Roland Culver

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Roland Joseph Culver (born August 21, 1900 in London , † March 1, 1984 in Henley-on-Thames , Oxfordshire , England ) was a British theater and film actor .

Life

Roland Culver attended Highgate College and was a pilot in the Royal Air Force from 1918 to 1919 . After his military service, he trained as an actor at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art . He made his debut at the Hull Repertory Theater in 1924 and appeared in British films from 1931. He was mostly seen as a typically English gentleman . In 1946 he gave as Lord Desham in mother's heart ( To Each His Own ) next to Olivia de Havilland his Hollywood debut. In 1947 he played the sky guardian Mr. Jordan in the Rita Hayworth musical A Goddess on Earth ( Down to Earth ). In Billy Wilder's I kiss your hand, Madame ( The Emperor Waltz ) he embodied a nobleman again as Baron Holenia in 1948. From 1956 he was also seen on television, including in the series With Umbrella, Charm and Melon ( The Avengers , 1968). However, he continued to perform on stage. In 1966 he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actor for the Broadway production of Chekhov's play Ivanov . In 1979 he published his autobiography under the title Not Quite a Gentleman . He retired four years later.

From 1932 to 1946, Culver was married to actress and casting agent Daphne Rye. The marriage resulted in two sons, Robin and Michael Culver , who followed in their parents' footsteps and also became actors. In 1947, Culver married Nan Hopkins. The marriage lasted until his death. Roland Culver died of a heart attack in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, in 1984 at the age of 83.

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SURNAME Culver, Roland
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Culver, Roland Joseph (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British theater and film actor
DATE OF BIRTH August 21, 1900
PLACE OF BIRTH London
DATE OF DEATH March 1, 1984
Place of death Henley-on-Thames , Oxfordshire , England