Michael Sarne
Biography
Michael Sarne, born in London in 1940, is a British actor, director, writer, producer, and singer. During the 1960s he had a brief recording career, scoring a UK novelty chart topper in 1962 with Come Outside, on which Wendy Richard provided vocal interjections. Three more of his singles reached the UK chart. In the mid-1960s he introduced the ITV children's quiz show Junior Criss Cross Quiz. As an actor he appeared in television series including The Avengers, Man in a Suitcase, Jonathan Creek, and The Bill, and in films such as Moonlighting (1982), Appointment with Death (1988), and The Fourth Angel (2001). He directed Joanna (1968) and Myra Breckinridge (1970), an adaptation of Gore Vidal's novel. The latter was a major box-office flop that drew critical hostility. He later directed The Punk and the Princess (1994) and a 1995 documentary about the Glastonbury Music Festival.
86years old
Turns 87 on August 6in 267 days
- Born London
- Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 19 years1982 to 2001
Every film, newest first
- 2001The Fourth AngelIMDb rating 5.3
- 1988Appointment with DeathIMDb rating 6.1
- 1982MoonlightingIMDb rating 7.3
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Beyond film
Sarne was a singer in the 1960s. His best known recording was the 1962 UK novelty chart topper "Come Outside," which Charles Blackwell produced and which included vocal interjections by Wendy Richard.
Behind the camera
Among the films Sarne directed are Joanna (1968) and Myra Breckinridge (1970), based on Gore Vidal's book of the same name. Raquel Welch, Rex Reed and Mae West star, with Farrah Fawcett and Tom Selleck in early roles.
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Worked with
Michael Sarne shares two films with Jeremy Irons, 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.
Films together
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