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Lionel Charles Jeffries (10 June 1926 – 19 February 2010) was an English actor, director, and screenwriter. He appeared primarily in films and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for his role in The Spy with a Cold Nose.
Lionel Jeffries (1926-2010) was a versatile British performer who played English eccentrics in films such as Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and The Railway Children. He also wrote and directed several family-friendly movies and appeared in TV shows and stage plays.
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Lionel Jeffries was a British actor and director who played many English eccentrics, such as Grandpa Potts in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968). He was born in 1926, served in WWII, and died in 2010 from vascular dementia.
- June 10, 1926
- February 19, 2010
Feb 20, 2010 · Lionel Jeffries, a mustachioed, bald-pated British character actor who excelled in rubber-faced comedic roles like Grandpa Potts in the musical fantasy adventure “Chitty Chitty Bang...
Feb 19, 2010 · Obituary: Lionel Jeffries. 19 February 10 14:02 GMT. Lionel Jeffries enjoyed a long and varied acting career, most notably in film comedies like Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. He also wrote the...
Feb 20, 2010 · The actor and film director Lionel Jeffries has died at the age of 83, his family has announced. Jeffries was best known for his appearance in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and for directing the...
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Lionel Jeffries. Actor, Director. 9 June 1926 to 19 February 2010. A versatile character actor, Jeffries’ best known role is Grandpa Potts in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968).
