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Charles Dance

Walter Charles Dance, OBE (born 10 October 1946) is an English actor, screenwriter and director. Dance typically plays assertive bureaucrats or villains. His most famous roles are Guy Perron in The Jewel in the Crown, Dr Clemens, the doctor of penitentiary Fury 161, who becomes Ellen Ripley's confidante in Alien 3 (1992) and the one-eyed hitman Mr Benedict, a villain in Last Action Hero (1993). Dance was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) on 17 June 2006. Description above from the Wikipedia article Charles Dance, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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Born:
Oct 10, 1946 In Birmingham, England, UK
Movie/TV Credits:
133
First Appeared:
In the series Resonance
Latest Project:
Movie The Liar 2025
Known For
Poster of The Imitation Game
Poster of Underworld: Awakening
Poster of Last Action Hero
Filmography
Movie The Liar Tickford 2025
Series Resonance Unknown 2025
Series Rabbit Hole Dr. Ben Wilson 2023-03-26
Movie Against the Ice Minister Neergaard 2022-02-10
Series The Sandman Roderick Burgess 2022-08-05
Series This England Max Hastings 2022-09-28
Movie Godzilla vs. Kong 2021-03-24
Movie The Magic of the Movies: Behind the Scenes of David Fincher's Mank Self 2021-02-27
Movie The Book of Vision Dr. Johan Anmuth 2021-07-08
Movie Fanny Lye Deliver'd John Lye 2021-07-29
Movie The King's Man Kitchener 2021-12-22
Movie Master Moley By Royal Invitation Mr. James Moley (voice) 2020-09-17
Series Rise of Empires: Ottoman Self - Narrator (voice) 2020-01-24
Movie Death to 2020 Self (archive footage) 2020-12-27
Movie Mank William Randolph Hearst 2020-11-13
Series The Widow Martin Benson 2019-02-28
Movie Godzilla: King of the Monsters Alan Jonah 2019-05-29
Movie Iron Mask Lord Dudley 2019-08-16
Movie Euphoria Mr. Daren 2018-02-01
Series The Woman in White Frederick Fairlie 2018-04-22
Movie Happy New Year, Colin Burstead Uncle Bertie 2018-10-11
Movie Johnny English Strikes Again Agent Seven 2018-09-13
Movie The Muppets Take The O2 Self 2018-07-13
Movie That Good Night The Visitor 2017-06-20
Movie Wimbledon Official Film 2017 Narrator (voice) 2017-10-23
Movie Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Mr. Bennet 2016-02-04
Movie Despite the Falling Snow Old Alexander Ivanov 2016-01-29
Movie Me Before You Stephen Traynor 2016-06-01
Movie Ghostbusters Harold Fillmore 2016-07-14
Series Savage Kingdom Self - Narrator (voice) 2016-11-25
Movie Underworld: Blood Wars Thomas 2016-11-24
Movie Child 44 Major Grachev 2015-03-15
Movie Woman in Gold Sherman 2015-03-20
Movie Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience Tywin Lannister 2015-01-29
Movie Admiral King Charles II 2015-01-29
Movie Victor Frankenstein Frankenstein 2015-11-10
Series And Then There Were None Justice Lawrence Wargrave 2015-12-26
Series Deadline Gallipoli Sir Ian Hamilton 2015-04-19
Series Childhood's End Karellen 2015-12-14
Movie Instruments of Darkness Duncan 2015-11-10
Movie Dracula Untold Master Vampire 2014-10-01
Movie Forbidden Empire Lord Dudley 2014-01-30
Series The Great Fire Lord Denton 2014-10-16
Movie The Imitation Game Commander Denniston 2014-11-14
Movie Justin and the Knights of Valour Legantir (voice) 2013-08-09
Movie Patrick Doctor Roget 2013-10-15
Movie The Science of Doctor Who Self 2013-11-14
Movie Speeches That Shook the World Self 2013-11-06
Movie Midnight's Children William Methwold 2012-08-31
Movie Underworld: Awakening Thomas 2012-01-19
Movie St George's Day Trenchard 2012-09-07
Series Secret State John Hodder 2012-11-07
Movie The Mapmaker Rowan 2012-09-21
Movie There Be Dragons Solono 2011-03-25
Movie Your Highness King Tallious 2011-04-08
Movie Ironclad Stephen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury 2011-03-03
Series Rosamunde Pilcher's Shades of Love Edmund Aird 2011-04-24
Movie Rosamunde Pilcher: Shades of Love-The Reunion 2011-12-25
Movie Rosamunde Pilcher: Shades of Love-The Scandal 2011-12-25
Series Neverland Dr. Fludd 2011-12-04
Series Strike Back Conrad Knox 2010-05-05
Series Going Postal Lord Vetinari 2010-05-30
Movie Paris Connections Aleksandr Borinski 2010-09-06
Movie Rosamunde Pilcher: Shades of Love-Family Secret 2010-12-25
Movie The Commuter The Traffic Warden 2010-10-26
Series Drama Trails Unknown 2010-08-01
Series Trinity Dr. Edmund Maltravers 2009-09-20
Movie Dickens' Secret Lover Self - Narrator (voice) 2008-06-16
Movie Consenting Adults Jack Wolfenden 2007-09-04
Movie The Contractor DCS Andrew Windsor 2007-07-10
Movie The 50 Greatest Television Dramas Self 2007-02-03
Series Fallen Angel David Byfield 2007-03-11
Movie Scoop Mr. Malcolm 2006-07-27
Movie Starter for 10 Michael Harbinson 2006-09-13
Series The One Show Unknown 2006-08-14
Movie Twice Upon a Time Battar Master of Ceremonies 2006-11-08
Series Fingersmith Mr. Chistopher Lilly 2005-03-27
Series To the Ends of the Earth Sir Henry Somerset 2005-07-06
Movie Titanic: Birth of a Legend Narrator (voice) 2005-05-05
Series Bleak House Mr. Tulkinghorn 2005-10-27
Movie Saint John Bosco Mission to Love Marchese Clementi 2004-09-22
Movie Swimming Pool John Bosload 2003-05-21
Series Henry VIII Edward Stafford, duque de Buckingham 2003-10-12
Movie Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³' Self (archive footage) 2003-12-02
Movie Ali G Indahouse Deputy Prime Minister David Carlton 2002-03-21
Series Foyle's War Unknown 2002-10-27
Movie Black and White Roderic Chamberlain 2002-10-31
Movie The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby Ralph Nickleby 2001-04-08
Movie Gosford Park Raymond Stockbridge 2001-11-07
Movie Dark Blue World Wing Commander Bentley 2001-05-17
Movie Jurij 2001-08-06
Movie Alien Evolution Self / Clemens 2001-10-12
Series Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) Unknown 2000-03-18
Movie Don't Go Breaking My Heart Frank 1999-02-12
Movie Hilary and Jackie Derek Du Pré 1998-12-30
Movie What Rats Won't Do Gerald Burton Jr 1998-07-01
Series Rebecca Maxim de Winter 1997-01-05
Movie In the Presence of Mine Enemies Captain Richter 1997-04-20
Series Trial & Retribution Unknown 1997-10-19
Movie The Blood Oranges Cyril 1997-09-07
Movie Space Truckers Nabel / Macanudo 1996-03-01
Movie Undertow Lyle Yates 1996-03-26
Movie Michael Collins Soames 1996-10-25
Movie The Surgeon Dr. Ed Mittlesbay 1995-01-13
Movie Shortcut to Paradise Quinn 1994-08-14
Movie China Moon Rupert Munro 1994-03-04
Movie Century Professor Mandry 1993-12-31
Movie Last Action Hero Benedict 1993-06-18
Movie Alien³ Clemens 1992-05-22
Series The Phantom of the Opera The Phantom of the Opera 1990-03-18
Movie Goldeneye Ian Fleming 1989-08-26
Movie Rikky and Pete Gallery Stuffed Shirt 1988-06-09
Movie Pascali's Island Anthony Bowles 1988-07-22
Series First Born 1988-10-30
Movie Out of the Shadows Michael Hayden 1988-09-02
Series Out on a Limb Gerry Stamford 1987-01-18
Movie Hidden City James Richards 1987-01-01
Movie Good Morning, Babylon D.W. Griffith 1987-05-13
Movie White Mischief Josslyn Hay 1987-11-10
Movie The Golden Child Sardo Numspa 1986-12-12
Movie The McGuffin Paul Hatcher 1986-01-12
Movie Plenty Raymond Brock 1985-09-20
Series The Jewel in the Crown Guy Perron 1984-01-09
Movie Rainy Day Women John Truman 1984-04-10
Series Natural World Unknown 1983-10-30
Movie Little Eyolf Borghejm 1982-07-19
Series Nancy Astor Edward Hartford-Jones 1982-02-10
Movie For Your Eyes Only Claus 1981-06-24
Movie Dreams of Leaving Colin 1980-01-17
Series Tales of the Unexpected Unknown 1979-03-24
Series Raffles Unknown 1977-02-25
Series Father Brown Unknown 1974-09-26
Series Play for Today Unknown 1970-10-15