Robert Morley

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Nationality: English
Birthdate: 05/25/1908
Birthplace: Semley, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Death Date: 06/03/1992

biography

Portly English character actor who first gained acclaim on the London stage for his title role in "Oscar Wilde". Morley successfully reprised the part on Broadway in 1938, leading to an invitation to Hollywood and an Oscar-nominated film debut as Louis XVI in "Marie Antoinette" (1938).

A jovial comic figure who could equally convincingly erupt into rage, Morley portrayed several more royal or aristocratic types, including King George III, in "Beau Brummel" (1954); Louis XI, in "Quentin Durward" (1955); and the Earl of Manchester, in "Cromwell" (1970). Other real-life figures he played were Continued

Credits

British Gentleman
1981
Cedric Page
1964
Robert MacPherson
1960
Petersen
1954
Dr Jacobs
1934
Meredith Merridew
Dr Xavier
Sir Francis Ravenscourt
Bernstein
Emperor of China
Captain George Spratt
Doctor Percival
Godfrey
Angus Watkins
Tiffield
Caesar Smith
Mycroft Holmes
Father Time
Duke of Argyll
PK Mussadi
Elias Appleby
Hugh Deverill
Sir Ralph Bloomfield-Bonington
Sir Wilfred
King George III
Colonel Cunliffe
Reverend Samuel Sayer
Henri Cot
Quonset
Earl of Manchester
King Louis XI
Uncle Arthur
Lewis Montgomery
Judge Crichton
Lord Logan
Oscar Wilde

milestones

Year
Milestone
1929 
London stage debut
 
Established repertory company in Perranporth, Cornwall, with Peter Bull
1938 
American stage debut in Broadway production of London hit, "Oscar Wilde"
1938 
Film debut, playing Louis XVI opposite Norma Shearer in "Marie Antoinette" (nominated for Academy Award)
1949 
"Edward My Son", play co-written with Noel Langley, adapted for the screen

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