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Robert Adolph Wilton Morley CBE (26 May 1908 – 3 June 1992) was an English actor who enjoyed a lengthy career in both Britain and the United States. He was frequently cast as a pompous English gentleman representing the Establishment, often in supporting roles. [1] In 1939 he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for ...
Robert Morley (1908-1992) Robert Morley. Bushy-browed, triple-chinned and plummy-voiced English actor and raconteur of wide girth and larger-than-life personality. The son of a career army officer, Morley was expected to join the diplomatic corps. As a 'compromise', he tried his hand as a beer salesman. However, bitten by the acting bug since ...
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- Semley, Wiltshire, England, UK
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- Wargrave, Berkshire, England, UK
Robert Morley was a British actor and raconteur who starred in stage, film and TV. He was known for his roles as Oscar Wilde, George III, Elmer Almayer and others.
- May 26, 1908
- June 3, 1992
May 30, 2024 · Robert Morley (born May 26, 1908, Semley, Wiltshire, Eng.—died June 3, 1992, Reading, Berkshire) was a prolific English actor, director, and playwright whose forte was comedy and comedy-drama. Morley was a graduate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art , London, and made his professional debut in Margate in 1928.
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Jun 3, 1992 · Robert Morley was an English actor who played pompous English gentlemen in many films and TV shows. He was nominated for an Oscar for The African Queen and appeared in classics like Around the World in Eighty Days and The Great Muppet Caper.
Roger Ebert interviews Robert Morley, a British actor known for his roles in "The African Queen" and "Beat the Devil". Morley talks about his career, his views, his cold, and his dining experience at The Pump Room.
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Jun 4, 1992 · Mr. Morley, who was born on May 26, 1908, in Semley, Wiltshire, the prototypical English character actor was the son of a career army officer, Maj. Robert Wilton Morley, and the former Gertrude ...