Wilfred Grove

Acting
1931-05-13
Nottinghamshire, England, UK

Known For & Full Filmography27 Titles

#1EastEnders

Drama Series - 1985, 16 episodes as Jury Foreman

4.2 / 10
SoapDramaCrime

The everyday lives of working-class residents of Albert Square, a traditional Victorian square of terrace houses surrounding a park in the East End of London's Walford borough.

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#2The Avengers

Drama Series - 1961, 16 episodes as Male Nun

7.8 / 10
Action & AdventureCrimeSci-Fi & Fantasy

A quirky spy show of the adventures of eccentrically suave British Agent John Steed and his predominantly female partners. Jonathan Steed - an urbane, proper gentleman spy - teams with various assistants throughout the series' run, including Dr. David Keel, Cathy Gale, Emma Peel and Tara King, to repeatedly save the world from diabolical schemes plotted by equally diabolical evil-doers (among them robots and man-eating monsters).

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#3Minder

Drama Series - 1979, 16 episodes as Neighbour

7.2 / 10
ComedyDramaAction & Adventure

Roguish comedy drama following the misadventures of small-time crook Arthur Daley.

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#4Tales of the Unexpected

Drama Series - 1979, 16 episodes as Porter

6.8 / 10
Drama

A British television anthology of stories, often with sinister and wryly comedic undertones, and a twist at the end. With early episodes written and presented by Roald Dahl, the series featured a plethora of big name guest stars.

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#5Theatre 625

Drama Series - 1964, 16 episodes as Waiter

7.2 / 10
Drama

Theatre 625 is a British television drama anthology series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC2 from 1964 to 1968. It was one of the first regular programmes in the line-up of the channel, and the title referred to its production and transmission being in the higher-definition 625-line format, which only BBC2 used at the time.

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#6Van der Valk

Drama Series - 1972, 16 episodes as Josef

6.2 / 10
Drama

Van der Valk is a British television series that was produced by Thames Television for the ITV network. It starred Barry Foster in the title role as Dutch detective Commissaris "Piet" van der Valk. Based on the characters and atmosphere of the novels of Nicolas Freeling, the first series was shown in 1972.

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#7All Creatures Great and Small

Drama Series - 1978, 16 episodes as Farmer

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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#8BBC2 Play of the Week

Drama Series - 1977, 16 episodes as Postman

7.0 / 10
DramaComedy

An anthology of plays and novels adapted into feature length TV movies, broadcast on BBC2 from September 1977 to April 1979.

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#9The Expert

Drama Series - 1968, 16 episodes as James Locker

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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#10Dick Turpin

Drama Series - 1979, 16 episodes as Fenton's Servant

7.4 / 10
DramaComedy

Richard O'Sullivan stars as Dick Turpin in this action-filled adventure series chronicling the exploits of England's most celebrated highwayman.

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#11Man of the World

Drama Series - 1962, 16 episodes as Ramon

7.2 / 10
CrimeDrama

Michael Strait is a world-renowned photographer whose assignments lead him into investigating mysterious goings-on amongst the rich and glamorous and intrigue from far-flung places as Iraq, French Indochina, and Algiers.

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#12Nicholas Nickleby

Drama Series - 1968, 16 episodes as Waiter

7.0 / 10
Drama

Nicholas Nickleby, a young boy in search of a better life, struggles to save his family and friends from the abusive exploitation of his coldheartedly grasping uncle.

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#13By the Sword Divided

Drama Series - 1983, 16 episodes as John Moresby

7.0 / 10
Drama

This classic period drama series follows the fortunes of the aristocratic Lacey family, living peacefully in Arnescote Castle until the onset of the English Civil War in 1640. Sir Martin Lacey, the head of the family, is steadfastly loyal to the King. However the family is torn apart when his eldest daughter Anne weds John Fletcher - son of a merchant family who support the forces of Cromwell.

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#14Star Maidens

Drama Series - 1976, 16 episodes as Innes

4.2 / 10
Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Star Maidens is a British-German science-fiction television series created and written by Eric Paice. Utilising a 'battle of the sexes' and role reversal scenario, the planet Medusa, home to a highly evolved and technologically advanced humanoid race, was already ruled by its women when a rogue comet (as seen in the opening credits) knocked it out of its orbit around Proxima Centauri. Drifting through space, the orphan planet's surface became uninhabitable, with the inhabitants surviving in huge underground cities. Jointly produced by Portman Productions, Scottish Television, and Werbung im Rundfunk for ITV, filming took place at Bray Studios and on location in Windsor and Bracknell, Berkshire, and Black Park, Buckinghamshire. The series ran for 13 episodes from 1 September to 1 December 1976.

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#15The Sentimental Agent

Drama Series - 1963, 16 episodes as Fred

6.5 / 10
Action & AdventureDrama

The Sentimental Agent is a television drama series spin-off from Man of the World. Produced in the United Kingdom in 1963 by Associated Television and distributed by ITC Entertainment, the series ran for 13 one-hour monochrome episodes. Some episodes were edited into a 1962 feature film Our Man in the Caribbean. Argentinian Carlos Varela is a successful import-export agent based in London, whose company takes him into unusual and sometimes dangerous situations. Impeccably dressed, cigar smoking and using wit, ingenuity, and charm, which often involves a damsel in distress, he is typically assisted by Chin, a resourceful Chinese manservant, and Miss Carter, an ultra-efficient secretary.

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#16Witness for the Prosecution

Movie - 1982, 2h 15m as Photographer

6.6 / 10
CrimeDramaTV Movie

An ailing barrister is thrust back into the courtroom in what becomes one of the most unusual and eventful murder cases of the lawyer's career when he finds himself defending a man being tried for the murder of a socialite.

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#17Flickers

Drama Series - 1980, 16 episodes as Sad Galloway

7.0 / 10
ComedyDrama

Arnie Cole and his wife Maud are an odd couple, having entered into the state of matrimony for purely practical reasons. However, their marriage of convenience gives way to genuine partnership as Maud becomes caught up in Arnie's ambitions to start his own film production company.

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#18The Thompsons

Movie - 2012, 2h 15m as Gravedigger #1

4.7 / 10
HorrorThriller

On the run with the law on their trail, America's most anguished vampire family heads to England to find an ancient vampire clan. What they find instead could tear their family, and their throats, apart forever.

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#19Travellers

Movie - 1978, 2h 15m as Mark

8.8 / 10

As Old William stands in an autumnal Yorkshire graveyard at his wife's funeral, a young man's face strikes an uncanny chord and brings back memories of his past

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#20The Adventures of Barry McKenzie

Movie - 1972, 2h 15m as Customs Officer

5.3 / 10
Comedy

Barry McKenzie sets off for England with his aunt, Edna Everage, to advance his cultural education. Bazza is an innocent abroad, fond of beer, Bondi and beautiful sheilas, but he soon settles into the Australian ghetto in Earls Court, where his old mate Curly has a flat.

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#21Take It or Leave It

Movie - 1981, 2h 15m as Post Office Supervisor

6.8 / 10
DocumentaryMusic

Take It or Leave It is an autobiographical account of the cult '80s British pop group Madness, with members of the group playing themselves, charting their rise from humble beginnings as pub band The Invaders to chart success and their first overseas tour. The film follows the ups and downs of individual members of the group, and features all of their early hits including The Prince, One Step Beyond, Baggy Trousers, and Night Boat to Cairo.

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#22Frankie and Johnnie

Movie - 1986, 2h 15m as Commissionaire

9.0 / 10
DramaTV Movie

When two teenagers commit suicide the police and the press assume the motive to be some kind of love pact. But Allan Blakeston, a local reporter, has too many unanswered questions. As he digs deeper into the case, he learns why the kids really died and his knowledge puts his own life at risk.

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#23On Giant's Shoulders

Movie - 1979, 2h 15m as Bailiff

9.0 / 10
DramaTV Movie

The true story of Terry Wiles, born with no limbs in 1962 as a result of his mother's use of the drug thalidomide. This film tells the story of his childhood and adoption by the couple Len and Hazel Wiles who live on a remote farm, and the subsequent challenges and resistance to give Terry a 'normal' life.

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#24The O'Hooligan File

Movie - 1978, 2h 15m as Postman

8.8 / 10
CrimeDramaRomance

' He's wasted his life and yours, Olive, on this sort of idiocy. He could have been a headmaster by now, if he'd stuck to teaching.' Jack Dunn is determined to beat the system with pen and postage stamp.

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#25Sons and Lovers

Movie - 1981, 2h 15m as Israel Barker

8.8 / 10
DramaHistory

An adaptation for television by Trevor Griffiths of DH Lawrence's classic novel

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#26The Price of Coal, Part 2: Back to Reality

Movie - 1977, 2h 15m as Deputy

5.0 / 10
DramaTV Movie

A month after the royal visit, the workers at Milton Colliery are brought crashing back down to earth by an underground explosion.

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#27Close Relations

Movie - 1990, 2h 15m as Clerk

8.0 / 10
DramaTV Movie

At a family funeral, Trevor Orwin meets Jenny, the sister he never knew he had. The relationship that develops between them has a dramatic and violent effect.

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