Roger Livesey

    Roger Livesey

    Acting

    June 25, 1906
    Died February 4, 1976 (69 years old)
    Barry, Wales, UK

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    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. De...

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    Filmography

    Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger

    Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger

    2024

    as (archive footage)

    7.6
    The Pallisers

    The Pallisers

    1974

    as Duke of St Bungay

    6.4
    New Scotland Yard

    New Scotland Yard

    1972

    as Sir Giles Wentworth

    6.3
    Justice

    Justice

    1971

    as George Mallow

    7.3
    Futtocks End

    Futtocks End

    1970

    as The Artist

    5.9
    Hamlet

    Hamlet

    1969

    as First Player / Gravedigger

    5.8
    ITV Saturday Night Theatre

    ITV Saturday Night Theatre

    1969

    as Gen. Sir Benedict Sankey

    7
    Oedipus the King

    Oedipus the King

    1968

    as Shepherd

    6
    The Man in the Iron Mask

    The Man in the Iron Mask

    1968

    as Porthos

    8
    Of Human Bondage

    Of Human Bondage

    1964

    as Thorpe Athelny

    6.1
    Theatre 625

    Theatre 625

    1964

    as PM Collard

    7.2
    Theatre 625

    Theatre 625

    1964

    as 'Einstein'

    7.2
    The Human Jungle

    The Human Jungle

    1963

    as Sir William Bridley

    8.2
    Espionage

    Espionage

    1963

    as Dr Samuel Johnson

    10
    No, My Darling Daughter

    No, My Darling Daughter

    1961

    as General Henry Barclay

    7.3
    The League of Gentlemen

    The League of Gentlemen

    1960

    as Mycroft

    7.1
    The Entertainer

    The Entertainer

    1960

    as Billy Rice

    6.2

    Toff and Fingers

    1960

    as Toff Mulligan Hayes

    Armchair Mystery Theatre

    1960

    as Toff Mulligan Hayes

    9
    On Trial

    On Trial

    1960

    as Joseph Wall

    The Stowaway

    The Stowaway

    1958

    as Major Owens

    4
    The Intimate Stranger

    The Intimate Stranger

    1956

    as Ben Case

    6.1
    Quay South

    Quay South

    1955

    as Captain Daniel Thwaite

    The Master of Ballantrae

    The Master of Ballantrae

    1953

    as Col. Francis Burke

    5.9
    Green Grow the Rushes

    Green Grow the Rushes

    1951

    as Capt. Cedric Biddle

    6
    That Dangerous Age

    That Dangerous Age

    1949

    as Sir Brian Brooke

    7.3
    Vice Versa

    Vice Versa

    1948

    as Paul Bultitude

    7.2
    A Matter of Life and Death

    A Matter of Life and Death

    1946

    as Doctor Reeves

    7.7
    I Know Where I'm Going!

    I Know Where I'm Going!

    1945

    as Torquil MacNeil

    7.1
    The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

    The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

    1943

    as Major General Clive Wynne-Candy

    7.5
    Girl in the News

    Girl in the News

    1940

    as Bill Maher

    6.5
    Spies of the Air

    Spies of the Air

    1939

    as Charles Houghton

    6.7
    The Drum

    The Drum

    1938

    as Capt. Carruthers

    6.1
    The Rebel Son

    The Rebel Son

    1938

    as Peter Bulba

    8
    Keep Smiling

    Keep Smiling

    1938

    as Bert Wattle

    7
    Rembrandt

    Rembrandt

    1936

    as Beggar Saul

    6.8
    Midshipman Easy

    Midshipman Easy

    1935

    as Captain Wilson

    6.5
    The Price of Wisdom

    The Price of Wisdom

    1935

    as Peter North

    6.8

    Blind Justice

    1935

    as Gilbert Jackson

    7
    Lorna Doone

    Lorna Doone

    1934

    as Tom Faggus

    6.5
    A Cuckoo in the Nest

    A Cuckoo in the Nest

    1933

    as Alfred

    6.2

    The Veteran of Waterloo

    1933

    as Sergeant MacDonald

    7
    East Lynne on the Western Front

    East Lynne on the Western Front

    1931

    as Sandy

    9
    Married Love

    Married Love

    1923

    as Henry

    10

    The Four Feathers

    1921

    as Harry as a child

    10