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Beat the Devil (1953) -- On their way to Africa are a group of rogues who hope to get rich there, and a seemingly innocent British couple. They meet and things happen...
Topkapi (1964) -- Caper film about the theft of a jeweled dagger from an Istanbul museum.
The Great Muppet Caper (1981) -- Kermit, Gonzo and Fozzie are reporters who travel to Britain to interview a rich victim of jewel thieves and help her along with her secretary, Miss Piggy.

Overview

Date of Death:
3 June 1992, Wargrave, Berkshire, England, UK more
Mini Biography:
English character actor Robert Morley was educated in England, Germany... more
Trivia:
Wife, Joan, was the daughter of Gladys Cooper more
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins & 1 nomination more
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Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actor, Writer, Soundtrack, Self
Actor:
  1. Istanbul (1989) .... Atkins
    ... aka Istanbul, Keep Your Eyes Open
  2. "Around the World in 80 Days" (1989/I) TV mini-series .... Wentworth
    ... aka Il giro del mondo in 80 giorni (Italy)
    ... aka In 80 Tagen um die Welt (West Germany)
  3. The Lady and the Highwayman (1989) (TV) .... Lord Chancellor
  4. "War and Remembrance" .... Alistair Tudsbury (5 episodes, 1988)
        - Part 5 (1988) TV episode .... Alistair Tudsbury
        - Part 4 (1988) TV episode .... Alistair Tudsbury
        - Part 3 (1988) TV episode .... Alistair Tudsbury
        - Part 2 (1988) TV episode .... Alistair Tudsbury
        - Part I (1988) TV episode .... Alistair Tudsbury
  5. Little Dorrit (1988) .... Lord Decimus Barnacle
    ... aka Little Dorrit 1: Nobody's Fault (UK: first part title)
    ... aka Little Dorrit 2: Little Dorrit's Story (UK: second part title)
    ... aka Little Dorrit's Story
    ... aka Nobody's Fault
  6. The Trouble with Spies (1987) .... Angus
    ... aka 2 Female Spies with Flowered Panties (UK)
  7. The Wind (1987) (V) .... Elias Appleby
    ... aka Edge of Terror (UK)
  8. Alice in Wonderland (1985) (TV) .... The King of Hearts
    ... aka Alice Through the Looking Glass (USA: video title (second part title))
  9. Second Time Lucky (1984) .... God
  10. "The Old Men at the Zoo" .... Lord Godmanchester (4 episodes, 1983)
        - Armageddon (1983) TV episode .... Lord Godmanchester
        - Exodus (1983) TV episode .... Lord Godmanchester
        - Godmanchester's Plan (1983) TV episode .... Lord Godmanchester
        - A Tall Story (1983) TV episode .... Lord Godmanchester
  11. High Road to China (1983) .... Bentik
  12. Deadly Game (1982) (TV) .... Emile Carpeau
  13. "Lady Killers" .... Presenter (14 episodes, 1980-1981)
    ... aka Ladykillers (UK: new title)
        - A Boy's Best Friend (1981) TV episode .... Presenter
        - Make It a Double (1981) TV episode .... Presenter
        - The Darlingest Boy (1981) TV episode .... Presenter
        - A Smile Is Sometimes Worth a Million Dollars (1981) TV episode .... Presenter
        - My Perfect Husband (1981) TV episode .... Presenter
          (9 more)
  14. The Great Muppet Caper (1981) .... British Gentleman
  15. Loophole (1981) .... Godfrey
    ... aka Break In (USA: video title)
  16. Oh Heavenly Dog (1980) .... Bernie
  17. "Tales of the Unexpected" .... Henry Knox (1 episode, 1980)
    ... aka Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected
        - The Party (1980) TV episode .... Henry Knox

  18. Scavenger Hunt (1979) .... Bernstein
  19. The Human Factor (1979) .... Dr. Percival
  20. Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (1978) .... Max
    ... aka Die Schlemmerorgie (West Germany)
    ... aka Ein Kochtopf voller Leichen (West Germany: video title)
    ... aka La grande cuisine (France)
    ... aka Qualcuno sta uccidendo i più grandi cuochi d'europa (Italy)
    ... aka Someone Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe
    ... aka Too Many Chefs (UK)
  21. The Blue Bird (1976) .... Father Time
    ... aka Sinyaya ptitsa (Soviet Union: Russian title)
  22. Hugó, a víziló (1975) (voice) .... Sultan
    ... aka Hugo the Hippo (USA)
  23. Great Expectations (1974) (TV) .... Uncle Pumblechook
  24. Theater of Blood (1973) .... Meredith Merridew
    ... aka Much Ado About Murder
  25. When Eight Bells Toll (1971) .... Uncle Arthur
    ... aka Alistair Maclean's When Eight Bells Toll (UK: complete title)
  26. Song of Norway (1970) .... Berg
  27. Cromwell (1970) .... The Earl of Manchester
  28. Doctor in Trouble (1970) .... Captain George Spratt
  29. Twinky (1970) .... Judge Roxborough
    ... aka Lola (USA)
    ... aka London Affair (USA)
    ... aka Statutory Affair

  30. Sinful Davey (1969) .... Duke of Argyll
  31. "Charge!" (1969) TV series .... Herbert Todhunter (unknown episodes)
  32. Some Girls Do (1969/I) .... Miss Mary
  33. Hot Millions (1968) .... Caesar Smith
  34. Luther (1968) (TV) .... Pope Leo X
  35. Woman Times Seven (1967) .... Dr. Xavier - episode 'Super Simone'
    ... aka Sept fois femme (France)
    ... aka Sette volte donna (Italy)
  36. Tendre voyou (1966) .... Lord Swift
    ... aka Tender Scoundrel (USA)
    ... aka Un avventuriere a Tahiti (Italy)
  37. The Trygon Factor (1966) .... Hubert Hamlyn
    ... aka Das Geheimnis der weißen Nonne (West Germany)
    ... aka Factor One (UK: video title)
  38. Finders Keepers (1966) .... Colonel Roberts
  39. Way... Way Out (1966) .... Harold Quonset
  40. Lucy in London (1966) (TV)
  41. Hotel Paradiso (1966) .... Henri Cotte
  42. "Emergency-Ward 10" .... James Turbull (1 episode, 1966)
    ... aka Calling Nurse Roberts (UK: alternative title)
        - Episode dated 8 January 1966 (1966) TV episode .... James Turbull
  43. The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics (1965) (voice) .... Narrator
    ... aka The Dot and the Line (Australia)
    ... aka The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics
  44. Life at the Top (1965) .... Tiffield
  45. A Study in Terror (1965) .... Mycroft Holmes
    ... aka Fog
  46. The Loved One (1965) .... Sir Ambrose Ambercrombie
  47. The Alphabet Murders (1965) .... Hastings
    ... aka The ABC Murders
  48. Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 hours 11 minutes (1965) .... Lord Rawnsley
    ... aka Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines
  49. Genghis Khan (1965) .... Emperor of China
    ... aka Dschingis Khan (West Germany)
    ... aka Dzingis-Kan
  50. Rhythm 'n' Greens (1964) .... Narrator
  51. Topkapi (1964) .... Cedric Page
  52. Of Human Bondage (1964) .... Dr. Jacobs
    ... aka W. Somerset Maugham's of Human Bondage (USA: complete title)
  53. Hot Enough for June (1964) .... Colonel Cunliffe
    ... aka Agent 008 3/4 (USA: promotional title)
    ... aka Agent 8 3/4 (USA)
  54. Ladies Who Do (1963) .... Colonel Whitforth
  55. Take Her, She's Mine (1963) .... Mr. Pope-Jones, Englishman
  56. The Old Dark House (1963) .... Roderick Femm
  57. Murder at the Gallop (1963) .... Hector Enderby
    ... aka Agatha Christie's Murder at the Gallop (UK: complete title)
  58. Nine Hours to Rama (1963) .... P.K. Mussadi
    ... aka Nine Hours to Live (USA: alternative title)
  59. "Comedy Playhouse" .... Sir William Hunter (1 episode, 1963)
        - Our Man in Moscow (1963) TV episode .... Sir William Hunter
  60. "The Dick Powell Show" .... Fred Komack (1 episode, 1962)
    ... aka The Dick Powell Theatre (USA: new title)
        - The Big Day (1962) TV episode .... Fred Komack
  61. The Boys (1962/I) .... Montgomery
  62. Go to Blazes (1962) .... Arson Eddie
  63. The Road to Hong Kong (1962) .... Leader of the 3rd Echelon
  64. The Young Ones (1961) .... Hamilton Black
    ... aka Wonderful to Be Young! (USA)
  65. "If the Crown Fits" (1961) TV series .... King Rupert of Grabnia (unknown episodes)
  66. "The DuPont Show of the Month" .... Mr. Bumble (2 episodes, 1959-1960)
        - Heaven Can Wait (1960) TV episode
        - Oliver Twist (1959) TV episode .... Mr. Bumble
  67. Oscar Wilde (1960) .... Oscar Wilde
    ... aka Forbidden Passion
    ... aka Oscar Wilde: The Movie
  68. Giuseppe venduto dai fratelli (1960) .... Potiphar
    ... aka Joseph Sold by His Brothers
    ... aka Joseph and His Brethren (USA: DVD box title)
    ... aka Sold Into Egypt (UK)
    ... aka The Story of Joseph and His Brethren (USA)

  69. The Battle of the Sexes (1959) .... Robert Macpherson
  70. "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" .... Mr. Laffler (1 episode, 1959)
        - Specialty of the House (1959) TV episode .... Mr. Laffler
  71. "Playhouse 90" .... John Tarleton (1 episode, 1959)
        - Misalliance (1959) TV episode .... John Tarleton
  72. Libel (1959) .... Sir Wilfred
  73. The Journey (1959) .... Hugh Deverill
  74. "Tales from Dickens" .... Mr. Micawber (2 episodes, 1958-1959)
    ... aka Fredric March Presents Tales from Dickens (USA)
        - Uriah Heep (1959) TV episode .... Mr. Micawber
        - David and Mr. Micawber (1958) TV episode .... Mr. Micawber
  75. The Doctor's Dilemma (1958) .... Sir Ralph Bloomfield-Bonington
  76. The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw (1958) .... Uncle Lucius
  77. Law and Disorder (1958) .... Judge Crichton
  78. Around the World in Eighty Days (1956) .... Gauthier Ralph
    ... aka Michael Todd's Around the World in 80 Days (USA: complete title)
  79. Loser Takes All (1956) .... Dreuther
  80. "The United States Steel Hour" .... Arnold Holt (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka The U.S. Steel Hour (USA: alternative title)
        - Edward My Son (1955) TV episode .... Arnold Holt
  81. Quentin Durward (1955) .... King Louis XI
    ... aka The Adventures of Quentin Durward
  82. Beau Brummell (1954) .... King George III
  83. The Rainbow Jacket (1954) .... Lord Logan
  84. The Good Die Young (1954) .... Sir Francis Ravenscourt
  85. Beat the Devil (1953) .... Peterson
    ... aka Il tesoro dell'Africa (Italy)
  86. Melba (1953) .... Oscar Hammerstein I
  87. The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan (1953) .... William S. Gilbert
    ... aka Gilbert and Sullivan (USA)
    ... aka The Great Gilbert and Sullivan (USA)
  88. The Final Test (1953) .... Alexander Whitehead
  89. Curtain Up (1952) .... W.H. 'Harry' Derwent Blacker
  90. Outcast of the Islands (1952) .... Elmer Almayer
  91. The African Queen (1951) .... Rev. Samuel Sayer
  92. "Parent-Craft" (1951) TV series .... R. Cressington-Tallboy

  93. The Small Back Room (1949) .... Minister
    ... aka Hour of Glory (USA)
  94. The Ghosts of Berkeley Square (1947) .... Gen. "Jumbo" Burlap/Nawab of Bagwash
  95. I Live in Grosvenor Square (1945) .... Duke of Exmoor
    ... aka A Yank in London (USA)
  96. The Young Mr. Pitt (1942) .... Charles James Fox
  97. Partners in Crime (1942) .... Judge
  98. The Foreman Went to France (1942) .... Mayor Coutare of Bivary
    ... aka Somewhere in France
  99. This Was Paris (1942) .... Van Der Stuyl
    ... aka So This Was Paris
  100. Major Barbara (1941) .... Andrew Underschaft
    ... aka George Bernard Shaw's Major Barbara (UK: complete title)
  101. You Will Remember (1941) .... Tom Barrett/Leslie Stuart
  102. The Big Blockade (1940) .... Von Geiselbrecht

  103. Marie Antoinette (1938) .... King Louis XVI
Writer:
  1. "Au théâtre ce soir" (1 episode, 1974)
        - Edouard mon fils (1974) TV episode (play)

  2. Der Querkopf (1967) (TV) (play)
  3. An Evening with Robert Morley (1964) (TV) (writer)

  4. "The United States Steel Hour" (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka The U.S. Steel Hour (USA: alternative title)
        - Edward My Son (1955) TV episode (play)
  5. "Parent-Craft" (1951) TV series (writer)

  6. Edward, My Son (1949) (play)
  7. Return to Yesterday (1940) (play "Goodness How Sad!")

  8. Goodness, How Sad! (1938) (TV) (writer)
  9. The Belles of St. Clements (1936) (uncredited)
Soundtrack:
  1. Alice in Wonderland (1985) (TV) (performer: "Can You Hear Us, Alice?")
    ... aka Alice Through the Looking Glass (USA: video title (second part title))
Self:
  1. "This Is Your Life" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1974-1991)
        - David Tomlinson (1991) TV episode .... Himself
        - Robert Morley (1974) TV episode .... Himself

  2. Coral Browne: Caviar for the General (1989) (TV) .... Himself

  3. "Clapper Board" .... Himself (1 episode, 1979)
        - The Robert Morley Interview (1979) TV episode .... Himself
  4. "The Hollywood Greats" .... Himself (1 episode, 1977)
    ... aka Hollywood Greats (USA: new title)
        - Humphrey Bogart (1977) TV episode .... Himself
  5. "Parkinson" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1971-1974)
        - Episode #3.23 (1974) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #1.14 (1971) TV episode .... Himself
  6. "Jack Paar Tonite" .... Himself (1 episode, 1973)
        - Episode dated 18 October 1973 (1973) TV episode .... Himself
  7. "The Dick Cavett Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1971)
        - Robert Morley (1971) TV episode .... Himself
  8. "London aktuell" .... Himself (1 episode, 1970)
        - Episode #1.2 (1970) TV episode .... Himself

  9. "The London Palladium Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1967)
        - Episode dated 8 January 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Himself
  10. "Call My Bluff" .... Himself - Team Captain (1 episode, 1965)
        - Episode #1.1 (1965) TV episode .... Himself - Team Captain
  11. "The Jack Paar Program" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1963-1964)
        - Episode dated 11 December 1964 (1964) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 11 December 1963 (1963) TV episode .... Himself
  12. An Evening with Robert Morley (1964) (TV) .... Himself
  13. "Tonight Starring Jack Paar" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1960-1962)
    ... aka The Jack Paar Show (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Jack Paar Tonight Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode dated 16 March 1962 (1962) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 2 November 1960 (1960) TV episode .... Himself
  14. "The International Variety Show" (1961) TV series .... Himself
  15. "The Jo Stafford Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1961)
        - At the London Palladium (1961) TV episode .... Himself

  16. "Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium" .... Himself - Host (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka Sunday Night at the London Palladium (UK: short title)
        - Episode #3.23 (1958) TV episode .... Himself - Host
  17. "Spot the Tune" (1956) TV series .... Himself
  18. Baker's Dozen (1955) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter

  19. Another Romance of Celluloid (1938) (uncredited) .... Himself

Additional Details

Other Works:
Book: Robert Morley: 'responsible gentleman', as told to Sewell Stokes, London, Heinemann, 1966. more
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