Brian Weske
Biography
Brian Weske was born on December 23, 1932 in Stockwell, London, England. He is known for his work on The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992), The Saint (1962) and Vacation from Marriage (1945). He was married to Yole Marinelli. He died on October 15, 2001 in London.
Known For & Full Filmography26 Titles
Drama Series - 1962, 16 episodes • as Cabbie
Simon Templar is The Saint, a handsome, sophisticated, debonair, modern-day Robin Hood who recovers ill-gotten wealth and redistributes it to those in need.
Drama Series - 1965, 16 episodes • as The Barrow Boy
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.
Drama Series - 1965, 16 episodes • as Gerry Adams
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.
Movie - 1950, 2h 15m • as Messenger Boy (uncredited)
Londoner Harry Fabian is a second-rate con man looking for an angle. After years of putting up with Harry's schemes, his girlfriend, Mary, becomes fed up when he taps her for yet another loan.
Movie - 1959, 2h 15m • as Gunner Pooley
During World War II, a Royal Artillery officer is assigned to an anti-aircraft battery that is filled with female soldiers of the Auxiliary Territorial Service. His wife who has enlisted is mistakenly posted to the battery in violation of regulations of husbands and wives serving together in the same formation. She becomes jealous of what she perceives as him paying too much attention to the other Auxiliary Territorial Service women.
Movie - 1958, 2h 15m • as Despatch Rider
The incredible but true story of how an impersonator was recruited to impersonate General Montgomery to mislead the Germans about his intentions before the North Africa campaign.
Movie - 1945, 2h 15m • as Gordon
After World War II service changes them, a married couple dread their postwar reunion.
Movie - 1960, 2h 15m • as Joe Lucas
In this crime drama, a mugger accidently kills a man during a robbery and finds himself blackmailed into cracking a nightclub safe. The mugger escapes by double crossing the blackmailer by stealing the money and his girlfriend to boot. Unfortunately the police are in hot pursuit.
Movie - 1947, 2h 15m • as Henry
Comic adventures of an 11-year-old boy and his neighborhood pals.
Movie - 1961, 2h 15m • as Corporal
Tricked into joining the RAF by a wily judge, wide boy Horace Pope sets his sights on the main chance, teams with slow-witted, good-hearted gypsy Pedlar Pascoe, and works up a lucrative racket in conning both his colleagues and the RAF. By means of various devious schemes Pope and Pascoe manage to avoid the front lines until they are sent to France - where they find themselves making unexpected and uncomfortably close contact with the enemy.
Movie - 1968, 2h 15m • as Mike
Playboy John Carter picks up a woman in a discotheque and takes her home. When she is murdered and he is framed for the crime, he finds himself drawn into a seedy underworld plot.
Movie - 1960, 2h 15m • as Barber
An electrician boasts about being a cat burglar to impress his comrades, but his lie spins out of control when he's sought to participate in a jewel heist.
Movie - 1963, 2h 15m • as Prisoner (uncredited)
Ernest Wright's peerless prowess as a locksmith comes to the attention of a tough big-time crook, who feels that the little man would be a valuable asset to his crime kingdom. In order to inveigle him into a series of jobs, he sets up a beautiful hostess as a trap, into which the hapless Ernest inevitably falls..!
Movie - 1946, 2h 15m • as Johnnie
Comedy of a family trying to spend a country weekend which is disrupted by an unpleasant friend of the son.
Movie - 1962, 2h 15m • as Club Announcer (uncredited)
A night watchman at a garage is found murdered, and four teddy boys are put on trial for the crime. Witnesses and suspects give differing accounts of the lead-up to the crime, and the truth emerges.
Movie - 1964, 2h 15m • as Medical Officer
This story of love and espionage focuses on political turmoil as a small nation struggles to free itself from colonial rule, and one man tries to serve both justice and his own heart.
Movie - 1947, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
A Canadian officer, David Anson, who falls for French dancer Nicolette Bonnett during wartime, has a child with her, and returns heartbroken after her death from a weak heart, only for his wife to adopt the son, linking their lives across continents and tragedy, exploring themes of love, duty, and lost time.
Movie - 1952, 2h 15m • as Jackie
A young couple get involved with a smuggler
Movie - 1944, 2h 15m • as Limpy
A retired general helps out by sheltering some evacuees during WWII.
Movie - 1947, 2h 15m • as The Boy Ryerson
A politician rises rapidly to fame and fortune and discovers that power corrupts and ultimately becomes the very type of politician he had set out to displace.
Movie - 1948, 2h 15m • as Henry
William Brown attempts to secure more pay and shorter hours for schoolboys.
Movie - 1959, 2h 15m • as Francey
Interpol detective Caesar Smith tracks robbers of the Royal Mint van. He travels to Rio de Janeiro, Rome and Paris and establishes the guilt of a London coffee importer.
Movie - 1961, 2h 15m • as Jim
The manager of a halfway house for female ex-cons takes action when a blackmailer threatens to expose her secret.
Movie - 1971, 2h 15m • as Digby
Three workmen assigned to dig a hole in a road for an electrical cable run into problems with local officials who believe the hole is being dug in the wrong place and should be closer to the home of a prissy fashion designer.
Movie - 1959, 2h 15m • as Young Man
Two reporters are held hostage in old castle, by thief, looking for jewels, that he had buried, after robbing a local house.
Movie - 1965, 2h 15m • as Lou
Ken Loach production for The Wednesday Play, reflecting contemporary debates surrounding the abolishment of capital punishment.