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Roger Livesey

Acting Born Jun 25, 1906 Barry, Wales, UK 24 credits

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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.

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Known for

Theatre 625

as PM Collard

Theatre 625

as 'Einstein'

The Pallisers

as Duke of St Bungay
Film

A Matter of Life and Death

as Doctor Reeves

Full filmography

  • Theatre 625 (1964) as PM Collard
  • Theatre 625 (1964) as 'Einstein'
  • ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969) as Gen. Sir Benedict Sankey
  • Justice (1971) as George Mallow
  • Espionage (1963) as Dr Samuel Johnson
  • The Human Jungle (1963) as Sir William Bridley
  • New Scotland Yard (1972) as Sir Giles Wentworth
  • The Pallisers (1974) as Duke of St Bungay
  • Armchair Mystery Theatre (1960) as Toff Mulligan Hayes
  • A Matter of Life and Death (1946) as Doctor Reeves
  • On Trial (1960) as Joseph Wall
  • Oedipus the King (1968) as Shepherd
  • The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) as Major General Clive Wynne-Candy
  • Vice Versa (1948) as Paul Bultitude
  • The Man in the Iron Mask (1968) as Porthos
  • The Stowaway (1958) as Major Owens
  • The Entertainer (1960) as Billy Rice
  • The League of Gentlemen (1960) as Mycroft
  • I Know Where I'm Going! (1945) as Torquil MacNeil
  • The Drum (1938) as Capt. Carruthers
  • The Master of Ballantrae (1953) as Col. Francis Burke
  • Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger (2024) as (archive footage)
  • Hamlet (1969) as First Player / Gravedigger
  • No, My Darling Daughter (1961) as General Henry Barclay