Lionel Jeffries

Deceased · Born: Jun 10, 1926 · Died: Feb 19, 2010

Career

acting

1993

Lovejoy as Percy Broderick

1990

Jekyll and Hyde

Jekyll and Hyde as Jekyll's Father

1989

Ending Up as Shorty

First and Last as Laurence

Danny the Champion of the World

Danny the Champion of the World as Mr. Snoddy

A Chorus of Disapproval

A Chorus of Disapproval as Jarvis Huntley-Pike

1988

Abel's Island as Gower (voice)

1984

Minder as Cecil Caine

1983

Better Late Than Never

Better Late Than Never as Bertie Hargreaves

1981

Shillingbury Tales

Shillingbury Tales

1980

Cream in My Coffee

Cream in My Coffee as Bernard Wilsher

1979

The Prisoner of Zenda

The Prisoner of Zenda as General Sapt

1976

The Bananas Boat

The Bananas Boat

1975

Royal Flash as Kraftstein

1972

Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?

Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? as Police Insp. Willoughby

1970

London Affair as Solicitor Mr Creighton

Sudden Terror as Grandpa

1968

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang as Grandpa Potts

1967

Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad

Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad as Airport Commander

Those Fantastic Flying Fools

Those Fantastic Flying Fools as Sir Charles Dillworthy

Camelot as King Pellinore

1966

Arrivederci, Baby!

Arrivederci, Baby! as Parker

The Spy with a Cold Nose

The Spy with a Cold Nose as Stanley Farquhar

1965

The Truth About Spring

The Truth About Spring as Cark

You Must Be Joking!

You Must Be Joking! as Sergeant-Major McGregor

The Secret of My Success

The Secret of My Success as Inspector Hobart

1964

First Men in the Moon

First Men in the Moon as Joseph Cavor

Murder Ahoy as Captain Rhumstone

The Long Ships as Aziz

1963

Call Me Bwana as Ezra

The Crimson Blade

The Crimson Blade as Colonel Judd

The Wrong Arm of the Law

The Wrong Arm of the Law as Inspector Fred 'Nosey' Parker

1962

Kill or Cure as Det. Insp. Hook

Operation Snatch

Operation Snatch as Gunner Evans

The Notorious Landlady

The Notorious Landlady as Inspector Oliphant

Mrs. Gibbons' Boys

Mrs. Gibbons' Boys as Lester Gibbons

1961

The Hellions as Luke Billings

Fanny as Monsieur Brun

1960

Jazz Boat as Det. Sgt. Thompson

Tarzan the Magnificent

Tarzan the Magnificent as Ames

Two Way Stretch

Two Way Stretch as Chief P.O. Sidney Crout

The Trials of Oscar Wilde

The Trials of Oscar Wilde as John Sholto Douglas, Marquis of Queensberry

Life Is a Circus

Life Is a Circus as Genie

1959

Idol on Parade as Bertie

Bobbikins as Gregory Mason

Please Turn Over

Please Turn Over as Ian Howard

1958

Behind the Mask

Behind the Mask as Walter Froy

The Revenge of Frankenstein

The Revenge of Frankenstein as Fritz

Orders to Kill as Interrogator

Law and Disorder

Law and Disorder as Major Proudfoot

Further Up the Creek

Further Up the Creek as Steady Barker

Nowhere to Go as Pet Shop Owner (uncredited)

Girls at Sea as Harry, the Tourist

Up the Creek as Steady Barker

1957

Doctor at Large

Doctor at Large as Dr. Hatchett

All at Sea as Garrod

Hour of Decision

Hour of Decision as Elvin Main

The Circle as Geoffrey Windsor

Decision Against Time

Decision Against Time as Keith

Blue Murder at St. Trinian's

Blue Murder at St. Trinian's as Joe Mangan

1956

Bhowani Junction

Bhowani Junction as Lt. Graham McDaniel

Jumping for Joy

Jumping for Joy as Bert Benton

High Terrace as Monkton

The Baby and the Battleship

The Baby and the Battleship as George

1955

The Quatermass Xperiment

The Quatermass Xperiment as Blake

The Colditz Story

The Colditz Story as Harry Tyler

All for Mary as Maitre D', Hotel

1954

The Black Rider

The Black Rider as Martin Bremner

appearances

1984

An Audience with Mel Brooks

An Audience with Mel Brooks

directing

1978

The Water Babies

The Water Babies as Director

1977

Wombling Free as Director, Screenplay

1973

Baxter! as Director

1972

The Amazing Mr. Blunden

The Amazing Mr. Blunden as Director, Writer

1970

The Railway Children

The Railway Children as Director, Writer