Sydney Tafler

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Biography

Sydney Tafler (31 July 1916 - 8 November 1979) was an English actor.

Known For

The Spy Who Loved Me

Liparus Captain

The Lavender Hill Mob

Clayton

Alfie

Frank

Sink the Bismarck!

Henry - First Workman, 'Prince of Wales'

Passport to Pimlico

Fred Cowan

It Always Rains on Sunday

Morry Hyams

Carry On Regardless

Strip Club Manager

Berserk!

Harrison Liston

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
1980	The Enigma Files TV	Solly King
1980	Pews MOVIE	Kugelmann
1979	The Cannon & Ball Show TV	The Agent
1977	Oy Vay Maria MOVIE	Harry Perlman
1977	The Spy Who Loved Me MOVIE	Liparus Captain
1976	Victorian Scandals TV	Achille Fould
1975	Nightmare for a Nightingale MOVIE	Sam Meadows
1975	Children of Rage MOVIE	Self
1975	Survivors TV	Manny
1975	The Sweeney TV	Manny Bellow
1974	Churchill's People TV	Haskelot
1974	Playhouse TV	Kugelmann
1973	Vienna 1900 TV	Self
1973	Baby Blues MOVIE	Mr. Crowley
1973	Thriller TV	Sam Meadows
1973	Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em TV	Self
1972	Crown Court TV	Self
1972	The Adventurer TV	Wyvern
1972	Van der Valk TV	Hoofd-commissaris Halsbeek
1971	Alexander the Greatest TV	Self
1971	Danger Point MOVIE	Self
1970	Waugh on Crime TV	Self
1970	Play for Today TV	Mr. Leo Crowley
1970	The Adventurers MOVIE	Col. Gutierrez (as Sidney Tafler)
1970	The Cellar and the Almond Tree MOVIE	Self
1968	The Birthday Party MOVIE	Nat Goldberg
1967	Berserk! MOVIE	Harrison Liston
1967	Man in a Suitcase TV	Self
1967	Sam and Janet TV	Mr. Spalding
1966	The Sandwich Man MOVIE	First Fish Porter
1966	Way Off Beat MOVIE	Arthur Bradshaw
1966	Alfie MOVIE	Frank
1966	Promise Her Anything MOVIE	Panel Participant
1965	BBC Play of the Month TV	Prime Minister
1965	A Slight Case Of... TV	Self
1965	The World of Wooster TV	Jas. Waterbury
1965	Gideon's Way TV	Gabriel Lyon
1965	Runaway Railway MOVIE	Mr. Jones
1964	The 7th Dawn MOVIE	Tom, Chief Petty Officer
1964	A World Of His Own TV	Self
1964	Theatre 625 TV	Finkelstein
1964	Theatre 625 TV	Ilya Shamrayev
1962	Z-Cars TV	Self
1961	A Weekend with Lulu MOVIE	Stationmaster
1961	Carry On Regardless MOVIE	Strip Club Manager
1961	Five Golden Hours MOVIE	Alfredo
1960	The Bulldog Breed MOVIE	Speedboat Owner
1960	Citizen James TV	Self
1960	No Kidding MOVIE	Mr. Rockbottom
1960	Make Mine Mink MOVIE	Lionel Spanager
1960	Light Up the Sky! MOVIE	Ted Green
1960	Bottoms Up! MOVIE	Sid Biggs
1960	Sink the Bismarck! MOVIE	Henry - First Workman, 'Prince of Wales'
1959	The Third Man TV	Self
1959	No Hiding Place TV	Self
1959	No Hiding Place TV	Lew Hemming
1959	The Crowning Touch MOVIE	Joe
1959	Too Many Crooks MOVIE	Solicitor
1959	Follow a Star MOVIE	Pendlebury
1958	The Bank Raiders MOVIE	Bernie Shelton
1958	The Larkins TV	Sidney Foskett
1958	Carve Her Name with Pride MOVIE	Potter
1957	The Surgeon's Knife MOVIE	Dr. Hearne
1957	Booby Trap MOVIE	Mr Hunter
1957	Interpol MOVIE	Curtis
1957	The Counterfeit Plan MOVIE	Harry Flint
1956	Reach for the Sky MOVIE	Robert Desoutter
1956	Fire Maidens of Outer Space MOVIE	Dr. Higgins
1956	The Long Arm MOVIE	Stone
1956	Guilty? MOVIE	Camino
1955	Dial 999 MOVIE	Alf Cressett
1955	The Cockleshell Heroes MOVIE	Policeman
1955	The Woman for Joe MOVIE	Butch
1955	A Kid for Two Farthings MOVIE	Madam Rita
1955	The Glass Cage MOVIE	Rorke
1954	The Crowded Day MOVIE	Alex Fraser
1954	The Sea Shall Not Have Them MOVIE	Cpl. Robb
1954	The Floating Dutchman MOVIE	Victor Skinner
1953	Operation Diplomat MOVIE	Wade
1953	The Saint's Return MOVIE	Max Lennar
1953	The Square Ring MOVIE	1st Wiseacre
1953	Johnny on the Run MOVIE	Self
1953	There Was a Young Lady MOVIE	Johnny
1952	Venetian Bird MOVIE	Boldesca
1952	Time, Gentlemen, Please! MOVIE	Joseph Spink
1952	Emergency Call MOVIE	Brett
1952	Wide Boy MOVIE	Benny
1952	Secret People MOVIE	Syd Burnett
1952	Blind Man's Bluff MOVIE	Ricky Martin
1951	Mystery Junction MOVIE	Larry Gordon
1951	Chelsea Story MOVIE	Fletcher Gilchrist
1951	Hotel Sahara MOVIE	Pullar
1951	The Lavender Hill Mob MOVIE	Clayton
1951	The Galloping Major MOVIE	Mr. Leon
1951	Scarlet Thread MOVIE	Marcon
1951	Assassin for Hire MOVIE	Antonio Riccardi
1950	Once a Sinner MOVIE	Jimmy Smart
1950	Dance Hall MOVIE	Manager
1949	Passport to Pimlico MOVIE	Fred Cowan
1948	No Room at the Inn MOVIE	Stranger
1948	London Belongs to Me MOVIE	Night Club Receptionist
1948	Uneasy Terms MOVIE	Maysin
1948	The Monkey's Paw MOVIE	Freeman, the Dealer
1947	It Always Rains on Sunday MOVIE	Morry Hyams
1941	Cottage to Let MOVIE	RAF Officer (uncredited)

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