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Michael Redgrave

Michael Redgrave

Acting·1908–1985·68 films

Sir Michael Scudamore Redgrave, CBE (20 March 1908 – 21 March 1985) was an English stage and film actor, director, manager and author. He is the father of actors Vanessa, Corin and Lynn Redgrave.

Filmography

The Lady Vanishes
The Lady Vanishes (1938)Gilbert Redman
The Innocents
The Innocents (1961)The Uncle
Battle of Britain
Battle of Britain (1969)Air Vice Marshal Evill
Dead of Night
Dead of Night (1945)Maxwell Frere (Segment "The Ventriloquist's Dummy")
The Hill
The Hill (1965)The Medical Officer
Mr. Arkadin
Mr. Arkadin (1955)Burgomil Trebitsch
The Heroes of Telemark
The Heroes of Telemark (1965)Uncle
Secret Agent
Secret Agent (1936)Army Officer (uncredited)
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962)Ruxton Towers Reformatory Governor
Secret Beyond the Door
Secret Beyond the Door (1947)Mark Lamphere
The Go-Between
The Go-Between (1971)The Older Leo Colston
The Dam Busters
The Dam Busters (1955)Doctor B. N. Wallis, C.B.E., F.R.S.
1984
1984 (1956)O'Connor of the Inner Party
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)Ernest Worthing
The Browning Version
The Browning Version (1951)Andrew Crocker-Harris
Nicholas and Alexandra
Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)Sazonov
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol (1971)Narrator (voice)
The 25th Hour
The 25th Hour (1967)L'avocat de Lohann
Time Without Pity
Time Without Pity (1957)David Graham
Oh! What a Lovely War
Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)Gen. Sir Henry Wilson
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969)The Headmaster
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland (1966)Caterpillar
The Wreck of the Mary Deare
The Wreck of the Mary Deare (1959)Mr. Nyland
The Quiet American
The Quiet American (1958)Thomas Fowler
The Night My Number Came Up
The Night My Number Came Up (1955)Air Marshal Hardie
The Way to the Stars
The Way to the Stars (1945)Flight Lt. David Archdale
The Stars Look Down
The Stars Look Down (1940)Davey Fenwick
Shake Hands with the Devil
Shake Hands with the Devil (1959)The General
The Captive Heart
The Captive Heart (1946)Capt. Karel Hasek
A Diary for Timothy
A Diary for Timothy (1945)Narrator (voice)
The Magic Box
The Magic Box (1952)Mr. Lege
Thunder Rock
Thunder Rock (1942)David Charleston
Young Cassidy
Young Cassidy (1965)W.B. Yeats
Mourning Becomes Electra
Mourning Becomes Electra (1947)Orin Mannon
Heidi
Heidi (1968)Grandfather
The Sea Shall Not Have Them
The Sea Shall Not Have Them (1954)Air Commodore Waltby
David Copperfield
David Copperfield (1969)Dan Peggotty
Oh... Rosalinda!!
Oh... Rosalinda!! (1955)Col. Eisenstein
Goodbye Gemini
Goodbye Gemini (1970)James Harrington-Smith
Hedda Gabler
Hedda Gabler (1962)George Tesman
Connecting Rooms
Connecting Rooms (1970)James Wallraven
Law and Disorder
Law and Disorder (1958)Percy Brand
Assignment K
Assignment K (1968)Harris
Kipps
Kipps (1941)Kipps (adult)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1973)Danvers
The Happy Road
The Happy Road (1957)General Medworth
A Window in London
A Window in London (1940)Peter Thompson
Behind the Mask
Behind the Mask (1958)Sir Arthur Benson-Gray
The Years Between
The Years Between (1946)Michael Wentworth
The Big Blockade
The Big Blockade (1942)Russian
Fame Is the Spur
Fame Is the Spur (1947)Hamer Radshaw
Climbing High
Climbing High (1938)Nicky Brooke
Atlantic Ferry
Atlantic Ferry (1941)Charles MacIver
The Man Within
The Man Within (1947)Richard Carlyon
No, My Darling Daughter
No, My Darling Daughter (1961)Sir Mathew Carr
The Green Scarf
The Green Scarf (1954)Maitre Deliot
Stolen Life
Stolen Life (1939)Alan MacKenzie
Jeannie
Jeannie (1941)Stanley Smith
Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond
Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond (1990)Self (archive footage)
Uncle Vanya
Uncle Vanya (1963)Uncle Vanya
Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Rime of the Ancient Mariner (1975)
Kyoto
Kyoto (1969)Narrator (English Version)
Hamlet
Hamlet (1970)Polonius
Palaces of a Queen
Palaces of a Queen (1967)Narrator
Ruggles of Red Gap
Ruggles of Red Gap (1957)Ruggles
The Greatest All-Star Advertial of All Time
The Greatest All-Star Advertial of All Time (1963)Self
Michael Redgrave: My Father
Michael Redgrave: My Father (1997)Self (archive footage)
The Heroes of Telemark: Location report from Norway
The Heroes of Telemark: Location report from Norway (2003)