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Maurice Denham

Maurice Denham

Acting·1909–2002·117 films

Maurice Denham OBE (23 December 1909 – 24 July 2002) was an English character actor who appeared in over 100 television programmes and films throughout his long career.

Filmography

The Day of the Jackal
The Day of the Jackal (1973)General Colbert
Animal Farm
Animal Farm (1954)All animals (voice)
Night of the Demon
Night of the Demon (1957)Professor Henry Harrington
Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist (1948)Chief of Police
84 Charing Cross Road
84 Charing Cross Road (1987)George Martin
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes (1965)Trawler Skipper
The Heroes of Telemark
The Heroes of Telemark (1965)Doctor
Julia
Julia (1977)Undertaker
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971)Mr. Greville
Countess Dracula
Countess Dracula (1971)Master Fabio
Our Man in Havana
Our Man in Havana (1960)Admiral
Sink the Bismarck!
Sink the Bismarck! (1960)Commander Richards
Operation Crossbow
Operation Crossbow (1965)RAF Officer
The Nanny
The Nanny (1965)Dr. Beamaster
Torture Garden
Torture Garden (1967)Uncle Roger (segment 1 "Enoch")
23 Paces to Baker Street
23 Paces to Baker Street (1956)Inspector Grovening
After the Fox
After the Fox (1966)Chief of Interpol
Paranoiac
Paranoiac (1963)John Kossett
The Million Pound Note
The Million Pound Note (1954)Jonathan Reid
Nicholas and Alexandra
Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)Kokovtsov
The Purple Plain
The Purple Plain (1954)Blore
No Highway in the Sky
No Highway in the Sky (1951)
They Made Me a Fugitive
They Made Me a Fugitive (1947)Mr. Fenshaw
H.M.S. Defiant
H.M.S. Defiant (1962)Mr. Goss (Ship's Surgeon)
Shout at the Devil
Shout at the Devil (1976)Mr. Smythe
Two-Way Stretch
Two-Way Stretch (1960)Governor Horatio Bennett
The Alphabet Murders
The Alphabet Murders (1965)Inspector Japp
Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington
Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington (1987)Luther Crackenthorpe
The Upturned Glass
The Upturned Glass (1947)Mobile Policeman
The Last Vampyre
The Last Vampyre (1993)Augustus Merridew
Miranda
Miranda (1948)Cockle Vendor
Doctor at Sea
Doctor at Sea (1955)Steward Easter
Blanche Fury
Blanche Fury (1948)Maj. Fraser
Some Girls Do
Some Girls Do (1969)Mr. Mortimer
Barnacle Bill
Barnacle Bill (1957)Crowley
The Long Duel
The Long Duel (1967)Governor
The Night Caller
The Night Caller (1965)Dr. Morley
Time Bomb
Time Bomb (1953)Jim Warrilow
Schalcken the Painter
Schalcken the Painter (1979)Gerrit Dou
The Mark
The Mark (1961)Arnold Cartwright
Carrington V.C.
Carrington V.C. (1954)Lt. Col. Reeve
Malta Story
Malta Story (1953)British Officer
Danger Route
Danger Route (1967)Peter Ravenspur
The Spanish Gardener
The Spanish Gardener (1956)Pedro (voice) (uncredited)
The 7th Dawn
The 7th Dawn (1964)Tarlton
The Blue Lagoon
The Blue Lagoon (1949)Captain
Quartet
Quartet (1948)Coroner (segment "The Alien Corn")
Hysteria
Hysteria (1965)Hemmings
London Belongs to Me
London Belongs to Me (1948)Jack Rufus
Simon and Laura
Simon and Laura (1955)Wilson
A Touch of Love
A Touch of Love (1969)Doctor Prothero
Tears in the Rain
Tears in the Rain (1988)Fordingbridge
From a Far Country
From a Far Country (1981)Sapieha
Street Corner
Street Corner (1953)Dawson
Daybreak
Daybreak (1948)Inspector
The Greengage Summer
The Greengage Summer (1961)Mr. Bullock
Holiday Camp
Holiday Camp (1947)Camp Doctor
The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship
The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship (1990)(voice)
Jassy
Jassy (1947)Jim Stoner
The Very Edge
The Very Edge (1963)Crawford
My Brother's Keeper
My Brother's Keeper (1948)Trent
Luther
Luther (1974)Johann von Staupitz Vicar General
Captain Boycott
Captain Boycott (1947)Lt. Col. Strickland
The Best House in London
The Best House in London (1969)Editor, The Times
A Boy, a Girl and a Bike
A Boy, a Girl and a Bike (1949)Bill Martin
Madness of the Heart
Madness of the Heart (1949)Dr. Simon Blake
Robert Rylands' Last Journey
Robert Rylands' Last Journey (1996)Hume
Negatives
Negatives (1968)Father
Eight O'Clock Walk
Eight O'Clock Walk (1954)Horace Clifford
The Spider and the Fly
The Spider and the Fly (1949)Colonel de la Roche
Take My Life
Take My Life (1947)Defense Counsel
The Virgin and the Gypsy
The Virgin and the Gypsy (1970)The Rector
The Chain
The Chain (1984)Grandpa
Easy Money
Easy Money (1948)Detective-Inspector Kirby
Here Come the Huggetts
Here Come the Huggetts (1948)1st Engineer
Checkpoint
Checkpoint (1956)Ted Thornhill
The Blind Goddess
The Blind Goddess (1948)Johnson
The Captain's Table
The Captain's Table (1959)Major Broster
Memento Mori
Memento Mori (1992)Guy Leet
Midas Run
Midas Run (1969)Charles Crittenden
Mr. Love
Mr. Love (1986)Theo
The Net
The Net (1953)Prof. Carrington
Poet's Pub
Poet's Pub (1949)PC Windle
The Uncle
The Uncle (1964)Mr. Ream
Doctor Who: The Twin Dilemma
Doctor Who: The Twin Dilemma (1984)Edgeworth
Fame Is the Spur
Fame Is the Spur (1947)Prison Doctor #2 (uncredited)
Landfall
Landfall (1949)Wing Commander Hewitt
Recluse
Recluse (1981)
Once Upon a Dream
Once Upon a Dream (1949)Vicar
Downfall
Downfall (1964)Sir Harold Crossley
Traveller's Joy
Traveller's Joy (1950)Fowler
The Man Within
The Man Within (1947)Smuggler
It's Not Cricket
It's Not Cricket (1949)Otto Fisch
Don't Ever Leave Me
Don't Ever Leave Me (1949)Mr. Knowles
The End of the River
The End of the River (1947)Defence Counsel
The History of the Cinema
The History of the Cinema (1956)Narrator
Monsignor Quixote
Monsignor Quixote (1985)Senor Diego
Invasion Quartet
Invasion Quartet (1961)
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar (1969)Julius Caesar
The Dog It Was That Died
The Dog It Was That Died (1989)Vicar
Martin Luther, Heretic
Martin Luther, Heretic (1983)Father Staupitz
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978)Cosmo Lang - Archbishop of Canterbury
Bed
Bed (1995)Couple Man
A Slight Ache
A Slight Ache (1967)Edward
Love's Labour's Lost
Love's Labour's Lost (1975)Don Adriano de Armando
Long Past Glory
Long Past Glory (1963)Charles
Look Before You Love
Look Before You Love (1948)Fosser
The Hope and the Glory
The Hope and the Glory (1984)Joe
Piping Hot
Piping Hot (1959)Narrator
The Legend of Young Dick Turpin
The Legend of Young Dick Turpin (1965)Mr. Fielding
The Trial of Klaus Barbie
The Trial of Klaus Barbie (1987)Klaus Barbie
The Set Up
The Set Up (1963)Theo Gaunt
The Potting Shed
The Potting Shed (1981)Father William Califer
Ali and the Camel
Ali and the Camel (1960)
Seeing in the Dark
Seeing in the Dark (1989)Old Man
The King's Breakfast
The King's Breakfast (1963)The King
A Desperate Case
A Desperate Case (1958)Narrator (voice)