God's Outlaw
Encyclopedia
God's Outlaw is a 1986 British
historical film directed by Tony Tew and starring Roger Rees
, Bernard Archer and Keith Barron
. It depicts the historical figure of William Tynedale and his struggles with the authorties in the time of Henry VIII for translating the bible
into English
.
Cinema of the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom has had a major influence on modern cinema. The first moving pictures developed on celluloid film were made in Hyde Park, London in 1889 by William Friese Greene, a British inventor, who patented the process in 1890. It is generally regarded that the British film industry...
historical film directed by Tony Tew and starring Roger Rees
Roger Rees
Roger Rees is a Welsh actor. He is best known to American audiences for playing the characters Robin Colcord on the American television sitcom show Cheers and Lord John Marbury on the American television drama The West Wing...
, Bernard Archer and Keith Barron
Keith Barron
Keith Barron is an English actor and television presenter, well-known from numerous roles on British television from the 1960s to the present day.-Career:...
. It depicts the historical figure of William Tynedale and his struggles with the authorties in the time of Henry VIII for translating the bible
Bible
The Bible refers to any one of the collections of the primary religious texts of Judaism and Christianity. There is no common version of the Bible, as the individual books , their contents and their order vary among denominations...
into English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
.
Cast
- Sebastian Abineri ... William Roye
- Anthony AllenAnthony AllenAnthony Allen , an English lawyer and antiquary, was born at Great Hadham in Hertfordshire, about the end of the seventeenth century. He went to Eton College and King's College, Cambridge, taking his bachelor's degree in 1707, and his master's in 1711...
... Thomas Poyntz - Bernard ArchardBernard ArchardBernard Joseph Archard was an English actor.Born in Fulham, London, he was a tall, imposing actor with a distinctive face. He was a conscientious objector in the Second World War and worked on the land...
... Sir Thomas More - Keith BarronKeith BarronKeith Barron is an English actor and television presenter, well-known from numerous roles on British television from the 1960s to the present day.-Career:...
... Henry VIII - Sharon Baylis ... Mrs. Poyntz
- Alan BennionAlan BennionAlan Bennion is a British actor. He is best known for his work on the science fiction television series Doctor Who and the police drama Z-Cars...
... Archdeacon Bell - Terence Budd ... Stephen Vaughan
- David Chivers ... Old Priest
- Arthur CoxArthur CoxArthur Cox , is a British actor of television and film.His most regular role was as George, the driver of Jim Hacker in the comedy Yes Minister. His other television credits include The Avengers, Terry and June, and Harbour Lights...
... Peter Quentel - Kenneth Gilbert ... Humphrey Monmouth
- Willoughby GoddardWilloughby GoddardWilloughby Wittenham Rees Goddard was a British actor whose trademark rotund figure was well known on television and in films for over 40 years.Goddard was born in Bicester, Oxfordshire. He played Mr...
... Cardinal Wolsey - Terrence Hardiman ... Thomas Chomwell
- Stuart HarrisonStuart HarrisonStuart Charles Harrison is a former Welsh cricketer. Harrison was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Cwmbran, Monmouthshire....
... Henry Phillips - Michael Haughey ... Jacques Masson
- Harold InnocentHarold InnocentHarold Sidney Innocent was a British actor who appeared in many film and television roles.After attending Broad Street Secondary Modern School in Coventry, Innocent worked for a short time as an office clerk...
... Doctor - Timothy Kightley ... Priest
- Oona Kirsch ... Anne Boleyn
- Leon LissekLeon LissekLeon Lissek is an actor originated from Australia who primarily does work in England. He has appeared in over 80 films in his career, which started with Marat/Sade...
... Herman Rincke - Richard Mapletoft ... Simon Mourton
- Frank Moorey ... Johan Cochlaeus
- Steve Newman ... Richard
- Tony Phillips ... Messenger
- Gary RaymondGary RaymondGary Raymond is an English actor.He made his film debut as Cliff Lewis in Tony Richardson's film adaptation of John Osborne's Look Back in Anger , opposite Richard Burton and Claire Bloom...
... Sir John Walsh - Roger ReesRoger ReesRoger Rees is a Welsh actor. He is best known to American audiences for playing the characters Robin Colcord on the American television sitcom show Cheers and Lord John Marbury on the American television drama The West Wing...
... William Tyndale - Pamela SalemPamela SalemPamela Salem is a British film and television actress.She was born in Bombay, India, and educated at Heidelberg University in Germany and later at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London, England...
... Lady Anne Walsh - Paul ShelleyPaul ShelleyPaul Shelley is an English actor.Shelley trained at RADA and has mainly worked in the theatre as a classical actor...
... John Frith - Joanna Tew ... Girl
- Derek WareDerek Ware (actor)Derek Ware is an English actor and stuntman, active from the late 1950s through the 1990s. He is best known as a stuntman and fight arranger for the early seasons of Doctor Who, although he also worked on EastEnders, Z-Cars, and other British productions.-External links:...
... Friar Stafford - George WaringGeorge WaringGeorge Waring was a British television actor from 1962 to 2000. He also had occasional feature film credits...
... Bishop Tunstall - Lydia Watson ... Lady in Waiting
- Jerome WillisJerome WillisJerome Willis is a prominent British stage and screen actor with more than 100 screen credits to his name.Willis had a leading role in the ITV drama series The Sandbaggers as Matthew Peele. He also appeared in Z Cars as DCS Richards, Within These Walls as Charles Radley, and Doctor Who as...
... Bishop Stokesley