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Actor
Gender
Male
Place of birth
Highgate, United Kingdom
Place of death
Henley-on-Thames, United Kingdom
Age
83 years
Family
Education
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
(-1926)
Highgate School
Awards
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
 
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Biography

Roland Joseph Culver, OBE (31 August 1900 – 1 March 1984) was an English stage, film, and television actor.

Life and career

After Highgate School, he joined the Royal Air Force and served as a pilot from 1918 to 1919. After considering other careers, he turned to acting, graduating from the Royal 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.In 1960 he appeared in Five Finger Exercise at the Music Box Theatre in New York City. He was nominated for the 1966 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play for Ivanov. In 1974, he played the irascible Duke of Omnium and Gatherum in the popular BBC adaptation of 'The Pallisers'.

He lost half a lung to tuberculosis.

Personal life

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 from a heart attack in 1984. With his first wife, he had two children: actor Michael Culver and Robin Culver.

Culver was awarded an OBE in the 1980 Queen's Birthday Honours for services to drama.

Writer

Culver wrote the play A River Breeze, and his autobiography is called Not Quite a Gentleman.

Complete filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
193177 Park LaneSir Richard Carrington
FascinationRonnie
1932A Voice Said GoodnightReporterShort
Flat No. 9Short, Uncredited
Love on WheelsSalesman
CODEdward
There Goes the BrideJacques
Her First AffaireDrunk
Marry MeTailorUncredited
1933Head of the FamilyManny
Mayfair GirlDick Porter
Puppets of FateBilly Oakhurst
Her Imaginary LoverRaleigh Raleigh
1934Lucky LoserPat Hayden
Two Hearts in Waltz TimeFreddie
Nell GwynUncredited
Father and SonVincent
The ScoopBarney Somers
Borrow a MillionCharles Nutford
1935Oh, What a NightUncredited
1936Everybody DanceMr. Wilson – Diner at nightclubUncredited
Crime Over LondonSoap Salesman
AccusedHenry Capelle
1937Jump for GloryConductor
Paradise for TwoPaul Duval
1939Blind FollyFord
1940French Without TearsCmdr. Bill Rogers
Dangerous CommentOfficerShort
Girl in the NewsPolice InspectorUncredited
Night Train to MunichRoberts
1941Old Bill and SonColonel
FingersHugo Allen
Quiet WeddingBoofy Ponsonby
This EnglandSteward
1942One of Our Aircraft Is MissingNaval Officer
The Day Will DawnCmdr. Pittwaters
Unpublished StoryStannard
The First of the FewCommander Bride
Secret MissionCaptain Red Gowan
Talk About JacquelineLeslie Waddington
1943The Life and Death of Colonel BlimpColonel Betteridge
Dear OctopusFelix Martin
1944On ApprovalRichard Halton
English Without TearsSir Cosmo Brandon
Give Us the MoonFerdinand
1945Dead of NightEliot Foley
Perfect StrangersRichard
1946To Each His OwnLord Desham
Wanted for MurderChief Insp. Conway
1947SingaporeMichael Van Leyden
Down to EarthMr. Jordan
1948The Emperor WaltzBaron Holenia
Isn't It Romantic?Major Eucid Cameron
1949The Great LoverGrand Duke Maximillian
1950TrioMr. AshendenSegment "Sanatorium"
1951The Late Edwina BlackInspector Martin
Hotel SaharaMajor Bill Randall
EncoreGeorge RamsaySegment "The Ant and the Grasshopper"
The Magic Box1st Company Promoter
1952The Hour of 13Connor
Folly to Be WiseGeorge Prout
1953The Holly and the IvyLord B.
Rough ShootRandall
1954BetrayedGen. Warsleigh
The Teckman MysteryInsp. Harris
1955Dangerous CommentOfficerShort
The Man Who Loved RedheadsMajor Oscar Philipson
The Ship That Died of ShameFordyce
Touch and GoFairbright
An Alligator Named DaisyCol. Geoffrey Weston
1956SafariSir Vincent Brampton
1957The HypnotistDoctor Francis Pelham
Light FingersHumphrey Levenham
The Vicious CircleDetective Inspector Dane
The Truth About WomenCharles Tavistock
1958Bonjour TristesseMr. Lombard
Next to No TimeSir Godfrey Cowan
Rockets Galore!Captain Wagget
1962A Pair of BriefsSir John Pilbright
Term of trialTrowman
The Iron MaidenLord Upshott
1964The Yellow Rolls-RoyceNorwood
1965ThunderballForeign Secretary
1966A Man Could Get KilledDoctor Mathieson
1969In Search of GregoryWardle
The Magic ChristianSir HerbertUncredited
1970Fragment of FearMr. Vellacot
The Rise and Rise of Michael RimmerSir Eric Bentley
1972To Encourage the OthersLord GoddardTV movie
1973Bequest to the NationLord Barham
The Legend of Hell HouseMr. (Rudolph) Deutsch
The Mackintosh ManJudge
1975Lloyd George Knew My FatherGeneral Sir William BoothroydTV movie
1976No Longer AloneA.E. Matthews
1977The UncannyWallaceSegment "London 1912"
1978The Greek TycoonRobert Keith
1979Saint JoanTV movie
1980Rough CutMr. Lloyd Palmer
The Double DealerSaygraceTV movie
Never Never LandMr. Salford
1982The Hunchback of Notre DameBishop of ParisTV movie
Britannia HospitalGeneral Wetherby
The MissionaryLord Fermleigh
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