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Roland Joseph Culver, (31 August 1900 – 1 March 1984)The Times obituary 3 March 1984 was an English stage, film, and television actor.
In the 1960s Culver branched out into television, before finally retiring in 1983. 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 took the role of Claudius opposite Paul Scofield's celebrated Hamlet in Howard Sackler's production for Caedmon Shakespeare Recordings in 1963.
Personal life and death
Culver 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. He was awarded an OBE in the 1980 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
1931 77 Park Lane Sir Richard Carrington Fascination Ronnie 1932 A Voice Said Goodnight Reporter Short Flat No. 9 Short, Uncredited Love on Wheels Salesman COD Edward There Goes the Bride Jacques Her First Affaire Drunk Marry Me Tailor Uncredited 1933 Head of the Family Manny Mayfair Girl Dick Porter Puppets of Fate Billy Oakhurst Her Imaginary Lover Raleigh Raleigh 1934 Lucky Loser Pat Hayden Two Hearts in Waltz Time Freddie Nell Gwyn Uncredited Father and Son Vincent The Scoop Barney Somers Borrow a Million Charles Nutford 1935 Oh, What a Night Uncredited 1936 Everybody Dance Mr. Wilson – Diner at nightclub Uncredited Crime Over London Soap Salesman Accused Henry Capelle 1937 Jump for Glory Conductor Paradise for Two Paul Duval 1939 Blind Folly Ford 1940 French Without Tears Cmdr. Bill Rogers Dangerous Comment Officer Short Girl in the News Police Inspector Uncredited Night Train to Munich Roberts 1941 Old Bill and Son Colonel Fingers Hugo Allen Quiet Wedding Boofy Ponsonby This England Steward 1942 One of Our Aircraft Is Missing Naval Officer The Day Will Dawn Cmdr. Pittwaters Unpublished Story Stannard The First of the Few Commander Bride Secret Mission Captain Red Gowan Talk About Jacqueline Leslie Waddington 1943 The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp Colonel Betteridge Dear Octopus Felix Martin 1944 On Approval Richard Halton English Without Tears Sir Cosmo Brandon Give Us the Moon Ferdinand 1945 Dead of Night Eliot Foley Perfect Strangers Richard 1946 To Each His Own Lord Desham Wanted for Murder Chief Insp. Conway 1947 Singapore Michael Van Leyden Down to Earth Mr. Jordan 1948 The Emperor Waltz Baron Holenia Isn't It Romantic? Major Eucid Cameron 1949 The Great Lover Grand Duke Maximillian 1950 Trio Mr. Ashenden Segment "Sanatorium" 1951 The Late Edwina Black Inspector Martin Hotel Sahara Major Bill Randall Encore George Ramsay Segment "The Ant and the Grasshopper" The Magic Box 1st Company Promoter 1952 The Hour of 13 Connor Folly to Be Wise George Prout 1953 The Holly and the Ivy Lord B. Rough Shoot Randall 1954 Betrayed Gen. Warsleigh The Teckman Mystery Insp. Harris 1955 Dangerous Comment Officer Short The Man Who Loved Redheads Major Oscar Philipson The Ship That Died of Shame Fordyce Touch and Go Fairbright An Alligator Named Daisy Col. Geoffrey Weston 1956 Safari Sir Vincent Brampton 1957 The Hypnotist Doctor Francis Pelham Light Fingers Humphrey Levenham The Vicious Circle Detective Inspector Dane The Truth About Women Charles Tavistock 1958 Bonjour Tristesse Mr. Lombard Next to No Time Sir Godfrey Cowan Rockets Galore! Captain Wagget 1962 A Pair of Briefs Sir John Pilbright Term of Trial Trowman The Iron Maiden Lord Upshott 1964 The Yellow Rolls-Royce Norwood 1965 Thunderball Home Secretary 1966 A Man Could Get Killed Doctor Mathieson 1969 In Search of Gregory Wardle The Magic Christian Sir Herbert Uncredited 1970 Fragment of Fear Mr. Vellacot The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer Sir Eric Bentley Uncle Vanya Serebriakov TV film 1972 To Encourage the Others Lord Goddard TV movie 1973 Bequest to the Nation Lord Barham The Legend of Hell House Mr. (Rudolph) Deutsch The Mackintosh Man Judge 1975 Lloyd George Knew My Father General Sir William Boothroyd TV movie 1976 No Longer Alone A.E. Matthews 1977 The Uncanny Wallace Segment "London 1912" 1978 The Greek Tycoon Robert Keith 1979 Saint Joan TV movie 1980 Rough Cut Mr. Lloyd Palmer The Double Dealer Saygrace TV movie Never Never Land Mr. Salford 1982 The Hunchback of Notre Dame Bishop of Paris TV movie Britannia Hospital General Wetherby The Missionary Lord Fermleigh
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