
Person
Roger Livesey
Acting · 1906–1976 · Barry, Wales, UK
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Roger Livesey (25 June 1906 – 4 February 1976) was a British stage and film actor. He is most often remembered for the three Powell & Pressburger films in which he starred: The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, I Know Where I'm Going! and A Matter of Life and Death. Tall and broad with a mop of chestnut hair, Livesey used his highly distinctive husky voice, gentle manner and athletic physique to create many notable roles in his theatre and film work. Description above from the Wikipedia article Roger Livesey, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for

Theatre 625
PM Collard

ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Gen. Sir Benedict Sankey

New Scotland Yard
Sir Giles Wentworth

The Pallisers
Duke of St Bungay

Justice
George Mallow

Espionage
Dr Samuel Johnson

The Human Jungle
Sir William Bridley
Armchair Mystery Theatre
Toff Mulligan Hayes

A Matter of Life and Death
Doctor Reeves

On Trial
Joseph Wall
Filmography
- 2024Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger(archive footage)
- 1974The PallisersDuke of St Bungay
- 1972New Scotland YardSir Giles Wentworth
- 1971JusticeGeorge Mallow
- 1970Futtocks EndThe Artist
- 1969HamletFirst Player / Gravedigger
- 1969ITV Saturday Night TheatreGen. Sir Benedict Sankey
- 1968The Man in the Iron MaskPorthos
- 1968Oedipus the KingShepherd
- 1964Of Human BondageThorpe Athelny
- 1964Theatre 625PM Collard
- 1963EspionageDr Samuel Johnson
- 1963The Human JungleSir William Bridley
- 1961No, My Darling DaughterGeneral Henry Barclay
- 1960The EntertainerBilly Rice
- 1960On TrialJoseph Wall
- 1960Toff and FingersToff Mulligan Hayes
- 1960Armchair Mystery TheatreToff Mulligan Hayes
- 1960The League of GentlemenMycroft
- 1958The StowawayMajor Owens
- 1956The Intimate StrangerBen Case
- 1955Quay SouthCaptain Daniel Thwaite
- 1953The Master of BallantraeCol. Francis Burke
- 1951Green Grow the RushesCapt. Cedric Biddle
- 1949That Dangerous AgeSir Brian Brooke
- 1948Vice VersaPaul Bultitude
- 1946A Matter of Life and DeathDoctor Reeves
- 1945I Know Where I'm Going!Torquil MacNeil
- 1943The Life and Death of Colonel BlimpMajor General Clive Wynne-Candy
- 1940Girl in the NewsBill Maher
- 1939Spies of the AirCharles Houghton
- 1938The DrumCapt. Carruthers
- 1938The Rebel SonPeter Bulba
- 1938Keep SmilingBert Wattle
- 1936RembrandtBeggar Saul
- 1935Midshipman EasyCaptain Wilson
- 1935The Price of WisdomPeter North
- 1935Blind JusticeGilbert Jackson
- 1934Lorna DooneTom Faggus
- 1933A Cuckoo in the NestAlfred
- 1933The Veteran of WaterlooSergeant MacDonald
- 1931East Lynne on the Western FrontSandy
- 1923Married LoveHenry
- 1921The Four FeathersHarry as a child
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