Five Fascinating Film And TV Facts 9

You probably thought the shark in Jaws didn't have a name (or maybe that he was just called Jaws). In fact, the pneumatically-powered prop sharks (there were three of them) were known by the cast and crew as "Bruce", after Stephen Spielberg's lawyer, Bruce Raimer. Presumably he was an attorney with bite...

It's relatively well known that David Prowse is the man inside Darth Vader's suit in the Star Wars movies (although James Earl Jones provided the famous voice). But those of a certain age may also remember Prowse as a rather friendlier costumed character. The 6ft 5" former bodybuilder was The Green Cross Code man, who showed children how to cross the street safely.

Blink and you'll miss them but 1989 Disney animation The Little Mermaid features cameos from some rather well known stars. Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Goofy can all be briefly glimpsed among a crowd of characters in an underwater scene...

It's well known that current Doctor Peter Capaldi was a huge fan of Doctor Who from an early age (he even wrote to Radio Times praising it). But did you know he also penned so many letters asking to be made president of the Official Doctor Who Fan Club that the secretary to the show's producer later wrote in a frustrated letter about him "I wish the Daleks or someone would exterminate him".

Italian director Sergio Leone spoke barely any English, while Eli Wallach - one of the stars of Leone's The Good, The Bad and The Ugly - spoke almost no Italian, so during filming the two communicated in French.