Stratford Johns

South African-born British stage, film and television actor (1925-2002)

September 22, 1925 (January 29, 2002)

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Splitting Heirs

G.-B. 1993. Satire by Robert Young with Eric Idle, Rick Moranis, Barbara Hershey. A modest bank employee discovers that he and his rich boss were switched at birth.

Runtime: 86 min.

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A Demon in My View

V.O.: Mann nebenan, Der

All. 1991. Crime drama by Petra Haffter with Anthony Perkins, Sophie Ward, Stratford Johns. A lonely old man loses his mind and starts strangling passers-by in the street.

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Salome's Last Dance

G.-B. 1988. Dramatic comedy by Ken Russell with Imogen Millais-Scott, Glenda Jackson, Stratford Johns. In 1892, English playwright Oscar Wilde attends the performance of his new play Salome, which was blacklisted by the government.

Runtime: 89 min.

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The Lair of the White Worm

G.-B. 1988. Fantasy by Ken Russell with Amanda Donohoe, Hugh Grant, Sammi Davis. A young archaeologist comes into conflict with a reptilian-like woman who is in search of a victim for a human sacrifice.

Runtime: 93 min.

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The Beggar's Opera

G.-B. 1983. Thriller by Jonathan Miller with Bob Hoskins, Stratford Johns, Roger Daltrey. A philandering highwayman precariously balances the affections of two young maids, against the will of their fathers: a vengeful man and a dishonorable constable.

Runtime: 135 min.