Roland Culver
British actor Roland Culver had a long career on stage and on screen, usually performing parts that reinforced the stereotype of the proper English gentleman. Culver served in the Royal Air Force before studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and making his stage debut in 1924. He began his film career in the 1930s, playing supporting roles before landing major roles in the war drama "Spitfire"--with David Niven and Leslie Howard--and "The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp," a 1943 Michael Powell/Emeric Pressburger film. He also had a major role in the H.G. Wells adaptation "Dead of Night" and co-starred with Bing Crosby and Joan Fontaine in the early Billy Wilder musical "The Emperor Waltz." His roles diminished somewhat in the 1950s, but he still occasionally popped up in high-profile productions such as the Otto Preminger drama "Bonjour Tristesse" in 1958. In the '60s, Culver made guest appearances on British TV shows like the cold-war drama "Espionage," while continuing to have an active film career, appearing as the Foreign Secretary in the James Bond thriller "Thunderball" in 1965. He had a small role in the epic drama "The Greek Tycoon" in 1978 and, in one of his last on-screen roles, played Lord Fermleigh in the comedy "The Missionary" in 1982. Culver continued acting on stage for most of his life, earning a Tony nomination for his work in Chekhov's "Ivanov" in 1966 and appearing in numerous Shakespeare productions as late as the mid 1970s.
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Roland Culver
Filmography
Movies
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Bishop of Paris (Character) | - | 1982 |
100% |
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The Missionary | Lord Fermleigh (Character) | - | 1982 |
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Rough Cut | Mr. Lloyd Palmer (Character) | - | 1980 |
0% |
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The Greek Tycoon | Robert Keith (Character) | - | 1978 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | No Longer Alone | A. E. Matthews (Character) | - | 1978 |
17% |
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The Uncanny | Wallace (Character) | - | 1977 |
58% |
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The Mackintosh Man | Judge (Character) | - | 1973 |
71% |
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The Legend of Hell House | Rudolph Deutsch (Character) | - | 1973 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | To Encourage the Others | Lord Goddard (Character) | - | 1972 |
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Fragment of Fear | Mr. Vellacot (Character) | - | 1971 |
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The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer | Sir Eric Bentley (Character) | - | 1970 |
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A Man Could Get Killed | Doctor Mathieson (Character) | - | 1966 |
85% |
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Thunderball | Foreign Secretary (Character) | - | 1965 |
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The Yellow Rolls-Royce | Norwood (Character) | - | 1964 |
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Term of Trial | Trowman (Character) | - | 1962 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Pair of Briefs | Sir John Pilbright (Character) | - | 1962 |
88% |
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Bonjour Tristesse | Mr. Lombard (Character) | - | 1958 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Next to No Time | Sir Godfrey Cowan (Character) | - | 1958 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mad Little Island | Captain Waggett (Character) | - | 1958 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Vicious Circle | Detective Inspector Dane (Character) | - | 1957 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Scotland Yard Dragnet | Dr. Francis Pelham (Character) | - | 1957 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Safari | Sir Vincent Brampton (Character) | - | 1956 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Touch and Go | Reg Fairbright (Character) | - | 1955 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Man Who Loved Redheads | Major Oscar Philipson (Character) | - | 1955 |
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The Ship That Died of Shame | Maj. Fordyce (Character) | - | 1955 |
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Betrayed | Gen. Warsleigh (Character) | - | 1954 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Teckman Mystery | Insp. Harris (Character) | - | 1954 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Hour of Thirteen | Connor (Character) | - | 1952 |
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The Holly and the Ivy | Lord B. (Character) | - | 1952 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Hour of 13 | Connor (Character) | - | 1952 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Folly to Be Wise | George Prout (Character) | - | 1952 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Obsessed | Inspector Martin (Character) | - | 1951 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hotel Sahara | Major Bill Randall (Character) | - | 1951 |
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The Great Lover | Grand Duke Maximillian (Character) | - | 1949 |
73% |
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The Emperor Waltz | Baron Holenia (Character) | - | 1948 |
13% | No Score Yet | Isn't It Romantic? | Majro Euclid Cameron (Character) | - | 1948 |
40% |
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Down to Earth | Mr. Jordan (Character) | - | 1947 |
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Singapore | Michael Van Leyden (Character) | - | 1947 |
80% |
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Wanted for Murder | Chief Insp. Conway (Character) | - | 1946 |
81% |
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To Each His Own | Lord Desham (Character) | - | 1946 |
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Vacation From Marriage | Richard (Character) | - | 1945 |
95% |
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Dead of Night | Eliot Foley (Character) | - | 1945 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Give Us the Moon | Ferdinand (Character) | - | 1944 |
83% |
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On Approval | Richard Halton (Character) | - | 1944 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dear Octopus | Felix Martin (Character) | - | 1943 |
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The Day Will Dawn | Cmdr. Pittwaters (Character) | - | 1942 |
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Secret Mission | Captain Red Gowan (Character) | - | 1942 |
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Spitfire | Commander Bride (Character) | - | 1942 |
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89% |
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Night Train to Munich | Roberts (Character) | - | 1940 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | French Without Tears | Cmdr. Bill Rogers (Character) | - | 1940 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Old Bill and Son | Colonel (Character) | - | 1940 |
TV
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tales of the Unexpected | Sir Alex Bullen (Character) | 1979 1982 |
No Score Yet | 88% | The Avengers | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1968 |