Michael Standing
Michael Standing is a British film and television actor and writer, best known for his role in the feature film _The Italian Job_ and the infamous scene in which Michael Caine tells him "You're only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!" He also starred in both versions of _Up The Junction_ (TV play and film) albeit as different characters, and _Poor Cow_. His last role was in the 1990 movie _Aftershock_. As a writer, Standing penned a 1967 Wednesday Play entitled _Another Day, Another Dollar_ and episodes of _Marked Personal_ in 1973-74. He emigrated to America and married Sherri Spillane, ex-wife of novelist Mickey Spillane.
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 10.271 |
Birthday | 1939-06-19 |
Place of Birth | London, England, UK |
Also Known As |
1969
The Italian Job
6.99/711
Charlie's got a 'job' to do. Having just left prison he finds one of his friends has attempted a high-risk job in Torino, Italy, right under the nose...
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The Italian Job
1967
The Violent Enemy
5.5/2
During the troubles in Ireland an IRA bomb plot is hatched to blow up a British power station. Sean Rogan (Tom Bell) is an IRA bomb expert and escapes...
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The Violent Enemy
1965
Up the Junction
6.9/8
The lives and loves of three young working class women, set in the pubs, terraced houses and factories of Battersea, South London.
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Up the Junction
1990
Aftershock
4.7/9
An alien visits Earth during World War III, learns English by absorbing a dictionary, and meets good and bad earthlings.
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Aftershock
1972
Made
5.5/2
This compelling emotional drama stars Carol White as a young single mother who finds herself caught between two people – a local priest and a folk sin...
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Made
1968
Up the Junction
6/13
A young woman trades her upper-class existence for a new life in an economically depressed suburb of London.
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Up the Junction
1967
Poor Cow
6.5/41
A young woman lives a life filled with bad choices. At a young age she marries and has a child--with an abusive thief who quickly ends up in prison. L...
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Poor Cow
1967
Another Day, Another Dollar
0/0
A new steward on a large passenger liner finds himself subject to "charges" levied by the senior bar steward.
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Another Day, Another Dollar
1971
The Loving Lesson
0/0
Mary Abbott is a schoolteacher whose husband has to go away for the night on business. After returning home from a party she has an unexpected caller.
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