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Versatile English leading man and character player from the early 1920s with a marvelous, slightly gruff speaking voice, typically in amiably roguish roles. Livesey is probably best known for essaying the leading role of Clive Candy in "The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp" (1943). The inspired filmmakers behind "Blimp", Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, gave the often underutilized actor two more fine roles in "I Know Where I'm Going" (1945) and "A Matter of Life and Death" (1946)....
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Filmography

Hamlet - ( Lucianus/Gravedigger / 1969 / Released / )
Oedipus the King - ( Shepherd / 1968 / Released / )
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders - ( Drunken Parson / 1965 / Released / )
Of Human Bondage - ( Thorpe Athelny / 1964 / Released / )
No, My Darling Daughter - ( General Henry Barclay / 1961 / Released / )
The League of Gentlemen - ( Mycroft / 1961 / Released / )
The Entertainer - ( Billy / 1960 / Released / Bryanston Pictures )
Finger of Guilt - ( Ben Case / 1956 / Released / )
Stairway to Heaven - ( Dr Reeves / 1946 / Released / )
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp - ( Colonel Blimp / 1943 / Released / )

TV Credits
The Pallisers ( 1977 / Released ): Actor

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Versatile English leading man and character player from the early 1920s with a marvelous, slightly gruff speaking voice, typically in amiably roguish roles. Livesey is probably best known for essaying the leading role of Clive Candy in "The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp" (1943). The inspired filmmakers behind "Blimp", Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, gave the often underutilized actor two more fine roles in "I Know Where I'm Going" (1945) and "A Matter of Life and Death" (1946). Livesey was one of an acting dynasty which included father Sam Livesey (1873-1936), brothers Jack (1901-1961) and Barry (born 1904), and wife Ursula Jeans.

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brother:Barry Livesey (born 1904)
brother:Jack Livesey (born 1901, died 1961)
father:Sam Livesey (born 1873, died 1936)
wife:Ursula Jeans

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