Alan Badel
Biography
Alan Badel was an English actor who worked widely across stage, film, radio and television, born in Rusholme, Manchester. He began his film career as John the Baptist in Salome (1953), and went on to play Richard Wagner in the biopic Magic Fire and the impresario Karl Denny in Bitter Harvest. He played the villainous Najim Beshraavi in Arabesque (1966) opposite Gregory Peck and Sophia Loren, and the French Interior Minister in the political thriller The Day of the Jackal (1973). On television he appeared as Edmond Dantès in a BBC adaptation of The Count of Monte Cristo and as Employment Minister David Last in Bill Brand. One of his last roles was Baron Nicolas de Gunzburg in Nijinsky (1980); his performance as Count Fosco in The Woman in White was shown after his death in 1982.
58years old at death
- Born Manchester
- Died Chichester
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
- Also credited as Alan Fernand Badel
Movie Career
- Films
- 13
- Career span
- 27 years1953 to 1980
First and latest
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Alan Badel movies on Netflix
Nijinskyas Baron de Gunzburg
Shogunas Father Dell'Aqua
Agathaas Lord Brackenbury
Force 10 from Navaroneas Petrovitch
The Medusa Touchas Quinton - Barrister
Telefonas Colonel Malchenko
The Day of the Jackalas The Minister
Otleyas Alec Hadrian
Arabesqueas Nejim Beshraavi
Children of the Damnedas Dr. David Neville
This Sporting Lifeas Gerald Weaver
Three Cases of Murderas Owen (segment "Lord Mountdrago") / Mr. X (segment "In the Picture") / Harry (segment "You Killed Elizabeth")
Salomeas John the Baptist
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Eleven actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.







Films together
Vernon Dobtcheff2 films together, 1973 to 1980
Vernon Dobtcheff's page Nijinsky1980IMDb rating 6.5Badel as Baron de GunzburgDobtcheff as Sergei Grigoriev
The Day of the Jackal1973IMDb rating 7.8Badel as The MinisterDobtcheff as The Interrogator
Derek Jacobi2 films together, 1973 to 1978
Derek Jacobi's page The Medusa Touch1978IMDb rating 6.9Badel as Quinton - BarristerJacobi as Moulton - John's Publisher
The Day of the Jackal1973IMDb rating 7.8Badel as The MinisterJacobi as Caron
Michael Hordern2 films together, 1978 to 1980
Michael Hordern's page Shogun1980IMDb rating 7.8Badel as Father Dell'AquaHordern as Friar Domingo
The Medusa Touch1978IMDb rating 6.9Badel as Quinton - BarristerHordern as Altropos - Fortune Teller
Michael Byrne2 films together, 1978
Michael Byrne's page Force 10 from Navarone1978IMDb rating 6.4Badel as PetrovitchByrne as Schroeder
The Medusa Touch1978IMDb rating 6.9Badel as Quinton - BarristerByrne as Sgt. Duff
Edward Fox2 films together, 1973 to 1978
Edward Fox's page Force 10 from Navarone1978IMDb rating 6.4Badel as PetrovitchFox as Miller
The Day of the Jackal1973IMDb rating 7.8Badel as The MinisterFox as The Jackal
Ronald Pickup2 films together, 1973 to 1980
Ronald Pickup's page Nijinsky1980IMDb rating 6.5Badel as Baron de GunzburgPickup as Igor Stravinsky
The Day of the Jackal1973IMDb rating 7.8Badel as The MinisterPickup as The Forger
Also two films together5 more actors
- Ronald LaceyNijinsky (1980) and Otley (1969)
- Lee RemickThe Medusa Touch (1978) and Telefon (1977)
- Colin BlakelyNijinsky (1980) and This Sporting Life (1963)
- Leonard RossiterOtley (1969) and This Sporting Life (1963)
- Tony BrittonAgatha (1979) and The Day of the Jackal (1973)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
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