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Michael Goodliffe

Michael Goodliffe

Actor

Born October 1, 1914 in Bebington, Cheshire, England

Died March 20, 1976

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To the Devil a Daughter
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The Man with the Golden Gun
Amazon Prime Video
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
Amazon Prime Video
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
Amazon Prime Video
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Now TV
Cromwell
Amazon Prime Video
The Fifth Day of Peace
Amazon Prime Video
My Partner the Ghost
BritBox
BBC Play of the Month
BBC iPlayer
Von Ryan's Express
Disney Plus
633 Squadron
Amazon Prime Video
Woman of Straw
Amazon Prime Video
The Wednesday Play
BBC iPlayer
The 7th Dawn
Amazon Prime Video
The Gorgon
Plex
The Saint
Peacock
The Avengers
Amazon Prime Video
The Day the Earth Caught Fire
Netflix
Peeping Tom
Amazon Prime Video
The Battle of the Sexes
Amazon Prime Video
Testament of Orpheus
HBO Max
A Night to Remember
BritBox
The Invisible Man
Amazon Prime Video
Carve Her Name with Pride
Amazon Prime Video
The One That Got Away
Amazon Prime Video
Pursuit of the Graf Spee
BritBox
Sea Devils
Amazon Prime Video
Cry, the Beloved Country
Netflix
Hour of Glory
Netflix

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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

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Dark Arts: Inside 'To the Devil a Daughter' Documentary2018

The Man Who Ruined the British Film Industry Poster

The Man Who Ruined the British Film Industry TV Movie1996

The Making of 'A Night to Remember' Poster

The Making of 'A Night to Remember' Documentary1993

James Bond: The First 21 Years Poster

James Bond: The First 21 Years Documentary1983

The Madness TV Movie1976

To the Devil a Daughter Poster

To the Devil a Daughter Feature Film1976

The Man with the Golden Gun Poster

The Man with the Golden Gun Feature Film1974

Armchair Cinema Poster

Armchair Cinema TV Series1973

Don't Be Like Brenda Poster

Don't Be Like Brenda Short Film1973

Hitler: The Last Ten Days Poster

Hitler: The Last Ten Days Feature Film1973

Sam TV Series1973

Sutherland's Law Poster

Sutherland's Law TV Series1973

Henry VIII and His Six Wives Poster

Henry VIII and His Six Wives Feature Film1972

Late Night Theatre Poster

Late Night Theatre TV Series1972

The Protectors Poster

The Protectors TV Series1972

Hine TV Series1971

Hong Kong Style Short Film1971

Jason King Poster

Jason King TV Series1971

The Johnstown Monster Poster

The Johnstown Monster Feature Film1971

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory Poster

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory Feature Film1971

Cromwell Poster

Cromwell Feature Film1970

The Fifth Day of Peace Poster

The Fifth Day of Peace Feature Film1970

The Roads to Freedom Poster

The Roads to Freedom Mini-Series1970

The Woodlanders TV Series1970

Canterbury Tales Poster

Canterbury Tales TV Series1969

Hadleigh Poster

Hadleigh TV Series1969

Judge Dee TV Series1969

My Partner the Ghost Poster

My Partner the Ghost TV Series1969

Softly Softly: Task Force Poster

Softly Softly: Task Force TV Series1969

Special Branch Poster

Special Branch TV Series1969

W. Somerset Maugham Poster

W. Somerset Maugham TV Series1969

Cities at War TV Series1968

Pere Goriot Mini-Series1968

The Fixer Poster

The Fixer Feature Film1968

Callan TV Series1967

Inheritance Poster

Inheritance TV Series1967

Man in a Suitcase Poster

Man in a Suitcase TV Series1967

Sanctuary TV Series1967

The Jokers Poster

The Jokers Feature Film1967

The Night of the Generals Poster

The Night of the Generals Feature Film1967

Court Martial Poster

Court Martial TV Series1966

Softly Softly Poster

Softly Softly TV Series1966

The Idiot Poster

The Idiot Mini-Series1966

The New Inferno Documentary1966

Thirteen Against Fate Poster

Thirteen Against Fate TV Series1966

BBC Play of the Month Poster

BBC Play of the Month TV Series1965

Knock on Any Door Poster

Knock on Any Door TV Series1965

Mogul TV Series1965

The Power Game Poster

The Power Game TV Series1965

Thirty-Minute Theatre Poster

Thirty-Minute Theatre TV Series1965

Von Ryan's Express Poster

Von Ryan's Express Feature Film1965

633 Squadron Poster

633 Squadron Feature Film1964

Man with Two Faces Feature Film1964

Redcap TV Series1964

The 7th Dawn Poster

The 7th Dawn Feature Film1964

The Gorgon Poster

The Gorgon Feature Film1964

The Wednesday Play Poster

The Wednesday Play TV Series1964

The Winston Affair Poster

The Winston Affair Feature Film1964

Theatre 625 Poster

Theatre 625 TV Series1964

Woman of Straw Poster

Woman of Straw Feature Film1964

80,000 Suspects Poster

80,000 Suspects Feature Film1963

A Stitch in Time Poster

A Stitch in Time Feature Film1963

Love Story Poster

Love Story TV Series1963

Captain Brassbound's Conversion TV Movie1962

Jigsaw Feature Film1962

Man of the World Poster

Man of the World TV Series1962

Number Six Poster

Number Six Feature Film1962

Struck Off TV Movie1962

The Saint Poster

The Saint TV Series1962

Z Cars TV Series1962

Zero One Poster

Zero One TV Series1962

Ghost Squad Poster

Ghost Squad TV Series1961

No Love for Johnnie Poster

No Love for Johnnie Feature Film1961

The Avengers Poster

The Avengers TV Series1961

The Day the Earth Caught Fire Poster

The Day the Earth Caught Fire Feature Film1961

Thirty Minute Theatre TV Series1961

BBC Sunday-Night Play Poster

BBC Sunday-Night Play TV Series1960

Conspiracy of Hearts Poster

Conspiracy of Hearts Feature Film1960

Julius Caesar Mini-Series1960

Lazarus TV Movie1960

Maigret TV Series1960

Peeping Tom Poster

Peeping Tom Feature Film1960

Sink the Bismarck! Poster

Sink the Bismarck! Feature Film1960

Somerset Maugham Hour Poster

Somerset Maugham Hour TV Series1960

Testament of Orpheus Poster

Testament of Orpheus Feature Film1960

The Battle of the Sexes Poster

The Battle of the Sexes Feature Film1960

The Trials of Oscar Wilde Poster

The Trials of Oscar Wilde Feature Film1960

Interpol Calling Poster

Interpol Calling TV Series1959

The 39 Steps Poster

The 39 Steps Feature Film1959

The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre Poster

The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre TV Series1959

The White Trap Poster

The White Trap Feature Film1959

Three Crooked Men Poster

Three Crooked Men Feature Film1959

A Night to Remember Poster

A Night to Remember Feature Film1958

Carve Her Name with Pride Poster

Carve Her Name with Pride Feature Film1958

Chaucer's England Short Film1958

Further Up the Creek Poster

Further Up the Creek Feature Film1958

Steel Town Poster

Steel Town Documentary1958

The Camp on Blood Island Poster

The Camp on Blood Island Feature Film1958

The Invisible Man Poster

The Invisible Man TV Series1958

The Lost King TV Series1958

Up the Creek Poster

Up the Creek Feature Film1958

She Played with Fire Poster

She Played with Fire Feature Film1957

The Adventures of Peter Simple TV Series1957

The One That Got Away Poster

The One That Got Away Feature Film1957

Theatre Night TV Series1957

Armchair Theatre Poster

Armchair Theatre TV Series1956

Link Span Poster

Link Span Short Film1956

Pursuit of the Graf Spee Poster

Pursuit of the Graf Spee Feature Film1956

The End Begins TV Movie1956

Wicked as They Come Poster

Wicked as They Come Feature Film1956

Dixon of Dock Green Poster

Dixon of Dock Green TV Series1955

ITV Play of the Week Poster

ITV Play of the Week TV Series1955

ITV Television Playhouse Poster

ITV Television Playhouse TV Series1955

Lilli Palmer Theatre Poster

Lilli Palmer Theatre TV Series1955

Quentin Durward Poster

Quentin Durward Feature Film1955

Sailor of Fortune TV Series1955

The End of the Affair Poster

The End of the Affair Feature Film1955

The Way Out Poster

The Way Out Feature Film1955

Front Page Story Poster

Front Page Story Feature Film1954

John Wesley Poster

John Wesley Feature Film1954

Shop Spoiled Poster

Shop Spoiled Feature Film1954

Rheingold Theatre Poster

Rheingold Theatre TV Series1953

Rob Roy: The Highland Rogue Poster

Rob Roy: The Highland Rogue Feature Film1953

Sea Devils Poster

Sea Devils Feature Film1953

Ocean Terminal Poster

Ocean Terminal Documentary1952

Plan for Coal Poster

Plan for Coal Short Film1952

The Hour of 13 Poster

The Hour of 13 Feature Film1952

Captain Horatio Hornblower Poster

Captain Horatio Hornblower Feature Film1951

Cry, the Beloved Country Poster

Cry, the Beloved Country Feature Film1951

BBC Sunday-Night Theatre Poster

BBC Sunday-Night Theatre TV Series1950

Family Portrait Poster

Family Portrait Documentary1950

The Wooden Horse Poster

The Wooden Horse Feature Film1950

Deep Waters TV Movie1949

Hour of Glory Poster

Hour of Glory Feature Film1949

Stop Press Girl Poster

Stop Press Girl Feature Film1949

The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet TV Movie1947

The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet/II TV Movie1947

The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet/II TV Movie1947

Saint Joan TV Movie1946

The Words Upon the Window Pane TV Movie1946

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Special Collector's Edition Poster

Special Collector's Edition TV Series2010

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