Tom Bell

Tom Bell was a British stage, film and television actor.

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Feast of July (1995)

After an abandoned young woman in late 19th Century England is taken in by a rural couple with three handsome sons, tragic consequences result.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christopher Menaul
CAST:  Embeth Davidtz  •  Tom Bell  •  Gemma Jones  •  James Purefoy

After an abandoned young woman in late 19th Century England is taken in by a rural couple with three handsome sons, tragic consequences result.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christopher Menaul
CAST:  Embeth Davidtz  •  Tom Bell  •  Gemma Jones  •  James Purefoy

Long Time Dead (2002)

A group of British students embark on summoning spirits on a Ouija board after a night of clubbing. But someone breaks the link before they have finished and now a demon is trapped in their world and the only way to banish it, is for all the people who summoned it ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marcus Adams
CAST:  Joe Absolom  •  Lara Belmont  •  Melanie Gutteridge  •  Lukas Haas

A group of British students embark on summoning spirits on a Ouija board after a night of clubbing. But someone breaks the link before they have finished and now a demon is trapped in their world and the only way to banish it, is for all the people who summoned it ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marcus Adams
CAST:  Joe Absolom  •  Lara Belmont  •  Melanie Gutteridge  •  Lukas Haas

Preaching to the Perverted (1997)

A computer wizard infiltrates a London sex club to get evidence for a shutdown, but falls for the proprietress.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stuart Urban
CAST:  Christien Anholt  •  Guinevere Turner  •  Tom Bell  •  Ricky Tomlinson

A computer wizard infiltrates a London sex club to get evidence for a shutdown, but falls for the proprietress.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stuart Urban
CAST:  Christien Anholt  •  Guinevere Turner  •  Tom Bell  •  Ricky Tomlinson

Prospero's Books (1991)

An exiled magician finds an opportunity for revenge against his enemies muted when his daughter and the son of his chief enemy fall in love in this uniquely structured retelling of the 'The Tempest'.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Greenaway
CAST:  John Gielgud  •  Michael Clark  •  Michel Blanc  •  Erland Josephson

An exiled magician finds an opportunity for revenge against his enemies muted when his daughter and the son of his chief enemy fall in love in this uniquely structured retelling of the 'The Tempest'.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Greenaway
CAST:  John Gielgud  •  Michael Clark  •  Michel Blanc  •  Erland Josephson

Royal Flash (1975)

Cowardly rogue Harry Flashman's (Malcolm McDowell) schemes to gain entry to the royal circles of 19th-century Europe go nowhere until he meets a pair of devious nobles with their own agenda. At their urging, Flashman agrees to re-create himself as a bogus Prussian ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Lester
CAST:  Malcolm McDowell  •  Alan Bates  •  Florinda Bolkan  •  Oliver Reed

Cowardly rogue Harry Flashman's (Malcolm McDowell) schemes to gain entry to the royal circles of 19th-century Europe go nowhere until he meets a pair of devious nobles with their own agenda. At their urging, Flashman agrees to re-create himself as a bogus Prussian ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Lester
CAST:  Malcolm McDowell  •  Alan Bates  •  Florinda Bolkan  •  Oliver Reed

Tube Tales (1999)

Nine short stories based on the true experiences of London Underground passengers: "Mr. Cool" (Amy Jenkins, dir.); "Horny" (Stephen Hopkins); "Grasshopper" (Menhaj Huda); "My Father the Liar" (Bob Hoskins); "Bone" (Ewan McGregor); "Mouth" (Armando Iannucci); "A ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jude Law  •  Ewan McGregor  •  Bob Hoskins  •  Stephen Hopkins  •  Menhaj Huda  •  Gaby Dellal  •  Armando Iannucci  •  Charles McDougall  •  Amy Jenkins
CAST:  Jason Flemyng  •  Dexter Fletcher  •  Kelly Macdonald  •  Denise Van Outen

Nine short stories based on the true experiences of London Underground passengers: "Mr. Cool" (Amy Jenkins, dir.); "Horny" (Stephen Hopkins); "Grasshopper" (Menhaj Huda); "My Father the Liar" (Bob Hoskins); "Bone" (Ewan McGregor); "Mouth" (Armando Iannucci); "A ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jude Law  •  Ewan McGregor  •  Bob Hoskins  •  Stephen Hopkins  •  Menhaj Huda  •  Gaby Dellal  •  Armando Iannucci  •  Charles McDougall  •  Amy Jenkins
CAST:  Jason Flemyng  •  Dexter Fletcher  •  Kelly Macdonald  •  Denise Van Outen

Wish You Were Here (1987)

In a staid English seaside town after the Second World War, young Lynda grows up with her widowed father and younger sister. Rebellious Lynda has been swearing constantly from an early age. At sixteen, she becomes more exhibitionist and seeks out sexual encounters ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Leland
CAST:  Emily Lloyd  •  Tom Bell  •  Jesse Birdsall  •  Clare Clifford

In a staid English seaside town after the Second World War, young Lynda grows up with her widowed father and younger sister. Rebellious Lynda has been swearing constantly from an early age. At sixteen, she becomes more exhibitionist and seeks out sexual encounters ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Leland
CAST:  Emily Lloyd  •  Tom Bell  •  Jesse Birdsall  •  Clare Clifford

The L-Shaped Room (1962)

Jane is young, French, pregnant and unmarried. Bucking convention, she is uninterested in settling with her baby's father or getting an abortion. After renting a room in a dingy London boarding house, Jane befriends the odd group of inhabitants and starts an affair ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bryan Forbes
CAST:  Leslie Caron  •  Tom Bell  •  Brock Peters  •  Bernard Lee

Jane is young, French, pregnant and unmarried. Bucking convention, she is uninterested in settling with her baby's father or getting an abortion. After renting a room in a dingy London boarding house, Jane befriends the odd group of inhabitants and starts an affair ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bryan Forbes
CAST:  Leslie Caron  •  Tom Bell  •  Brock Peters  •  Bernard Lee

Devil's Gate (2004)

Laura Fraser stars as a young woman forced to return to her hometown and confront the demons in her past, in this British thriller.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stuart St. Paul
CAST:  Laura Fraser  •  Callum Blue  •  Luke Aikman  •  Tom Bell

Laura Fraser stars as a young woman forced to return to her hometown and confront the demons in her past, in this British thriller.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stuart St. Paul
CAST:  Laura Fraser  •  Callum Blue  •  Luke Aikman  •  Tom Bell

The Krays (1990)

The Krays is a film based on the lives and crimes of the British gangsters Ronald and Reginald Kray, twins who are often referred to as The Krays and were active in London in the 1960s.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Medak
CAST:  Gary Kemp  •  Martin Kemp  •  Billie Whitelaw  •  Tom Bell

The Krays is a film based on the lives and crimes of the British gangsters Ronald and Reginald Kray, twins who are often referred to as The Krays and were active in London in the 1960s.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Medak
CAST:  Gary Kemp  •  Martin Kemp  •  Billie Whitelaw  •  Tom Bell

H.M.S. Defiant (1962)

Defiant's crew is part of a fleet-wide movement to present a petition of grievances to the Admiralty. Violence must be no part of it. The continual sadism of Defiant's first officer makes this difficult, and when the captain is disabled, the chance for violence ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lewis Gilbert
CAST:  Alec Guinness  •  Dirk Bogarde  •  Maurice Denham  •  Anthony Quayle

Defiant's crew is part of a fleet-wide movement to present a petition of grievances to the Admiralty. Violence must be no part of it. The continual sadism of Defiant's first officer makes this difficult, and when the captain is disabled, the chance for violence ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lewis Gilbert
CAST:  Alec Guinness  •  Dirk Bogarde  •  Maurice Denham  •  Anthony Quayle

Let Him Have It (1991)

In 1950s England, slow-witted Derek Bentley falls in with a group of petty criminals led by Chris Craig, a teenager with a fondness for American gangster films. Chris and Derek's friendship leads to their involvement in the true case which would forever shake ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Medak
CAST:  Christopher Eccleston  •  Tom Courtenay  •  Paul Reynolds  •  Eileen Atkins

In 1950s England, slow-witted Derek Bentley falls in with a group of petty criminals led by Chris Craig, a teenager with a fondness for American gangster films. Chris and Derek's friendship leads to their involvement in the true case which would forever shake ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Medak
CAST:  Christopher Eccleston  •  Tom Courtenay  •  Paul Reynolds  •  Eileen Atkins

Swept from the Sea (1998)

The film tells the story of Russian emigree and the only survivor from ship crash Yanko Goorall and servant Amy Foster in the end of 19th century. When Yanko enters a farm sick and hungry after the shipwreck, everyone is afraid of him, except for Amy, who is very ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Beeban Kidron
CAST:  Rachel Weisz  •  Vincent Perez  •  Ian McKellen  •  Kathy Bates

The film tells the story of Russian emigree and the only survivor from ship crash Yanko Goorall and servant Amy Foster in the end of 19th century. When Yanko enters a farm sick and hungry after the shipwreck, everyone is afraid of him, except for Amy, who is very ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Beeban Kidron
CAST:  Rachel Weisz  •  Vincent Perez  •  Ian McKellen  •  Kathy Bates

The Boxer (1997)

Nineteen-year-old Danny Flynn is imprisoned for his involvement with the I.R.A. in Belfast. He leaves behind his family and his sixteen-year-old girlfriend, Maggie Hamill. Fourteen years later, Danny is released from prison and returns to his old working class ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jim Sheridan
CAST:  Daniel Day-Lewis  •  Brian Cox  •  Emily Watson  •  Lorraine Pilkington

Nineteen-year-old Danny Flynn is imprisoned for his involvement with the I.R.A. in Belfast. He leaves behind his family and his sixteen-year-old girlfriend, Maggie Hamill. Fourteen years later, Danny is released from prison and returns to his old working class ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jim Sheridan
CAST:  Daniel Day-Lewis  •  Brian Cox  •  Emily Watson  •  Lorraine Pilkington

In Enemy Country (1968)

Wartime secret agents are on a mission to destroy a deadly new type of torpedo, hidden in a Nazi stronghold in France.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harry Keller
CAST:  Anthony Franciosa  •  Anjanette Comer  •  Guy Stockwell  •  Paul Hubschmid

Wartime secret agents are on a mission to destroy a deadly new type of torpedo, hidden in a Nazi stronghold in France.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harry Keller
CAST:  Anthony Franciosa  •  Anjanette Comer  •  Guy Stockwell  •  Paul Hubschmid

The Sailor's Return (1978)

Based on the 1925 novel The Sailor's Return by David Garnett. A sailor returns to his hometown to open a pub bringing with him his new black wife. Very quickly they find themselves ostracised by the community.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Gold
CAST:  Shope Shodeinde  •  Tom Bell  •  Elton Charles  •  Denyse Alexander

Based on the 1925 novel The Sailor's Return by David Garnett. A sailor returns to his hometown to open a pub bringing with him his new black wife. Very quickly they find themselves ostracised by the community.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Gold
CAST:  Shope Shodeinde  •  Tom Bell  •  Elton Charles  •  Denyse Alexander

He Who Rides a Tiger (1965)

Peter Rayston, has been in and out of prison most of his life. At 30, he is released for the eighth time, after serving a sentence for housebreaking. Immediately, he goes back to his old life, providing for his expensive tastes by executing a series of daring burglaries  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Crichton
CAST:  Tom Bell  •  Judi Dench  •  Paul Rogers  •  Kay Walsh

Peter Rayston, has been in and out of prison most of his life. At 30, he is released for the eighth time, after serving a sentence for housebreaking. Immediately, he goes back to his old life, providing for his expensive tastes by executing a series of daring burglaries  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Crichton
CAST:  Tom Bell  •  Judi Dench  •  Paul Rogers  •  Kay Walsh

The Magic Toyshop (1987)

After her parents are killed, a young girl is sent to London to live with her uncle and his family. Her uncle, who is a toymaker, secretly has the power to make his toys come to life, but he also maintains dictatorial control over his family and intends to exercise ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Wheatley
CAST:  Tom Bell  •  Caroline Milmoe  •  Killian McKenna  •  Patricia Kerrigan

After her parents are killed, a young girl is sent to London to live with her uncle and his family. Her uncle, who is a toymaker, secretly has the power to make his toys come to life, but he also maintains dictatorial control over his family and intends to exercise ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Wheatley
CAST:  Tom Bell  •  Caroline Milmoe  •  Killian McKenna  •  Patricia Kerrigan

Swing (1999)

When Martin Luxford (Hugo Speer) leaves jail, he decides to form a swing band, having been taught to play the saxophone by his cellmate Jack. Returning to his native Liverpool, Martin pulls together a backing band of misfits and loners, and recruits his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nick Mead
CAST:  Hugo Speer  •  Lisa Stansfield  •  Alexei Sayle  •  Rita Tushingham

When Martin Luxford (Hugo Speer) leaves jail, he decides to form a swing band, having been taught to play the saxophone by his cellmate Jack. Returning to his native Liverpool, Martin pulls together a backing band of misfits and loners, and recruits his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nick Mead
CAST:  Hugo Speer  •  Lisa Stansfield  •  Alexei Sayle  •  Rita Tushingham

Red King, White Knight (1989)

The CIA hears of a KGB scheme to assassinate the Soviet General Secretary and enlists Stoner, an agent retired for 10 years, to go to Russia to investigate. He verifies the plot, but then has trouble leaving the country. In the meantime, the U.S. policy makers ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Geoff Murphy
CAST:  Tom Skerritt  •  Max von Sydow  •  Helen Mirren  •  Tom Bell

The CIA hears of a KGB scheme to assassinate the Soviet General Secretary and enlists Stoner, an agent retired for 10 years, to go to Russia to investigate. He verifies the plot, but then has trouble leaving the country. In the meantime, the U.S. policy makers ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Geoff Murphy
CAST:  Tom Skerritt  •  Max von Sydow  •  Helen Mirren  •  Tom Bell
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