Edward Dentith

Acting
1917-09-22
Kings Norton, Birmingham, England, UK

Known For & Full Filmography22 Titles

#1Doctor Who

Drama Series - 1963, 16 episodes as Major-General Rutlidge

7.9 / 10
DramaAction & AdventureSci-Fi & Fantasy

The adventures of The Doctor, a time-traveling humanoid alien known as a Time Lord. He explores the universe in his TARDIS, a sentient time-traveling spaceship. Its exterior appears as a blue British police box, which was a common sight in Britain in 1963 when the series first aired. Along with a succession of companions, The Doctor faces a variety of foes while working to save civilizations, help ordinary people, and right many wrongs.

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#2Gideon's Way

Drama Series - 1965, 16 episodes as Det. Insp. Dillon

7.0 / 10
Drama

Gideon's Way is a British television crime series made by ITC Entertainment in 1964/65, based on the novels by John Creasey. The series was made at Elstree in twin production with The Saint TV series. It starred Liverpudlian John Gregson in the title role as Commander George Gideon of Scotland Yard, with Alexander Davion as his assistant, Detective Chief Inspector David Keen, Reginald Jessup as Det. Superintendent LeMaitre, Ian Rossiter as Detective Chief Superintendent Joe Bell and Basil Dignam as Commissioner Scott-Marle. The show did not acknowledge any help from Scotland Yard, any other police force or advisor. Daphne Anderson starred as his wife, Kate with Giles Watling as young son, Malcolm, Richard James as older son, Matthew who seemed to have a lot of new girlfriends and Andrea Allan as daughter, Pru. Unusually for police stories, Gideon was shown as a family man at home though urgent phone calls from his bosses tend to disrupt family plans too often. However, he did admit in "State Visit" that his wife had walked out on him for a while years ago when he put the job first and her second. They live in an expensive detached house in Chelsea.

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#3The Professionals

Drama Series - 1977, 16 episodes as High Ranking Police Officer

7.6 / 10
Action & AdventureCrimeDrama

The lives of Bodie and Doyle, top agents for Britain's CI5 (Criminal Intelligence 5), and their controller, George Cowley. The mandate of CI5 was to fight terrorism and similar high-profile crimes. Cowley, a hard ex-MI5 operative, hand-picked each of his men. Bodie is a cynical ex-SAS paratrooper and mercenary whose nature ran to controlled violence, while his partner, Doyle, comes to CI5 from the regular police force, and is more of an open minded liberal. Their relationship is often contentious, but they are the top men in their field, and the ones to whom Cowley always assigned to the toughest cases.

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#4All Creatures Great and Small

Drama Series - 1978, 16 episodes as Lord Buttermere

7.8 / 10
ComedyDrama

The trials and misadventures of the staff at a country veterinary office in Yorkshire. James Herriot, a young animal surgeon, moves to a small Yorkshire town to begin his first job.

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#5The Onedin Line

Drama Series - 1971, 16 episodes as Captain Davies

7.0 / 10
Drama

The Onedin Line is a BBC television drama series which ran from 1971 to 1980. The series was created by Cyril Abraham. The series is set in Liverpool from 1860 to 1886 and deals with the rise of a shipping line, the Onedin Line, named after its owner James Onedin. Around this central theme are the lives of his family, most notably his brother and partner, shop owner Robert, and his sister Elizabeth, giving insight into the lifestyle and customs at the time, not only at sea, but also ashore. The series also illustrates some of the changes in business and shipping, such as from wooden to steel ships and from sailing ships to steam ships. It shows the role that ships played in affairs like international politics, uprisings and the slave trade.

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#6The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

Drama Series - 1971, 16 episodes as Supt. Miller

7.5 / 10
MysteryCrimeDrama

An anthology series produced by Thames Television, comprised of short mystery, suspense or crime adaptations featuring, as the title suggests, detectives who were literary contemporaries of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes.

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#7The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

Drama Series - 1971, 16 episodes as Sir Edward Markham

7.5 / 10
MysteryCrimeDrama

An anthology series produced by Thames Television, comprised of short mystery, suspense or crime adaptations featuring, as the title suggests, detectives who were literary contemporaries of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes.

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#8The Expert

Drama Series - 1968, 16 episodes as Arthur Goodwin

9.0 / 10
Drama

The Expert is a British television series produced by the BBC between 1968 and 1976. The series starred Marius Goring as Dr. John Hardy, a pathologist working for the Home Office and was essentially a police procedural drama, with Hardy bringing his forensic knowledge to solve various cases. The Expert was created and produced by Gerard Glaister. The series was also one of the first BBC dramas to be made in colour, and throughout its four series had numerous high quality guest appearances by actors such as John Carson, Peter Copley, Rachel Kempson, Peter Vaughan, Clive Swift, Geoffrey Palmer, Peter Barkworth, Jean Marsh, Ray Brooks, George Sewell, Anthony Valentine, Bernard Lee, Lee Montague, Geoffrey Bayldon, Mike Pratt, Edward Fox, André Morell, Brian Blessed, Nigel Stock, Philip Madoc and Warren Clarke.

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#9The Adventurer

Drama Series - 1972, 16 episodes as Le commissaire

6.3 / 10
Action & Adventure

The Adventurer is an ITC Entertainment TV adventure series created by Dennis Spooner that ran for one season from 1972 to 1973. It premiered in the UK on 29 September 1972. The show starred Gene Barry as Gene Bradley, a government agent of independent means who poses as a glamorous American movie star.

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#10Out of This World

Drama Series - 1962, 16 episodes as Major Bentley

5.8 / 10
Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Out of This World is a British science fiction anthology television series made by ABC Television and broadcast in 1962. A spin-off from the popular anthology series Armchair Theatre, each episode is introduced by actor Boris Karloff. Many episodes are adaptations of stories by sci-fi writers including Isaac Asimov, Philip K. Dick and Clifford D. Simak. The series is generally seen as a precursor to the BBC science fiction anthology Out of the Unknown.

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#11Affairs of the Heart

Drama Series - 1974, 16 episodes as Captain Roper

7.0 / 10
Drama

Anthology series of thirteen one-hour love stories based on the short stories of Henry James.

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#12Mulberry

Drama Series - 1992, 16 episodes as Colonel Dangerfield

7.3 / 10
Sci-Fi & FantasyComedy

A mysterious man named Mulberry arrives at the home of cantankerous spinster Rose Farnaby, to apply for the position of manservant. His true motivation is soon revealed: Mulberry is an apprentice Grim Reaper dispatched to guide Mrs Farnaby to the next life.

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#13The Human Factor

Movie - 1979, 2h 15m as Edward

5.8 / 10
Thriller

When a leak of information in the African section of British Intelligence is discovered, a security man is brought in to investigate.

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#14Two-Way Stretch

Movie - 1960, 2h 15m as Detective

6.8 / 10
ComedyCrime

Three criminals plan to break out of prison the day before their release in order to carry out a daring jewel robbery, intending to establish the perfect alibi by returning to jail afterwards. First however they must get out, a task made more difficult by a new, stricter prison officer.

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#15One Good Turn

Movie - 1955, 2h 15m as Carter's Colleague (uncredited)

6.2 / 10
Comedy

Norman is the oldest orphan at Greenwood Children's Home and now acts as their caretaker. All the orphans are very happy and well cared for. The adventures start when a nasty property developer who is also the chairman of the orphanage board wants to close the orphanage and build a factory on the site. The children are sent to Brighton for the day and Norman is very excited because he's "Never seen the Sea". When they get back they discover the plan to close the orphanage and have to decide what to do

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#16King of the Castle

Drama Series - 1977, 16 episodes as Sgt. Tarr

7.0 / 10

King of the Castle is a British children's television serial made by HTV for ITV in 1977. Written by Bob Baker and Dave Martin, the series is a surreal tale centred around a lonely young boy, Roland, who lives unhappily in a council flat with his father and stepmother. Escaping from a gang of local bullies in a malfunctioning lift, Roland finds himself transported to a strange fantasy environment where people and places are twisted variations of those he sees in his real life. Philip Da Costa starred as Roland, while other prominent roles were played by Talfryn Thomas, Fulton Mackay, Milton Johns and Angela Richards.

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#17Park Plaza 605

Movie - 1953, 2h 15m as Police Sergeant (uncredited)

4.7 / 10
DramaCrimeComedy

Suave private investigator Norman Conquest intercepts a secret message and meets a beautiful but foreign blonde lady in room 605 of the Park Plaza hotel. But when Conquest wakes up in the room the next morning he is lying next to a dead body. With the mysterious blonde nowhere to be seen, Conquest soon becomes the police s number one suspect with Inspector Williams following his every move. In order to clear his name, Conquest enlists the help of Pixie Everard (Joy Shelton), but the going gets rough when he discovers that the murder is connected to a stash of stolen diamonds. As gun-happy gangs of communists and Nazi sympathizers turn up the heat, Conquest has to solve the murder whilst staying one step ahead of both the gangs and the police.

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#18Death Trap

Movie - 1962, 2h 15m as Quilby

6.5 / 10
Crime

A young woman commits suicide. Her sister is not ready to let the death go without someone answering a few questions. Namely, was it really suicide, and where is the large amount of money her sister withdrew from the bank the day before her death.

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#19Doctor Who: The Invasion

Movie - 1968, 2h 15m as Major General Rutlidge

8.8 / 10
Sci-FiDramaAdventure

The Doctor, Jamie and Zoe return to Earth and become embroiled in the schemes of Tobias Vaughn. They meet up with an old friend, Colonel (now Brigadier) Lethbridge-Stewart, and some old enemies, the Cybermen.

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#20The Silent Playground

Movie - 1963, 2h 15m as Cinema manager

5.3 / 10
Thriller

Police hunt for mental hospital out patient Simon Lacey, who has been unwittingly handing out barbiturates to children as sweets.

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#21Face of a Stranger

Movie - 1964, 2h 15m as Prison Officer

7.7 / 10
DramaTV MovieMystery

A man released from prison falls in love with the blind wife of a cellmate, whom he promised, when inside, to visit. He poses as the real husband, planning to kill him, but finds the wife is not so innocent as he thought.

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#22Operation Diplomat

Movie - 1953, 2h 15m as Sergeant Lewis

6.1 / 10
Drama

A physician is forced to operate on a mystery figure under shady circumstances.

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