Roger Livesey

Acting

Born:June 25, 1906
Died:February 4, 1976(aged 69)
Birthplace:Barry, Wales, UK
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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Roger Livesey, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography (34 movies)

A Matter of Life and Death movie poster
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A Matter of Life and Death

1946

as Doctor Reeves

Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger movie poster
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Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger

2024

as (archive footage)

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp movie poster
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The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

1943

as Major General Clive Wynne-Candy

The League of Gentlemen movie poster
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The League of Gentlemen

1960

as Mycroft

I Know Where I'm Going! movie poster
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I Know Where I'm Going!

1945

as Torquil MacNeil

Rembrandt movie poster
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Rembrandt

1936

as Beggar Saul

Spies of the Air movie poster
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Spies of the Air

1939

as Charles Houghton

That Dangerous Age movie poster
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That Dangerous Age

1949

as Sir Brian Brooke

Girl in the News movie poster
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Girl in the News

1940

as Bill Maher

Vice Versa movie poster
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Vice Versa

1948

as Paul Bultitude

No, My Darling Daughter movie poster
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No, My Darling Daughter

1961

as General Henry Barclay

The Entertainer movie poster
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The Entertainer

1960

as Billy Rice

Midshipman Easy movie poster
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Midshipman Easy

1935

as Captain Wilson

Of Human Bondage movie poster
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Of Human Bondage

1964

as Thorpe Athelny

Green Grow the Rushes movie poster
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Green Grow the Rushes

1951

as Capt. Cedric Biddle

The Drum movie poster
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The Drum

1938

as Capt. Carruthers

Lorna Doone movie poster
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Lorna Doone

1934

as Tom Faggus

The Intimate Stranger movie poster
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The Intimate Stranger

1956

as Ben Case

The Price of Wisdom movie poster
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The Price of Wisdom

1935

as Peter North

Hamlet movie poster
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Hamlet

1969

as First Player / Gravedigger

The Master of Ballantrae movie poster
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The Master of Ballantrae

1953

as Col. Francis Burke

Oedipus the King movie poster
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Oedipus the King

1968

as Shepherd

Futtocks End movie poster
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Futtocks End

1970

as The Artist

A Cuckoo in the Nest movie poster
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A Cuckoo in the Nest

1933

as Alfred

The Stowaway movie poster
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The Stowaway

1958

as Major Owens

The Veteran of Waterloo movie poster

The Veteran of Waterloo

1933

as Sergeant MacDonald

The Rebel Son movie poster

The Rebel Son

1938

as Peter Bulba

Quay South movie poster

Quay South

1955

as Captain Daniel Thwaite

Married Love movie poster

Married Love

1923

as Henry

The Four Feathers movie poster

The Four Feathers

1921

as Harry as a child

East Lynne on the Western Front movie poster

East Lynne on the Western Front

1931

as Sandy

Keep Smiling movie poster

Keep Smiling

1938

as Bert Wattle

Toff and Fingers movie poster

Toff and Fingers

1960

as Toff Mulligan Hayes

Blind Justice movie poster

Blind Justice

1935

as Gilbert Jackson

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