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Michael Ripper
★ Acting

Michael Ripper

1913 – 2000 · Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK · Active 1936–2006

Michael Ripper, born in 1913, was a versatile English actor known for his extensive work in cult films, particularly during the 1950s. He appears in Yield to the Night (1956) as a pivotal character, contributing to the film's exploration of crime and morality. Ripper also showcased his range in The Mummy (1959), where he brought depth to the horror genre that defined his career. With roles in Quatermass 2 (1957) and The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958), Ripper remains a significant figure in the landscape of British cinema, particularly within the realms of horror and exploitation.

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Taste the Blood of Dracula

Taste the Blood of Dracula

1970 ★ 6.1
as Inspector Cobb

Three elderly distinguished gentlemen are searching for some excitement in their boring borgoueis lives and gets in contact with one of count Dracula's servants. In a nightly ceremony they restore the count back to life. The three men killed Dracula's servant and as a revenge, the count makes sure that the gentlemen are killed one by one by their own sons.

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Filmography

158 credits
2000s 1 credit
2006
Movie ★ 8.2
1990s 4 credits
1996
Movie
1994
The World of Hammer as Self (archive footage)
TV ★ 6.7
1992
Movie ★ 4.9
1990
Jeeves and Wooster as Drones Porter
TV ★ 8.1
1980s 13 credits
1989
Close to Home as Stretch
TV ★ 7.0
1988
TV ★ 5.0
1986
TV ★ 6.3
1985
No Surrender as Tony Bonaparte
Movie ★ 6.7
1985
TV ★ 6.5
1985
TV ★ 8.1
1984
TV ★ 7.0
1982
Movie
1980
Movie ★ 6.3
1980
TV ★ 6.0
1980
Lady Killers as William Seddon
TV ★ 7.5
1980
Cribb as Lockkeeper
TV ★ 8.0
1970s 28 credits
1979
Minder as Commissionaire
TV ★ 7.1
1979
Worzel Gummidge as Mr. Shepherd
TV ★ 6.2
1979
TV ★ 7.0
1978
Movie ★ 5.9
1978
Butterflies as Thomas
TV ★ 7.2
1978
Born and Bred as Bernard Redstone
TV ★ 6.0
1977
The Prince and the Pauper as Edith's Servant
Movie ★ 6.1
1977
The Upchat Line as Hardcastle
TV ★ 7.0
1976
George and Mildred as Uncle Fred
TV ★ 6.9
1975
Movie ★ 5.4
1975
The Sweeney as Herbie Mew
TV ★ 8.0
1974
Happy Ever After as Hotel Porter
TV ★ 6.8
1974
Churchill's People as Captain Smythe
TV ★ 5.0
1973
Movie ★ 5.2
1973
Movie ★ 5.9
1973
Sir Yellow as Cedric
TV
1972
That's Your Funeral as Arthur (Railway Porter)
Movie ★ 4.3
1972
TV ★ 5.7
1972
TV ★ 6.7
1972
TV ★ 7.3
1972
The Black Arrow as Father Mathew
TV ★ 7.3
1972
Sykes as Major
TV ★ 6.7
1972
New Scotland Yard as Peter Gould
TV ★ 6.3
1971
Man Charged as Harry
Movie
1970
Movie ★ 6.0
1970
Movie ★ 6.1
1970
Movie ★ 6.1
1970
Doomwatch as Tom Reid
TV ★ 6.4
1960s 49 credits
1969
Moon Zero Two as 1st Card Player
Movie ★ 4.8
1968
Movie ★ 6.7
1968
Movie ★ 7.0
1968
Inspector Clouseau as Steven Frey
Movie ★ 5.1
1968
The Lost Continent as The One-Eyed Crewman
Movie ★ 5.6
1968
Movie ★ 10.0
1967
Movie ★ 5.4
1967
Torture Garden as Gordon Roberts (Framing Story)
Movie ★ 6.2
1966
Rasputin: The Mad Monk as Waggoner (voice) (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.8
1966
The Reptile as Tom Bailey
Movie ★ 6.1
1966
The Plague of the Zombies as Sergeant Jack Swift
Movie ★ 6.4
1966
The Deadly Bees as David Hawkins
Movie ★ 4.4
1966
Movie ★ 5.7
1965
Every Day's a Holiday as Ernest "George" Pullman
Movie ★ 7.0
1965
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold as Lofthouse - Library Assistant (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.1
1965
Gideon's Way as Jo Short
TV ★ 7.0
1964
Movie ★ 9.0
1964
Movie ★ 5.7
1964
Movie ★ 5.5
1964
Macbeth as 1st Murderer
Movie ★ 7.3
1963
Movie ★ 5.7
1963
What a Crazy World as The Common Man
Movie ★ 6.4
1963
Movie ★ 7.9
1963
Two Left Feet as Uncle Reg
Movie ★ 6.0
1963
TV ★ 8.2
1963
TV ★ 8.0
1962
Movie ★ 6.4
1962
Captain Clegg as Jeremiah Mipps
Movie ★ 6.3
1962
Movie ★ 7.2
1962
A Prize of Arms as Cpl. Freeman
Movie ★ 6.7
1962
Movie ★ 6.2
1962
Movie ★ 6.5
1962
The Saint as Sukan
TV ★ 7.4
1961
A Matter of WHO as Yacht Skipper
Movie ★ 6.4
1961
Movie ★ 6.6
1961
Movie ★ 6.5
1961
Sir Francis Drake as Almighty Jones
TV ★ 5.1
1961
TV ★ 5.1
1960
Movie ★ 6.5
1960
Movie ★ 6.7
1960
Movie ★ 6.2
1960
Dead Lucky as Percy Simpson
Movie ★ 6.5
1960
Jackpot as Lenny Lane
Movie ★ 6.0
1960
Sink the Bismarck! as Able Seaman - Lookout on 'Suffolk' (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.9
1960
Danger Man as Miguel Torres
TV ★ 7.4
1960
TV ★ 7.1
1960
Danger Man as Rangit Pal
TV ★ 7.4
1960
Danger Man as Kane
TV ★ 7.4
1950s 52 credits
1959
Movie ★ 5.8
1959
The Mummy as Poacher
Movie ★ 6.7
1959
Movie ★ 6.0
1958
The Camp on Blood Island as Japanese driver
Movie ★ 6.7
1958
Up the Creek as Decorator
Movie ★ 6.0
1958
Girls at Sea as Marine Jumper
Movie ★ 7.3
1958
The Steel Bayonet as Pte. Middleditch
Movie ★ 5.7
1958
Movie ★ 6.6
1958
Further Up the Creek as Ticket Collector
Movie ★ 6.6
1958
Ivanhoe as Lyman
TV ★ 6.4
1958
TV ★ 6.8
1958
Ivanhoe as Cronyn
TV ★ 6.4
1958
TV ★ 7.0
1957
Quatermass 2 as Ernie the Bartender
Movie ★ 6.4
1957
Movie ★ 6.3
1957
Blue Murder at St. Trinian's as Eric - The Liftman
Movie ★ 6.8
1957
These Dangerous Years as Private Simpson
Movie ★ 7.3
1957
The One That Got Away as The Corporal who Frisks Franz
Movie ★ 6.8
1957
The Naked Truth as J.E. Freeman - Greengrocer (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.8
1957
Movie ★ 7.0
1956
X: The Unknown as Sgt. Harry Grimsdyke
Movie ★ 6.1
1956
Movie ★ 6.3
1956
Reach for the Sky as Warrant Officer West
Movie ★ 6.9
1956
1984 as Outer Party Orator
Movie ★ 6.5
1956
The Green Man as Waiter
Movie ★ 7.0
1956
Movie ★ 6.9
1955
Secret Venture as Bill Rymer
Movie ★ 6.5
1955
Geordie as Reporter
Movie ★ 6.9
1955
The Constant Husband as Left Luggage Attendant
Movie ★ 6.9
1955
Movie ★ 6.0
1955
Richard III as Forrest
Movie ★ 7.2
1955
TV ★ 6.4
1954
Movie ★ 6.4
1954
Tale of Three Women as Simkins (segment "Thief of London' story)
Movie ★ 10.0
1954
Movie ★ 7.3
1954
The Rainbow Jacket as Benny Loder
Movie ★ 7.0
1953
Alf's Baby as Mike
Movie ★ 6.0
1953
Movie ★ 5.0
1953
The Intruder as Mechanic
Movie ★ 7.6
1953
Movie ★ 6.5
1953
Movie ★ 5.5
1953
Personal Affair as Reporter
Movie ★ 6.3
1952
Secret People as Charlie
Movie ★ 6.4
1952
Journey to the Sea as Driver's mate (uncredited)
Movie
1952
Derby Day as 1st Newspaper Reporter
Movie ★ 6.8
1952
Folly to Be Wise as Drill Corporal
Movie ★ 6.7
1951
A Case For P.C. 49 as George Steele
Movie ★ 7.0
1951
Movie ★ 7.0
1951
Lady Godiva Rides Again as Joe, the Stage Manager
Movie ★ 5.9
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame as First Murderer
TV ★ 8.8
1950
Your Witness as Samuel Baxter
Movie ★ 6.2
1940s 5 credits
1949
Movie ★ 6.5
1948
Oliver Twist as Barney
Movie ★ 7.6
1948
Movie ★ 5.0
1947
Captain Boycott as Pat Nolan
Movie ★ 7.2
1930s 6 credits
1938
Darts Are Trumps as (uncredited)
Movie ★ 8.0
1938
Movie ★ 8.0
1938
Easy Riches as Cuthbert
Movie ★ 8.0
1937
Movie ★ 6.7
1937
Father Steps Out as Minor Role
Movie ★ 7.5
1936
Movie ★ 8.0