The African Queen (1977 film) The African Queen (1977 film) The African Queen is a television film which aired on CBS on March 18, 1977. It stars Warren Oates as Captain Charlie Allnut and Mariette Hartley as Rose Sayer, reprising roles originated by Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn in the 1951 film of the same name. Rather than being a remake, the plot continues after the events of the original story, with Allnut and Sayer being recaptured by the Germans and forced to transport a 75mm cannon. Television critic Cecil Smith described the film's concept as "maybe the silliest in the history of the medium."
Philip Sayer Philip Sayer Philip Sayer (26 October 1946 – 19 September 1989) was a British actor. He worked for stage, film and television; and was probably best known for his role as Sam Phillips in the science-fiction horror film "Xtro" (1983). Philip Sayer was born on 26 October 1946 in Swansea, the son of Thomas Henry and Myra Sayer. He died of cancer in 1989, aged 42. After Sayers's death, Brian May (who had never met the actor) attended a memorial service and subsequently wrote the song "Just One Life" as a tribute. A Philip Sayer Scholarship fund was set up