Roger Livesey
Born: 1906-06-25
Birthplace: Barry, Wales, UK
Biography
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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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Known For
A Matter of Life and Death
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
Oedipus the King
Lorna Doone
The League of Gentlemen
I Know Where I'm Going!
The Entertainer
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
Rembrandt
The Master of Ballantrae
Top Movie Credits
A Matter of Life and Death
Doctor Reeves
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
Major General Clive Wynne-Candy
Oedipus the King
Shepherd
Lorna Doone
Tom Faggus
The League of Gentlemen
Mycroft
I Know Where I'm Going!
Torquil MacNeil
The Entertainer
Billy Rice
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
(archive footage)
Rembrandt
Beggar Saul
The Master of Ballantrae
Col. Francis Burke