Michael Standing
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Michael Standing is a British
actor, appearing mostly in the 1960s and early 1970s.
Between an appearance in a 1964 episode of the TV series of The Saint
and his final appearance in the 1973 opening season of The Tomorrow People
in which he played Ginge, the biker heavy who became the Tomorrow People's ally, Standing appeared in a considerable number of dramas such as Z-Cars
and the soap opera
The Newcomers
, and episodes of fantasy television series such as Adam Adamant Lives!
, The Champions
, and Ace of Wands
.
Standing is probably best remembered for his role as Arthur in the 1969 film, The Italian Job
, who was, as Michael Caine
's character Croker famously observed "only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!" after he had totally destroyed a van with gelignite.
The audio commentary to the DVD of the first Tomorrow People story, The Slaves of Jedikiah, comments that Standing has died, but gives no details.
United Kingdom
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actor, appearing mostly in the 1960s and early 1970s.
Between an appearance in a 1964 episode of the TV series of The Saint
The Saint (TV series)
The Saint was an ITC mystery spy thriller television series that aired in the UK on ITV between 1962 and 1969. It centred on the Leslie Charteris literary character, Simon Templar, a Robin Hood-like adventurer with a penchant for disguise. The character may be nicknamed The Saint because the...
and his final appearance in the 1973 opening season of The Tomorrow People
The Tomorrow People
The Tomorrow People is a British children's science fiction television series, devised by Roger Price. Produced by Thames Television for the ITV Network, the series first ran between 1973 and 1979. The series was re-imagined in 1992, Roger Price acting as executive producer...
in which he played Ginge, the biker heavy who became the Tomorrow People's ally, Standing appeared in a considerable number of dramas such as Z-Cars
Z-Cars
Z-Cars is a British television drama series centred on the work of mobile uniformed police in the fictional town of Newtown, based on Kirkby in the outskirts of Liverpool in Merseyside. Produced by the BBC, it debuted in January 1962 and ran until September 1978.-Origins:The series was developed by...
and the soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
The Newcomers
The Newcomers
The Newcomers may refer to:* The Newcomers , British soap opera aired by the BBC * The Newcomers , Canadian television series aired by the CBC * The Newcomers , American film...
, and episodes of fantasy television series such as Adam Adamant Lives!
Adam Adamant Lives!
Adam Adamant Lives! is a British television series which ran from 1966 to 1967 on the BBC. Proposing that an adventurer born in 1867 had been revived from hibernation in 1966, the show was a comedy adventure that took a satirical look at life in the 1960s through the eyes of an Edwardian .- Character...
, The Champions
The Champions
The Champions is a British espionage/science fiction/occult detective fiction adventure series consisting of 30 episodes broadcast on the UK network ITV during 1968–1969, produced by Lew Grade's ITC Entertainment production company...
, and Ace of Wands
Ace of Wands
Ace of Wands is a fantasy-based British children's television show broadcast on ITV between 1970 and 1972, created by Trevor Preston and Pamela Lonsdale and produced by Thames Television. The title, taken from the name of a Tarot card describes the principal character, called "Tarot" who combined...
.
Standing is probably best remembered for his role as Arthur in the 1969 film, The Italian Job
The Italian Job
The Italian Job is a 1969 British caper film, written by Troy Kennedy Martin, produced by Michael Deeley and directed by Peter Collinson. Subsequent television showings and releases on video have established it as an institution in the United Kingdom....
, who was, as Michael Caine
Michael Caine
Sir Michael Caine, CBE is an English actor. He won Academy Awards for best supporting actor in both Hannah and Her Sisters and The Cider House Rules ....
's character Croker famously observed "only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!" after he had totally destroyed a van with gelignite.
The audio commentary to the DVD of the first Tomorrow People story, The Slaves of Jedikiah, comments that Standing has died, but gives no details.
Selected filmography
- Stranger in the HouseStranger in the House (1967 film)Stranger In The House is a 1967 crime drama directed and written by Pierre Rouve , produced by Anatole de Grunwald, and starring James Mason, Geraldine Chaplin, and Bobby Darin. The movie is also known as Cop-Out and is a remake of the 1942 French film Strangers in the House...
(1967) - Up the Junction (1968)
- The Italian JobThe Italian JobThe Italian Job is a 1969 British caper film, written by Troy Kennedy Martin, produced by Michael Deeley and directed by Peter Collinson. Subsequent television showings and releases on video have established it as an institution in the United Kingdom....
(1969) - MadeMade (1972 film)Made is a 1972 film directed by John Mackenzie. It stars Carol White and Roy Harper.-Cast:*Carol White as Valerie Marshall*Roy Harper as Mike Preston*John Castle as Father Dyson*Margery Mason as Mrs. Marshall*Doremy Vernon as June...
(1972)