Lionel Charles Jeffries (10 June 1926 – 19 February 2010) was an English actor, director, and screenwriter. He appeared primarily in films and received a

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nomination during his acting career.

Early life

Jeffries was born in Forest Hill,

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. Both his parents were social workers with the

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. As a boy, he attended the Queen Elizabeth Grammar School in

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. In 1945, he received a commission in the

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and served in

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at the

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radio station during the

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, being awarded the

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. (He blamed the humidity there for his hair loss at the age of 19.) He also served as a captain in the

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Career

He trained at the

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. He entered

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at the David Garrick Theatre,

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for two years and appeared in early British television plays. Jeffries built a successful career in British films mainly in comic character roles and as he was prematurely bald he often played characters older than himself, such as the role of father to

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s (played by

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) in the film ''

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'' (1968), although Jeffries was actually six months younger than Van Dyke. His acting career reached a peak in the 1960s with leading roles in other films like ''

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'' (1960), ''

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'' (1960), ''

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'' (opposite

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), ''

First Men in the Moon ''The First Men in the Moon'' is a scientific romance by the English author H. G. Wells, originally serialised in ''The Strand Magazine'' from December 1900 to August 1901 and published in hardcover in 1901, who called it one of his "fantastic ...

'' (1964) and ''

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'' (1967). Jeffries turned to writing and directing children's films, including a well-regarded version of ''

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'' (1970) and ''

The Amazing Mr Blunden ''The Amazing Mr. Blunden'' is a 1972 British family mystery film involving ghosts directed by Lionel Jeffries. It was based on the 1969 novel '' The Ghosts'' by Antonia Barber. It stars Laurence Naismith, Lynne Frederick, Garry Miller, Rosalyn ...

'' (1972). He was a member of the

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. Jeffries had a negative attitude towards television and avoided the medium for many years. He reluctantly appeared on television in an acting role in the 1980

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drama ''

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'' and realised that television production values were now little different from those in the film industry; as a result he developed a belated career in television. He appeared in an episode of the

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'' in 1983 as Cecil Caine, an eccentric widower, and in an episode of ''

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'' in 1990 (Central Television/

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/ITV). He starred as Tom (Thomas Maddisson) in the Thames/ITV

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Tom, Dick and Harriet ''Tom, Dick and Harriet'' is a British sitcom that was broadcast for two series from 1982 to 1983. It was created by the sitcom writing team of Johnnie Mortimer and Brian Cooke, and it starred veteran actor Lionel Jeffries in one of his few tele ...

'' with

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and

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. During location filming with Ogilvy for a 1983 episode, a stunt involving a car and a lake went very badly wrong, ending up with Jeffries only just managing to get out of the car's front window before the vehicle sank in of water.

Retirement and death

Jeffries retired from acting in 2001 and his health declined in the following years. He died on 19 February 2010, at a nursing home in

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. He had suffered from

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for the last twelve years of his life. He was 83. He was married to Eileen Mary Walsh from 1951 until his death. They had a son and two daughters. His son Ty Jeffries is a composer, lyricist and cabaret artist. Lionel Jeffries' granddaughter is the novelist and playwright

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. His name is mentioned before the ending titles in the film ''

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'', released in 2010: "For Lionel Jeffries 1926–2010".

Complete filmography

As actor

* ''

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'' (1950) – Bald RADA Student (uncredited) * '' Will Any Gentleman...?'' (1953) – Mr. Frobisher * ''

The Black Rider ''The Black Rider: The Casting of the Magic Bullets'' is a self-billed "musical fable" in the avant-garde tradition created through the collaboration of theatre director Robert Wilson, musician Tom Waits, and writer William S. Burroughs. Wil ...

'' (1954) – Martin Bremner * ''

The Colditz Story ''The Colditz Story'' is a 1955 British prisoner of war film starring John Mills and Eric Portman and directed by Guy Hamilton. It is based on the 1952 memoir written by Pat Reid, a British army officer who was imprisoned in Oflag IV-C, Colditz ...

'' (1955) – Harry Tyler * ''

The Quatermass Xperiment ''The Quatermass Xperiment'' (a.k.a. ''The Creeping Unknown'' in the United States) is a 1955 British science fiction horror film from Hammer Film Productions, based on the 1953 BBC Television serial ''The Quatermass Experiment'' written by Ni ...

'' (1955) – Blake * '' No Smoking'' (1955) – George Pogson * '' All for Mary'' (1955) – Maitre D', Hotel * '' Windfall'' (1955) – Arthur Lee * ''

Jumping for Joy ''Jumping for Joy'' is a 1956 British comedy film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring Frankie Howerd, Stanley Holloway, Joan Hickson and Lionel Jeffries. Plot Willie Joy (Frankie Howerd) works at a greyhound track as a cleaner, whic ...

'' (1956) – Bert Benton * ''

Bhowani Junction ''Bhowani Junction'' is a 1954 novel by John Masters, which was the basis of a 1956 film starring Ava Gardner and Stewart Granger. It is set amidst the turbulence of the British withdrawal from India. It is notable for its portrayal of the Eu ...

'' (1956) – Lt. Graham McDaniel * ''

The Baby and the Battleship ''The Baby and the Battleship'' is a colour 1956 British comedy film directed by Jay Lewis and starring John Mills, Richard Attenborough and André Morell. It is based on the 1956 novel by Anthony Thorne with a screenplay by Richard De Roy, Gi ...

'' (1956) – George * ''

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'' (1956) – Man in Pub * '' Lust for Life'' (1956) – Dr. Peyron * ''

High Terrace ''High Terrace'' is a 1956 black and white British mystery film directed by Henry Cass and starring Dale Robertson, Lois Maxwell, Derek Bond, Eric Pohlmann and Lionel Jeffries. Plot Beautiful fledgeling actress Stephanie Blake (Lois Maxwell) i ...

'' (1956) – Monkton * ''

Up in the World ''Up in the World'' is a 1956 black and white comedy film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring Norman Wisdom, Maureen Swanson and Jerry Desmonde. It was produced by Rank. Plot Norman is given a job as a window cleaner at a stately hom ...

'' (1957) – Wilson * ''

The Man in the Sky ''The Man in the Sky'' (released in the U.S. as ''Decision Against Time'') is a 1957 thriller drama film starring Jack Hawkins and produced by Ealing Films, Michael Balcon's new company, set up after Rank had sold Ealing Studios in Ealing Green ...

'' (1957) – Keith * '' Doctor at Large'' (1957) – Dr. Hatchet * ''

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'' (1957) – Elvin Main * '' The Vicious Circle'' (1957) – Geoffrey Windsor * '' Barnacle Bill'' (1957) – Garrod * ''

Blue Murder at St Trinian's ''Blue Murder at St Trinian's'' is a 1957 British comedy film, directed by Frank Launder, co-written by Launder and Sidney Gilliat, and starring Terry-Thomas, George Cole, Joyce Grenfell, Lionel Jeffries and Richard Wattis; the film also includ ...

'' (1957) – Joe Mangan * ''

Dunkirk Dunkirk (french: Dunkerque ; vls, label=French Flemish, Duunkerke; nl, Duinkerke(n) ; , ;) is a commune in the department of Nord in northern France.Up the Creek'' (1958) – Steady Barker * ''

The Revenge of Frankenstein ''The Revenge of Frankenstein'' is a 1958 Technicolor British horror film made by Hammer Film Productions. Directed by Terence Fisher, the film stars Peter Cushing, Francis Matthews (actor), Francis Matthews, Michael Gwynn and Eunice Gayson. In ...

'' (1958) – Fritz * '' Law and Disorder'' (1958) – Major Proudfoot * ''

Orders to Kill ''Orders to Kill'' is a 1958 British wartime drama film. It starred Paul Massie, Eddie Albert and Irene Worth and was directed by Anthony Asquith. The film is based on a story by Donald Chase Downes, a former American intelligence operative who ...

'' (1958) – Interrogator * '' Girls at Sea'' (1958) – Harry, the Tourist * ''

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'' (1958) – Walter Froy * ''

Further Up the Creek ''Further Up the Creek'' is a 1958 British comedy film written and directed by Val Guest and starring David Tomlinson, Frankie Howerd, Shirley Eaton, Thora Hird, Desmond Llewelyn and Lionel Jeffries. It served as a follow up to '' Up the Creek'' ...

'' (1958) – Steady Barker * '' Nowhere to Go'' (1958) – Pet Shop Clerk (uncredited) * ''

Idle on Parade ''Idol on Parade'' is a 1959 British comedy movie produced by Warwick Films, directed by John Gilling and featuring William Bendix, Anthony Newley, Sid James and Lionel Jeffries. It was based on John Antrobus' first screenplay. p. 44 The movie ...

'' (1959) – Bertie * '' The Nun's Story'' (1959) – Dr. Goovaerts * ''

Bobbikins ''Bobbikins'' is a 1959 British comedy film directed by Robert Day (director), Robert Day and starring Shirley Jones and Max Bygraves. It was made in CinemaScope and released by 20th Century Fox. It was produced by the British subsidiary of 20t ...

'' (1959) – Gregory Mason * ''

Please Turn Over ''Please Turn Over'' is a 1959 British comedy film written by Norman Hudis, produced by Peter Rogers and directed by Gerald Thomas. It featured Ted Ray, Julia Lockwood, Jean Kent, Joan Sims, Leslie Phillips, Charles Hawtrey, Lionel Jeffries a ...

'' (1959) – Ian Howard * ''

'' (1960) – Chief P.O. Crout * ''

Jazz Boat ''Jazz Boat'' is a 1960 British musical comedy film directed by Ken Hughes and starring Anthony Newley, Anne Aubrey, Lionel Jeffries and big band leader Ted Heath and his orchestra. Many of the cast and the same director then made ''In the Nick ...

'' (1960) – Sergeant Thompson * '' Life is a Circus'' (1960) – Genie * '' Let's Get Married'' (1960) – Marsh * ''

'' (1960) – John Sholto Douglas, Marquis of Queensberry * ''

Tarzan the Magnificent ''Tarzan the Magnificent'' is a 1960 British Eastmancolor film, the follow-up to ''Tarzan's Greatest Adventure'' (1959). Its plot bears no relation to that of the 1939 Edgar Rice Burroughs novel of the same name. The film was directed by Ro ...

'' (1960) – Ames * '' Fanny'' (1961) – Monsieur Brun (The Englishman) * ''

The Hellions ''The Hellions'' is a 1961 British adventure film directed by Ken Annakin starring Richard Todd, Anne Aubrey, Lionel Jeffries, Ronald Fraser and Colin Blakely that was set and filmed in South Africa. Plot A lone law enforcement officer, Sam ...

'' (1961) – Luke Billings * ''

Operation Snatch ''Operation Snatch'' is a 1962 British comedy film starring Terry-Thomas and George Sanders and directed by Robert Day. Plot The story takes place in Gibraltar, and is based on a local legend: if the resident Barbary apes were ever to lea ...

'' (1962) – Evans * '' Mrs. Gibbon's Boys'' (1962) – Lester Gibbons * ''

The Notorious Landlady ''The Notorious Landlady'' is a 1962 American comedy mystery film starring Kim Novak, Jack Lemmon, and Fred Astaire.''Variety'' film review; June 27, 1962, page 6.''Harrison's Reports'' film review; June 30, 1962, page 98. The film was directed b ...

'' (1962) – Inspector Oliphant * '' Kill or Cure'' (1962) – Det. Insp. Hook * ''

The Wrong Arm of the Law ''The Wrong Arm of the Law'' is a 1963 British comedy film directed by Cliff Owen and starring Peter Sellers, Bernard Cribbins, Lionel Jeffries, John Le Mesurier and Bill Kerr. It was partly written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson and made by Rom ...

'' (1963) – Inspector Fred 'Nosey' Parker * ''

Call me Bwana ''Call Me Bwana'' is a 1963 British Technicolor farce film starring Bob Hope and Anita Ekberg and directed by Gordon Douglas. Largely set in Africa, it was the only film made by Eon Productions not about the fictional MI6 agent James Bond unt ...

'' (1963) – Ezra * ''

The Scarlet Blade ''The Scarlet Blade'' (released in the United States as ''The Crimson Blade'') is a 1963 British adventure film directed by John Gilling and starring Lionel Jeffries, Oliver Reed, Jack Hedley and June Thorburn. It is a period drama set during ...

'' (1963) – Col. Judd * ''

The Long Ships ''The Long Ships'' or ''Red Orm'' (original Swedish: ''Röde Orm'' meaning ''Red Serpent'' or ''Red Snake'') is an adventure novel by the Swedish writer Frans G. Bengtsson. The narrative is set in the late 10th century and follows the adventu ...

'' (1964) – Aziz * ''

'' (1964) – Cavor / Joseph Cavor * ''

'' (1964) – Captain Sydney De Courcy Rhumstone * ''

The Truth About Spring ''The Truth about Spring'' (also known as ''The Pirates of Spring Cove'' or ''Miss Jude'') is a 1965 American-British Technicolor adventure film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Hayley Mills, John Mills and James MacArthur. It is a ro ...

'' (1965) – 'Cark' / Cark * '' You Must Be Joking!'' (1965) – Sgt. Maj. McGregor * '' The Secret of My Success'' (1965) – Insp. Hobart / Baron von Lukenberg / The Earl of Aldershot / President Esteda * ''

The Spy with a Cold Nose ''The Spy with a Cold Nose'' is a 1966 British comedy film directed by Daniel Petrie and starring Laurence Harvey, Daliah Lavi, Lionel Jeffries, Denholm Elliott, and Colin Blakely. The film was nominated for Golden Globe Awards in the Best Engli ...

'' (1966) – Stanley Farquhar * ''

Drop Dead Darling ''Drop Dead Darling'' (US title: ''Arrivederci, Baby!'') is a 1966 British-American black comedy film directed by Ken Hughes and starring Tony Curtis, Rosanna Schiaffino, Lionel Jeffries and Zsa Zsa Gabor. Plot A man goes around marrying wealth ...

'' (1966) – Parker * ''

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: A Pseudoclassical Tragifarce in a Bastard French Tradition'' was the first play written by Arthur Kopit. Background Kopit was on a postgraduate scholarship from Harvard ...

'' (1967) – Airport Commander * ''

'' (1967) – King Pellinore * ''

Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon ''Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon'' is a 1967 Eastman color British science fiction comedy film directed by Don Sharp and starring Burl Ives, Troy Donahue, Gert Fröbe and Terry-Thomas. It was released in the US as ''Those Fantastic Flying Foo ...

'' (1967) – Sir Charles Dillworthy * ''

'' (1968) – Grandpa Potts * '' 12 + 1'' (1969) – Randomhouse * '' Twinky'' (1970) – Solicitor * ''

'' (1970) – Grandpa * ''

'' (1970) – Malcolm (uncredited) * ''

Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? ''Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?'' (U.S. title: ''Who Slew Auntie Roo?'') is a 1972 horror-thriller film directed by Curtis Harrington and starring Shelley Winters, Mark Lester, and Sir Ralph Richardson. Based partly on the fairy tale "Hansel and Gr ...

'' (1972) – Inspector Ralph Willoughby * ''

Royal Flash ''Royal Flash'' is a 1970 novel by George MacDonald Fraser. It is the second of the Flashman novels. It was made into the film ''Royal Flash'' in 1975 and remains the only Flashman novel to be filmed. Plot summary ''Royal Flash'' is set during ...

'' (1975) – Kraftstein * ''

What Changed Charley Farthing? ''What Changed Charley Farthing?'' (also known as ''The Bananas Boat''), is a 1975 comedy film directed by Sidney Hayers and starring Doug McClure, Lionel Jeffries, and Hayley Mills. It is based on the 1965 novel of the same title by John Har ...

'' (1976) – Houlihan * ''

Wombling Free ''Wombling Free'' is a 1977 British film adaptation of the children's television series ''The Wombles''. Directed by Lionel Jeffries, it stars The Wombles, David Tomlinson, Frances de la Tour, and Bonnie Langford. Plot Based on the BBC children ...

'' (1978) – Womble (voice) * ''

The Prisoner of Zenda ''The Prisoner of Zenda'' is an 1894 adventure novel by Anthony Hope, in which the King of Ruritania is drugged on the eve of his coronation and thus is unable to attend the ceremony. Political forces within the realm are such that, in order ...

'' (1979) – General Sapt * ''

'' (1980, TV Movie) – Bernard Wilsher * '' Better Late Than Never'' (1983) – Bertie Hargreaves * ''

Abel's Island ''Abel's Island'' is a children's novel written and illustrated by William Steig. It won a Newbery Honor. It was published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Toronto, Ontario in 1976. It is a survival story about a mouse stranded on an island. Plot ...

'' (1988 short) – Gower (voice) * ''

Danny, the Champion of the World ''Danny, the Champion of the World'', or simply Danny, is a 1975 children's book by Roald Dahl. The plot centres on Danny, a young English boy, and his father, William. They live in a Gypsy caravan, fix cars for a living in their mechanic sho ...

'' (1989, TV Movie) – Mr. Snoddy * '' A Chorus of Disapproval'' (1989) – Jarvis Huntley-Pike * ''First and Last'' (1989, TV Movie) – Laurence * ''Ending Up'' (1989, TV Movie) – Shorty * ''

Jekyll & Hyde ''Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'' is a 1886 Gothic novella by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson. It follows Gabriel John Utterson, a London-based legal practitioner who investigates a series of strange occurrences between his old ...

'' (1990, TV Movie) – Jekyll's Father * ''Heaven on Earth'' (1998, TV Movie) – Isaac Muller

As writer or director

* ''

'' (1970) – director and screenwriter * ''

The Amazing Mr. Blunden ''The Amazing Mr. Blunden'' is a 1972 British family mystery film involving ghosts directed by Lionel Jeffries. It was based on the 1969 novel ''The Ghosts'' by Antonia Barber. It stars Laurence Naismith, Lynne Frederick, Garry Miller, Rosaly ...

'' (1972) – director and screenwriter * ''

Baxter! ''Baxter!'' is a 1973 British-American drama film directed by Lionel Jeffries and starring Patricia Neal, Jean-Pierre Cassel and Britt Ekland. The film follows a young boy called Roger Baxter who struggles to overcome his speech problem (rhotac ...

'' (1973) – director * ''

'' (1977) – director and screenwriter * '' The Water Babies'' (1978) – director and additional material writer * ''Nelson's Touch'' (1979 short) – screenwriter

References

External links

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