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Reg Lye

Actor

Reg Lye

Born October 14, 1912 in Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaDied March 23, 198842 films

Reg Lye (1912-1988) was an Australian actor who worked extensively in Australia and England. He was one of the busiest Australian actors of the 1950s, appearing in the majority of locally shot features at the time, as well as on stage and radio. He moved to England in the early 1960s, (also starring in television, such as Mrs Thursday and The Wednesday Play), but returned to Australia when the film industry revived in the 1970s.

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10 Rillington Place posterFirst watch10 Rillington Place19717.3as TrampThe story of British serial killer John Christie, who committed most or all of his crimes in the titular terraced house, and the miscarriage of justice involving Timothy Evans.View film

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Death on the Nile poster7.2Death on the Nile1978Battle of Britain poster6.8Battle of Britain1969Performance. poster6.8Performance.1970King Rat poster7.2King Rat1965Dracula poster6.3Dracula1974The Wrong Box poster6.4The Wrong Box1966The Lost Continent poster5.6The Lost Continent1968

Filmography

42 films as actor
  1. 1983MollyOld Dan
  2. 1982FreedomOld Farmer
  3. 1981The Killing of Angel StreetRiley
  4. 1979Tarka the OtterDairy Farmer
  5. 1979Unidentified Flying OddballPrisoner
  6. 1978Death on the NileWorkman (uncredited)
  7. 1977Wombling FreeAssistant Surveyor
  8. 1977The Testing of Eric OlthwaiteMr. Bag
  9. 1975Sunday Too Far AwayOld Garth
  10. 1975Good Salary, Prospects, Free CoffinCaretaker
  11. 1974DraculaZookeeper
  12. 1973Spell of EvilCaretaker
  13. 1972The Amazing Mr. BlundenSexton
  14. 1972Ooh...You Are AwfulFake Milkman (uncredited)
  15. 1972Burke & HareOld Joe
  16. 1971Man ChargedCharles Gutteridge
  17. 197110 Rillington PlaceTramp
  18. 1970The GamesGilmour
  19. 1970Performance.Workman (uncredited)
  20. 1970The Hunting of Lionel CraneLorry Driver
  21. 1969Battle of BritainWorkman (uncredited)
  22. 1969The Magnificent Six and ½: It's Not CricketAngry Homeowner
  23. 1968The Lost ContinentThe Helmsman
  24. 1968Doctor Who: The Enemy of the WorldGriffin the Chef
  25. 1968The GorgeJack
  26. 1967Danger RouteBalin
  27. 1967FathomMr. Trivers
  28. 1967A Challenge for Robin HoodMuch
  29. 1967Another Day, Another DollarToby
  30. 1966The Wrong Box3rd Undertaker
  31. 1965King RatTinker Bell
  32. 1963The Wrong Arm of the LawReg Denton
  33. 1963The Madhouse on Castle StreetWalter Tompkins
  34. 1962The Amorous PrawnUncle Joe
  35. 1959The Ambitious OneMatthews
  36. 1958Dust in the SunDirks
  37. 1958The StowawayBuddington
  38. 1957Walk Into Paradise
  39. 1957The ShiraleeDesmond
  40. 1957Three in OneThe Swaggie
  41. 1956SmileyPa Greevins
  42. 1954King of the Coral SeaGrundy