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Michael Aldridge

Highest Rated: 20% Shanghai Surprise (1986)

Lowest Rated: 20% Shanghai Surprise (1986)

Birthday: Sep 9, 1920

Birthplace: Glastonbury, Somerset, England, UK

Most famous for his performances on American television in British productions throughout the 80s. On TV, Aldrich played Sir Abraham Haphazard in an adaptation of Anthony Trollope's "The Barchester Chronicles" (1984) and a drunken journalist in "Charlie" (1987), He also starred as the genteel Caldicott, who gets ensnared in a mystery, in the six-part series "Charters and Caldicott" (1986), based on the characters made famous by British comedians Basil Radford and Naunton Wayne. Previous to his arrival in the eyes of PBS watchers, Aldridge had a number of bit parts in films ranging from Orson Welles' superb Shakespearean epic, "Chimes at Midnight" (1966) to turns as fusty, professorial types in "Turtle Diary" (1985) and "Shanghai Surprise" (1986).

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20% 15% Shanghai Surprise
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69% Bullshot
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The Last Enemy
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Suicide Mission
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Filmography

Movies

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No Score Yet No Score Yet The Last Enemy Arthur Drysdale (Character) - 1988
20% 15% Shanghai Surprise Mr. Burns (Character) $2.2M 1986
No Score Yet 69% Bullshot Prof. Rupert Fenton (Character) - 1983
No Score Yet No Score Yet Suicide Mission En engelsk offiser` (Character) - 1954

TV

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No Score Yet No Score Yet Last of the Summer Wine Unknown (Character) 1986-1990
No Score Yet 79% Inspector Morse Arthur Drysdale (Character) 1989
100% 88% Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy Percy Alleline (Character) 1979
No Score Yet No Score Yet Tales of the Unexpected Sir Basil Turton (Character) 1979