Film Dope

Lionel Jeffries

Thursday, 10th June 1926 - Friday, 19th February 2010

British character actor and director adept at character roles requiring fussy eccentrics. Often to be found playing older than his years notably in the case of playing the father of Dick van Dyke in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, when in point of fact, van Dyke is actually a year older then Jeffries.

First Men in the Moon is a favourite film of mine and finds Jeffries on top form as the hysterical (in several senses) mad scientist, Cavor. Also a delight in Murder Ahoy, Jeffries being one of the few actors capable of holding their own in the company of Margaret Rutherford.

RIP.

	Stage Fright RADA Student (uncredited)	1950
	Will Any Gentleman? Mr Frobisher	1953
	Black Rider Martin Bremner	1954
	No Smoking George Pogson	1955
	Colditz Story Harry Tyler	1955
	Hour of Decision	1955
	Jumping for Joy Bert Benton	1956
	Lust for Life Doctor Peyron	1956
	Man in the Sky	1956
	Quatermass Xperiment Blake	1956
	All for Mary Maitre D'	1956
	Baby and the Battleship George	1956
	Bhowani Junction Lieutenant Graham McDaniel	1956
	Blue Murder at St. Trinians Joe Mangan	1956
	Up In The World Wilson	1956
	Vicious Circle	1957
	Decision Against Time	1957
	Doctor at Large Dr. Hackett	1957
	All at Sea Garrod	1957
	Girls at Sea Harry, the Tourist	1958
	Dunkirk Colonel (Medical Officer)	1958
	Up the Creek Steady Barker	1958
	Law and Disorder Major Proudfoot	1958
	Nowhere to Go Pet Shop Clerk	1958
	Orders to Kill	1958
	Revenge of Frankenstein Fritz	1958
	Further Up the Creek Steady Barker	1958
	Idol on Parade Burton Bassett	1959
	Please Turn Over Ian Howard	1959
	Nun's Story Dr. Goovaerts	1959
	Bobbikins Gregory Mason	1959
	Circle	1959
	Jazz Boat	1959
	Tarzan the Magnificent Ames	1960
	Two Way Stretch Chief Prison Officer Sidney Crout	1960
	Let's Get Married Marsh	1960
	Trials of Oscar Wilde John Sholto Douglas, Marquis of Queensberry	1960
	Fanny Brun	1961
	Hellions Luke Billings	1961
	Kill or Cure Detective Inspector Hook	1962
	Mrs. Gibbon's Boys	1962
	Operation Snatch	1962
	Notorious Landlady Inspector Oliphant	1962
	Wrong Arm of the Law Inspector Parker	1963
	Call Me Bwana Dr. Ezra Mungo	1963
	Scarlet Blade Colonel Judd	1963
	Murder Ahoy Captain Rhumstone	1964
	First Men in the Moon Prof. Cavor	1964
	Truth About Spring Cark	1964
	Long Ships Aziz	1964
	Secret of My Success Inspector Hobart	1965
	You Must be Joking Sgt. Major McGregor	1965
	Drop Dead Darling Parker	1966
	Spy with a Cold Nose Stanley Farquhar	1966
	Arrivederci, Baby Parker	1966
	Camelot King Pellinore	1967
	Those Fantastic Flying Fools Sir Charles Dillworthy	1967
	Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Bunjee Potts	1968
	Twinky Solicitor Mr Creighton	1969
	Twelve Plus One	1969
	Sudden Terror Colonel	1970
	Eyewitness Grandpa (Colonel)	1970
	Who Slew Auntie Roo? Inspector Willoughby	1971
	Bananas Boat Houlihan	1974
	Royal Flash Kraftstein	1975
	Wombling Free Voice	1978
	Prisoner of Zenda General Sapt	1979
	Better Late than Never Bertie Hargreaves	1982
	Chorus of Disapproval Jarvis Huntley-Pike	1988
	Danny the Champion of the World Mr. Snoddy	1989
	First & Last Laurence	1990
	Jekyll & Hyde Jekyll's Father	1990
	Ending Up	1991

	British Comedy '50's clips
	BBC Sunday Night Theatre Three Plays by Benn W. Levy Cast member 'The Great Healer'	09/14/1952
	ITV Television Playhouse The Facts of Life Allan	11/05/1955
	Adventures of Robin Hood The Path of True Love Sir Charles	06/10/1957
	Four Just Men The Man Who Wasn't There Arkwright	05/11/1960
	This is Your Life Lionel Jeffries	04/21/1971
	Shillingbury Tales The Shillingbury Melon Major George Langton	05/24/1981
	Tom, Dick and Harriet On the Town Thomas Maddison	09/13/1982
	Tom, Dick and Harriet Where There's a Will Thomas Maddison	09/20/1982
	Tom, Dick and Harriet Currying Favour Thomas Maddison	09/27/1982
	Tom, Dick and Harriet The Last Time I Saw Paris Thomas Maddison	10/04/1982
	Tom, Dick and Harriet Dog in the Manger Thomas Maddison	10/11/1982
	Tom, Dick and Harriet Paternal Triangle Thomas Maddison	10/18/1982
	Tom, Dick and Harriet A Room with a View Thomas Maddison	01/13/1983
	Tom, Dick and Harriet Baby Blues Thomas Maddison	01/20/1983
	Tom, Dick and Harriet Country Life Thomas Maddison	01/27/1983
	Tom, Dick and Harriet From Here to Maternity Thomas Maddison	02/03/1983
	Tom, Dick and Harriet None Shall Sleep Thomas Maddison	02/10/1983
	Tom, Dick and Harriet Get Out and Get Under	02/17/1983
	Movie Memories Episode #3.6	06/15/1983
	Minder Senior Citizen Caine Cecil Caine	01/18/1984
	Comic Strip Presents... Gino: Full Story and Pics Taxi Driver	01/28/1984
	Comic Strip Presents... Private Enterprise Barman	01/02/1986
	Inspector Morse The Sins of the Fathers Charles Raddford	01/10/1990

	Railway Children Director	1970
	Amazing Mr. Blunden Director	1972
	Baxter Director	1972
	Water Babies Director	1978
	Wombling Free Director	1978

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