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Robert Flemyng

Acting

1.7 Popularity Jan 03, 1912 (83 years old) Liverpool, England, UK

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Robert Flemyng OBE, MC (3 January 1912 – 22 May 1995) was a British film and stage actor.

Flemyng was born in Liverpool, the son of a doctor, and was educated at Haileybury. He began his career as a medical student before abandoning medicine to become an ac...

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Robert Flemyng OBE, MC (3 January 1912 – 22 May 1995) was a British film and stage actor.

Flemyng was born in Liverpool, the son of a doctor, and was educated at Haileybury. He began his career as a medical student before abandoning medicine to become an actor. Flemyng made his stage debut in the early 1930s, and worked steadily in both London and Broadway. His first film appearance was in 1937, but he didn't appear steadily in films until after he served in World War II. During the war he was commissioned into the Royal Army Medical Corps and served with great distinction, reaching the rank of full colonel at the age of 33. He was awarded the Military Cross in 1941, mentioned in despatches, and was appointed OBE in 1944.

He played the idealistic schoolmaster in the 1948 Roy Boulting film, The Guinea Pig, starring Richard Attenborough, and the key role of Detective Sergeant Roberts in the 1950 film The Blue Lamp.

One memorable role was as a necrophiliac in the film The Horrible Dr. Hichcock in 1962. He ably played a sardonic British Secret Intelligence Service chief (his boss being George Sanders) in the 1966 film The Quiller Memorandum. The character actor worked in films and television until his death in 1995. Some of his later films include Kafka (1991) and Shadowlands (1993).

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Filmography 61

1995
1993
Shadowlands Movie

as Claude Bird

1992
Memento Mori Movie

as Ronald Sidebottome

1991
Kafka Movie

as The Keeper of the Files

1989
Paris by Night Movie

as Jack Sidmouth

1982
Spider's Web Movie

as Sir Rowland Delahaye

1982
A Cotswold Death Movie

as Sir Charles

1980
Lady Killers TV

as Mr. Justice Havers

1978
Edward and Mrs Simpson TV

as Sir Donald Somervell

1978
Edward & Mrs. Simpson Movie

as Sir Donald Somervell

1978
The Thirty Nine Steps Movie

as Magistrate

1978
The Medusa Touch Movie

as Judge McKinley

1978
Enemy at the Door TV

as Sir James Prideaux

1978
The Four Feathers Movie

as The Old Colonel

1977
The Professionals TV

as Sir John Terringham

1977
Golden Rendezvous Movie

as Capt. Bullen

1976
The New Avengers TV

as Minister Quaintance

1976
Loyalties Movie

as Gen Canynge

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Personal Details

Known For Acting
Gender Male
Birthday January 03, 1912 (83 years old)
Died May 22, 1995
Place of Birth Liverpool, England, UK
Years Active 1937 - 1995
Popularity 1.7
Career Stats
61 Total Credits
44 Movie Roles
17 TV Roles
1 Photos