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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1913-01-27 (112 years old)

Place of Birth

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK

Michael Ripper

Biography:

Michael George Ripper (27 January 1913 - 28 June 2000) was an English character actor, fondly remembered for his many roles in the Hammer horror films.

Known For

Acting

2006

1996

1992

Revenge of Billy the Kid as Old Pub Local

1990

Jeeves and Wooster as Drones Porter

1988

1985

No Surrender as Tony Bonaparte
Home to Roost as Perce

1984

1980

Lady Killers as William Seddon

1979

Minder as Commissionaire
Worzel Gummidge as Mr. Shepherd

1978

Butterflies as Thomas

1977

The Prince and the Pauper as Edith's Servant
The Upchat Line as Hardcastle

1976

George and Mildred as Uncle Fred

1975

The Sweeney as Herbie Mew

1974

Happy Ever After as Hotel Porter

1973

The Creeping Flesh as Carter Wearing Derby
Sir Yellow as Cedric

1972

That's Your Funeral as Arthur (Railway Porter)
The Black Arrow as Rutter
The Black Arrow as Father Mathew
Sykes as Major

1971

Man Charged as Harry

1970

Scars of Dracula as Landlord
Taste the Blood of Dracula as Inspector Cobb
Doomwatch as Tom Reid

1969

Moon Zero Two as 1st Card Player

1968

Journey Into Darkness as Albert Cole
Inspector Clouseau as Steven Frey
The Lost Continent as The One-Eyed Crewman

1967

The Mummy's Shroud as Longbarrow
Torture Garden as Gordon Roberts (Framing Story)

1966

Rasputin: The Mad Monk as Waggoner (voice) (uncredited)
The Plague of the Zombies as Sergeant Jack Swift
The Reptile as Tom Bailey
The Deadly Bees as David Hawkins

1965

Every Day's a Holiday as Ernest "George" Pullman
Gideon's Way as Jo Short

1964

1963

What a Crazy World as The Common Man
Two Left Feet as Uncle Reg
The Human Jungle as Dublane

1962

Captain Clegg as Jeremiah Mipps
The Prince and the Pauper as Broom Peddler
A Prize of Arms as Cpl. Freeman
The Pirates of Blood River as First Mate Mack
The Saint as Sukan

1961

A Matter of WHO as Yacht Skipper
Sir Francis Drake as Almighty Jones

1960

Jackpot as Lenny Lane
Dead Lucky as Percy Simpson
Sink the Bismarck! as Able Seaman - Lookout on 'Suffolk' (uncredited)

1959

The Man Who Could Cheat Death as Morgue Attendant
The Mummy as Poacher

1958

The Camp on Blood Island as Japanese driver
Up the Creek as Decorator
Girls at Sea as Marine Jumper
The Steel Bayonet as Pte. Middleditch
Further Up the Creek as Ticket Collector
Ivanhoe as Lyman
Ivanhoe as Cronyn

1957

Quatermass 2 as Ernie the Bartender
Blue Murder at St. Trinian's as Eric - The Liftman
These Dangerous Years as Private Simpson
The One That Got Away as The Corporal who Frisks Franz
The Naked Truth as J.E. Freeman - Greengrocer (uncredited)

1956

X the Unknown as Sgt. Harry Grimsdyke
Reach for the Sky as Warrant Officer West
1984 as Outer Party Orator
The Green Man as Waiter

1955

Secret Venture as Bill Rymer
Geordie as Reporter
The Constant Husband as Left Luggage Attendant
Richard III as Forrest

1954

Tale of Three Women as Simkins (segment "Thief of London' story)
The Rainbow Jacket as Benny Loder

1953

Alf's Baby as Mike
The Intruder as Mechanic
Appointment in London as Bomb Aimer
Blood Orange as Eddie
Personal Affair as Reporter

1952

Secret People as Charlie
Journey to the Sea as Driver's mate (uncredited)
Derby Day as 1st Newspaper Reporter
Folly to Be Wise as Drill Corporal

1951

A Case For P.C. 49 as George Steele
Lady Godiva Rides Again as Joe, the Stage Manager
Hallmark Hall of Fame as First Murderer

1950

Your Witness as Samuel Baxter

1949

The Rocking Horse Winner as 2nd Chauffeur

1948

Oliver Twist as Barney

1947

Captain Boycott as Pat Nolan

1938

Darts Are Trumps as (uncredited)
Easy Riches as Cuthbert

1937

Father Steps Out as Minor Role

1936