Maurice Roëves
English actor (1937-2020) · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Died at 83
John Maurice Roëves was a British actor. He appeared in over 120 film and television roles, in both the United Kingdom and the United States. His breakthrough performance was as Stephen Dedalus in the 1967 film adaptation of James Joyce's Ulysses.
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LunaFilm, (Jacob) Doctor2011
Case HistoriesSeries, Ray2009
The Damned UnitedFilm, Jimmy Gordon2007
Hallam FoeFilm, Raymond2003
Solid AirFilm, Robert Houston2001
Waking the DeadSeries, Vinnie Peverell1997
DavidFilm, Joab1995
919 Fifth AvenueFilm, Patrick1992
The Last of the MohicansFilm, Colonel Munro1989
BaywatchSeries1986
CasualtySeries, Carl Jackson1984
Doctor Who: The Caves of AndrozaniFilm, Stotz1982
CheersSeries, Sean1981
Escape to VictoryFilm, Pyrie1980
Magnum, P.I.Series, Hopkins1976
The Eagle Has LandedFilm, Major Corcoran1975
Rumpole of the BaileySeries, Clive Clympton1971
When Eight Bells TollFilm, Lt. Williams - Helicopter Pilot1970
Play for TodaySeries, Ted Hardin1968
MackintoshFilm1966
Cock, Hen and Courting PitFilm, Ian Tiggott1963
Doctor WhoSeries, Stotz1955
Dixon of Dock GreenSeries, Richard Bennett1937Born19 March 1937People around Maurice
Close ties
Richard Attenborough Directed Young Winston and Oh! What a Lovely War
Paul W. S. Anderson Produced The Dark (2005)
Ewen Bremner Also in Hallam Foe, Acid House and Judge Dredd
Andrew G. Vajna Produced Judge Dredd and Escape to Victory
Ian Holm Also in Young Winston and Oh! What a Lovely War
Jack Hawkins Also in When Eight Bells Toll (1972)
Walt Disney Produced The Fighting Prince of Donegal (1966)
Sylvester Stallone Also in Judge Dredd and Escape to Victory
Anthony Hopkins Also in Young Winston and When Eight Bells Toll
Roman Polanski Produced A Day at the Beach (1970)
Michael Caine Also in Escape to Victory (1981)
Liam Neeson Produced The Big Man (1990)
Max von Sydow Also in Escape to Victory and Judge Dredd
Jane Seymour Also in Oh! What a Lovely War and Young Winston
Tom Hooper Directed The Damned United (2009)
Michael Mann Produced The Last of the Mohicans (1993)
Stephen Graham Also in The Damned United and Forgive and Forget
Ben Daniels Also in David and Luna
Martin Clunes Also in Acid House and The Acid House
Michelle Gomez Also in Acid House and The Acid House
Dave McKean Directed Luna (2014)
Aisling Walsh Directed Forgive and Forget (2000)
Roger Young Directed Moses (1995)
Étienne Périer Directed When Eight Bells Toll (1971)
Known for
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The Last of the Mohicans 1992
The Damned United 2009
Hidden Agenda 1990
Escape to Victory 1981
Hallam Foe 2007
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 40
98 credits on file
Television 24
About this person
He was a regular fixture on BBC and BBC Scotland programmes, often portraying what The Guardian called "tough guys, steely villains or stalwart military figures with directness, authenticity and spiky energy".
