
Biography
Michael George Ripper (27 January 1913 – 28 June 2000) was an English character actor.
He 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). Ripper became a mainstay in Hammer Film Productions playing supporting character roles: coachmen, peasants, tavern keepers, pirates and sidekicks. Appearing in more of the company's films than any other performer, these included 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 his parts were little better than glorified bits (as in The Curse of the Werewolf), 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.)He is also well remembered for his role as a jockey/horse trainer in The Belles of St. Trinian's 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). His other TV 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, Phunkey in The Pickwick Papers (1985) and the Drones Porter in Jeeves and Wooster (1990–91). Michael also starred in George and Mildred, Series 1 Episode 5, Your Money or Your Life, as George's Uncle Fred.
Filmography
All 132
Movies 101
TV Shows 31
Self 2
Voice 1

André Morell: Best of British (2015)

Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills (2006)

The Best of Les Dawson (2004)

In Search of Dracula with Jonathan Ross (1996)

Revenge of Billy the Kid (1992)

Jeeves and Wooster (1990)

A Gentleman's Club (1988)

No Surrender (1985)

Home to Roost (1985)

One by One (1984)

A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special (1980)

Lady Killers (1980)

The Enigma Files (1980)

Danger on Dartmoor (1980)

Minder (1979)

To the Manor Born (1979)

Worzel Gummidge (1979)

Butterflies (1978)

Sammy's Super T-Shirt (1978)

The Upchat Line (1977)

The Prince and the Pauper (1977)

George and Mildred (1976)

The Sweeney (1975)

Happy Ever After (1974)

No Sex Please: We're British (1973)

Hunter's Walk (1973)

The Creeping Flesh (1973)

That's Your Funeral (1972)

Crown Court (1972)

Sykes (1972)

New Scotland Yard (1972)

Scars of Dracula (1970)

Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970)

Mumsy, Nanny, Sonny & Girly (1970)

Doomwatch (1970)

Moon Zero Two (1969)

Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968)

Inspector Clouseau (1968)

The Lost Continent (1968)

Torture Garden (1967)

The Mummy's Shroud (1967)

The Deadly Bees (1966)

Where the Bullets Fly (1966)

The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery (1966)

The Reptile (1966)

Rasputin: The Mad Monk (1966)

The Plague of the Zombies (1966)

Every Day's a Holiday (1965)

Two Left Feet (1965)

Gideon's Way (1965)

The Secret of Blood Island (1964)

The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb (1964)

The Devil-Ship Pirates (1964)

The Scarlet Blade (1963)

What a Crazy World (1963)

The Punch and Judy Man (1963)

A Prize of Arms (1962)

The Amorous Prawn (1962)

The Saint (1962)

The Pirates of Blood River (1962)

The Phantom of the Opera (1962)

Captain Clegg (1962)

Sir Francis Drake (1961)

Petticoat Pirates (1961)

A Matter of WHO (1961)

The Curse of the Werewolf (1961)

The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's (1960)

Maigret (1960)

Danger Man (1960)

The Brides of Dracula (1960)

Dead Lucky (1960)

Sink the Bismarck! (1960)

Jackpot (1960)

The Ugly Duckling (1959)

The Mummy (1959)

The Man Who Could Cheat Death (1959)

Quatermass and the Pit (1958)

Further Up the Creek (1958)

Girls at Sea (1958)

The Adventures of William Tell (1958)

The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958)

The Camp on Blood Island (1958)

The Steel Bayonet (1958)

Ivanhoe (1958)

The Naked Truth (1957)

Blue Murder at St. Trinian's (1957)

The One That Got Away (1957)

Not Wanted on Voyage (1957)

Woman in a Dressing Gown (1957)

These Dangerous Years (1957)

Quatermass 2 (1957)

The Green Man (1956)

X the Unknown (1956)

Reach for the Sky (1956)

Yield to the Night (1956)

1984 (1956)

The Anatomist (1956)

Richard III (1955)

Secret Venture (1955)

A Man on the Beach (1955)

The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel (1955)

The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955)

Geordie (1955)

The Constant Husband (1955)

The Belles of St. Trinian's (1954)

The Sea Shall Not Have Them (1954)

The Rainbow Jacket (1954)

Tale of Three Women (1954)

Personal Affair (1953)

The Intruder (1953)

Appointment in London (1953)

The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan (1953)

Alf's Baby (1953)

Blood Orange (1953)

Folly to Be Wise (1952)

Derby Day (1952)

Journey to the Sea (1952)

Secret People (1952)

Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)

Lady Godiva Rides Again (1951)

A Case For P.C. 49 (1951)

Old Mother Riley's Jungle Treasure (1951)

Your Witness (1950)

Oliver Twist (1948)

Captain Boycott (1947)

Luck of the Navy (1938)

Easy Riches (1938)

Darts Are Trumps (1938)

Father Steps Out (1937)

Pearls Bring Tears (1937)

Busman's Holiday (1936)

Sir Yellow
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Information
Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday1913-01-27
Deathday2000-06-28 (87 years old)
Place of birthPortsmouth, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom
Also known asMichael George Ripper
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