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Alexander Knox
Catalogued films 63Actor 63
Alexander Knox (16 January 1907 – 25 April 1995) was a Canadian actor on stage, screen, and occasionally television. He was nominated for an Oscar and won a Golden Globe for his performance as Woodrow Wilson in the film Wilson (1944). Although his liberal views forced him to leave Hollywood because of McCarthyism, Knox had a long career. He starred in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979 BBC mini-series) as Control, Chief of the Circus and George Smiley's mentor. He was also an author, writing adventure novels set in the Great Lakes area during the 19th century as well as plays and detective novels.
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Joshua Then and Now- HEHelen Keller: The Miracle Continues
Gorky Park
The Forgotten Voyage: The Story of Alfred Russel Wallace
Cry of the Innocent
Churchill and the Generals
Holocaust 2000
Puppet on a Chain
Skullduggery
Run a Crooked Mile
Fraulein Doktor
Shalako
Villa Rides
How I Won the War
Bikini Paradise
The 25th Hour
Accident
Khartoum
Modesty Blaise
The Psychopath
Crack in the World
Mister Moses
Woman of Straw
The Winston Affair
In the Cool of the Day
The Damned
The Share Out
Oscar Wilde
Crack in the Mirror
The Wreck of the Mary Deare
Operation Amsterdam
The Two-Headed Spy
Storm Over Jamaica
Intent to Kill
The Vikings
Chase a Crooked Shadow
Davy
Hidden Fear
High Tide at Noon
Reach for the Sky
The Night My Number Came Up
Alias John Preston
The Divided Heart
The Sleeping Tiger
Europa '51
Paula
Man in the Saddle
The Son of Dr. Jekyll
Two of a Kind
Saturday's Hero
I'd Climb the Highest Mountain
Tokyo Joe
The Sign of the Ram
The Judge Steps Out
Sister Kenny
Over 21
Wilson
None Shall Escape
Commandos Strike at Dawn
This Above All
The Sea Wolf
Cheer Boys Cheer
The Phantom Strikes