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Overview
Date of Birth:
Mini Biography:
English character actor Robert Morley was educated in England, Germany... more
Trivia:
Wife, Joan, was the daughter of Gladys Cooper more
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
Another
2 wins
&
1 nomination
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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)
(From CinemaRetro. 30 March 2009, 7:00 AM, PDT)
Gay Gielgud Bulled By Boyfriend
(From WENN. 27 April 2001)
Filmography
Actor:
- Istanbul (1989) .... Atkins
... aka Istanbul, Keep Your Eyes Open - "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) - The Lady and the Highwayman (1989) (TV) .... Lord Chancellor
- "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 - 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 - The Trouble with Spies (1987) .... Angus
... aka 2 Female Spies with Flowered Panties (UK) - The Wind (1987) (V) .... Elias Appleby
... aka Edge of Terror (UK) - Alice in Wonderland (1985) (TV) .... The King of Hearts
... aka Alice Through the Looking Glass (USA: video title (second part title)) - Second Time Lucky (1984) .... God
- "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 - High Road to China (1983) .... Bentik
- Deadly Game (1982) (TV) .... Emile Carpeau
- "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) - The Great Muppet Caper (1981) .... British Gentleman
- Loophole (1981) .... Godfrey
... aka Break In (USA: video title) - Oh Heavenly Dog (1980) .... Bernie
- "Tales of the Unexpected" .... Henry Knox (1 episode, 1980)
... aka Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected
- The Party (1980) TV episode .... Henry Knox - Scavenger Hunt (1979) .... Bernstein
- The Human Factor (1979) .... Dr. Percival
- 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) - The Blue Bird (1976) .... Father Time
... aka Sinyaya ptitsa (Soviet Union: Russian title) - Hugó, a víziló (1975) (voice) .... Sultan
... aka Hugo the Hippo (USA) - Great Expectations (1974) (TV) .... Uncle Pumblechook
- Theater of Blood (1973) .... Meredith Merridew
... aka Much Ado About Murder - When Eight Bells Toll (1971) .... Uncle Arthur
... aka Alistair Maclean's When Eight Bells Toll (UK: complete title) - Song of Norway (1970) .... Berg
- Cromwell (1970) .... The Earl of Manchester
- Doctor in Trouble (1970) .... Captain George Spratt
- Twinky (1970) .... Judge Roxborough
... aka Lola (USA)
... aka London Affair (USA)
... aka Statutory Affair - Sinful Davey (1969) .... Duke of Argyll
- "Charge!" (1969) TV series .... Herbert Todhunter (unknown episodes)
- Some Girls Do (1969/I) .... Miss Mary
- Hot Millions (1968) .... Caesar Smith
- Luther (1968) (TV) .... Pope Leo X
- Woman Times Seven (1967) .... Dr. Xavier - episode 'Super Simone'
... aka Sept fois femme (France)
... aka Sette volte donna (Italy) - Tendre voyou (1966) .... Lord Swift
... aka Tender Scoundrel (USA)
... aka Un avventuriere a Tahiti (Italy) - The Trygon Factor (1966) .... Hubert Hamlyn
... aka Das Geheimnis der weißen Nonne (West Germany)
... aka Factor One (UK: video title) - Finders Keepers (1966) .... Colonel Roberts
- Way... Way Out (1966) .... Harold Quonset
- Lucy in London (1966) (TV)
- Hotel Paradiso (1966) .... Henri Cotte
- "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 - 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 - Life at the Top (1965) .... Tiffield
- A Study in Terror (1965) .... Mycroft Holmes
... aka Fog - The Loved One (1965) .... Sir Ambrose Ambercrombie
- The Alphabet Murders (1965) .... Hastings
... aka The ABC Murders - 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 - Genghis Khan (1965) .... Emperor of China
... aka Dschingis Khan (West Germany)
... aka Dzingis-Kan - Rhythm 'n' Greens (1964) .... Narrator
- Topkapi (1964) .... Cedric Page
- Of Human Bondage (1964) .... Dr. Jacobs
... aka W. Somerset Maugham's of Human Bondage (USA: complete title) - Hot Enough for June (1964) .... Colonel Cunliffe
... aka Agent 008 3/4 (USA: promotional title)
... aka Agent 8 3/4 (USA) - Ladies Who Do (1963) .... Colonel Whitforth
- Take Her, She's Mine (1963) .... Mr. Pope-Jones, Englishman
- The Old Dark House (1963) .... Roderick Femm
- Murder at the Gallop (1963) .... Hector Enderby
... aka Agatha Christie's Murder at the Gallop (UK: complete title) - Nine Hours to Rama (1963) .... P.K. Mussadi
... aka Nine Hours to Live (USA: alternative title) - "Comedy Playhouse" .... Sir William Hunter (1 episode, 1963)
- Our Man in Moscow (1963) TV episode .... Sir William Hunter - "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 - The Boys (1962/I) .... Montgomery
- Go to Blazes (1962) .... Arson Eddie
- The Road to Hong Kong (1962) .... Leader of the 3rd Echelon
- The Young Ones (1961) .... Hamilton Black
... aka Wonderful to Be Young! (USA) - "If the Crown Fits" (1961) TV series .... King Rupert of Grabnia (unknown episodes)
- "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 - Oscar Wilde (1960) .... Oscar Wilde
... aka Forbidden Passion
... aka Oscar Wilde: The Movie - 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) - The Battle of the Sexes (1959) .... Robert Macpherson
- "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" .... Mr. Laffler (1 episode, 1959)
- Specialty of the House (1959) TV episode .... Mr. Laffler - "Playhouse 90" .... John Tarleton (1 episode, 1959)
- Misalliance (1959) TV episode .... John Tarleton - Libel (1959) .... Sir Wilfred
- The Journey (1959) .... Hugh Deverill
- "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 - The Doctor's Dilemma (1958) .... Sir Ralph Bloomfield-Bonington
- The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw (1958) .... Uncle Lucius
- Law and Disorder (1958) .... Judge Crichton
- Around the World in Eighty Days (1956) .... Gauthier Ralph
... aka Michael Todd's Around the World in 80 Days (USA: complete title) - Loser Takes All (1956) .... Dreuther
- "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 - Quentin Durward (1955) .... King Louis XI
... aka The Adventures of Quentin Durward - Beau Brummell (1954) .... King George III
- The Rainbow Jacket (1954) .... Lord Logan
- The Good Die Young (1954) .... Sir Francis Ravenscourt
- Beat the Devil (1953) .... Peterson
... aka Il tesoro dell'Africa (Italy) - Melba (1953) .... Oscar Hammerstein I
- The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan (1953) .... William S. Gilbert
... aka Gilbert and Sullivan (USA)
... aka The Great Gilbert and Sullivan (USA) - The Final Test (1953) .... Alexander Whitehead
- Curtain Up (1952) .... W.H. 'Harry' Derwent Blacker
- Outcast of the Islands (1952) .... Elmer Almayer
- The African Queen (1951) .... Rev. Samuel Sayer
- "Parent-Craft" (1951) TV series .... R. Cressington-Tallboy
- The Small Back Room (1949) .... Minister
... aka Hour of Glory (USA) - The Ghosts of Berkeley Square (1947) .... Gen. "Jumbo" Burlap/Nawab of Bagwash
- I Live in Grosvenor Square (1945) .... Duke of Exmoor
... aka A Yank in London (USA) - The Young Mr. Pitt (1942) .... Charles James Fox
- Partners in Crime (1942) .... Judge
- The Foreman Went to France (1942) .... Mayor Coutare of Bivary
... aka Somewhere in France - This Was Paris (1942) .... Van Der Stuyl
... aka So This Was Paris - Major Barbara (1941) .... Andrew Underschaft
... aka George Bernard Shaw's Major Barbara (UK: complete title) - You Will Remember (1941) .... Tom Barrett/Leslie Stuart
- The Big Blockade (1940) .... Von Geiselbrecht
- Marie Antoinette (1938) .... King Louis XVI
Writer:
- "Au théâtre ce soir" (1 episode, 1974)
- Edouard mon fils (1974) TV episode (play) - Der Querkopf (1967) (TV) (play)
- An Evening with Robert Morley (1964) (TV) (writer)
- "The United States Steel Hour" (1 episode, 1955)
... aka The U.S. Steel Hour (USA: alternative title)
- Edward My Son (1955) TV episode (play) - "Parent-Craft" (1951) TV series (writer)
- Edward, My Son (1949) (play)
- Return to Yesterday (1940) (play "Goodness How Sad!")
- Goodness, How Sad! (1938) (TV) (writer)
- The Belles of St. Clements (1936) (uncredited)
Soundtrack:
- Alice in Wonderland (1985) (TV) (performer: "Can You Hear Us, Alice?")
... aka Alice Through the Looking Glass (USA: video title (second part title))
Self:
- "This Is Your Life" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1974-1991)
- David Tomlinson (1991) TV episode .... Himself
- Robert Morley (1974) TV episode .... Himself - Coral Browne: Caviar for the General (1989) (TV) .... Himself
- "Clapper Board" .... Himself (1 episode, 1979)
- The Robert Morley Interview (1979) TV episode .... Himself - "The Hollywood Greats" .... Himself (1 episode, 1977)
... aka Hollywood Greats (USA: new title)
- Humphrey Bogart (1977) TV episode .... Himself - "Parkinson" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1971-1974)
- Episode #3.23 (1974) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #1.14 (1971) TV episode .... Himself - "Jack Paar Tonite" .... Himself (1 episode, 1973)
- Episode dated 18 October 1973 (1973) TV episode .... Himself - "The Dick Cavett Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1971)
- Robert Morley (1971) TV episode .... Himself - "London aktuell" .... Himself (1 episode, 1970)
- Episode #1.2 (1970) TV episode .... Himself - "The London Palladium Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1967)
- Episode dated 8 January 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Himself - "Call My Bluff" .... Himself - Team Captain (1 episode, 1965)
- Episode #1.1 (1965) TV episode .... Himself - Team Captain - "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 - An Evening with Robert Morley (1964) (TV) .... Himself
- "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 - "The International Variety Show" (1961) TV series .... Himself
- "The Jo Stafford Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1961)
- At the London Palladium (1961) TV episode .... Himself - "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 - "Spot the Tune" (1956) TV series .... Himself
- Baker's Dozen (1955) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
- Another Romance of Celluloid (1938) (uncredited) .... Himself
Additional Details
Other Works:
Book: Robert Morley: 'responsible gentleman', as told to Sewell Stokes, London, Heinemann, 1966.
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