"of eccentric characters, often played by Ronnie Barker or Jon Pertwee. Over the course of the programme Lt Murray marries Admiral Ffont-Bittocks daughter Rita. The Republic of Potarneyland, a country situated somewhere on the Indian subcontinent, is featured in several episodes. Over the course of the series, it is revealed that Potarneyland had recently been granted independence from Great Britain, and had joined NATO because the Potanis considered it to be a ""free gift scheme"". During Series 3 of ""The Navy Lark"", a Potarneyland frigate, the ""Poppadom"", appears in several episodes manned by various Potani officers voiced by Michael Bates"
"My Son"". His film debut was in ""The Million Pound Note"" (1954). Caldicot's television appearances include ""The Four Just Men"", ""The Prisoner"": ""Many Happy Returns"", ""Steptoe and Son"", ""Vanity Fair"", and ""Coronation Street"". He was also seen in the United States on ""The Beverly Hillbillies"". Caldicot worked virtually right up till his death in October 1995. Richard Caldicot Richard Caldicot (7 October 1908 in London – 16 October 1995) was an English actor famed for his role of Commander (later Captain) Povey in the BBC radio series ""The Navy Lark"". He also appeared often on television, memorably as the obstetrician"
"The Navy Lark (film) The Navy Lark is a 1959 British comedy film based on ""The Navy Lark"" radio series broadcast on the BBC Light Programme. It featured Cecil Parker, Ronald Shiner and Leslie Phillips, Gordon Jackson and Hattie Jacques. It was filmed mainly at West Bay, Bridport, Dorset. Only Phillips had appeared from the radio version – all other parts were recast. The film was produced at Walton-on-Thames. Captain Povey has built a reputation for shutting down redundant naval bases, and now has his eye on the minesweeping detachment on Boonzey Island (55.5 miles from Portsmouth, a Channel Island)."
"18 years (1959–1977) playing Chief Petty Officer Pertwee (and three other roles) in the popular series ""The Navy Lark"" on BBC Radio, as well as starring on television as the Third Doctor in the science-fiction series ""Doctor Who"" between 1970 and 1974. He had further success playing the title character in the television series ""Worzel Gummidge"" from 1979 to 1981 (reprising the role from 1987 to 1989). Towards the end of his life, he maintained a close association with ""Doctor Who"" by appearing at many fan conventions related to the series and giving interviews. He also performed a one-man show"
"Sean Pertwee Sean Pertwee (born 4 June 1964) is an English actor and voice actor. Pertwee attended Teddington School and Sunbury College. Pertwee has played Captain Fitzpatrick in the play ""Tom Jones"", Sergeant Wells in ""Dog Soldiers"", Pilot Smith in ""Event Horizon"", Inspector Lestrade in CBS's ""Elementary"" and Alfred Pennyworth in Fox's ""Gotham"". He is also the narrator of """" and ""Wild Canada"". Pertwee was born in Hammersmith, London, the son of English actor Jon Pertwee (known for his roles in ""The Navy Lark"", the television series ""Doctor Who"" and ""Worzel Gummidge""), and his German second wife Ingeborg Rhoesa. He"
"back to Portsmouth, their boat hits another real sea mine and Povey, Binns and the others are left to swim back to base. The Navy Lark (film) The Navy Lark is a 1959 British comedy film based on ""The Navy Lark"" radio series broadcast on the BBC Light Programme. It featured Cecil Parker, Ronald Shiner and Leslie Phillips, Gordon Jackson and Hattie Jacques. It was filmed mainly at West Bay, Bridport, Dorset. Only Phillips had appeared from the radio version – all other parts were recast. The film was produced at Walton-on-Thames. Captain Povey has built a reputation for shutting"
"was billed as 'The Most Versatile Voice in Radio – Jon (""Tear 'em Up"") Pertwee from the Radio Shows ""Merry-go-Round"" and ""Up the Pole""'. From 1959 to 1977, he had a long-running role as the conniving Chief Petty Officer Pertwee in ""The Navy Lark"" on BBC Radio. He was known as a Danny Kaye look-alike, and his impersonation of Kaye can be seen in the film ""Murder at the Windmill"" (1949). In 1953, he played Charlie Sterling in ""Will Any Gentleman...?"". Future ""Doctor Who"" actor William Hartnell was also in the film; he played Inspector Martin. On stage, he played"
"Mark Lindsay Chapman Mark Lindsay Chapman (born 8 September 1954) is an English actor. He is known for his roles as Chief Officer Henry Wilde in the film ""Titanic"" (1997) and as John Lennon in the film ""Chapter 27"" (2007). He attended the Guildford School of Acting where he studied ballet, speech, drama, and fencing. His television credits include: ""Max Headroom"", ""Dallas"" (as Brett Lomax), ""Falcon Crest"", ""Baywatch"", ""Murder, She Wrote"", """", ""JAG"", ""Charmed"", ""The Young and the Restless"", ""Swamp Thing"", and ""The Langoliers"". He played Chief Officer Henry Tingle Wilde in the 1997 film ""Titanic"". A Paramount internal memo"
"Richard Caldicot Richard Caldicot (7 October 1908 in London – 16 October 1995) was an English actor famed for his role of Commander (later Captain) Povey in the BBC radio series ""The Navy Lark"". He also appeared often on television, memorably as the obstetrician delivering Betty Spencer's baby in ""Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em"". His father was a civil servant and he attended Dulwich College. He then appeared in repertory theatre and on the West End stage (in the original production of ""Journey's End"") from 1928. He found success in 1947 when he appeared in a stage production of ""Edward,"
"John Batchelor (actor) John David Batchelor (born 25 September 1969) is a Singaporean-born Australian television and film actor. He is most known for portraying Chief Petty Officer Marine Technical (CPOMT) / Chief Engineer Andy 'Charge' Thorpe on the Australian drama series ""Sea Patrol"", and Peeto in the Australian feature film ""Red Dog"". Batchelor graduated from Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) with a degree in Performing Arts (Acting) in 1992. Besides portraying Andy 'Charge' Thorpe on ""Sea Patrol"", Batchelor has had guest roles on ""All Saints"", ""Water Rats"", ""Stingers"", and ""Murder Call"". He appeared in the 2003 films, ""Inspector"
"of precedence every episode over the entire 15 season run. Episodes of ""The Navy Lark"" series are still replayed in rotation on BBC Radio 4 Extra, and made available for delayed listening through their iPlayer service. Episodes were self-contained, although there was continuity within the series, and sometimes a reference to a previous episode might be made. A normal episode consisted of Sub Lt Phillips, scheming Chief Petty Officer Pertwee, and bemused Lt. Murray trying to get out of trouble they created for themselves without their direct superior, Commander (later Captain) ""Thunderguts"" Povey finding out. Scenes frequently featured a string"
"Tom Hanks Thomas Jeffrey Hanks (born July 9, 1956) is an American actor and filmmaker. Hanks is known for his comedic and dramatic roles in such films as ""Splash"" (1984), ""Big"" (1988), ""Turner & Hooch"" (1989), ""A League of Their Own"" (1992), ""Sleepless in Seattle"" (1993), ""Apollo 13"" (1995), ""You've Got Mail"" (1998), ""The Green Mile"" (1999), ""Cast Away"" (2000), ""Road to Perdition"" (2002), ""Cloud Atlas"" (2012), ""Captain Phillips"" (2013), ""Saving Mr. Banks"" (2013), and ""Sully"" (2016). He has also starred in the ""Robert Langdon"" film series, and voices Sheriff Woody in the ""Toy Story"" film series. Hanks has collaborated"
"employed by the Center for Naval Analyses as a specialist in Maritime Air Superiority (MAS), developing tactics for aircraft carrier defense. Julianne Phillips was in consideration for the role of Charlie, and had been scheduled to perform a screen test opposite Tom Cruise. Rear Admiral Pete ""Viper"" Pettigrew, a former Navy aviator, Vietnam War veteran, and Topgun instructor served as a technical advisor on the film, and also made a cameo appearance in the film as a colleague of Charlie's. Former Top Gun instructor pilot and Congressman Randy ""Duke"" Cunningham claimed to have been the inspiration for Pete Mitchell, although"
"John Rodney Raymond John Flynn (March 7, 1914 – January 1, 1996), professionally known as John Rodney, was an American actor, who worked in film and television. He also used the name John Flynn. He was born in Brooklyn, New York and his career spanned from the 1940s until the 1960s, with over a dozen significant movie roles. He is probably best known to audiences as Deputy Sheriff Sawyer in the drama, crime film ""Key Largo"" (1948). He also appeared in the films ""Fighter Squadron"", ""Pursued"" and ""Calamity Jane and Sam Bass"". Rodney appeared on television programs in the late"
"Chris Blake Petty Officer Christopher ""Chris"" Blake, CV was a fictional TV character on the show ""Sea Patrol"". He was portrayed by Matthew Holmes. It's the ""Fremantle"" class HMAS ""Hammersley""’s final six months before she's decommissioned, and Chief Petty Officer Chris Blake ""Swain"" is serving aboard her as the coxswain, police officer, chief medic and most experienced helmsman. While he may not get squeamish at such things like blood and gore, the after-effects of such incidents do get to him in his own personal way, especially when a death is involved, and never more so than when the death is"
"Neal McDonough Neal P. McDonough (born February 13, 1966) is an American actor and voice actor, known for his portrayal of Lieutenant Lynn ""Buck"" Compton in the HBO miniseries ""Band of Brothers"" (2001), Deputy District Attorney David McNorris on ""Boomtown"" (2002–2003), Sean Cahill on ""Suits"", Robert Quarles on ""Justified"", William Parker in ""Mob City"", and Dave Williams on ABC's ""Desperate Housewives"" (2008–2009). He also appeared in films such as """", ""Minority Report"", ""Walking Tall"", ""The Guardian"", ""Flags of Our Fathers"", ""Red 2"", """", ""Traitor"", ""The Hitcher"", """", ""Proud Mary"", and as Dum Dum Dugan in various Marvel Cinematic Universe films"
"Vincent D'Onofrio Vincent Philip D'Onofrio (; born June 30, 1959) is an American actor, producer, director, and singer. He is known for his roles as Private Leonard ""Gomer Pyle"" Lawrence in ""Full Metal Jacket"" (1987), Wilson Fisk / Kingpin in ""Daredevil"" (2015–2018), NYPD Detective Robert Goren in """", Edgar the Bug in ""Men in Black"" (1997), and Vic Hoskins in ""Jurassic World"" (2015). Among other honors, D'Onofrio is a Saturn Award winner and an Emmy Award nominee. D'Onofrio was born in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. He is of Italian descent, with ancestors from Sicily. His parents, Gennaro and Phyllis D'Onofrio, an interior"
"""Taffy"" Goldstein (plus other occasional characters) on ""The Navy Lark"", a popular BBC comedy radio series of the 1950s, which starred Jon Pertwee, with Ronnie Barker, Richard Caldicot and Leslie Phillips. Pertwee became one of Evans' best friends – he encouraged Pertwee to audition for ""Doctor Who"", although both were unaware that Pertwee was already being considered for the role; Pertwee subsequently helped Evans get cast in the ""Doctor Who"" story ""Carnival of Monsters"". Frequently cast as a policeman, doctor or priest (he was in fact latterly ordained as an Anglican priest in real life), Tenniel Evans appeared in many"
"Don Knotts Jesse Donald Knotts (July 21, 1924February 24, 2006) was an American actor and comedian, best known as Deputy Sheriff Barney Fife on ""The Andy Griffith Show"", a 1960s sitcom for which he earned five Emmy Awards. He also starred in multiple comedic films, including playing Luther Heggs in ""The Ghost and Mr. Chicken"" (1966) and Henry Limpet in ""The Incredible Mr. Limpet"" (1964). He also portrayed landlord Ralph Furley on the sitcom ""Three's Company"". In 1979 ""TV Guide"" ranked him #27 on its 50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time list. Jesse Donald Knotts was born in Morgantown,"
"Peter Brown (actor) Pierre Lind de Lappe (October 5, 1935 – March 21, 2016), known professionally as Peter Brown, was an American actor best known for his role as young Deputy Johnny McKay opposite John Russell as Marshal Dan Troop in the 1958 to 1962 ABC/Warner Brothers western television series, ""Lawman"" and as Texas Ranger Chad Cooper on NBC's ""Laredo"" from 1965 to 1967. Brown was born in New York City. His mother, Mina Reaume, was a stage and radio actress, playing the ""Dragon Lady"" on the ""Terry and the Pirates"" radio serial. He had an older brother, Phillip, and"
"Abraham, Ben Kingsley and Robbie Coltrane. During the late-1980s he also appeared in television shows including ""The Storyteller"", ""The Jim Henson Hour"" and ""Screen One"". Peck also voiced all the male characters in the children's live action TV series combined with stop motion animation ""Forget Me Not Farm"" on the BBC in 1990. Peck's image and popularity increased with appearances in films including the 1990 film ""Lord of the Flies"" as the Marine Officer. He also appeared in the television shows ""Screen Two"", ""Screenplay"" and ""A TV Dante"". He also appeared in the television movies ""The Black Velvet Gown"" and"
"Matthew Lillard Matthew Lyn Lillard (born January 24, 1970) is an American actor, voice actor, director, and producer. He is known for portraying Chip in ""Serial Mom"" (1994), Emmanuel ""Cereal Killer"" Goldstein in ""Hackers"" (1995), Stu Macher in ""Scream"" (1996), Stevo in ""SLC Punk!"" (1998), Billy Brubaker in ""Summer Catch"" (2001), Jerry Conlaine in ""Without a Paddle"" (2004), Dez Howard in ""The Groomsmen"" (2006), Joey in ""Home Run Showdown"" (2012), Jack Rusoe in ""Return to Nim's Island"" (2013) and Shaggy Rogers in both ""Scooby-Doo"" (2002) and """" (2004). In animation, he has been the current voice of Shaggy since veteran"
"Riviera Bank Robbery"" (1979), ""The Long Good Friday"" (1980), ""Breaking Glass"" (1980), ""Who Dares Wins"" (1982) and ""Lamb"" (1985). Nigel Humphreys Nigel Humphreys (born 1951 in Bognor Regis, Sussex) is a British actor who is best known for his television work. His most prominent roles include Dickie Fleming in ""Coronation Street"" and PC Pete Dodds in """". Other television credits include: ""Dixon of Dock Green"", ""Z-Cars"", ""The Expert"", ""Warship"", ""The Sweeney"", ""Blake's 7"", ""The Professionals"", ""Minder"", ""The Gentle Touch"", ""Doctor Who"" (in the serial ""Warriors of the Deep""), ""All in Good Faith"", ""Pulaski"", ""No Job for a Lady"", ""The Bill"""
"in for Jon Pertwee who was indisposed. He also appeared in at least one episode of ""The Navy Lark"" as his character from ""The Embassy Lark"". In 1969, he starred in ""The Big Business Lark"" which ran for one season of thirteen episodes. This was not strictly a spin-off from ""The Navy Lark"", other than being another ""Lark"" written by ""Laurie Wyman"". He continued to appear in films, mostly comedies, during the 1960s and 1970s, including ""Carry On Screaming!"", alongside ""Steptoe and Son"" star Harry H. Corbett, ""The Early Bird"", ""The Big Job"", ""The Bed Sitting Room"", ""Up the Chastity"
"R. Lee Ermey Ronald Lee Ermey (March 24, 1944 – April 15, 2018) was an American actor and Marine corps drill instructor. He achieved fame when he played Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in the 1987 film ""Full Metal Jacket"", which earned him a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Ermey was also a United States Marine Corps staff sergeant and an honorary gunnery sergeant. Ermey was often typecast in authority figure roles, such as Mayor Tilman in the film ""Mississippi Burning"", Bill Bowerman in ""Prefontaine"", Sheriff Hoyt in ""The Texas Chainsaw Massacre"" remake, Jimmy Lee Farnsworth in ""Fletch Lives"","
"to Read, to help inspire kids' imaginations by getting more books into underfunded libraries. Nathan Fillion Nathan Fillion (; born March 27, 1971) is a Canadian-American actor and voice actor best known for the lead roles of Captain Malcolm ""Mal"" Reynolds in the Fox series ""Firefly"" and its feature film continuation, ""Serenity"", as well as Richard Castle on the ABC series ""Castle"" and John Nolan on ""The Rookie"". Fillion has acted in traditionally distributed films like ""Slither"" and ""Trucker"", Internet-distributed films like ""Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog"", television soap operas, sitcoms and theater. His voice is also featured in video games,"
"Nathan Fillion Nathan Fillion (; born March 27, 1971) is a Canadian-American actor and voice actor best known for the lead roles of Captain Malcolm ""Mal"" Reynolds in the Fox series ""Firefly"" and its feature film continuation, ""Serenity"", as well as Richard Castle on the ABC series ""Castle"" and John Nolan on ""The Rookie"". Fillion has acted in traditionally distributed films like ""Slither"" and ""Trucker"", Internet-distributed films like ""Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog"", television soap operas, sitcoms and theater. His voice is also featured in video games, such as the Bungie titles ""Halo 3"", """", """", ""Destiny"" and ""Destiny 2"", along"
"reports, he is currently married. He resides with his family in a townhouse in the Gramercy Park neighborhood of Manhattan. ! colspan=""3"" style=""background: #DAA520;"" | Seattle International Film Festival ! colspan=""3"" style=""background: #DAA520;"" | Saturn Awards Vincent D'Onofrio Vincent Philip D'Onofrio (; born June 30, 1959) is an American actor, producer, director, and singer. He is known for his roles as Private Leonard ""Gomer Pyle"" Lawrence in ""Full Metal Jacket"" (1987), Wilson Fisk / Kingpin in ""Daredevil"" (2015–2018), NYPD Detective Robert Goren in """", Edgar the Bug in ""Men in Black"" (1997), and Vic Hoskins in ""Jurassic World"" (2015). Among"
"Terry Becker Terry Becker (August 5, 1921 – December 30, 2014) was an American film and television actor, Emmy-winning director and producer. He is best known for his role as Chief Francis Ethelbert Sharkey in seasons 2 through 4 of the television series ""Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea"". Becker took the role after the death of actor Henry Kulky, who had played the submarine's Chief (Curly Jones) during the first season of the series. Terry Becker also made two guest appearances on ""Perry Mason"". In 1958 he played murder victim Philip Larkin in ""The Case of the Prodigal"
"Don Porter Donald ""Don"" Porter (September 24, 1912 – February 11, 1997) was an American actor who appeared in a number of films in the 1940s, including ""Top Sergeant"" and ""Eagle Squadron"", but is perhaps best known for his television roles as Peter Sands, the boss of Ann Sothern's character on ""Private Secretary"", and as Russell Lawrence, the widowed father of 15-year-old Frances ""Gidget"" Lawrence (Sally Field), in the 1965 ABC sitcom ""Gidget"". He was born in Miami, Oklahoma, Porter's obituary in the ""Deseret News"" reported that his career in show business began in Portland, Oregon, after he served in"
"Lane Smith Walter Lane Smith III (April 29, 1936 – June 13, 2005) was an American actor. His well-known roles included portraying collaborator entrepreneur Nathan Bates in the NBC television series ""V"", Mayor Bates in the film ""Red Dawn"", newspaper editor Perry White in the ABC series """", Coach Jack Reilly in ""The Mighty Ducks"", district attorney Jim Trotter III in ""My Cousin Vinny"" and American President Richard Nixon in ""The Final Days"", for which he received a Golden Globe award nomination. Lane Smith was born in 1936 in Memphis, Tennessee. He graduated from the Leelanau School, a boarding school"
"Daniel Roebuck Daniel Randall James Roebuck (born March 4, 1963) is an American character actor of television, film, and theatre. His best known roles include Deputy Marshal Robert Biggs in ""The Fugitive"" and its spinoff film ""U.S. Marshals"", Jay Leno in ""The Late Shift"", and Dr. Leslie Arzt in ""Lost"", as well as numerous Rob Zombie and Don Coscarelli films. Roebuck was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in 1963, and graduated from Bethlehem Catholic High School in Bethlehem in 1981. He appeared in his first film role in 1985, the lead in ""Cavegirl"". From 1992 to 1995, he played Andy Griffith's"
"Larry Wilcox Larry Dee Wilcox (born August 8, 1947) is an American actor known for his role as California Highway Patrol Officer Jonathan ""Jon"" Baker in television series ""CHiPs"", which ran from 1977 to 1983 in which he was assigned 7 Mary 3 and became partners with Francis Llewelyn ""Frank"" Poncherello. He left the series after the end of the fifth season. He is a decorated Marine veteran, accomplished motorcycle rider, race car driver, Bonneville Salt Flats land speed record holder, and private pilot. Wilcox was born on 8 August 1947 in San Diego, California, the son of Marion G."