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Actor filmography
(1990s) (1980s) (1970s) (1960s) (1950s) (1940s) (1930s)


Eskimo Day (1996) (TV) .... James
... aka Interview Day (1996) (TV) (USA)
Mute Witness (1994) (as Mystery Guest Star) .... The Reaper
... aka Stumme Zeugin (1994)
Foreign Field, A (1993) .... Amos
... aka We Shall Meet Again (1993)
Tales from Hollywood (1992) (TV) .... Heinrich Mann
Kafka (1991) .... The Chief Clerk

1980's

Handful of Dust, A (1988) .... Mr. Todd
Little Dorrit (1988) .... William Dorrit
... aka Little Dorrit's Story (1988)
... aka Nobody's Fault (1988)
Monsignor Quixote (1985) (TV) .... Father Quixote
Edwin (1984) (TV) .... Sir Fennimore Truscott
Future Schlock (1984) .... Man in the White Suit
Passage to India, A (1984) .... Professor Godbole
Lovesick (1983) .... Sigmund Freud
Return of the Jedi (1983) .... Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi
... aka Blue Harvest (1982) (USA: fake working title)
... aka Revenge of the Jedi (1982) (USA: working title)
... aka Star Wars: Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983)
... aka Star Wars: Episode VI: Revenge of the Jedi (1983) (USA: working title)
"Smiley's People" (1982) (mini) TV Series .... George Smiley
Empire Strikes Back, The (1980) .... Ben (Obi-wan) Kenobi
... aka Star Wars: Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
"Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" (1980) (mini) TV Series .... George Smiley
Little Lord Fauntleroy (1980) (TV) .... Earl of Dorincourt
Raise the Titanic (1980) .... John Bigalow

1970's

Star Wars (1977) .... Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi
... aka Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope (1980) (USA: new title)
Murder by Death (1976) .... Jamesir Bensonmum
Caesar and Cleopatra (1976) (TV)
Hitler: The Last Ten Days (1973) .... Adolf Hitler
... aka Ultimi 10 giorni di Hitler, Gli (1973) (Italy)
Brother Sun, Sister Moon (1973) .... Pope Innocent III
... aka Fratello sole, sorella luna (1973) (Italy)
Cromwell (1970) .... King Charles I
E.E. Cummings (1970) (TV)
Scrooge (1970) .... Jacob Marley's Ghost

1960's

Conversation at Night (1969) (TV)
Twelfth Night (1969) (TV) .... Malvolio
Comedians in Africa, The (1967)
Comedians, The (1967) .... Major Jones
Hotel Paradiso (1966) .... Benedict Boniface
Quiller Memorandum, The (1966) .... Pol
Doctor Zhivago (1965) .... Gen. Yevgraf Zhivago
Situation Hopeless... But Not Serious (1965) .... Wilhelm Frick
Fall of the Roman Empire, The (1964) .... Marcus Aurelius
Damn the Defiant! (1962) .... Captain Crawford
... aka H.M.S. Defiant (1962)
... aka HMS Defiant (1962)
Lawrence of Arabia (1962) .... Prince Feisal
Majority of One, A (1961) .... Koichi Asano
Our Man in Havana (1960) .... Jim Wormold
Tunes of Glory (1960) .... Major Jock Sinclair

1950's

Scapegoat, The (1959) .... John Barratt/Jacques De Gue
Horse's Mouth, The (1958) .... Gulley Jimson
Barnacle Bill (1957) .... William Horatio Ambrose/six ancestors
... aka All at Sea (1957)
Bridge on the River Kwai, The (1957) .... Colonel Nicholson
Swan, The (1956) .... Prince Albert
Ladykillers, The (1955) .... Professor Marcus
... aka Lady Killers, The (1955)
Prisoner, The (1955) .... The Cardinal
Rowlandson's England (1955)
To Paris with Love (1955)
.... Col. Sir Edgar Fraser
Father Brown (1954) .... Father Brown
... aka Detective, The (1954) (USA)
Stratford Adventure, The (1954)
Captain's Paradise, The (1953) .... Captain Henry St. James
... aka Captain's Progress, The (1953)
... aka Paradise (1953)
Malta Story, The (1953) .... Flight Lieut. Peter Ross
Square Mile, The (1953)
Promoter, The (1952) .... Edward Henry 'Denry' Machin
... aka Card, The (1952)
Lavender Hill Mob, The (1951) .... Holland
Man in the White Suit, The (1951) .... Sidney Stratton
Mudlark, The (1950) .... Benjamin Disraeli
Last Holiday (1950) .... George Bird

1940's

Run for Your Money, A (1949) .... Whimple
Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) .... Ascoyne d'Ascoyne/Henry d'Ascoyne/Canon d'Ascoyne/Admiral d'Ascoyne//General d'Ascoyne/Lady Agatha d'Ascoyne/Lord d'Ascoyne/Ethelbert d'Ascoyne
Oliver Twist (1948) .... Fagin
Great Expectations (1946) .... Herbert Pocket

1930's

Evensong (1934) (uncredited) .... Extra (W.W.I. soldier in concert audience)

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Filmography as: Actor, Writer
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Writer filmography
Horse's Mouth, The (1958)

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Filmography as: Actor, Writer
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Notable TV guest appearances
"Hallmark Hall of Fame" (1952) playing "Julius Caesar" in episode: "Caesar and Cleopatra" 2/1/1976
"Startime" (1959) in episode: "Wicked Scheme of Jebal Deeks, The" 11/10/1959