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Robert Morley (I) (1908–1992)

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Bushy-browed, triple-chinned and plummy-voiced English actor and raconteur of wide girth and larger-than-life personality. The son of a career army officer, Morley was expected to join the diplomatic corps. As a 'compromise', he tried his hand as a beer salesman. However, bitten by the acting bug since first performing in a kindergarten play... See full bio »

Born:

Robert Adolph Wilton Morley
in Semley, Wiltshire, England, UK

Died:

(age 84) in Wargrave, Berkshire, England, UK
Still of Maximilian Schell, Peter Ustinov, Melina Mercouri and Robert Morley in Topkapi Still of Melina Mercouri and Robert Morley in Topkapi Still of Robert Morley in Topkapi
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1989 Istanbul
Atkins
 
1989 Around the World in 80 Days (TV mini-series)
Wentworth
– Episode #1.2 (1989) … Wentworth
– Episode #1.1 (1989) … Wentworth
– Episode #1.3 … Wentworth
 
1989 The Lady and the Highwayman (TV movie)
Lord Chancellor
 
1988 War and Remembrance (TV mini-series)
Alistair Tudsbury
– Part 5 (1988) … Alistair Tudsbury
– Part 4 (1988) … Alistair Tudsbury
– Part 3 (1988) … Alistair Tudsbury
– Part 2 (1988) … Alistair Tudsbury
– Part I (1988) … Alistair Tudsbury
 
1988 Little Dorrit
Lord Decimus Barnacle
 
1987 The Trouble with Spies
Angus
 
1987 Crossbow (TV series)
Claude
– The Dukes of Zharinghen (1987) … Claude
 
1987 The Wind (video)
Elias Appleby
 
1985 Alice in Wonderland (TV movie)
The King of Hearts
 
1984 Second Time Lucky
God
 
1983 The Old Men at the Zoo (TV series)
Lord Godmanchester
– Armageddon (1983) … Lord Godmanchester
– Exodus (1983) … Lord Godmanchester
– Godmanchester's Plan (1983) … Lord Godmanchester
– A Tall Story (1983) … Lord Godmanchester
 
1983 High Road to China
Bentik
 
1982 Deadly Game (TV movie)
Emile Carpeau
 
1981 The Great Muppet Caper
British Gentleman
 
1981 Loophole
Godfrey
 
1980 Oh Heavenly Dog
Bernie
 
1980 Tales of the Unexpected (TV series)
Henry Knox
– The Party (1980) … Henry Knox
 
1979 Scavenger Hunt
Bernstein
 
1979 The Human Factor
Doctor Percival
 
1978 Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
Max
 
1976 The Blue Bird
Father Time
 
1975 Hugo the Hippo
Sultan (voice)
 
1974 Great Expectations (TV movie)
Uncle Pumblechook
 
1973 Theatre of Blood
Meredith Merridew
 
1971 When Eight Bells Toll
Uncle Arthur
 
1970 Song of Norway
Berg
 
1970 Cromwell
The Earl of Manchester
 
1970 Doctor in Trouble
Captain George Spratt
 
1970 Lola
Judge Roxborough
 
1969 Charge! (TV series)
Herbert Todhunter
– What's That Tie You're Wearing? (1969) … Herbert Todhunter
– Master and Man (1969) … Herbert Todhunter
– Grace and Favour (1969) … Herbert Todhunter
– Take Me to Your Stationmaster (1969) … Herbert Todhunter
– Divine Science (1969) … Herbert Todhunter
 
1969 Sinful Davey
Duke of Argyll
 
1969 Some Girls Do
Miss Mary
 
1968 Hot Millions
Caesar Smith
 
1968 Luther (TV movie)
Pope Leo X
 
1967 Woman Times Seven
Dr. Xavier - episode 'Super Simone'
 
1966 The Trygon Factor
Hubert Hamlyn
 
1966 Finders Keepers
Colonel Roberts
 
1966 Way... Way Out
Harold Quonset
 
1966 Lucy in London (TV movie)
 
1966 Tender Scoundrel
Lord Swift
 
1966 Hotel Paradiso
Henri Cotte
 
1966 Emergency-Ward 10 (TV series)
James Turbull / James Turnbull
– Episode dated 21 January 1966 (1966) … James Turnbull
– Episode dated 8 January 1966 (1966) … James Turbull
 
1965 The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics (short)
Narrator (voice)
 
1965 Life at the Top
Tiffield
 
1965 A Study in Terror
Mycroft Holmes
 
1965 The Loved One
Sir Ambrose Ambercrombie
 
1965 The Alphabet Murders
Hastings
 
1965 Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 hours 11 minutes
Lord Rawnsley
 
1965 Genghis Khan
The Emperor of China
 
1965 Treasure Island (short)
 
1964 Rhythm 'n' Greens (short)
Narrator (voice)
 
1964 Topkapi
Cedric Page
 
1964 Of Human Bondage
Dr. Jacobs
 
1964 Agent 8 3/4
Colonel Cunliffe
 
1963 Ladies Who Do
Colonel Whitforth
 
1963 Take Her, She's Mine
Mr. Pope-Jones
 
1963 The Old Dark House
Roderick Femm
 
1963 Murder at the Gallop
Hector Enderby
 
1963 Nine Hours to Rama
P.K. Mussadi
 
1963 Comedy Playhouse (TV series)
Sir William Hunter
– Our Man in Moscow (1963) … Sir William Hunter
 
1962 The Dick Powell Theatre (TV series)
Fred Komack
– The Big Day (1962) … Fred Komack
 
1962 The Story of Joseph and His Brethren
Potiphar
 
1962 The Boys
Montgomery
 
1962 Go to Blazes
Arson Eddie
 
1962 The Road to Hong Kong
Leader of the 3rd Echelon
 
1961 Wonderful to Be Young!
Hamilton Black
 
1961 If the Crown Fits (TV series)
King Rupert of Grabnia
– Royal Divorce (1961) … King Rupert of Grabnia
– The Ballet (1961) … King Rupert of Grabnia
– Peppercorn Rent (1961) … King Rupert of Grabnia
– Gambling (1961) … King Rupert of Grabnia
– Kythos (1961) … King Rupert of Grabnia
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1959-1960 The DuPont Show of the Month (TV series)
Mr. Bumble
– Heaven Can Wait (1960)
– Oliver Twist (1959) … Mr. Bumble
 
1960 Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde
 
1959 The Battle of the Sexes
Robert Macpherson
 
1959 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Mr. Laffler
– Specialty of the House (1959) … Mr. Laffler
 
1959 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
John Tarleton
– Misalliance (1959) … John Tarleton
 
1959 Libel
Sir Wilfred
 
1959 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
Mr. Micawber
– Young David (1959) … Mr. Micawber
 
1959 The Journey
Hugh Deverill
 
1958-1959 Fredric March Presents Tales from Dickens (TV series)
Mr. Micawber
– Uriah Heep (1959) … Mr. Micawber
– David and Mr. Micawber (1958) … Mr. Micawber
 
1958 The Doctor's Dilemma
Sir Ralph Bloomfield-Bonington
 
1958 The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw
Uncle Lucius
 
1958 Law and Disorder
Judge Sir Edward Crichton
 
1956 Around the World in Eighty Days
Ralph - Bank of England Governor
 
1956 Loser Takes All
Dreuther
 
1955 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)
Arnold Holt
– Edward My Son (1955) … Arnold Holt
 
1955 Quentin Durward
King Louis XI
 
1954 Beau Brummell
King George III
 
1954 The Rainbow Jacket
Lord Logan
 
1954 The Good Die Young
Sir Francis Ravenscourt
 
1954 The Final Test
Alexander Whitehead
 
1953 Beat the Devil
Peterson
 
1953 Melba
Oscar Hammerstein I
 
1953 Gilbert and Sullivan
William S. Gilbert
 
1952 Curtain Up
W.H. 'Harry' Derwent Blacker
 
1951 The African Queen
The Brother / Rev. Samuel Sayer
 
1951 Outcast of the Islands
Elmer Almayer
 
1951 Parent-Craft (TV series)
R. Cressington-Tallboy
– Episode #1.6 (1951) … R. Cressington-Tallboy
– Episode #1.5 (1951) … R. Cressington-Tallboy
– Episode #1.4 (1951) … R. Cressington-Tallboy
– Episode #1.3 (1951) … R. Cressington-Tallboy
– Episode #1.2 (1951) … R. Cressington-Tallboy
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1949 Hour of Glory
The Minister (uncredited)
 
1947 The Ghosts of Berkeley Square
Gen. "Jumbo" Burlap/Nawab of Bagwash
 
1945 A Yank in London
Duke of Exmoor
 
1942 The Young Mr. Pitt
Charles James Fox
 
1942 Partners in Crime (short)
Judge
 
1942 The Foreman Went to France
Mayor Coutare of Bivary
 
1942 This Was Paris
Van Der Stuyl
 
1942 The Big Blockade
Von Geiselbrecht
 
1941 Major Barbara
Andrew Undershaft
 
1941 You Will Remember
Tom Barrett/Leslie Stuart
 
1938 Marie Antoinette
King Louis XVI
 
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1974 Au théâtre ce soir (TV series)
– Edouard mon fils (1974) (play)
 
1969 Charge! (TV series)
– What's That Tie You're Wearing? (1969)
– Master and Man (1969)
– Grace and Favour (1969)
– Take Me to Your Stationmaster (1969)
– Divine Science (1969)
 
1967/I Der Querkopf (TV movie) (play)
 
1964 An Evening with Robert Morley (TV movie)
 
1955 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)
– Edward My Son (1955) (play)
 
1951 Parent-Craft (TV series)
– Episode #1.6 (1951) (writer)
– Episode #1.5 (1951) (writer)
– Episode #1.4 (1951) (writer)
– Episode #1.3 (1951) (writer)
– Episode #1.2 (1951) (writer)
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1949 Edward, My Son (play)
 
1940 Return to Yesterday (play "Goodness How Sad!")
 
1938 Goodness, How Sad! (TV movie)
 
1936 The Belles of St. Clements (uncredited)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1985 Alice in Wonderland (TV movie) (performer: "Can You Hear Us, Alice?")
 
Show ShowSelf (31 titles)
1974-1991 This Is Your Life (TV series documentary)
Himself
– David Tomlinson (1991) … Himself
– Robert Morley (1974) … Himself
 
1990 An Invitation to Remember (TV series)
Himself
– Robert Morley (1990) … Himself
 
1989 Coral Browne: Caviar for the General (TV special)
Himself
 
1980-1981 Lady Killers (TV series)
Himself - Presenter
– A Boy's Best Friend (1981) … Himself - Presenter
– Make It a Double (1981) … Himself - Presenter
– The Darlingest Boy (1981) … Himself - Presenter
– A Smile Is Sometimes Worth a Million Dollars (1981) … Himself - Presenter
– My Perfect Husband (1981) … Himself - Presenter
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1979 Clapper Board (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 31 December 1979 (1979) … Himself
– The Robert Morley Interview (1979) … Himself
 
1977 Hollywood Greats (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Humphrey Bogart (1977) … Himself
 
1971-1974 Parkinson (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.23 (1974) … Himself
– Episode #1.14 (1971) … Himself
 
1973 Jack Paar Tonite (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 18 October 1973 (1973) … Himself
– Episode #1.3 (1973) … Himself
 
1973 The Morecambe & Wise Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #7.2 (1973) … Himself
 
1971 Cinema (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Robert Morley (1971) … Himself
 
1971 The Dick Cavett Show (TV series)
Himself
– Robert Morley (1971) … Himself
 
1970 First Tuesday (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.2 (1970) … Himself
 
1970 London aktuell (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode #1.2 (1970) … Himself
 
1965-1969 Call My Bluff (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Team Captain
– Episode dated 19 June 1969 (1969) … Himself
– Episode dated 5 June 1969 (1969) … Himself
– Episode #1.1 (1965) … Himself - Team Captain
 
1969 Dee Time (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.108 (1969) … Himself
 
1968 Once More with Felix (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.7 (1968) … Himself
 
1967 The Danny Kaye Show (TV series)
Himself - Sketch Actor
– Episode #4.29 (1967) … Himself - Sketch Actor
 
1967 The London Palladium Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 8 January 1967 (1967) … Himself
 
1966 The Eamonn Andrews Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.5 (1966) … Himself
 
1964-1965 The Jack Paar Program (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.33 (1965) … Himself
– Episode #3.19 (1965) … Himself
– Episode #3.11 (1964) … Himself
– Episode #2.25 (1964) … Himself
 
1965 Late Night Lineup (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 18 March 1965 (1965) … Himself
 
1964 An Evening with Robert Morley (TV movie)
Himself
 
1960-1962 The Jack Paar Tonight Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 16 March 1962 (1962) … Himself
– Episode dated 14 March 1962 (1962) … Himself
– Episode dated 2 November 1960 (1960) … Himself
 
1961 Juke Box Jury (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 10 June 1961 (1961) … Himself
 
1961 The International Variety Show (TV series)
Himself
 
1961 The Jo Stafford Show (TV series)
Himself
– At the London Palladium (1961) … Himself
 
1958 Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium (TV series)
Himself - Host
– Episode #3.23 (1958) … Himself - Host
 
1958 This Week (TV series)
Himself
– Profile of Robert Morley (1958) … Himself
 
1956 Spot the Tune (TV series)
Himself
 
1955 Baker's Dozen (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
1938 Another Romance of Celluloid (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2011 Ted Kotcheff's Gourmet Cinema (video documentary)
Maximillian Vandeveer (uncredited)
 
1994 Paul Merton's Palladium Story (TV mini-series documentary)
 

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Height:

6' 0½" (1.84 m)
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Actors live in a cocoon of praise. They never meet the people who don't like them. See more »

Trivia:

His son, Sheridan Morley, was a distinguished London Theatre critic and writer. See more »

Star Sign:

Gemini