Michael Ripper

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British actor (1913– 2000)

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nameMichael Ripper
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birth_nameMichael George Ripper
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alma_materCentral School of Speech and Drama
occupationActor
yearsactive1936–1992
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| name = Michael Ripper | image = Michael_Ripper.jpg | birth_name = Michael George Ripper | birth_date = | birth_place = Portsmouth, Hampshire, England | death_date = | death_place = London, England | alma_mater = Central School of Speech and Drama | occupation = Actor | yearsactive = 1936–1992 | spouse = {{plainlist|

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Michael George Ripper (27 January 1913 – 28 June 2000) was an English character actor who appeared in many British horror, comedy and science fiction films.

Career

Ripper began his film career in quota quickies in the 1930s and until the late 1950s was virtually unknown; he was seldom credited. Along with Michael Gough he played one of the two murderers in Laurence Olivier's film version of Richard III (1955).

From the late 1940s Ripper became a mainstay in Hammer Film Productions playing supporting character roles: coachmen, peasants, tavern keepers, pirates, soldiers, and sidekicks. Appearing in more of the company's films than any other performer, these included There Is No Escape (1948), X the Unknown (1956), The Camp on Blood Island (1958), The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958), The Mummy (1959), The Brides of Dracula (1960), Captain Clegg (1962), The Scarlet Blade (1963), The Reptile (1966), The Plague of the Zombies (1966) and The Mummy's Shroud (1967).

Some of Ripper's parts were little better than glorified bits (as in The Curse of the Werewolf (1961)), but his penultimate role for Hammer Films was a significant supporting part as a landlord in Scars of Dracula in 1970. (His last Hammer role was as a railway worker in the atypical comedy That's Your Funeral two years later.)

Ripper is also well remembered for his role as a jockey/horse trainer in The Belles of St. Trinian's (1954) and the liftman in the next three of the St. Trinian's comedies, and on television for his role as Thomas the chauffeur in the BBC comedy Butterflies (1978–83) and as Burke, one of the two criminals in the youth television series Freewheelers (1968–71).

Ripper's other television roles include Mr Shepherd, Aunt Sally's owner, in Worzel Gummidge, a judge in "Voice in The Night", a 1958 episode of The Adventures of William Tell, in a 1960 episode of Danger Man entitled "The Lovers" in the role of Miguel Torres, as well as in the 1962 episode entitled "The Island" as Kane, Phunkey in The Pickwick Papers (1985) and the Drones Porter in Jeeves and Wooster (1990–91).

Partial filmography

References

References

  1. Bergan, Ronald. (10 July 2000). "Michael Ripper". The Guardian.
  2. "Richard III (1956)".
  3. "Michael Ripper – Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos".
  4. "Michael Ripper".
  5. "Scars of Dracula (1970)".
  6. "That's Your Funeral (1974) – John Robins – Cast and Crew".
  7. "Michael Ripper – Movies and Filmography".
  8. "BFI Screenonline: Worzel Gummidge (1979–81)".

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