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Overview
Date of Birth:
Mini Biography:
Much-loved character actor who specialised in playing slightly sleazy/slightly... more
Trivia:
He was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire)... more
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
Another
8 wins
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6 nominations
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Filmography
Actor:
- Noises Off... (1992) .... Selsdon Mowbray / The Burglar
- One Against the Wind (1991) (TV) .... Father LeBlanc
- Scorchers (1991) .... Howler
... aka Jumper: Hot Lover (Philippines: English title) - Toy Soldiers (1991) .... Dr. Robert Gould - Headmaster
- A Murder of Quality (1991) (TV) .... George Smiley
- The Black Candle (1991) (TV) .... William Filmore
- The Love She Sought (1990) (TV) .... James O'Hannon
... aka A Green Journey - Sunday Pursuit (1990) .... Thomas Wilkins
... aka Perseguição de Domingo (Portugal) - "Bangkok Hilton" (1989) TV mini-series .... Hal Stanton
- "Nightmare Classics" (1 episode, 1989)
- The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1989) TV episode - Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) .... Marcus Brody
- Return from the River Kwai (1989) .... Col. Grayson
- Killing Dad or How to Love Your Mother (1989) .... Monty Berg
- Hanna's War (1988)
- Stealing Heaven (1988) .... Fulbert
- The Bourne Identity (1988) (TV) .... Geoffrey Washburn
- "The Ray Bradbury Theater" .... Richard Braling (1 episode, 1988)
... aka Le monde fantastique de Ray Bradbury (Canada: French title)
... aka Mystery Theatre (UK: rerun title)
... aka Ray Bradbury présente (France)
... aka The Bradbury Trilogy (UK: rerun title)
... aka The Ray Bradbury Theatre (UK)
- The Coffin (1988) TV episode .... Richard Braling - Codename: Kyril (1988) (TV) .... Povin
- "Worlds Beyond" .... Sir Oliver Beresford (1 episode, 1988)
- Oliver's Ghost (1988) TV episode .... Sir Oliver Beresford - "Noble House" (1988) TV mini-series .... Alastair Struan
... aka James Clavell's Noble House - Keys to Freedom (1988) .... Inspector Basil Crisp
... aka Death Dealers - A Child's Christmas in Wales (1987) (TV) .... Old Geraint
- September (1987) .... Howard
- Maurice (1987) .... Doctor Barry
- "Play for Today" .... Mr. Bates (1 episode, 1987)
- Brimstone and Treacle (1987) TV episode .... Mr. Bates - Scoop (1987) (TV) .... Mr. Salter
- The Happy Valley (1987) (TV) .... Sir Henry 'Jock' Delves Broughton
... aka Overindulgence (USA: video title) - The Whoopee Boys (1986) .... Col. Phelps
- Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry (1986) (TV) .... George Parker
- Hotel du Lac (1986) (TV) .... Philip Neville
- A Room with a View (1985) .... Mr. Emerson, an English tourist
- Underworld (1985) .... Dr. Savary
... aka Transmutations (USA) - "Bleak House" .... John Jarndyce (3 episodes, 1985)
... aka Masterpiece Theatre: Bleak House (USA)
- Episode #1.3 (1985) TV episode .... John Jarndyce
- Episode #1.2 (1985) TV episode .... John Jarndyce
- Episode #1.1 (1985) TV episode .... John Jarndyce - Past Caring (1985) (TV) .... Victor
- Defence of the Realm (1985) .... Vernon Bayliss
... aka Defense of the Realm (USA) - "Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... Count de Noilly / ... (5 episodes, 1957-1984)
... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
- Camille (1984) TV episode .... Count de Noilly
- The Holy Terror (1965) TV episode .... Herbert
- Invincible Mr. Disraeli (1963) TV episode .... Montague Corry
- Twelfth Night (1957) TV episode .... Sebastian
- The Lark (1957) TV episode .... Warwick - A Private Function (1984) .... Dr. Charles Swaby
- The Razor's Edge (1984) .... Elliott Templeton
- The Blue Dress (1983) (TV)
- The Hound of the Baskervilles (1983) (TV) .... Dr. Mortimer
... aka Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Hound of the Baskervilles (UK: complete title) - The Wicked Lady (1983) .... Sir Ralph Skelton
- Trading Places (1983) .... Coleman
- Brimstone & Treacle (1982) .... Tom Bates
- The Missionary (1982) .... The Bishop
- "Marco Polo" .... Niccolo Polo (1 episode, 1982)
- Episode #1.1 (1982) TV episode .... Niccolo Polo - Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) .... Brody
... aka Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (South Africa: English title: DVD box title) (USA: video title) - "BBC2 Playhouse" .... Bernard / ... (4 episodes, 1979-1981)
- You're All Right, How Am I? (1981) TV episode .... Psychiatrist
- In Hiding (1980) TV episode .... Bernard
- Gentle Folk (1980) TV episode
- School Play (1979) TV episode .... Geoffrey Treasure - Sunday Lovers (1980) .... Parker (segment "An Englishman's Home")
... aka I seduttori della domenica (Italy)
... aka Les séducteurs (France) - Blade on the Feather (1980) (TV) .... Jack Hill
... aka Deep Cover (USA: video title) - "Hammer House of Horror" .... Norman Shenley (1 episode, 1980)
- Rude Awakening (1980) TV episode .... Norman Shenley - Bad Timing (1980) .... Stefan Vognic
... aka Bad Timing: A Sensual Obsession (USA) - Rising Damp (1980) .... Seymour
- "Tales of the Unexpected" .... Colonel Tinker / ... (1 episode, 1980)
... aka Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected
- The Stinker (1980) TV episode .... Harold Tinker/Colonel Tinker - Cuba (1979) .... Donald Skinner
- Game for Vultures (1979) .... Raglan Thistle
- Zulu Dawn (1979) .... Colonel Pulleine
- Saint Jack (1979) .... William Leigh
- Watership Down (1978) (voice) .... Cowslip
... aka Richard Adams's Watership Down (UK: complete title) - The Boys from Brazil (1978) .... Sidney Beynon
... aka Boys from the Brussel (Philippines: English title) - "Premiere" (1 episode, 1978)
- Crest of a Wave (1978) TV episode - La petite fille en velours bleu (1978) .... Mike
... aka Little Girl in Blue Velvet (International: English title) - The Hound of the Baskervilles (1978) .... Stapleton
- Sweeney 2 (1978) .... Jupp
... aka Sweeney Two (UK: alternative title) - "BBC2 Play of the Week" .... Semyon (1 episode, 1977)
- Shooting the Chandelier (1977) TV episode .... Semyon - "Ripping Yarns" .... Mr. Gregory (1 episode, 1977)
- Across the Andes by Frog (1977) TV episode .... Mr. Gregory - The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It (1977) .... English Delegate
- "Supernatural" .... Geoffrey Manners (1 episode, 1977)
- Lady Sybil (1977) TV episode .... Geoffrey Manners - A Bridge Too Far (1977) .... RAF meteorologist officer
- Voyage of the Damned (1976) .... Admiral Canaris
- The Signalman (1976) (TV) .... The Signalman
... aka Ghost Story for Christmas: The Signalman (UK: series title) - Partners (1976) .... John Grey
- "Orde Wingate" .... Senior Officer, Delhi (1 episode, 1976)
- Turn You to the Strong Hold (1976) TV episode .... Senior Officer, Delhi - "Clayhanger" .... Tertius Inkpen (9 episodes, 1976)
- The Discovery (1976) TV episode .... Tertius Inkpen
- Death and Dreams (1976) TV episode .... Tertius Inkpen
- Fall from Glory (1976) TV episode .... Tertius Inkpen
- Prisoners (1976) TV episode .... Tertius Inkpen
- Dartmoor (1976) TV episode .... Tertius Inkpen
(4 more) - Robin and Marian (1976) .... Will Scarlett
- To the Devil a Daughter (1976) .... Henry Beddows
... aka Child of Satan (USA: video title)
... aka Die Braut des Satans (West Germany)
... aka To the Devil... a Daughter (USA: poster title) - "Shades of Greene" .... The Author / ... (2 episodes, 1975-1976)
- Under the Garden (1976) TV episode .... William Wilditch
- The Invisible Japanese Gentleman (1975) TV episode .... The Author - Russian Roulette (1975) .... Commander Petapiece
- "Thriller" .... Dr. Frank Henson (1 episode, 1975)
- The Crazy Kill (1975) TV episode .... Dr. Frank Henson - Percy's Progress (1974) .... Sir Emmanuel Whitbread
... aka It's Not the Size That Counts (USA) - The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (1974) .... Friar
... aka L'apprentissage de Duddy Kravitz (Canada: French title) - The Lady from the Sea (1974) (TV) .... Dr Wangel
- The Last Chapter (1974) .... Robert Murray
- The Song of Songs (1973) (TV) .... Dr. Salmoni
- A Doll's House (1973/I) .... Krogstad
- The Vault of Horror (1973) .... Diltant (segment "5: Drawn and Quartered")
... aka Further Tales from the Crypt
... aka Tales from the Crypt, Part II - "Love Story" .... An older man (1 episode, 1973)
- Home for the Holidays (1973) TV episode .... An older man - "Armchair Theatre" .... Miles (2 episodes, 1958-1972)
- Anywhere But England, Old Boy (1972) TV episode .... Miles
- The Travelling Lady (1958) TV episode - "The Sextet" .... Edgar / ... (8 episodes, 1972)
- Blur and Blank via Cleckheaton (1972) TV episode .... Francis Ramsdale
- Disappearing Trick (1972) TV episode .... Peter Lelliot
- Stanley's Style (1972) TV episode .... Stanley
- Stoker Leishman's Diaries (1972) TV episode .... Edgar
- Follow the Yellow Brick Road (1972) TV episode .... Jack Black
(3 more) - A Question of Degree (1972) (TV)
... aka Sextet: A Question of Degree (UK: series title) - "The Persuaders!" .... Roland (1 episode, 1972)
- A Death in the Family (1972) TV episode .... Roland - Madame Sin (1972) .... Malcolm De Vere
... aka Madam Sin (UK: alternative title) - "Jackanory" .... Reader (1 episode, 1972)
- The Iron Man (1972) TV episode .... Reader - Quest for Love (1971) .... Tom Lewis
- "BBC Play of the Month" .... Hjalmar Ekdal, Hedvig's father (1 episode, 1971)
- The Wild Duck (1971) TV episode .... Hjalmar Ekdal, Hedvig's father - The House That Dripped Blood (1971) .... Charles Hillyer (segment "Method for Murder")
- Percy (1971) .... Emmanuel Whitbread
- The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (1970) .... Peter Niss
- Too Late the Hero (1970) .... Capt. Hornsby
... aka Suicide Run (USA: TV title) - Scenes from Family Life (1969) (TV)
... aka Plays of Today: Scenes from Family Life (UK: series title) - The Sea Gull (1968) .... Dorn, a doctor
... aka Chekov's The Sea Gull (UK: complete title) - The Night They Raided Minsky's (1968) .... Vance Fowler
... aka The Night They Invented Striptease - "Mystery and Imagination" .... Dracula / ... (2 episodes, 1966-1968)
- Dracula (1968) TV episode .... Dracula
- The Fall of the House of Usher (1966) TV episode .... Roderick Usher - "Detective" .... Reggie Fortune (1 episode, 1968)
- The German Song (1968) TV episode .... Reggie Fortune - "The Wednesday Play" .... Gerald / ... (2 episodes, 1965-1968)
- Let's Murder Vivaldi (1968) TV episode .... Gerald
- A Little Temptation (1965) TV episode .... Vincent - The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1968) (TV) .... Mr. George Devlin
... aka Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (USA: informal title) - Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush (1968) .... Mr. Beauchamp
- "Coronet Blue" .... Roger Crowell - Imposter (1 episode, 1967)
- Man Running (1967) TV episode .... Roger Crowell - Imposter - Maroc 7 (1967) .... Inspector Barrada
- The Spy with a Cold Nose (1966) .... Pond-Jones
- "The Man in Room 17" .... Defraits (13 episodes, 1966)
- Never Fall Down (1966) TV episode .... Defraits
- Saints Are Safer Dead (1966) TV episode .... Defraits
- The Standard (1966) TV episode .... Defraits
- Lady Luck's No Gentleman (1966) TV episode .... Defraits
- Undue Influence (1966) TV episode .... Defraits
(8 more) - Alfie (1966) .... The Abortionist
- "Danger Man" .... Basil Jordan (1 episode, 1966)
... aka Secret Agent (USA)
... aka Secret Agent aka Danger Man (USA: video box title)
- The Hunting Party (1966) TV episode .... Basil Jordan - "Thirty-Minute Theatre" .... The Interviewer (1 episode, 1965)
- Application Form (1965) TV episode .... The Interviewer - "ITV Play of the Week" .... James Dell / ... (5 episodes, 1958-1965)
... aka Play of the Week (UK: short title)
- Four Days to Fireworks (1965) TV episode .... James Dell
- When the Kissing Had to Stop, Act 1: The Hammer (1962) TV episode
- The Paper Palace (1961) TV episode
- The Enormous Shadow (1959) TV episode
- Dinner with the Family (1958) TV episode .... The Best friend - King Rat (1965) .... Lt. G.D. Larkin: Hut 16
- "The Wednesday Thriller" .... John Fairchild (1 episode, 1965)
- The House (1965) TV episode .... John Fairchild - You Must Be Joking! (1965) .... Capt. Tabasco
- "Armchair Mystery Theatre" .... Geoffrey Manners (1 episode, 1965)
- Man and Mirror (1965) TV episode .... Geoffrey Manners - The Holy Terror (1965) (TV) .... Herbert
... aka George Schaefer's Showcase Theatre: The Holy Terror (USA: series title) - The High Bright Sun (1964) .... Baker
... aka A Date with Death (USA: video title)
... aka McGuire, Go Home! (USA) - Nothing But the Best (1964) .... Charlie Prince
- "Hancock" .... Peter Dartford (1 episode, 1963)
- Shooting Star (1963) TV episode .... Peter Dartford - Station Six-Sahara (1962) .... Macey
... aka Endstation 13 Sahara (West Germany) - A Reason for Staying (1961) (TV)
- Scent of Mystery (1960) .... Oliver Larker
... aka Holiday in Spain (UK) - The Moon and Sixpence (1959) (TV)
- "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" .... Jack Lyons / ... (2 episodes, 1958-1959)
- Relative Value (1959) TV episode .... John Manbridge
- The Crocodile Case (1958) TV episode .... Jack Lyons - "The DuPont Show of the Month" .... Charles Darnay / ... (3 episodes, 1958)
- The Winslow Boy (1958) TV episode .... Sir Robert Morton
- Wuthering Heights (1958) TV episode .... Edgar Norton
- A Tale of Two Cities (1958) TV episode .... Charles Darnay - "Suspicion" (1 episode, 1958)
- The Girl Upstairs (1958) TV episode - Twelfth Night (1957/II) (TV) .... Sebastian
- "Hour of Mystery" .... Stephen Cass (1 episode, 1957)
- Duet for Two Hands (1957) TV episode .... Stephen Cass - Pacific Destiny (1956) .... Arthur Grimble
- The Night My Number Came Up (1955) .... Fl. Lt. McKenzie
- The Man Who Loved Redheads (1955) .... Dennis
- Lease of Life (1954) .... Martin Blake
- Montserrat (1954) (TV) .... Montserrat
- They Who Dare (1954) .... Sergeant Corcoran
... aka Lewis Milestone's They Who Dare (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title) - The Heart of the Matter (1953) .... Wilson
- The Cruel Sea (1953) .... Morell
- The Holly and the Ivy (1952) .... Michael 'Mick' Gregory
- The Ringer (1952) .... John Lemley
- La bergère et le ramoneur (1952) (voice: English version)
... aka Adventures of Mr. Wonderful (USA)
... aka The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird (USA)
... aka The Shepherdess and the Chimneysweep (UK) - The Sound Barrier (1952) .... Christopher Ridgefield
... aka Breaking Through the Sound Barrier (USA: promotional title)
... aka Breaking the Sound Barrier (USA) - "BBC Sunday-Night Theatre" .... Mr. Julien (1 episode, 1952)
- Martine (1952) TV episode .... Mr. Julien - "Studio One" (1 episode, 1951)
... aka Studio One Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
... aka Studio One in Hollywood (USA: new title)
... aka Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
... aka Westinghouse Studio One (USA: alternative title)
... aka Westinghouse Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
- One Pair of Hands (1951) TV episode - "Suspense" (1 episode, 1951)
- Margin for Safety (1951) TV episode - Dear Mr. Prohack (1949) .... Oswald Morfey
Self:
- The 59th Annual Academy Awards (1987) (TV) .... Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Archive Footage:
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"Time Shift"
- Parallel Worlds: A User's Guide (2007) TV episode (uncredited) .... Tom Lewis -
"La tele de tu vida"
- Episode #1.11 (2007) TV episode .... Niccolo Polo - Premio Donostia a Ben Gazzara (2005) (TV) (uncredited) .... William Leigh
- Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy (2003) (V) .... Himself
- The Music of 'Indiana Jones' (2003) (V) .... Himself
- The Sound of 'Indiana Jones' (2003) (V) .... Himself
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"Biography"
- Don Ameche: Hollywood's Class Act (1999) TV episode (uncredited) .... Coleman in 'Trading Places' - And the Band Played On (1993) (TV) (uncredited) .... Undetermined film role (epilogue sequence)
Additional Details
Other Works:
Sir Wilfred Cates-Darby, The New York Idea, RSC, Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York City, 1977.
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Publicity Listings:
1 Print Biography | 2 Magazine Cover Photos
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