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Roger Livesey
ACTOR

Roger Livesey

Known for I Know Where I'm Going! · The Master of Ballantrae · The Human Jungle

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Roger Livesey (25 June 1906 – 4 February 1976) was a British stage and film actor. He is most often remembered for the three Powell & Pressburger films in which he starred: The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, I Know Where I'm Going! and A Matter of Life and Death. Tall and broad with a mop of chestnut hair, Livesey used his highly distinctive husky voice, gentle manner and athletic physique to…

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Born
Jun 25, 1906
Died
Feb 4, 1976
Birthplace
Barry, Wales, UK
Known For
Acting

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Roger Livesey (25 June 1906 – 4 February 1976) was a British stage and film actor. He is most often remembered for the three Powell & Pressburger films in which he starred: The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, I Know Where I'm Going! and A Matter of Life and Death. Tall and broad with a mop of chestnut hair, Livesey used his highly distinctive husky voice, gentle manner and athletic physique to create many notable roles in his theatre and film work.

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Known For

Filmography

Movies

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The Four FeathersHarry as a child
1921
Married LoveHenry
1923
East Lynne on the Western FrontSandy
1931
A Cuckoo in the NestAlfred
1933
TV
The Veteran of WaterlooSergeant MacDonald
1933
Lorna DooneTom Faggus
1934
BJ
Blind JusticeGilbert Jackson
1935
Midshipman EasyCaptain Wilson
1935
The Price of WisdomPeter North
1935
RembrandtBeggar Saul
1936
Keep SmilingBert Wattle
1938
The DrumCapt. Carruthers
1938
The Rebel SonPeter Bulba
1938
Spies of the AirCharles Houghton
1939
Girl in the NewsBill Maher
1940
The Life and Death of Colonel BlimpMajor General Clive Wynne-Candy
1943
I Know Where I'm Going!Torquil MacNeil
1945
A Matter of Life and DeathDoctor Reeves
1946
Vice VersaPaul Bultitude
1948
That Dangerous AgeSir Brian Brooke
1949
Green Grow the RushesCapt. Cedric Biddle
1951
The Master of BallantraeCol. Francis Burke
1953
Quay SouthCaptain Daniel Thwaite
1955
The Intimate StrangerBen Case
1956
The StowawayMajor Owens
1958
The EntertainerBilly Rice
1960
The League of GentlemenMycroft
1960
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Toff and FingersToff Mulligan Hayes
1960
No, My Darling DaughterGeneral Henry Barclay
1961
Of Human BondageThorpe Athelny
1964
Oedipus the KingShepherd
1968
HamletFirst Player / Gravedigger
1969
Futtocks EndThe Artist
1970
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger(archive footage)
2024

Television

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Armchair Mystery TheatreToff Mulligan Hayes · 1 eps
1960
On TrialJoseph Wall · 1 eps
1960
EspionageDr Samuel Johnson · 1 eps
1963
The Human JungleSir William Bridley · 1 eps
1963
Theatre 625PM Collard · 1 eps
1964
Theatre 625'Einstein' · 1 eps
1964
The Man in the Iron MaskPorthos · 7 eps
1968
ITV Saturday Night TheatreGen. Sir Benedict Sankey · 1 eps
1969
JusticeGeorge Mallow · 1 eps
1971
New Scotland YardSir Giles Wentworth · 1 eps
1972
The PallisersDuke of St Bungay · 18 eps
1974

Photos

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