• The Green Man (film)
  {{short description|1956 film}} | released = {{film date|1956}}
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• Michael Ward (actor)
  ...was an [[w:England|English]] character actor who appeared in nearly eighty films between 1947 and 1978. ...at the [[w:Central School of Speech and Drama|Central School of Speech and Drama]], and won his first film role in 1947, playing Mr Trafford in [[w:Alexande
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• Gerald Thomas
  | years_active = 1956–1993 ...ilm director|film director]], best known for the long-running ''[[Carry On films|Carry On]]'' series of British film comedies.
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• Jane Hylton
  *{{marriage|[[Peter Dyneley|Peter Dyneley]]|1956|1977|end=d.}}<ref>McFarlane, Brian (16 May 2016). The Encyclopedia of Briti ...ut most alumni only had modest film careers, regularly employed in British films but rarely if ever receiving star-billing. Female graduates of the program
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• The Pickwick Papers (1952 film)
  ...is a 1952 British [[historical film|historical]] [[comedy film|comedy]] [[drama film]] written and directed by [[Noel Langley]] and starring [[James Hayter *In 1956, [[Beatrice Dawson]] was nominated for an [[Academy Award|Oscar]] for Best
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• Richard Wattis
  ...-society-1-2634458|title=Secret war role of popular and talented member of drama society|newspaper=Harrogate Advertiser|date= 9 July 2007|access-date=26 Feb ...e and the Showgirl]]'' (1957). He broke from this typecasting in his later films, such as his starring role in ''[[Games That Lovers Play (film)|Games That
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• John Gregson
  ...4ce2b9ee347b3 |title=John Gregson }}</ref> He was best known for his crime drama and comedy roles. ...officer, or in comedy roles in [[Ealing Studios|Ealing]] and other British films.
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• Geoffrey Keen
  ...Frederick Gray|Sir Frederick Gray]] in the ''[[w:James Bond|James Bond]]'' films. ...e quickly became one of the busiest character actors, typically doing five films a year. He also continued to perform on stage, for instance as Iachimo in [
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• Esma Cannon
  ...xt 26 years. She had small parts in three early [[Powell and Pressburger]] films: ''[[The Spy in Black]]'' (1939), ''[[Contraband (1940 film)|Contraband]]'' ...(1961–1963), and also appeared in four [[Carry On (franchise)|''Carry On'' films]]: ''[[Carry On Constable]]'' (1960), ''[[Carry On Regardless]]'' (1961), '
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• David Lodge (actor)
  ...= in ''[[w:The Intimate Stranger (1956 film)|The Intimate Stranger]]'' (1956) ...English character actor.<ref name=bfi>{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9fbd1ccb|title=David Lodge}}</ref>
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• Frank Launder
  ...eenonline.org.uk}}</ref><ref name=bfi>{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba17b8221|title=Frank Launder}}</ref> He began working as a screenwriter on British films in the 1930s, contributing the original story for the classic [[Will Hay]]
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• Michael Ripper
  | alma_mater = [[Central School of Speech and Drama]] ...7).<ref name=guardian/><ref name=bfi>{{cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9fb7e804|title=Michael Ripper|website=BFI}}</ref>
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• Lionel Jeffries
  ...y ''[[New York Times]]'', 20 February 2010.</ref> He appeared primarily in films and received a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Music Jeffries built a successful career in British films mainly in comic character roles and as he was prematurely bald he often pla
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• Cyril Chamberlain
  ...arry On]]'', ''[[Doctor (film series)|Doctor]]'' and ''[[St. Trinian's]]'' films.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.carryon.org.uk/irregularly_c.htm|title=Carry ...ttps://books.google.com/books?id=qEW5BAAAQBAJ&q=cyril+chamberlain+carry+on+films&pg=PT242|title=Carry-On Actors|isbn=9781908382085|last1=Ross|first1=Andrew|
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• Virginia McKenna
  ...st known for the films ''[[A Town Like Alice (film)|A Town Like Alice]]'' (1956), ''[[Carve Her Name with Pride]]'' (1958), ''[[Born Free (film)|Born Free] ...e of fourteen, after which she attended the [[Central School of Speech and Drama]], at that time based at the [[Royal Albert Hall]], London.<ref>V&A, Theatr
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• Simon and Laura
  ...uccess in Australia, playing it in repertory with the [[Terence Rattigan]] drama ''[[The Deep Blue Sea (play)|The Deep Blue Sea]]''. ...26 December.<ref>F Maurice Speed, ''Film Review 1956–57'', Macdonald & Co 1956</ref>
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• Kenneth Connor
  | known_for = [[Carry On (film series)|''Carry On'' films]]<br/>''[['Allo 'Allo!]]'' ...prominence with his appearances in the [[Carry On (franchise)|''Carry On'' films]].
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• Thorley Walters
  ===Films=== He featured in three of the [[St Trinian's]] films, starting as an army major in ''[[Blue Murder at St Trinian's]]''. He later
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• Percy Herbert (actor)
  ...Years B.C.]]'', ''[[Mysterious Island (1961 film)|Mysterious Island]]''), drama (''[[Becket (1964 film)|Becket]]'', ''[[Bunny Lake is Missing]]''), and sci ...r by American troops, after which he returned to London. One of the first films he was cast in was [[Bridge on the River Kwai]] which was based on the expe
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• Dandy Nichols
  ...working life as a secretary in a London factory. Twelve years later, after drama, diction and fencing classes, she was spotted in a charity show by a produc ...the war was over, she returned to the theatre and also began appearing in films: usually comedies and almost invariably as a maid or charlady.<ref>{{cite b
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