John Bentley (actor)
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John Bentley was a British
film actor who emerged in the 1970s as Hugh Mortimer, Meg Richardson's ill-fated new husband in the soap opera
Crossroads. He also starred in the jungle adventure series African Patrol (1957) as Chief Inspector Paul Derek and made various other guest appearances. Bentley died 13 August 2009, according to ATV News article online.
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film actor who emerged in the 1970s as Hugh Mortimer, Meg Richardson's ill-fated new husband in the soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
Crossroads. He also starred in the jungle adventure series African Patrol (1957) as Chief Inspector Paul Derek and made various other guest appearances. Bentley died 13 August 2009, according to ATV News article online.
Filmography
- The Hills of DonegalThe Hills of Donegal (film)The Hills of Donegal is a 1947 British drama film directed by John Argyle and starring Dinah Sheridan, James Etherington and Moore Marriott. A young Irish woman abandons a promising career as singer to get married, but soon discovers her husband is not the man she thought he was.-Cast:* Dinah...
(1947) - Calling Paul TempleCalling Paul TempleCalling Paul Temple is a 1948 British crime film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring John Bentley, Dinah Sheridan and Margaretta Scott. Paul Temple is called in to help Scotland Yard track down a serial killer who has murder several wealthy woman...
(1948) - BaitBait (1950 film)Bait is a 1950 British crime film directed by Frank Richardson and starring Diana Napier, John Bentley, Willoughby Goddard and John Oxford. A gang steal some diamonds, sell them on the black market to a buyer and then plan to steal them back again.-Cast:...
(1950) - TormentTorment (1950 film)Torment is a 1950 British thriller film directed by John Guillermin and starring Dermot Walsh, Rona Anderson and John Bentley.-Cast:* Dermot Walsh as Cliff Brandon* Rona Anderson as Joan* John Bentley as Jim Brandon...
(1950) - The Happiest Days of Your LifeThe Happiest Days of Your LifeThe Happiest Days of Your Life is a 1950 British comedy film directed by Frank Launder, based on the play by John Dighton. The two men also wrote the screenplay. It's one of a stable of classic British film comedies produced by Frank Launder and Sidney Gilliat for British Lion Film Corporation. The...
(1950) - Paul Temple's TriumphPaul Temple's TriumphPaul Temple's Triumph is a 1950 British crime film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring John Bentley, Dinah Sheridan and Jack Livesey. It was the third in the series of Paul Temple films. Temple is on the trail of a gang of international criminals trying to steal atomic secrets.-Cast:* John...
(1950) - She Shall Have MurderShe Shall Have MurderShe Shall Have Murder is a 1950 British drama film directed by Daniel Birt and starring Rosamund John, Derrick De Marney and Felix Aylmer. A law office clerk who aspires to be a crime writer, turns into a detective when someone at her work is murdered....
(1950) - Men Against the Sun (1952)
- Salute the ToffSalute the ToffSalute the Toff is a 1952 British crime film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring John Bentley and Carol Marsh. The film was based on the 1941 novel of the same name by John Creasey, the sixth in the series featuring upper-class sleuth Richard Rollison, also known as "The Toff"...
(1952) - The Woman's AngleThe Woman's AngleThe Woman's Angle is 1952 British drama film directed by Leslie Arliss and starring Edward Underdown, Cathy O'Donnell and Lois Maxwell. It is based on the novel Three Cups of Coffee by Ruth Feiner.-Cast:* Edward Underdown - Robert Mansell...
(1952) - Hammer the ToffHammer the ToffHammer the Toff is a 1952 British crime film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring John Bentley and Patricia Dainton. The film was based on the 1947 novel of the same name by John Creasey, the 17th in the series featuring upper-class sleuth Richard Rollison, also known as "The Toff"...
(1952) - The Lost HoursThe Lost HoursThe Lost Hours is a 1952 British drama film directed by David MacDonald and starring Mark Stevens, Jean Kent and Garry Marsh. An American returns for a reunion in the United Kingdom, where he served as a pilot during the Second World War, but finds himself framed for a murder he didn't...
(1952) - Paul Temple ReturnsPaul Temple ReturnsPaul Temple Returns is a 1952 British crime film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring John Bentley, Patricia Dainton and Peter Gawthorne. It was the fourth and last in the series of Paul Temple films, although the character was revived for the BBC television series Paul Temple in 1969.-Cast:*...
(1952) - Tread SoftlyTread softlyTread softly or tread-softly may refer to:* Cnidoscolus stimulosus , a plant of the spurge family * Solanum carolinense , a plant of the nightshade family...
(1952) - Black OrchidBlack Orchid (1953 film)Black Orchid is a 1953 British mystery film directed by Charles Saunders and starring Ronald Howard, Olga Edwardes and John Bentley. A doctor is implicated in the death of his wife which allowed him to marry her sister.-Cast:...
(1953) - Golden IvoryGolden IvoryGolden Ivory is a 1954 British adventure film directed by George P. Breakston and starring Robert Urquhart, John Bentley and Susan Stephen. In the 1890s British pioneers settle in Kenya.-Cast:* Robert Urquhart ... Jim Dobson...
(1954) - River BeatRiver BeatRiver Beat is a 1954 British crime film directed by Guy Green and starring John Bentley, Phyllis Kirk and Leonard White. A river police inspector faces a moral dilemma when a woman he knows gets caught up in jewel smuggling.-Cast:...
(1954) - The Scarlet SpearThe Scarlet SpearThe Scarlet Spear is a 1954 British drama film directed by George P. Breakston and starring John Bentley and Martha Hyer. The cast consisted mostly of Kenyan actors. In the colonial era, a young British official tries to persuade the new chief of a tribe not to commit a ritual killing.-Cast:* John...
(1954) - Double ExposureDouble ExposureDouble exposure is a photographic technique in which two images are captured and combined into a single image.Double exposure may also refer to:* Double patterning, a technique for improving the resolution of patterning semiconductors...
(1954) - Profile (1954)
- Final AppointmentFinal Appointment (1954 film)Final Appointment is a 1954 British film directed by Terence Fisher. It starred John Bentley, Eleanor Summerfield and Hubert Gregg. It also featured Arthur Lowe, later to become famous for his portrayal of Captain Mainwaring in Dad's Army, in an early role....
(1954) - Count of Twelve (1955)
- ConfessionConfession (film)Confession is a 1937 drama film starring Kay Francis, Ian Hunter, Basil Rathbone and Jane Bryan. It was directed by Joe May and is a remake of the German film Mazurka starring Pola Negri....
(1955) - Stolen AssignmentStolen AssignmentStolen Assignment is a 1955 British comedy film directed by Terence Fisher. It stars John Bentley and Hy Hazell.-Cast:*John Bentley as Mike Billings*Hy Hazell as Jenny Drew*Eddie Byrne as Inspector Corcoran*Patrick Holt as Henry Crossley...
(1955) - The Flaw (1955)
- Dial 999 (1955)
- Flight from Vienna (1956)
- Escape in the Sun (1956)
- IstanbulIstanbul (film)Istanbul is a 1957 American drama film directed by Joseph Pevney and starring Errol Flynn, Cornell Borchers and John Bentley. An American becomes mixed up with various criminal activities in Istanbul...
(1957) - Submarine Seahawk (1958)
- Sacred WatersSacred Waters (1960 film)Sacred Waters is a 1960 Swiss drama film directed by Alfred Weidenmann and starring Hansjörg Felmy, Cordula Trantow and Hanns Lothar. It was based on a novel by Jakob Christoph Heer, which had previously been made into a film in 1932.-Cast:* Hansjörg Felmy ... Roman Blatter* Cordula Trantow ... ...
(1960) - Alice Through the Looking Box (1960)
- The Singer Not the SongThe Singer Not the SongThe Singer Not the Song is a 1961 British drama film based on the novel by Audrey Erskine Lindop that was directed by Roy Ward Baker and filmed in Spain.-Cast:*Dirk Bogarde as Anacleto Comachi*John Mills as Father Michael Keogh...
(1961) - Mary Had a Little...Mary Had a Little...Mary Had a Little... is a 1961 British comedy film directed by Edward Buzzell and starring Agnès Laurent, Hazel Court and Jack Watling. It takes its title from the nursery rhyme Mary Had a Little Lamb, and is sometimes credited as Britain's first sex comedy....
(1961) - The Fur CollarThe Fur CollarThe Fur Collar is a 1962 British thriller film directed by Lawrence Huntington and starring John Bentley, Martin Benson and Philip Friend. A man wearing a fur-collared coat is shot on his arrival in Paris. A British journalist is convinced that he was intended victim, as he also wears a fur-collar,...
(1962)