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Danny the Champion of the World

Plot: Somewhere in England, in the Autumn of 1955, a widowed father and his son live an idyllic life together. Only their gas station happens to sit on a piece of land that a local developer wants to buy
Release Date: Saturday, April 29 1989
36 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Jeremy IronsJeremy Irons. Jeremy Irons was 40 in Danny the Champion of the World as 'William Smith'.
Birthday: Sun, Sep 19 1948
Portrait of Robbie ColtraneRobbie Coltrane. Robbie Coltrane was 39 in Danny the Champion of the World as 'Victor Hazell'.
Birthday: Thu, Mar 30 1950 –
Died: Fri, Oct 14 2022
Portrait of Samuel IronsSamuel Irons. Samuel Irons was 10 in Danny the Champion of the World as 'Danny'.
Birthday: Sat, Sep 16 1978
Portrait of Cyril CusackCyril Cusack. Cyril Cusack was 78 in Danny the Champion of the World as 'Doc Spencer'.
Birthday: Sat, Nov 26 1910 –
Died: Thu, Oct 07 1993
Portrait of Michael HordernMichael Hordern. Michael Hordern was 77 in Danny the Champion of the World as 'Lord Claybury'.
Birthday: Tue, Oct 03 1911 –
Died: Tue, May 02 1995
Portrait of Lionel JeffriesLionel Jeffries. Lionel Jeffries was 62 in Danny the Champion of the World as 'Mr. Snoddy'.
Birthday: Thu, Jun 10 1926 –
Died: Fri, Feb 19 2010
Portrait of Jean MarshJean Marsh. Jean Marsh was 54 in Danny the Champion of the World as 'Miss Hunter'.
Birthday: Sun, Jul 01 1934 –
Died: Sun, Apr 13 2025
Portrait of Jimmy NailJimmy Nail. Jimmy Nail was 35 in Danny the Champion of the World as 'Rabbetts'.
Birthday: Tue, Mar 16 1954
Portrait of Ronald PickupRonald Pickup. Ronald Pickup was 48 in Danny the Champion of the World as 'Captain Lancaster'.
Birthday: Fri, Jun 07 1940 –
Died: Thu, Feb 25 2021
Portrait of John WoodvineJohn Woodvine. John Woodvine was 59 in Danny the Champion of the World as 'Tallon'.
Birthday: Sun, Jul 21 1929
Portrait of William ArmstrongWilliam Armstrong. William Armstrong was 34 in Danny the Champion of the World as 'Spinger'.
Birthday: Sun, Jun 06 1954
Portrait of Ceri JacksonCeri Jackson. Ceri Jackson was >> in Danny the Champion of the World as 'Mrs Clipstone'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of James WalkerJames Walker. James Walker was 49 in Danny the Champion of the World as 'Vicar'.
Birthday: Sun, Mar 31 1940 –
Died: Sun, Jan 01 2017
Portrait of Phil NicePhil Nice. Phil Nice was 35 in Danny the Champion of the World as 'Postman'.
Birthday: Tue, Apr 06 1954
Portrait of Anthony CollinAnthony Collin. Anthony Collin was 63 in Danny the Champion of the World as 'Wheeler'.
Birthday: Mon, Nov 02 1925 –
Died: Mon, Jan 11 1999
Portrait of John GrilloJohn Grillo. John Grillo was 46 in Danny the Champion of the World as 'Mr Parker'.
Birthday: Sun, Nov 29 1942
Portrait of Jonathan AdamsJonathan Adams. Jonathan Adams was 58 in Danny the Champion of the World as 'Samways'.
Birthday: Sat, Feb 14 1931 –
Died: Mon, Jun 13 2005
Portrait of Andrew MacLachlanAndrew MacLachlan. Andrew MacLachlan was 48 in Danny the Champion of the World as 'The Duke'.
Birthday: Thu, Feb 27 1941 –
Died: Mon, Feb 04 2019
Portrait of Richard CubisonRichard Cubison. Richard Cubison was >> in Danny the Champion of the World as 'Inspector'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Jonathan LeighJonathan Leigh. Jonathan Leigh was >> in Danny the Champion of the World as 'Sidney'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Crew

Portrait of Gavin MillarGavin Millar. Gavin Millar was 51 in Danny the Champion of the World as 'Director'
Birthday: Tue, Jan 11 1938 –
Died: Wed, Apr 20 2022
Portrait of Oliver StapletonOliver Stapleton. Oliver Stapleton was 41 in Danny the Champion of the World as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Mon, Apr 12 1948
Portrait of John GoldsmithJohn Goldsmith. John Goldsmith was 42 in Danny the Champion of the World as 'Screenplay'
Birthday: Wed, Apr 09 1947
Portrait of Stanley MyersStanley Myers. Stanley Myers was 55 in Danny the Champion of the World as 'Original Music Composer'
Birthday: Fri, Oct 06 1933 –
Died: Tue, Nov 09 1993
Portrait of Roald DahlRoald Dahl. Roald Dahl was 72 in Danny the Champion of the World as 'Novel'
Birthday: Wed, Sep 13 1916 –
Died: Fri, Nov 23 1990
Portrait of Paul BradburnPaul Bradburn. Paul Bradburn was >> in Danny the Champion of the World as 'Props'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday