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Roger Livesey

Roger Livesey

Known for: Acting

Born 25/06/1906
Died 1976-02-04
Place of birth Barry, Wales, UK

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 Livesey, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

Theatre 625 Series ★ 7,2

Theatre 625

PM Collard

1964

Theatre 625 Series ★ 7,2

Theatre 625

'Einstein'

1964

ITV Saturday Night Theatre Series ★ 7,0

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

Gen. Sir Benedict Sankey

1969

New Scotland Yard Series ★ 6,3

New Scotland Yard

Sir Giles Wentworth

1972

Justice Series ★ 7,3

Justice

George Mallow

1971

Espionage Series ★ 10,0

Espionage

Dr Samuel Johnson

1963

The Human Jungle Series ★ 8,2

The Human Jungle

Sir William Bridley

1963

A Matter of Life and Death Film ★ 7,7

A Matter of Life and Death

Doctor Reeves

1946

Series ★ 9,0

Armchair Mystery Theatre

Toff Mulligan Hayes

1960

The Pallisers Series ★ 6,4

The Pallisers

Duke of St Bungay

1974

The Man in the Iron Mask Series ★ 8,0

The Man in the Iron Mask

Porthos

1968

On Trial Series

On Trial

Joseph Wall

1960

The League of Gentlemen Film ★ 7,1

The League of Gentlemen

Mycroft

1960

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp Film ★ 7,5

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

Major General Clive Wynne-Candy

1943

Of Human Bondage Film ★ 6,1

Of Human Bondage

Thorpe Athelny

1964

Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger Film ★ 7,6

Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger

(archive footage)

2024

I Know Where I'm Going! Film ★ 7,1

I Know Where I'm Going!

Torquil MacNeil

1945

The Master of Ballantrae Film ★ 5,9

The Master of Ballantrae

Col. Francis Burke

1953

Oedipus the King Film ★ 6,0

Oedipus the King

Shepherd

1968

Vice Versa Film ★ 7,2

Vice Versa

Paul Bultitude

1948

Rembrandt Film ★ 6,8

Rembrandt

Beggar Saul

1936

Girl in the News Film ★ 6,5

Girl in the News

Bill Maher

1940

The Stowaway Film ★ 4,0

The Stowaway

Major Owens

1958

The Entertainer Film ★ 6,2

The Entertainer

Billy Rice

1960

Futtocks End Film ★ 6,0

Futtocks End

The Artist

1970

That Dangerous Age Film ★ 7,3

That Dangerous Age

Sir Brian Brooke

1949

The Intimate Stranger Film ★ 6,1

The Intimate Stranger

Ben Case

1956

Married Love Film ★ 10,0

Married Love

Henry

1923

Green Grow the Rushes Film ★ 6,0

Green Grow the Rushes

Capt. Cedric Biddle

1951

Spies of the Air Film ★ 6,7

Spies of the Air

Charles Houghton

1939

The Drum Film ★ 6,1

The Drum

Capt. Carruthers

1938

A Cuckoo in the Nest Film ★ 6,2

A Cuckoo in the Nest

Alfred

1933

The Price of Wisdom Film ★ 6,8

The Price of Wisdom

Peter North

1935

Film ★ 7,0

Blind Justice

Gilbert Jackson

1935

Hamlet Film ★ 5,8

Hamlet

First Player / Gravedigger

1969

Quay South Film

Quay South

Captain Daniel Thwaite

1955

East Lynne on the Western Front Film ★ 9,0

East Lynne on the Western Front

Sandy

1931

Film ★ 7,0

The Veteran of Waterloo

Sergeant MacDonald

1933

Lorna Doone Film ★ 6,5

Lorna Doone

Tom Faggus

1934

No, My Darling Daughter Film ★ 7,2

No, My Darling Daughter

General Henry Barclay

1961

Midshipman Easy Film ★ 6,5

Midshipman Easy

Captain Wilson

1935

The Rebel Son Film ★ 8,0

The Rebel Son

Peter Bulba

1938

Keep Smiling Film ★ 7,0

Keep Smiling

Bert Wattle

1938

Film

Toff and Fingers

Toff Mulligan Hayes

1960

Film ★ 10,0

The Four Feathers

Harry as a child

1921