Bill Maynard Filmography

Born:: October 8, 1928 in Farnham, Surrey, England
Occupation:: Actor
Biography:: British comedic character actor, onscreen from Till Death Do Us Part (1969). ~ All Movie Guide...Read More

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Hear My Song

Actors: Ned Beatty, Adrian Dunbar, David McCallum, Tara Fitzgerald, Shirley Ann Field

Synopsis: The owner of a British nightclub attempts to do the impossible by coaxing a legendary Irish tenor out of retirement for a once-in-a-lifetime show in this engagingly quirky comedy. The owner, Mickey O'Neill, is particularly desperate to land a performance by the great Josef Locke, as his already Read More

12/27/91
Oddball Hall

Synopsis: Advertised as a comedy in the style of The Gods Must Be Crazy, the crime farce Oddball Hall bears little actual resemblance to that film but for the fact that it is set in a remote African village and centers on cross-cultural differences between the natives and a quartet of jewel thieves who have Read More

4/19/91
Filipina Dreamgirls

1991
The Plague Dogs

Actors: John Hurt, Christopher Benjamin, James Bolam, Nigel Hawthorne, Warren Mitchell

Synopsis: Like Watership Down, Plague Dogs is an animated cartoon feature based on a novel by Richard Adams and produced by Martin Rosen. And also like Watership Down, it is more appropriate for an older audience. Two dogs escape from a British government research lab. As the authorities hunt down the Read More

1982
Dangerous Davies - The Last Detective

Actors: Bernard Cribbins, Bill Maynard, Joss Ackland, Bernard Lee, Frank Windsor

Synopsis: In this comic-detective movie, Dangerous Davies, a bungling gumshoe uses archaic methods to solve his cases. This time he must solve a 15-year-old murder involving an adolescent girl. He finds himself on a convoluted trail surrounded by the lowest of the lowlife. It is not until the picture is Read More

1981
Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special: A Cup O' Tea an' a Slice O' Cake

Actors: Jon Pertwee, Geoffrey Bayldon, Barbara Windsor, Billy Connolly, Una Stubbs

Synopsis: This British Christmas special starring the old time radio and movie character Worzel Gummidge finds the lovable, smart-mouthed cad bringing his trademark sense of fun and craziness to a swanky Christmas ball. ~ Cammila Albertson, All Movie Guide Read More

1980
Confessions of a Driving Instructor

Actors: Robin Askwith

Synopsis: Britain's Confessions series, like the Carry On films, were episodic slapstickfests with emphasis on questionable taste. Based on an autobiographical novel by Timothy Lea, the film stars Robin Askwith as a feckless driving teacher named...Tom Lea. His customers range from inept to dangerous. Their Read More

1977
Confessions from a Holiday Camp

Actors: Robin Askwith, Anthony Booth, Doris Hare, Bill Maynard, Sheila White

Synopsis: This comedy was the final episode in the "Confessions of.." trio. This time the characters from the previous films are cast as dreadfully untalented entertainers working in a resort. Slapstick ensues. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

1977
Robin and Marian

Actors: Sean Connery, Audrey Hepburn, Robert Shaw, Richard Harris, Nicol Williamson

Synopsis: Though the story told in Robin and Marian is unfamiliar to most audiences, it is actually quite faithful to several of the ancient Robin Hood legends. During the Crusades, Robin (Sean Connery) is still loyal to King Richard the Lionheart (Richard Harris), but even he has trouble adjusting to the Read More

1976
It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet

Actors: John Alderson, Colin Blakely, Lisa Harrow, Bill Maynard, Paul Shelley

Synopsis: James Herriot wrote several well-loved books about his experiences as a small-town veterinarian in the Yorkshire countryside of Britain in the 1930s. One of them gave its title to the film All Creatures Great and Small. That family movie was so successful that this movie It Shouldn't Happen to a Read More

1976
Carry on Dick

Actors: Sidney James, Barbara Windsor, Kenny Williams, Hattie Jacques, Bernard Bresslaw, Joan Sims, Kenneth Connor, Peter Butterworth, Jack Douglas, Patsy Rowlands, Bill Maynard, Margaret Nolan, John Clive, David Lodge, Marianne Stone

Synopsis: This threadbare "Carry On" comedy is set in the 18th century and concerns a fellow with a dual identity: by day, he's the Reverend Flasher; after dusk, he moonlights as the treacherous highwayman Dick Turpin. (Both are played by Sidney James). Dogooders Captain Desmond Fancey (Kenneth Williams) Read More

1975
Confessions of a Pop Performer

Actors: Robin Askwith, Anthony Booth, Bill Maynard, Doris Hare, Sheila White

Synopsis: In this ribald erotic comedy, brothers team up to promote a rock band. Even though the musicians are remarkably untalented and one of the brothers is an incredible klutz, somehow they manage to succeed. Unfortunately, the band's fall to the bottom is nearly as quick as its rise to the top, for the Read More

1975
Confessions of a Window Cleaner

Actors: Carole Augustine, Elaine Baillie, Christine Donna, Porjai Nicholas, Christopher Owen, Claire Russell

Synopsis: The British "Confessions" film series was reminiscent of the "Carry On" series, albeit far, far dirtier. Many fans consider the first entry, Confessions of a Window Cleaner, to be the best of the batch. Based on a supposedly autobiographical novel by Timothy Lea, the film stars Robin Askwith as an Read More

1974
Adolf Hitler - My Part in His Downfall

Actors: Jim Dale, Spike Milligan

Synopsis: If you've never sampled the off-the-beam humor of British comic-giant Spike Milligan, by all means look up Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall. Milligan stars as a long-in-tooth Army rookie, going through basic training in the early war years. "God smiles on the incompetent" seems to be the Read More

1973
Carry on Matron

Actors: Hattie Jacques, Joan Sims, Barbara Windsor

Synopsis: The last of four "medical" entries in the Carry On series is also the lewdest; whether it's the funniest is a matter of taste (taste?) The action takes places at Finisham Maternity Hospital. If you liked that "Finisham" gag, you'll adore such characters as Susan Ball, Miss Willing, and Mrs. Read More

1973
Bless This House

Actors: Sidney James

Synopsis: Bless This House is a feature-length spinoff of the British TV sitcom of the same name. The episodic nature of the film suggests that it was cobbled together from various half hours of the original series. Sidney James and Diana Coupland play the nonplussed owners of a "money pit" new home. Their Read More

1972
Carry on at Your Convenience

Synopsis: In this episode of the popular British comedy series, the characters must cope with the chaos caused when big business and the unions get together. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

1971
Carry on Henry

Synopsis: This bawdy entry in the long-running series of British "Carry On" comedies is set in the court of King Henry the VIII and centers on the gang's attempt to freshen up the odiferous Queen Marie and thereby save her head. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

1970
Carry on Loving

Actors: Sidney James, Kenny Williams, Charles Hawtrey, Joan Sims, Hattie Jacques

Synopsis: This is the 20th feature in the successful "Carry On" series of bawdy slapstick comedies. Sidney Bliss (Sidney James) and his faithful assistant Sophie (Hattie Jacques) run a bogus matrimonial agency designed to unite people looking for love and romance. One couple never speaks a word in the film Read More

1970
One More Time

Actors: Sammy Davis, Jr., Peter Lawford, Esther Anderson, Maggie Wright, Leslie Sands

Synopsis: Rat-pack pals Sammy Davis Jr. and Peter Lawford reprise their roles of Charlie Salt and Chris Pepper, respectively, in this film that marks the directorial debut of comedian/writer Jerry Lewis. Lawford also plays Lord Sydney Pepper, the twin brother of Charlie who is a murder victim. Salt and Read More

1970
Alf 'n' Family

Synopsis: The British television series Til Death Do Us Part was the forerunner to the American TV hit All in the Family. The original series' Archie Bunker was Alf Garnett, a bigoted, profane cockney played by Warren Mitchell. The "Edith" was the dimwitted Else, portrayed by Dandy Nichols. The British Read More

1968
Till Death Us Do Part

Actors: Warren Mitchell, Dandy Nichols, Anthony Booth, Una Stubbs, Liam Redmond

Synopsis: This film is taken from the popular British television series. Alf Garnett (Warren Mitchell) is a middle-aged bigot who loves the Queen and all that for which the kingdom (or what is left of it) stands, right or wrong. He puts up with his dizzy wife, Else (Dandy Nichols), his liberated daughter (Una Stubbs Read More

1968