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Roland Culver (1900–1984)

Actor

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His first wife, Daphne Rye, became the casting agent for H.M. Tennent and was instrumental in the careers of many stars, including Kenneth More. She is reputed to have discovered Richard Burton. In her later years, she was seen as somewhat "formidable"; Nigel Hawthorne said, "How daunting it was to hear her voice coming from a darkened auditorium during auditions". See more trivia »

Born:

Roland Joseph Culver
in London, England, UK

Died:

(age 83) in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, UK
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1983 Rumpole of the Bailey (TV series)
Mr. Justice Twyburne
– Rumpole and the Sporting Life (1983) … Mr. Justice Twyburne
 
1983 The Old Men at the Zoo (TV series)
Lord Oresby
– The Year of the Yeti (1983) … Lord Oresby
– Exodus (1983) … Lord Oresby
– Godmanchester's Plan (1983) … Lord Oresby
 
1982 The Missionary
Lord Fermleigh
 
1979-1982 Tales of the Unexpected (TV series)
Mr. Foster / Sir Alex Bullen
– Death Can Add (1982) … Sir Alex Bullen
– The Way Up to Heaven (1979) … Mr. Foster
 
1982 Britannia Hospital
General Wetherby
 
1982 The Hunchback of Notre Dame (TV movie)
Bishop of Paris
 
1982 Lloyd George Knew My Father (TV movie)
General Sir William Boothroyd
 
1981 The Life and Times of David Lloyd George (TV series)
William Ewart Gladstone
– A Wicked War (1981) … William Ewart Gladstone
 
1980 Never Never Land
Mr. Salford
 
1980 Rough Cut
Mr. Lloyd Palmer
 
1980 A Question of Guilt (TV series)
Judge
– Constance Kent: Part 8 (1980) … Judge
– Constance Kent: Part 7 (1980) … Judge
– Constance Kent: Part 1 (1980) … Judge
 
1978 The Word (TV mini-series)
Dr. Jeffries
 
1978 No Longer Alone
A. E. Matthews
 
1978 The Greek Tycoon
Robert Keith
 
1977 The Uncanny
Wallace (segment "London 1912")
 
1977 Jubilee (TV series)
Sam Rigby
– Wind of Change (1977) … Sam Rigby
 
1976 Shades of Greene (TV series)
Mr. Justice Cage
– The Case for the Defence (1976) … Mr. Justice Cage
 
1975 Softly Softly: Task Force (TV series)
Mr. Fordham
– Feedback (1975) … Mr. Fordham
 
1975 Churchill's People (TV series)
Lord Sidmouth
– Death of Liberty (1975) … Lord Sidmouth
 
1975 Mr Oddy (TV movie)
 
1974 The Early Life of Stephen Hind (TV movie)
Sir Henry Chatteney
 
1974 ITV Sunday Night Drama (TV series)
Capt. Bellamy
– Harry Lifters (1974) … Capt. Bellamy
 
1974 The Pallisers (TV series)
Duke of Omnium / The Duke of Omnium
– Episode #1.15 (1974) … Duke of Omnium
– Episode #1.14 (1974) … Duke of Omnium
– Episode #1.13 (1974) … Duke of Omnium
– Episode #1.12 (1974) … Duke of Omnium
– Episode #1.11 (1974) … Duke of Omnium
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1973 The MacKintosh Man
Judge
 
1973 Late Night Theatre (TV series)
The Colonel
– Barbara's Wedding (1973) … The Colonel
 
1973 The Legend of Hell House
Mr. (Rudolph) Deutsch
 
1973 Crown Court (TV series)
Colonel Alfred Horatio Burton
– Theft by Necessity (1973) … Colonel Alfred Horatio Burton
 
1973 The Nelson Affair
Lord Barham
 
1969-1973 ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV series)
Catherwood / Lt Colonel Henry Bousefield / Mr. Pargiter
– The Staff Room (1973) … Catherwood
– Mr. Pargiter (1971) … Mr. Pargiter
– Murder: The Colonel and the Naturalist (1969) … Lt Colonel Henry Bousefield
 
1972 Cranford (TV series)
Captain Brown
– Part 1 (1972) … Captain Brown
 
1972 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
Lord George
– Hot Summer: Do Not Sell (1972) … Lord George
 
1968-1972 BBC Play of the Month (TV series)
Colonel Selby / Serebriakov / Sir William Gower
– Trelawny of the Wells (1972) … Sir William Gower
– Uncle Vanya (1970) … Serebriakov
– Waters of the Moon (1968) … Colonel Selby
 
1972 To Encourage the Others (TV movie)
Lord Goddard
 
1972 The Persuaders! (TV series)
Duke of Caith
– A Death in the Family (1972) … Duke of Caith
 
1971 Wives and Daughters (TV mini-series)
Lord Cumnor
– Marriages (1971) … Lord Cumnor
– Rivals (1971) … Lord Cumnor
– The Daughters (1971) … Lord Cumnor
– The Bride (1971) … Lord Cumnor
– The Widower (1971) … Lord Cumnor
 
1968-1971 ITV Playhouse (TV series)
Patrick Pyrton / Sir G
– The Chinese Prime Minister (1971) … Sir G
– Number Ten (1968) … Patrick Pyrton
 
1971 UFO (TV series)
Sir Esmond
– The Man Who Came Back (1971) … Sir Esmond
 
1971 Hadleigh (TV series)
Major Cray-Crocker
– Invasion (1971) … Major Cray-Crocker
 
1970 The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
Sir Eric Bentley
 
1970 Fragment of Fear
Mr. Vellacot
 
1969-1970 The Wednesday Play (TV series)
Arthur Maybury / General Cantfield
– Sovereign's Company (1970) … General Cantfield
– The Sad Decline of Arthur Maybury (1969) … Arthur Maybury
 
1969 The Magic Christian
Sir Herbert (uncredited)
 
1969 In Search of Gregory
Wardle
 
1968 The Root of All Evil? (TV series)
Basil
– The Fireplace Firm (1968) … Basil
 
1968 The Avengers (TV series)
Colonel Maurice Timothy
– You'll Catch Your Death (1968) … Colonel Maurice Timothy
 
1968 The Caesars (TV series)
Augustus
– Augustus (1968) … Augustus
 
1968 Detective (TV series)
Charles Russell
– The Unquiet Sleep (1968) … Charles Russell
 
1967 Trapped (TV series)
– Chicane (1967)
 
1967 Half Hour Story (TV series)
Gilbert
– No Sale in Newhaven (1967) … Gilbert
 
1966 A Man Could Get Killed
Doctor Mathieson
 
1966 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
Lebedev
– Ivanov (1966) … Lebedev
 
1965 Thunderball
Foreign Secretary
 
1964 The Yellow Rolls-Royce
Norwood
 
1964 Gideon C.I.D. (TV series)
Sir Arthur Vane
– The V Men (1964) … Sir Arthur Vane
 
1964 Espionage (TV series)
Ralph Summerville
– Castles in Spain (1964) … Ralph Summerville
 
1963 Drama 61-67 (TV series)
Commander Vincent
– Drama '63: Loop (1963) … Commander Vincent
 
1963 The Swinging Maiden
Lord Upshott
 
1963 The Spread of the Eagle (TV mini-series)
Menenius Agrippa
– The Hero: Coriolanus Acts 1 and 2 (1963) … Menenius Agrippa
 
1962 Term of Trial
Trowman
 
1962 A Pair of Briefs
Sir John Pilbright
 
1960 Play of the Week (TV series)
Harmston
– Climate of Eden (1960) … Harmston
 
1958 Mad Little Island
Captain Waggett
 
1958 Next to No Time
Sir Godfrey Cowan
 
1958 Bonjour tristesse
Mr. Lombard
 
1957 The Truth About Women
Charles Tavistock
 
1957 The Circle
Detective Inspector Dane
 
1957 Light Fingers
Humphrey Levenham
 
1957 Scotland Yard Dragnet
Dr. Francis Pelham
 
1956 Rheingold Theatre (TV series)
Fred Purley
– Mister Purley's Profession (1956) … Fred Purley
 
1956 Safari
Sir Vincent Brampton
 
1955 An Alligator Named Daisy
Colonel Geoffrey Weston
 
1955 Touch and Go
Reg Fairbright
 
1955 PT Raiders
Maj. Fordyce
 
1955 The Man Who Loved Redheads
Major Oscar Philipson
 
1954 The Teckman Mystery
Insp. Harris
 
1954 Betrayed
Gen. Warsleigh
 
1953 Shoot First
Randall
 
1953 Folly to Be Wise
George Prout
 
1952 The Holly and the Ivy
Lord B.
 
1952 The Hour of 13
Connor
 
1952 The Obsessed
Inspector Martin
 
1951 The Magic Box
1st Company Promoter
 
1951 Encore
George Ramsay (segment "The Ant and the Grasshopper")
 
1951 Hotel Sahara
Major Bill Randall
 
1950 Trio
Mr. Ashenden (in segment Sanatorium)
 
1949 The Great Lover
Grand Duke Maximillian
 
1948 Isn't It Romantic?
Major Euclid Cameron
 
1948 The Emperor Waltz
Baron Holenia
 
1947 Down to Earth
Mr. Jordan
 
1947 Singapore
Michael Van Leyden
 
1946 Wanted for Murder
Chief Insp. Conway
 
1946 To Each His Own
Lord Desham
 
1945 Vacation from Marriage
Richard
 
1945 Dead of Night
Eliot Foley
 
1944 Give Us the Moon
Ferdinand
 
1944 Her Man Gilbey
Sir Cosmo Brandon
 
1944 On Approval
Richard Halton
 
1943 Dear Octopus
Felix Martin
 
1943 The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
Col. Betteridge
 
1942 Talk About Jacqueline
Leslie Waddington
 
1942 Secret Mission
Captain Red Gowan
 
1942 Spitfire
Commander Bride
 
1942 Unpublished Story
Stannard
 
1942 The Avengers
Cmdr. Pittwaters
 
1942 One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
Naval Officer
 
1941 This England
Steward
 
1941 Quiet Wedding
Boofy Ponsonby
 
1941 Fingers
Hugo Allen
 
1941 Old Bill and Son
Colonel
 
1940 Night Train to Munich
Roberts
 
1940 Girl in the News
Police Inspector (uncredited)
 
1940 Dangerous Comment (short)
Officer
 
1940 Blind Folly
Ford
 
1940 French Without Tears
Cmdr. Bill Rogers
 
1937 Gaiety Girls
Paul Duval
 
1936 Crime Over London (uncredited)
 
1936 Everybody Dance
Mr. Wilson - Diner at nightclub (uncredited)
 
1936 Accused
Henry Capelle
 
1935 Oh, What a Night (uncredited)
 
1934 Borrow a Million
Charles Nutford
 
1934 The Scoop
Barney Somers
 
1934 Father and Son
Vincent
 
1934 Two Hearts in Waltz Time
Freddie
 
1934 Lucky Loser
Pat Hayden
 
1933 Mayfair Girl
Dick Porter
 
1933 Head of the Family
Manny
 
1933 Wolves of the Underworld
Billy Oakhurst
 
1933 Her Imaginary Lover
Raleigh Raleigh
 
1932 Her First Affaire
Drunk
 
1932 There Goes the Bride
Jacques
 
1932 C.O.D.
Edward
 
1932 Love on Wheels
Salesman
 
1932 A Voice Said Goodnight (short)
Reporter
 
1932 Marry Me
Tailor (uncredited)
 
1931 Fascination
Ronnie
 
1931 77 Park Lane
Sir Richard Carrington
 
Show ShowSelf (2 titles)
1981 Movie Memories (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode #1.6 (1981) … Himself - Guest
 
1964 Time to Remember (TV series)
Narrator
– 1933: Time of the Monster (1964) … Narrator
– 1921: The Time When Little Happened … Narrator
 

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(1953) He directed Frederick Lonsdale's play, "Aren't We All?", at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in London, England with Ronald Squire, Marie Lohr, George Baker, Jane Baxter, Edward Jewesbury, Marjorie Fielding and George Howe in the cast. See more »

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Trivia:

His first wife, Daphne Rye, became the casting agent for H.M. Tennent and was instrumental in the careers of many stars, including Kenneth More. She is reputed to have discovered Richard Burton. In her later years, she was seen as somewhat "formidable"; Nigel Hawthorne said, "How daunting it was to hear her voice coming from a darkened auditorium during auditions". See more »

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