Lionel Jeffries
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Lionel Jeffries | |
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Royal Academy of Dramatic Art | |
Occupations |
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Years active | 1950–2001 |
Spouse |
Eileen Mary Walsh (m. 1951) |
Children | 3; including Ty Jeffries |
Relatives | Amy Mason (granddaughter) |
Lionel Charles Jeffries (10 June 1926 – 19 February 2010) was an English actor, director, and screenwriter.[1][2][3][4][5] He appeared primarily in films and received a Golden Globe Award nomination during his acting career.
Early life
Jeffries was born in
In 1945, he received a
Career
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He trained at the
His acting career reached a peak in the 1960s with leading roles in other films like Two-Way Stretch (1960), The Trials of Oscar Wilde (1960), Murder Ahoy! (opposite Margaret Rutherford), First Men in the Moon (1964) and Camelot (1967).[citation needed]
Jeffries turned to writing and directing children's films, including a well-regarded version of
Jeffries had a negative attitude towards television and avoided the medium for many years.
He starred as Tom (Thomas Maddisson) in the Thames/ITV
Retirement and death
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Jeffries retired from acting in 2001 and his health declined in the following years.[citation needed] He died on 19 February 2010, at a nursing home in Poole, Dorset.[6] He had suffered from vascular dementia for the last twelve years of his life.[9] He was 83.[1]
He was married to Eileen Mary Walsh from 1951 until his death. They had a son and two daughters.[7] His son Ty Jeffries is a composer, lyricist and cabaret artist.[citation needed] Lionel Jeffries' granddaughter is the novelist and playwright Amy Mason.[citation needed]
His name is mentioned before the ending titles in the film The First Men in the Moon, released in 2010: "For Lionel Jeffries 1926–2010".[citation needed]
Filmography
Year | Title | Director | Writer |
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1970 | The Railway Children | Yes | Yes |
1972 | The Amazing Mr. Blunden | Yes | Yes |
1973 | Baxter! | Yes | No |
1977 | Wombling Free | Yes | Yes |
1978 | The Water Babies | Yes | Additional |
1979 | Nelson's Touch (short) | No | Yes |
Acting roles
- Stage Fright (1950) – Bald RADA Student (uncredited)
- Will Any Gentleman...? (1953) – Mr. Frobisher
- The Black Rider (1954) – Martin Bremner
- The Colditz Story (1955) – Harry Tyler
- The Quatermass Xperiment (1955) – Blake
- No Smoking (1955) – George Pogson
- All for Mary (1955) – Maitre D', Hotel
- Windfall (1955) – Arthur Lee
- Jumping for Joy (1956) – Bert Benton
- Bhowani Junction (1956) – Captain McDaniel
- The Baby and the Battleship (1956) – George
- Eyewitness (1956) – Man in Pub
- Lust for Life (1956) – Dr. Peyron
- High Terrace (1956) – Monkton
- Up in the World (1957) – Wilson
- The Man in the Sky (1957) – Keith
- Doctor at Large (1957) – Dr. Hatchet
- Hour of Decision (1957) – Elvin Main
- The Vicious Circle (1957) – Geoffrey Windsor
- Barnacle Bill (1957) – Garrod
- Blue Murder at St Trinian's (1957) – Joe Mangan
- Dunkirk (1958) – Colonel – Medical Officer
- Charles and Mary (1958, TV Movie) – George Dyer
- Up the Creek (1958) – Steady Barker
- The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958) – Fritz
- Law and Disorder (1958) – Major Proudfoot
- Orders to Kill (1958) – Interrogator
- Girls at Sea (1958) – Harry, the Tourist
- Behind the Mask (1958) – Walter Froy
- Further Up the Creek (1958) – Steady Barker
- Nowhere to Go (1958) – Pet Shop Clerk (uncredited)
- Idol on Parade (1959) – Bertie
- The Nun's Story (1959) – Dr. Goovaerts
- Bobbikins (1959) – Gregory Mason
- Please Turn Over (1959) – Ian Howard
- Two-Way Stretch (1960) – Chief P.O. Crout
- Jazz Boat (1960) – Sergeant Thompson
- Life Is a Circus (1960) – Genie
- Let's Get Married (1960) – Marsh
- The Trials of Oscar Wilde (1960) – John Sholto Douglas, Marquis of Queensberry
- Tarzan the Magnificent (1960) – Ames
- Fanny (1961) – Monsieur Brun (The Englishman)
- The Hellions(1961) – Luke Billings
- Operation Snatch (1962) – Evans
- Mrs. Gibbon's Boys (1962) – Lester Gibbons
- The Notorious Landlady (1962) – Inspector Oliphant
- Kill or Cure (1962) – Det. Insp. Hook
- The Wrong Arm of the Law (1963) – Inspector Fred 'Nosey' Parker
- Call me Bwana(1963) – Ezra
- The Scarlet Blade (1963) – Col. Judd
- The Long Ships (1964) – Aziz
- First Men in the Moon (1964) – Cavor / Joseph Cavor
- Murder Ahoy! (1964) – Captain Sydney De Courcy Rhumstone
- The Truth About Spring (1965) – 'Cark' / Cark
- You Must Be Joking! (1965) – Sgt. Maj. McGregor
- The Secret of My Success (1965) – Insp. Hobart / Baron von Lukenberg / The Earl of Aldershot / President Esteda
- The Spy with a Cold Nose (1966) – Stanley Farquhar
- Drop Dead Darling (1966) – Parker
- Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad (1967) – Airport Commander
- Camelot (1967) – King Pellinore
- Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon (1967) – Sir Charles Dillworthy
- Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) – Grandpa Potts
- 12 + 1(1969) – Randomhouse
- Twinky(1970) – Solicitor
- Eyewitness (1970) – Grandpa
- The Railway Children (1970) – Malcolm (uncredited)
- Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1972) – Inspector Ralph Willoughby
- Royal Flash (1975) – Kraftstein
- What Changed Charley Farthing? (1976) – Houlihan
- Wombling Free (1978) – Womble (voice)
- The Prisoner of Zenda (1979) – General Sapt
- Cream in My Coffee (1980, TV Movie) – Bernard Wilsher
- Better Late Than Never (1983) – Bertie Hargreaves
- Abel's Island (1988 short) – Gower (voice)
- Danny, the Champion of the World (1989, TV Movie) – Mr. Snoddy
- A Chorus of Disapproval (1989) – Jarvis Huntley-Pike
- First and Last (1989, TV Movie) – Laurence
- Ending Up (1989, TV Movie) – Shorty
- Jekyll & Hyde(1990, TV Movie) – Jekyll's Father
- Heaven on Earth (1998, TV Movie) – Isaac Muller
References
- ^ a b "Actor and director Lionel Jeffries dies, aged 83". BBC News. 19 February 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
- ^ Gray, Sadie (20 February 2010). "Actor-director Lionel Jeffries dies at 83". The Times. London. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b Barker, Dennis (20 February 2010). "Lionel Jeffries obituary". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
- ^ a b Hayward, Anthony (20 February 2010). "Lionel Jeffries: Scene-stealing character actor who also directed 'The Railway Children'". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 14 June 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
- ^ "Lionel Jeffries, British Character Actor, Dies at 83". The New York Times. 20 February 2010. Archived from the original on 12 October 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/102888. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^ a b c d e f "Lionel Jeffries – Telegraph". The Daily Telegraph. London. 19 February 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
- ^ a b c "Actor and director Lionel Jeffries dies, aged 83". BBC News. 19 February 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
- ^ Paton, Maureen (28 January 2012). "Dad was too much to compete with". The Guardian.
External links
- Lionel Jeffries at IMDb
- Lionel Jeffries at the Internet Broadway Database
- Lionel Jeffries at the BFI's Screenonline
- Lionel Jeffries – Daily Telegraph obituary
- Lionel Jeffries – Times obituary