Roger Livesey
Known for Acting · 43 credits
- Born
- 1906-06-25
- Died
- 1976-02-04
- Place of birth
- Barry, Wales, UK
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
TV Shows (9)
Theatre 625
1964
as PM Collard / 'Einstein'
Justice
1971
as George Mallow
The Human Jungle
1963
as Sir William Bridley
Espionage
1963
as Dr Samuel Johnson
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Gen. Sir Benedict Sankey
The Pallisers
1974
as Duke of St Bungay
Armchair Mystery Theatre
1960
as Toff Mulligan Hayes
New Scotland Yard
1972
as Sir Giles Wentworth
The Man in the Iron Mask
1968
as Porthos
Movies (34)
A Matter of Life and Death
1946
as Doctor Reeves
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
1943
as Major General Clive Wynne-Candy
Oedipus the King
1968
as Shepherd
Hamlet
1969
as First Player / Gravedigger
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
2024
as (archive footage)
I Know Where I'm Going!
1945
as Torquil MacNeil
The Stowaway
1958
as Major Owens
Green Grow the Rushes
1951
as Capt. Cedric Biddle
The League of Gentlemen
1960
as Mycroft
The Master of Ballantrae
1953
as Col. Francis Burke
Vice Versa
1948
as Paul Bultitude
Rembrandt
1936
as Beggar Saul
Of Human Bondage
1964
as Thorpe Athelny
The Entertainer
1960
as Billy Rice
The Drum
1938
as Capt. Carruthers
That Dangerous Age
1949
as Sir Brian Brooke
Lorna Doone
1934
as Tom Faggus
Blind Justice
1935
as Gilbert Jackson
The Intimate Stranger
1956
as Ben Case
Girl in the News
1940
as Bill Maher
Toff and Fingers
1960
as Toff Mulligan Hayes
East Lynne on the Western Front
1931
as Sandy
Midshipman Easy
1935
as Captain Wilson
Futtocks End
1970
as The Artist
The Rebel Son
1938
as Peter Bulba
No, My Darling Daughter
1961
as General Henry Barclay
Spies of the Air
1939
as Charles Houghton
The Veteran of Waterloo
1933
as Sergeant MacDonald
The Price of Wisdom
1935
as Peter North
A Cuckoo in the Nest
1933
as Alfred
The Four Feathers
1921
as Harry as a child
Keep Smiling
1938
as Bert Wattle
Married Love
1923
as Henry
Quay South
1955
as Captain Daniel Thwaite
About Roger Livesey
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Roger Li… With 43 credits spanning from 1921 to 2024, Roger Livesey has appeared in 34 films and 9 TV shows.
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Most Popular Roger Livesey Movies
- A Matter of Life and Death (1946) — as Doctor Reeves
- The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) — as Major General Clive Wynne-Candy
- Oedipus the King (1968) — as Shepherd
- Hamlet (1969) — as First Player / Gravedigger
- Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger (2024) — as (archive footage)
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