Roger Livesey

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Roger Livesey, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

A Matter of Life and Death

as Doctor Reeves

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

as Major General Clive Wynne-Candy

I Know Where I'm Going!

as Torquil MacNeil

The League of Gentlemen

as Mycroft

The Entertainer

as Billy Rice

Rembrandt

as Beggar Saul

The Master of Ballantrae

as Col. Francis Burke

The Drum

as Capt. Carruthers

Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger

as (archive footage)

Of Human Bondage

as Thorpe Athelny