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Robert Adolph Wilton Morley, CBE (26 May 1908 – 3 June 1992) was an English actor and writer.

Recognisable by his ungainly bulk, bushy eyebrows, thick lips and double chin, he was [[{{Typecasting}} frequently cast]] in supporting roles as English gentlemen representing the Establishment (Lords, doctors, lawyers, accountants etc), running the gamut from pompous and/or snobbish to StiffUpperLip and jolly fellows at that. His portrayal of King UsefulNotes/LouisXVI of France in ''Marie Antoinette'' (1938) earned him an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nomination for [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestActorInASupportingRole Best Supporting Actor]].

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Robert Adolph Wilton Morley, CBE [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever CBE]] (26 May 1908 – 3 June 1992) was an English actor and writer.

Recognisable by his ungainly bulk, bushy eyebrows, thick lips and double chin, he was [[{{Typecasting}} frequently cast]] in supporting roles as English gentlemen representing the Establishment (Lords, doctors, lawyers, accountants etc), running the gamut from pompous and/or snobbish to StiffUpperLip and jolly fellows at that. His portrayal of King UsefulNotes/LouisXVI of France in ''Marie Antoinette'' (1938) earned him an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward MediaNotes/AcademyAward nomination for [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestActorInASupportingRole [[MediaNotes/AcademyAwardForBestActorInASupportingRole Best Supporting Actor]].
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* ''Film/TheHumanFactor'' (1979) as Dr. Perceval

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* {{Advertising}}: He appeared in ads for [[UsefulNotes/BritishBusinesses British Airways]] in TheEighties.

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* {{Advertising}}: He appeared in ads for [[UsefulNotes/BritishBusinesses British Airways]] in TheEighties.


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* CelebrityEndorsement: He appeared in ads for [[UsefulNotes/BritishBusinesses British Airways]] in TheEighties.
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* ''Film/WhenEightBellsToll'' (1971) as Sir Arthur Arnford-Jones
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* ''Film/DoctorInTrouble'' (1970) as Captain George Spratt, RNR
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* ''Film/TheSheriffOfFracturedJaw'' (1958) as Uncle Lucius
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* ''Marie Antoinette'' (1938) as King UsefulNotes/LouisXVI

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* ''[[Literature/TheABCMurders The Alphabet Murders]]'' (1965) as Captain Hastings

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* LargeAndInCharge: His bulk gave weight, if not always authority, to the aristocrats, monarchs, and other ruling class figures he usually played.

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Morley was married to Joan Buckmaster, the daughter of English actress Gladys Cooper, from 1940 until his death. They had three children, including the author and critic Sheridan Morley.

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Morley was married to Joan Buckmaster, the daughter of English actress Gladys Cooper, from 1940 until his death. They had three children, including the author and critic Sheridan Morley.
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Recognisable by his ungainly bulk, bushy eyebrows, thick lips and double chin, he was [[{{Typecasting}} frequently cast]] in supporting roles as English gentlemen representing the Establishment (Lords, doctors, lawyers, accountants etc), running the gamut from pompous and/or snobbish to StiffUpperLip and jolly fellows at that.

His portrayal of King UsefulNotes/LouisXVI of France in ''Marie Antoinette'' (1938) earned him an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nomination for [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestActorInASupportingRole Best Supporting Actor]].

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Recognisable by his ungainly bulk, bushy eyebrows, thick lips and double chin, he was [[{{Typecasting}} frequently cast]] in supporting roles as English gentlemen representing the Establishment (Lords, doctors, lawyers, accountants etc), running the gamut from pompous and/or snobbish to StiffUpperLip and jolly fellows at that. \n\n His portrayal of King UsefulNotes/LouisXVI of France in ''Marie Antoinette'' (1938) earned him an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nomination for [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestActorInASupportingRole Best Supporting Actor]].
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Morley was married to Joan Buckmaster, the daughter of English actress Gladys Cooper, from 1940 until his death. They had three children, including the author and critic Sheridan Morley.

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Robert Adolph Wilton Morley, CBE (May 26, 1908 - June 3, 1992) was an English actor and writer.

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Robert Adolph Wilton Morley, CBE (May 26, (26 May 1908 - – 3 June 3, 1992) was an English actor and writer.



His portrayal of King of France UsefulNotes/LouisXVI in 1938's ''Marie Antoinette'' earned him an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nomination for [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestActorInASupportingRole Best Supporting Actor]].

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His portrayal of King of France UsefulNotes/LouisXVI of France in 1938's ''Marie Antoinette'' (1938) earned him an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nomination for [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestActorInASupportingRole Best Supporting Actor]].









* ''Film/{{Scavenger Hunt|1979}}'' (1979) as Charles Bernstein
* ''Film/OhHeavenlyDog'' (1980) as Bernie



* ''[[Literature/TheWindsOfWarAndWarAndRemembrance War and Remembrance]]'' (1988-1989) as Alistair Tudsbury

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* ''[[Literature/TheWindsOfWarAndWarAndRemembrance War and Remembrance]]'' (1988-1989) (1988–89) as Alistair Tudsbury

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His portrayal of King UsefulNotes/LouisXVI in 1938's ''Marie Antoinette'' earned him an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nomination for [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestActorInASupportingRole Best Supporting Actor]].

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His portrayal of King of France UsefulNotes/LouisXVI in 1938's ''Marie Antoinette'' earned him an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nomination for [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestActorInASupportingRole Best Supporting Actor]].
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Recognisable by his ungainly bulk, bushy eyebrows, thick lips and double chin, he was [[{{Typecasting}} frequently cast]] in supporting roles as English gentlemans representing the Establishment (Lords, doctors, lawyers, accountants etc), running the gamut from pompous and/or snobbish to StiffUpperLip and jolly fellows at that.

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Recognisable by his ungainly bulk, bushy eyebrows, thick lips and double chin, he was [[{{Typecasting}} frequently cast]] in supporting roles as English gentlemans gentlemen representing the Establishment (Lords, doctors, lawyers, accountants etc), running the gamut from pompous and/or snobbish to StiffUpperLip and jolly fellows at that.

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