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