George Relph
{{Short description|British actor (1888–1960)}}
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| name = George Relph
| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|CBE}}
| image = George Relph in Ben-Hur.jpg
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| caption = Relph in Ben-Hur (1959)
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1888|1|27}}
| birth_place = Cullercoats, Northumberland, England
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|1960|4|24|1888|1|27}}
| death_place = London, England
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| occupation = Actor
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George Relph (27 January 1888 – 24 April 1960) was an English actor.{{cite web| url = https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0718835/| title =George Relph| accessdate = 22 May 2006|publisher=IMDb}} He acted in more than a dozen films, and also many plays.{{cite web|url=http://shakespeare.emory.edu/actordisplay.cfm?actorid=224 |title=George Relph |accessdate=22 May 2006 |work=Shakespeare and the Players |publisher=Emory University |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060910171118/http://shakespeare.emory.edu/actordisplay.cfm?actorid=224 |archivedate=10 September 2006 }}{{cite web|author=The Broadway League |url=http://www.ibdb.com/person.php?id=57469 |title=George Relph | IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information |publisher=IBDB |accessdate=27 March 2014}} He served in the British Army in the First World War, and was shot in the leg, hindering his return to acting.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540891.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-242221|title=Relph, George, (27 Jan. 1888–24 April 1960), Actor|website=WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO|year=2007 |doi=10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U242221|isbn=978-0-19-954089-1 }} But Relph eventually got back on stage, and his career continued. His son, Michael, became a producer in the British film industry.{{cite web| url = http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20041002/ai_n12815397| title = Obituary: Michael Relph| accessdate = 2 January 2007| last = Vallance| first = Tom| date = 2 October 2004| work = The Independent| archive-date = 11 March 2007| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070311212339/http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20041002/ai_n12815397| url-status = dead}} His last role was Tiberius in the 1959 film version of Ben Hur which was released five months before Relph's death.
Filmography
- The Lure of Woman (1915) as Sleeping Wolf aka John Found
- The Butterfly on the Wheel (1915) as Collingwood
- The Ballet Girl (1916) as Maurice Avery
- Her Maternal Right (1916) as Emory Townsend
- Paying the Price (1916) as Paul Towne
- The Door That Has No Key (1921) as Jack Scorrier
- Candytuft, I Mean Veronica (1921) as George Anstruther
- The Ghoul (1933) as Doctor (uncredited)
- Too Dangerous to Live (1939) as Manners
- Now You're Talking (1940) as Spy
- Give Us the Moon (1944) as Otto
- Nicholas Nickleby (1947) as Mr. Bray
- I Believe in You (1952) as Mr. Dove
- The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953) as Vicar Sam Weech
- The Final Test (1953) as Syd Thompson
- Doctor at Large (1957) as Dr. Farquarson
- Davy (1957) as Uncle Pat
- Ben-Hur (1959) as Tiberius Caesar (final film role)
Stage work
- The Silver King (1902 – 1903, Prince's Theatre, Bristol)
- Kismet (1911-1912, Knickerbocker Theatre, New York) as Kafur
- The Yellow Jacket (1912-1913, Fulton Theatre) as Wu Hoo Git (Young Hero of the Wu Family)
- Romeo and Juliet (1915, 44th Street Theatre, New York) as Romeo (for Herbert Beerbohm Tree)
- The Darling Of The Gods (1913 – 1914, His Majesty’s Theatre)
- Joseph And His Brethren (1913 – 1914, His Majesty’s Theatre) as Joseph (for Beerbohm Tree)
- Fair and Warmer (1918, Prince of Wales Theatre) as Philip Evans
- The Race with the Shadow (1920 – 1921, Royal Court Theatre)
- The Bat (1922, St James's Theatre) as Brooks
- The Way of an Eagle (1922 – 1923, Prince's Theatre, Bristol)
- The Green Goddess (1923 – 1924, St James’s Theatre)
- The Monster (1928, Strand Theatre) as Michael Bruce
- Shall We Join The Ladies? (1929, Palace Theatre) as Mr Gourlay
- Sybarites (1929, Arts Theatre) as Con Delaney
- Almost a Honeymoon (1930 – 1931, Garrick Theatre and Apollo Theatre) as Charles (replacement)
- A Kiss for Cinderella (started 1934, His Majesty’s Theatre ) as Courtier
- The Squeaker (started 1937, Strand Theatre) as Sutton
- The Doctor’s Dilemma (1943, Theatre Royal Haymarket) as Dr Blenkinsop
- Uncle Vanya (1945, Old Vic Company at the New Theatre) as Telegin (Waffles)
- Peer Gynt (1944 – 1945, Old Vic at New Theatre) as Solvieg's Father/ Strange Passenger
- Richard III (1944 – 1945, Old Vic at New Theatre) as George, Duke of Clarence/Cardinal Bouchier
- Henry IV, Part 1 (1945, Old Vic at New Theatre) as Earl of Worcester
- Henry IV, Part 2 (1945-1946, Old Vic at New Theatre ) as Pistol
- Oedipus Rex (1945 – 1946, Old Vic at New Theatre) as Herdsman
- The Critic (1945 – 1946, Old Vic at New Theatre) as Mr Dangle
- Cyrano de Bergerac (1946 – 1947, Old Vic at New Theatre) as Ligniere
- King Lear (1946-1947, Old Vic at New Theatre) as Earl of Gloucester
- The Taming of the Shrew (1947 – 1948, Old Vic at New Theatre) as Grumio
- The School for Scandal (1948 - 1949, Old Vic Company, and Australian Tour) as Sir Oliver Surface
- Antigone (1949, Old Vic at New Theatre) as Creon
- Richard III (1949, Old Vic at New Theatre) as Duke of Buckingham
- Fading Mansion (1949, Duchess Theatre) as Cormack Joyce
- Venus Observed (1950, St James’s Theatre) as Herbert Reedbeck
- The Gioconda Smile (1950, Lyceum Theatre and Fulton Theatre, New York) as Dr Libbard
- Ardèle (1951, Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool) as The General
- The Mortimer Touch (1952, Duke of York's Theatre) as The Duke of Applecross
- The Bad Samaritan (1953, Criterion Theatre & Duchess Theatre) as The Dean
- The Little Glass Clock (1954, Aldwych Theatre) as The Abbe Matignon
- I Capture the Castle (1954, Aldwych Theatre) as James Mortmain
- The Wild Duck (1955, Saville Theatre) as Old Ekdal
- The Seagull (1956, Saville Theatre) as Sorin
- The Entertainer (1957, Royal Court Theatre) as Billy Rice{{Cite web|url=https://theatricalia.com/person/cc1/george-relph|title=George Relph | Theatricalia|website=theatricalia.com}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=0718835|name=George Relph }}
- {{IBDB name|57469}}
- [http://www.ausstage.edu.au/indexdrilldown.jsp?xcid=59&f_contrib_id=242349 George Relph] in AusStage
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Category:English male film actors
Category:English male silent film actors
Category:20th-century English male actors
Category:People from Cullercoats
Category:Male actors from Tyne and Wear
Category:English expatriate male actors in the United States
Category:British Army personnel of World War I
Category:Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
Category:Actors from the Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside