Mike Pratt
Biography
Michael John Pratt was a British actor, musician, songwriter, and screenwriter born in London, England, on June 7, 1931. He began his career in showbusiness during the 1950s skiffle boom, writing and playing music with Tommy Steele and Lionel Bart. Pratt and Bart received a 1957 Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically for Steele's hit Little White Bull, and Pratt earned a second Ivor Novello Award for A Handful of Songs, which he co-wrote with Steele. Pratt had several theatre and big screen credits, including a stint with the RSC. He was known for his television work, most notably co-starring as Jeff Randall in the ITC detective series Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) alongside Kenneth Cope and Annette Andre. He died on July 10, 1976.
Career overview
Michael John Pratt was born in London, England, on June 7, 1931, and died on July 10, 1976. He was a British actor, musician, songwriter, and screenwriter. He began his career in showbusiness during the skiffle boom of the 1950s, playing and writing music alongside friends Tommy Steele and Lionel Bart. Bart and Pratt received the 1957 Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically for Steele's hit Little White Bull, and Pratt won his second Ivor Novello for A Handful of Songs, which he co-wrote with Steele.
Pratt had several big screen and theatre credits, including a stint with the RSC. His film debut came in the movie This Is My Street in 1963, and he appeared in films and television in the 1960s and 1970s. Despite his various credits, he was and remains best known for his role as detective Jeff Randall in the late 1960s ITC detective series Randall and Hopkirk, Deceased, alongside Kenneth Cope, who played Marty Hopkirk, and Annette Andre, who played secretary Jeannie Hopkirk.
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Full Filmography
49 titles- Cakes and Ale (1976) as Edward Driffield
- Oil Strike North (1975)
- Father Brown (1974) as Colonel Hector Merton
- Swallows and Amazons (1974) as Mr Dixon
- Assassin (1973) as Matthew
- The Vault of Horror (1973) as Clive (segment 1 "Midnight Mess")
- Crown Court (1972) as Richard Frost
- The Adventures of Black Beauty (1972) as Simey
- Sitting Target (1972) as Prison Warder Accomplice
- Anywhere but England (1972) as Stanley
- Jason King (1971)
- Long Voyage Out of War (1971) as Turk Godfray
- UFO (1970) as Clem Mason
- Goodbye Gemini (1970) as Rod Barstowe
- Hadleigh (1969)
- Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (1969) as Jeff Randall
- Medieval England: The Peasants' Revolt (1969) as Jack Straw
- The Champions (1968) as Raven
- A Dandy in Aspic (1968) as Greff
- The Fixer (1968) as Father Anastasy
- Man in a Suitcase (1967)
- Callan (1967)
- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1967) as Dr. O'Connell
- Half Hour Story (1967) as Clack
- Robbery (1967) as Bob (uncredited)
- The Gentleman Caller (1967) as Clack
- To Chase A Million (1967) as Det. Sgt. Peters
- Gideon's Way (1965) as Jensen
- Gideon's Way (1965) as Red Carter
- Out of the Unknown (1965) as Otto Henck
- The Man in Room 17 (1965) as Jack Simpson
- The Man in Room 17 (1965) as Lt. Manuel Rafael Achara
- Repulsion (1965) as Workman
- The Mind of the Enemy (1965) as Brian Calder
- The Party's Over (1965) as Geronimo
- Time in Advance (1965) as Otto Henck
- Theatre 625 (1964) as 'Cass' Cassidy
- Theatre 625 (1964) as Felix Draper
- Theatre 625 (1964) as Harry Todd
- Theatre 625 (1964) as Daniel
- Redcap (1964) as Sergeant Bailey
- The Protectors (1964) as Brian Winters
- Face of a Stranger (1964) as Harry
- This Is My Street (1964) as Sid Graham
- The Saint (1962) as Jeff Peterson
- The Saint (1962) as Alex Morgan
- Out of This World (1962) as Mac
- No Hiding Place (1959)
- The Duke Wore Jeans (1958) Story
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Mike Pratt is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Behind the Wall (2008), Bubba Ho-tep (2002), Father Brown (1974), Assassin (1973).
When and where was Mike Pratt born?
Mike Pratt was born on June 7, 1931 in London, England, UK. They passed away on July 10, 1976.
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Mike Pratt has accumulated over 49 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1958 to 1976.
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Michael John Pratt was a British actor, musician, songwriter, and screenwriter born in London, England, on June 7, 1931. He began his career in showbusiness during the 1950s skiffle boom, writing and playing music with Tommy Steele and Lionel Bart. Pratt and Bart received a 1957 Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musical...
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