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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.
Theater of Blood (1973) -- Trailerfan.com - Trailer (Flash)
Topkapi (1964) -- Trailerfan.com - Trailer (Flash)

Overview

Date of Birth:
26 May 1908, Semley, Wiltshire, England, UK more
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:
When asked to give a talk at his old school, Wellington, he said the only... more
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Down 27% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins & 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Excerpt From Gail Gerber's "Trippin' With Terry Southern"
 (From CinemaRetro. 30 March 2009, 7:00 AM, PDT)
Gay Gielgud Bulled By Boyfriend
 (From WENN. 27 April 2001)

Filmography

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Actor
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Istanbul (1989)   Atkins 1989 - 2.9 (36)
AKAs:
  • Istanbul, Keep Your Eyes Open
- 2. "Around the World in 80 Days" (1989/I)   Wentworth 1989 - 6.9 (1,229)
AKAs:
  • Il giro del mondo in 80 giorni (Italy)
  • In 80 Tagen um die Welt (West Germany)
- 3. The Lady and the Highwayman (1989) (TV) Lord Chancellor 1989 - 5.5 (347)
- 4. "War and Remembrance" (1988)   Alistair Tudsbury (5 episodes, 1988) 1988 - 8.3 (895)
- 5. Little Dorrit (1988)   Lord Decimus Barnacle 1988 - 7.5 (446)
AKAs:
  • Little Dorrit 1: Nobody's Fault (UK: first part title)
  • Little Dorrit 2: Little Dorrit's Story (UK: second part title)
  • Little Dorrit's Story
  • Nobody's Fault
- 6. The Trouble with Spies (1987)   Angus 1987 - 3.7 (105)
AKAs:
  • 2 Female Spies with Flowered Panties (UK)
- 7. The Wind (1987) (V)   Elias Appleby 1987 - 4.2 (146)
AKAs:
  • Edge of Terror (UK)
- 8. Alice in Wonderland (1985) (TV)   The King of Hearts 1985 - 7.1 (1,122)
AKAs:
  • Alice Through the Looking Glass (USA: video title (second part title))
- 9. Second Time Lucky (1984) God 1984 - 4.7 (82)
- 10. "The Old Men at the Zoo" (1983)   Lord Godmanchester (4 episodes, 1983) 1983 - 8.3 (10)
4 TV episodes:
- 11. High Road to China (1983) Bentik 1983 - 5.3 (2,093)
- 12. Deadly Game (1982) (TV) Emile Carpeau 1982 - 6.0 (43)
- 13. "Lady Killers" (1980)   Presenter (14 episodes, 1980-1981) 1981 - -
AKAs:
  • Ladykillers (UK: new title)
14 TV episodes: 9 episodes not shown.
- 14. The Great Muppet Caper (1981) British Gentleman 1981 - 7.2 (4,119)
- 15. Loophole (1981)   Godfrey 1981 - 5.8 (139)
AKAs:
  • Break In (USA: video title)
- 16. Oh Heavenly Dog (1980) Bernie 1980 - 5.2 (1,014)
- 17. "Tales of the Unexpected" (1979)   Henry Knox (1 episode, 1980) 1980 - 7.7 (237)
AKAs:
  • Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected
1 TV episode:
- 18. Scavenger Hunt (1979) Bernstein 1979 - 5.7 (1,079)
- 19. The Human Factor (1979) Dr. Percival 1979 - 5.9 (306)
- 20. Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (1978)   Max 1978 - 6.3 (873)
AKAs:
  • Die Schlemmerorgie (West Germany)
  • Ein Kochtopf voller Leichen (West Germany: video title)
  • La grande cuisine (France)
  • Qualcuno sta uccidendo i più grandi cuochi d'europa (Italy)
  • Someone Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe
  • Too Many Chefs (UK)
- 21. The Blue Bird (1976)   Father Time 1976 - 4.9 (333)
AKAs:
  • Sinyaya ptitsa (Soviet Union: Russian title)
- 22. Hugó, a víziló (1975)   (voice) Sultan 1975 - 6.9 (117)
AKAs:
  • Hugo the Hippo (USA)
- 23. Great Expectations (1974) (TV) Uncle Pumblechook 1974 - 6.0 (143)
- 24. Theater of Blood (1973)   Meredith Merridew 1973 - 7.1 (2,925)
AKAs:
  • Much Ado About Murder
- 25. When Eight Bells Toll (1971)   Uncle Arthur 1971 - 5.7 (469)
AKAs:
  • Alistair Maclean's When Eight Bells Toll (UK: complete title)
- 26. Song of Norway (1970) Berg 1970 - 3.2 (224)
- 27. Cromwell (1970) The Earl of Manchester 1970 - 6.7 (1,586)
- 28. Doctor in Trouble (1970) Captain George Spratt 1970 - 5.1 (157)
- 29. Twinky (1970)   Judge Roxborough 1970 - 5.3 (272)
AKAs:
  • Lola (USA)
  • London Affair (USA)
  • Statutory Affair
- 30. Sinful Davey (1969) Duke of Argyll 1969 - 5.8 (152)
- 31. "Charge!" (1969) Herbert Todhunter (unknown episodes) 1969 - -
- 32. Some Girls Do (1969/I) Miss Mary 1969 - 5.5 (107)
- 33. Hot Millions (1968) Caesar Smith 1968 - 6.8 (724)
- 34. Luther (1968) (TV) Pope Leo X 1968 - -
- 35. Woman Times Seven (1967)   Dr. Xavier - episode 'Super Simone' 1967 - 6.0 (283)
AKAs:
  • Sept fois femme (France)
  • Sette volte donna (Italy)
- 36. Tendre voyou (1966)   Lord Swift 1966 - 6.0 (78)
AKAs:
  • Tender Scoundrel (USA)
  • Un avventuriere a Tahiti (Italy)
- 37. The Trygon Factor (1966)   Hubert Hamlyn 1966 - 5.6 (88)
AKAs:
  • Das Geheimnis der weißen Nonne (West Germany)
  • Factor One (UK: video title)
- 38. Finders Keepers (1966) Colonel Roberts 1966 - 4.4 (48)
- 39. Way... Way Out (1966) Harold Quonset 1966 - 5.0 (315)
- 40. Lucy in London (1966) (TV) 1966 - 8.7 (12)
- 41. Hotel Paradiso (1966) Henri Cotte 1966 - 6.1 (289)
- 42. "Emergency-Ward 10" (1957)   James Turbull (1 episode, 1966) 1966 - -
AKAs:
  • Calling Nurse Roberts (UK: alternative title)
1 TV episode:
- 43. The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics (1965)   (voice) Narrator 1965 - 8.0 (436)
AKAs:
  • The Dot and the Line (Australia)
  • The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics
- 44. Life at the Top (1965) Tiffield 1965 - 6.4 (56)
- 45. A Study in Terror (1965)   Mycroft Holmes 1965 - 6.6 (399)
AKAs:
  • Fog
- 46. The Loved One (1965) Sir Ambrose Ambercrombie 1965 - 7.1 (1,464)
- 47. The Alphabet Murders (1965)   Hastings 1965 - 5.4 (491)
AKAs:
  • 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 1965 - 6.9 (2,415)
AKAs:
  • Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines
- 49. Genghis Khan (1965)   Emperor of China 1965 - 5.7 (585)
AKAs:
  • Dschingis Khan (West Germany)
  • Dzingis-Kan
- 50. Rhythm 'n' Greens (1964) Narrator 1964 - -
- 51. Topkapi (1964) Cedric Page 1964 - 7.1 (3,068)
- 52. Of Human Bondage (1964)   Dr. Jacobs 1964 - 6.3 (310)
AKAs:
  • W. Somerset Maugham's of Human Bondage (USA: complete title)
- 53. Hot Enough for June (1964)   Colonel Cunliffe 1964 - 6.0 (186)
AKAs:
  • Agent 008 3/4 (USA: promotional title)
  • Agent 8 3/4 (USA)
- 54. Ladies Who Do (1963) Colonel Whitforth 1963 - 6.5 (51)
- 55. Take Her, She's Mine (1963) Mr. Pope-Jones, Englishman 1963 - 6.0 (457)
- 56. The Old Dark House (1963) Roderick Femm 1963 - 5.3 (242)
- 57. Murder at the Gallop (1963)   Hector Enderby 1963 - 7.1 (1,567)
AKAs:
  • Agatha Christie's Murder at the Gallop (UK: complete title)
- 58. Nine Hours to Rama (1963)   P.K. Mussadi 1963 - 6.5 (146)
AKAs:
  • Nine Hours to Live (USA: alternative title)
- 59. "Comedy Playhouse" (1961)   Sir William Hunter (1 episode, 1963) 1963 - 9.6 (5)
1 TV episode:
- 60. "The Dick Powell Show" (1961)   Fred Komack (1 episode, 1962) 1962 - 7.3 (40)
AKAs:
  • The Dick Powell Theatre (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 61. The Boys (1962/I) Montgomery 1962 - 7.2 (132)
- 62. Go to Blazes (1962) Arson Eddie 1962 - 4.7 (49)
- 63. The Road to Hong Kong (1962) Leader of the 3rd Echelon 1962 - 6.5 (1,280)
- 64. The Young Ones (1961)   Hamilton Black 1961 - 5.8 (231)
AKAs:
  • Wonderful to Be Young! (USA)
- 65. "If the Crown Fits" (1961) King Rupert of Grabnia (unknown episodes) 1961 - -
- 66. "The DuPont Show of the Month" (1957)   Mr. Bumble (2 episodes, 1959-1960) 1960 - 8.3 (11)
2 TV episodes:
- 67. Oscar Wilde (1960)   Oscar Wilde 1960 - 6.5 (97)
AKAs:
  • Forbidden Passion
  • Oscar Wilde: The Movie
- 68. Giuseppe venduto dai fratelli (1960)   Potiphar 1960 - 5.4 (35)
AKAs:
  • Joseph Sold by His Brothers
  • Joseph and His Brethren (USA: DVD box title)
  • Sold Into Egypt (UK)
  • The Story of Joseph and His Brethren (USA)
- 69. The Battle of the Sexes (1959) Robert Macpherson 1959 - 6.7 (419)
- 70. "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1955)   Mr. Laffler (1 episode, 1959) 1959 - 8.8 (1,223)
1 TV episode:
- 71. "Playhouse 90" (1956)   John Tarleton (1 episode, 1959) 1959 - 8.5 (67)
1 TV episode:
- 72. Libel (1959) Sir Wilfred 1959 - 7.1 (268)
- 73. The Journey (1959) Hugh Deverill 1959 - 6.6 (480)
- 74. "Tales from Dickens" (1958)   Mr. Micawber (2 episodes, 1958-1959) 1959 - -
AKAs:
  • Fredric March Presents Tales from Dickens (USA)
- 75. The Doctor's Dilemma (1958) Sir Ralph Bloomfield-Bonington 1958 - 5.7 (158)
- 76. The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw (1958) Uncle Lucius 1958 - 5.8 (283)
- 77. Law and Disorder (1958) Judge Crichton 1958 - 6.2 (63)
- 78. Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)   Gauthier Ralph 1956 - 6.8 (6,659)
AKAs:
  • Michael Todd's Around the World in 80 Days (USA: complete title)
- 79. Loser Takes All (1956) Dreuther 1956 - 5.4 (12)
- 80. "The United States Steel Hour" (1953)   Arnold Holt (1 episode, 1955) 1955 - 8.4 (32)
AKAs:
  • The U.S. Steel Hour (USA: alternative title)
1 TV episode:
- 81. Quentin Durward (1955)   King Louis XI 1955 - 6.2 (317)
AKAs:
  • The Adventures of Quentin Durward
- 82. Beau Brummell (1954) King George III 1954 - 6.5 (503)
- 83. The Rainbow Jacket (1954) Lord Logan 1954 - 5.1 (18)
- 84. The Good Die Young (1954) Sir Francis Ravenscourt 1954 - 6.4 (238)
- 85. Beat the Devil (1953)   Peterson 1953 - 6.5 (2,989)
AKAs:
  • Il tesoro dell'Africa (Italy)
- 86. Melba (1953) Oscar Hammerstein I 1953 - 6.7 (9)
- 87. The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan (1953)   William S. Gilbert 1953 - 7.2 (68)
AKAs:
  • Gilbert and Sullivan (USA)
  • The Great Gilbert and Sullivan (USA)
- 88. The Final Test (1953) Alexander Whitehead 1953 - 6.4 (48)
- 89. Curtain Up (1952) W.H. 'Harry' Derwent Blacker 1952 - 6.0 (72)
- 90. Outcast of the Islands (1952) Elmer Almayer 1952 - 7.4 (250)
- 91. The African Queen (1951) Rev. Samuel Sayer 1951 - 8.1 (30,787)
- 92. "Parent-Craft" (1951) R. Cressington-Tallboy 1951 - -
- 93. The Small Back Room (1949)   Minister 1949 - 7.5 (465)
AKAs:
  • Hour of Glory (USA)
- 94. The Ghosts of Berkeley Square (1947) Gen. "Jumbo" Burlap/Nawab of Bagwash 1947 - 5.6 (44)
- 95. I Live in Grosvenor Square (1945)   Duke of Exmoor 1945 - 6.3 (30)
AKAs:
  • A Yank in London (USA)
- 96. The Young Mr. Pitt (1942) Charles James Fox 1942 - 6.9 (76)
- 97. Partners in Crime (1942) Judge 1942 - 6.4 (5)
- 98. The Foreman Went to France (1942)   Mayor Coutare of Bivary 1942 - 6.8 (142)
AKAs:
  • Somewhere in France
- 99. This Was Paris (1942)   Van Der Stuyl 1942 - 5.4 (40)
AKAs:
  • So This Was Paris
- 100. Major Barbara (1941)   Andrew Underschaft 1941 - 7.2 (334)
AKAs:
  • George Bernard Shaw's Major Barbara (UK: complete title)
- 101. You Will Remember (1941) Tom Barrett/Leslie Stuart 1941 - -
- 102. The Big Blockade (1940) Von Geiselbrecht 1940 - 5.3 (39)
- 103. Marie Antoinette (1938) King Louis XVI 1938 - 7.4 (1,163)
Writer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "Au théâtre ce soir" (1966)   (1 episode, 1974) 1974 - 8.2 (10)
1 TV episode:
- 2. Der Querkopf (1967) (TV) (play) 1967 - -
- 3. An Evening with Robert Morley (1964) (TV) (writer) 1964 - -
- 4. "The United States Steel Hour" (1953)   (1 episode, 1955) 1955 - 8.4 (32)
AKAs:
  • The U.S. Steel Hour (USA: alternative title)
1 TV episode:
- 5. "Parent-Craft" (1951) (writer) 1951 - -
- 6. Edward, My Son (1949) (play) 1949 - 6.6 (412)
- 7. Return to Yesterday (1940) (play "Goodness How Sad!") 1940 - -
- 8. Goodness, How Sad! (1938) (TV) (writer) 1938 - -
- 9. The Belles of St. Clements (1936) (uncredited) 1936 - -
Soundtrack
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Alice in Wonderland (1985) (TV)   (performer: "Can You Hear Us, Alice?") 1985 - 7.1 (1,122)
AKAs:
  • Alice Through the Looking Glass (USA: video title (second part title))
Self
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "This Is Your Life" (1955)   Himself (2 episodes, 1974-1991) 1991 - 6.6 (29)
2 TV episodes:
- 2. Coral Browne: Caviar for the General (1989) (TV) Himself 1989 - 6.9 (5)
- 3. "Clapper Board" (1972)   Himself (1 episode, 1979) 1979 - -
1 TV episode:
- 4. "The Hollywood Greats" (1977)   Himself (1 episode, 1977) 1977 - 7.9 (12)
AKAs:
  • Hollywood Greats (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 5. "Parkinson" (1971)   Himself (2 episodes, 1971-1974) 1974 - 8.1 (166)
2 TV episodes:
- 6. "Jack Paar Tonite" (1973)   Himself (1 episode, 1973) 1973 - -
1 TV episode:
- 7. "The Dick Cavett Show" (1968)   Himself (1 episode, 1971) 1971 - 7.9 (114)
1 TV episode:
- 8. "London aktuell" (1969)   Himself (1 episode, 1970) 1970 - -
1 TV episode:
- 9. "The London Palladium Show" (1966)   Himself (1 episode, 1967) 1967 - -
1 TV episode:
- 10. "Call My Bluff" (1965/II)   Himself - Team Captain (1 episode, 1965) 1965 - -
1 TV episode:
- 11. "The Jack Paar Program" (1962)   Himself (2 episodes, 1963-1964) 1964 - 10.0 (9)
2 TV episodes:
- 12. An Evening with Robert Morley (1964) (TV) Himself 1964 - -
- 13. "Tonight Starring Jack Paar" (1957)   Himself (2 episodes, 1960-1962) 1962 - 9.0 (38)
AKAs:
  • The Jack Paar Show (USA: new title)
  • The Jack Paar Tonight Show (USA: new title)
2 TV episodes:
- 14. "The Jo Stafford Show" (1961)   Himself (1 episode, 1961) 1961 - -
1 TV episode:
- 15. "The International Variety Show" (1961) Himself 1961 - -
- 16. "Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium" (1955)   Himself - Host (1 episode, 1958) 1958 - -
AKAs:
  • Sunday Night at the London Palladium (UK: short title)
1 TV episode:
- 17. "Spot the Tune" (1956) Himself 1956 - -
- 18. Baker's Dozen (1955) (TV) Himself - Presenter 1955 - 7.2 (14)
- 19. Another Romance of Celluloid (1938) (uncredited) Himself 1938 - 5.6 (15)

Additional Details

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