Mike Raven

Acting
1924-11-15
Paddington, London, England

Biography

Austin Churton Fairman (15 November 1924 – 4 April 1997), who used the name Churton Fairman but was more widely known under the pseudonym Mike Raven in the 1960s and early 1970s, was a British radio disc jockey, actor, sculptor, sheep farmer, writer, TV presenter and producer, ballet dancer, flamenco guitarist and photographer

Known For & Full Filmography5 Titles

#1Lust for a Vampire

Movie - 1971, 2h 15m as Count Karnstein

5.9 / 10
Horror

In 1830, the Karnstein heirs use the blood of an innocent to bring forth the evil that is the beautiful Mircalla - or as she was in 1710, Carmilla. The nearby Finishing School offers rich pickings not only in in the blood of nubile young ladies but also with the headmaster who is desperate to become Mircalla's disciple, and the equally besotted and even more foolish author Richard Lestrange.

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#2I, Monster

Movie - 1971, 2h 15m as Enfield

5.5 / 10
HorrorSci-Fi

Christopher Lee stars in this Amicus production of “Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde” where the names have been changed to Dr. Marlowe and Mr. Blake. Lee as Dr. Marlowe experiments with intravenous drugs that are suppose to release inner inhibitions. So comes forth Mr. Blake (also Lee) who gets more monstrous with each transformation. Peter Cushing plays his friend and colleague, Dr. Utterson.

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#3Crucible of Terror

Movie - 1972, 2h 15m as Victor Clare

5.1 / 10
DramaHorror

An obsessed sculptor kills a young women to make a perfect bronze sculpture of her. Years later at his secluded home a number of people become trapped in a web of revenge, murder and horror.

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#4Disciple Of Death

Movie - 1972, 2h 15m as Stranger

4.1 / 10
Horror

A henchman of Satan poses as a priest in order to get closer to young virgins he needs for human sacrifice.

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#5Reggae

Movie - 1971, 2h 15m as Self

7.0 / 10
MusicDocumentary

BBC documentary focusing on a reggae concert held at Wembley Stadium in 1970 featuring the Pyramids, Pioneers, Black Faith, Millie, the Maytals, and Desmond Dekker. Includes interviews with DJ Mike Raven and producer Graham Goodall, who review the history and development of reggae.

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