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** Stanley Baker, as Tom Yately, was seven years away from his career-defining role as Lieutenant John Chard in ''Film/{{Zulu}}''.

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** Stanley Baker, Creator/StanleyBaker, as Tom Yately, was seven years away from his career-defining role as Lieutenant John Chard in ''Film/{{Zulu}}''.
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** Creator/SidJames and Creator/AlfieBass had already played members of the title gang in ''Film/TheLavenderHillMob'' when they took on the roles of Dusty and Tinker. Within a few years, Bass would be cast in ''The Army Game'' and become a fixture of British television for the next twenty years, while James joined the ''Film/{{Carry On|Series}}'' series for its fourth film, ''Film/CarryOnConstable'', and became a British cultural icon.

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** Creator/SidJames and Creator/AlfieBass had already played members of the title gang in ''Film/TheLavenderHillMob'' when they took on the roles of Dusty and Tinker. Within a few years, Bass would be cast in ''The Army Game'' ''Series/TheArmyGame'' and become a fixture of British television for the next twenty years, while James joined the ''Film/{{Carry On|Series}}'' series for its fourth film, ''Film/CarryOnConstable'', and became a British cultural icon.
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** Creator/SidJames and Creator/AlfieBass' had already played members of the title gang in ''Film/TheLavenderHillMob'' when they took on the roles of Dusty and Tinker. Within a few years, Bass would be cast in ''The Army Game'' and become a fixture of British television for the next twenty years, while James joined the ''Film/{{Carry On|Series}}'' series for its fourth film, ''Film/CarryOnConstable'', and became a British cultural icon.

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** Creator/SidJames and Creator/AlfieBass' Creator/AlfieBass had already played members of the title gang in ''Film/TheLavenderHillMob'' when they took on the roles of Dusty and Tinker. Within a few years, Bass would be cast in ''The Army Game'' and become a fixture of British television for the next twenty years, while James joined the ''Film/{{Carry On|Series}}'' series for its fourth film, ''Film/CarryOnConstable'', and became a British cultural icon.

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The reference to Peggy Cummins here ties her to earlier roles, not later roles. Also expanding the examples given.


* RetroactiveRecognition: Where do we begin? Practically every character with a speaking role later had a successful acting career. When the movie was redistributed on DVD, it was advertised as the movie that had "[[Creator/WilliamHartnell The First]] Series/{{Doctor|Who}}, [[Creator/SeanConnery the first]] Franchise/JamesBond, [[Series/ThePrisoner1967 Number Six]], the boss of Series/TheProfessionals, [[Film/{{Zulu}} Lieutenant John Chard]], and ''Film/CarryOnSeries''[='=]s Creator/SidJames." There was also Creator/PeggyCummins from ''Film/GunCrazy'', as well as Creator/HerbertLom from a variety of work such as ''Series/TheHumanJungle'', and Hudson the butler from ''Series/UpstairsDownstairs''.

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* RetroactiveRecognition: Where do we begin? Practically every character with a speaking role later had a successful acting career. When the movie was redistributed on DVD, it was advertised as the movie that had "[[Creator/WilliamHartnell The First]] Series/{{Doctor|Who}}, [[Creator/SeanConnery the first]] Franchise/JamesBond, [[Series/ThePrisoner1967 Number Six]], the boss of Series/TheProfessionals, [[Film/{{Zulu}} Lieutenant John Chard]], and ''Film/CarryOnSeries''[='=]s ''Film/{{Carry On|Series}}''[='=]s Creator/SidJames." There Although many of these actors had careers stretching back several years (sometimes several decades) when they made ''Hell Drivers'', their most iconic roles were still to come.
** Stanley Baker, as Tom Yately,
was also Creator/PeggyCummins seven years away from ''Film/GunCrazy'', his career-defining role as well Lieutenant John Chard in ''Film/{{Zulu}}''.
** Herbert Lom,
as Creator/HerbertLom from a variety Gino, had been playing minor roles for twenty years; six years after this film, he was cast as Police Commissioner Charles Dreyfus in ''Film/AShotInTheDark''.
** The role
of work such as ''Series/TheHumanJungle'', Red was one of Patrick [=McGoohan=]'s earliest; ''Danger Man'', ''Series/{{The Prisoner|1967}}'', and ''Film/IceStationZebra'' were still many years away.
** Creator/WilliamHartnell had been playing minor roles for 25 years when he was cast as Cartley. Six years later, he was cast as the First Doctor in ''Series/DoctorWho'', ensuring his pop culture immortality.
** Creator/SidJames and Creator/AlfieBass' had already played members of the title gang in ''Film/TheLavenderHillMob'' when they took on the roles of Dusty and Tinker. Within a few years, Bass would be cast in ''The Army Game'' and become a fixture of British television for the next twenty years, while James joined the ''Film/{{Carry On|Series}}'' series for its fourth film, ''Film/CarryOnConstable'', and became a British cultural icon.
** Gordon Jackson, as Scottie, became more well-known on British television as
Hudson the butler from ''Series/UpstairsDownstairs''.in ''Series/UpstairsDownstairs'' and George Cowley in ''Series/TheProfessionals'' nearly a decade and a half after ''Hell Drivers''.
** Creator/DavidMcCallum's scene as Tom's brother Jimmy was one of his first film appearances. ''Series/TheManFromUNCLE'' was still seven years in his future.
** Creator/SeanConnery's performance as Johnny Kates was one of his first on the big screen. Five years later, his place in film history was cemented when he was cast as Franchise/JamesBond in ''Film/DrNo''.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: Where do we begin? Practically every character with a speaking role later had a successful acting career. When the movie was redistributed on DVD, it was advertised as the movie that had "[[Creator/WilliamHartnell The First]] Series/{{Doctor|Who}}, [[Creator/SeanConnery the first]] Franchise/JamesBond, [[Creator/PatrickMcGoohan Number]] [[Series/ThePrisoner Six]], the boss of Series/TheProfessionals, [[Film/{{Zulu}} Lieutenant John Chard]], and ''Film/CarryOnSeries''[='=]s Creator/SidJames." There was also Creator/PeggyCummins from ''Film/GunCrazy'', as well as Creator/HerbertLom from a variety of work such as ''Series/TheHumanJungle'', and Hudson the butler from ''Series/UpstairsDownstairs''.

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* RetroactiveRecognition: Where do we begin? Practically every character with a speaking role later had a successful acting career. When the movie was redistributed on DVD, it was advertised as the movie that had "[[Creator/WilliamHartnell The First]] Series/{{Doctor|Who}}, [[Creator/SeanConnery the first]] Franchise/JamesBond, [[Creator/PatrickMcGoohan Number]] [[Series/ThePrisoner [[Series/ThePrisoner1967 Number Six]], the boss of Series/TheProfessionals, [[Film/{{Zulu}} Lieutenant John Chard]], and ''Film/CarryOnSeries''[='=]s Creator/SidJames." There was also Creator/PeggyCummins from ''Film/GunCrazy'', as well as Creator/HerbertLom from a variety of work such as ''Series/TheHumanJungle'', and Hudson the butler from ''Series/UpstairsDownstairs''.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: Where do we begin? Practically every character with a speaking role later had a successful acting career. When the movie was redistributed on DVD, it was advertised as the movie that had "[[Creator/WilliamHartnell The First]] Series/{{Doctor|Who}}, [[Creator/SeanConnery the first]] Franchise/JamesBond, [[Creator/PatrickMcGoohan Number]] [[Series/ThePrisoner Six]], one of Series/ThePersuaders, [[Film/{{Zulu}} Lieutenant John Chard]], and ''Film/CarryOnSeries''[='=]s Creator/SidJames." There was also Creator/PeggyCummins from ''Film/GunCrazy'', as well as Creator/HerbertLom from a variety of work such as ''Series/TheHumanJungle'', and Hudson the butler from ''Series/UpstairsDownstairs''.

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* RetroactiveRecognition: Where do we begin? Practically every character with a speaking role later had a successful acting career. When the movie was redistributed on DVD, it was advertised as the movie that had "[[Creator/WilliamHartnell The First]] Series/{{Doctor|Who}}, [[Creator/SeanConnery the first]] Franchise/JamesBond, [[Creator/PatrickMcGoohan Number]] [[Series/ThePrisoner Six]], one the boss of Series/ThePersuaders, Series/TheProfessionals, [[Film/{{Zulu}} Lieutenant John Chard]], and ''Film/CarryOnSeries''[='=]s Creator/SidJames." There was also Creator/PeggyCummins from ''Film/GunCrazy'', as well as Creator/HerbertLom from a variety of work such as ''Series/TheHumanJungle'', and Hudson the butler from ''Series/UpstairsDownstairs''.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: Where do we begin? Practically every character with a speaking role later had a successful acting career. When the movie was redistributed on DVD, it was advertised as the movie that had "[[Creator/WilliamHartnell The First]] Series/{{Doctor|Who}}, [[Creator/SeanConnery the first]] Franchise/JamesBond, [[Creator/PatrickMcGoohan Number]] [[Series/ThePrisoner Six]], one of Series/ThePersuaders, [[Film/{{Zulu}} Lieutenant John Chard]], and ''Film/CarryOnSeries''[='=] Creator/SidJames." There was also Creator/PeggyCummins from ''Film/GunCrazy'', as well as Creator/HerbertLom from ''Series/TheHumanJungle'', and Hudson the butler from ''Series/UpstairsDownstairs''.

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* RetroactiveRecognition: Where do we begin? Practically every character with a speaking role later had a successful acting career. When the movie was redistributed on DVD, it was advertised as the movie that had "[[Creator/WilliamHartnell The First]] Series/{{Doctor|Who}}, [[Creator/SeanConnery the first]] Franchise/JamesBond, [[Creator/PatrickMcGoohan Number]] [[Series/ThePrisoner Six]], one of Series/ThePersuaders, [[Film/{{Zulu}} Lieutenant John Chard]], and ''Film/CarryOnSeries''[='=] ''Film/CarryOnSeries''[='=]s Creator/SidJames." There was also Creator/PeggyCummins from ''Film/GunCrazy'', as well as Creator/HerbertLom from a variety of work such as ''Series/TheHumanJungle'', and Hudson the butler from ''Series/UpstairsDownstairs''.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: Where do we begin? Practically every character with a speaking role later had a successful acting career. When the movie was redistributed on DVD, it was advertised as the movie that had "[[Creator/WilliamHartnell The First]] Series/{{Doctor|Who}}, [[Creator/SeanConnery the first]] Franchise/JamesBond, [[Creator/PatrickMcGoohan Number]] [[Series/ThePrisoner Six]], one of Series/ThePersuaders, [[Film/{{Zulu}} Lieutenant John Chard]], and ''Film/CarryOnSeries''[='=] Creator/SidJames." There was also Creator/PeggyCummins from ''Film/GunCrazy'', as well as Creator/HerbertLom from ''Series/TheHumanJungle'', and Hudson the butler from ''Series/UpstairsDownstairs''.

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