Reg Lye

Reg Lye (1912-1988) was an Australian actor who worked extensively in Australia and England. He was one of the busiest Australian actors of the 1950s, appearing in the majority of locally shot features at the time, as well as on stage and radio. He moved to England in the early 1960s, (also starring in television, such as Mrs Thursday and The Wednesday Play), but returned to Australia when the film industry revived in the 1970s.

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Performance (1970)

In underworld terms, Chas Devlin is a 'performer,' a gangster with a talent for violence and intimidation. Turner is a reclusive rock superstar. When Chas and Turner meet, their worlds collide—and the impact is both exotic and explosive.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nicolas Roeg  •  Donald Cammell
CAST:  James Fox  •  Mick Jagger  •  Anita Pallenberg  •  Michèle Breton

In underworld terms, Chas Devlin is a 'performer,' a gangster with a talent for violence and intimidation. Turner is a reclusive rock superstar. When Chas and Turner meet, their worlds collide—and the impact is both exotic and explosive.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nicolas Roeg  •  Donald Cammell
CAST:  James Fox  •  Mick Jagger  •  Anita Pallenberg  •  Michèle Breton

Smiley (1956)

Smiley Greevins is a cheeky, mischievous, imaginative little boy who lives in the small town of Murrumbilla in the Australian outback. His father Bill is a poor drover who is often away from home. Much to the exasperation of his overworked wife, Ma Greevins, Bill ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anthony Kimmins
CAST:  Ralph Richardson  •  John McCallum  •  Chips Rafferty  •  Colin Petersen

Smiley Greevins is a cheeky, mischievous, imaginative little boy who lives in the small town of Murrumbilla in the Australian outback. His father Bill is a poor drover who is often away from home. Much to the exasperation of his overworked wife, Ma Greevins, Bill ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anthony Kimmins
CAST:  Ralph Richardson  •  John McCallum  •  Chips Rafferty  •  Colin Petersen

The Wrong Box (1966)

In Victorian England, a fortune now depends on which of two brothers outlives the other—or can be made to have seemed to do so.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bryan Forbes
CAST:  John Mills  •  Ralph Richardson  •  Michael Caine  •  Nanette Newman

In Victorian England, a fortune now depends on which of two brothers outlives the other—or can be made to have seemed to do so.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bryan Forbes
CAST:  John Mills  •  Ralph Richardson  •  Michael Caine  •  Nanette Newman

The Games (1970)

From Great Britain, the United States, France, Italy, Australia and behind the Iron Curtain. They are the most superbly conditioned animals in the world. They are also the pawns of powerful nations, the victims of dangerous drugs and the object of many men's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Winner
CAST:  Michael Crawford  •  Ryan O'Neal  •  Charles Aznavour  •  Stanley Baker

From Great Britain, the United States, France, Italy, Australia and behind the Iron Curtain. They are the most superbly conditioned animals in the world. They are also the pawns of powerful nations, the victims of dangerous drugs and the object of many men's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Winner
CAST:  Michael Crawford  •  Ryan O'Neal  •  Charles Aznavour  •  Stanley Baker

King Rat (1965)

When Singapore surrendered to the Japanese in 1942, the Allied POWs, mostly British but including a few Americans, were incarcerated in Changi prison. Among the American prisoners is Cpl. King, a wheeler-dealer who has managed to establish a pretty good life for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bryan Forbes
CAST:  George Segal  •  Tom Courtenay  •  Patrick O'Neal  •  James Donald

When Singapore surrendered to the Japanese in 1942, the Allied POWs, mostly British but including a few Americans, were incarcerated in Changi prison. Among the American prisoners is Cpl. King, a wheeler-dealer who has managed to establish a pretty good life for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bryan Forbes
CAST:  George Segal  •  Tom Courtenay  •  Patrick O'Neal  •  James Donald

The Wrong Arm of the Law (1963)

The crooks in London know how it works. No one carries guns and no one resists the police. Then a new gang appears that go one better. They dress as police and steal from the crooks. This upset's the natural order of the police/criminal relationship and the police ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cliff Owen
CAST:  Peter Sellers  •  Lionel Jeffries  •  Bernard Cribbins  •  Nanette Newman

The crooks in London know how it works. No one carries guns and no one resists the police. Then a new gang appears that go one better. They dress as police and steal from the crooks. This upset's the natural order of the police/criminal relationship and the police ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cliff Owen
CAST:  Peter Sellers  •  Lionel Jeffries  •  Bernard Cribbins  •  Nanette Newman

The Shiralee (1957)

An Australian "swagman" finds his wife with another man, so he takes the daughter, Buster, with him. On the road together, going from town to town and from farm to farm, father and daughter explore new depths of understanding and bonding.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leslie Norman
CAST:  Peter Finch  •  Dana Wilson  •  Elizabeth Sellars  •  George Rose

An Australian "swagman" finds his wife with another man, so he takes the daughter, Buster, with him. On the road together, going from town to town and from farm to farm, father and daughter explore new depths of understanding and bonding.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leslie Norman
CAST:  Peter Finch  •  Dana Wilson  •  Elizabeth Sellars  •  George Rose

Sunday Too Far Away (1975)

A hard-drinking but hard-working gun shearer leads a group of Outback sheep herders into striking after wealthy landowners attempt to drive them from their territory.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ken Hannam
CAST:  Jack Thompson  •  Max Cullen  •  Reg Lye  •  Robert Bruning

A hard-drinking but hard-working gun shearer leads a group of Outback sheep herders into striking after wealthy landowners attempt to drive them from their territory.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ken Hannam
CAST:  Jack Thompson  •  Max Cullen  •  Reg Lye  •  Robert Bruning

The Stowaway (1958)

A group of adventurers compete with one another to find the missing heir Rene Marechal, thought to be near Tahiti.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Robinson  •  Ralph Habib
CAST:  Martine Carol  •  Karlheinz Böhm  •  Serge Reggiani  •  Arletty

A group of adventurers compete with one another to find the missing heir Rene Marechal, thought to be near Tahiti.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Robinson  •  Ralph Habib
CAST:  Martine Carol  •  Karlheinz Böhm  •  Serge Reggiani  •  Arletty

Three in One (1957)

This film contains three short stories about life in Australia in the 1950's.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cecil Holmes
CAST:  John McCallum  •  Edmund Allison  •  Reg Lye  •  Alexander Archdale

This film contains three short stories about life in Australia in the 1950's.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cecil Holmes
CAST:  John McCallum  •  Edmund Allison  •  Reg Lye  •  Alexander Archdale

A Challenge for Robin Hood (1967)

After being falsely accused of murder, Sir Robin of Loxley takes refuge in the untamed wilderness of Sherwood Forest where he stumbles across a group of outlaws. Although initially suspicious of the aristocrat's motives, the men are soon won over by his integrity ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  C.M. Pennington-Richards
CAST:  Barrie Ingham  •  Peter Blythe  •  Gay Hamilton  •  John Arnatt

After being falsely accused of murder, Sir Robin of Loxley takes refuge in the untamed wilderness of Sherwood Forest where he stumbles across a group of outlaws. Although initially suspicious of the aristocrat's motives, the men are soon won over by his integrity ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  C.M. Pennington-Richards
CAST:  Barrie Ingham  •  Peter Blythe  •  Gay Hamilton  •  John Arnatt

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

Dust in the Sun (1958)

A Northern Territory policeman, is given the job of taking an Aboriginal prisoner Emu Foot, to Alice Springs to be tried for a tribal killing. Bayard is wounded during a revenge attack by tribesmen, and Emu Foot helps him get to a remote cattle station. But there ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Robinson
CAST:  Jill Adams  •  Ken Wayne  •  Robert Tudawali  •  Maureen Lanagan

A Northern Territory policeman, is given the job of taking an Aboriginal prisoner Emu Foot, to Alice Springs to be tried for a tribal killing. Bayard is wounded during a revenge attack by tribesmen, and Emu Foot helps him get to a remote cattle station. But there ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Robinson
CAST:  Jill Adams  •  Ken Wayne  •  Robert Tudawali  •  Maureen Lanagan

King of the Coral Sea (1954)

A body is found floating in the Torres Strait and pearler Ted King is asked to investigate. He discovers the murder is connected to a people smuggling ring and involves one of his men, Yusep. He is helped by Peter Merriman, the playboy owner of King's company who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Robinson
CAST:  Chips Rafferty  •  Ilma Adey  •  Rod Taylor  •  Reg Lye

A body is found floating in the Torres Strait and pearler Ted King is asked to investigate. He discovers the murder is connected to a people smuggling ring and involves one of his men, Yusep. He is helped by Peter Merriman, the playboy owner of King's company who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Robinson
CAST:  Chips Rafferty  •  Ilma Adey  •  Rod Taylor  •  Reg Lye

Danger Route (1967)

Jonas Wilde, a British secret agent licensed to kill, wants to resign from his murderous work, but his superiors pressure him into taking on a new assignment-the assassination of a defecting Soviet scientist. In the course of the dangerous mission, he discovers a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Seth Holt
CAST:  Richard Johnson  •  Carol Lynley  •  Barbara Bouchet  •  Sylvia Syms

Jonas Wilde, a British secret agent licensed to kill, wants to resign from his murderous work, but his superiors pressure him into taking on a new assignment-the assassination of a defecting Soviet scientist. In the course of the dangerous mission, he discovers a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Seth Holt
CAST:  Richard Johnson  •  Carol Lynley  •  Barbara Bouchet  •  Sylvia Syms

The Amorous Prawn (1962)

While her husband, the General is abroad, Lady Fitzadam decides to convert their army residence into a fishing resort for rich American tourists in order to raise money for their dream retirement cottage.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anthony Kimmins
CAST:  Ian Carmichael  •  Cecil Parker  •  Joan Greenwood  •  Robert Beatty

While her husband, the General is abroad, Lady Fitzadam decides to convert their army residence into a fishing resort for rich American tourists in order to raise money for their dream retirement cottage.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anthony Kimmins
CAST:  Ian Carmichael  •  Cecil Parker  •  Joan Greenwood  •  Robert Beatty

Burke & Hare (1972)

Two men go into business supplying medical colleges with cadavers by robbing graves.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vernon Sewell
CAST:  Harry Andrews  •  Glynn Edwards  •  Yootha Joyce  •  Françoise Pascal

Two men go into business supplying medical colleges with cadavers by robbing graves.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vernon Sewell
CAST:  Harry Andrews  •  Glynn Edwards  •  Yootha Joyce  •  Françoise Pascal

Walk Into Paradise (1957)

Steve McAllister, an Australian official for The New Guinea Administration, gets orders to investigate an oil discovery by Ned 'Shark-Eye' Kelly in the interior. He selects his native policeman, Sergeant-Major Towalaka, to accompany him on his "walk into hell" and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Robinson  •  Marcello Pagliero
CAST:  Chips Rafferty  •  Françoise Christophe  •  Reg Lye  •  Pierre Cressoy

Steve McAllister, an Australian official for The New Guinea Administration, gets orders to investigate an oil discovery by Ned 'Shark-Eye' Kelly in the interior. He selects his native policeman, Sergeant-Major Towalaka, to accompany him on his "walk into hell" and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Robinson  •  Marcello Pagliero
CAST:  Chips Rafferty  •  Françoise Christophe  •  Reg Lye  •  Pierre Cressoy

Fathom (1967)

While touring abroad in Europe, beautiful American skydiver Fathom Harvill gets wrapped up in international intrigue when Scottish spy Douglas Campbell recruits her to help him on a secret mission. Before long, Fathom realizes that no one around her, including the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leslie H. Martinson
CAST:  Anthony Franciosa  •  Raquel Welch  •  Ronald Fraser  •  Richard Briers

While touring abroad in Europe, beautiful American skydiver Fathom Harvill gets wrapped up in international intrigue when Scottish spy Douglas Campbell recruits her to help him on a secret mission. Before long, Fathom realizes that no one around her, including the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leslie H. Martinson
CAST:  Anthony Franciosa  •  Raquel Welch  •  Ronald Fraser  •  Richard Briers

10 Rillington Place (1971)

The story of British serial killer John Christie, who committed most or all of his crimes in the titular terraced house, and the miscarriage of justice involving Timothy Evans.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Fleischer
CAST:  Richard Attenborough  •  John Hurt  •  Judy Geeson  •  Pat Heywood

The story of British serial killer John Christie, who committed most or all of his crimes in the titular terraced house, and the miscarriage of justice involving Timothy Evans.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Fleischer
CAST:  Richard Attenborough  •  John Hurt  •  Judy Geeson  •  Pat Heywood
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