Oliver TobiasFilmography

Born:: August 6, 1947 in Zurich, Switzerland
Occupation:: Actor
Biography:: British lead actor, onscreen from 1971. ~ All Movie Guide...Read More

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The Method

Actors: Elizabeth Hurley, Jeremy Sisto

Synopsis: Has a star's desire to fully embrace a sinister role led her into madness? Rebecca Fairbanks (Elizabeth Hurley) is a well-known actress trying to get her career back on track after taking several years off. Fairbanks is returning to the screen in a role she's long wished to play -- Belle Gunness Read More

2004
Grizzly Falls

Actors: Daniel Clark, Bryan Brown, Tom Jackson, Oliver Tobias, Richard Harris

Synopsis: In this family-oriented outdoor adventure story, Bryan Brown plays Tyrone, a hunter who captures a handful of grizzly bear cubs. However, Tyrone didn't count on the tenacity of the cubs' mother, who retaliates by kidnapping Tyrone's son. When Tyrone sets out to find his son, fearing the worst, the Read More

11/5/99
Alec to the Rescue!

1999
Breeders

Actors: Todd Jensen, Samantha Janus, Oliver Tobias, Kadamba Simmons, Clifton Lloyd-Bryan

Synopsis: Following in the tradition of his 1995 film Grim, in which England's Clearwell Caves doubled for Virginia, Paul Matthews' Breeders has England double for a Boston girls' school. The plot concerns a meteor that holds an alien monster (rendered in 3-D on the garish video box), a slinky alien woman Read More

1997
The Brylcreem Boys

Actors: Bill Campbell, William McNamara, Angus MacFadyen, Gabriel Byrne, Jean Butler

Synopsis: Many may not know that Ireland maintained its neutrality during World War II, so that any soldiers from that conflict who found themselves on Irish soil had to be kept in captivity until the war's end. For a variety of aeronautical reasons, quite a few Axis and Allied pilots found themselves Read More

1996
Vendetta

Synopsis: In this violent Swedish action drama, based on the popular novels of Jan Guillou and filmed in Sicily, super-spy Carl Hamilton and his partner Lundwall must negotiate with the Mafia to ensure the release of two Swedish hostages. During talks, Lundwall is shot to death and Hamilton vows that he Read More

1995
Broken Lullaby

Actors: Mel Harris, Rob Stewart, Oliver Tobias

Synopsis: Mel Harris traces her aunt's mysterious roots in this made-for-television movie. Based on the book of the same name by Laurel Pace, Harris stars as Jordan Kirkland, a genealogist who begins tracing her wealthy Aunt Kitty's (Vivian Reis) roots. Her research -- which centers around a Fabergé egg Read More

1994
Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail (The Royal Opera)

1990
The Paper Man

Actors: John Bach, Oliver Tobias, Rebecca Gilling, Peta Toppano, Pat Bishop

Synopsis: The three-part British-Australian TV production The Paper Man could be described as the miniseries equivalent of Citizen Kane. John Bach headed the huge cast as Philip Cromwell, a canny Australian entrepreneur who through "ways of his own" became his country's most powerful media mogul. Any Read More

1990
King Without a Crown

1988
Choice

1988
Johann Strauss

Actors: Oliver Tobias, Mary Crosby, Audrey Landers, Mathieu Carrière

1987
Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail

Actors: Kurt Moll, Inge Neilsen, Oliver Tobias, Deon van der Walt, Lilian Watson

1986
Cobra Mission

Synopsis: In this actioner, a band of Vietnam veterans return to the jungle to save their leader from a POW camp. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

1985
Mata Hari

Actors: Sylvia Kristel, Christopher Cazenove, Oliver Tobias, Gaye Brown, Gottfried John

Synopsis: Sylvia Kristel adds her sexual allure to the story of Mata Hari (Margaretha Geertruida Zelle), executed by the French in 1917 at the age of 41 for being a double agent. In reality, "Mata Hari" had been married, had children, and performed as a dancer around Europe -- not the normal background for Read More

1985
The Wicked Lady

Actors: Faye Dunaway, Alan Bates, John Gielgud, Denholm Elliott, Prunella Scales

Synopsis: Faye Dunaway stars in Michael Winner's labored re-make of the 1945 swashbuckler, which was co-scripted by Leslie Arliss, the original director of the 1945 film. Dunaway is Lady Barbara Skelton, a lady of the royal class, who becomes a highway robber, taking up with Captain Jerry Jackson (Alan Bates Read More

1983
Robin Hood and the Spirit of Sherwood

Synopsis: Robin Hood and the Spirit of Sherwood was one of the first 2-hour installments of the popular BBC TV series of the early 1980s. Michael Praed (later replaced by Jason Connery) stars as Robin Hood, with Judi Trott as Maid Marian. In keeping with the "sword and sorcery" ambience of the series, Robin Read More

1983
The Big Scam

Actors: Gloria Grahame, David Niven, Richard Jordan

Synopsis: A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square was the original title of this British caper film. David Niven does his suave 'n' blase bit as a criminal mastermind planning a giant bank heist. Richard Jordan co-stars as an American ex-con tapped to oversee the operation. Gloria Grahame, in one of her last Read More

1979
Arabian Adventure

Actors: Christopher Lee, Milo O'Shea, Oliver Tobias, Emma Samms, Puncet Sira

Synopsis: A valiant prince battles an evil sorcerer to rescue his true love in this colorful fantasy, which features high adventure and plenty of special effects. The hero must overcome a number of dangers, along the way receiving help from a beautiful street urchin and a magical rose. ~ Judd Blaise, All Read More

1979
The Stud

Actors: Joan Collins, Oliver Tobias, Emma Jacobs, Sue Lloyd, Walter Gotell

Synopsis: Jackie Collins wrote the best-selling novel The Stud. Her sister Joan Collins starred in the 1978 film version of The Stud. The producer on the film was Joan Collins' then-husband Ron Kass. Need we say more? Well, there is a plot, involving the insatiable Joan's sexual hold over a handsome Read More

1978
God King

Synopsis: The throne of the kingdom of Ceylon is contested by an illegitimate son who challenges his half-brother, the rightful heir. ~ All Movie Guide Read More

1975
King Arthur, the Young Warlord

Synopsis: The early years of the future King Arthur are recounted in this film from Sidney Hayers. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Movie Guide Read More

1975
The Young Warlord

Synopsis: When the Saxons threaten the safety of England in 500 AD, a strong warrior known as Arthur works to bring a number of tribes together to fight off the invaders. ~ Iotis Erlewine, All Movie Guide Read More

1975
Terror From Within

Synopsis: Ian Bannen and Suzanne Neve star in the videotaped chiller Terror from Within. The scene is an artist's colony, populated with eccentrics. A murder is committed, and everyone is under suspicion. Soon afterward, the colony is haunted by weird voices and visions. Made for British television, Terror Read More

1975
Addio Fratello Crudele

Actors: Charlotte Rampling, Fabio Testi

Synopsis: Based on the Restoration-era play by John Ford, the Italian 'Tis a Pity She's a Whore (Addio, Fratello Cruelle) stars Charlotte Rampling as the much-put-upon Annabella. Involved in an incestuous relationship with her own brother, Annabella becomes pregnant. This necessitates a quick marriage of Read More

9/20/71
Romance of a Horsethief

Actors: Mira Blaskovic, Nada Cibic, Maria Mizar, Alenka Rancic, Dina Rutic, Henri Sera, Mile Sosa, Vera Stanojevic, Eugen Werber, Yul Brynner, Eli Wallach, Jane Birkin, Oliver Tobias, Lainie Kazan

Synopsis: In Polish Russia, Stoloff (Yul Brynner), a Cossack in exile from his land and family, has gained control over a small Jewish village. The villagers live mainly by horse-thievery, under the leadership of Kifke (Eli Wallach). Stoloff's regime is tolerated with difficulty until he commandeers the Read More

1971