- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- June 19, 1939
- Place of Birth
- London, England, UK
Michael Standing
Michael Standing is a British film and television actor and writer, best known for his role in the feature film _The Italian Job_ and the infamous scene in which Michael Caine tells him "You're only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!" He also starred in both versions of _Up The Junction_ (TV play and film) albeit as different characters, and _Poor Cow_. His last role was in the 1990 movie _Aftershock_. As a writer, Standing penned a 1967 Wednesday Play entitled _Another Day, Another Dollar_ and episodes of _Marked Personal_ in 1973-74. He emigrated to America and married Sherri Spillane, ex-wife of novelist Mickey Spillane.
Filmography
movieAftershock
1990 · Gruber, Writer
tvLife of Shakespeare
1978 · Man in street
tvWill Shakespeare
1978 · Man in Street
tvThe Tomorrow People
1973 · Ginge
movieMade
1972 · Young Man on Train
The Loving Lesson
movieThe Loving Lesson
1971 · Jack
tvAce of Wands
1970 · Teddy Talk, Spoon
movieThe Italian Job
1969 · Arthur
tvThe Champions
1968 · Frank Edwards
movieUp the Junction
1968 · John
moviePoor Cow
1967 · Young Man in Field
The Violent Enemy
movieThe Violent Enemy
1967 · Fletcher
movieAnother Day, Another Dollar
1967 · Les
movieUp the Junction
1965 · Terry
tvThirty-Minute Theatre
1965 · Frank
tvLondoners
1965 · Steve
tvGideon's Way
1965 · Ches Kelly
tvThe Wednesday Play
1964 · Terry, Alan Baird
Story Parade
tvStory Parade
1964 · Coffee, Ted
tvThe Saint
1962 · Barlow