Michael Goodliffe

Michael Goodliffe

Known for

Acting

Born

October 1, 1914

Birthplace

Bebington, Cheshire, England

Died

March 20, 1976 (aged 61)

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  

Lawrence Michael Andrew Goodliffe (1 October 1914 – 20 March 1976) was an English actor best known for playing suave roles such as doctors, lawyers and army officers. He was also sometimes cast in working class parts.

Goodliffe was born in Bebington, Cheshire (now Merseyside), the son of a vicar, and educated at St Edmund's School, Canterbury, and Keble College, Oxford. He started his career in repertory theatre in Liverpool before moving on to the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford upon Avon. He joined the British Army at the beginning of World War II, and received a commission as a Second Lieutenant in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment in Febru...

Best known work

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
1971
The Man with the Golden Gun
The Man with the Golden Gun
1974
Peeping Tom
Peeping Tom
1960
A Night to Remember
A Night to Remember
1958
Von Ryan's Express
Von Ryan's Express
1965
The Night of the Generals
The Night of the Generals
1967
The Gorgon
The Gorgon
1964
The Day the Earth Caught Fire
The Day the Earth Caught Fire
1961
The Avengers
The Avengers
1961
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.
1951

Filmography

  1. 1993

    The Making of 'A Night to Remember'

    as Self (archive footage)

  2. 1983

    James Bond: The First 21 Years

    as Bill Tanner (archive footage)

  3. 1976

    To the Devil a Daughter

    as George de Grass

  4. 1975

    In Sickness and in Health

    as Dr David Muray

  5. 1974

    The Man with the Golden Gun

    as Chief of Staff Bill Tanner (uncredited)

  6. 1974

    Armchair CinemaTV

    as Dr. David Murray (1 episode)

  7. 1973

    SamTV

    as Jack Barraclough (39 episodes)

  8. 1973

    Don't Be Like Brenda

    as Narrator (uncredited)

  9. 1973

    Hitler: The Last Ten Days

    as General Weidling

  10. 1972

    The ProtectorsTV

    as De Santos (1 episode)

  11. 1972

  12. 1972

    Late Night TheatreTV

    as Maxwell (1 episode)

  13. 1971

    Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

    as Mr. Teevee (uncredited)

  14. 1971

    Pere GoriotTV

    as Pere Goriot (4 episodes)

  15. 1971

  16. 1970

    Still Life

    as David

  17. 1970

    The Company Man

    as Mr. Lansing

  18. 1970

    Macbeth

    as Duncan

  19. 1970

    Cromwell

    as Solicitor General

  20. 1970

  21. 1969

    Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)TV

    as Arthur de Crecy (1 episode)

  22. 1969

    W. Somerset MaughamTV

    as Lord Mountdrago (1 episode)

  23. 1969

    Judge DeeTV

    as Judge Dee (6 episodes)

  24. 1968

    The Fixer

    as Ostrovsky

  25. 1968

    Cities At WarTV

    as Self - Narrator (4 episodes)

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