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Malcolm Terris

Malcolm Terris

6 movies on Netflix

Biography

Malcolm Terris was an English actor who came to performing after working as a journalist. Born in Sunderland, he trained as a reporter at the Sunderland Echo from 1959 to 1961, and his theater coverage made him a regular at the Sunderland Empire. At 20 he turned to acting and studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama for two years. He then performed in Margate and Sunderland, joined the BBC Drama Repertory Company, worked in Liverpool, and toured the United States in Tony Richardson's 1969 Hamlet. Terris was perhaps best known for playing Matt Headley in the popular 1970s television series When the Boat Comes In, and he also appeared in Doctor Who, Coronation Street, Reilly, Ace of Spies and Rockliffe's Babies. His film credits included The First Great Train Robbery (1978), The Plague Dogs (1982), for which he provided voice work, The Bounty (1984) and Mata Hari (1985). He last acted in 2011 in Midsomer Murders.

79years old at death

  • Born Sunderland
  • Died Denville Hall
  • Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
  • Also credited as Malcolm Hope Terris

Movie Career

Films
6
Career span
20 years1965 to 1985

Genres

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  1. A change of course

    Terris started out as a trainee reporter at the Sunderland Echo from 1959 to 1961. Writing theater news took him often to the Sunderland Empire Theatre, where he met performers and saw dozens of shows, and at 20 he chose acting.

  2. Early training

    Terris trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama for two years after deciding at 20 to become an actor, which led to work in Margate, back at Sunderland's Empire, and with the BBC Drama Repertory Company.

Malcolm Terris movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. The First Great Train Robbery1978 Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thrilleras Fowler

    IMDb rating 6.922K votes

  2. The Bounty1984 Action, Adventure, Dramaas Dr. John Huggan

    IMDb rating 7.135K votes

  3. The Plague Dogs1982as Robertvoice

    IMDb rating 7.710K votes

  4. Othello1965as Senate Officer / Senators-Soldiers-Cypriots

    IMDb rating 7.01.8K votes

  5. Mata Hari1985as Von Krohn

    IMDb rating 4.21.3K votes

  6. John Wycliffe: The Morning Star1984as Sheriff

    IMDb rating 6.9179 votes

Worked with

Malcolm Terris shares two films with Laurence Olivier, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Laurence Olivier, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Laurence OlivierRobert Lang, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Robert LangDonald Sutherland, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with Donald SutherlandLiam Neeson, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with Liam NeesonAnthony Hopkins, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with Anthony HopkinsJohn Hurt, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with John HurtRoger DonaldsonDirector, 1 filmSee the 1 film by Roger DonaldsonMichael CrichtonDirector, 1 filmSee the 1 film by Michael CrichtonMartin RosenDirector, 1 filmSee the 1 film by Martin Rosen

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