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Michael Cronin
★ Acting

Michael Cronin

Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England, UK · Active 1965–2024

Michael Cronin is an actor known for his roles in Girl from Starship Venus (1975) and What's Up Nurse! (1977). Emerging in the mid-1970s, Cronin's performances reflect the playful yet provocative spirit of British exploitation cinema. In Girl from Starship Venus, he contributes to the film's campy aesthetic, while in What's Up Nurse!, his comedic timing enhances the film's irreverent humor. Cronin's work captures the essence of a vibrant era in cult film history, making him a notable figure in the genre.

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Girl from Starship Venus

Girl from Starship Venus

1975 ★ 4.7
as Doctor

A movie about an alien creature taking on a woman’s body, wandering about the streets of British territory, whose combination of outer beauty and curious behavior puts her in sexualized situations that most often result in negative outcomes for men who cross her path.

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Filmography

46 credits
2020s 1 credit
2024
Vindication Swim as Steamship Captain
Movie ★ 5.2
2010s 2 credits
2012
The Raven as Old Gentleman
Movie ★ 6.3
2010
The Wolfman as Dr. Lloyd
Movie ★ 5.9
2000s 4 credits
2008
Merlin as Geoffrey of Monmouth
TV ★ 7.8
2004
Kevin Hill as Board Member #2
TV ★ 5.1
2002
Foyle's War as Home Guard Captain
TV ★ 7.8
2001
The Discovery of Heaven as War Documentation
Movie ★ 6.5
1990s 15 credits
1999
RKO 281 as Joseph Willicombe
Movie ★ 6.5
1998
Jeremiah as Chelkia
Movie ★ 6.8
1997
TV ★ 7.5
1995
The Grotesque as Dr. Walter Dendrite
Movie ★ 5.4
1994
Wycliffe as Hugh Samford
TV ★ 6.0
1993
Movie ★ 5.8
1993
The Hour of the Pig as Dark Stranger
Movie ★ 6.1
1991
Richard II as Bolingbroke
Movie
1991
Henry IV: Part 1 as King Henry IV
Movie
1991
Henry IV: Part 2 as King Henry IV
Movie
1991
Henry V as Macmorris
Movie ★ 8.0
1991
Movie
1991
Henry VI: House of York as Earl of Warwick
Movie
1991
Richard III as Lord Stanley
Movie
1990
Movie ★ 7.0
1980s 12 credits
1989
Movie ★ 6.7
1989
Agatha Christie's Poirot as Alfred Inglethorp
TV ★ 8.2
1986
Casualty as Chief Superintendent Walker
TV ★ 6.2
1984
Movie ★ 5.3
1984
Travelling Man as Mr Parsons
TV ★ 6.5
1984
Love and Marriage as Peter Gamble
TV ★ 9.0
1983
Brass as Sergeant Pepper
TV ★ 6.1
1981
Bergerac as Inspecteur Pageon
TV ★ 6.7
1980
Hopscotch as Policeman #2
Movie ★ 7.0
1980
Invasion as Spacek
Movie ★ 9.5
1980
The Gentle Touch as Sgt Dave Bryant
TV ★ 7.2
1970s 10 credits
1979
Le Petomane as the Prince of Wales
Movie ★ 5.9
1978
Danton's Death as Billaud-Varennes
Movie ★ 9.0
1978
Grange Hill as Mr. Geoff 'Bullet' Baxter
TV ★ 6.7
1977
Under the Bed! as Caterer
Movie ★ 2.8
1977
Movie ★ 4.8
1977
TV ★ 7.8
1975
Movie ★ 4.2
1975
The Sweeney as Sgt. Chivers
TV ★ 8.0
1975
Fawlty Towers as Lurphy - Workman
TV ★ 8.3
1972
Movie ★ 5.0
1960s 2 credits
1967
ITV Playhouse as Artie Vickers
TV ★ 7.0
1965
BBC Play of the Month as Billaud-Varennes
TV ★ 5.3