Robert Morley
Birthday:
26 May 1908, Semley, Wiltshire, England, UK
Birth Name:
Robert Adolph Wilton Morley
Height:
184 cm
English character actor Robert Morley was educated in England, Germany, France and Italy. His family planned for him to go into the diplomatic service but he liked the idea of acting more. After studying at The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London he appeared on the London stage in 1929 and in 1938 he first appeared on Broadway as the lea...
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English character actor Robert Morley was educated in England, Germany, France and Italy. His family planned for him to go into the diplomatic service but he liked the idea of acting more. After studying at The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London he appeared on the London stage in 1929 and in 1938 he first appeared on Broadway as the lead in Oscar Wilde. His film debut was as Louis XVI with Norma Shearer in Marie Antoinette (1938). A regular series of supporting roles kept him occupied and he made regular appearances on TV as an exceptionally witty guest on various talk shows. Show less «
It is a great help for a man to be in love with himself. For an actor it is absolutely essential.
It is a great help for a man to be in love with himself. For an actor it is absolutely essential.
Show me the man who has enjoyed his schooldays and I will show you a bully and a bore.
Show me the man who has enjoyed his schooldays and I will show you a bully and a bore.
Anyone who works is a fool. I don't work; I merely inflict myself on the public.
Anyone who works is a fool. I don't work; I merely inflict myself on the public.
Actors live in a cocoon of praise. They never meet the people who don't like them.
Actors live in a cocoon of praise. They never meet the people who don't like them.
If you want me to do a film its £500,000. But if you want me to read the script first its £750,000.
If you want me to do a film its £500,000. But if you want me to read the script first its £750,000.
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