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Lionel Jeffries (1926–2010)

Actor | Writer | Director

With his firm jawline and bristling mustache, Lionel Jeffries played a nice line of English eccentrics. This belied his RADA training. Following military service in WWII, he played his major roles - everything from Grandpa Potts in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang to the Marquis of Queensberry in The Trials of Oscar Wilde - in the 1960s... See full bio »

Born:

Lionel Charles Jeffries
in Forest Hill, London, England, UK

Died:

(age 83) in Poole, Dorset, England, UK
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2001 Lexx (TV series)
Father Borscht
– Walpurgis Night (2001) … Father Borscht
 
2000 The Canterbury Tales (TV series)
– The Journey Back (2000) (voice)
 
1999 Holby City (TV series)
Harry
– Take Me with You (1999) … Harry
 
1998 Heaven on Earth (TV movie)
Isaac Muller
 
1995 Performance (TV series)
Captain
– Bed (1995) … Captain
 
1993 Woof! (TV series)
Grandad
– State of War (1993) … Grandad
– Love Among the Cricket Bats (1993) … Grandad
– Look Out Behind You (1993) … Grandad
– The School Camp (1993) … Grandad
– The Sure Thing (1993) … Grandad
See all 10 episodes »
 
1993 Lovejoy (TV series)
Percy Broderick
– Three Men and a Brittle Lady (1993) … Percy Broderick
 
1992 Look at It This Way (TV mini-series)
Bernie Koppel
 
1992 Casualty (TV series)
Bill Tongue
– One Step Forward (1992) … Bill Tongue
 
1992 The Mixer (TV series)
Charles Ryder
– The Mixer and the Birthday Party … Charles Ryder
 
1991 Rich Tea and Sympathy (TV series)
Grandpa Rudge
– Waiters & Whoopie Cushions (1991) … Grandpa Rudge
– Sinners & Sea Bass (1991) … Grandpa Rudge
– Vegetable Samosas & Virgins (1991) … Grandpa Rudge
– Socks & Self Denial (1991) … Grandpa Rudge
– Poppadoms & Peeping Toms (1991) … Grandpa Rudge
See all 6 episodes »
 
1990 Boon (TV series)
Sir Alan Bolton
– Daddy's Girl (1990) … Sir Alan Bolton
 
1990 Inspector Morse (TV series)
Charles Radford
– The Sins of the Fathers (1990) … Charles Radford
 
1990 Jekyll & Hyde (TV movie)
Jekyll's Father
 
1989 A Chorus of Disapproval
Jarvis Huntley-Pike
 
1989 Roald Dahl's Danny the Champion of the World (TV movie)
Mr. Snoddy
 
1989 Ending Up (TV movie)
Shorty
 
1989 First and Last (TV movie)
Laurence
 
1988 Abel's Island (video short)
Gower (voice)
 
1986 C.A.T.S. Eyes (TV series)
– Tranmere Dan and Tokyo Joe (1986)
 
1986 The Collectors (TV series)
– Major Barclay's Last Stand (1986)
 
1984-1986 The Comic Strip Presents... (TV series)
Barman / Taxi Driver
– Private Enterprise (1986) … Barman
– Gino: Full Story and Pics (1984) … Taxi Driver
 
1984 Minder (TV series)
Cecil Caine
– Senior Citizen Caine (1984) … Cecil Caine
 
1983 All for Love (TV series)
Arthur
– Letting the Birds Go Free (1983) … Arthur
 
1983 Better Late Than Never
Bertie Hargreaves
 
1982-1983 Tom, Dick and Harriet (TV series)
Thomas Maddison
– Get Out and Get Under (1983) … Thomas Maddison
– None Shall Sleep (1983) … Thomas Maddison
– From Here to Maternity (1983) … Thomas Maddison
– Country Life (1983) … Thomas Maddison
– Baby Blues (1983) … Thomas Maddison
See all 12 episodes »
 
1982 Father Charlie (TV series)
Father Charlie
 
1981 Shillingbury Tales (TV series)
Major George Langton
– The Shillingbury Melon (1981) … Major George Langton
 
1980 Cream in My Coffee (TV movie)
Bernard Wilsher
 
1979 The Prisoner of Zenda
General Sapt
 
1977 Wombling Free (voice)
 
1976 Fred Basset (TV series)
Fred Basset (voice) (as Lionel Jefferies)
 
1976 The Bananas Boat
Houlihan
 
1975 Royal Flash
Kraftstein
 
1972 Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?
Inspector Ralph Willoughby
 
1970 Sudden Terror
Grandpa
 
1970 Lola
Solicitor
 
1969 12 + 1
Randomhouse
 
1968 Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Grandpa Potts
 
1967 Camelot
King Pellinore
 
1967 Those Fantastic Flying Fools
Sir Charles Dillworthy
 
1967 Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad
Airport Commander
 
1966 Arrivederci, Baby!
Parker
 
1966 The Spy with a Cold Nose
Stanley Farquhar
 
1965 The Secret of My Success
Insp. Hobart/Baron von Lukenberg/The Earl of Aldershot/President Esteda
 
1965 You Must Be Joking!
Sgt. Maj. McGregor
 
1965 The Truth About Spring
Cark
 
1964 Murder Ahoy
Captain Sydney De Courcy Rhumstone
 
1964 First Men in the Moon
Joseph Cavor
 
1964 Room at the Bottom (TV series)
Nesbitt Gunn
– A Job with the Other Lot (1964) … Nesbitt Gunn
– It Came from Outer Hollywood (1964) … Nesbitt Gunn
 
1964 The Crimson Blade
Col. Judd
 
1964 The Long Ships
Aziz
 
1963 Call Me Bwana
Ezra
 
1963 The Wrong Arm of the Law
Inspector Fred 'Nosey' Parker
 
1962 Kill or Cure
Det. Insp. Hook
 
1962 Mrs. Gibbons' Boys
Lester Gibbons
 
1962 The Notorious Landlady
Inspector Oliphant
 
1962 Operation Snatch
Evans
 
1961 The Hellions
Luke Billings
 
1961 Fanny
Monsieur Brun (The Englishman)
 
1961 Rendezvous (TV series)
Roger
– The Road Between (1961) … Roger
 
1960 Please Turn Over
Ian Howard
 
1960 Tarzan the Magnificent
Ames
 
1960 The Trials of Oscar Wilde
John Sholto Douglas, Marquis of Queensberry
 
1960 The Four Just Men (TV series)
Arkwright
– The Man Who Wasn't There (1960) … Arkwright
 
1960 Let's Get Married
Marsh
 
1960 Jazz Boat
Sergeant Thompson
 
1960 Life Is a Circus
Genie
 
1960 Two Way Stretch
Chief P.O. Crout
 
1959 Bobbikins
Gregory Mason
 
1959 The Nun's Story
Dr. Goovaerts (School of Tropical Medicine)
 
1959 Idol on Parade
Bertie
 
1958 Nowhere to Go
Pet Shop Clerk (uncredited)
 
1958 Girls at Sea
Harry, the Tourist
 
1958 Further Up the Creek
Steady Barker
 
1958 Behind the Mask
Walter Froy
 
1958 Orders to Kill
Interrogator
 
1958 Law and Disorder
Major Proudfoot
 
1958 The Revenge of Frankenstein
Fritz
 
1958 Up the Creek
Steady Barker
 
1958 Dunkirk
Colonel - Medical Officer
 
1958 Dick and the Duchess (TV series)
Uncle George
– The Courtroom (1958) … Uncle George
 
1958 Fredric March Presents Tales from Dickens (TV series)
Old Clothes Man
– David and Betsy Trotwood (1958) … Old Clothes Man
 
1957 Blue Murder at St. Trinian's
Joe Mangan
 
1957 All at Sea
Garrod
 
1957 The Circle
Geoffrey Windsor
 
1957 The Adventures of Robin Hood (TV series)
Sir Charles
– The Path of True Love (1957) … Sir Charles
 
1957 Hour of Decision
Albert Mayne
 
1957 Doctor at Large
Dr. Hatchet
 
1956-1957 Assignment Foreign Legion (TV series)
Commandant / Sergeant Le Boule
– A Pony for Joe Crazy Horse (1957) … Sergeant Le Boule
– A Matter of Honour (1956) … Commandant
– The Man Who Found Freedom (1956)
 
1957 Decision Against Time
Keith
 
1955-1956 ITV Television Playhouse (TV series)
Allan / Bert Scuff ('Snowball')
– Double Bill: Snowball/The Birdwatcher (1956) … Bert Scuff ('Snowball')
– The Facts of Life (1955) … Allan
 
1956 High Terrace
Monkton
 
1956 Up in the World
Wilson
 
1956 Lust for Life
Dr. Peyron
 
1956 Eyewitness
 
1956 The Baby and the Battleship
George
 
1956 Bhowani Junction
Lt. Graham McDaniel
 
1956 Jumping for Joy
Bert Benton
 
1955 All for Mary
Maitre D', Hotel
 
1955 No Smoking
George Pogson
 
1955 London Playhouse (TV series)
Bob Ritchie
– The Haven (1955) … Bob Ritchie
 
1955 The Quatermass Xperiment
Blake
 
1955 The Colditz Story
Harry Tyler
 
1955 Windfall
Arthur Lee
 
1954 The Black Rider
Martin Bremner
 
1953 Will Any Gentleman...?
Mr. Frobisher
 
1952 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV series)
Cast member 'The Great Healer'
– Three Plays by Benn W. Levy (1952) … Cast member 'The Great Healer'
 
1950 Stage Fright
Bald RADA Student (uncredited)
 
Show ShowWriter (5 titles)
1979 Nelson's Touch (short) (script)
 
1978 The Water Babies (additional material)
 
1977 Wombling Free
 
1972 The Amazing Mr. Blunden
 
1970 The Railway Children (screenplay)
 
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Show ShowSoundtrack (2 titles)
1968 Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (performer: "Posh!", "The Roses of Success")
 
1963 Call Me Bwana (performer: "All Things Bright and Beautiful")
 
Show ShowSelf (15 titles)
2000 I Love a 1970's Christmas (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2000 I Love 1970's (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
1997 An Audience with Alf Garnett (TV movie)
Himself - Audience Member (uncredited)
 
1995 Heroes of Comedy (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Terry-Thomas (1995) … Himself
 
1971-1991 This Is Your Life (TV series documentary)
Himself
– David Tomlinson (1991) … Himself
– Lionel Jeffries (1971) … Himself
 
1990 Dors: The Other Diana (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1988 A Question of Entertainment (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.18 (1988) … Himself
 
1988 Home on Sunday (TV series)
Himself
– Lionel Jeffries (1988) … Himself
 
1983 Movie Memories (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode #3.6 (1983) … Himself - Guest
 
1981 Looks Familiar (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 27 January 1981 (1981) … Himself - Guest
 
1979 Clapper Board (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 31 December 1979 (1979) … Himself
– Lionel Jeffries: Part 2 (1979) … Himself
– Lionel Jeffries: Part 1 (1979) … Himself
 
1969-1971 Cinema (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode dated 14 January 1971 (1971) … Himself
– Lionel Jeffries (1969) … Himself
 
1968 Dee Time (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.98 (1968) … Himself
 
1968 Call My Bluff (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 14 January 1968 (1968) … Himself
 
1967 The Eamonn Andrews Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.35 (1967) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (6 titles)
2012 The Golden Age of Steam Railways (TV series documentary)
 
2011 The 83rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Memorial Tribute
 
2010 The Orange British Academy Film Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Memorial Tribute
 
2000 Sir John Mills' Moving Memories (video documentary)
Himself
 
1980 Clapper Board (TV series)
 
1977 To See Such Fun (documentary)
Himself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1953) Stage: Appeared in Campbell Christie's play, "Carrington V.C.," at the Westminster Theatre in London, England, with Alec Clunes, John Wood, John Garside, Allan Cuthbertson and Rachel Gurney in the cast. Michael MacOwan was director. See more »

Publicity Listings:

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Alternate Names:

Lionel Jefferies

Height:

5' 10" (1.78 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I was constantly rewriting the words of the comedy characters I was given to bring them a comic humanity. Most of the people I played were caught in desperation. In their hearts they knew that they were failures - but they would never admit it, even to themselves. See more »

Trivia:

His hair fell out during a single week when he was 19. He tried wearing a wig to cover up his bald head but soon rejected it because it looked like "a dead moth on a boiled egg". See more »

Trademark:

Often played characters older than he was in real life See more »

Star Sign:

Gemini