Leon Thau - Revision history

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	Having worked with [[Michael Bentine]] in ''It's a Square World'' and ''The Sandwich Man'', he produced and directed ''[[Michael Bentine's Potty Time]]'' for [[w:Thames Television\|Thames Television]].<ref name=gems>[http://www.thechestnut.com/potty.htm www.thechestnut.com/potty.htm]</ref>		Having worked with [[Michael Bentine]] in ''It's a Square World'' and ''The Sandwich Man'', he produced and directed ''[[Michael Bentine's Potty Time]]'' for [[w:Thames Television\|Thames Television]].<ref name=gems>[http://www.thechestnut.com/potty.htm www.thechestnut.com/potty.htm]</ref>

	As a director he was responsible for ''[[w:Prisoner (TV series)\|Prisoner Cell Block H]]'', ''[[w:The Tomorrow People\|The Tomorrow People]]'', and the children's series ''[[w:T-Bag\|T-Bag]]'' of which he was also a producer. He produced the situation comedy ''[[It's Awfully Bad ~~For~~ Your Eyes, Darling]]'' (1971).<ref name=Bad>[http://www.phill.co.uk/comedy/darling/prod.html TV Comedy Resources]</ref>		As a director he was responsible for ''[[w:Prisoner (TV series)\|Prisoner Cell Block H]]'', ''[[w:The Tomorrow People\|The Tomorrow People]]'', and the children's series ''[[w:T-Bag\|T-Bag]]'' of which he was also a producer. He produced the situation comedy ''[[It's Awfully Bad for Your Eyes, Darling]]'' (1971).<ref name=Bad>[http://www.phill.co.uk/comedy/darling/prod.html TV Comedy Resources]</ref>

	==Filmography==		==Filmography==
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	*''[[Casino Royale (1967 film)\|Casino Royale]]'' (1967) - Soldier Johnson (uncredited)		*''[[Casino Royale (1967 film)\|Casino Royale]]'' (1967) - Soldier Johnson (uncredited)
	*''[[Carry On Up the Khyber]]'' (1968) - Stinghi		*''[[Carry On Up the Khyber]]'' (1968) - Stinghi
	*''[[The Magic Christian (film)\|The Magic Christian]]'' (1969) - Engine Room Toff (uncredited)		*''[[w:The Magic Christian (film)\|The Magic Christian]]'' (1969) - Engine Room Toff (uncredited)

	==References==		==References==

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-'''Leon Thau''' (8 April 1926 in [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]]{{Citation needed |date=June 2021}} &ndash; 16 May 2010 in [[Dorset]], [[United Kingdom]])<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120723042549/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2bab74d5b8 "Leon Thau"], BFI Film Forever</ref> was a British actor, TV producer and director.  He played the part of Frankie Wing in the 1960 London production of the musical ''[[Flower Drum Song]]''. As an actor, he became known in the BBC TV comedy series ''[[It's a Square World]]'' (1960–64), and also appeared in ''[[Comedy Playhouse]]'', ''[[The Gnomes of Dulwich]]'', ''[[Z-Cars]]'', ''[[Up Pompeii!]]'' and ''[[The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers]]''. He had parts in the films ''[[The Magic Christian (film)|The Magic Christian]]'', ''[[Carry On Up the Khyber]]'', ''[[The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery]]'' and ''[[The Sandwich Man (1966 film)|The Sandwich Man]]''.
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-Having worked with [[Michael Bentine]] in ''It's a Square World'' and ''The Sandwich Man'', he produced and directed ''[[Michael Bentine's Potty Time]]'' for [[Thames Television]].<ref name=gems>[http://www.thechestnut.com/potty.htm www.thechestnut.com/potty.htm]</ref>
+Having worked with [[Michael Bentine]] in ''It's a Square World'' and ''The Sandwich Man'', he produced and directed ''[[Michael Bentine's Potty Time]]'' for [[w:Thames Television|Thames Television]].<ref name=gems>[http://www.thechestnut.com/potty.htm www.thechestnut.com/potty.htm]</ref>
-As a director he was responsible for ''[[Prisoner (TV series)|Prisoner Cell Block H]]'', ''[[The Tomorrow People]]'', and the children's series ''[[T-Bag]]'' of which he was also a producer. He produced the situation comedy ''[[It's Awfully Bad For Your Eyes, Darling]]'' (1971).<ref name=Bad>[http://www.phill.co.uk/comedy/darling/prod.html TV Comedy Resources]</ref>
+As a director he was responsible for ''[[w:Prisoner (TV series)|Prisoner Cell Block H]]'', ''[[w:The Tomorrow People|The Tomorrow People]]'', and the children's series ''[[w:T-Bag|T-Bag]]'' of which he was also a producer. He produced the situation comedy ''[[It's Awfully Bad For Your Eyes, Darling]]'' (1971).<ref name=Bad>[http://www.phill.co.uk/comedy/darling/prod.html TV Comedy Resources]</ref>
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'''Leon Thau''' (8 April 1926 in [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]]{{Citation needed |date=June 2021}} – 16 May 2010 in [[Dorset]], [[United Kingdom]])<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120723042549/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2bab74d5b8 "Leon Thau"], BFI Film Forever</ref> was a British actor, TV producer and director. He played the part of Frankie Wing in the 1960 London production of the musical ''[[Flower Drum Song]]''. As an actor, he became known in the BBC TV comedy series ''[[It's a Square World]]'' (1960–64), and also appeared in ''[[Comedy Playhouse]]'', ''[[The Gnomes of Dulwich]]'', ''[[Z-Cars]]'', ''[[Up Pompeii!]]'' and ''[[The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers]]''. He had parts in the films ''[[The Magic Christian (film)|The Magic Christian]]'', ''[[Carry On Up the Khyber]]'', ''[[The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery]]'' and ''[[The Sandwich Man (1966 film)|The Sandwich Man]]''.

Having worked with [[Michael Bentine]] in ''It's a Square World'' and ''The Sandwich Man'', he produced and directed ''[[Michael Bentine's Potty Time]]'' for [[Thames Television]].<ref name=gems>[http://www.thechestnut.com/potty.htm www.thechestnut.com/potty.htm]</ref>

As a director he was responsible for ''[[Prisoner (TV series)|Prisoner Cell Block H]]'', ''[[The Tomorrow People]]'', and the children's series ''[[T-Bag]]'' of which he was also a producer. He produced the situation comedy ''[[It's Awfully Bad For Your Eyes, Darling]]'' (1971).<ref name=Bad>[http://www.phill.co.uk/comedy/darling/prod.html TV Comedy Resources]</ref>

==Filmography==
*''[[The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery]]'' (1966) - Pakistani Porter
*''[[The Sandwich Man (1966 film)|The Sandwich Man]]'' (1966) - Ram
*''[[Casino Royale (1967 film)|Casino Royale]]'' (1967) - Soldier Johnson (uncredited)
*''[[Carry On Up the Khyber]]'' (1968) - Stinghi
*''[[The Magic Christian (film)|The Magic Christian]]'' (1969) - Engine Room Toff (uncredited)

==References==
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* [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?gl=34&rank=1&new=1&so=3&MSAV=0&msT=1&gss=ms_f-34&gsfn=leon&gsln=thau&sbo=0&uidh=000 Search at Ancestry.co.uk]

==External links==
*[http://theavengers.tv/forever/pnote-thau.htm theavengers.tv] includes image
*{{IMDb name|857160}},

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