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Roland Culver(1900-1984)

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Roland Culver
Rumpole Of The Bailey: Rumpole And The Sporting Life
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Rumpole and the Sporting Life (1983)
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Roland Culver was born on 21 August 1900 in Crouch End, Middlesex, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Thunderball (1965), Dead of Night (1945) and To Each His Own (1946). He was previously married to Nan Hopkins and Daphne Rye. He died on 1 March 1984 in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, UK.
BornAugust 21, 1900
DiedMarch 1, 1984(83)
BornAugust 21, 1900
DiedMarch 1, 1984(83)
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Clive Brook, Roland Culver, and Beatrice Lillie in On Approval (1944)
Rex Harrison, Roland Culver, and Wyndham Goldie in Night Train to Munich (1940)
Deborah Kerr, David Niven, Roland Culver, Jean Kent, and Jean Seberg in Bonjour Tristesse (1958)
Roland Culver in The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)
Roland Culver and Googie Withers in On Approval (1944)
9121-8 "The Great Lover" Roland Young, Bob Hope 1949 Hope Enterprises/Paramount
Roland Culver, Carol Goodner, Jessie Matthews, Owen Nares, Mignon O'Doherty, and Jerry Verno in There Goes the Bride (1932)
Ralph Bates, Roland Culver, Eric Flynn, Barrie Ingham, Freddie Jones, and André Morell in The Caesars (1968)
Clive Brook, Roland Culver, and Beatrice Lillie in On Approval (1944)

Known for

Sean Connery, Claudine Auger, Martine Beswick, Luciana Paluzzi, and Molly Peters in Thunderball (1965)
Thunderball
6.9
  • Foreign Secretary
  • 1965
Dead of Night (1945)
Dead of Night
7.6
  • Eliot Foley
  • 1945
Olivia de Havilland and John Lund in To Each His Own (1946)
To Each His Own
7.6
  • Lord Desham
  • 1946
Rita Hayworth in Down to Earth (1947)
Down to Earth
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  • Mr. Jordan
  • 1947

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  • Rumpole of the Bailey (1978)
    Rumpole of the Bailey
    • Mr. Justice Twyburne
    • TV Series
    • 1983
  • Stuart Wilson in The Old Men at the Zoo (1983)
    The Old Men at the Zoo
    • Lord Oresby
    • TV Series
    • 1983
  • The Missionary (1982)
    The Missionary
    • Lord Fermleigh
    • 1982
  • Tales of the Unexpected (1979)
    Tales of the Unexpected
    • Sir Alex Bullen
    • Mr. Foster
    • TV Series
    • 1979–1982
  • Britannia Hospital (1982)
    Britannia Hospital
    • General Wetherby
    • 1982
  • Anthony Hopkins and Lesley-Anne Down in The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1982)
    The Hunchback of Notre Dame
    • Bishop of Paris
    • TV Movie
    • 1982
  • Philip Madoc in The Life and Times of David Lloyd George (1981)
    The Life and Times of David Lloyd George
    • William Ewart Gladstone
    • TV Mini Series
    • 1981
  • Petula Clark in Never Never Land (1980)
    Never Never Land
    • Mr. Salford
    • 1980
  • The Double Dealer (1980)
    The Double Dealer
    • Saygrace
    • TV Movie
    • 1980
  • David Niven, Burt Reynolds, and Lesley-Anne Down in Rough Cut (1980)
    Rough Cut
    • Mr. Lloyd Palmer
    • 1980
  • A Question of Guilt (1980)
    A Question of Guilt
    • Judge
    • TV Series
    • 1980
  • Saint Joan
    • Inquisitor
    • TV Movie
    • 1979
  • The Word (1978)
    The Word
    • Dr. Jeffries
    • TV Mini Series
    • 1978
  • No Longer Alone (1978)
    No Longer Alone
    • A. E. Matthews
    • 1978
  • Anthony Quinn and Jacqueline Bisset in The Greek Tycoon (1978)
    The Greek Tycoon
    • Robert Keith
    • 1978

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The Missionary
Rumpole Of The Bailey: Rumpole And The Sporting Life
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Rumpole Of The Bailey: Rumpole And The Sporting Life

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  • Born
    • August 21, 1900
    • Crouch End, Middlesex, England, UK
  • Died
    • March 1, 1984
    • Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, UK(heart attack)
  • Spouses
      Nan HopkinsOctober 3, 1947 - February 29, 1984 (his death)
  • Children
      Michael Culver
  • Relatives
      Roderic Culver(Grandchild)
  • Other works
    He acted in James Parish's play, "The Distinguished Gathering", at the St. Martin's Theatre in London, England with Frank Vosper, Barbara Couper, Mabel Terry-Lewis, Ronald Ward, John Garside and Joan Hickson in the cast. John Fernald was the director.
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    • 1 Print Biography
    • 13 Articles

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    Urbane, gentlemanly British character actor with a penchant for comedy. He was educated at Highgate College and studied acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating in 1926. He was on stage from 1925, after his debut with the Hull Repertory Company, and was a regular performer on the London West End from the 1930's. During World War I, he served as a pilot in the newly formed Royal Air Force (1918-19) . In the 1940's, he left England for the USA under a two-year contract at Paramount Studios, but is best remembered for his performances in British films like French Without Tears (1940) (a part he also acted on stage), Dead of Night (1945), Trio (1950), as W. Somerset Maugham, and Obsessed (1951).

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