Joe Melia Filmography

Born:: London, England, UK
Occupation:: Actor

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Sakharov

Actors: Jason Robards, Jr., Glenda Jackson, Nicol Williamson, Frank Finlay, Marion Bailey

Synopsis: The made-for-TV Sakharov stars Jason Robards as famed Soviet nuclear physicist D. Andrei Sakharov. Lauded by his government for his scientific achievements, Sakharov nonetheless becomes an outspoken critic of Russia's human rights violations. He is reclassified as a "non-person" and exiled to the Read More

1984
Sherlock Holmes: The Sign of Four

Actors: Ian Richardson, David Healy, Thorley Walters, Terence Rigby, Joe Melia

Synopsis: Based on a Sherlock Holmes story, the Sign of Four is about an ex-convict out to wreak vengeance on an army major (Thorley Walters) who left him stranded in a penal colony while making off with a valuable stash of treasure. But with a flat, dull treatment of both the story and its characters Read More

1983
Privates on Parade

Actors: John Cleese, Denis Quilley, Nicola Pagett, Patrick Pearson, Michael Elphick

Synopsis: This kooky British comedy chronicles the zany and occasionally dramatic exploits of the Song and Dance Unit, Southeast Asia (SADUSEA, pronounced "sad-you-see") assigned to entertain troops stationed in the Malayan jungle during WW II. It is based on a play by Peter Nichols. The entertainers are Read More

1982
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Actors: Simon Jones, David Dixon, Peter Jones, Joe Melia, Steve Conway, Martin Benson, Sandra Dickinson

Synopsis: Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy began as a 1978 BBC radio series by Douglas Adams, who adapted the material into a bestselling novel in 1979. This six-part BBC television miniseries - a witty and farcical science-fiction send-up -- stars Simon Jones as gormless Arthur Dent, who wakes up one Read More

1981
The Wildcats of St. Trinian's

Synopsis: Back in the early 1950s, cartoonist/satirist Ronald Searle dreamed up the "Belles of St. Trinians," a gaggle of sweet-faced, diabolically inclined British schoolgirls. These characters were featured in several popular British comedies of the 1950s and 1960s, many of which hold up pretty well today Read More

1980
The Odd Job

Actors: Graham Chapman, David Jason, Diana Quick, Simon Williams, Edward Hardwicke

Synopsis: In this dark British comedy, a despondent businessman (Graham Chapman) decides to end it all after his wife leaves him. Unfortunately, he lacks the courage to do it to himself and so hires a professional assassin, telling him to do the deed no matter what. A short time passes and things look Read More

1978
Sweeney!

Actors: John Thaw, Dennis Waterman, Barry Foster, Ian Bannen, Colin Welland

Synopsis: In this feature-film version of the popular British television cop show, Regan (John Thaw) and Carter (Dennis Waterman) are two British Scotland Yard detectives who find themselves involved with the exchange of oil resources on the political and economic fate of the world. Ian Bannen plays Baker Read More

1977
Antony and Cleopatra

Actors: Garrick Hagan, Charlton Heston, Hildegard Neil, Eric Porter, John Castle, Fernando Rey

1972
Oh! What a Lovely War

Actors: Ralph Richardson, Meriel Forbes, Wensley Pithey, Ruth Kettlewell, Ian Holm

Synopsis: Oh! What a Lovely War is an every-man-for-himself adaptation of Charles Chilton's 1963 play, as staged in London by Joan Littlewood. The tragedy of World War I is redefined in bawdy music-hall terms, beginning with a verbal free-for-all involving the Crowned Heads of Europe. The war is presented Read More

1969
Modesty Blaise

Actors: Monica Vitti, Terence Stamp, Dirk Bogarde, Harry Andrews, Michael Craig

Synopsis: A popular British comic strip series served as inspiration for this light-hearted espionage adventure, which if nothing else certainly shows the marks of its origins in the mid-1960s. A large departure for director Joseph Losey, better known for brooding interpretations of Harold Pinter works (The Servant Read More

1966
Four in the Morning

Actors: Ann Lynn, Brian Phelan, Judi Dench, Norman Rodway, Joe Melia

Synopsis: The lives of two couples are examined through three vignettes in this episodic drama. A man (Brian Phelan) picks up his girlfriend (Ann Lynn) after she finishes her shift as a nightclub dancer. They go for a moonlight stroll along the river but soon begin playing petty games with each other's Read More

1965
The Intelligence Men

Actors: Eric Morecambe, Ernie Wise, William Franklyn, April Olrich, Gloria Paul, Jacqueline Jones

Synopsis: Made in England at a time when Morecambe and Wise were popular with TV audiences, this movie is as good as it is because of the inclusion of three of their more popular routines. A surprisingly complicated plot, though very thin, keeps the audience confused, however, in a tale rife with political Read More

1965
Follow a Star

Actors: Norman Wisdom, June Laverick, Jerry Desmonde, Hattie Jacques, Richard Wattis

Synopsis: Combining music, comedy, and pathos, this tale of a gullible singer and the people around him is simple but effective. Norman Wisdom stars as Norman Truscott, someone with a good singing voice who wants to perform but lacks the confidence to get up on stage. His voice teacher (Hattie Jacques) and Read More

1959
Too Many Crooks

Actors: George Cole, Brenda de Banzie, Bernard Bresslaw, Sidney James

Synopsis: An uneven but at times hilarious slapstick comedy, Too Many Crooks features an inept gang of four would-be criminals who manage to botch every job they plan. After a few dismal failures they try to rob the wealthy, philandering Billy Gordon (Terry-Thomas) and fail again. Unwilling to let go of a Read More

1958