Acting
Roger Livesey
Born 1906-06-25
Barry, Wales, UK
Department: Acting
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
Prominent works featuring Roger Livesey
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A Matter of Life and Death
1946
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The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
1943
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Theatre 625
1964
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I Know Where I'm Going!
1945
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ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
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The League of Gentlemen
1960
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New Scotland Yard
1972
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The Pallisers
1974
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The Human Jungle
1963
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Justice
1971
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (45 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger | (archive footage) | Movie | 2024 |
 | The Pallisers | Duke of St Bungay | TV Series | 1974 |
 | New Scotland Yard | Sir Giles Wentworth | TV Series | 1972 |
 | Justice | George Mallow | TV Series | 1971 |
 | Futtocks End | The Artist | Movie | 1970 |
 | Hamlet | First Player / Gravedigger | Movie | 1969 |
 | ITV Saturday Night Theatre | Gen. Sir Benedict Sankey | TV Series | 1969 |
 | The Man in the Iron Mask | Porthos | TV Series | 1968 |
 | Oedipus the King | Shepherd | Movie | 1968 |
 | Of Human Bondage | Thorpe Athelny | Movie | 1964 |
 | Theatre 625 | PM Collard | TV Series | 1964 |
| Theatre 625 | 'Einstein' | TV Series | 1964 |
 | Espionage | Dr Samuel Johnson | TV Series | 1963 |
 | The Human Jungle | Sir William Bridley | TV Series | 1963 |
 | No, My Darling Daughter | General Henry Barclay | Movie | 1961 |
 | The Entertainer | Billy Rice | Movie | 1960 |
 | On Trial | Joseph Wall | TV Series | 1960 |
| Toff and Fingers | Toff Mulligan Hayes | Movie | 1960 | |
| Armchair Mystery Theatre | Toff Mulligan Hayes | TV Series | 1960 | |
 | The League of Gentlemen | Mycroft | Movie | 1960 |
 | The Stowaway | Major Owens | Movie | 1958 |
 | The Intimate Stranger | Ben Case | Movie | 1956 |
 | Quay South | Captain Daniel Thwaite | Movie | 1955 |
 | The Master of Ballantrae | Col. Francis Burke | Movie | 1953 |
 | Green Grow the Rushes | Capt. Cedric Biddle | Movie | 1951 |
 | That Dangerous Age | Sir Brian Brooke | Movie | 1949 |
 | Vice Versa | Paul Bultitude | Movie | 1948 |
 | A Matter of Life and Death | Doctor Reeves | Movie | 1946 |
 | I Know Where I'm Going! | Torquil MacNeil | Movie | 1945 |
 | The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp | Major General Clive Wynne-Candy | Movie | 1943 |
 | Girl in the News | Bill Maher | Movie | 1940 |
 | Spies of the Air | Charles Houghton | Movie | 1939 |
 | The Drum | Capt. Carruthers | Movie | 1938 |
 | The Rebel Son | Peter Bulba | Movie | 1938 |
 | Keep Smiling | Bert Wattle | Movie | 1938 |
 | Rembrandt | Beggar Saul | Movie | 1936 |
 | Midshipman Easy | Captain Wilson | Movie | 1935 |
 | The Price of Wisdom | Peter North | Movie | 1935 |
| Blind Justice | Gilbert Jackson | Movie | 1935 | |
 | Lorna Doone | Tom Faggus | Movie | 1934 |
 | A Cuckoo in the Nest | Alfred | Movie | 1933 |
| The Veteran of Waterloo | Sergeant MacDonald | Movie | 1933 | |
 | East Lynne on the Western Front | Sandy | Movie | 1931 |
 | Married Love | Henry | Movie | 1923 |
| The Four Feathers | Harry as a child | Movie | 1921 |