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Michael Goodliffe

Michael Goodliffe

Known For Acting
Birthday Oct 01, 1914
Died Mar 20, 1976 (61)
Birthplace Bebington, Cheshire, England
Popularity 0.4 (history)
Updated Aug 05, 2024
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Lawrence Michael Andrew Goodliffe (1 October 1914 – 20 March 1976) was an English actor best known for playing suave roles such as doctors, lawyers and army officers. He was also sometimes cast in working class parts. Goodliffe was born in Bebington, Chesh ... ire (now Merseyside), the son of a vicar, and educated at St Edmund's School, Canterbury, and Keble College, Oxford. He started his career in repertory theatre in Liverpool before moving on to the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford upon Avon. He joined the British Army at the beginning of World War II, and received a commission as a Second Lieutenant in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment in February 1940. He was wounded in the leg and captured at the Battle of Dunkirk. Goodliffe was incorrectly listed as killed in action, and even had his obituary published in a newspaper. He was to spend the rest of the war a prisoner in Germany. Whilst in captivity he produced and acted in (and in some cases wrote) many plays and sketches to entertain fellow prisoners. These included two productions of William Shakespeare's Hamlet, one in Tittmoning and the other in Eichstätt, in which he played the title role. He also produced the first staging of Noel Coward's Post Mortem at Eichstätt. A full photographic record of these productions exists. After the war he resumed his professional acting career. As well as appearing in the theatre he worked in film and television. He appeared in The Wooden Horse in 1950 and in other POW films. His best known film was A Night to Remember (1958) in which he played Thomas Andrews, builder of the RMS Titanic. His best known television series was Sam (1973–75) in which he played an unemployed Yorkshire miner. He also appeared with John Thaw and James Bolam in the 1967 television series Inheritance. Suffering from depression, Goodliffe had a breakdown in 1976 during the period that he was rehearsing for a revival of Equus. He committed suicide a few days later by leaping from a hospital fire escape, whilst a patient at the Atkinson Morley Hospital in Wimbledon, London. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Goodliffe,  licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography

To the Devil a Daughter

To the Devil a Daughter

1976

as George de Grass

In Sickness and in Health

In Sickness and in Health

1975

as Dr David Muray

Don't Be Like Brenda

Don't Be Like Brenda

1973

as Narrator (uncredited)

Hitler: The Last Ten Days

Hitler: The Last Ten Days

1973

as General Weidling

Henry VIII and His Six Wives

Henry VIII and His Six Wives

1972

as Thomas More

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

1971

as Mr. Teevee (uncredited)

Still Life

Still Life

1970

as David

The Company Man

The Company Man

1970

as Mr. Lansing

Macbeth

Macbeth

1970

as Duncan

Cromwell

Cromwell

1970

as Solicitor General

The Fixer

The Fixer

1968

as Ostrovsky

The Jokers

The Jokers

1967

as Lt. Col. Paling

The Night of the Generals

The Night of the Generals

1967

as Hauser

The Connoisseur

The Connoisseur

1966

as Rev. Adrian Tenterden

Von Ryan's Express

Von Ryan's Express

1965

as Captain Stein

Troubled Waters

Troubled Waters

1964

as Jeff Driscoll

The Gorgon

The Gorgon

1964

as Professor Jules Heitz

The 7th Dawn

The 7th Dawn

1964

as Trumphey

633 Squadron

633 Squadron

1964

as Squadron Leader Frank Adams

Woman of Straw

Woman of Straw

1964

as Solicitor

Man in the Middle

Man in the Middle

1964

as Colonel Shaw

80,000 Suspects

80,000 Suspects

1963

as Clifford Preston

The £20,000 Kiss

The £20,000 Kiss

1962

as Sir Harold Trevitt

Jigsaw

Jigsaw

1962

as Clyde Burchard

The Day the Earth Caught Fire

The Day the Earth Caught Fire

1961

as Jacko Jackson the Night Editor

No Love for Johnnie

No Love for Johnnie

1961

as Dr. West

The Battle of the Sexes

The Battle of the Sexes

1960

as Detective

Conspiracy of Hearts

Conspiracy of Hearts

1960

as Father Desmaines

Peeping Tom

Peeping Tom

1960

as Don Jarvis

Sink the Bismarck!

Sink the Bismarck!

1960

as Captain Banister

The Trials of Oscar Wilde

The Trials of Oscar Wilde

1960

as Charles Gill

The White Trap

The White Trap

1959

as Inspector Walters

The 39 Steps

The 39 Steps

1959

as Brown

Three Crooked Men

Three Crooked Men

1958

as Shop Customer

The Camp on Blood Island

The Camp on Blood Island

1958

as Father Paul Anjou

Up the Creek

Up the Creek

1958

as Nelson

A Night to Remember

A Night to Remember

1958

as Thomas Andrews

Carve Her Name with Pride

Carve Her Name with Pride

1958

as Coding Expert

Further Up the Creek

Further Up the Creek

1958

as Lt. Commander Blakeney

The One That Got Away

The One That Got Away

1957

as R.A.F. Interrogator

Fortune Is a Woman

Fortune Is a Woman

1957

as Detective Insp. Barnes

Wicked as They Come

Wicked as They Come

1956

as Larry Buckham

The Battle of the River Plate

The Battle of the River Plate

1956

as Captain McCall, R.N., British Naval Attache, Buenos Aires

Dial 999

Dial 999

1955

as John Moffat

The End of the Affair

The End of the Affair

1955

as Smythe

Quentin Durward

Quentin Durward

1955

as Count De Dunois

Front Page Story

Front Page Story

1954

as Kennedy

Sea Devils

Sea Devils

1953

as Ragan

Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue

Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue

1953

as Robert Walpole

The Hour of 13

The Hour of 13

1952

as Anderson

Cry, the Beloved Country

Cry, the Beloved Country

1951

as Martens

Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.

Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.

1951

as Col. Caillard - POW Escort

The Wooden Horse

The Wooden Horse

1950

as Robbie

The Small Back Room

The Small Back Room

1949

as Till

Stop Press Girl

Stop Press Girl

1949

as McPherson

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Television Credits

Sam

as Jack Barraclough

Episodes: 39

First Aired: Jun 12, 1973

Inheritance

as Mr. Oldroyd

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Sep 29, 1967

The Protectors

as De Santos

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1972

The Saint

as Dr. Quintus

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1962

Dixon of Dock Green

as Garfield Fenton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 09, 1955

Interpol Calling

as Wolf Barstrom

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1959

Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)

as Arthur de Crecy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1969

Thirty-Minute Theatre

as The Minister

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1965

Hine

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Apr 07, 1971

Callan

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Jul 08, 1967

The Avengers

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 07, 1961

Man in a Suitcase

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 27, 1967

Zero One

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1962

Maigret

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 31, 1960

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