I've seen the likes tonight that mortal eyes
shouldn't look at!'... say that line of dialogue and any Hammer film fan
worth his or her salt, quick as a flash will reply, 'Michael Ripper, as
the poacher in 'The Mummy!'.. And it is Michael Ripper
who we remember today on the day his birth, 27th January 1913. Ripper
appeared in many productions for Hammer, seven with Peter Cushing, nine
with Christopher Lee. Inn keepers, coachmen, police officers, Ripper an
accomplished stage and film actor it could be argued is as much part of
the Hammer family as Cushing, Lee, Fisher and Francis. Christopher Lee
once announced to a packed convention in Baltimore, with Ripper standing
at his side.. 'This man IS Hammer!' And for many of us, he always will
be....
