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Jimmy Pursey

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Jimmy Pursey was born on 9 February 1955 in Hersham, Surrey, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Heavy Metal (1981), It (2017) and Rise of the Footsoldier (2007).
BornFebruary 9, 1955
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    Known for

    Heavy Metal (1981)
    Heavy Metal
    6.6
    • Soundtrack("Prefabricated" (English version))
    • 1981
    Bill Skarsgård and Jackson Robert Scott in It (2017)
    It
    7.3
    • Soundtrack("Antisocial")
    • 2017
    Rise of the Footsoldier (2007)
    Rise of the Footsoldier
    6.8
    • Soundtrack("Borstal Breakout")
    • 2007
    Johnny Knoxville, Chris Pontius, Eleanor Worthington-Cox, and Brigette Lundy-Paine in Action Point (2018)
    Action Point
    5.1
    • Soundtrack("If the Kids Are United")
    • 2018

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    Actor

    • Mick Jones, Paul Simonon, and Joe Strummer in Rude Boy (1980)
      Rude Boy
      6.4
      • Guest Singer
      • 1980

    Soundtrack

    • Rogue Heroes (2022)
      Rogue Heroes
      8.1
      TV Series
      • writer: "We Gotta Fight"
      • writer: "Borstal Breakout"
      • 2022
    • White Riot (2019)
      White Riot
      7.2
      • writer: "Borstal Breakout"
      • 2019
    • Johnny Knoxville, Chris Pontius, Eleanor Worthington-Cox, and Brigette Lundy-Paine in Action Point (2018)
      Action Point
      5.1
      • writer: "If the Kids Are United"
      • 2018
    • Bill Skarsgård and Jackson Robert Scott in It (2017)
      It
      7.3
      • writer: "Antisocial"
      • 2017
    • Top of the Pops: The Story of 1978 (2013)
      Top of the Pops: The Story of 1978
      7.3
      TV Movie
      • writer: "Angels With Dirty Faces", "If The Kids Are United", "Hurry Up Harry"
      • 2013
    • Art of Conflict (2012)
      Art of Conflict
      6.7
      • writer: "Ulster Boy"
      • 2012
    • Vinzenz Kiefer and Alba Rohrwacher in Bliss (2012)
      Bliss
      6.3
      • writer: "Borstal Breakout"
      • 2012
    • EastEnders (1985)
      EastEnders
      4.7
      TV Series
      • writer: "Borstal Breakout" (uncredited)
      • 2008
    • Rise of the Footsoldier (2007)
      Rise of the Footsoldier
      6.8
      • writer: "Borstal Breakout"
      • 2007
    • Punk's Not Dead (2007)
      Punk's Not Dead
      7.0
      • writer: "Hurry Up Harry", "If the Kids Are United"
      • 2007
    • Siouxsie Sioux in Degeneration Punk (1997)
      Degeneration Punk
      • writer: "If the Kids Are United"
      • 1997
    • Elizabeth Hurley and C. Thomas Howell in Mad Dogs and Englishmen (1995)
      Mad Dogs and Englishmen
      3.9
      • writer: "Hersham Boys"
      • 1995
    • Heavy Metal (1981)
      Heavy Metal
      6.6
      • writer: "Prefabricated" (English version)
      • 1981
    • Top of the Pops (1964)
      Top of the Pops
      6.9
      TV Series
      • writer: "Turn Me On, Turn Me Off"
      • writer: "The Greatest Cockney Rip-Off"
      • writer: "Tell the Children" ...
      • 1978–1981
    • Mick Jones, Paul Simonon, and Joe Strummer in Rude Boy (1980)
      Rude Boy
      6.4
      • performer: "White Riot"
      • 1980

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Sham 69
    • Born
      • February 9, 1955
      • Hersham, Surrey, England, UK
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Interview

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