Mackintosh Man

THE MACKINTOSH MAN…Director John Houston…Paul Newman…We were at Pinewood for a couple of weeks filming the prison escape scenes.There must have been a couple of hundred Supporting Artists on the set everyday. Central Casting were at their best for this casting.Broken noses, scars, cauliflower ears, pug ugly (And that was just the women).Some of the best known ‘’faces’’ from north and south of the river (Thames) were teamed up in a mock up of a prison yard.Let me mention some that I can remember.The Cardews, the Tippets, Bobby Ramsey, Jack Kid Berg and many many more.I wish my memory was better. (I’d better remember Gypsy Tom) Hello Tom.I’m sure we’ll get a full list of the people in these scenes when we read Scott Palmers book.Some of the quieter faces Eric Kent, Trevor Wedlock, Gordon Hann and myself would find a quiet corner and play cards in between set ups.Trevor and his dog Yogi went to Ireland to hunt for Mr Newman.Yogi was a BIG Rottweiler. (And I mean BIG)
Aitch,

Big John...

BRANNIGAN…John Wayne…’’THE DUKE’’ Director Douglas Hickox…Cast Inc…Richard Attenborough…Judy Geeson…I only worked a few days on this production but to work with the big man was a treat in it self. I have now worked with the greats of Hollywood and we are not to see the likes of them again. (Or are we?)‘’THE DUKE’’ was an unassuming man and got on well with the cast and crew.When the grandkids watch an old Western with the man in it I tell them ‘’I worked with Big John’’

Aitch,

Bond

THE SPY WHO LOVED ME…Director Lewis Gilbert…Pinewood 007 Stage…Another James Bond film starring Roger Moore…This was a good film for the Supporting Artists as it was made just before Xmas and a few days after… (We called it ‘’getting our turkey’’ money…)This was an all action film for us with the stunt team at the front of it and us ‘’Extras’’ bringing up the rear. (If you got close to an explosion you got extra money)…Some of the boys on the film (Jerry Judge, Bill the body, Jack Ross, Ronnie Woods, The Lizard, Cornflakes) and about twenty others lasted the distance and all had a happy Xmas.I remember seeing ‘’JAWS’’ (Richard Kiel) in the Pinewood Bar drinking a pint and his hands were so big it looked like he was holding a thimble… (These were good days) I remember one big scene near the end of the film when we had to get off the subs as fast as as we could before the whole place blew up. I knew there was going to be loud bangs and plenty of heat so I suggested to this young chap that it would look good in shot if I carried him over my shoulders down some iron stairs as if he was wounded. He thought it was a great idea..
What I was really doing was looking after number one (me) and if it did get really hot and bad he was protecting my face and neck...
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Oliver

OLIVER…Lionel Bart’s Masterpiece…Director Carol Reed… Shepperton Studios…Cast Inc…Ron Moody…Oliver Reed…I was on this film for weeks and was in awe of the whole production.The first day was as an extra on the ‘’Who Will Buy’’ set and I could not believe what I was seeing.The dancing, the sets, the hundred or so extras all dressed in costume was as much as I could take in, I thought to myself how lucky I was to be on such a film and would have worked on the film for no wages. (Then I thought of the wife and kids at home so the first thought went right out of my head.)Art for art’s sake but money for the kid's sake…(old English proverb)

Aitch,

Doctor Who...

Doctor Who Season 05, story 040:'The Enemy Of The World', played 'CENTRAL EUROPEAN GUARD' Season 05, story 043:'The Wheel In Space', played 'EXTRA' Season 11, story 074:'Planet Of The Spiders', played 'GUARD' Season 12, story 079:'Revenge Of The Cybermen', played 'VOGAN' Season 13, story 085:'The Seeds Of Doom', played 'GUARD' Season 14, story 088:'The Deadly Assassin', played 'GUARD' Season 14, story 089:'The Face Of Evil', played 'ASSASSIN' Season 15, story 093:'The Invisible Enemy', played 'CREWMAN' Season 16, story 098:'The Ribos Operation', played 'LEVITHIAN' Season 16, story 103:'The Armageddon Factor', played 'GUARD' Season 17, story 109:'Shada', played 'KRARG COMMANDER' Season 18, story 111:'Meglos', played 'TIGELLAN' Season 19, story 117:'Castrovalva', played 'SECURITY GUARD'

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Actor:
1990s
1980s
1970s
1960s
Entrapment (1999) (uncredited) .... Stall holder... aka Verlockende Falle (Germany)
See How They Run (1999) (TV) (as Harry H Fielder) .... Old man Bill
The Apocalypse Watch (1997) (TV) .... Prime Minister's Guard... aka Robert Ludlum's The Apocalypse Watch (USA: complete title)
"The Knock" .... Henry Mitchell (1 episode, 1994-1996) - Episode #2.7 (1996) TV Episode (as Harry Aitch Fielder) .... Henry Mitchell
"Our Friends in the North" (1996) (mini) TV Series .... Background artist/extra
Doctor Who: Shada (1992) (V) (uncredited) .... Krarg Commander/Krarg 3
"Hope It Rains" (1991) TV Series .... Irate Cafe Owner
"The Bill" .... Lucas / ... (2 episodes, 1989-1990) - Against the Odds (1990) TV Episode (as Harry H Fielder) .... Lucas - Intuition (1989) TV Episode (uncredited) .... Roland
"The Manageress" .... Seven Stars Barman (1 episode, 1989) - One of Us (1989) TV Episode .... Seven Stars Barman
"A Tale of Two Cities" (1989) (mini) TV Series .... First Jailer... aka Un comte des deux villes (France)
Hawks (1988) .... Bouncers and Clients
"The Fear" (1988) TV Series .... Hit man
"Casualty" .... Peter Bains (1 episode, 1987) - Anaconda (1987) TV Episode (as Harry Aitch Fielder) .... Peter Bains
"Chance in a Million" .... Robber of Jewellers (1 episode, 1986) - And What Shall We Do for a Ring? (1986) TV Episode .... Robber of Jewellers
Dead Man's Folly (1986) (TV) (uncredited) .... Tombola Man... aka Agatha Christie's Dead Man's Folly (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
"All in Good Faith" (1985) TV Series .... Marksman (unknown episodes)
"Girls on Top" .... Bouncer 2 (1 episode, 1985) - C.O.D. (1985) TV Episode (as Harry Aitch Fielder) .... Bouncer 2
"Edge of Darkness" (1985) (mini) TV Series (uncredited) .... Policeman
"Oliver Twist" (1985) (mini) TV Series .... Big man
"Storyboard" .... Publican (1 episode, 1985) - King & Castle (1985) TV Episode .... Publican
Florence Nightingale (1985) (TV) .... Background artist/extra
"A.D." (1985) (mini) TV Series .... Background artist/extra... aka A.D. - Anno Domini
Wynne and Penkovsky (1985) (TV) .... Red Face... aka The Man from Moscow (USA)
"Big Deal" .... Second Punter (1 episode, 1984) - One Good Turnover (1984) TV Episode .... Second Punter
"Cold Warrior" (1984) (mini) TV Series .... Taxi driver
"Jemima Shore Investigates" (1 episode, 1983) - A Splash of Red: Part 1 (1983) TV Episode
"Play for Today" .... Ruffian (1 episode, 1983) - The Falklands Factor (1983) TV Episode .... Ruffian
"Hi-De-Hi!" .... Constable (1 episode, 1982) - It's a Blue World (1982) TV Episode .... Constable
"Beau Geste" (1982) (mini) TV Series .... Legionnaire
"Terry and June" .... Goalkeeper / ... (2 episodes, 1979-1982) - No, Councillor (1982) TV Episode .... Goalkeeper - On the Move (1979) TV Episode .... Maurice
"The Agatha Christie Hour" .... Train Guard (1 episode, 1982) - The Girl in the Train (1982) TV Episode .... Train Guard
"Minder" .... Policeman / ... (3 episodes, 1979-1982) - Another Bride, Another Groom (1982) TV Episode (uncredited) .... Wedding Guest - The Beer Hunter (1980) TV Episode (uncredited) .... Winchester Patron - A Tethered Goat (1979) TV Episode (uncredited) .... Policeman
"Doctor Who" .... Guard / ... (14 episodes, 1967-1982) - Castrovalva: Part 1 (1982) TV Episode (uncredited) .... Security Guard - Meglos: Part 1 (1980) TV Episode (uncredited) .... Tigellan - The Armageddon Factor: Part 1 (1979) TV Episode .... Guard - The Ribos Operation: Part 1 (1978) TV Episode (uncredited) .... Levithian Guard - The Invisible Enemy: Part 1 (1977) TV Episode (uncredited) .... Titan Base Crewman (9 more)
"Blakes 7" .... Federation Trooper / ... (10 episodes, 1978-1981) - Blake (1981) TV Episode (uncredited) .... Federation Trooper - Warlord (1981) TV Episode (uncredited) .... Federation Trooper - Games (1981) TV Episode (uncredited) .... Federation Trooper - Children of Auron (1980) TV Episode (uncredited) .... Federation Trooper - Voice from the Past (1979) TV Episode (uncredited) .... Guard (5 more)
History of the World: Part I (1981) (uncredited) .... Prison guard... aka Mel Brooks' History of the World: Part 1 (USA: complete title)
"When the Boat Comes In" .... Fascist (1 episode, 1981) - Comrades in Arms (1981) TV Episode .... Fascist
"A Tale of Two Cities" (1980) (mini) TV Series .... First jailer
"Cowboys" (1980) TV Series .... Builder (unknown episodes)
McVicar (1980) .... Harry Aitch
"Enemy at the Door" .... Hans Vogel (1 episode, 1980) - Escape (1980) TV Episode .... Hans Vogel
"A Question of Guilt" (1980) TV Series .... Executioner
"Secret Army" .... Candide patron / ... (3 episodes, 1978-1979) - The Execution (1979) TV Episode (uncredited) .... German POW - Scorpion (1978) TV Episode (uncredited) .... Tim Wooldridge - The Hostage (1978) TV Episode (uncredited) .... Candide patron
"Shoestring" .... Thug (1 episode, 1979) - Find the Lady (1979) TV Episode .... Thug
"Rumpole of the Bailey" .... Higgins (1 episode, 1979) - Rumpole and the Course of True Love (1979) TV Episode .... Higgins
"Fawlty Towers" .... Man with Basket (1 episode, 1979) - The Kipper and the Corpse (1979) TV Episode (uncredited) .... Man with Basket
Murphy's Stroke (1979) (TV) .... Special Branch Detective #2
"The Voyage of Charles Darwin" (1978) TV Series .... Quartermaster
Sweeney 2 (1978) (uncredited) .... Cop in Hotel Bar... aka Sweeney Two (UK)
The Beginning (1978) (V) (uncredited) .... Guard
"Target" .... Detective (1 episode, 1977) - Blow Out (1977) TV Episode .... Detective
"Space: 1999" .... Command Center Technician / ... (3 episodes, 1976-1977)... aka Spazio: 1999 (Italy) - The Immunity Syndrome (1977) TV Episode (uncredited) .... Survey Team Member - The Seance Spectre (1977) TV Episode (uncredited) .... Security Guard - The Lambda Factor (1976) TV Episode (uncredited) .... Command Center Technician
Star Wars (1977) (uncredited) .... Death Star Trooper... aka Guerra de las estrellas, La (USA: Spanish title) ... aka Star Wars IV: A New Hope (USA: video box title) ... aka Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (USA: reissue title (new title))
"Z Cars" .... Gypsy / ... (6 episodes, 1967-1977) - Error of Judgement (1977) TV Episode (uncredited) .... PC - Nightwatch (1976) TV Episode .... Man - Family (1974) TV Episode (uncredited) .... Detective Constable - A Right to Live: Part 2 (1967) TV Episode (uncredited) .... Gypsy - A Right to Live: Part 1 (1967) TV Episode (uncredited) .... Gypsy (1 more)
"Survivors" .... Larry (1 episode, 1977) - The Peacemaker (1977) TV Episode (uncredited) .... Larry
"The Sweeney" .... Bank Robber / ... (3 episodes, 1975-1976) - Bad Apple (1976) TV Episode (uncredited) .... Shopkeeper - Trap (1975) TV Episode (uncredited) .... Pub Patron - Contact Breaker (1975) TV Episode (uncredited) .... Bank Robber
"Softly Softly" .... Keith Brogan / ... (2 episodes, 1976)... aka Softly, Softly: Task Force (UK: new title) - Now You See It, Now You Don't (1976) TV Episode .... Keith Brogan - The Trojan Horse (1976) TV Episode (uncredited) .... Technician
"The Crezz" .... Policeman (1 episode, 1976) - The Spanish Succession (1976) TV Episode .... Policeman
The Picnic (1975) (TV) (uncredited) .... Man in field
"Steptoe and Son" .... Angry Man (1 episode, 1974) - Porn Yesterday (1974) TV Episode .... Angry Man
Carry on Dick (1974) (uncredited) .... Man at Tavern
Carry on Abroad (1972) (uncredited) .... Monk... aka A Mad Holiday!
Mutiny on the Buses (1972) (uncredited) .... Bus Driver
Steptoe and Son (1972) (uncredited) .... Man at Strip Club
Carry on Henry (1971) (uncredited) .... Bit Part... aka Carry on Henry VIII (USA) ... aka Carry on Henry or Mind My Chopper! (UK: long title)
Freelance (1971) .... Husband
Blood on Satan's Claw (1971) (uncredited) .... Militiaman
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) (uncredited) .... Bit Part... aka Ian Fleming's Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (UK: complete title)
Carry On... Up the Khyber (1968) (uncredited) .... Burpa
Follow That Camel (1967) (uncredited) .... Legionnaire Soldier... aka Carry On... Follow That Camel (UK: reissue title) ... aka Carry on in the Legion (USA)
Quatermass and the Pit (1967) (uncredited) .... Possessed man... aka Five Million Years to Earth (USA) ... aka The Mind Benders
The Magnificent Two (1967) (uncredited) .... Bit Part... aka What Happened at Campo Grande? (Canada: English title)

my life in films

Harry Fielder InterviewCassandra Bell July 28, 2005I recently interviewed Harry Fielder.Bell: How did you get your start in the movie industry?Fielder: It all started for me in 1958 when I bought a second hand guitar and played my first gig in a local pub. Me and a friend learned six songs and went out to play Rock 'n Roll. We soon updated to electric guitars and played some good music for the next eight years. One night after the gig a guy ask me if I wanted to do a couple of days on a tv series as an extra. That two days turned into 32 years. (see web site)Bell: What were some of the movies in which you starred?Fielder: I never got to star in any movies because I was a bit player and that suited me fine. Every movie or TV show has bit players that come in and out of scenes (I'm the man that knocks on the lead actor's door and says "I've come to fix the roof") but that way I could work on a new show everyday.Bell: Who are some of the actors/actresses that you have become acquainted with, over the years? Any stories about that to share with us?Fielder: I have met many top actors and you are friends for a day or two whilst working with them. When I look back and think of the actors I've worked with it's like a who's who of the best of acting talent. If I start to name names I could fill this page up. But if folks read my full story they will find people like James Cagney, Robert Mitchum, Tony Curtis, Rod Stieger..John Wayne.. and all in the confines of the UK.Bell: What were some of the most challenging roles for you in the movies and why?Fielder: Never really had a challenging role. Just got on with the job in hand..Go on set, say the words and don't fall over the furniture. I did fall a couple of times but two in 800 is ok.Bell: What were some of your favorite movie roles to play and why?Fielder: In 1982 an agent sent me down to a tv studio to do one day's work as a security guard extra. One day's work that turned into three years as a co-presenter on a live kids show. The kids called me ''Dopey Harry'' but I wasn't that dopey. I stayed for three years.Bell: What were some of your most memorable moments? Any bloopers or behind the scenes stories to share with us?Fielder: Working with Alfred Hitchcock on the film "Frenzy" was the most memorable moment. He was my all time hero and those memories are still with me.AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON…Director John Landis…Central Casting must have sent 200-300 people down to Piccadilly for a night shoot on this production. None of us knew anything about the scenes we were going to be involved in so we just hung around coffee bars (Or other bars) chatting and having a night out in The West End.About 1 o'clock in the morning the production team gathered us all together and told us the scenes they were about to do. (You ain’t gonna believe this). A WEREWOLF is going to be running out of a cinema in Piccadilly Circus straight across Eros causing cars to crash and have people falling out of bus windows. (I’m thinking this will do the tourist trade the world of good) On a cue from the 1st A.D. the real police clear the roads of all late night Joe Public. The Central Casting crowd are all given places to stand and out of the woodwork comes our buses and cars and stunt people. We’ve got permission to hold up traffic for half an hour and John Landis had multi camera crews covering every angle. It was over as quickly as it began and as soon as the camera’s stopped rolling the wrecking crews were in there clearing the wrecked cars and sweeping the streets clean again. An hour later it was like we’d never been. (See the film just to see this sequence) Well done, John Landis…RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK-Director Steven Spielberg…Elstree Studios…Cast: Harrison Ford, Karen AllenA great joy to watch Mr Spielberg at work.. The whole sequence was set out on storyboards. A master of his craft… There’s about twenty of the chaps. And it’s near the end of the film where the bad guys find The Ark and all us bad guys are going to get our just desserts. When The Ark is opened strange things start to happen and strong winds and sand are blown all over the set. Steven tells us to react to strange ghost like creatures coming out of the Ark. He’d point at us and shout above the noise of the wind, ‘’It’s coming for you now react, now it’s got you round the face, react to it.’’ George Lucas was standing next to Steven at times and seemed to be enjoying the action.Harrison and Karen were tied to a stake at the time so I couldn’t get any help from that quarter…Of course all the special effects are put onto screen months later as is most films these days…I read Steven Spielberg’s life story and he didn’t always have it easy. And the last word on this tale must go to Harrison Ford’s stand/in… Jack (Chalky) Dearlove, who is still working for him.BATMAN- Director Tim Burton…Cast: Jack Nicholson, Tim Burton, Kim BasingerA couple of nights on this as a Supporting Artist and, although it was cold, what makes me remember this film is Jack Nicholson leaning over a high balcony and saying to some of the boys "Just look at it this way guys, another day another $100,000s (I think we were on £50 a night).FIRST KNIGHT- Director Jerry Zucker…Pinewood Studios…Cast: Sean Connery, Richard Gere, Julia Ormond, Ben Cross.I make my way to a place called Ivinghoe Beacon which sits on top of a big hill..(It looks more like a small mountain than a hill to us ex city old boys)They’ve built a village on the top of the hill and me and another fifty Supporting Artists are to be simple villagers. It seems the bad guy (Ben Cross) is going to send his men in to pillage our village. The scenes go like this..All the villagers are scared when they see twenty men dressed in black (Bad guys) riding down the hill towards them. All of a sudden the horses stop at the entrance to the village and one of the cast members shouts to us, ‘’Why have they stopped?’’My old mate (now deceased) Bill (hat and coat) shouts back ‘’’cause they haven’t had their Weetabix’’ This didn’t go down too well with the director but he carried on. As the horses come charging in we all have to flee in all directions and try to hide. The 1st A.D. Chris wants to give me a bit of business to do. ‘’Aitch, as the horses come charging past I want you to run across the path and take refuge in that barn. There should be six horses coming past you and you run across after the last one’’.Six horses and run.. I take my glasses off (I can’t see a thing without them) and I start to count the horses as they fly by.‘’Four, five, six and run… BANG I’m up in the air, someone sent seven horses past. Myself and the horse didn’t get hurt; it was just another day at the office.. MISSION IMPOSSIBLE- Director: Brian De Palma.Cast: Tom Cruise, Jon VoightA night shoot at Liverpool Street Train Station in London.They want to use my car (Orion) in the first shot and have a London bus give it a near miss.. After about six takes and the bus getting nearer with every take the director gets his shot. (I’m a bit pleased with that) They had rain machines on us all night which made the driving more difficult..Tom Cruise was very good to the onlooking crowd and every so often would go over to them and sign autographs for them. Mind you there was half a dozen big guys (Ben, The Spiv,) doing their best public liaison work.. I was speaking to Robin the caterer when Jon Voight came over and joined us. He shook hands with me and asked me how I was doing. I said I had worked with him before on The Revolutionary many years before. He remembered the film and I didn’t remind him of the good drink we had at the end of that day.. It’s not in his memory but it will certainly stay in mine.ENTRAPMENT-Director: Jon AmielCast: Sean Connery, Catherine Zeta JonesFilming at The Borough Market South London for a week. (A very hot week) Dressed up in winter clothes as a stall holder on the hottest days of the year..Fake snow all around us and me wearing gloves, a body warmer and scarf. This is the last film I worked on.I would like to thank Harry Fielder for allowing me to interview him.Aitch,

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