Help! - actors, characters and roles

All actors and their roles in the film "Help!"
Help! (1965)
Timing: 1:32 (92 min)
Help! - TMDB rating
6.8/10
297
Help! - Kinopoisk rating
7.991/10
4088
Help! - IMDB rating
7.1/10
22000

Actors and characters

Photo John Lennon #106787Photo John Lennon #106788Photo John Lennon #106789Photo John Lennon #106790

John Lennon

John Lennon
Character John
Photo Ringo Starr #91365Photo Ringo Starr #91366Photo Ringo Starr #91367

Ringo Starr

Ringo Starr
Character Ringo
Photo Leo McKern #84802Photo Leo McKern #84803Photo Leo McKern #84804

Leo McKern

Leo McKern
Character Clang
Photo Eleanor Bron #91079Photo Eleanor Bron #91080Photo Eleanor Bron #91081Photo Eleanor Bron #91082

Eleanor Bron

Eleanor Bron
Character Ahme
Photo Victor Spinetti #99920

Victor Spinetti

Victor Spinetti
Character Prof. Foot
Photo Roy Kinnear #30101

Roy Kinnear

Roy Kinnear
Character Algernon
Photo John Bluthal #44894Photo John Bluthal #44895

John Bluthal

John Bluthal
Character Bhuta
Photo Patrick Cargill #92661

Patrick Cargill

Patrick Cargill
Character Superintendent
Photo Alfie Bass #88098

Alfie Bass

Alfie Bass
Character Doorman
Photo Peter Copley #37605

Peter Copley

Peter Copley
Character Jeweller
Photo Bruce Lacey #265891

Bruce Lacey

Bruce Lacey
Character Lawnmower
Photo Dandy Nichols #255699Photo Dandy Nichols #340205

Dandy Nichols

Dandy Nichols
Character Neighbour
Photo Louis Mansi #97835

Louis Mansi

Louis Mansi
Character Priest/Thug
Photo Ronnie Brody #157978Photo Ronnie Brody #157979Photo Ronnie Brody #157980
Ronnie Brody
Character Priest/Thug
Rupert Evans
Character Priest/Thug
Photo Bob Godfrey #145158
Bob Godfrey
Character Priest/Thug
Photo Golda Casimir #265892
Golda Casimir
Character Temple Cleaner
Deborah DeLacey
Character High Priestess
Photo Eve Eden #263479

Eve Eden

Eve Eden
Character High Priestess
Marie-Lise
Character High Priestess
Photo Zienia Merton #265893

Zienia Merton

Zienia Merton
Character High Priestess (uncredited)
Gai Wright
Character High Priestess
Photo Zorenah Osborne #265894
Zorenah Osborne
Character High Priestess (uncredited)
Photo Mal Evans #262301

Mal Evans

Mal Evans
Character Channel Swimmer
Photo Jeremy Lloyd #88741Photo Jeremy Lloyd #88742
Jeremy Lloyd
Character Restaurant Patron
Allan Mitchell
Character Engineer
Jack Hetherington
Character Commuter
Photo Wendy Richard #259428

Wendy Richard

Wendy Richard
Character Drama Student/Lady Macbeth

What's left behind the scenes

  • The film features a melody from the song A Hard Day's Night, not performed in the film by The Beatles themselves. It is performed by an Indian orchestra and a military bugle.
  • Mel Evans (1935-1976), The Beatles' road manager, appeared as the swimmer in the film.
  • According to Paul McCartney, the script for the film took into account the band members' desire to travel to the Austrian Alps and the Bahamas, places they had never been before.
  • According to the members of The Beatles, they were all indulging in marijuana at the time of filming. This explains why they often make mistakes in their lines or utter nonsense.
  • Initially, The Beatles planned to film a Western. The action was to take place in Texas, and they would compete for the love of a cattle rancher’s daughter. Photographs of the members of The Beatles on horseback in cowboy attire have even been preserved. The Western was never made, and instead, they began filming this film.
  • During the filming of the bicycle scene, an Indian man approached the band with a book about reincarnation, which sparked George Harrison's (1943-2001) fascination with Hinduism, a passion he carried throughout his life.
  • According to George Harrison, during the filming of the scene with the horse and the window, the members of The Beatles laughed so much that filming that one scene took almost the entire day.
  • The film was already in post-production while filming was still ongoing. Director Richard Lester shot during the day and edited the footage at night.
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