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Sam Kydd
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From All Movie Guide: Angular Irish-born character comedian Sam Kydd was a fixture in British film from his first role, The Captive Heart (1945), onward. Born in Belfast, Kydd emigrated to London with his parents and was educated at Dunstable Grammar. He fought in World War II, was captured in Calais and remained a POW in Poland until 1946. (He later wrote a book about his war experiences entitled For You the War is Over. By his own reckoning he went on to appear in some 150 films, and one is hard pressed to argue with that. Some of his roles were small to microscopic, but it was hard to miss Kydd's skinny frame and dagger-sharp facial features.
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Sam Kydd (1915 - 1982), stars as Orlando O'Connor in this 'spin-off' series from Crane. Sam Kydd made many film and television appearances in his long career spanning five decades and appeared in more than 128 feature films. He made literally thousands of television appearances; 'Soap' fans will probably remember Sam in Coronation Street as Mike Baldwin's father; he ... appeared in Crossroads.
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As his father was in the army, Sam had joined the Territorial Army in the late nineteen thirties, but rarely attended. However, when War was declared, he was naturally one of the first to be called up. After training, he was sent out with the British Expeditionary force to Calais. He was captured. His book "For You The War Is Over" about his five years in a prison camp, is worth reading. He makes light of the immense deprivation and ill-health he suffered.
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When the war was over, Sam recommenced his career as an M.C., and later got his first film role in The Captive Heart (1946), after he answered a newspaper advertisement asking for 'advisors' for a film on Prisoners of War. Twenty advisors were used for the film, not only to talk about their wartime experiences, but to become supporting artistes in the film.
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Drama led the way for ITV children’s programming in the sixties and seventies, with “Orlando” featuring Sam Kydd, “Freewheelers” from Southern TV, and the series “Timeslip” from ATV. “Ace of Wands” introduced magic and illusion to teatimes, whilst sci-fi continued with “The Tomorrow People” featuring Mike Holoway amongst others. There was even a kind of soap, “The Kids From 47a”, which dealt with the problems within a family when big sister had to play mum.
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Sam Kydd's career began in the 'Big Band' era of the 1930s, and he started out as an M.C. for bands such as The Oscar Rabin Band. As an M.C., Sam told jokes, did impressions, tap danced (he had given tap dancing lessons at his mother's house in Chiswick, West London) and introduced the singers and guest artistes, Sam would ... sing a song or two himself.
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