Michael Sarne was born on August 6, 1939 in London, England as Michael Scheuer. He is an actor and director, known for Eastern Promises (2007), Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) and The World's End (2013). He has been married to Anne Musso since 2004. They have two children. He was previously married to Tanya Sarne.
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| 1 | [on Goldfinger (1964)]: This was the first James Bond film I had seen, and perhaps the last. There was, for me, something quite terrifying in the knowledge that an audience could be so easily predicted, that enjoyment involved not even the illusion of a single salutary or admirable sentiment, and that, deep down, as they say, we are all the same. |
| 2 | [on Myra Breckinridge (1970)] Myra Breckinridge, in fact, is the last dying gasp of the 1960s before the cynical seventies closed in, and people said 'Don't be so romantic. Don't be so crazy. And all the shutters came down as people said 'Stop being so silly! Behave yourselves! We're not like that anymore!' And that's how the world changed... |
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| 1 | His first hit record "Come Outside" featured an uncredited Wendy Richard |
| 2 | Took his professional name from his mother's maiden name, De Sarne |
| 3 | Was an occasional film critic in the 1960s, mostly for the magazine "Films And Filming". He returned to reviewing after the disastrous reception of his film, Myra Breckinridge (1970). |
| 4 | Spent some years as a director of commercials. |
| 5 | Fluent speaker of several Eastern European languages - hence, is often cast as Russians or Germans in TV episodes. |
| 6 | Achieved brief success as a pop singer in 1961 whilst still a student at university. |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
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| La corrispondenza | 2016 | Avv. Durrell |
| Rose | 2014/VII | Short | Dr. Hamilton |
| Through the Hawthorn | 2014 | Short |
| The Piano Room | 2013 | Russian Buyer |
| The World's End | 2013 | Publican 6 (as Mike Sarne) |
| Les Misérables | 2012 | Father Mabeuf (as Mike Sarne) |
| May I Kill U? | 2012 | Shabby Man |
| Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | 2011 | Karla (voice) |
| Doctors | 2009 | TV Series | Paul Scully |
| Telstar: The Joe Meek Story | 2008 | Backstage Manager (as Mike Sarne) |
| Eastern Promises | 2007 | Valery (as Mike Sarne) |
| The Bill | 2000-2006 | TV Series | Frank Carter / Douglas Bentley |
| Forgiveness | 2006/I | Henry Adler |
| Nova | 2005 | TV Series documentary | Proffesseur Fritz Muhlberg |
| Einstein's Big Idea | 2005 | TV Movie | Professeur Fritz Muhlberg (as Mike Sarne) |
| Where the Heart Is | 2002 | TV Series | Herr Gruber |
| Splinters | 2002 | Short | Hans |
| Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) | 2001 | TV Series | Anatolys, Gangster |
| The Fourth Angel | 2001 | Leo Hasse (as Mike Sarne) |
| Besame Mucho | 2000 |
| Lock, Stock... | 2000 | TV Series | Sergei |
| The Waiting Time | 1999 | TV Movie | General Pyotr Rykov |
| Jonathan Creek | 1997 | TV Series | Martin Crow |
| The Knock | 1997 | TV Series | Schrieber / Schreiber |
| Supply & Demand | 1997 | TV Movie | Ronny (as Mike Sarne) |
| The Cook, the Chicken, the Wife and Her Husband | 1996 | Short |
| Spender | 1993 | TV Series | Waahl |
| The Hollow Men | 1993 | Father |
| Cluedo | 1992 | TV Series | Max Gold |
| 30 Door Key | 1991 | as Michael Sarne |
| Night of the Fox | 1990 | TV Movie | Col. Kaufman (as Mike Sarne) |
| Till We Meet Again | 1989 | TV Mini-Series | Gen. Von Stern |
| Riding the Edge | 1989 | Kroll |
| Thieves in the Night | 1988 | TV Movie | Mr. Newton |
| War and Remembrance | 1988 | TV Mini-Series | SS. Capt. Schwarz (Auschwitz) |
| Wipe Out | 1988 | TV Mini-Series | Prof. Yuri Leontov |
| Appointment with Death | 1988 | Healey (as Mike Sarne) |
| Howards' Way | 1987 | TV Series | Paul Voss |
| Minder | 1985 | TV Series | Billy Beesley |
| The Man from Moscow | 1985 | TV Series | Russian interpreter |
| Success Is the Best Revenge | 1984 | Video store attendant (as Mike Sarne) |
| Moonlighting | 1982 | Builders' Merchant (as Mike Sarne) |
| Rece do góry | 1981 | as Mike Sarne |
| Myra Breckinridge | 1970 | Acting School Student (uncredited) |
| Joanna | 1968 | Film Director |
| Man in a Suitcase | 1968 | TV Series | Tony |
| Two Weeks in September | 1967 | Dickinson |
| No Hiding Place | 1965 | TV Series | Harry Bailey |
| Seaside Swingers | 1964 | Tim Gilpin (as Mike Sarne) |
| A Place to Go | 1964 | Ricky Flint (as Mike Sarne) |
| The Scales of Justice | 1962 | TV Series | German Boyfriend |
| The Avengers | 1961 | TV Series | Willi |
| BBC Sunday-Night Play | 1961 | TV Mini-Series | Leutnant Bethke |
| Operation Snafu | 1961 | German Officer |
| Invasion Quartet | 1961 | German Soldier (uncredited) |
| The Guns of Navarone | 1961 | Extra (uncredited) |
| Beware of Children | 1960 | Henri |
| Sink the Bismarck! | 1960 | Extra (uncredited) |
