Margaret Rutherford
Dame Margaret Taylor Rutherford DBE (11 May 1892 – 22 May 1972) was an English character actress, who first came to prominence following World War II in the film adaptations of Noel Coward's Blithe Spirit, and Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest. She is best-known for her 1960s performances as Miss Marple in several films based loosely on Agatha Christie's novels.
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| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 7.945 |
| Birthday | 1892-05-11 |
| Place of Birth | Balham, London, England, UK |
| Also Known As | Маргарет Рутерфорд, Margaret Taylor Rutherford, |
1963
Murder at the Gallop
6.964/152
Miss Marple and Mr. Stringer are witnesses to the death by heart attack of elderly, rich Mr. Enderby. Yet they have their doubts about what happened....
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Murder at the Gallop
1964
Murder Most Foul
6.969/143
A murderer is brought to court and only Miss Marple is unconvinced of his innocence. Once again she begins her own investigation.
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Murder Most Foul
1961
Murder She Said
7.3/192
Miss Marple believes she's seen a murder in a passing-by train, yet when the police find no evidence she decides to investigate it on her own.
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Murder She Said
1964
Murder Ahoy
7.02/126
During an annual board of trustees meeting, one of the trustees dies. Miss Marple thinks he’s been poisoned after finding a chemical on him. She sets...
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Murder Ahoy
1965
Chimes at Midnight
7.2/198
Henry IV usurps the English throne, sets in motion the factious War of the Roses and now faces a rebellion led by Northumberland scion Hotspur. Henry'...
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Chimes at Midnight
1967
A Countess from Hong Kong
6.1/160
A Russian countess stows away in the stateroom of a married U.S. diplomat bound for New York.
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A Countess from Hong Kong
1952
The Importance of Being Earnest
7.18/97
Algernon Moncrieff is surprised to discover that his affluent friend -- whom he knows as "Ernest" -- is actually named Jack Worthing. Jack fabricated...
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The Importance of Being Earnest
1949
Passport to Pimlico
6.7/80
When an unexploded WWII bomb is accidentally detonated in Pimlico, it reveals a treasure trove and documents proving that the region is in fact part o...
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Passport to Pimlico
1965
The Alphabet Murders
5.9/36
The Belgian detective Hercule Poirot investigates a series of murders in London in which the victims are killed according to their initials.
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The Alphabet Murders
1959
I'm All Right Jack
6.6/68
Naive Stanley Windrush returns from the war, his mind set on a successful career in business. Much to his own dismay, he soon finds he has to start fr...
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I'm All Right Jack
1957
The Smallest Show on Earth
6.621/29
Jean and Bill are a married couple trying to scrape a living. Out of the blue they receive a telegram informing them Bill's long-lost uncle has died a...
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The Smallest Show on Earth
1963
The V.I.P.s
6.2/52
Wealthy passengers fogged in at London's Heathrow Airport fight to survive a variety of personal trials.
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The V.I.P.s
1953
Trouble in Store
6/20
Norman is working in the stock room of a large London department store, but he has ambition (doesn't he always !!), he wants to be a window dresser ma...
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Trouble in Store
1957
Just My Luck
6.4/9
Norman works in a jewellers workshop and fantasises (in the nicest way) about meeting the window dresser across the road from his workshop. He wants t...
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Just My Luck
1943
Yellow Canary
5.1/15
A socialite poses as a Nazi spy to mask her activities as a British agent.
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Yellow Canary
1963
The Mouse on the Moon
5.87/27
Sequel to The Mouse that Roared; The Tiny Country of Grand Fenwick has a hot water problem in the castle. To get the money necessary to put in a new s...
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The Mouse on the Moon
1945
Blithe Spirit
6.943/132
An English mystery novelist invites a medium to his home, so she may conduct a séance for a small gathering. The writer hopes to gather enough materia...
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Blithe Spirit
1952
The Magic Box
6.3/20
Now old, ill, poor, and largely forgotten, William Freise-Greene was once very different. As young and handsome William Green he changed his name to i...
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The Magic Box
1953
The Runaway Bus
5.9/10
When heavy fog prevents any flights from leaving London Airport, a group of passengers are put on a bus driven by Percy Lamb to drive to another airpo...
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The Runaway Bus
1950
The Happiest Days of Your Life
6.258/31
Nutbourne College, an old established, all-boys, boarding school is told that another school is to be billeted with due to wartime restrictions. The s...
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The Happiest Days of Your Life
1961
On the Double
6.9/16
American GI Ernie Williams, admittedly weak-kneed, has an uncanny resemblance to British Colonel MacKenzie. Williams, also a master of imitation and d...
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On the Double
1948
Miranda
6.3/20
A young married physician discovers a mermaid, and gives into her request to be taken to see London. Comedy and romantic entanglements ensue.
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Miranda
1954
Mad About Men
6.1/16
Flirtatious mermaid Miranda swaps places with a schoolteacher who has gone on holiday. All is well until she falls in love with a human.
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Mad About Men
1944
English Without Tears
5.7/6
While Lady Christabel Beauclark, a bird fancier, is scurrying about demanding certain territorial rights for British birds from other countries, Her L...
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English Without Tears
2012
Truly Miss Marple: The Curious Case of Margaret Rutherford
6.4/7
The true life story of Margaret Rutherford (1892-1972) is in fact much more eccentric than the most famous fictional role she ever played: Miss Jane M...
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Truly Miss Marple: The Curious Case of Margaret Rutherford
1953
Innocents in Paris
5.2/13
Romantic comedy about a group of Britons flying to Paris for the weekend.
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Innocents in Paris
1936
Dusty Ermine
6.1/4
A forger returns to his family when he leaves jail vowing to go straight. Although approached by an international counterfeiting gang he keeps his wor...
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Dusty Ermine
1967
The Wacky World of Mother Goose
3/2
In this animated children's film, Mother Goose and her fairytale friends must stop a group of sneaky spies.
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The Wacky World of Mother Goose
1952
Miss Robin Hood
7.4/5
In this delightful fantasy adventure, a mild-mannered writer of adventure stories for girls (Richard Hearne) finds himself presented with an intriguin...
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Miss Robin Hood
1941
Quiet Wedding
4.2/5
A young couple become engaged, but enjoy a number of comedic aventures before their wedding day.
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Quiet Wedding
1955
An Alligator Named Daisy
6.2/6
Returning from a cricket match in Ireland, Peter Weston gains a pet alligator from another passenger who abandons it with him. He is horrified and wh...
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An Alligator Named Daisy
1943
The Demi-Paradise
6.5/6
Ivan Kouznetsoff, a Russian engineer, recounts during World War II his stay in England prior to the war working on a new propeller for ice-breaking sh...
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The Demi-Paradise
1952
Castle in the Air
6.2/4
The owner of a Scottish castle discovers that it is haunted by the spirit of a beautiful woman. He decides to use the ghost as a tourist attraction fo...
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Castle in the Air
1967
Arabella
8/2
A young woman uses her womanly wiles to seduce older men in order to aid her debt-ridden grandmother.
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Arabella
1954
Aunt Clara
4.5/4
A wealthy old man dies and leaves his holdings--including a brothel and a gambling den, racing greyhounds and a sleazy bar--to his eccentric Aunt Clar...
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Aunt Clara
1941
Spring Meeting
4.8/5
Tiny Fox-Collier and her son, Tony, are broke. A cheery and handsome young man about town, Tony knows he can rely on his mother for a brainwave to sav...
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Spring Meeting
1937
Beauty and the Barge
7/4
A young girl is engaged to a man she doesn't love, and rather than marry him she decides to flee the situation altogether. She is helped by a crusty o...
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Beauty and the Barge
1950
Her Favourite Husband
5.5/4
While casing a bank he intends to rob, gangster Leo discovers one of the clerks, Antonio, is his exact double. He kidnaps Antonio and robs the bank, p...
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Her Favourite Husband
1952
Curtain Up
7.7/3
In a small town in the 1950s a repertory company meets on Monday morning to start rehearsing the following week's play. This is a ghastly thing writte...
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Curtain Up
1947
Meet Me at Dawn
7/1
A young man makes his living in Paris in 1900 by fighting duels on behalf of other parties. He is hired to injure a leading politician and starts to g...
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Meet Me at Dawn
1936
Talk of the Devil
0/0
A ruthless businessman tries to steal his brother's successful shipping company. He hires a gifted mimic to date one of his brother's daughters to get...
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Talk of the Devil
1965
The Stately Ghosts of England
0/0
A documentary-style TV programme made by NBC in which Margaret Rutherford and her husband Stringer Davis visit three so-called haunted mansions.
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The Stately Ghosts of England
1937
Catch as Catch Can
0/0
Undercover agent Robert Leyland entraps crooks trying to sneak expensive goods past customs on transatlantic crossings. After Leyland falls for reluc...
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Catch as Catch Can
1947
While the Sun Shines
0/0
Lady Elisabeth Randall is an English Air Force corporal during World War II. She is on her way to marry her fiancé when she finds herself being romanc...
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While the Sun Shines
1977
To See Such Fun
0/0
Compilation of classic British comedy moments
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To See Such Fun
1938
Big Fella
7/6
Singing Marseilles docker Joe is hired by wealthy English couple, the Oliphants, to find their missing son Gerald. When Joe finds him, he learns Geral...
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