Roland Culver

Born: 1900-08-21 in Highgate, London, England, UK

Died: 1984-03-01

Known For: Acting

Biography

Roland Culver was born on August 21, 1900 in London, England as Roland Joseph Culver. He was an actor, known for Thunderball (1965), Dead of Night (1945) and The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943). He was married to Nan Hopkins and Daphne Rye. He died on March 1, 1984 in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England.

Filmography

1983

The Old Men at the Zoo as Lord Oresby

1982

The Missionary as Lord Fermleigh
The Hunchback of Notre Dame as Bishop of Paris
Britannia Hospital as General Wetherby

1981

The Life and Times of David Lloyd George as William Ewart Gladstone

1980

A Question of Guilt as Judge
Rough Cut as Mr. Lloyd Palmer
Never Never Land as Mr. Salford

1979

Tales of the Unexpected as Sir Alex Bullen
Death Becomes Me as Duke of Caith (archive footage)

1978

The Word as Dr. Jeffries
The Greek Tycoon as Robert Keith
No Longer Alone as A. E. Matthews

1977

Jubilee 1977 as Uncle Cedric
The Uncanny as Wallace (segment "London 1912")
Wind of Change as Uncle Cerdic

1975

Rumpole of the Bailey as Mr. Justice Twyburne
Ten from the Twenties as Alfred Oddy
Lloyd George Knew My Father as General Sir William Boothroyd

1974

The Pallisers as Duke of Omnium
Churchill's People as Lord Sidmouth

1973

The Legend of Hell House as Mr. Rudolph Deutsch
The MacKintosh Man as Judge
Bequest to the Nation as Lord Barham

1972

Crown Court as Colonel Alfred Horatio Burton
High Summer as Lord George
To Encourage the Others as Lord Goddard

1971

The Persuaders! as Duke of Caith
Wives and Daughters as Lord Cumnor

1970

UFO as Sir Esmond
Fragment of Fear as Mr. Vellacot
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer as Sir Eric Bentley
Uncle Vanya as Serebriakov
Sovereign's Company as General Cantfield

1969

ITV Saturday Night Theatre as Mr. Pargiter
Softly Softly: Task Force as Mr. Fordham
Hadleigh as Major Cray-Crocker
In Search of Gregory as Wardle

1968

The Caesars as Augustus
Number Ten as Patrick Pryton

1967

Omnibus as Duncan Edgeworth
Half Hour Story as Gilbert

1966

A Man Could Get Killed as Doctor Mathieson

1965

BBC Play of the Month as Col. Selby
Gideon's Way as Sir Arthur Vane
Thunderball as Foreign Secretary

1964

The Wednesday Play as Arthur Maybury
Story Parade as Jaraby
Detective as Charles Russell
The Yellow Rolls-Royce as Norwood

1963

Espionage as Ralph Summerville
The Spread of the Eagle as Menenius Agrippa
The Iron Maiden as Lord Upshott

1962

Term of Trial as Trowman
A Pair of Briefs as Sir John Pilbright

1961

The Avengers as Col. Timothy
Drama 61-67 as Commander Vincent

1960

Sunday-Night Play as Charles McAvoy

1958

Bonjour Tristesse as Mr. Lombard
Rockets Galore as Capt Waggett
Next to No Time as Sir Godfrey Cowan

1957

The Vicious Circle as Detective Inspector Dane
The Truth About Women as Charles Tavistock
Light Fingers as Humphrey Levenham
The Hypnotist as Dr. Francis Pelham

1956

Armchair Theatre as Lord George
Safari as Sir Vincent Brampton

1955

Touch and Go as Reg Fairbright
An Alligator Named Daisy as Colonel Geoffrey Weston
The Ship That Died of Shame as Maj. Fordyce
The Man Who Loved Redheads as Major Oscar Philipson

1954

Betrayed as Gen. Warsleigh
The Teckman Mystery as Detective Inspector-Major Harris

1953

Rough Shoot as Randall

1952

The Magic Box as 1st Company Promoter
The Hour of 13 as Connor
The Holly and the Ivy as Lord B.
Folly to Be Wise as George Prout

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame as Bishop of Paris
Encore as George Ramsay
Hotel Sahara as Maj. Bill Randall
The Late Edwina Black as Inspector Martin

1950

Trio as Mr. Ashenden

1949

The Great Lover as Grand Duke Maximillian

1948

Isn't It Romantic? as Maj. Euclid Cameron
The Emperor Waltz as Baron Holenia

1947

Down to Earth as Mr. Jordan
Singapore as Michael Van Leyden

1946

To Each His Own as Lord Desham
Wanted for Murder as Chief Inspector Conway

1945

Dead of Night as Eliot Foley (Segment "Linking Story")
Perfect Strangers as Richard

1944

On Approval as Richard Halton
Give Us the Moon as Ferdinand
English Without Tears as Sir Cosmo Brandon

1943

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp as Col. Betteridge
Dear Octopus as Felix Martin

1942

The First of the Few as Commander Bride
Unpublished Story as Stannard
Secret Mission as Captain Red Gowan
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing as Naval Officer
The Day Will Dawn as Cmdr. Pittwaters
Talk About Jacqueline as Leslie Waddington

1941

This England as Steward
Old Bill and Son as Colonel
Quiet Wedding as Boofy Ponsonby

1940

Night Train to Munich as Roberts
Girl in the News as Police Inspector (Uncredited)
French Without Tears as Cmdr. Bill Rogers
Dangerous Comment as Officer

1939

Blind Folly as Ford

1937

Jump for Glory as BBC Audition
Paradise for Two as Paul Duval

1936

Accused as Henry Capelle
Crime Over London as Soap salesman

1935

Father and Son as Vincent

1934

Lucky Loser as Pat Hayden
Nell Gwyn as Bit Part (uncredited)
Two Hearts in Waltz Time as Freddie

1933

Her Imaginary Lover as Raleigh Raleigh
Puppets of Fate
Mayfair Girl as Dick Porter

1932

Her First Affaire as Drunk
Love on Wheels as Salesman
C.O.D. as Edward
There Goes the Bride as Jacques
A Voice Said Goodnight as Reporter
Marry Me as Tailor

1931

Fascination as Ronnie
77 Park Lane as Sir Richard Carrington