Robert Morley
Actor, Film actor
1908 – 1992
Who was Robert Morley?
Robert Adolph Wilton Morley, CBE was an English actor who was usually cast as a pompous English gentleman representing the Establishment, often in supporting roles. In Movie Encyclopedia, film critic Leonard Maltin describes Morley as "recognisable by his ungainly bulk, bushy eyebrows, thick lips and double chin, [...] particularly effective when cast as a pompous windbag." More politely, Ephraim Katz in his International Film Encyclopaedia describes Morley as a "a rotund, triple-chinned, delightful character player of the British and American stage and screen." In his autobiography, Substantial Gentleman, Morley said his stage career started with managements valuing his appearance for playing "substantial gentleman" roles — as a doctor, lawyer, accountant or other professional member of society.
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- Born
- May 26, 1908
Semley - Also known as
- Robert Adolph Wilton Morley
- Robert Adolph Wilton Morley, CBE
- Parents
- Spouses
- Joan Buckmaster
(1940/02/23 - 1992/06/03)
- Joan Buckmaster
- Children
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Education
- Wellington College, Berkshire
- Died
- Jun 3, 1992
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on July 23, 2013
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