Florence “Florrie” Dugger, the 13-year-old who played Blousey Brown, an aspiring singer who steals Bugsy’s heart, walked away from show business shortly after the cameras stopped rolling. Dugger explained that she was a tomboy and hated being dressed up in girlie clothes for publicity shots. The English actress made a name for herself as Violet Elizabeth Bott in Just William and as a companion to two Time Lords in Doctor Who. Fletcher has also made a successful transition into the world of directing. Murphy has done a couple of interviews about his experiences on the movie, and revealed that during many of the boxing scenes he was often just trying not to laugh. Albin Jenkins played Fizzy in Bugsy Malone. The run culminates in a live broadcast on More4 on the day. Want an ad-free experience?Subscribe to Independent Premium. Please continue to respect all commenters and create constructive debates. Even in this age of internet, we can’t seem to find anything out about what happened to Albin after his role in Bugsy Malone. Florrie Dugger was only 13 years old when she landed the lead role of Blousey Brown. Bugsy Malone (1976) starred Scott Baio in the title role, as well as Jodie Foster in the same year that she appeared in Taxi Driver. You can also choose to be emailed when someone replies to your comment. Now runs a construction company. Remember Knuckles? The English actor went on to star in Press Gang and Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. The girl who was originally chosen to play Blousey had a growth spurt, and when she was paired with Baio, she dwarfed her leading man.
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After a brief stint on the 1977 sitcom Fish, Cassisi retired from acting and turned to construction work instead. Please ignore rumors and hoaxes. You can also choose to be emailed when someone replies to your comment. Ms Garland, remains hugely fond of the film, keeps a Bugsy Malone publicity poster on the wall of her Florida home, still “breaks out a copy of the film every now and then”, and remembers Parker as a “great director who got on with everyone”. Nowadays Baio is probably best-known for his outspoken political views – he is a supporter of Donald Trump and a believer in conspiracy theories surrounding the Sandy Hook school massacre. Unfortunately, Lev had a sad life after filming wrapped on Bugsy Malone. At 18, Ms Garland enlisted and became a medical administrator, serving in air force bases in the UK, South Korea and the United States. Like many of his co-stars, Russell has been more than happy to participate in interviews over the years. Foster began acting in commercials at the age of three. Now a noted director for Sunshine over Leith.
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Mark Rylance stars in this fascinating real-life story, dramatised by his wife Claire van Kampen, about Philippe V of Spain and the castrato whose voice cured him of insomnia and despair. Child actor John Cassisi won the role after director Alan Parker asked for the naughtiest child at a local Brooklyn school! She entered the military at the age of 18 years old as a medical administrator, and after leaving the air force she has been quietly working at an ophthalmology practice since 2001. You can find our Community Guidelines in full here.
Jodie Foster, who played gangster’s moll Tallulah, went on to become one of Hollywood’s most acclaimed actresses; several other cast members including Scott Baio, Dexter Fletcher and Bonnie Langford also achieved their share of fame. Alan Parker found Cassisi by going into a Brooklyn school and asking for the naughtiest kid in the class.
To celebrate the Arthur Miller centenary, James Dacre directs a world premiere, adapted by Ron Hutchinson from Miller’s FBI-suppressed screenplay about mobsters in the dockyards of 1950s Brooklyn. Dexter Fletcher is best-known for his acting career as an adult, plus his many famous directing jobs. Like his co-star Florrie Dugger, Lev decided against a career in acting and instead became a designer. Paul Murphy was cast in the role of Leroy Smith despite having zero acting experience, and it seems as though he wasn’t that interested in acting after the film was released.