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Michael Ripper

Michael Ripper

37 movies on Netflix

Biography

Michael Ripper was an English character actor whose credits spanned British horror, comedy, and science fiction. Born in Portsmouth in 1913, he began in quota quickies during the 1930s and remained little known and largely uncredited until the late 1950s. In Richard III (1955), he appeared as one of the murderers with Michael Gough in Laurence Olivier's version. From the late 1940s he was a regular at Hammer Film Productions, playing coachmen, tavern keepers, pirates, peasants, and soldiers; no other actor appeared in more of the studio's films. His Hammer work included X the Unknown (1956), The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958), The Mummy (1959), The Brides of Dracula (1960), and The Plague of the Zombies (1966). In Scars of Dracula (1970) he had a bigger role as a landlord. On television he played Thomas the chauffeur in Butterflies and the criminal Burke in Freewheelers.

87years old at death

  • Born Portsmouth
  • Died London
  • Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
  • Also credited as Michael George Ripper

Movie Career

Films
37
Career span
28 years1950 to 1978

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  1. First role

    Ripper started out in quota quickies during the 1930s. He stayed virtually unknown until the late 1950s, and he was seldom credited.

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  1. Scars of Dracula1970 Horroras Landlord

    IMDb rating 6.17.4K votes

  2. The Mummy1959 Horroras Poacher

    IMDb rating 6.613K votes

  3. The Plague of the Zombies1966as Sergeant Jack Swift

    IMDb rating 6.66.3K votes

  4. The Reptile1966as Tom Bailey

    IMDb rating 6.14.5K votes

  5. Captain Clegg1962as Jeremiah Mipps

    IMDb rating 6.64.1K votes

  6. Dracula Has Risen from the Grave1968as Max

    IMDb rating 6.59.3K votes

  7. X the Unknown1956as Sgt. Harry Grimsdyke

    IMDb rating 6.13.8K votes

  8. The Mummy's Shroud1967as Longbarrow

    IMDb rating 5.52.7K votes

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Terence Fisher directed six of these films, Freddie Francis five and John Gilling five. Christopher Lee appears in nine of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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