Film Dope



Ronald Adam

Thursday, 31st December 1896 - Tuesday, 27th March 1979
Herefordshire
England


Talented author, theatre manager and producer still finding time for hundreds of film appearances.

Drums
Major Gregoff
1938
Kate Plus Ten
Police Chief
1938
Missing People
Surtees
1939
Q Planes
Pollock - Aviation Engineer
1939
Lion Has Wings
Bomber Chief
1939
Day Will Dawn
Daily Express Reporter in Phone Booth
1942
Somewhere in France
Sir Charles Fawcett Managing Director
1942
Pink String and Sealing Wax
Clerk of the Court
1945
Fame Is the Spur
Radshaws' Doctor (uncredited)
1946
Green for Danger
Dr. White
1946
Richard of Bordeaux
John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster
1947
Take My Life
Det Sgt Hawkins. (Deaf Man.)
1947
Counterblast
Col Ingram - Gillington POW Camp Commandant
1948
Bonnie Prince Charlie
Macleod
1948
Diamond City
Robert Southey
1949
Black Magic
Court President
1949
Christopher Columbus
Talavera
1949
Obsession
Dogmatic Type Clubman
1949
Case of Charles Peace
Counsel for Defence
1949
All Over the Town
Sam Vane
1949
Under Capricorn
Mr. Rigg
1949
Laughter in Paradise
Bank Manager - Mr. Wagstaffe
(as Ronald Adams)
1951
Lavender Hill Mob
Turner
1951
Mr. Denning Drives North
coroner
1951
Scrooge
Doctor
1951
Captain Horatio Hornblower
Admiral McCartney
1951
Bad Lord Byron
Judge
1951
Adventurers
Van Thaal
1951
Angels One-Five
Group Controller
1952
Hindle Wakes
Nat Jeffcote
1952
My Wife's Lodger
Doctor
1952
Appointment in London
Instructor (uncredited)
1953
Escape by Night
Tallboy
1953
Malta Story
Group Captain, Operations
1953
Man With a Million
Samuel Clemens
1954
Forbidden Cargo
Mr. Bennett - Customs Official.
1954
Front Page Story
Editor
1954
Seagulls Over Sorrento
Member of Admiralty Board
(uncredited)
1954
Beachcomber
Sir Henry Johnstone
(uncredited)
(scenes deleted?)
1954
Black Knight
The Lord Abbot
1954
Around the World in 80 Days
Club Steward
1956
Lust for Life
De Smet
1956
Million Dollar Manhunt
Dumetrius
1956
Tons of Trouble
Psychiatrist
1956
Reach for the Sky
Air Vice-Marshal Leigh-Mallory
1956
Man Who Never Was
Adams
1956
Sea Wife
Army Padre
1957
Surgeon's Knife
Major Tilling
1957
Inside Information
Inspector Hammond
1957
Naked Truth
Chemist
1957
Please Turn Over
Mr. Appleton
1959
Man Who Could Cheat Death
Second Doctor
(uncredited)
1959
Carry On Constable
Motorist (uncredited)
1960
And the Same to You
Trout
1960
Three on a Spree
Judge
1961
Offbeat
J.B. Wykenham
1961
Postman's Knock
Mr. Fordyce
1962
Haunting
Eldridge Harper
1963
Heavens Above!
Cabinet Minister #1
1963
Tomb of Ligeia
Minister at Graveside
1964
Who Killed the Cat?
Gregory
1966
Song of Norway
Gade
1970
Zeppelin
Prime Minister
1971
Ruling Class
Lord
1972

Books
Illustrated Directory of Film Character Actors
BBC Sunday Night Theatre
The Masque of Kings
06/19/1955
Redgauntlet
Episode #1.3
Tom Trumbull
10/25/1959
On Trial
The Dilke Case
Sir James Hannen
08/12/1960
Golden Girl
Held in Trust
Sir Robin Courtney
08/05/1961
Avengers
Second Sight
Dr. Spender
11/16/1963
Some of Sykes
Sykes and a Box
02/25/1964
Sunday Drama
Sunday Mystery Theatre: Weekend at Willaburra
Pastor Hoffmeyer
08/02/1964
Massingham Affair
The Lawless Element
Mr. Paget
09/12/1964
Massingham Affair
A Tradition of Justice
Mr. Paget
09/19/1964
Massingham Affair
The Breakthrough
Mr. Paget
09/26/1964
Massingham Affair
Parting of the Ways
Mr. Paget
10/03/1964
Massingham Affair
A Tangle of Lies
Mr. Paget
10/10/1964
Gideon's Way
The Ladykiller
Mr. Baker
12/05/1965
Public Eye
It Had to Be a Mouse
Leonard Minster
08/20/1966
This Man Craig
There's Got to Be a Fire Somewhere
John Leggat
01/31/1967
Theatre 625
The Fall Of Kelvin Walker
Sir Godfrey McKellar
04/22/1968
Freewheelers
The Big Freeze: Part 1: Icarus
Professor Lowrie
06/06/1968
Freewheelers
The Big Freeze: Part 2: Valkyrie
Professor Lowrie
06/13/1968
Freewheelers
The Big Freeze: Part 3: Anvil
Professor Lowrie
06/20/1968
Freewheelers
The Big Freeze Part 4: Gotterdammerung
Professor Lowrie
06/27/1968
ITV Playhouse
Boatman Do Not Tarry
Armitage
07/08/1968
Scene
The Sentence of the Court
Judge
10/17/1968
Life with Cooper
Tommy Buys a Bed
Various Roles
04/08/1969
Nearest and Dearest
Breach of the Peace
Magistrate
07/08/1969
Six Wives of Henry VIII
Catherine of Aragon
Cardinal Campeggio
01/01/1970
Mystery and Imagination
The Suicide Club
02/09/1970
Shirley's World
The Islanders
10/13/1971
Casanova
Steed in the Stable
Senior Inquisitor
11/16/1971
Freewheelers
Cypher
Professor Gotts
11/26/1971
Columbo
Dagger of the Mind
George, Steward at Supt. Durk's Club
(uncredited)
11/26/1972
Casanova '73
Episode #1.2
Dr. Spratforth
09/20/1973
Lord Peter Wimsey
The Nine Tailors: Part One
Dowson
04/22/1974
Justice
The Very Fine Line of Duty
Sir William
06/21/1974