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Old 30-06-2008, 11:17 AM
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Having recently watched One Jump Ahead 1954 which featured ex boxer

Freddie Mills, I wonder which other British sportspeople played serious roles in

British Films. Think of any??

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Having recently watched One Jump Ahead 1954 which featured ex boxer

Freddie Mills, I wonder which other British sportspeople played serious roles in

British Films. Think of any??
Feddie Mills was also in Breakaway with Tom Conway. Haven't ex-boxers John Conteh and Gary Stretch also been in a few films between them? And of course there's Vinnie Jones.
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Lots of cricketers in "The Final Test". As wooden as the bats though.....

The Final Test (1953)

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Lots of cricketers in "The Final Test". As wooden as the bats though.....

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Similarly footballers in The Arsenal Stadium Mystery.

The Arsenal Stadium Mystery (1940)
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Members of the Arsenal and Brentford squads were featured in The Arsenal Stadium Mystery, together with George Allison. And aren't there some professional players in Anthony Asquith's The Lucky Number?

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Members of the Arsenal and Brentford squads were featured in The Arsenal Stadium Mystery, together with George Allison. And aren't there some professional players in Anthony Asquith's The Lucky Number?

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Yes indeed .... it features Arsenal players again and has lots of good shots of Highbury.
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Indian tennis star Vijay Amritraj, had more than just a walk on part in the James Bond film Octopussy.
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Gordon Richards in Dreaming
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Gary Stretch (ex British Light Middleweight champion) in Dead man's Shoes
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Lots of pro-wrestlers in Night and the City.
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Brian Glover was a wrestler before his film and TV acting took off, his first film role was in "Kes". Pat Roach was also a wrestler come stuntman who's acting highlight was possibly in "Auf Wiedersehen Pet"
And there is also bodybuilder Dave Prowse famous for wearing the costume of Darth Vadar and even more famous as the Green Cross Code Man!
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Henry Cooper in ROYAL FLASH. Vinnie Jones is now an actor, of course. Wrestler Brian Glover charted a similar course.
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Ally McCoist and others in A Shot at Glory.
Alan Shearer in Purely Belter.
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Feddie Mills was also in Breakaway with Tom Conway. Haven't ex-boxers John Conteh and Gary Stretch also been in a few films between them? And of course there's Vinnie Jones.
John Conteh was in Tank Malling with Terry Marsh and Terry Downes. Glenn Murphy was also an ABA champion.
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Similarly footballers in The Arsenal Stadium Mystery.

The Arsenal Stadium Mystery (1940)
In one scene a player manages to dribble the ball passed 13 opposition players.
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