Sydney Tafler: movies and TV shows
Sydney Tafler has 115 credits in the archive: 75 films and 40 TV series, from 1941 to 1980. Highest rated: The Sweeney (8.1/10).
Career timeline
1941 – 1980 · busiest year: 1960 (10 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | The Enigma Files | Solly King | TV | 6.0 | 63 |
| 1980 | Pews | Kugelmann | Film | — | 63 |
| 1979 | The Cannon & Ball Show | The Agent | TV | — | 62 |
| 1977 | The Spy Who Loved Me | Liparus Captain | Film | 6.8 | 60 |
| 1977 | Oy Vay Maria | Harry Perlman | Film | 8.0 | 60 |
| 1976 | Victorian Scandals | Achille Fould | TV | 10.0 | 59 |
| 1975 | The Sweeney | Manny Bellow | TV | 8.1 | 58 |
| 1975 | Survivors | Manny | TV | 7.9 | 58 |
| 1975 | Children of Rage | Film | 6.3 | 58 | |
| 1975 | Nightmare for a Nightingale | Sam Meadows | Film | 6.5 | 58 |
| 1974 | Playhouse | Kugelmann | TV | 7.0 | 57 |
| 1974 | Churchill's People | Haskelot | TV | 5.0 | 57 |
| 1973 | Thriller | Sam Meadows | TV | 7.0 | 56 |
| 1973 | Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em | TV | 7.6 | 56 | |
| 1973 | Vienna 1900 | TV | 7.0 | 56 | |
| 1973 | Baby Blues | Mr. Crowley | Film | 9.0 | 56 |
| 1972 | Crown Court | TV | 5.7 | 55 | |
| 1972 | Van der Valk | Hoofd-commissaris Halsbeek | TV | 6.2 | 55 |
| 1972 | The Adventurer | Wyvern | TV | 6.3 | 55 |
| 1971 | Alexander the Greatest | TV | 9.0 | 54 | |
| 1971 | Danger Point | Film | 6.5 | 54 | |
| 1970 | Play for Today | Mr. Leo Crowley | TV | 6.6 | 53 |
| 1970 | The Adventurers | Col. Gutierrez (as Sidney Tafler) | Film | 4.7 | 53 |
| 1970 | Waugh on Crime | TV | — | 53 | |
| 1970 | The Cellar and the Almond Tree | Film | — | 53 | |
| 1969 | W. Somerset Maugham | Sir Adolphus Bland | TV | — | 52 |
| 1968 | The Birthday Party | Nat Goldberg | Film | 6.5 | 51 |
| 1967 | Man in a Suitcase | TV | 7.2 | 50 | |
| 1967 | Sam and Janet | Mr. Spalding | TV | — | 50 |
| 1967 | Berserk! | Harrison Liston | Film | 5.7 | 50 |
| 1966 | Alfie | Frank | Film | 6.5 | 49 |
| 1966 | Promise Her Anything | Panel Participant | Film | 4.1 | 49 |
| 1966 | The Sandwich Man | First Fish Porter | Film | 6.5 | 49 |
| 1966 | Way Off Beat | Arthur Bradshaw | Film | 7.0 | 49 |
| 1965 | Gideon's Way | Gabriel Lyon | TV | 7.0 | 48 |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Month | Prime Minister | TV | 5.3 | 48 |
| 1965 | Thirty-Minute Theatre | Hans | TV | 4.2 | 48 |
| 1965 | Thirty-Minute Theatre | Mallows | TV | 4.2 | 48 |
| 1965 | Thirty-Minute Theatre | Alexander Rosticoff | TV | 4.2 | 48 |
| 1965 | The World of Wooster | Jas. Waterbury | TV | 7.0 | 48 |
| 1965 | A Slight Case Of... | TV | 7.5 | 48 | |
| 1965 | Runaway Railway | Mr. Jones | Film | 7.0 | 48 |
| 1964 | Theatre 625 | Finkelstein | TV | 7.2 | 47 |
| 1964 | Theatre 625 | Ilya Shamrayev | TV | 7.2 | 47 |
| 1964 | The Wednesday Play | Arthur Bradshaw | TV | 5.2 | 47 |
| 1964 | The Wednesday Play | Blaustein | TV | 5.2 | 47 |
| 1964 | The 7th Dawn | Tom, Chief Petty Officer | Film | 6.5 | 47 |
| 1964 | A World Of His Own | TV | 6.0 | 47 | |
| 1962 | Z-Cars | TV | 7.3 | 45 | |
| 1961 | Carry On Regardless | Strip Club Manager | Film | 6.3 | 44 |
| 1961 | Five Golden Hours | Alfredo | Film | 7.3 | 44 |
| 1961 | A Weekend with Lulu | Stationmaster | Film | 5.5 | 44 |
| 1960 | Danger Man | Radek | TV | 7.4 | 43 |
| 1960 | Citizen James | Charlie Davenport | TV | 7.7 | 43 |
| 1960 | Citizen James | TV | 7.7 | 43 | |
| 1960 | Sink the Bismarck! | Henry - First Workman, 'Prince of Wales' | Film | 6.9 | 43 |
| 1960 | An Arabian Night | Samit | Film | — | 43 |
| 1960 | The Bulldog Breed | Speedboat Owner | Film | 6.0 | 43 |
| 1960 | Make Mine Mink | Lionel Spanager | Film | 6.9 | 43 |
| 1960 | No Kidding | Mr. Rockbottom | Film | 6.1 | 43 |
| 1960 | Bottoms Up! | Sid Biggs | Film | 6.7 | 43 |
| 1960 | Light Up the Sky! | Ted Green | Film | 6.0 | 43 |
| 1959 | No Hiding Place | TV | 4.8 | 42 | |
| 1959 | No Hiding Place | Lew Hemming | TV | 4.8 | 42 |
| 1959 | The Third Man | TV | 7.2 | 42 | |
| 1959 | Too Many Crooks | Solicitor | Film | 7.4 | 42 |
| 1959 | Follow a Star | Pendlebury | Film | 6.2 | 42 |
| 1959 | The Crowning Touch | Joe | Film | 8.0 | 42 |
| 1958 | The Larkins | Sidney Foskett | TV | 7.6 | 41 |
| 1958 | Carve Her Name with Pride | Potter | Film | 6.0 | 41 |
| 1958 | The Bank Raiders | Bernie Shelton | Film | 6.5 | 41 |
| 1957 | Booby Trap | Mr Hunter | Film | 5.8 | 40 |
| 1957 | Interpol | Curtis | Film | 6.4 | 40 |
| 1957 | The Counterfeit Plan | Harry Flint | Film | 6.2 | 40 |
| 1957 | The Surgeon's Knife | Dr. Hearne | Film | 9.0 | 40 |
| 1956 | The Long Arm | Stone | Film | 6.9 | 39 |
| 1956 | Reach for the Sky | Robert Desoutter | Film | 6.9 | 39 |
| 1956 | Fire Maidens of Outer Space | Dr. Higgins | Film | 2.8 | 39 |
| 1956 | Guilty? | Camino | Film | 5.5 | 39 |
| 1955 | A Kid for Two Farthings | Madam Rita | Film | 6.7 | 38 |
| 1955 | The Cockleshell Heroes | Policeman | Film | 5.9 | 38 |
| 1955 | The Glass Cage | Rorke | Film | 5.6 | 38 |
| 1955 | The Woman for Joe | Butch | Film | 7.0 | 38 |
| 1955 | Dial 999 | Alf Cressett | Film | 4.9 | 38 |
| 1954 | The Sea Shall Not Have Them | Cpl. Robb | Film | 7.3 | 37 |
| 1954 | The Crowded Day | Alex Fraser | Film | 5.8 | 37 |
| 1954 | The Floating Dutchman | Victor Skinner | Film | 6.3 | 37 |
| 1953 | The Saint's Return | Max Lennar | Film | 5.8 | 36 |
| 1953 | There Was a Young Lady | Johnny | Film | 7.0 | 36 |
| 1953 | The Square Ring | 1st Wiseacre | Film | 7.1 | 36 |
| 1953 | Johnny on the Run | Film | 8.3 | 36 | |
| 1953 | Operation Diplomat | Wade | Film | 6.1 | 36 |
| 1952 | Venetian Bird | Boldesca | Film | 6.2 | 35 |
| 1952 | Emergency Call | Brett | Film | 6.7 | 35 |
| 1952 | Secret People | Syd Burnett | Film | 6.4 | 35 |
| 1952 | Time, Gentlemen, Please! | Joseph Spink | Film | 8.0 | 35 |
| 1952 | Blind Man's Bluff | Ricky Martin | Film | 8.0 | 35 |
| 1952 | Wide Boy | Benny | Film | 6.9 | 35 |
| 1951 | The Lavender Hill Mob | Clayton | Film | 7.2 | 34 |
| 1951 | Scarlet Thread | Marcon | Film | 5.2 | 34 |
| 1951 | Mystery Junction | Larry Gordon | Film | 5.8 | 34 |
| 1951 | The Galloping Major | Mr. Leon | Film | 6.1 | 34 |
| 1951 | Assassin for Hire | Antonio Riccardi | Film | 6.7 | 34 |
| 1951 | Hotel Sahara | Pullar | Film | 5.6 | 34 |
| 1951 | Chelsea Story | Fletcher Gilchrist | Film | 7.0 | 34 |
| 1950 | Sunday Night Theatre | Harry Soames | TV | 3.5 | 33 |
| 1950 | Dance Hall | Manager | Film | 6.1 | 33 |
| 1950 | Once a Sinner | Jimmy Smart | Film | 7.1 | 33 |
| 1949 | Passport to Pimlico | Fred Cowan | Film | 6.9 | 32 |
| 1948 | Uneasy Terms | Maysin | Film | 4.7 | 31 |
| 1948 | No Room at the Inn | Stranger | Film | 8.5 | 31 |
| 1948 | London Belongs to Me | Night Club Receptionist | Film | 7.0 | 31 |
| 1948 | The Monkey's Paw | Freeman, the Dealer | Film | 5.9 | 31 |
| 1947 | It Always Rains on Sunday | Morry Hyams | Film | 6.6 | 30 |
| 1941 | Cottage to Let | RAF Officer (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 24 |