Charles Oliver (actor)
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Charles Arthur Richardson Oliver (born Charles Arthur Sherlock Oliver; 21 June 1907, in Buttevant, County Cork, Ireland – 29 March 1983, in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England) was an Irish-born British film actor. He married on 4 June 1938 the actress (Margaret) Noel Hood.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090114115646/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/170414 Charles Oliver at bfi.org.uk] They had two children: Nina (1943) and William (1947). He appeared in the Will Hay film Ask a Policeman as the local squire who oversees a smuggling empire.{{cite web | url=https://www.radiotimes.com/film/cq7w5/ask-a-policeman/ | title=Ask a Policeman | work=Radio Times | accessdate=2 August 2021 }}
Television
- The Parnell Commission (18 Jul 1939) – Captain O'Shea{{Radio Times|genome=Y|id=14f2feae702f46cdbe3e6d49ada4f634|title=The Parnell Commission|date=18 Jul 1939|volume=64|issue=824|p=16|network=BBC Television}}
- Three in a Bar (21 Aug 1939) – Beddall{{Radio Times|genome=Y|id=8811433dbccd4d8790bf9e7df3cd563c|title=Three in a Bar|date=21 Aug 1939|volume=64|issue=829|p=16|network=BBC Television}}
Selected filmography
- Beloved Imposter (1936) as Pierre
- The Avenging Hand (1936) as Toni Visetti
- Wings Over Africa (1936) as Collins
- Second Bureau (1936) as Paul Benoit
- Midnight at Madame Tussaud's (1936) as Harry Newton
- Fifty-Shilling Boxer (1937) as Jim Pollett
- The Green Cockatoo (1937) as Terrell, Gang Boss
- If I Were Boss (1938) as Owen Reeves
- The Drum (1938) as Rajab
- The Lady Vanishes (1938) as The Officer
- Hey! Hey! USA (1938) as Curly (uncredited)
- Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror (1938) as Max Fleming
- Mountains O'Mourne (1938) as Errol Finnegan
- Life of St. Paul (1938) as Elder
- Ask a Policeman (1939) as The Squire
- The Saint in London (1939) as Dr. Jim, Templar's Friend (uncredited)
- This Man in Paris (1939) as Gaston
- Band Waggon (1940) as Saboteur (uncredited)
- Night Train to Munich (1940) as SS Officer at Concentration Camp (uncredited)
- Under Your Hat (1940) as Carl
- Three Silent Men (1940) as Johnson
- Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It (1941) as Dr. Wilkinson
- Crook's Tour (1941) as Sheik (final film role)
References
External links
- {{IMDb name|0646789|Charles Oliver}}
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Category:British male film actors
Category:20th-century British male actors
Category:Actors from County Cork
Category:People from Buttevant
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