Guido Lorraine
Guido Lorraine | |
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Victoria, Australia | |
Other names | Gwidon Borucki Guy Borucki |
Occupation(s) | Actor, singer, musician |
Guido Lorraine (2 September 1912 – 31 December 2009) was a
war films.[1] He was also sometimes known by the stage name Guy Borucki.[2] Lorraine appeared in twenty-eight films during his career, as well as many theatre productions.[2]
Lorraine was born Gwidon Alfred Gottlieb
Lorraine founded a military theatre group during World War II.[2] He is credited as the first singer to perform the song, "Red Poppy Flowers of Monte Cassino", in public.[1]
He adopted the pseudonym Guy Borucki after World War II and moved to
musical comedies and other British productions during the 1950s.[2]
He arrived in
revues and cabarets.[2] He also starred in his own television show in 1960 called Tea for Two, a musical programme on Melbourne station HSV-7.[5]
Guido Lorraine died in
Melbourne, Australia, on 31 December 2009, at the age of 97.[1]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1949 | The Passionate Friends | Hotel Manager | |
1950 | State Secret | Lieutenant Prachi | |
1950 | Tony Draws a Horse | Accordion Player | Uncredited |
1951 | Hotel Sahara | Captain Giuseppi | |
1951 | Encore | Russian Prince | (segment "Gigolo and Gigolette") |
1952 | Top Secret | 1st M.V.D. | |
1953 | The Village | Mr. Karginski | |
1953 | Sailor of the King | German Officer | Uncredited |
1953 | The Red Beret | German Officer | |
1954 | Father Brown | Cafe Patron | |
1955 | The Colditz Story | Polish Officer #1 | |
1955 | Break in the Circle | Franz | |
1955 | Above Us the Waves | Officer Interpreter | |
1955 | Value for Money | Head Waiter | Uncredited |
1955 | They Can't Hang Me | Pietr Revski | |
1955 | Gentlemen Marry Brunettes | M. Marcel | |
1955 | Alias John Preston | Headwaiter | |
1956 | Port Afrique | Abdul | |
1956 | Loser Takes All | Room Waiter | Uncredited |
1957 | Ill Met by Moonlight | German Officer | Uncredited |
1957 | That Woman Opposite | Goron | |
1957 | Blue Murder at St Trinian's | Prince Bruno | |
1959 | The Great Van Robbery | Leprave | (final film role) |
References
- ^ a b c d "Lives Remembered: Guido Lorraine". The Daily Telegraph. 20 January 2010. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Guido Lorraine". Lastinglegacy.co.uk. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
- ^ "Zmarł Gwidon Borucki - pierwszy wykonawca "Czerwonych maków"" [Gwidon Borucki has died]. Gazeta Wyborcza (in Polish). 31 December 2009.
- ^ "Guido Lorraine". Bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 12 January 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ "The Age - Google News Archive Search". News.google.com. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
External links
- The Telegraph: Lives Remembered - Guido Lorraine
- Guido Lorraine at IMDb
- Guido Lorraine at the better source needed]