Alan Tilvern
Born: 1918-11-05 in London, England, UK
Died: 2003-12-17
Known For: Acting
Biography
Alan Tilvern (5 November 1918 – 17 December 2003) was a British film and television actor with a tough-guy image. He is possibly best known for his role as R.K. Maroon in the film Who framed Roger Rabbit. He was born in Whitechapel, in the East End of London, to Jewish Lithuanian parents, who changed their name from Tilovitch. After leaving school he became a barrow boy in Brick Lane. In the Second World War he served in the Army but was invalided out in 1945
Filmography
1993
- Porgy and Bess as Detective
1988
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit as R.K. Maroon
1986
- Little Shop of Horrors as 'Downtown' Bum #2
1985
- Reunion at Fairborough
- Nineteen Nineteen as Sophie's Father
1984
- Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues as William Alexander
1982
- Firefox as Air Marshal Kutuzov
1980
- Invasion as Bilak
- High Rise Donkey as Donkey Derby Official
1978
- Superman as 2nd Controller
- Brass Target as Frank Ferraro
- The Lord of the Rings as Innkeeper (voice)
- One Bummer News Day as Richard Devizes
1977
- The Professionals as Tarkos
- Citizen Smith as Mr Grainger
- The Stick Up as Richie
1975
- The Sweeney as Charlie Walters
- Poldark as Nicholas Warleggan
- Love and Death as Sergeant
1974
- Percy's Progress as General Dodds
1971
- The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes as Mr. Cornelius
1970
- Play for Today as Richard Devizes
- UFO as U.S. Delegate
- The Revolutionary as Sid
1968
- The Expert as Knowles
1966
- Khartoum as Awaan
- Rasputin: The Mad Monk as Patron
- The Frozen Dead as Karl Essen
1965
- Out of the Unknown as Blane
- No Place Like Earth as Blane
1964
- Doctor Who: Planet of Giants as Forester
- Hot Enough for June as Simenova's Assistant
1963
- Doctor Who as Forester
- Crane as Paul Harrington
- Shadow of Fear as Warner
1962
- The Saint as Captain Quintana
- Compact ... (Director)
- Danger by My Side as Nicky Venning
- Studio Four as Andreas
1961
- Anna Karenina as Makhotin
- Adventure Story
1960
- Maigret as Van Damme
- The Malpas Mystery as Gordon Seagar
- The Odd Man as Det. Sgt. McBride
- Sands of the Desert as Mustafa
1959
- No Hiding Place
- The Third Man
- Interpol Calling as Johnny Stefano
- The Siege of Pinchgut as Superintendent Hanna
- Desert Mice as German Captain
1958
- Tank Force! as Silverio
- A Tale of Two Cities as Grave Robber
- Chase a Crooked Shadow as Carlos
1957
- Overseas Press Club - Exclusive! as Konstantin
1956
- Bhowani Junction as Ted Dunphy
- House of Secrets as Brandelli
1955
- Dixon of Dock Green as Morrie Finn
- The Bespoke Overcoat as Mr. Ranting
- The Master Plan as Otto Szimek
1953
- Knights of the Round Table as Steward (uncredited)
1951
- Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. as Hernandez
1950
- Cairo Road as Photographer
- Night and the City as Beggar (uncredited)