Dora Bryan

1923-

Biography: life and films

Dora Bryan is an English actress. She was born in Southport, Lancashire, England on 7th February 1923.

Her best films as an actor include José Ferrer's The Cockleshell Heroes (1955), Gerald Thomas's comedy Carry on Sergeant (1958), Hello London (1958), Tony Richardson's A Taste of Honey (1961) and Philip Barnard's Gone to the Dogs (2006).

Dora Bryan has so far appeared in 63 films.

She has most frequently worked with the following directors: John Gilling (4 films), Ralph Thomas (3), Gordon Parry (3), Lewis Gilbert (2), John Guillermin (2), Guy Hamilton (2), Daniel Birt (2) and Carol Reed (2).

Her most frequent genres include: comedy (28 films), drama (25), Thriller (9), War (4), Horror (4), Fantasy (4), comedy-romance (3) and comedy-drama (2).

Our average rating for Dora Bryan over all films is: 2.9

Filmography

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Odd Man Out (1947) [a]

No Room at the Inn (1948) [a]

The Fallen Idol (1948) [a]

Adam and Evelyne (1949) [a]

Now Barabbas (1949) [a]

Once Upon a Dream (1949) [a]

The Interrupted Journey (1949) [a]

The Perfect Woman (1949) [a]

Traveller's Joy (1949) [a]

No Trace (1950) [a]

Something in the City (1950) [a]

The Blue Lamp (1950) [a]

The Cure for Love (1950) [a]

Circle of Danger (1951) [a]

Files from Scotland Yard (1951) [a]

High Treason (1951) [a]

Lady Godiva Rides Again (1951) [a]

No Highway (1951) [a]

Scarlet Thread (1951) [a]

The Quiet Woman (1951) [a]

Whispering Smith Hits London (1951) [a]

13 East Street (1952) [a]

Gift Horse (1952) [a]

Made in Heaven (1952) [a]

Miss Robin Hood (1952) [a]

Mother Riley Meets the Vampire (1952) [a]

The Ringer (1952) [a]

Time, Gentlemen, Please! (1952) [a]

Women of Twilight (1952) [a]

Street Corner (1953) [a]

The Fake (1953) [a]

The Intruder (1953) [a]

Fast and Loose (1954) [a]

Mad About Men (1954) [a]

The Crowded Day (1954) [a]

The Young Lovers (1954) [a]

You Know What Sailors Are (1954) [a]

As Long as They're Happy (1955) [a]

See How They Run (1955) [a]

The Cockleshell Heroes (1955) [a]

You Lucky People (1955) [a]

Child in the House (1956) [a]

The Green Man (1956) [a]

Small Hotel (1957) [a]

Carry on Sergeant (1958) [a]

Hello London (1958) [a]

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (1958) [a]

Desert Mice (1959) [a]

Operation Bullshine (1959) [a]

Follow That Horse! (1960) [a]

A Taste of Honey (1961) [a]

The Night We Got the Bird (1961) [a]

The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery (1966) [a]

The Sandwich Man (1966) [a]

Two a Penny (1967) [a]

Hands of the Ripper (1971) [a]

Up the Front (1972) [a]

Screamtime (1983) [a]

Apartment Zero (1988) [a]

MirrorMask (2005) [a]

Gone to the Dogs (2006) [a]



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