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Robert Flemyng

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Flemyng, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​


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Born:
Jan 3, 1912 In Liverpool, England, UK
Movie/TV Credits:
47
First Appeared:
In the movie Head Over Heels 1937-02-12
Latest Project:
Movie The Vacillations of Poppy Carew 1995-03-05
Known For
Poster of Edward and Mrs Simpson
Poster of Zero One
Filmography
Movie The Vacillations of Poppy Carew Patient 2 1995-03-05
Movie Shadowlands Claude Bird 1993-12-25
Movie Memento Mori Ronald Sidebottome 1992-04-19
Movie Kafka The Keeper of the Files 1991-11-15
Movie Paris by Night Jack Sidmouth 1989-04-18
Movie Spider's Web Sir Rowland Delahaye 1982-12-26
Movie A Cotswold Death Sir Charles 1982-01-12
Movie The Four Feathers The Old Colonel 1978-01-01
Movie The Thirty Nine Steps Magistrate 1978-11-04
Movie The Medusa Touch Judge McKinley 1978-04-13
Movie Edward & Mrs. Simpson Sir Donald Somervell 1978-11-06
Series Edward and Mrs Simpson Unknown 1978-11-08
Movie Golden Rendezvous Capt. Bullen 1977-12-25
Movie Loyalties Gen Canynge 1976-02-29
Series The New Avengers Unknown 1976-10-22
Movie Miss Nightingale W.E. Nightingale 1974-01-01
Movie Travels with My Aunt Crowder 1972-12-17
Movie Young Winston Dr. Buzzard 1972-07-20
Movie The Darwin Adventure Prof. Henslow 1972-09-27
Movie The Firechasers Carlton 1971-01-01
Series The Persuaders! Unknown 1971-09-17
Movie The Body Stealers W.C. Baldwin 1969-03-21
Movie Oh! What a Lovely War Staff Officer in Gassed Trench 1969-03-10
Movie Battle of Britain Wing Cmdr. Willoughby 1969-09-15
Movie The Blood Beast Terror Dr. Carl Mallinger 1968-02-01
Movie The Deadly Affair Samuel Fennan 1967-01-26
Movie The Spy with a Cold Nose M.I.5 Director 1966-12-19
Movie The Quiller Memorandum Rushington 1966-11-10
Series Compact 1962-01-02
Series Zero One Unknown 1962-10-03
Movie The Horrible Dr. Hichcock Prof. Bernard Hichcock 1962-08-01
Series The Avengers Unknown 1961-01-07
Movie A Touch of Larceny Cmdr. John Larkin 1960-02-04
Movie Blind Date Sir Brian Lewis 1959-08-01
Movie Funny Face Paul Duval 1957-02-13
Movie Windom's Way Col. George Hasbrook 1957-12-07
Movie Let's Be Happy Lord James MacNairn 1957-05-07
Movie The Man Who Never Was Lt. George Acres 1956-04-03
Movie Cast a Dark Shadow Phillip Mortimer 1955-09-20
Movie The Magic Box Doctor 1952-01-01
Movie The Holly and the Ivy Major 1952-12-03
Movie Blackmailed Dr. Giles Freeman 1951-01-30
Movie The Blue Lamp Police Sgt. Roberts 1950-01-19
Movie Conspirator Captain Hugh Ladholme 1949-07-28
Movie Bond Street Frank Moody 1948-05-12
Movie The Guinea Pig Nigel Lorraine 1948-10-26
Movie Head Over Heels Pierre 1937-02-12