Michael Standing

Michael Standing

Michael Standing is a British film and television actor and writer, best known for his role in the feature film _The Italian Job_ and the infamous scene in which Michael Caine tells him "You're only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!" He also starred in both versions of _Up The Junction_ (TV play and film) albeit as different characters, and _Poor Cow_. His last role was in the 1990 movie _Aftershock_. As a writer, Standing penned a 1967 Wednesday Play entitled _Another Day, Another Dollar_ and episodes of _Marked Personal_ in 1973-74. He emigrated to America and married Sherri Spillane, ex-wife of novelist Mickey Spillane.

  • Popularity : 1.352
  • Known For : Acting
  • Birthday : 1939-06-19
  • Place of Birth : London, England, UK
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Michael Standing Movies

  • 1969
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    The Italian Job

    The Italian Job

    7 1969 HD

    Charlie's got a 'job' to do. Having just left prison he finds one of his friends has attempted a high-risk job in Torino, Italy, right under the nose...

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  • 1967
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    Another Day, Another Dollar

    Another Day, Another Dollar

    1 1967 HD

    A new steward on a large passenger liner finds himself subject to "charges" levied by the senior bar steward.

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  • 1967
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    The Violent Enemy

    The Violent Enemy

    5.5 1967 HD

    During the troubles in Ireland an IRA bomb plot is hatched to blow up a British power station. Sean Rogan (Tom Bell) is an IRA bomb expert and...

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  • 1971
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    The Loving Lesson

    The Loving Lesson

    1 1971 HD

    Mary Abbott is a schoolteacher whose husband has to go away for the night on business. After returning home from a party she has an unexpected caller.

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  • 1965
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    Up the Junction

    Up the Junction

    6.9 1965 HD

    The lives and loves of three young working class women, set in the pubs, terraced houses and factories of Battersea, South London.

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  • 1990
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    Aftershock

    Aftershock

    4.7 1990 HD

    An alien visits Earth during World War III, learns English by absorbing a dictionary, and meets good and bad earthlings.

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  • 1972
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    Made

    Made

    5.5 1972 HD

    This compelling emotional drama stars Carol White as a young single mother who finds herself caught between two people – a local priest and a...

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  • 1968
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    Up the Junction

    Up the Junction

    6 1968 HD

    A young woman trades her upper-class existence for a new life in an economically depressed suburb of London.

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  • 1967
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    Poor Cow

    Poor Cow

    6.5 1967 HD

    A young woman lives a life filled with bad choices. At a young age she marries and has a child--with an abusive thief who quickly ends up in prison....

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  • 1990
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    Aftershock

    Aftershock

    4.7 1990 HD

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  • 1973
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    The Tomorrow People

    The Tomorrow People

    6.6 1973 HD

    Born to human parents, an apparently normal child might at some point between childhood and late adolescence experience a process called 'breaking...

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  • 1965
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    Gideon's Way

    Gideon's Way

    6.8 1965 HD

    Gideon's Way is a British television crime series made by ITC Entertainment in 1964/65, based on the novels by John Creasey. The series was made at...

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  • 1962
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    The Saint

    The Saint

    7.303 1962 HD

    Simon Templar is The Saint, a handsome, sophisticated, debonair, modern-day Robin Hood who recovers ill-gotten wealth and redistributes it to those...

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  • 1968
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    The Champions

    The Champions

    6 1968 HD

    The Champions is a British espionage/science fiction/occult detective fiction adventure series consisting of 30 episodes broadcast on the UK network...

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  • 1970
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    Ace of Wands

    Ace of Wands

    5.5 1970 HD

    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...

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  • 1978
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    Life of Shakespeare

    Life of Shakespeare

    1 1978 HD

    Biography of William Shakespeare.

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  • 1973
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    The Tomorrow People

    The Tomorrow People

    6.6 1973 HD

    Born to human parents, an apparently normal child might at some point between childhood and late adolescence experience a process called 'breaking...

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