Roger Livesey

Roger Livesey

Born: June 25, 1906
Died: February 4, 1976
in Barry, Wales, UK
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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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Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
Title: Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
Released: May 10, 2024
Type: Movie
Martin Scorsese presents this very personal and insightful new feature-length documentary about British filmmakers Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger.
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Title: Justice
Character: George Mallow
Released: October 8, 1971
Type: TV
Justice is a British drama television series which originally aired on ITV in 39 hour-long episodes between 8 August 1971 and 16 October 1974. Margaret Lockwood stars as Harriet Peterson a female barrister in the North of England. It was made by Yorkshire Television and was based loosely on Justice Is a Woman, an episode of ITV Playhouse broadcast in 1969 in which Lockwood had previously also played a barrister. The theme music was Crown Imperial by William Walton.
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Futtocks End
Title: Futtocks End
Character: The Artist
Released: February 1, 1970
Type: Movie
Entirely silent, with a musical score, sound effects and incoherent mutterings, the story revolves around a weekend gathering at the decaying country home of the eccentric and lewd General Futtock (Ronnie Barker) and the series of saucy mishaps between the staff (Michael Hordern plays the lecherous butler) and his guests.
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Hamlet
Title: Hamlet
Character: First Player / Gravedigger
Released: December 21, 1969
Type: Movie
Tony Richardson's Hamlet is based on his own stage production. Filmed entirely within the Roundhouse in London (a disused train shed), it is shot almost entirely in close up, focusing the attention on faces and language rather than action.
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Oedipus the King
Title: Oedipus the King
Character: Shepherd
Released: June 1, 1968
Type: Movie
This classic Greek tale tells how a noble youth accidentally marries his own mother, kills his own father and ends up paying a terrible price for invoking the wrath of the Gods.
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Of Human Bondage
Title: Of Human Bondage
Character: Thorpe Athelny
Released: September 23, 1964
Type: Movie
Medical student Philip falls in love with Mildred, a waitress. Although she is a flirt, they have a love affair. But when Philip is told about her constant infidelity, they break up. Mildred quits her job and becomes a prostitute. But Philip is still in love with her.
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Title: The Human Jungle
Character: Sir William Bridley
Released: March 30, 1963
Type: TV
The Human Jungle is a British TV series about a psychiatrist, made for ABC Television by the small production company Independent Artists for transmission on ITV. Starring Herbert Lom, it ran for two series which were first transmitted during 1963 and 1965.
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No, My Darling Daughter
Title: No, My Darling Daughter
Character: General Henry Barclay
Released: August 22, 1961
Type: Movie
A British business tycoon is surprised to discover his teenage daughter is being courted by a mysterious young man.
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The Entertainer
Title: The Entertainer
Character: Billy Rice
Released: July 25, 1960
Type: Movie
Archie Rice, an old-time British vaudeville performer sinking into final defeat, schemes to stay in show business.
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Toff and Fingers
Title: Toff and Fingers
Character: Toff Mulligan Hayes
Released: July 3, 1960
Type: Movie
Toff and Fingers head to a small Scottish village to lay low after stealing some antique silverware. The pair pose as a General and his batman looking their next job but the warm welcome, from the locals, makes them have second thoughts.
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The League of Gentlemen
Title: The League of Gentlemen
Character: Mycroft
Released: April 15, 1960
Type: Movie
Involuntarily-retired Colonel Hyde recruits seven other dissatisfied ex-servicemen for a special project. Each of the men has a skeleton in the cupboard, is short of money, and is a service-trained expert in his field. The job is a bank robbery, and military discipline and planning are imposed by Hyde and second-in-command Race on the team, although civilian irritations do start getting in the way.
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The Stowaway
Title: The Stowaway
Character: Major Owens
Released: March 21, 1958
Type: Movie
A group of adventurers compete with one another to find the missing heir Rene Marechal, thought to be near Tahiti.
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Finger of Guilt
Title: Finger of Guilt
Character: Ben Case
Released: June 1, 1956
Type: Movie
Film producer Reggie Wilson is worried he may have a dual personality. Fleeing Hollywood, he finds himself in England and married to the studio boss's daughter after which he quickly rises through the studio ranks. Then the letters begin to appear from a lovesick American actress who wants to know why he has thrown her over.
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The Master of Ballantrae
Title: The Master of Ballantrae
Character: Col. Francis Burke
Released: August 5, 1953
Type: Movie
Scottish highlander Jamie Durie falls into a life of piracy after joining the failed rebellion of Bonnie Prince Charlie against the British crown.
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Green Grow the Rushes
Title: Green Grow the Rushes
Character: Capt. Cedric Biddle
Released: November 6, 1951
Type: Movie
Efforts to move Britain into the modern age don't sit well with the people of the small village of Anderia Marsh, who have claimed a right (going back to Henry III) to evade government-imposed import duties and taxes. And when the government decides to curb this right, the whole village quietly rises up in a comical rebellion. After their vessel runs aground during a storm and is impounded by the British authorities, local smugglers must find a way of disposing of their contraband brandy cargo before it's discovered by the Customs Officers.
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That Dangerous Age
Title: That Dangerous Age
Character: Sir Brian Brooke
Released: April 13, 1949
Type: Movie
The lonely wife of a workaholic husband on the magical Isle of Capri meets a charming and attractive young man. An exciting affair must end when word gets back to the husband and he becomes ill. In hopes of avoiding a scene, she passes her beau along to her stepdaughter, Monica.
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Vice Versa
Title: Vice Versa
Character: Paul Bultitude
Released: January 28, 1948
Type: Movie
Businessman Paul Bultitude is sending his son Dick to a boarding school. While holding a magic stone from India, he wishes that he could be young again. His wish is immediately fulfilled and the two change bodies with each other. Mr Bultitude becomes a school boy who smokes cigars and has a very conservative view on child upbringing, while his son Dick becomes a gentleman who spends his time drinking lemonade and arranging children's parties.
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A Matter of Life and Death
Title: A Matter of Life and Death
Character: Doctor Reeves
Released: December 15, 1946
Type: Movie
When a young RAF pilot miraculously survives bailing out of his aeroplane without a parachute, he falls in love with an American radio operator. But the officials in the other world realise their mistake and dispatch an angel to collect him.
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I Know Where I'm Going!
Title: I Know Where I'm Going!
Character: Torquil MacNeil
Released: November 16, 1945
Type: Movie
Plucky Englishwoman Joan Webster travels to the remote islands of the Scottish Hebrides in order to marry a wealthy industrialist. Trapped by inclement weather on the Isle of Mull and unable to continue to her destination, Joan finds herself charmed by the straightforward, no-nonsense islanders around her, and becomes increasingly attracted to naval officer Torquil MacNeil, who holds a secret that may change her life forever.
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The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
Title: The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
Character: Major General Clive Wynne-Candy
Released: July 26, 1943
Type: Movie
General Candy, who's overseeing an English squad in 1943, is a veteran leader who doesn't have the respect of the men he's training and is considered out-of-touch with what's needed to win the war. But it wasn't always this way. Flashing back to his early career in the Boer War and World War I, we see a dashing young officer whose life has been shaped by three different women, and by a lasting friendship with a German soldier.
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Girl in the News
Title: Girl in the News
Character: Bill Maher
Released: August 28, 1940
Type: Movie
An elderly lady manages to sneak some pills away from her nurse and dies of an overdose. The nurse is tried for murder and acquitted. Some time later the nurse, under a new name and identity, cares for a patient who also dies of an overdose. When her real identity comes out, suspicions arouses.
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Spies of the Air
Title: Spies of the Air
Character: Charles Houghton
Released: March 30, 1939
Type: Movie
Set just before the outbreak of WWII, this is the story of a test pilot who works for the (unnamed) enemy. Made in 1939, by the time it was released in 1940, war had been declared.
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The Drum
Title: The Drum
Character: Capt. Carruthers
Released: September 29, 1938
Type: Movie
Set in the India of the British Raj, the evil and untrustworthy Prince Guhl (Raymond Massey) plans to wipe out the British troops as they enjoy the hospitality of Guhl's spacious palace. It's up to the loyal young Prince Azim (Sabu) to warn the troops of Guhl's treachery by tapping out a message on his drum.
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The Rebel Son
Title: The Rebel Son
Character: Peter Bulba
Released: February 2, 1938
Type: Movie
During the 16th century the Cossacks and their Ukraine homeland is ruled by Poland. This is the story of the leader of the Cossacks and how his son was sent to study under the Poles to learn how to defeat them in battle. However, the son falls in love with the daughter of a Polish nobleman.
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Keep Smiling
Title: Keep Smiling
Character: Bert Wattle
Released: January 2, 1938
Type: Movie
Entertainer quits a crooked London theater and sets up her troupe on her uncle's farm. A famous musician joins the group and helps them get a legitimate booking.
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Rembrandt
Title: Rembrandt
Character: Beggar Saul
Released: November 6, 1936
Type: Movie
A character study depicting the life of Rembrandt Van Rijn at the height of his fame in the mid 1600s. Beginning with the death of his wife, Rembrandt's work takes a dark turn, which offends many of his patrons.
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Midshipman Easy
Title: Midshipman Easy
Character: Captain Wilson
Released: November 1, 1935
Type: Movie
Set during the Peninsular Campaign of the Napoleonic War, Mr Midshipman Easy has just joined the Royal Navy. He is very keen to do well but luckily he has an understanding captain to pull him out of the various adventures he seems to get involved in.
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The Price of Wisdom
Title: The Price of Wisdom
Character: Peter North
Released: August 26, 1935
Type: Movie
A young woman designer goes to London to further her career, but things are complicated when her invention is a success.
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Blind Justice
Title: Blind Justice
Character: Gilbert Jackson
Released: March 4, 1935
Type: Movie
When Peggy wants to break off her engagement to Dick in order to marry Gilbert, Dick threatens to reveal that Peggy's brother Ralph was shot for cowardice during World War One.
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Lorna Doone
Title: Lorna Doone
Character: Tom Faggus
Released: December 9, 1934
Type: Movie
High drama, set in the English moorland of the 1600s. John Ridd wants revenge on the criminal Doone family, but falls in love with the daughter of the family, Lorna.
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A Cuckoo in the Nest
Title: A Cuckoo in the Nest
Character: Alfred
Released: November 11, 1933
Type: Movie
A crowded inn means that a man and a woman must share the same room for a night. One problem is that they are both married - to other people. The other problem is that they used to be engaged to each other.
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East Lynne on the Western Front
Title: East Lynne on the Western Front
Character: Sandy
Released: July 13, 1931
Type: Movie
During the First World War a group of British soldiers serving on the Western Front stage a comic performance of the play East Lynne to entertain their comrades.
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Married Love
Title: Married Love
Character: Henry
Released: June 1, 1923
Type: Movie
aka Maisie's Marriage, based on Marie Stopes book, a fireman falls in love with a daughter from a large family. When she refuses to marry and have children, she is estranged from her family, and after being imprisioned after a failed suicide attempt becomes a maid. Controversial at the time for its views on marriage and birth control.
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The Four Feathers
Title: The Four Feathers
Character: Harry as a child
Released: May 1, 1921
Type: Movie
When a British army officer, Harry Faversham, resigns his commission on the eve of his regiment's departure for service in the Sudan he is sent four white feathers of cowardice by his comrades and fiancee. In an attempt to redeem himself, Faversham travels out to the Sudan where he saves the lives of his former comrades.