- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- January 3, 1912
- Place of Birth
- Liverpool, England, UK
- Died
- May 22, 1995
Robert Flemyng
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Robert Flemyng OBE, MC (3 January 1912 – 22 May 1995) was a British film and stage actor. Flemyng was born in Liverpool, the son of a doctor, and was educated at Haileybury. He began his career as a medical student before abandoning medicine to become an actor. Flemyng made his stage debut in the early 1930s, and worked steadily in both London and Broadway. His first film appearance was in 1937, but he didn't appear steadily in films until after he served in World War II. During the war he was commissioned into the Royal Army Medical Corps and served with great distinction, reaching the rank of full colonel at the age of 33. He was awarded the Military Cross in 1941, mentioned in despatches, and was appointed OBE in 1944. He played the idealistic schoolmaster in the 1948 Roy Boulting film, The Guinea Pig, starring Richard Attenborough, and the ke…
Filmography
movieThe Vacillations of Poppy Carew
1995 · Patient 2
movieShadowlands
1993 · Claude Bird
movieMemento Mori
1992 · Ronald Sidebottome
tvThe Storyteller: Greek Myths
1991 · Aegeus
movieKafka
1991 · The Keeper of the Files
movieParis by Night
1989 · Jack Sidmouth
movieSpider's Web
1982 · Sir Rowland Delahaye
movieA Cotswold Death
1982 · Sir Charles
tvLady Killers
1980 · Mr. Justice Havers
tvRebecca
1979 · Colonel Julyan
tvEdward and Mrs Simpson
1978 · Sir Donald Somervell
movieEdward & Mrs. Simpson
1978 · Sir Donald Somervell
movieThe Thirty Nine Steps
1978 · Magistrate
movieThe Medusa Touch
1978 · Judge McKinley
tvEnemy at the Door
1978 · Sir James Prideaux
movieThe Four Feathers
1978 · The Old Colonel
tvThe Professionals
1977 · Sir John Terringham
movieGolden Rendezvous
1977 · Capt. Bullen
tvThe New Avengers
1976 · Minister Quaintance
Loyalties
1976 · Gen Canynge
Miss Nightingale
1974 · W.E. Nightingale
movieTravels with My Aunt
1972 · Crowder
movieThe Darwin Adventure
1972 · Prof. Henslow
movieYoung Winston
1972 · Dr. Buzzard
Late Night Theatre
1972 · Rivers
tvThe Persuaders!
1971 · Sir George
movieThe Firechasers
1971 · Carlton
tvPlay for Today
1970 · Sir Charles
movieBattle of Britain
1969 · Wing Cmdr. Willoughby
movieThe Body Stealers
1969 · W.C. Baldwin
movieOh! What a Lovely War
1969 · Staff Officer in Gassed Trench
tvITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969 · Major Lavender
movieThe Blood Beast Terror
1968 · Dr. Carl Mallinger
tvHalf Hour Story
1967 · Martin
movieThe Deadly Affair
1967 · Samuel Fennan
movieThe Spy with a Cold Nose
1966 · M.I.5 Director
movieThe Quiller Memorandum
1966 · Rushington
tvBBC Play of the Month
1965 · Gen. Canynge
tvPublic Eye
1965 · Maj-Gen. Felcourt
Thursday Theatre
1964 · Julian Anson
movieThe King's Breakfast
1963 · The Lord Chamberlain
tvZero One
1962
tvMan of the World
1962 · O'Connor
movieThe Horrible Dr. Hichcock
1962 · Prof. Bernard Hichcock
tvCompact
1962
Family Solicitor
1961 · Anthony Freeman
tvThe Avengers
1961 · Lord Maxted
tvDanger Man
1960 · Logan
The Dow Hour of Great Mysteries
1960 · Sir Percival Glyde, Lawrence
movieA Touch of Larceny
1960 · Cmdr. John Larkin
movieBlind Date
1959 · Sir Brian Lewis
movieWuthering Heights
1958 · Dr. Kenneth
movieWindom's Way
1957 · Col. George Hasbrook
tvSuspicion
1957 · Nigel Crossley
movieLet's Be Happy
1957 · Lord James MacNairn
movieFunny Face
1957 · Paul Duval
movieThe Man Who Never Was
1956 · Lt. George Acres
movieCast a Dark Shadow
1955 · Phillip Mortimer
movieSting of Death
1955
movieThe Holly and the Ivy
1952 · Major
movieThe Magic Box
1952 · Doctor
movieBlackmailed
1951 · Dr. Giles Freeman
movieThe Blue Lamp
1950 · Police Sgt. Roberts
movieConspirator
1949 · Captain Hugh Ladholme
movieThe Guinea Pig
1948 · Nigel Lorraine
movieBond Street
1948 · Frank Moody
movieHead Over Heels
1937 · Pierre