Robert Morley
Acting Born May 26, 1908 Died Jun 3, 1992 Semley, England, UK 110 credits
Biography
Robert Morley was an English actor. He was often cast in supporting roles and typically portrayed a pompous English gentleman representing the Establishment. Morley was described by film critic Leonard Maltin as recognizable by his physical appearance, including his ungainly bulk, bushy eyebrows, thick lips, and double chin. He was also described by Ephraim Katz as a rotund, triple-chinned, delightful character player of the British and American stage and screen.
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Peter Ustinov
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Peter Sellers
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Roddy McDowall
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Finlay Currie
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James Villiers
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Maurice Denham
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Telly Savalas
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George Savalas
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David Niven
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Shirley MacLaine
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Career timeline
Nothing Like a Dame
Around the World in 80 DaysIstanbul
War and RemembranceThe Lady and the Highwayman
CrossbowThe Trouble with SpiesLittle Dorrit
The Wind
Alice in Wonderland
Second Time Lucky
The Old Men at the ZooHigh Road to China
The Deadly Game
The Great Muppet CaperLoophole
Lady KillersOh! Heavenly Dog
Tales of the UnexpectedThe Human FactorScavenger Hunt
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
The Blue Bird
Great Expectations
Theatre of Blood
When Eight Bells Toll
CromwellTwinkyDoctor in TroubleSong of Norway
Some Girls DoSinful DaveyCharge!
The Dick Cavett ShowHot MillionsLuther
Woman Times SevenOne Pair of Eyes
Tender ScoundrelHotel ParadisoWay... Way OutThe Trygon FactorFinders Keepers
Call My BluffThose Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 MinutesGenghis KhanThe Loved OneA Study in Terror
TopkapiHot Enough for JuneOf Human BondageRhythm 'n' Greens
The Danny Kaye ShowLadies Who DoMurder at the GallopTake Her, She's MineNine Hours to Rama
The Road to Hong KongThe BoysGo to Blazes
Joseph and His BrethrenWonderful to Be Young!
The Battle of the SexesOscar Wilde
The Doctor's DilemmaThe JourneyLibel
The Sheriff of Fractured JawLaw and Disorder
Full filmography
- Nothing Like a Dame (2018) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Around the World in 80 Days (1989) as Wentworth
- Istanbul (1989) as Atkins
- War and Remembrance (1988) as Alistair Tudsbury
- The Lady and the Highwayman (1988) as Lord Chancellor
- Crossbow (1987)
- The Trouble with Spies (1987) as Angus
- Little Dorrit (1987) as Lord Decimus Barnacle
- The Wind (1986) as Elias Appleby
- Alice in Wonderland (1985) as King of Hearts
- Second Time Lucky (1984) as God
- The Old Men at the Zoo (1983) as Lord Godmanchester
- High Road to China (1983) as Bentik
- The Deadly Game (1982) as Emile Carpeau
- The Great Muppet Caper (1981) as British Gentleman by Pond
- Loophole (1981) as Godfrey
- Lady Killers (1980) as Self – Presenter
- Oh! Heavenly Dog (1980) as Bernie
- Tales of the Unexpected (1979) as Henry Knox
- The Human Factor (1979) as Doctor Percival
- Scavenger Hunt (1979) as Bernstein
- Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (1978) as Maximilian Van Devere
- The Blue Bird (1976) as Father Time
- Great Expectations (1974) as Uncle Pumblechook
- Theatre of Blood (1973) as Meredith Merridew
- When Eight Bells Toll (1971) as Uncle Arthur
- Cromwell (1970) as The Earl of Manchester
- Twinky (1970) as Judge Roxborough
- Doctor in Trouble (1970) as Captain George Spratt
- Song of Norway (1970) as Berg
- Some Girls Do (1969) as Miss Mary
- Sinful Davey (1969) as Duke of Argyll
- Charge! (1969)
- The Dick Cavett Show (1968) as Self - Guest
- Hot Millions (1968) as Caesar Smith
- Luther (1968) as Papst Leo
- Woman Times Seven (1967) as Dr. Xavier
- One Pair of Eyes (1967)
- Tender Scoundrel (1966) as Lord Swift
- Hotel Paradiso (1966) as Henri Cotte
- Way... Way Out (1966) as Harold Quonset
- The Trygon Factor (1966) as Hubert Hamlyn
- Finders Keepers (1966) as Colonel Roberts
- Call My Bluff (1965)
- Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes (1965) as Lord Rawnsley
- Genghis Khan (1965) as Emperor of China
- The Loved One (1965) as Sir Ambrose Abercombie
- A Study in Terror (1965) as Mycroft Holmes
- The Alphabet Murders (1965) as Captain Hastings
- Life at the Top (1965) as Tiffield
- The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics (1965) as Narrator (voice)
- Topkapi (1964) as Cedric Page
- Hot Enough for June (1964) as Col. Cunliffe
- Of Human Bondage (1964) as Dr Jacobs
- Rhythm 'n' Greens (1964) as Narrator (voice)
- The Danny Kaye Show (1963) as Self
- Ladies Who Do (1963) as The Colonel
- Murder at the Gallop (1963) as Hector Enderby
- Take Her, She's Mine (1963) as Mr. Pope-Jones
- Nine Hours to Rama (1963) as P.K. Mussardi
- The Old Dark House (1963) as Roderick Femm
- The Road to Hong Kong (1962) as Leader of the 3rd Echelon
- The Boys (1962) as Montgomery
- Go to Blazes (1962) as Arson Eddie
- Joseph and His Brethren (1961) as Potiphar
- Wonderful to Be Young! (1961) as Hamilton Black
- The Battle of the Sexes (1960) as Robert Macpherson
- Oscar Wilde (1960) as Oscar Wilde
- The Doctor's Dilemma (1959) as Sir Ralph Bloomfield-Bonington
- The Journey (1959) as Hugh Deverill
- Libel (1959) as Sir Wilfred
- The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw (1958) as Uncle Lucius
- Law and Disorder (1958) as Judge Sir Edward Crichton
- Tonight Starring Jack Paar (1957) as Self
- DuPont Show of the Month (1957) as Mr. Jordan
- Theatre Night (1957) as Sebastian Le Boeuf
- Theatre Night (1957) Theatre Play
- Theatre Night (1957) Adaptation
- Around the World in 80 Days (1956) as Ralph
- Armchair Theatre (1956) as Mr. Micawber
- Loser Takes All (1956) as Dreuther
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) as Mr. Laffler
- ITV Opening Night at the Guildhall (1955) as Self
- Quentin Durward (1955) as King Louis XI
- Beau Brummell (1954) as King George III
- The Good Die Young (1954) as Sir Francis Ravenscourt
- The Rainbow Jacket (1954) as Lord Logan
- Beat the Devil (1953) as Peterson
- The Final Test (1953) as Alexander Whitehead
- The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan (1953) as William S. Gilbert
- Melba (1953) as Oscar Hammerstein I
- The African Queen (1952) as The Brother
- Curtain Up (1952) as W.H. 'Harry' Derwent Blacker
- Outcast of the Islands (1951) as Elmer Almayer
- Sunday Night Theatre (1950) Theatre Play
- The Small Back Room (1949) as The Minister
- Edward, My Son (1949) Theatre Play
- Kraft Television Theatre (1947) Theatre Play
- The Ghosts of Berkeley Square (1947) as Colonel "Bulldog" Kelsoe
- I Live in Grosvenor Square (1945) as Duke of Exmoor
- Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Presenter
- The Young Mr. Pitt (1942) as Charles James Fox
- This Was Paris (1942) as Van Der Stuyl
- The Foreman Went to France (1942) as Mayor Coutare of Bivary
- The Big Blockade (1942) as Von Geiselbrecht
- Partners in Crime (1942) as Judge
- Major Barbara (1941) as Andrew Undershaft
- You Will Remember (1941) as Tom Barrett / Leslie Stuart
- Marie Antoinette (1938) as King Louis XVI
- Another Romance of Celluloid (1938) as Self (uncredited)