Maurice Denham

Acting

Maurice Denham

Born 23 December 1909 · Beckenham, Kent, England, UK · Died 24 July 2002 at 92

Maurice Denham OBE (23 December 1909 – 24 July 2002) was an English character actor who appeared in over 100 television programmes and films throughout his long career. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Known for

Highlights

Doctor Who1963 · Series · Edgeworth / Azmael
The Day of the Jackal1973 · Film · General Colbert
Sherlock Holmes1984 · Series · Reverend Merridew
Animal Farm1954 · Film · All Animals (voice)
Oliver Twist1948 · Film · Chief of Police
Night of the Demon1957 · Film · Professor Henry Harrington

Filmography

Movies

114 films

Robert Rylands' Last Journey1996 · Film · Hume
Bed1995 · Film · Couple Man
The Last Vampyre1993 · Film · Augustus Merridew
Memento Mori1992 · Film · Guy Leet
The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship1990 · Film · (voice)
Seeing in the Dark1989 · Film · Old Man
The Dog It Was That Died1989 · Film · Vicar
Tears in the Rain1988 · Film · Fordingbridge
Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington1987 · Film · Luther Crackenthorpe
The Trial of Klaus Barbie1987 · Film · Klaus Barbie
84 Charing Cross Road1987 · Film · George Martin
Mr. Love1986 · Film · Theo
Monsignor Quixote1985 · Film · Senor Diego
The Chain1984 · Film · Grandpa
The Hope and the Glory1984 · Film · Joe
Doctor Who: The Twin Dilemma1984 · Film · Edgeworth
Martin Luther, Heretic1983 · Film · Father Staupitz
The Potting Shed1981 · Film · Father William Califer
From a Far Country1981 · Film · Sapieha
Recluse1981 · Film
Schalcken the Painter1979 · Film · Gerrit Dou
Edward & Mrs. Simpson1978 · Film · Cosmo Lang - Archbishop of Canterbury
Julia1977 · Film · Undertaker
Shout at the Devil1976 · Film · Mr. Smythe
Love's Labour's Lost1975 · Film · Don Adriano de Armando
Luther1974 · Film · Johann von Staupitz Vicar General
The Day of the Jackal1973 · Film · General Colbert
Nicholas and Alexandra1971 · Film · Kokovtsov
Sunday Bloody Sunday1971 · Film · Mr. Greville
Countess Dracula1971 · Film · Master Fabio
The Virgin and the Gypsy1970 · Film · The Rector
A Touch of Love1969 · Film · Doctor Prothero
The Best House in London1969 · Film · Editor, The Times
Midas Run1969 · Film · Crittenden
Julius Caesar1969 · Film · Julius Caesar
Some Girls Do1969 · Film · Mr. Mortimer
Negatives1968 · Film · Father
Torture Garden1967 · Film · Uncle Roger (segment 1 "Enoch")
Danger Route1967 · Film · Peter Ravenspur
The Long Duel1967 · Film · Governor
A Slight Ache1967 · Film · Edward
After the Fox1966 · Film · Chief of Interpol
The Night Caller1965 · Film · Dr. Morley
The Alphabet Murders1965 · Film · Inspector Japp
The Heroes of Telemark1965 · Film · Doctor
The Nanny1965 · Film · Dr. Beamaster
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes1965 · Film · Trawler Skipper
Operation Crossbow1965 · Film · RAF Officer
Hysteria1965 · Film · Hemmings
The Legend of Young Dick Turpin1965 · Film · Mr. Fielding
The Uncle1964 · Film · Mr. Ream
The 7th Dawn1964 · Film · Tarlton
Downfall1964 · Film · Sir Harold Crossley
Long Past Glory1963 · Film · Charles
The Very Edge1963 · Film · Crawford
Paranoiac1963 · Film · John Kossett
The Set Up1963 · Film · Theo Gaunt
The King's Breakfast1963 · Film · The King
H.M.S. Defiant1962 · Film · Mr. Goss (Ship's Surgeon)
Invasion Quartet1961 · Film
The Greengage Summer1961 · Film · Mr. Bullock
The Mark1961 · Film · Arnold Cartwright
Two-Way Stretch1960 · Film · Governor Horatio Bennett
Sink the Bismarck!1960 · Film · Commander Richards
Our Man in Havana1960 · Film · Admiral
Ali and the Camel1960 · Film
The Captain's Table1959 · Film · Major Broster
Barnacle Bill1957 · Film · Crowley
Night of the Demon1957 · Film · Professor Henry Harrington
Checkpoint1956 · Film · Ted Thornhill
The Spanish Gardener1956 · Film · Pedro (voice) (uncredited)
23 Paces to Baker Street1956 · Film · Inspector Grovening
Simon and Laura1955 · Film · Wilson
Doctor at Sea1955 · Film · Steward Easter
Animal Farm1954 · Film · All Animals (voice)
Carrington V.C.1954 · Film · Lt. Col. Reeve
The Purple Plain1954 · Film · Blore
Eight O'Clock Walk1954 · Film · Horace Clifford
The Million Pound Note1954 · Film · Jonathan Reid
Malta Story1953 · Film · British Officer
Street Corner1953 · Film · Dawson
The Net1953 · Film · Prof. Carrington
Time Bomb1953 · Film · Jim Warrilow
No Highway in the Sky1951 · Film
Traveller's Joy1950 · Film · Fowler
Madness of the Heart1949 · Film · Dr. Simon Blake
The Spider and the Fly1949 · Film · Colonel de la Roche
Landfall1949 · Film · Wing Commander Hewitt
Don't Ever Leave Me1949 · Film · Mr. Knowles
Poet's Pub1949 · Film · PC Windle
A Boy, a Girl and a Bike1949 · Film · Bill Martin
It's Not Cricket1949 · Film · Otto Fisch
The Blue Lagoon1949 · Film · Captain
Once Upon a Dream1949 · Film · Vicar
Here Come the Huggetts1948 · Film · 1st Engineer
London Belongs to Me1948 · Film · Jack Rufus
Quartet1948 · Film · Coroner (segment "The Alien Corn")
The Blind Goddess1948 · Film · Johnson
My Brother's Keeper1948 · Film · Trent
Oliver Twist1948 · Film · Chief of Police
Daybreak1948 · Film · Inspector
Miranda1948 · Film · Cockle Vendor
Blanche Fury1948 · Film · Major Fraser
Easy Money1948 · Film · Detective-Inspector Kirby
Look Before You Love1948 · Film · Fosser
The End of the River1947 · Film · Defence Counsel
Fame Is the Spur1947 · Film · Prison Doctor #2 (uncredited)
Captain Boycott1947 · Film · Lt. Col. Strickland
Jassy1947 · Film · Jim Stoner
Holiday Camp1947 · Film · Camp Doctor
They Made Me a Fugitive1947 · Film · Mr. Fenshaw
The Upturned Glass1947 · Film · Mobile Policeman
Take My Life1947 · Film · Defense Counsel
The Man Within1947 · Film · Smuggler

Filmography

Series

48 shows

Pie in the Sky1994 · Series · Striker of the Yard
Peak Practice1993 · Series · Douglas Hart
Performance1991 · Series · Don Francisco
You Rang, M'Lord?1990 · Series · Captain Cedric Dolby
Behaving Badly1989 · Series
Inspector Morse1987 · Series · Lance Mandeville
All Passion Spent1986 · Series · Bucktrout
Casualty1986 · Series · William Turnbull
ScreenPlay1986 · Series · Klaus Barbie
Boon1986 · Series · Major Hopkinson
Lovejoy1986 · Series · Sir Max Spence
The Black Tower1985 · Series · Father Michael Baddeley
Screen Two1985 · Series · Guy Leet
Sherlock Holmes1984 · Series · Reverend Merridew
Mr. Palfrey of Westminster1984 · Series · Benedict
The Agatha Christie Hour1982 · Series · Parker Pyne
The Chinese Detective1981 · Series
Minder1979 · Series · Billings
Edward and Mrs Simpson1978 · Series · Cosmo Lang, Archbishop of Canterbury
Return of the Saint1978 · Series · Prince Lorenzo
The Professionals1977 · Series · Sir James Temple
Secret Army1977 · Series · Father Girard
Rumpole of the Bailey1975 · Series · Mr. Justice Gwent-Evans
Angels1975 · Series
Porridge1974 · Series · Rawley
The Carnforth Practice1974 · Series · Ernest Railton
Fall of Eagles1974 · Series · Kaiser Wilhelm I
The Lotus Eaters1972 · Series · Nestor Turton
A Ghost Story for Christmas1971 · Series · Gerrit Dou
Great Performances1971 · Series · Senor Diego
Omnibus1967 · Series · Dou
ITV Playhouse1967 · Series · Tom Falconer
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle1967 · Series · Dr. Phelps McCarthy
NET Playhouse1966 · Series · Julius Caesar
Talking to a Stranger1966 · Series
BBC Play of the Month1965 · Series · Julius Caesar
Thirty-Minute Theatre1965 · Series · Crowther
The Troubleshooters1965 · Series · Henry Burton
Sherlock Holmes1964 · Series
Theatre 6251964 · Series · Oscar
Doctor Who1963 · Series · Edgeworth / Azmael
Dr. Finlay's Casebook1962 · Series
Out of This World1962 · Series · Edgar Brocklebank
Maigret1960 · Series · Tiburce de St. Hilaire
Danger Man1960 · Series · Volos
The Third Man1959 · Series · Hargest Macrea
Armchair Theatre1956 · Series · Dr. Lunn
The Wonderful World of Disney1954 · Series · Mr. Fielding