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Michael Redgrave

Actor

Michael Redgrave

Born March 20, 1908 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, UKDied March 21, 198562 films

Sir Michael Scudamore Redgrave, CBE (20 March 1908 – 21 March 1985) was an English stage and film actor, director, manager and author. He is the father of actors Vanessa, Corin and Lynn Redgrave.

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The Hill posterFirst watchThe Hill19657.5as The Medical OfficerNorth Africa, World War II. British soldiers on the brink of collapse push beyond endurance to struggle up a brutal incline. It's not a military objective.View film

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Filmography

62 films as actor
  1. 1975Rime of the Ancient Mariner
  2. 1973Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeDanvers
  3. 1971A Christmas CarolNarrator (voice)
  4. 1971Nicholas and AlexandraSazonov
  5. 1971The Go-BetweenThe Older Leo Colston
  6. 1970HamletPolonius
  7. 1970Goodbye GeminiJames Harrington-Smith
  8. 1970Connecting RoomsJames Wallraven
  9. 1969David CopperfieldDan Peggotty
  10. 1969Goodbye, Mr. ChipsThe Headmaster
  11. 1969Battle of BritainAir Vice Marshal Evill
  12. 1969Oh! What a Lovely WarGen. Sir Henry Wilson
  13. 1968HeidiGrandfather
  14. 1968Assignment KHarris
  15. 1967The 25th HourL'avocat de Lohann
  16. 1966Alice in WonderlandCaterpillar
  17. 1966The Canterville GhostSir Simon Canterville / The Ghost
  18. 1965The Heroes of TelemarkUncle
  19. 1965The HillThe Medical Officer
  20. 1965Young CassidyW.B. Yeats
  21. 1963Uncle VanyaUncle Vanya
  22. 1962Hedda GablerGeorge Tesman
  23. 1962The Loneliness of the Long Distance RunnerRuxton Towers Reformatory Governor
  24. 1961The InnocentsThe Uncle
  25. 1961No, My Darling DaughterSir Mathew Carr
  26. 1959The Wreck of the Mary DeareMr. Nyland
  27. 1959Shake Hands with the DevilThe General
  28. 1958Behind the MaskSir Arthur Benson-Gray
  29. 1958Law and DisorderPercy Brand
  30. 1958The Quiet AmericanThomas Fowler
  31. 1957The Happy RoadGeneral Medworth
  32. 1957Time Without PityDavid Graham
  33. 1957Ruggles of Red GapRuggles
  34. 19561984O'Connor of the Inner Party
  35. 1955Oh... Rosalinda!!Col. Eisenstein
  36. 1955Mr. ArkadinBurgomil Trebitsch
  37. 1955The Dam BustersDoctor B. N. Wallis, C.B.E., F.R.S.
  38. 1955The Night My Number Came UpAir Marshal Hardie
  39. 1954The Green ScarfMaitre Deliot
  40. 1954The Sea Shall Not Have ThemAir Commodore Waltby
  41. 1952The Importance of Being EarnestErnest Worthing
  42. 1952The Magic BoxMr. Lege
  43. 1951The Browning VersionAndrew Crocker-Harris
  44. 1947Secret Beyond the DoorMark Lamphere
  45. 1947Mourning Becomes ElectraOrin Mannon
  46. 1947Fame Is the SpurHamer Radshaw
  47. 1947The Man WithinRichard Carlyon
  48. 1946The Years BetweenMichael Wentworth
  49. 1946The Captive HeartCapt. Karel Hasek
  50. 1945Dead of NightMaxwell Frere (Segment "The Ventriloquist's Dummy")
  51. 1945The Way to the StarsFlight Lt. David Archdale
  52. 1942Thunder RockDavid Charleston
  53. 1942The Big BlockadeRussian
  54. 1941Atlantic FerryCharles MacIver
  55. 1941JeannieStanley Smith
  56. 1941KippsKipps (adult)
  57. 1940A Window in LondonPeter Thompson
  58. 1940The Stars Look DownDavey Fenwick
  59. 1939Stolen LifeAlan MacKenzie
  60. 1938Climbing HighNicky Brooke
  61. 1938The Lady VanishesGilbert Redman
  62. 1936Secret AgentArmy Officer (uncredited)