Line #3 Creator/RobertMorley


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3	Robert Adolph Wilton Morley, [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever CBE]] (26 May 1908 – 3 June 1992) was an English actor and writer.
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5	Recognisable by his ungainly bulk, bushy eyebrows, thick lips and double chin, he was [[{{Typecasting}} frequently cast]] in supporting roles as English gentlemen representing the Establishment (Lords, doctors, lawyers, accountants etc), running the gamut from pompous and/or snobbish to StiffUpperLip and jolly fellows at that. His portrayal of King UsefulNotes/LouisXVI of France in ''Marie Antoinette'' (1938) earned him an MediaNotes/AcademyAward nomination for [[MediaNotes/AcademyAwardForBestActorInASupportingRole Best Supporting Actor]].
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7	Morley was married to Joan Buckmaster, the daughter of English actress Gladys Cooper, from 1940 until his death. They had three children, including author and critic Sheridan Morley.
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9	Not to be confused with Creator/BobMorley.
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11	!!Selected filmography:
12	* ''Film/{{Scrooge\|1935}}'' (1935) as a businessman at the Exchange
13	* ''Film/{{Marie Antoinette\|1938}}'' (1938) as King UsefulNotes/LouisXVI
14	* ''Film/TheAfricanQueen'' (1951) as Reverend Samuel "The Brother" Sayer
15	* ''Film/BeatTheDevil'' (1953) as Peterson
16	* ''Film/TheAdventuresOfQuentinDurward'' (1955) as King UsefulNotes/LouisXI
17	* ''[[Film/AroundTheWorldInEightyDays1956 Around the World in 80 Days]]'' (1956) as Gauthier Ralph
18	* ''Film/TheSheriffOfFracturedJaw'' (1958) as Uncle Lucius
19	* ''Oscar Wilde'' (1960) as Creator/OscarWilde
20	* ''Film/{{The Old Dark House\|1963}}'' (1963) as Roderick Femm
21	* ''Film/{{Topkapi}}'' (1964) as Cedric Page
22	* ''Literature/TheDotAndTheLine'' (1965) - narrator of the cartoon
23	* ''Film/TheAlphabetMurders'' (1965) as Captain Hastings
24	* ''Film/TheLovedOne'' (1965) as Sir Ambrose Abercrombie
25	* ''Film/{{Genghis Khan\|1965}}'' (1965) as the Emperor of China
26	* ''Film/ThoseMagnificentMenInTheirFlyingMachines'' (1965) as Lord Rawnsley
27	* ''Film/DoctorInTrouble'' (1970) as Captain George Spratt, RNR
28	* ''Film/{{Cromwell}}'' (1970) as the Earl of Manchester
29	* ''Film/WhenEightBellsToll'' (1971) as Sir Arthur Arnford-Jones
30	* ''Film/TheatreOfBlood'' (1973) as Meredith Merridew
31	* ''Animation/HugoTheHippo'' (1975) as Sultan (English dub)
32	* ''Theatre/TheBlueBird'' (1976) as Father Time
33	* ''Film/WhoIsKillingTheGreatChefsOfEurope'' (1978) as Maximillian Vandeveer
34	* ''Film/TheHumanFactor'' (1979) as Dr. Perceval
35	* ''Film/{{Scavenger Hunt\|1979}}'' (1979) as Charles Bernstein
36	* ''Film/OhHeavenlyDog'' (1980) as Bernie
37	* ''Film/TheGreatMuppetCaper'' (1981) as the British Gentleman
38	* ''Film/{{Alice in Wonderland\|1985}}'' (1985) as the King of Hearts
39	* ''[[Literature/TheWindsOfWarAndWarAndRemembrance War and Remembrance]]'' (1988–89) as Alistair Tudsbury
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41	!!Tropes and Trivia in his works:
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43	* BigOlEyebrows: He had bushy eyebrows, which reinforced how pompous or snobbish his usual upper class characters could be.
44	* CelebrityEndorsement: He appeared in ads for [[UsefulNotes/BritishBusinesses British Airways]] in TheEighties.
45	* LargeAndInCharge: His bulk gave weight, if not always authority, to the aristocrats, monarchs, and other ruling class figures he often played.
46	* [[invoked]]WhatCouldHaveBeen:
47	** He was originally supposed to play the Sandman in the 1960s ''Series/{{Batman\|1966}}'' series, but he quit after the episode was rewritten to include Catwoman [[note]]The producers had guaranteed another Catwoman episode, so they had Charles Hoffman rewrite the Sandman episode to include her, since it was cheaper than making another one[[/note]]. This led to [[TheOtherMarty Michael Rennie getting the part]].
48	** Creator/JohnHuston originally wrote the role of [[Franchise/JamesBond M]] in 1967's ''Film/{{Casino Royale\|1967}}'' with Morley in mind. Morley was unavailable, so Huston played the part himself instead.
49	* {{Yellowface}}: He played the Emperor of China in 1965's ''Film/{{Genghis Khan\|1965}}''.

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