Milton Rosmer

Actor

Milton Rosmer

Born November 4, 1881 in Southport, Lancashire, England, UKDied December 7, 197133 films

Miton Rosmer made his name on the British stage, debuting in 1889. He easily made the transition to silent pictures, appearing in such films as The Passionate Friends (1922). Talkies proved to be no obstacle to him, as it did to many silent actors, and Rosmer had roles in such classics as Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939) and The Stars Look Down (1940). He specialized in playing such characters as magistrates, professors, army officers and other authority figures.

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Rosmer was also a screenwriter and director. The Crimean War epic Balaclava (1928), which had been shot as a silent by Maurice Elvey, was extensively reshot by Rosmer as a talkie, and he also directed such other films as Channel Crossing (1933), The Great Barrier (1937) and Emil and the Detectives (1935). His final film as an actor was John Wesley (1954), after which he worked in television until 1956, when he retired. He died at age 90 in 1971.

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Goodbye, Mr. Chips posterFirst watchGoodbye, Mr. Chips19397.4as ChatterisA supporting role in one of the best-rated films of their career.Throughout the late 19th-century and early 20th-century, Mr Arthur Chipping rises from a shy, nervous teacher to the beloved, revered headmaster of Brookfield School, with his life and…View film

Essential films

Ranked by role, acclaim and reach
The Small Back Room poster6.7The Small Back Room1949

Filmography

33 films as actor
  1. 1954John WesleyGeorgia Trustee
  2. 1949The Small Back RoomProf. Mair
  3. 1948The Monkey's PawMr. Robert Trelawne
  4. 1948DaybreakGovernor
  5. 1947Fame Is the SpurMagistrate
  6. 1947FriedaMerrick
  7. 1941Atlantic FerryGeorge Burns
  8. 1940Dangerous CommentMajor Brett
  9. 1940Return to YesterdaySambourne
  10. 1940The Stars Look DownHarry Nugent, MP
  11. 1939Goodbye, Mr. ChipsChatteris
  12. 1939Let's Be FamousAlbert Pinbright
  13. 1939Gas LightInspector Rough
  14. 1938South RidingAlderman Snaith
  15. 1935The Phantom LightDr. Carey
  16. 1930The W PlanPresident of Court Martial
  17. 1929High TreasonErnest Stratton
  18. 1924The Shadow of EgyptHarold Westcott
  19. 1923A Gamble with HeartsDallas Chalfont
  20. 1923La donna e l'uomo
  21. 1922The Passionate FriendsSteven Stratton
  22. 1921A Romance of WastdaleDavid Gordon
  23. 1921A Woman of No ImportanceLord Illingworth
  24. 1921The Amazing PartnershipPryde
  25. 1921Belphegor the MountebankBelphegor
  26. 1921The WillPhilip Ross
  27. 1920Torn SailsHugh Morgan
  28. 1920The Twelve Pound LookHarry Sims
  29. 1920Wuthering HeightsHeathcliff
  30. 1919The Chinese PuzzleSir Roger de la Haye
  31. 1917Little WomenTheodore Lawrence
  32. 1916Lady Windermere's FanLord Windermere
  33. 1916The Man Without a SoulStephen Ferrier