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Geoffrey Keen(1916-2005)

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Geoffrey Keen in The Spanish Gardener (1956)
No. 1 is fearless, irrestible, and licensed to kill. No. 1 is assigned to capture a madman killing international financiers. Before getting the bad guy, No. 1 encounters mercenaries from the evil organization K.R.A.S.H. (Killing, Rape, Arson, Slaughter, and Hit).
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No. 1 of the Secret Service (1977)
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Geoffrey Keen was born on 21 August 1916 in Wallingford, Oxfordshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Moonraker (1979), For Your Eyes Only (1981) and The Spy Who Loved Me (1977). He was married to Doris Groves, Madeline Howell and Hazel Terry. He died on 3 November 2005 in Denville Hall, Northwood, Hillingdon, London, England, UK.
BornAugust 21, 1916
DiedNovember 3, 2005(89)
BornAugust 21, 1916
DiedNovember 3, 2005(89)
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Known for

Roger Moore and Lois Chiles in Moonraker (1979)
Moonraker
6.3
  • Frederick Gray
  • 1979
Roger Moore, Carole Bouquet, and John Wyman in For Your Eyes Only (1981)
For Your Eyes Only
6.7
  • Minister of Defence
  • 1981
Roger Moore and Barbara Bach in The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
The Spy Who Loved Me
7.0
  • Minister of Defence
  • 1977
Timothy Dalton and Maryam d'Abo in The Living Daylights (1987)
The Living Daylights
6.7
  • Minister of Defence
  • 1987

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Actor

  • Timothy Dalton and Maryam d'Abo in The Living Daylights (1987)
    The Living Daylights
    6.7
    • Minister of Defence
    • 1987
  • Roger Moore, Tanya Roberts, and Christopher Walken in A View to a Kill (1985)
    A View to a Kill
    6.3
    • Minister of Defence
    • 1985
  • Roger Moore, Maud Adams, and Kabir Bedi in Octopussy (1983)
    Octopussy
    6.5
    • Minister of Defence
    • 1983
  • Don Henderson, Diane Keen, Peter Sallis, and Don Warrington in Crown Court (1972)
    Crown Court
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Sir Harvey Venables QC
    • His Honour Judge Mossford
    • 1978–1983
  • Dennis Blanch, Don Henderson, Mark McManus, Fiona Mollison, John Ronane, and Frances Tomelty in Strangers (1978)
    Strangers
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Sir Dalrymple Walker
    • 1981
  • Amin: The Rise and Fall (1981)
    Amin: The Rise and Fall
    6.0
    • British Ambassador
    • 1981
  • Roger Moore, Carole Bouquet, and John Wyman in For Your Eyes Only (1981)
    For Your Eyes Only
    6.7
    • Minister of Defence
    • 1981
  • Alan Dobie in Cribb (1980)
    Cribb
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Abraham Bartlett
    • 1981
  • John Fraser, Georgina Hale, and Joan Sims in Lady Killers (1980)
    Lady Killers
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Mr. Fulton
    • 1980
  • Churchill and the Generals (1979)
    Churchill and the Generals
    7.7
    TV Movie
    • Sir Charles Wilson
    • 1979
  • Undercover Lover (1979)
    Undercover Lover
    4.3
    • Stockwell
    • 1979
  • Roger Moore and Lois Chiles in Moonraker (1979)
    Moonraker
    6.3
    • Frederick Gray
    • 1979
  • The Atom Spies
    TV Movie
    • Mr. Justice Oliver
    • 1979
  • Reginald Barratt, Richard Beckinsale, Freddie Fletcher, Bernard Hepton, Arthur Lowe, Brian Miller, Ron Moody, Jack Rosenthal, Liz Smith, and Paula Wilcox in ITV Playhouse (1967)
    ITV Playhouse
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Wing Commander
    • Ellis
    • 1979
  • Ian Ogilvy in Return of the Saint (1978)
    Return of the Saint
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Sir Charles Meadley
    • 1978

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The Spy Who Loved Me
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The Spy Who Loved Me
Born Free
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Born Free
Born Free
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Born Free
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Living Free
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Living Free

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Geoffrey Keene
  • Height
    • 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
  • Born
    • August 21, 1916
    • Wallingford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
  • Died
    • November 3, 2005
    • Denville Hall, Northwood, Hillingdon, London, England, UK(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Doris Groves1960 - July 4, 1989 (her death, 1 child)
  • Children
    • Jemma Hyde
  • Parents
      Hetty Flora May Knee
  • Relatives
    • Philip Malcolm Keen(Sibling)
  • Other works
    He acted in Terrence Rattigan's play, "Man and Boy," at the Queen's Theatre in London, England with Charles Boyer, Austin Willis, and Jane Downs in the cast. Michael Benthall was director.
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  • Trivia
    Attended Bristol Grammar School. First acted at the Little Repertory Theatre in Bristol, earning six shillings a week. Debut aged sixteen in 'A School for Scandal'. A year into his scholarship at RADA, he won the Bancroft Gold Medal. Joined the Royal Shakespeare Company, but his career was interrupted by World War II. Wartime service with the Royal Army Medical Corps. After the war, made his reputation on the classical stage in the West End. Prolific supporting roles on screen, often as scowling or austere establishment figures.

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