Roger Livesey

Roger Livesey

Acting

Born: 1906-06-25 in 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

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

Gen. Sir Benedict Sankey

Theatre 625

Theatre 625

PM Collard

Theatre 625

Theatre 625

'Einstein'

New Scotland Yard

New Scotland Yard

Sir Giles Wentworth

The Pallisers

The Pallisers

Duke of St Bungay

Justice

Justice

George Mallow

Espionage

Espionage

Dr Samuel Johnson

The Human Jungle

The Human Jungle

Sir William Bridley

No Poster

Armchair Mystery Theatre

Toff Mulligan Hayes

A Matter of Life and Death

A Matter of Life and Death

Doctor Reeves

On Trial

On Trial

Joseph Wall

Vice Versa

Vice Versa

Paul Bultitude

The Man in the Iron Mask

The Man in the Iron Mask

Porthos

The League of Gentlemen

The League of Gentlemen

Mycroft

I Know Where I'm Going!

I Know Where I'm Going!

Torquil MacNeil

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

Major General Clive Wynne-Candy

Lorna Doone

Lorna Doone

Tom Faggus

Married Love

Married Love

Henry

Of Human Bondage

Of Human Bondage

Thorpe Athelny

The Intimate Stranger

The Intimate Stranger

Ben Case

Oedipus the King

Oedipus the King

Shepherd

The Stowaway

The Stowaway

Major Owens

The Master of Ballantrae

The Master of Ballantrae

Col. Francis Burke

The Drum

The Drum

Capt. Carruthers

Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger

Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger

(archive footage)

Rembrandt

Rembrandt

Beggar Saul

Spies of the Air

Spies of the Air

Charles Houghton

Girl in the News

Girl in the News

Bill Maher

The Entertainer

The Entertainer

Billy Rice

East Lynne on the Western Front

East Lynne on the Western Front

Sandy

No Poster

The Veteran of Waterloo

Sergeant MacDonald

Futtocks End

Futtocks End

The Artist

Midshipman Easy

Midshipman Easy

Captain Wilson

Hamlet

Hamlet

First Player / Gravedigger

No, My Darling Daughter

No, My Darling Daughter

General Henry Barclay

Green Grow the Rushes

Green Grow the Rushes

Capt. Cedric Biddle

A Cuckoo in the Nest

A Cuckoo in the Nest

Alfred

The Rebel Son

The Rebel Son

Peter Bulba

That Dangerous Age

That Dangerous Age

Sir Brian Brooke

Quay South

Quay South

Captain Daniel Thwaite