Tom Bell

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29th May 2022 | FlixCatalog Staff

Tom Bell was one of the UK's finest actors but he never achieved the star billing or recognition he so richly deserved. His career spanned some 50 years. Time and time again, Bell gave memorable performances. From the able seaman ordered to be flogged by a sadistic officer, played by Dirk Bogarde, in the film, "HMS Defiant" (AKA "Damn the Defiant") to Sergeant Otley in the ITV TV productions, "Prime Suspect" to the vengeful character of Frank Ross in the Euston Films mini-series, "Out". Bell was the consummate professional and he never ever gave a bad performance. When the kitchen sink dramas became fashionable in the 1960s and floods of angry young men emerged onto the scene, he was in good company along with Albert Finney and Tom Courtney to name just a couple. However, in his younger days, he had a British working class rebellious streak which stood in the way of any success he might have had in the UK or US film industry even though he never created problems when working on a production. One incident in the early 1960s probably damaged his career more than any other. A little the worse for drink, he stood up at an awards function and asked Prince Phillip to, "Tell us a joke!" In fact, so the story goes, Prince Phillip handled the problem well by replying, "If you want jokes, you should get a comedian". At the time, Bell was seated at the table of the Producer and Director of, "The L-Shaped Room", namely Richard Attenbourgh and Brian Forbes who, probably seeing their future chances of knighthoods slipping away, urged him to sit down and keep quiet. It was reported that Leslie Caron, who starred with Bell in "The L-Shaped Room", later talked to Prince Phillip who said he was amused by the actor's remarks, even if Attenbourough and Forbes were not. From then on, though not being totally "blacklisted", his reputation as a trouble maker followed him for several years.From the 1970s until he died on October 4th 2006, Bell came into his own with a long list of impressive TV credits. His one venture into Hollywood, was when he appeared in an episode of "The Virginian" and a "B" movie, "In Enemy Country". Bell gave, as usual excellent performances in both productions but Hollywood left him unimpressed and he returned to the UK. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Mike S

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Streaming Availability

Amazon Video has the most number of Tom Bell’s flixes, followed by Amazon Prime Video compared to other streaming platforms. See the full graph below.

Releases by Year

Tom Bell on average has worked on 2 movies per year from 1970 to 2006. See the full graphs of the number of Tom Bell movies released per year from 1991 till 2006.

Top Genres

Tom Bell works mostly in Drama Genre followed by Crime Genre flixes. 43% of Tom Bell movies are Drama Genre movies. See Top Genres that Tom Bell worked on in the graph below.

Average IMDB Score

On average the IMDB score of the movies that Tom Bell has worked on is 6.8.

6.8 / 10

Tom Bell's Movies and Tv Series available to Stream now ..

Crime,Drama,Mystery
Prime Suspect (1991)

A female police detective investigates a series of serial murders while dealing with sexist hostility from her male comrades.

8.3/10207 min

Available in 3 platform(s).

A dramatization of the missions and adventures of the greatest spy in British history.

8.2/10720 min

Available in 1 platform(s).

The once-reknowned escape-artist and magician, Kandinsky, is now reduced to confounding the staff and inmates of his retirement home. His one regret in life is never mastering an underwater...

7.7/1082 min

Available in 1 platform(s).

Crime,Drama
Out (1978)

After an eight-year stint for a failed bank heist, Frank Ross (Tom Bell, Prime Suspect) returns to his old gangland haunts to find the snitch who sent him to jail. The smooth, streetwise ...

7.7/1060 min

Available in 1 platform(s).

D.H. Lawrence's powerful tale of a girl emerging into womanhood, interwoven with memories, dreams, and ghostly encounters across several generations.

7.6/10180 min

Available in 3 platform(s).

Surviving soldier is accused of cowardice and desertion. His former comrades-in-arms decide to judge him bypassing the law.

6.2/1096 min

Available in 7 platform(s).

Comedy,Music,Romance
Swing (1999)

An optimistic guy is arrested and thrown in jail, while there he learns the saxophone from a fellow inmate. Once he's released from jail, he and a few friends form a swing band while he ...

6.1/1097 min

Available in 8 platform(s).

While working for a conservative MP, an IT professional infiltrates a BDSM club and falls for the head dominatrix.

5.8/10100 min

Available in 6 platform(s).