Victor Maddern


Victor Maddern

Biography

Victor Maddern was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Maddern began his acting career appearing in various films, such as "Terror on a Train" (1953), "The Red Beret" (1953) and the drama "The Night My Number Came Up" (1955) with Michael Redgrave. He also appeared in the comedy "Raising a Riot" (1955) with Kenneth More, the Michael Redgrave adaptation "The Sea Shall Not H...

Biography

Victor Maddern was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Maddern began his acting career appearing in various films, such as "Terror on a Train" (1953), "The Red Beret" (1953) and the drama "The Night My Number Came Up" (1955) with Michael Redgrave. He also appeared in the comedy "Raising a Riot" (1955) with Kenneth More, the Michael Redgrave adaptation "The Sea Shall Not Have Them" (1955) and "Carrington V.C." (1955). His passion for acting continued to his roles in projects like the dramatic adaptation "Saint Joan" (1957) with Jean Seberg, "All at Sea" (1957) with Alec Guinness and the Ian Carmichael comedic adaptation "Happy Is the Bride" (1958). He also appeared in the horror film "Blood of the Vampire" (1958) with Donald Wolfit. Film continued to be his passion as he played roles in the Kenneth Williams comedy "Carry on Spying" (1964), the dramatic adaptation "Bunny Lake Is Missing" (1965) with Keir Dullea and the Anton Rodgers comedy "Rotten to the Core" (1965). He also appeared in "Carry on Cleo" (1965) and "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" (1968) with Dick Van Dyke. Maddern more recently appeared in "Voice of the Heart" (1989-1990).

Filmography

 

Cast (Feature Film)

Carry on Emmannuelle (1978)
Man In Launderette
Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World (1974)
Dog Home Manager
The Magic Christian (1970)
Hotdog vendor
The Bushbaby (1970)
Barman
Decline and Fall ... of a Bird Watcher (1969)
The Lost Continent (1968)
Mate
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)
Junkman
Psycho-Circus (1967)
Mason
Run Like a Thief (1967)
Abel Baker
Operation Snafu (1965)
1st airman
Rotten to the Core (1965)
Anxious O'Toole
Carry on Cleo (1965)
Sergeant major
Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965)
Taxi driver
Carry On Spying (1964)
Milchmann
Damn the Defiant! (1962)
Dawlish
Roommates (1962)
Watch Your Stern (1961)
1st sailor
Carry On Constable (1961)
Criminal type
Exodus (1960)
Sergeant
Let's Get Married (1960)
Works Manager
I'm All Right Jack (1960)
Knowles
The Safecracker (1958)
Morris
All at Sea (1958)
Figg
Dunkirk (1958)
Merchant seaman
Hell, Heaven or Hoboken (1958)
Happy Is the Bride (1958)
Shop Steward
Abandon Ship (1957)
Wally Hawkins
Decision Against Time (1957)
Joe Biggs
Saint Joan (1957)
English soldier with cross
The Vampire (1957)
Carl
The Cockleshell Heroes (1956)
Sgt. Craig
The Last Man to Hang (1956)
Bonaker
Hell in Korea (1956)
Private Lindop
Child in the House (1956)
Private's Progress (1956)
Private George Blake
Face in the Night (1956)
The End of the Affair (1955)
1st orator
Footsteps in the Fog (1955)
Jones
The Sea Shall Not Have Them (1955)
Gus Westover
Raising a Riot (1955)
Guardsman
The Night My Number Came Up (1955)
Engineer
Carrington V.C. (1954)
Sailor of the King (1953)
Earnshaw
Terror on a Train (1953)
Saboteur
Shadow Man (1953)
Limpy
Angels One Five (1952)
I'll Never Forget You (1951)
Geiger man

Cast (Special)

Agatha Christie's Miss Marple, Series I (1986)

Cast (TV Mini-Series)

Voice Of The Heart (1990)
Around the World in 80 Days (1989)

Life Events

Videos

Movie Clip

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) -- (Movie Clip) She's Not Just Any Old Car After an elaborate opening confirming the (title) car’s lineage, we meet Jemima and Jeremy (Heather Ripley, Adrian Hill) at play, Victor Maddern making an offer to Coggins (Desmond Llewelyn, James Bond’s “Q”) then meeting Sally Ann Howes (as Truly Scrumptious), in the family musical and technical marvel from Bond producer Albert R. Broccoli, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, 1968, starring Dick Van Dyke.
Abandon Ship! (1957) -- (Movie Clip) We Can't Eat You With seaman Sam (Orlando Martins) in the water griping, ships' officer Alec Holmes (Tyrone Power), taking over from the dead captain, has to deal with a dog on the lifeboat, owned by Noel Willman, Clive Morton the offended General, Victor Maddern also in the drink, Mai Zetterling and Stephen Boyd supporting his commands, in Abandon Ship 1957.
Dunkirk (1958) -- (Movie Clip) Be Like Dad -- Keep Mum! In London, March 1940, irritated with sketchy news from the Ministry Of Information, journalist Foreman (Bernard Lee) at his local, joined by his wife (Maxine Audley), tangling with machine shop owner Holden (Richard Attenborough), whom he considers a profiteer, a merchant seaman (Victor Maddern) joining in, early in Dunkirk, 1958.
Carry On Cleo (1965) -- (Movie Clip) This Ambitious Battle Axe! Now Mark Antony (Sidney James) is off to Egypt with his sergeant major (Victor Maddern), and made to wait by Archimedes (Michael Ward) for queen Cleopatra (Amanda Barrie, her first scene), whose appearance changes the game, in the tenth film in the hit English series, Carry On Cleo, 1965.
Carry On Spying (1964) -- (Movie Clip) Filed For Life Opening what by certain measures could be called the first spy-spoof of the James Bond era, Victor Maddern is evil "Milchman," Eric Barker the "chief," and "Carry On" regular Kenneth Williams is daffy "Simkins," in the 9th title in the series, Carry On Spying, 1964.

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