John Clifford Rose (24 October 1929 – 6 November 2021) was a British actor.

Life and career

Rose was born in

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. He was educated at the

King's School, Worcester The King's School, Worcester is an English independent day school refounded by Henry VIII in 1541. It occupies a site adjacent to Worcester Cathedral on the banks of the River Severn in the centre of the city of Worcester. It offers mixed-sex ma ...

, and

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, before appearing in

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and began his association with the

Royal Shakespeare Company The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) is a major British theatre company, based in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. The company employs over 1,000 staff and produces around 20 productions a year. The RSC plays regularly in London, St ...

in 1960. He played the character Sturmbannführer Ludwig Kessler in the

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television drama '' Secret Army'' (1977–79) and its sequel ''

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'' (1981). He later played SS General

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in the miniseries '' War and Remembrance'' (1988). Rose played leading roles in '' The Pallisers'' (1974), '' Fortunes of War'' (1987) and

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's drama '' GBH'' (1991), and appeared as Rorvik in the ''

Doctor Who ''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being who appears to be human. The Doctor explores the u ...

'' story ''

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'' (1981). Rose also played a judge in some episodes of the 1970s/'80s British television series ''

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'' and Dr Snell, an interrogative psychologist for "The Section" in the British 1960s/'70s spy drama '' Callan''. He had a small part in an episode of '' Inspector Morse'', "The Ghost in the Machine" (1989), as a college professor, Dr Charles Hudson. Rose played King

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in the TV film '' Wallis and Edward'' (2005). In 2008, he appeared as Bishop Wood, in an episode of the

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historical drama ''

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''. In October 2010, Rose played the part of Father Gregory in the

crime drama ''

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'', in the episode "Master Class". Rose played The Judge in Enid Bagnold's ''

The Chalk Garden ''The Chalk Garden'' is a play by Enid Bagnold that premiered in the US in 1955 and was produced in Britain the following year. It tells the story of the imperious Mrs St Maugham and her granddaughter Laurel, a disturbed child under the care of ...

'' in a production at the Donmar Warehouse in summer 2008. A radio version of the staging was first broadcast on

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in March 2011. He also played the Dean of Windsor in an episode of ''

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'' broadcast in 2019. Rose was an RSC Honorary Associate Artist. He was the winner of the Clarence Derwent Award 2009 for his performance in ''The Chalk Garden'' at the Donmar. Rose was married to Celia Ryder from 1957 until her death in 2012. They had two children, and lived in

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. In September 2021, Rose moved into

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, a retirement home for theatrical professionals. He died there on 6 November 2021, at the age of 92.

Filmography

* ''

Marat/Sade ''The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade'' (german: Die Verfolgung und Ermordung Jean Paul Marats dargestellt durch die Schauspielgrupp ...

'' (1967) – Monsieur Coulmier * ''

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'' (1968) – Guest * '' Work Is a 4-Letter Word'' (1968) – Registry Office Clerk * '' Lord Peter Wimsey (TV series)'' (''

The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club ''The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club'' is a 1928 mystery novel by Dorothy L. Sayers, her fourth featuring Lord Peter Wimsey. Much of the novel is set in the Bellona Club, a fictional London club for war veterans (Bellona being a Roman godd ...

'') episode (1973) - Mr. Pritchard * '' Callan'' (1974) – Dr. Snell * ''

The Good Father ''The Good Father'' is a 1985 British film directed by Mike Newell and starring Anthony Hopkins, Jim Broadbent, Harriet Walter, Fanny Viner, Simon Callow, Joanne Whalley, and Michael Byrne. It is loosely based on Peter Prince's 1983 novel ...

'' (1985) – Judge * ''

Terry on the Fence ''Terry on the Fence'' is a 1985 British drama film directed by Frank Godwin and starring Jack McNicholl, Neville Watson, Tracey Ann-Morris, and Susan Jameson. It cost £180,747. Premise A young tearaway becomes involved with a gang of c ...

'' (1985) – Magistrate * '' The Girl'' (1987) – General Carlsson * ''Lover's Prayer'' (2001) – Dimitry * '' Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides'' (2011) – Bailiff * '' The Iron Lady'' (2011) – James R

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rose, Clifford 1929 births 2021 deaths Alumni of King's College London English male television actors Royal Shakespeare Company members People from Herefordshire 20th-century English male actors 21st-century English male actors English male film actors People educated at King's School, Worcester