Person
Michael Goodliffe
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 1, 1914
- Died
- March 20, 1976
- Place of birth
- Bebington, Cheshire, England
- Also known as
- Lawrence Michael Andrew Goodliffe
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Lawrence Michael Andrew Goodliffe (1 October 1914 – 20 March 1976) was an English actor best known for playing suave roles such as doctors, lawyers and army officers. He was also sometimes cast in working class parts.
Goodliffe was born in Bebington, Cheshire (now Merseyside), the son of a vicar, and educated at St Edmund's School, Canterbury, and Keble College, Oxford. He started his career in repertory theatre in Liverpool before moving on to the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford upon Avon. He joined the British Army at the beginning of World War II, and received a commission as a Second Lieutenant in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment in February 1940. He was wounded in the leg and captured at the Battle of Dunkirk. Goodliffe was incorrectly listed as killed in action, and even had his obituary published in a newspaper. He was to spend the rest of the war a prisoner in Germany.
Whilst in captivity he produced and acted in (and in some cases wrote) many plays and sketches to entertain fellow prisoners. These included two productions of William Shakespeare's Hamlet, one in Tittmoning and the other in Eichstätt, in which he played the title role. He also produced the first staging of Noel Coward's Post Mortem at Eichstätt. A full photographic record of these productions exists.
After the war he resumed his professional acting career. As well as appearing in the theatre he worked in film and television. He appeared in The Wooden Horse in 1950 and in other POW films. His best known film was A Night to Remember (1958) in which he played Thomas Andrews, builder of the RMS Titanic. His best known television series was Sam (1973–75) in which he played an unemployed Yorkshire miner. He also appeared with John Thaw and James Bolam in the 1967 television series Inheritance.
Suffering from depression, Goodliffe had a breakdown in 1976 during the period that he was rehearsing for a revival of Equus. He committed suicide a few days later by leaping from a hospital fire escape, whilst a patient at the Atkinson Morley Hospital in Wimbledon, London.
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Filmography
The Making of 'A Night to Remember'Film · 1993 · as Self (archive footage)
James Bond: The First 21 YearsFilm · 1983 · as Bill Tanner (archive footage)
To the Devil a DaughterFilm · 1976 · as George de Grass
In Sickness and in HealthFilm · 1975 · as Dr David Muray
Armchair CinemaTV · 1974 · as Dr. David Murray · 1 episode
The Man with the Golden GunFilm · 1974 · as Chief of Staff Bill Tanner (uncredited)
Don't Be Like BrendaFilm · 1973 · as Narrator (uncredited)
Hitler: The Last Ten DaysFilm · 1973 · as General Weidling
SamTV · 1973 · as Jack Barraclough · 39 episodes
Henry VIII and His Six WivesFilm · 1972 · as Thomas More- Late Night TheatreTV · 1972 · as Maxwell · 1 episode
The ProtectorsTV · 1972 · as De Santos · 1 episode
HineTV · 1971 · Acting · 13 episodes- Pere GoriotTV · 1971 · as Pere Goriot · 4 episodes
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate FactoryFilm · 1971 · as Mr. Teevee (uncredited)
CromwellFilm · 1970 · as Solicitor General- MacbethFilm · 1970 · as Duncan
- Still LifeFilm · 1970 · as David
- The Company ManFilm · 1970 · as Mr. Lansing
The Fifth Day of PeaceFilm · 1970 · as Snow
Judge DeeTV · 1969 · as Judge Dee · 6 episodes
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)TV · 1969 · as Arthur de Crecy · 1 episode- W. Somerset MaughamTV · 1969 · as Lord Mountdrago · 1 episode
Cities At WarTV · 1968 · as Self - Narrator · 4 episodes
The FixerFilm · 1968 · as Ostrovsky
CallanTV · 1967 · Acting · 5 episodes- InheritanceTV · 1967 · as Mr. Oldroyd · 10 episodes
Man in a SuitcaseTV · 1967 · Acting · 1 episode
The JokersFilm · 1967 · as Lt. Col. Paling
The Night of the GeneralsFilm · 1967 · as Hauser
The ConnoisseurFilm · 1966 · as Rev. Adrian Tenterden- The IdiotTV · 1966 · as General Epanchin · 1 episode
BBC Play of the MonthTV · 1965 · as Duncan · 1 episode- Knock on Any DoorTV · 1965 · as Husband · 1 episode
The Power GameTV · 1965 · as Geoffrey Packard · 1 episode
Thirty-Minute TheatreTV · 1965 · as The Minister · 1 episode
Von Ryan's ExpressFilm · 1965 · as Capt. Stein
633 SquadronFilm · 1964 · as Squadron Leader Frank Adams
Man in the MiddleFilm · 1964 · as Colonel Shaw
The 7th DawnFilm · 1964 · as Trumphey
The GorgonFilm · 1964 · as Professor Jules Heitz
The Man with Two FacesFilm · 1964 · as Jeff Driscoll
The Wednesday PlayTV · 1964 · as Mr. Douglas · 1 episode
Theatre 625TV · 1964 · as Dr Bergman · 1 episode
Woman of StrawFilm · 1964 · as Solicitor
80,000 SuspectsFilm · 1963 · as Clifford Preston
A Stitch in TimeFilm · 1963 · as Doctor on Children's Ward (uncredited)
JigsawFilm · 1962 · as Clyde Burchard
Man of the WorldTV · 1962 · as Galworth · 1 episode
Number SixFilm · 1962 · as Det. Supt. Hallett
The SaintTV · 1962 · as Dr. Quintus · 1 episode
The £20,000 KissFilm · 1962 · as Sir Harold Trevitt
Zero OneTV · 1962 · Acting · 1 episode
No Love for JohnnieFilm · 1961 · as Dr. West
The AvengersTV · 1961 · Acting · 1 episode
The Day the Earth Caught FireFilm · 1961 · as Jacko Jackson the Night Editor
Conspiracy of HeartsFilm · 1960 · as Father Desmaines
MaigretTV · 1960 · Acting · 1 episode
Peeping TomFilm · 1960 · as Don Jarvis
Sink the Bismarck!Film · 1960 · as Captain Banister- Somerset Maugham HourTV · 1960 · as Lansbury · 1 episode
Testament of OrpheusFilm · 1960 · as Narrateur anglais (voix) (non crédité)
The Battle of the SexesFilm · 1960 · as Detective
The Trials of Oscar WildeFilm · 1960 · as Charles Gill
Edgar Wallace MysteriesTV · 1959 · as Sir Harold Trevitt · 1 episode
Interpol CallingTV · 1959 · as Wolf Barstrom · 1 episode
The 39 StepsFilm · 1959 · as Brown
The White TrapFilm · 1959 · as Inspector Walters
Ticket to HappinessFilm · 1959 · Acting
A Night to RememberFilm · 1958 · as Thomas Andrews
Carve Her Name with PrideFilm · 1958 · as Coding Expert- Chaucer's EnglandFilm · 1958 · as The Theif
Further Up the CreekFilm · 1958 · as Lt. Commander Blakeney
Steel TownFilm · 1958 · as Self - Commentator
The Camp on Blood IslandFilm · 1958 · as Father Paul Anjou
Three Crooked MenFilm · 1958 · as Shop Customer
Up the CreekFilm · 1958 · as Nelson
Fortune Is a WomanFilm · 1957 · as Detective Insp. Barnes- The End BeginsFilm · 1957 · as Col. Ridgewell
The One That Got AwayFilm · 1957 · as R.A.F. Interrogator
Armchair TheatreTV · 1956 · as Flemming · 1 episode
Link SpanFilm · 1956 · as Narrator (voice)
The Battle of the River PlateFilm · 1956 · as Captain McCall, R.N., British Naval Attache, Buenos Aires
Wicked as They ComeFilm · 1956 · as Larry Buckham
Dial 999Film · 1955 · as John Moffat
Dixon of Dock GreenTV · 1955 · as Garfield Fenton · 1 episode
Quentin DurwardFilm · 1955 · as Count De Dunois
The End of the AffairFilm · 1955 · as Smythe
Front Page StoryFilm · 1954 · as Kennedy
The Crowded DayFilm · 1954 · as Eve's Husband
Rob Roy, The Highland RogueFilm · 1953 · as Robert Walpole
Sea DevilsFilm · 1953 · as Ragan
Ocean TerminalFilm · 1952 · as Narrator (voice)
Plan for CoalFilm · 1952 · Acting
The Hour of 13Film · 1952 · as Anderson
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.Film · 1951 · as Col. Caillard - POW Escort
Cry, the Beloved CountryFilm · 1951 · as Martens
Family PortraitFilm · 1950 · as Narrator (voice)
Sunday Night TheatreTV · 1950 · as Udolphus McCluskey · 1 episode
The Wooden HorseFilm · 1950 · as Robbie
Stop Press GirlFilm · 1949 · as McPherson
The Small Back RoomFilm · 1949 · as Till
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