- Roland Culver
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name = Roland Culver
birthname =
birthdate = birth date|1900|8|31|df=y
deathdate = death date and age|1984|3|1|1900|8|31|df=y
deathplace =Henley-on-Thames ,Oxfordshire ,England
location =Highgate ,London ,England
occupation =actor
spouse =
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sagawards =Roland Culver OBE (
August 31 1900 ,Highgate ,London ,England –March 1 1984 [The Times obituary3 March 1984 ]Henley-on-Thames , England) was a British stage, film, and television actor.After Highgate College he joined the
Royal Air Force and served as a pilot from 1918 to 1919. After considering other careers he then turned to acting, graduating from theRoyal Academy of Dramatic Art . He debuted on the stage in 1924 at Hull Repertory Theatre and by 1931 was appearing in films in which he was known for his portrayals of impeccable English gentlemen not given to displays of emotion. In the 1960s, he branched out into television before finally retiring in 1982.He was nominated for the 1966
Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play for "Ivanov".He was married twice, first to actress, director and casting agent
Daphne Rye between 1932 and 1946, then to Nan Hopkins from 1947 until his death of a heart attack in 1984. He had two children with his first wife, actorMichael Culver and Robin Culver.Partial filmography
*"French Without Tears" (1940)
*"Night Train to Munich " (1940)
*"The Day Will Dawn " (1942)
*"One of Our Aircraft Is Missing " (1942)
*"Unpublished Story " (1942)
*"The First of the Few " (1942)
*"The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp " (1943)
*"Dead of Night " (1945)
*"Perfect Strangers" (1945)
*"To Each His Own" (1946)
*"Down to Earth" (1947)
*"The Emperor Waltz " (1948)
*"The Great Lover" (1949)
*"Trio" (1950)
*"Encore" (1951)
*"The Holly and the Ivy" (1952)
*"Betrayed" (1954)
*"The Ship That Died of Shame " (1955)
*"Rockets Galore!" (1957)
*"Bonjour Tristesse" (1958)
*"Term of Trial " (1962)
*"The Yellow Rolls-Royce " (1964)
*"Thunderball" (1965)
*"A Man Could Get Killed " (1966)
*"In Search of Gregory " (1969)
*"The Magic Christian" (1969)
*"The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer " (1970)
*"The Legend of Hell House " (1973)
*"The Mackintosh Man " (1973)
*"The Greek Tycoon " (1978)
*"The Missionary " (1982)References
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* [http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/486877/ screenonline biography]Persondata
NAME= Culver, Roland
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=actor
DATE OF BIRTH= 1900-8-31
PLACE OF BIRTH=Highgate ,London ,England
DATE OF DEATH= 1984-3-1
PLACE OF DEATH=Henley-on-Thames ,Oxfordshire ,England
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