Who played the part of Paul McCartney's grandfather in the film A Hard Day's Night
"the Best Reviewed Movies of All Time. ""The New York Times"" film critic Bosley Crowther noted the film was a subtle satire on Beatlemania and the Beatles themselves. The Beatles are portrayed as likeable young lads who are constantly amazed at the attention they receive and who want nothing more than a little peace and quiet; however, they have to deal with screaming crowds, journalists who ask nonsensical questions, and authority figures who constantly look down upon them. In fact their biggest problem is McCartney's elderly, but ""clean"" grandfather, played by Wilfrid Brambell. ""The New Yorker"" critic Brendan Gill wrote:"
"Wilfrid Brambell Henry Wilfrid Brambell (22 March 1912 – 18 January 1985) was an Irish television and film actor and comedian best known for his role in the television series ""Steptoe and Son"". He also performed alongside the Beatles in their film ""A Hard Day's Night"", playing Paul McCartney's fictional grandfather. Brambell was born in Dublin, the youngest of three sons born to Henry Lytton Brambell (1870-1937), a cashier at the Guinness Brewery, and his wife, Edith Marks (1879-1965), a former opera singer. The family surname was changed from ""Bramble"" by Wilfrid's grandfather Frederick William Brambell. His two older brothers"
"role of Paul McCartney's grandfather in the Beatles' first film, ""A Hard Day's Night"" (1964). A running joke is made throughout the film of his character being ""a very clean old man"", in contrast to his being referred to as a ""dirty old man"" in ""Steptoe and Son"". In real life, he was indeed nothing like his ""Steptoe"" persona, being dapper and well-spoken. In 1965, Brambell told the BBC that he did not want to do another series of ""Steptoe and Son"", and in September that year he went to New York to appear in the Broadway musical ""Kelly"" at"
"A Hard Day's Night (film) A Hard Day's Night is a 1964 British musical comedy film directed by Richard Lester and starring the Beatles—John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr—during the height of Beatlemania. It was written by Alun Owen and originally released by United Artists. The film portrays several days in the lives of the group. The film was a financial and critical success. Forty years after its release, ""Time"" magazine rated it as one of the all-time great 100 films. In 1997, British critic Leslie Halliwell described it as a ""comic fantasia with music; an enormous"
"Janson and many crew members. In media interviews at the event, McCartney disclosed that while he had seen the film many times on video, he had not seen the film on the ""big screen"" since its 1964 premiere. A Hard Day's Night (film) A Hard Day's Night is a 1964 British musical comedy film directed by Richard Lester and starring the Beatles—John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr—during the height of Beatlemania. It was written by Alun Owen and originally released by United Artists. The film portrays several days in the lives of the group. The film was"
"the 1956 feature film adaptation of the story, playing an amalgamation of Syme and Parsons with the latter's name. Other cast members included Yvonne Mitchell, who had starred in the Kneale/Cartier ""Wuthering Heights"", as Julia, and André Morell as O'Brien. Wilfrid Brambell, later known for his roles in ""Steptoe and Son"" and as Paul McCartney's grandfather in ""A Hard Day's Night"", appeared in two roles, as the old man Winston speaks with in the pub and as a prisoner later on when Winston is incarcerated. Nigel Kneale who had briefly acted in the 1940s before turning to scriptwriting, had a"
"scene of ""A Hard Day's Night"". It was in fact filmed in a van, with crew members rocking the vehicle to fake the action of a train in motion. Paul McCartney is seen lip-syncing in the song in both the train scene and in the live performance at the end of the film, despite not singing in the actual recording. I Should Have Known Better ""I Should Have Known Better"" is a song by English rock band the Beatles composed by John Lennon (credited to Lennon–McCartney), and originally issued on ""A Hard Day's Night"", their soundtrack for the film of"
"played Paul McCartney's fictitious grandfather in the Beatles' 1964 film, ""A Hard Day's Night"". He featured in many prominent theatre roles. In 1966 he played Ebenezer Scrooge in a musical version of ""A Christmas Carol"". This was adapted for radio the same year and appeared on Radio 2 on Christmas Eve. Brambell's booming baritone voice surprised many listeners: he played the role straight, true to the Dickens original, and not in the stereotype Albert Steptoe character. In 1971, he starred in the premiere of Eric Chappell's play, ""The Banana Box"", in which he played Rooksby. This part was later renamed"
"met with tales from his career. He died in Manchester after a six-month battle with cancer. The village of Hale came out to pay their respects following his death. Norman Rossington Norman Rossington (24 December 1928 – 21 May 1999) was an English actor best remembered for his roles in ""The Army Game"", the ""Carry On"" films and the Beatles' film ""A Hard Day's Night"". Born in Liverpool, Lancashire, the son of a publican, Rossington was educated at Sefton Park Elementary School and Liverpool Technical College. He left education at the age of 14. After that he lived a rather"
"in the style of Laurence Olivier in the film ""Richard III"". Sellers' version was a UK Top 20 hit in 1965. A Hard Day's Night (song) ""A Hard Day's Night"" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles. Credited to Lennon–McCartney, it was written by John Lennon, with some collaboration from Paul McCartney. It was released on the film soundtrack of the same name in 1964. It was also released in the UK as a single, with ""Things We Said Today"" as its B-side. The song featured prominently on the soundtrack to the Beatles' first feature film, ""A"
"In the film ""Wilson"", Lloyd George was portrayed by Clifford Brooke. Richard Attenborough's 1972 film ""Young Winston"" features Lloyd George as a character, portrayed by Anthony Hopkins. A television series ""The Life and Times of David Lloyd George"" was made in 1981. Philip Madoc played Lloyd George. In the Irish historical television film ""The Treaty"", Lloyd George was played by Ian Bannen. In the movie ""A Hard Day's Night"" in the police station, at 1 hour and 8 minutes, the police chief tells the character playing Paul McCartney's father ""Put Lloyd George over there!"" Bonar Law is briefly mentioned several"
"Alun Owen Alun Davies Owen (24 November 1925 – 6 December 1994) was a Welsh screenwriter and actor predominantly active in television. However, he is best remembered by a wider audience for writing the screenplay of The Beatles' debut feature film ""A Hard Day's Night"" (1964), which earned him an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay nomination. Owen was born in Liverpool. His father, Sidney Owen, was a Welshman from Dolgellau, North Wales, and his mother, Ruth, was from Holyhead, but of Irish descent. Alun Owen attended St Michael in the Hamlet Anglican Primary School and Oulton High School. For"
"A Hard Day's Night (song) ""A Hard Day's Night"" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles. Credited to Lennon–McCartney, it was written by John Lennon, with some collaboration from Paul McCartney. It was released on the film soundtrack of the same name in 1964. It was also released in the UK as a single, with ""Things We Said Today"" as its B-side. The song featured prominently on the soundtrack to the Beatles' first feature film, ""A Hard Day's Night"", and was on their album of the same name. The song topped the charts in both the United"
"Norman Rossington Norman Rossington (24 December 1928 – 21 May 1999) was an English actor best remembered for his roles in ""The Army Game"", the ""Carry On"" films and the Beatles' film ""A Hard Day's Night"". Born in Liverpool, Lancashire, the son of a publican, Rossington was educated at Sefton Park Elementary School and Liverpool Technical College. He left education at the age of 14. After that he lived a rather aimless adolescent life as messenger, office boy at Liverpool Docks and apprentice joiner. He did his national service in the RAF. Later, he went to night school and studied"
"in the movie ""A Hard Day's Night"". Douglas Millings Arnold ""Dougie"" Millings born 30 July 1913 in Manchester; died 20 September 2001 in London was a London-based tailor known as ""the Beatles' tailor"". Millings' shop was located on 63 Old Compton Street in Soho and began designing for British pop stars such as Cliff Richard, Tommy Steele, and Adam Faith in the early 1960s and made the collarless suits the Beatles wore on their first American tour in 1964 as well as the stage suits for the movie ""Help!"". Millings made more than 500 outfits for the band. Millings had"
"and sang the title song. He helped arrange Paul and Linda McCartney's American Number 1 single ""Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey"". Paul McCartney once commended Martin by saying: ""George Martin [was] quite experimental for who he was, a grown-up."" Beginning in the late 1950s, Martin began to supplement his producer income by publishing music and having his artists record it. He used the pseudonyms Lezlo Anales and John Chisholm, before settling on Graham Fisher as his primary pseudonym. Martin composed, arranged, and produced film scores since the early 1960s, including the instrumental scores of the films ""A Hard Day's Night"" (1964, for"
"nation once again"". It has been recorded by many Irish singers and groups, notably John McCormack, The Clancy Brothers, The Dubliners, The Wolfe Tones (a group with Republican leanings) in 1972, the Poxy Boggards, and The Irish Tenors (John McDermott, Ronan Tynan, Anthony Kearns) and Sean Conway for a 2007 single. In the Beatles' movie ""A Hard Day's Night"", Paul McCartney's grandfather begins singing the song at the British police officers after they arrest him for peddling autographed pictures of the band members. In 2002, after an orchestrated e-mail campaign, the Wolfe Tones' 1972 rendition of ""A Nation Once Again"""
"Scott, ""Character Kings: Hollywood's Familiar Faces Discuss the Art & Business of Acting."" BearManor Media, 2009. . Paul Gleason Paul Xavier Gleason (May 4, 1939 – May 27, 2006) was an American film and television actor, known for his roles on television series such as ""All My Children"" and films such as ""The Breakfast Club"", ""Trading Places"", and ""Die Hard"". Gleason was born on May 4, 1939 in Jersey City, New Jersey, the son of Eleanor (née Doyle), a registered nurse, and George L. Gleason, a restaurateur, professional boxer, iron worker, and roofing manufacturer. Gleason was raised in Miami Beach,"
"Paul Gleason Paul Xavier Gleason (May 4, 1939 – May 27, 2006) was an American film and television actor, known for his roles on television series such as ""All My Children"" and films such as ""The Breakfast Club"", ""Trading Places"", and ""Die Hard"". Gleason was born on May 4, 1939 in Jersey City, New Jersey, the son of Eleanor (née Doyle), a registered nurse, and George L. Gleason, a restaurateur, professional boxer, iron worker, and roofing manufacturer. Gleason was raised in Miami Beach, Florida. At age 16, he ran away from home and hitchhiked across the east coast, sleeping on"
"who plays an older man named Jim that Paul visits late in the movie, looking for Harry. Some critics have pointed out Jim's similarity to McCartney's father (who was also named James; Richardson's character even refers to Paul as ""son"") and appears to be something of a poet -- the elder McCartney had his own jazz band in the 1940s. (Paul has said that he actually based the character on Polonius, from William Shakespeare's ""Hamlet"".) The 13-minute animated film ""Rupert and the Frog Song"" was shown in cinemas immediately preceding ""Give My Regards To Broad Street"". The short film featured"
"frequent reference to McCartney's grandfather (Wilfrid Brambell) as a ""clean old man"" sets up a contrast with the stock description of Brambell's character, Albert Steptoe in ""Steptoe and Son"", as a ""dirty old man"". Audiences also responded to the Beatles' brash social impudence. Director Richard Lester said, ""The general aim of the film was to present what was apparently becoming a social phenomenon in this country. Anarchy is too strong a word, but the quality of confidence that the boys exuded! Confidence that they could dress as they liked, speak as they liked, talk to the Queen as they liked,"
"Kinnear) to meet his father Freddie (Christopher Fairbank), who abandoned him seventeen years earlier, with the press in attendance. When they meet, Lennon accuses his father of abandoning him, but Freddie says that he left it up to John. Lennon and Epstein quickly leave. By 1967, Epstein has died and The Beatles are giving a press conference for their new film, ""Magical Mystery Tour"". Lennon is skeptical about the film, but Paul McCartney (Andrew Scott) convinces him to go through with the idea. Lennon invites his father to his mansion to live with him, allowing Freddie to meet his grandson,"
"A Hard Day's Night (album) A Hard Day's Night is the third studio album by the English rock band the Beatles, released on 10 July 1964, with side one containing songs from the soundtrack to their film of the same name. The American version of the album was released two weeks earlier, on 26 June 1964 by United Artists Records, with a different track listing. In contrast to their first two albums, all 13 tracks on ""A Hard Day's Night"" were written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney showcasing the development of their songwriting talents. The album includes the title"
"Jim and Mary McCartney James McCartney (7 July 1902 – 18 March 1976) and Mary Patricia McCartney (born Mohan; 29 September 1909 – 31 October 1956) were the parents of musician, author and artist Paul McCartney of the Beatles and Wings, and of the photographer and musician Mike McCartney (better known professionally as Mike McGear), who worked with the comedy rock trio the Scaffold. Like many families in Liverpool, the McCartney and Mohan families are of Irish descent. Jim worked for most of his life in the cotton trade, as well as playing in ragtime and jazz bands in Liverpool,"
"the position of director to Lindsay Anderson, who refused. Having worked with The Beatles on ""A Hard Day's Night"", Lester was another candidate for director, and agreed to take the position. Lester made major changes to the play, adding his own touch through direct address, unexpected oddly-edited sequences, humorous subtitles, and a Greek chorus of disapproving members of ""the older generation."" Filming took place in a few weeks, and Lester employed television advertising techniques. Talking about the film in the 1980s, actor Ray Brooks said: Lester himself makes a brief cameo as an annoyed bystander. John Barry contributed the jazzy"
"songs were ""more sophisticated musically"" than before. Side one of the LP contains the songs from the movie soundtrack. Side two contains songs written for, but not included in, the film, although a 1980s re-release of the movie includes a prologue before the opening credits with ""I'll Cry Instead"" on the soundtrack. ""A Hard Day's Night"" is the first Beatles album to feature entirely original compositions, and the only one where all the songs were written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Lennon dominates the songwriting, being the primary author of nine out of the thirteen tracks on the album,"
"Reginald VelJohnson Reginald VelJohnson (born Reginald VelJohnson, August 16, 1952) is an American actor. He is best known for playing policeman characters such as Carl Winslow on the sitcom ""Family Matters,"" which ran from 1989 to 1998, and LAPD Sgt. Al Powell in the films ""Die Hard"" and ""Die Hard 2"". VelJohnson was born Reginald Vel Johnson on August 16, 1952, in Queens, New York, the son of Eve, a nurse, and Reginald Johnson, Sr., a hospital attendant. His father left the family, which included Reginald's brother Barry, when VelJohnson was 13 years old. Their mother subsequently married John Reilly."
"on the show ""Dharma & Greg"", which ran from 1997 to 2002. The following year, Ryan voiced Highfather on ""Justice League"". He was the Screen Actors Guild Foundation president. Ryan married Lynda Morse in 1972. They later divorced. The couple had three children. Mitchell Ryan Mitchell Ryan (born January 11, 1928) is an American film, television, and stage actor, who in his six decades of television is known for playing Burke Devlin in the 1960s gothic soap opera ""Dark Shadows"", and later for his co-starring role as Thomas Gibson's father Edward Montgomery on ""Dharma & Greg"". He also played the"
"frontman of the band Heavy Metal Kids following the death of former frontman Gary Holton in 1985. Altman was born in Reading, Berkshire, to parents Tina Florence (née Schofield; 1920–2016) and Cecil Clifton Stewart (1923–1991). His maternal grandfather was actor Johnnie Schofield. Altman made his acting debut in the 1979 film ""The First Great Train Robbery"" where he played a minor role. Also in 1979, he portrayed musician George Harrison in the biographical television film ""Birth of The Beatles"". He made brief appearances in several other films including ""Quadrophenia"" (1979), ""An American Werewolf in London"" (1981) and ""Memoirs of a"
"twelfth in nine takes from 10-19. Just a few days after the recording was completed, Harrison became the first member of the Beatles to travel to the US when he visited his sister in Benton, Illinois. ""Don't Bother Me"" is one of several songs featured in ""A Hard Day's Night"", during a scene where the Beatles dance at a nightclub while McCartney's grandfather gambles elsewhere. At the end of the film, it is erroneously noted as a Lennon–McCartney composition rather than a Harrison composition. The song is performed in the 1979 biopic motion picture ""Birth of the Beatles"", showing it"
"""A Hard Day's Night"", and on the 14 July performance the song was erroneously introduced as ""one of their film songs."" The song was not in the film, but was included on Side 2, the ""non-soundtrack"" side of the British ""A Hard Day's Night"" album. The Beatles included ""Things We Said Today"" as part of their live set during their 1964 tour of the United States and Canada. George Harrison sang harmony vocals alongside Paul McCartney during the performances. Things We Said Today ""Things We Said Today"" is a song by English rock band the Beatles written by Paul McCartney"
"in touch with Charlie by phone. Alf made no real attempt to contact John again until the height of Beatlemania (claiming he did not know who the Beatles were). He was working as a kitchen porter at the Greyhound Hotel at Hampton Court, in Middlesex, when someone pointed out a photograph of John Lennon in a newspaper and asked whether he was related to him. Alfred and Charlie visited one of the Beatles' Christmas shows at the Finsbury Park Empire in London. When the Beatles were filming a scene for ""A Hard Day's Night"" in the Scala Theatre in Soho"
"family relocating to King's Crossing, California. The father, Paul (Bradford Dillman), was a recovering alcoholic who was hoping for a fresh start with his family and career as an English professor at the town's college. His long-suffering wife Nan (Mary Frann) was also trying to reestablish a connection with her cold and distant Aunt Louisa Beauchamp (Beatrice Straight), who had never approved of Paul. Nan and Paul had two teenage daughters: Lauren (Hamilton), an aspiring pianist who fell into an affair with her piano teacher, symphony conductor Jonathan Hadary (Michael Zaslow), and Carey (Jones), a student curious about Aunt Louisa"