Born into a Jewish family in London, he excelled academically, earning scholarships in classics and mathematics before studying law at Cambridge and qualifying at the Middle Temple in 1928. After a brief legal practice and wartime service as a Royal Artillery lieutenant-colonel, he turned to acting, debuting on stage in 1930 and soon joining the Old Vic, where he performed Shakespearean roles incl… Read more
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Known for The Longest Day 1962 Moby Dick 1956 Quo Vadis 1951 A Lizard in a Woman's Skin 1971 Series ★ 7.7 The Persuaders! 1971
Sir Hugo Chalmers ★ 7 Pygmalion 1938
Prince (uncredited) ★ 7.1 The Snake Pit 1948
Mark Kik ★ 6.9 55 Days at Peking 1963
Gen. Jung-Lu ★ 6.7 Henry V 1944
The Constable of France ★ 7.2 Lady Chatterley's Lover 1955
Sir Clifford Chatterley ★ 6.7 Green for Danger 1946
Mr. Eden ★ 7.1 Contraband 1940
First Brother Grimm ★ 7 Escape by Night 1960
British Major Michael Pemberton ★ 6.8 The Wooden Horse 1950
Peter Howard ★ 6.5 A Lizard in a Woman's Skin 1971
Edmond Brighton Series ★ 6.5 The Virginian 1962
Gavin Heath ★ 6.5 The Magic Box 1952
Maida Vale Doctor ★ 6.5 The Way Ahead 1944
Captain Edwards ★ 6.3 Mourning Becomes Electra 1947
Adam Brant ★ 6.4 Frightmare 1974
Dr. Lytell ★ 6.4 Khartoum 1966
Narrator (voice) ★ 6.2 The Velvet Touch 1948
Michael Morrell ★ 6.1 The Drum 1938
Abdul Fakir (uncredited) ★ 6.1 Die Screaming Marianne 1971
The Judge ★ 5.9 Plymouth Adventure 1952
William Bradford ★ 6.2 Caesar and Cleopatra 1945
Bel Affris ★ 6.3 Ten Little Indians 1965
General Mandrake ★ 6.1 Endless Night 1972
Psychiatrist (uncredited) ★ 6.1 The MacKintosh Man 1973
Rollins (uncredited) ★ 5.5 Circus of Fear 1966
Elliott ★ 4.8 Too Hot to Handle 1960
Johnny Solo ★ 4.9 The Bloody Judge 1970
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