when Dawlish gives him strange errands to run, for cash in hand, strictly 'on the palm', it's a welcome change from the dole. Until he finds himself digging dirt on an old friend....  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Whyte
CAST:  Peter Martin  •  Philip Jackson  •  Bert Parnaby  •  James Hazeldine