Maurice Roëves

Career overview

Subject: Maurice Roëves (Acting career).
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Full Name: John Maurice Roëves.
Dates: 19 March 1937 – 14 July 2020.
Nationality/Identity: British actor; Scottish actor; born in Sunderland, Tyne-and-Wear, England, UK; spent most of his life in Scotland and considers himself a true Scot.
Career Scope: Over 120 film and television roles in the United Kingdom and the United States.
Breakthrough: Stephen Dedalus in the 1967 film adaptation of James Joyce's Ulysses.
Early Career: Began with an episode of Doctor Finlay’s Casebook in 1966.
Film Roles: Ulysses, The Last of the Mohicans.
Television Roles:
Danger UXB (1979)
The Nightmare Man (1981)
Doctor Who serial The Caves of Androzani (1984)
Days of our Lives (1986)
Tutti Frutti (1987)
Rab C. Nesbitt (1990)
The New Statesman (1990)
Spender (1991)
Star Trek: The Next Generation
BBC adaptation of Vanity Fair (1998)
EastEnders (2003)
Hillsborough (1996 television film) playing Chief Superintendent David Duckenfield.
The Nest (2020) - cameo role.
Other: Known for acting (97 credits on TMDB).
Paragraph 1: Identity and Early Career.
John Maurice Roëves (19 March 1937 – 14 July 2020) was a British and Scottish actor who appeared in over 120 film and television roles across the United Kingdom and the United States. Born in Sunderland, Tyne-and-Wear, England, he spent most of his life in Scotland. His screen career began with an episode of Doctor Finlay’s Casebook in 1966. He achieved a breakthrough performance as Stephen Dedalus in the 1967 film adaptation of James Joyce's Ulysses. His film credits also include The Last of the Mohicans.
Paragraph 2: Television Career.
Roëves had an extensive television career. His roles included appearances in Danger UXB (1979), The Nightmare Man (1981), and the 1984 Doctor Who serial The Caves of Androzani. Other television credits include Days of our Lives (1986), Tutti Frutti (1987), Rab C. Nesbitt (1990), The New Statesman (1990), Spender (1991), Star Trek: The Next Generation, the BBC adaptation of Vanity Fair (1998), and EastEnders (2003). In the 1996 television film Hillsborough, he played Chief Superintendent David Duckenfield. His career concluded with a cameo role in the 2020 surrogacy drama The Nest.
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