Reply With QuoteMarvellous actor and unforgettable in Zulu, of course.
Maybe I'm misquoting here:
"Why do we have to die"??
"Because we're 'ere, lad"!
I recently started threads for two of my favourite Actors, Barrie Ingham and Andrew Keir i thought i would start another new thread for one of my other favourite Actors, Nigel Green i have always thought he was the best Nayland Smith in the best Fu Manchu Film - The Face Of Fu Manchu (1965) he was also great in Zulu (1964) and The Ipcress File (1965) i also enjoyed many other Films he appeared in including Reach For The Sky (1956), Sword Of Sherwood Forest (1960) in which he played Little John and Jason And The Argonauts (1963) he also appeared in many TV programmes including The Adventures Of Robin Hood, Ivanhoe, William Tell, Danger Man and The Avengers some of which i have seen and enjoyed very much, any other fans of this great Actor on Brit Movie.
Marvellous actor and unforgettable in Zulu, of course.
Maybe I'm misquoting here:
"Why do we have to die"??
"Because we're 'ere, lad"!
Nigel Green in ???
As Long as They're Happy ?
A bearded Nigel Green being held at bay by Conrad Phillips in the "William Tell" episode "The Bear" (1958).
As Long as They're Happy ?
Correct !
BELOW: Nigel Green as The Ruffler, the leader of a den of cut-thoats and thieves, in Walt Disney's The Prince and The Pauper, filmed at Shepperton Studios (and in the surrounding countryside) in the summer of 1961.
I remember when I first tracked down a copy of "The Gypsy and the Gentleman", I was amazed when I recognised the *bit part* of a country-side bare knuckle prize-fighter to be played by none other than someone I immediately recognised!!
Nice physique too !!
I'm still waiting for Disney to give the above version of The Prince and The Pauper the same DVD restoration treatment they recently gave to another of their early 1960's British made historical adventures, Dr Syn - Alias The Scarecrow. Until then, it looks like I'm stuck with the recorded off air VHS video I did of it, from which the above frame was captured.
He gave a typically fine and rather touching performance as the faithful servant (and lover) of Countess Dracula. More emotion in his acting in that one that he was usually called upon to deliver.
I admired the way that he invested so much care into even the smallest parts - it's the detail in his performances that is so relishable.
"He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire." Psalm 46:9
This is the immortal line quoted by Colour Sergeant Frank Bourne when asked by the pastor, Otto Witt, whether he would pray before the battle. Bourne replies that he would probably look to the Psalms.
You can here that voice of Green's speaking the lines...
There are two unforgettable moments in the film that concern the formidable colour sergeant. The first is the discussion with the pastor and the other is the extremely moving calling of the roll at the end of the battle. It is Green's quiet domination of the screen and the way he reads out the names of those alive and dead that demonstartes to the viewer the pride and paternal care that the NCO has for his men.
I still get a lump in my throat when I watch that scene...
Some great pictures above and very interesting replies, my favourite Nigel Green Film Characters are - Nayland Smith (The Face Of Fu Manchu), Major Dalby (The Ipcress File), Colour - Sergeant Bourne (Zulu), Little John (Sword Of Sherwood Forest) and Streatfield (Reach For The Sky).
I met Nigel Green not long before he died. In 1974 I was working at Pinewood in Theatre 5 the dialogue / efx recording theatre. Green came into do dialogue recording for "Gawain and the Green Knight" directed by Stephen Weeks.
Green was into yoga and each time we would take a break between recording he would walk over to the wall and stand on his hands for the duration.
Some pictures of Nigel Green in some of his best film roles.
The second piccie is great - what's that one from?
BELOW: As Little John in Sword of Sherwood Forest (1960).
Jason and the Argonauts
Masque of the Red Death
Countess Dracula
& finally, delightfully manic in
The Ruling Class
He certainly seems to have been bearded in most of his roles.
The second picture is from The Ipcress File one of my favourite 1960's films and one of Nigel Green's best roles - Major DalbyThe second piccie is great - what's that one from?
Looks like Major Dalby from The Ipcress File.The second piccie is great - what's that one from?
Dang, scooped.
From what I remember of The Ruling Class, most of the cast are manic.
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