Twemlow was a one time night club bouncer and avid movie fan who entered the film world via working as a stuntman. Based in the Manchester area, Twemlow came into his own by starring in a series of extremely low budget action films mostly shot on videotape. The first, 1983's G.B.H., was a true labour of love for Twemlow in which he not only played the lead role but also produced, co-ordinated the stunts and wrote the music for all under a variety of pseudonyms. It features Twemlow as an embittered former night club bouncer called Steve Donovan a.k.a. 'The Mancunian', drawn back into the violent world of Manchester club land. This was a world Twemlow knew only too well, his autobiography published around the time of the film's video release was called 'Tuxedo Warrior: Tales of a Mancunian Bouncer'. Although boasting fine performances from such curiosities as 3-2-1 voiceover man Anthony Schaeffer and stand up comedian Jerry Harris, most of the cast were merely Twemlow's mates from the local gym and fellow stuntmen. Movie buff Cliff filled the film with references to the likes of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and did the music under the name 'John Agar'. GBH very much set the tone for Cliff Twemlow's unique blend of cinema, with impressive stunt ridden set pieces, heavy emphasis on Manchester settings and Mancunian characters plus lots of very Northern humour. A modest success GBH begat around 13 Twemlow vehicles filmed throughout the 80s and 90s. Mostly directed by David Kent-Watson they include the horror themed The Eye of Satan (1988) and a GBH sequel called Lethal Impact (1991) which was shot in Malta, Liverpool and naturally Manchester. Twemlow was also a horror novelist penning the paperbacks 'The Beast of Kane' and 'The Pike', the latter of which was meant to be made into a film starring Joan Collins which never happened. Sadly Twemlow passed away in 1993, but his two fisted legacy of action films and horror paperbacks is well worth celebrating.
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Biography from TMDB.
- October 16, 1937
- May 5, 1993 (aged 55)
- Manchester, England
- Actor, writer, composer and producer
- 4 on MovieCove · 16 credits in all
What are Cliff Twemlow's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 1 · Earnest 3
Light 1 · Serious 3 · Dark 1
Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1
Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 1
A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 1
Casual 4 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 5 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 0
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1
Roles they play
Usually the Hero: 2 of 3 analyzed roles.
- Heroas Steve Donovan in G.B.H. (1983)
- Shadowas Daniel Kane in Predator: The Quietus (1988)
- Heroas Steve Donovan in Lethal Impact (1991)
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet3
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Cliff Twemlow's films?
As of October 24, 2026, all 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Cliff Twemlow's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
16 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
The Eye of Satan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
The Assassinator (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Fitness Over Forty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Bad Weekend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Firestar: First Contact (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Lethal Impact(1991)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Predator: The Quietus(1988)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
The Ibiza Connection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Target Eve Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
G.B.H.(1983)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
Tuxedo Warrior (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Mary Millington's True Blue Confessions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Take an Easy Ride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Naughty! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Queenie's Castle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
Tales of the Bizarre(1970)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 16 titles from 1970 to 1992.
How do Cliff Twemlow's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 20th percentile, the median of all 4; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 25th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 4 titles are Mixed.
- Cult Classic1
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the acting 27/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 55, detractors 21. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Cliff Twemlow work with?
People who share at least 2 of Cliff Twemlow's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Brett Sinclair shares the most, 3.
Directors
- David Kent-WatsonShared titles: Lethal Impact (1991), G.B.H. (1983)See all 2 shared titles with David Kent-Watson
Actors
- Brett SinclairShared titles: Mancunian Man: The Legendary Life of Cliff Twemlow (2023), Lethal Impact (1991), G.B.H. (1983)See all 3 shared titles with Brett Sinclair
- Brian SterlingShared titles: Mancunian Man: The Legendary Life of Cliff Twemlow (2023), Predator: The Quietus (1988)See all 2 shared titles with Brian Sterling
- John Saint RyanShared titles: Mancunian Man: The Legendary Life of Cliff Twemlow (2023), G.B.H. (1983)See all 2 shared titles with John Saint Ryan
- Steve PowellShared titles: Mancunian Man: The Legendary Life of Cliff Twemlow (2023), G.B.H. (1983)See all 2 shared titles with Steve Powell