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December 12

Who's watching a film with Madness?

The video for Michael Caine by Madness includes a scene of the band watching a film. There is an older moustachioed gentleman with them. Who is the actor? The video can be seen here. Thanks, DuncanHill (talk) 15:56, 12 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

At first I thought it was Richard Vernon (Slartibartfast; Sir Desmond Glazebrook et many al), but he died in 1997. -- Jack of Oz ^{[pleasantries]} 21:07, 12 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Well, dying 13 years after the video was made makes him a better candidate than my first thought, Nigel Green, who died 12 years before it! But I don't think it is Vernon, despite not being dead at the time. DuncanHill (talk) 00:25, 13 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Vernon's chin was longer. —Tamfang (talk) 04:10, 13 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

It could be Guy Doleman. He was in the IPCRESS file (which the Madness song was inspired by) and he has the same off-center crease in his chin as that actor. Not 100% convinced though, as I can't find pictures of Doleman with a mustache or with the skin tag over his eye like the man in the video. --Jayron 32 04:02, 13 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]