Sidney Monckton

Acting
1888-06-21
Southsea, Hampshire, England, UK

Known For & Full Filmography9 Titles

#1Stage Fright

Movie - 1950, 2h 15m as Stage Manager (uncredited)

6.8 / 10
Thriller

A struggling actress tries to help a friend prove his innocence when he's accused of murdering the husband of a high-society entertainer.

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#2Persuasion

Drama Series - 1960, 16 episodes as Surgeon

10.0 / 10
Drama

Persuasion is a 1960 British television miniseries adaptation of the Jane Austen novel of the same name. Produced by the BBC and directed by Campbell Logan, Daphne Slater stars as Anne Elliot, and Paul Daneman as Captain Frederick Wentworth. Living with her snobby family on the brink of bankruptcy, Anne Elliot is an unconforming woman with modern sensibilities. When Frederick Wentworth – the dashing one she once sent away – crashes back into her life, Anne must choose between putting the past behind her or listening to her heart when it comes to second chances.

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#3Pride and Prejudice

Drama Series - 1952, 16 episodes as Sir William Lucas

9.0 / 10
DramaComedy

In early 19th-century England, Mr and Mrs Bennet's five unmarried daughters vie for the affections of rich and eligible Mr Bingley and his status-conscious friend, Mr Darcy, who have moved into their neighbourhood. While Bingley takes an immediate liking to eldest daughter Jane, Darcy has difficulty adapting to local society and repeatedly clashes with second-eldest Elizabeth.

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#4Cheer Boys Cheer

Movie - 1939, 2h 15m as Sancho

6.3 / 10
Comedy

Shades of "Romeo and Juliet" with rival British Brewery owners who hate each other and their children who fall in love.

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#5Mystery Junction

Movie - 1951, 2h 15m as Ticket Collector

5.8 / 10
DramaCrime

In this crime drama, an escaped convict is recaptured and charged with killing two people in a lonely waystation during a snowstorm. Fortunately, a novelist is around to prove him innocent.

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#6The Late Edwina Black

Movie - 1951, 2h 15m as Horace (uncredited)

6.7 / 10
MysteryDrama

When a sickly Victorian woman dies suddenly, a postmortem reveals that her body contains a fatal dose of arsenic. Suspicion falls on her husband and her companion, who are lovers. Inspector Martin of Scotland Yard solves the mystery of her death... over a cup of tea.

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#7The Ghost Train

Movie - 1941, 2h 15m as Train Guard

6.1 / 10
ComedyHorrorMystery

Mismatched travellers are stranded overnight at a lonely rural railway station. They soon learn of local superstition about a phantom train which is said to travel these parts at dead of night, carrying ghosts from a long-ago train wreck in the area.

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#8The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Movie - 1950, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

8.8 / 10
TV MovieHorrorSci-Fi

Television adaptation of the novel by R.L. Stevenson about the upright Dr Jekyll whose experiments lead him to discover a way to separate out good and evil in a man, and lead to him becoming the persona of the immoral Mr Hyde when taking the substance. However, he finds that the splitting begins to occur of its own accord and he loses control over it.

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#9Somewhere on Leave

Movie - 1943, 2h 15m as Captain Adams

7.0 / 10
WarComedy

Private Randle (Frank Randle) and army pals, Privates Young (Dan Young) and Enoch (Robbie Vincent) are invited by Private Desmond (Pat McGrath) to spend some off-duty time at his stately home. Private Desmond is too busy courting an ATS girl (Antoinette Lupino) to notice the squaddies are running riot in his house.

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