Nigel Stock

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Nigel Stock (21 September 1919 - 23 June 1986) was a British actor of stage, screen, radio and television, who played major character roles in many films and television dramas. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nigel Stock,  licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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The Great Escape (1963)

EpicPowerfulIntenseGripping

The Nazis, exasperated at the number of escapes from their prison camps by a relatively small number of Allied prisoners, relocate them to a high-security 'escape-proof' camp to sit out the remainder of the war. Undaunted, the prisoners plan one of the most ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Sturges
CAST:  Steve McQueen  •  James Garner  •  Richard Attenborough  •  James Donald

The Nazis, exasperated at the number of escapes from their prison camps by a relatively small number of Allied prisoners, relocate them to a high-security 'escape-proof' camp to sit out the remainder of the war. Undaunted, the prisoners plan one of the most ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Sturges
CAST:  Steve McQueen  •  James Garner  •  Richard Attenborough  •  James Donald

Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)

A shy British teacher looks back nostalgically at his long career, taking note of the people who touched his life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sam Wood
CAST:  Robert Donat  •  Greer Garson  •  Terry Kilburn  •  John Mills

A shy British teacher looks back nostalgically at his long career, taking note of the people who touched his life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sam Wood
CAST:  Robert Donat  •  Greer Garson  •  Terry Kilburn  •  John Mills

Malta Story (1953)

In 1942 Britain was clinging to the island of Malta since it was critical to keeping Allied supply lines open. The Axis also wanted it for their own supply lines. Plenty of realistic reenactments and archival combat footage as the British are beseiged and try to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brian Desmond Hurst
CAST:  Alec Guinness  •  Jack Hawkins  •  Muriel Pavlow  •  Anthony Steel

In 1942 Britain was clinging to the island of Malta since it was critical to keeping Allied supply lines open. The Axis also wanted it for their own supply lines. Plenty of realistic reenactments and archival combat footage as the British are beseiged and try to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brian Desmond Hurst
CAST:  Alec Guinness  •  Jack Hawkins  •  Muriel Pavlow  •  Anthony Steel

The Battle of the River Plate (1956)

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In the early years of the World War II, the Royal Navy is fighting a desperate battle to keep the Atlantic convoy routes open to supply the British Isles, facing the great danger posed by the many German warships, such as the Admiral Graf Spee, which are scouring ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Powell  •  Emeric Pressburger
CAST:  John Gregson  •  Anthony Quayle  •  Peter Finch  •  Ian Hunter

In the early years of the World War II, the Royal Navy is fighting a desperate battle to keep the Atlantic convoy routes open to supply the British Isles, facing the great danger posed by the many German warships, such as the Admiral Graf Spee, which are scouring ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Powell  •  Emeric Pressburger
CAST:  John Gregson  •  Anthony Quayle  •  Peter Finch  •  Ian Hunter

The Mirror Crack'd (1980)

Jane Marple solves the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Guy Hamilton
CAST:  Angela Lansbury  •  Geraldine Chaplin  •  Tony Curtis  •  Edward Fox

Jane Marple solves the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Guy Hamilton
CAST:  Angela Lansbury  •  Geraldine Chaplin  •  Tony Curtis  •  Edward Fox

Victim (1961)

Barrister Melville Farr is on the path to success. With his practice winning cases and a loving marriage to his wife, Farr's career and personal life are nearly idyllic. However, when blackmailers link the secretly closeted Farr to a young gay man, everything Farr ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Basil Dearden
CAST:  Dirk Bogarde  •  Sylvia Syms  •  Dennis Price  •  Nigel Stock

Barrister Melville Farr is on the path to success. With his practice winning cases and a loving marriage to his wife, Farr's career and personal life are nearly idyllic. However, when blackmailers link the secretly closeted Farr to a young gay man, everything Farr ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Basil Dearden
CAST:  Dirk Bogarde  •  Sylvia Syms  •  Dennis Price  •  Nigel Stock

Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson meet as boys in an English Boarding school. Holmes is known for his deductive ability even as a youth, amazing his classmates with his abilities. When they discover a plot to murder a series of British business men by an Egyptian cult ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Barry Levinson
CAST:  Nicholas Rowe  •  Alan Cox  •  Sophie Ward  •  Anthony Higgins

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson meet as boys in an English Boarding school. Holmes is known for his deductive ability even as a youth, amazing his classmates with his abilities. When they discover a plot to murder a series of British business men by an Egyptian cult ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Barry Levinson
CAST:  Nicholas Rowe  •  Alan Cox  •  Sophie Ward  •  Anthony Higgins

The Dam Busters (1955)

The story of the conception of a new British weapon for smashing the German dams in the Ruhr industrial complex and the execution of the raid by 617 Squadron 'The Dam Busters'.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Anderson
CAST:  Richard Todd  •  Michael Redgrave  •  Ursula Jeans  •  Robert Shaw

The story of the conception of a new British weapon for smashing the German dams in the Ruhr industrial complex and the execution of the raid by 617 Squadron 'The Dam Busters'.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Anderson
CAST:  Richard Todd  •  Michael Redgrave  •  Ursula Jeans  •  Robert Shaw

Cromwell (1970)

Disgusted with the policies of King Charles I, Oliver Cromwell plans to take his family to the New World. But on the eve of their departure, Cromwell is drawn into the tangled web of religion and politics that will result in the English Civil War.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ken Hughes
CAST:  Richard Harris  •  Alec Guinness  •  Robert Morley  •  Dorothy Tutin

Disgusted with the policies of King Charles I, Oliver Cromwell plans to take his family to the New World. But on the eve of their departure, Cromwell is drawn into the tangled web of religion and politics that will result in the English Civil War.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ken Hughes
CAST:  Richard Harris  •  Alec Guinness  •  Robert Morley  •  Dorothy Tutin

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

Yellowbeard (1983)

For years Yellowbeard had looted the Spanish Main, making men eat their lips and swallow their hearts. Caught and convicted for tax evasion, he's sentenced to 20 years in St. Victim's Prison for the Extremely Naughty. In a scheme to confiscate his fabulous treasure ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mel Damski
CAST:  Graham Chapman  •  Martin Hewitt  •  Eric Idle  •  Peter Cook

For years Yellowbeard had looted the Spanish Main, making men eat their lips and swallow their hearts. Caught and convicted for tax evasion, he's sentenced to 20 years in St. Victim's Prison for the Extremely Naughty. In a scheme to confiscate his fabulous treasure ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mel Damski
CAST:  Graham Chapman  •  Martin Hewitt  •  Eric Idle  •  Peter Cook

The Night of the Generals (1967)

A German intelligence officer investigates a prostitute's killing in Warsaw during World War II. He lands on three major Nazi generals as suspects, two of whom are also involved in a plot to kill Adolf Hitler.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anatole Litvak
CAST:  Peter O'Toole  •  Omar Sharif  •  Philippe Noiret  •  Christopher Plummer

A German intelligence officer investigates a prostitute's killing in Warsaw during World War II. He lands on three major Nazi generals as suspects, two of whom are also involved in a plot to kill Adolf Hitler.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anatole Litvak
CAST:  Peter O'Toole  •  Omar Sharif  •  Philippe Noiret  •  Christopher Plummer

The Password Is Courage (1962)

Sergeant-Major Charles Coward, a brave British soldier is captured by German forces during World War II. When he's thrown into a prisoner of war camp, he immediately plans his escape. Masquerading as a wounded German soldier, he makes it as far as the medical tent, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrew L. Stone
CAST:  Dirk Bogarde  •  Maria Perschy  •  Alfred Lynch  •  Nigel Stock

Sergeant-Major Charles Coward, a brave British soldier is captured by German forces during World War II. When he's thrown into a prisoner of war camp, he immediately plans his escape. Masquerading as a wounded German soldier, he makes it as far as the medical tent, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrew L. Stone
CAST:  Dirk Bogarde  •  Maria Perschy  •  Alfred Lynch  •  Nigel Stock

Operation: Daybreak (1975)

Czechoslovakia, 1942. Three brave Czech patriots risk everything to rid their country of its brutal Nazi leader, SS-General Reinhard Heydrich.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lewis Gilbert
CAST:  Timothy Bottoms  •  Anthony Andrews  •  Martin Shaw  •  Anton Diffring

Czechoslovakia, 1942. Three brave Czech patriots risk everything to rid their country of its brutal Nazi leader, SS-General Reinhard Heydrich.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lewis Gilbert
CAST:  Timothy Bottoms  •  Anthony Andrews  •  Martin Shaw  •  Anton Diffring

Bequest to the Nation (1973)

Set before the Battle of Trafalgar, this is the story of relationship between Admiral Lord Nelson and Lady Hamilton during the Napoleonic Wars.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Cellan Jones
CAST:  Glenda Jackson  •  Peter Finch  •  Michael Jayston  •  Anthony Quayle

Set before the Battle of Trafalgar, this is the story of relationship between Admiral Lord Nelson and Lady Hamilton during the Napoleonic Wars.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Cellan Jones
CAST:  Glenda Jackson  •  Peter Finch  •  Michael Jayston  •  Anthony Quayle

The High Bright Sun (1964)

This story of love and espionage focuses on political turmoil as a small nation struggles to free itself from colonial rule, and one man tries to serve both justice and his own heart.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ralph Thomas
CAST:  Dirk Bogarde  •  George Chakiris  •  Susan Strasberg  •  Denholm Elliott

This story of love and espionage focuses on political turmoil as a small nation struggles to free itself from colonial rule, and one man tries to serve both justice and his own heart.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ralph Thomas
CAST:  Dirk Bogarde  •  George Chakiris  •  Susan Strasberg  •  Denholm Elliott

Luck of the Navy (1938)

With Britain on the brink of war, an enemy spy plans to steal secret documents and lay the blame on Clive Stanton.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman Lee
CAST:  Geoffrey Toone  •  Judy Kelly  •  Clifford Evans  •  John Wood

With Britain on the brink of war, an enemy spy plans to steal secret documents and lay the blame on Clive Stanton.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman Lee
CAST:  Geoffrey Toone  •  Judy Kelly  •  Clifford Evans  •  John Wood

The Lost Continent (1968)

An eclectic group of characters set sail on Captain Lansen’s leaky cargo ship in an attempt to escape their various troubles. When a violent storm strikes, the ship is swept into the Sargasso Sea and the passengers find themselves trapped on an island populated by ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Carreras
CAST:  Eric Porter  •  Hildegard Knef  •  Suzanna Leigh  •  Tony Beckley

An eclectic group of characters set sail on Captain Lansen’s leaky cargo ship in an attempt to escape their various troubles. When a violent storm strikes, the ship is swept into the Sargasso Sea and the passengers find themselves trapped on an island populated by ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Carreras
CAST:  Eric Porter  •  Hildegard Knef  •  Suzanna Leigh  •  Tony Beckley

The Lady with a Lamp (1951)

Based on the Reginald Berkeley stage play, this compelling historical drama offers a depiction of the life story of Florence Nightingale, the young 19th-century Englishwoman famously drawn to a career in nursing. Traveling to Turkey during the Crimean War, Florence ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Herbert Wilcox
CAST:  Anna Neagle  •  Michael Wilding  •  Gladys Young  •  Felix Aylmer

Based on the Reginald Berkeley stage play, this compelling historical drama offers a depiction of the life story of Florence Nightingale, the young 19th-century Englishwoman famously drawn to a career in nursing. Traveling to Turkey during the Crimean War, Florence ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Herbert Wilcox
CAST:  Anna Neagle  •  Michael Wilding  •  Gladys Young  •  Felix Aylmer

Eyewitness (1956)

When she has a fight, with her husband, Lucy runs out of the house, and into a night of terror. She heads for the local cinema, and in doing so, becomes the only eyewitness to a couple of crooks, who are robbing the cinema's safe. In her haste to escape the thieves ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Muriel Box
CAST:  Donald Sinden  •  Muriel Pavlow  •  Belinda Lee  •  Michael Craig

When she has a fight, with her husband, Lucy runs out of the house, and into a night of terror. She heads for the local cinema, and in doing so, becomes the only eyewitness to a couple of crooks, who are robbing the cinema's safe. In her haste to escape the thieves ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Muriel Box
CAST:  Donald Sinden  •  Muriel Pavlow  •  Belinda Lee  •  Michael Craig
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