Evelyn Roberts (28 August 1886 – 30 November 1962) was an English stage and film actor. He made his stage debut in 1918 after serving in

WW I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

; and his theatre work included the original

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production of R.C. Sherriff's ''

Journey's End ''Journey's End'' is a 1928 dramatic play by English playwright R. C. Sherriff, set in the trenches near Saint-Quentin, Aisne, towards the end of the First World War. The story plays out in the officers' dugout of a British Army infantry comp ...

'' in 1929-1930.

Selected filmography

* ''

Bolibar ''Bolibar'' is a 1928 British silent drama film directed by Walter Summers and starring Elissa Landi, Michael Hogan, and Carl Harbord. It was based on the 1920 novel ''The Marquis of Bolibar'' by Leo Perutz. It was made by British Instructio ...

'' (1928) * '' Say It with Music'' (1932) * ''

One Precious Year ''One Precious Year'' is a 1933 British drama film directed by Henry Edwards and starring Anne Grey, Basil Rathbone and Owen Nares. It was made at British and Dominion Elstree Studios by the British producer Herbert Wilcox for release by the Br ...

'' (1933) * ''

The Melody-Maker ''The Melody-Maker'' is a 1933 British musical comedy, musical comedy film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Lester Matthews, Joan Marion and Evelyn Roberts . The film was made at Teddington Studios as a quota quickie by the British subs ...

'' (1933) * '' Anne One Hundred'' (1933) * ''

Purse Strings ''Purse Strings'' is a 1933 British drama film directed by Henry Edwards and starring Chili Bouchier, Gyles Isham and Allan Jeayes. It was made as a quota quickie at British and Dominion's Elstree Studios.Wood p.79 Cast * Chili Bouchier as Mar ...

'' (1933) * '' Sorrell and Son'' (1934) * ''

The Broken Rosary ''The Broken Rosary'' is a 1934 British musical film directed by Harry Hughes and starring Derek Oldham, Margaret Yarde and Vesta Victoria. It was made at Isleworth Studios.Wood p.81 Cast * Derek Oldham as Giovanni * Jean Adrienne as Maria ...

'' (1934) * ''

Sing As We Go ''Sing As We Go'' is a 1934 British musical film starring Gracie Fields, John Loder and Stanley Holloway. The script was written by Gordon Wellesley and J. B. Priestley. Considered by many to be British music hall star Gracie Fields' finest ve ...

'' (1934) * '' The Feathered Serpent'' (1934) * ''

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'' (1935) * '' A Romance in Flanders'' (1937) * ''

Keep Fit ''Keep Fit'' is a 1937 British comedy film directed by Anthony Kimmins and starring George Formby, Kay Walsh and Guy Middleton. Formby was at his British top box-office peak when this comedy was made. Synopsis George Formby again plays his work ...

'' (1937) * ''

Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel ''The Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel'' is a 1937 British thriller film directed by Hanns Schwarz and starring Barry K. Barnes, Sophie Stewart, Margaretta Scott and James Mason. It is a sequel to the 1934 film ''The Scarlet Pimpernel'' based on ...

'' (1937) * ''

I've Got a Horse ''I've Got a Horse'' is a 1938 British comedy film directed by Herbert Smith and starring Sandy Powell, Norah Howard and Felix Aylmer.Wood p.98 Plot Sandy accepts a racehorse called Lightning as settlement for a bad debt. When he enters the h ...

'' (1938) * ''

The Second Mr. Bush ''The Second Mr. Bush'' is a 1940 British comedy film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring Wallace Evennett, Evelyn Roberts and Kay Walsh. It was made at Welwyn Studios by British National Films.Wood p.99 Cast * Wallace Evennett as ...

'' (1940) * '' The Midas Touch'' (1940) * ''

The Winslow Boy ''The Winslow Boy'' is an English play from 1946 by Terence Rattigan based on an incident involving George Archer-Shee in the Edwardian era. The incident took place at the Royal Naval College, Osborne. Background Set against the strict c ...

'' (1948) * ''

The Heart of the Matter ''The Heart of the Matter'' (1948) is a novel by English author Graham Greene. The book details a life-changing moral crisis for Henry Scobie. Greene, a former British intelligence officer in Freetown, British Sierra Leone, drew on his expe ...

'' (1953) * '' The Clue of the Missing Ape'' (1953) * ''

The Green Scarf ''The Green Scarf'' is a 1954 United Kingdom, British mystery film directed by George More O'Ferrall and starring Michael Redgrave, Ann Todd, Leo Genn, Kieron Moore, Richard O'Sullivan and Michael Medwin. The film's plot concerns a man who is ac ...

'' (1954) * '' Man of the Moment'' (1955) * '' A Touch of the Sun'' (1956) * ''

The Spaniard's Curse ''The Spaniard's Curse'' is a 1958 British thriller film directed by Ralph Kemplen and starring Tony Wright, Lee Patterson, Michael Hordern, Susan Beaumont and Henry Oscar. It was shot at Walton Studios near London with sets designed by the ...

'' (1958)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Roberts, Evelyn 1886 births 1962 deaths English male stage actors English male film actors Actors from Reading, Berkshire 20th-century English male actors