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What old English actor did the dad remind me of?

posted 9 years ago by Nan00k
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It's driving me crazy. I can picture him: he has bug out eyes, bushy eyebrows, an underbite and pursed his lips. Even his croaky manner of speaking was similar, with an English accent of course. I want to say he was in a B&W David Lean film, or at least something of that caliber. Any help? It's not Marty Feldman, this one was middle-aged looking in the 1940s or 50s.

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[–] huckfunn 9 years ago

I vaguely recall such an actor. I suggest you try: Message Boards ... Trivia! Trivia! ... I Need to Know.

Please do post here if/when you find out.

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[–] outsider-2 8 years ago

Orson Welles !

J/K

[–] info-151-31132 8 years ago

Are you possibly thinking of Tony Hancock?

[–] banessta 8 years ago

I don't know about English actor, but he reminded my husband and me of Mr. Roper from "Three's Company", Norman Fell.

[–] emo_ville2002 7 years ago

Mr. Patel reminded me of the late Brit actor Robert Morley. He died in 1992.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0605923/

He also looked like the late Brit musician, jazz singer George Melly.

[–] Nanook (1414) a year ago

Happened to be watching Ben-Hur (1959) again and realized I was thinking of Hugh Griffith, in fact a Welshman, so apologies may be due, though not sure to whom. It's so hard to keep track these days.