Roland Culver: movies and TV shows
Roland Culver has 137 credits in the archive: 99 films and 38 TV series, from 1931 to 1983. Highest rated: Hallmark Hall of Fame (8.8/10).
Career timeline
1931 – 1983 · busiest year: 1932 (6 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | The Old Men at the Zoo | Lord Oresby | TV | 6.5 | 82 |
| 1982 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Bishop of Paris | Film | 5.8 | 81 |
| 1982 | The Missionary | Lord Fermleigh | Film | 5.6 | 81 |
| 1982 | Britannia Hospital | General Wetherby | Film | 6.2 | 81 |
| 1981 | The Life and Times of David Lloyd George | William Ewart Gladstone | Film | — | 80 |
| 1980 | A Question of Guilt | Judge | TV | — | 79 |
| 1980 | Rough Cut | Mr. Lloyd Palmer | Film | 5.9 | 79 |
| 1980 | Never Never Land | Mr. Salford | Film | 9.0 | 79 |
| 1979 | Tales of the Unexpected | Sir Alex Bullen | TV | 6.8 | 78 |
| 1979 | Tales of the Unexpected | Mr Foster | TV | 6.8 | 78 |
| 1979 | Death Becomes Me | Duke of Caith (archive footage) | Film | — | 78 |
| 1978 | The Word | Dr. Jeffries | TV | 4.8 | 77 |
| 1978 | The Greek Tycoon | Robert Keith | Film | 5.5 | 77 |
| 1978 | No Longer Alone | A. E. Matthews | Film | 10.0 | 77 |
| 1977 | Jubilee 1977 | Uncle Cedric | TV | — | 76 |
| 1977 | The Uncanny | Wallace (segment "London 1912") | Film | 5.9 | 76 |
| 1977 | Wind of Change | Uncle Cerdic | Film | — | 76 |
| 1975 | Rumpole of the Bailey | Mr. Justice Twyburne | TV | 7.1 | 74 |
| 1975 | Ten from the Twenties | Alfred Oddy | TV | — | 74 |
| 1975 | Lloyd George Knew My Father | General Sir William Boothroyd | Film | 9.0 | 74 |
| 1974 | The Pallisers | Duke of Omnium | TV | 6.4 | 73 |
| 1974 | Churchill's People | Lord Sidmouth | TV | 5.0 | 73 |
| 1973 | The Legend of Hell House | Mr. Rudolph Deutsch | Film | 6.7 | 72 |
| 1973 | The MacKintosh Man | Judge | Film | 6.1 | 72 |
| 1973 | Bequest to the Nation | Lord Barham | Film | 6.5 | 72 |
| 1972 | Crown Court | Colonel Alfred Horatio Burton | TV | 5.7 | 71 |
| 1972 | High Summer | Lord George | Film | — | 71 |
| 1972 | To Encourage the Others | Lord Goddard | Film | 5.0 | 71 |
| 1971 | The Persuaders! | Duke of Caith | TV | 7.6 | 70 |
| 1971 | Wives and Daughters | Lord Cumnor | TV | — | 70 |
| 1970 | UFO | Sir Esmond | TV | 7.8 | 69 |
| 1970 | Fragment of Fear | Mr. Vellacot | Film | 5.9 | 69 |
| 1970 | The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer | Sir Eric Bentley | Film | 6.0 | 69 |
| 1970 | Uncle Vanya | Serebriakov | Film | 8.0 | 69 |
| 1970 | Sovereign's Company | General Cantfield | Film | 7.5 | 69 |
| 1969 | Softly Softly: Task Force | Mr. Fordham | TV | 6.0 | 68 |
| 1969 | ITV Saturday Night Theatre | Mr. Pargiter | TV | 7.0 | 68 |
| 1969 | ITV Saturday Night Theatre | Catherwood | TV | 7.0 | 68 |
| 1969 | Hadleigh | Major Cray-Crocker | TV | 7.8 | 68 |
| 1969 | In Search of Gregory | Wardle | Film | 5.1 | 68 |
| 1968 | The Caesars | Augustus | TV | 8.0 | 67 |
| 1968 | The Root of All Evil? | Basil | TV | — | 67 |
| 1968 | Number Ten | Patrick Pryton | Film | 7.0 | 67 |
| 1967 | Omnibus | Duncan Edgeworth | TV | 7.2 | 66 |
| 1967 | Half Hour Story | Gilbert | TV | 7.5 | 66 |
| 1966 | A Man Could Get Killed | Doctor Mathieson | Film | 4.4 | 65 |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Month | Col. Selby | TV | 5.3 | 64 |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Month | Serebriakov | TV | 5.3 | 64 |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Month | Sir William Gower | TV | 5.3 | 64 |
| 1965 | Gideon's Way | Sir Arthur Vane | TV | 7.0 | 64 |
| 1965 | Thunderball | Foreign Secretary | Film | 6.7 | 64 |
| 1964 | The Wednesday Play | Arthur Maybury | TV | 5.2 | 63 |
| 1964 | The Wednesday Play | General Cantfield | TV | 5.2 | 63 |
| 1964 | Story Parade | Jaraby | TV | 8.0 | 63 |
| 1964 | Detective | Charles Russell | TV | 9.0 | 63 |
| 1964 | The Yellow Rolls-Royce | Norwood | Film | 6.1 | 63 |
| 1963 | Espionage | Ralph Summerville | TV | 10.0 | 62 |
| 1963 | The Spread of the Eagle | Menenius Agrippa | TV | — | 62 |
| 1963 | The Iron Maiden | Lord Upshott | Film | 6.6 | 62 |
| 1962 | Term of Trial | Trowman | Film | 6.1 | 61 |
| 1962 | A Pair of Briefs | Sir John Pilbright | Film | 6.3 | 61 |
| 1961 | The Avengers | Col. Timothy | TV | 7.8 | 60 |
| 1961 | Drama 61-67 | Commander Vincent | TV | — | 60 |
| 1960 | Sunday-Night Play | Charles McAvoy | TV | — | 59 |
| 1960 | Sunday-Night Play | Philip Russell | TV | — | 59 |
| 1958 | Bonjour Tristesse | Mr. Lombard | Film | 6.7 | 57 |
| 1958 | Rockets Galore | Capt Waggett | Film | 6.4 | 57 |
| 1958 | Next to No Time | Sir Godfrey Cowan | Film | 7.7 | 57 |
| 1957 | The Vicious Circle | Detective Inspector Dane | Film | 6.5 | 56 |
| 1957 | The Truth About Women | Charles Tavistock | Film | 6.3 | 56 |
| 1957 | The Hypnotist | Dr. Francis Pelham | Film | 5.3 | 56 |
| 1957 | Light Fingers | Humphrey Levenham | Film | 9.0 | 56 |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre | Lord George | TV | 6.0 | 55 |
| 1956 | Safari | Sir Vincent Brampton | Film | 5.6 | 55 |
| 1955 | The Ship That Died of Shame | Maj. Fordyce | Film | 7.3 | 54 |
| 1955 | An Alligator Named Daisy | Colonel Geoffrey Weston | Film | 6.4 | 54 |
| 1955 | Touch and Go | Reg Fairbright | Film | 6.6 | 54 |
| 1955 | The Man Who Loved Redheads | Major Oscar Philipson | Film | 5.1 | 54 |
| 1954 | Betrayed | Gen. Warsleigh | Film | 5.8 | 53 |
| 1954 | The Teckman Mystery | Detective Inspector-Major Harris | Film | 6.1 | 53 |
| 1953 | Rough Shoot | Randall | Film | 6.7 | 52 |
| 1952 | The Holly and the Ivy | Lord B. | Film | 6.5 | 51 |
| 1952 | The Magic Box | 1st Company Promoter | Film | 6.5 | 51 |
| 1952 | The Hour of 13 | Connor | Film | 6.1 | 51 |
| 1952 | Folly to Be Wise | George Prout | Film | 6.7 | 51 |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Bishop of Paris | TV | 8.8 | 50 |
| 1951 | The Late Edwina Black | Inspector Martin | Film | 6.7 | 50 |
| 1951 | Hotel Sahara | Maj. Bill Randall | Film | 5.6 | 50 |
| 1951 | Encore | George Ramsay | Film | 6.2 | 50 |
| 1950 | Trio | Mr. Ashenden | Film | 6.4 | 49 |
| 1949 | The Great Lover | Grand Duke Maximillian | Film | 7.1 | 48 |
| 1948 | Isn't It Romantic? | Maj. Euclid Cameron | Film | 7.7 | 47 |
| 1948 | The Emperor Waltz | Baron Holenia | Film | 6.2 | 47 |
| 1947 | Down to Earth | Mr. Jordan | Film | 6.0 | 46 |
| 1947 | Singapore | Michael Van Leyden | Film | 6.1 | 46 |
| 1946 | To Each His Own | Lord Desham | Film | 7.0 | 45 |
| 1946 | Wanted for Murder | Chief Inspector Conway | Film | 6.4 | 45 |
| 1945 | Dead of Night | Eliot Foley (Segment "Linking Story") | Film | 7.2 | 44 |
| 1945 | Perfect Strangers | Richard | Film | 6.6 | 44 |
| 1944 | English Without Tears | Sir Cosmo Brandon | Film | 6.3 | 43 |
| 1944 | On Approval | Richard Halton | Film | 7.1 | 43 |
| 1944 | Give Us the Moon | Ferdinand | Film | 6.9 | 43 |
| 1943 | The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp | Col. Betteridge | Film | 7.4 | 42 |
| 1943 | Dear Octopus | Felix Martin | Film | 8.0 | 42 |
| 1942 | The First of the Few | Commander Bride | Film | 6.7 | 41 |
| 1942 | Unpublished Story | Stannard | Film | 6.5 | 41 |
| 1942 | Secret Mission | Captain Red Gowan | Film | 4.5 | 41 |
| 1942 | One of Our Aircraft Is Missing | Naval Officer | Film | 6.6 | 41 |
| 1942 | The Day Will Dawn | Cmdr. Pittwaters | Film | 6.0 | 41 |
| 1942 | Talk About Jacqueline | Leslie Waddington | Film | 7.0 | 41 |
| 1941 | This England | Steward | Film | 6.9 | 40 |
| 1941 | Quiet Wedding | Boofy Ponsonby | Film | 5.3 | 40 |
| 1941 | Old Bill and Son | Colonel | Film | 6.6 | 40 |
| 1940 | Night Train to Munich | Roberts | Film | 7.3 | 39 |
| 1940 | Girl in the News | Police Inspector (Uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 39 |
| 1940 | French Without Tears | Cmdr. Bill Rogers | Film | 7.0 | 39 |
| 1940 | Dangerous Comment | Officer | Film | 9.0 | 39 |
| 1939 | Blind Folly | Ford | Film | 8.0 | 38 |
| 1937 | Jump for Glory | BBC Audition | Film | 5.7 | 36 |
| 1937 | Paradise for Two | Paul Duval | Film | 7.0 | 36 |
| 1936 | Accused | Henry Capelle | Film | 10.0 | 35 |
| 1936 | Crime Over London | Soap salesman | Film | 7.0 | 35 |
| 1935 | Father and Son | Vincent | Film | 10.0 | 34 |
| 1934 | Nell Gwyn | Bit Part (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 33 |
| 1934 | Lucky Loser | Pat Hayden | Film | 10.0 | 33 |
| 1934 | Two Hearts in Waltz Time | Freddie | Film | 8.0 | 33 |
| 1933 | Her Imaginary Lover | Raleigh Raleigh | Film | 10.0 | 32 |
| 1933 | Mayfair Girl | Dick Porter | Film | 9.0 | 32 |
| 1933 | Puppets of Fate | Film | 9.0 | 32 | |
| 1932 | Her First Affaire | Drunk | Film | 6.6 | 31 |
| 1932 | There Goes the Bride | Jacques | Film | 6.5 | 31 |
| 1932 | Marry Me | Tailor | Film | 10.0 | 31 |
| 1932 | Love on Wheels | Salesman | Film | 6.0 | 31 |
| 1932 | C.O.D. | Edward | Film | 8.0 | 31 |
| 1932 | A Voice Said Goodnight | Reporter | Film | 10.0 | 31 |
| 1931 | Fascination | Ronnie | Film | 6.7 | 30 |
| 1931 | 77 Park Lane | Sir Richard Carrington | Film | — | 30 |