Lionel Jeffries
Birthdate: Jun 10, 1926
Birthplace: Forest Hill, London, England, UK
Died: Feb 19, 2010
With his bald head, firm jawline and bristling moustache, Lionel Jeffries played a nice line of English eccentrics. This belied his RADA training. Following military service in WWII, he played his major roles - everything from Grandpa Potts in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) to the Marquis of Queensberry in The Trials of Oscar Wilde (1960) - in the 1960s.
His surprisingly brief career as a director included the highly popular family films The Railway Children (1970) and The Amazing Mr. Blunden (1972).
Known For
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
(1968)
First Men in the Moon
(1964)
Camelot
(1967)
The Spy with a Cold Nose
(1966)
Lionel Jeffries Movies
writer
Previous (1)
- 2022 |
The Railway Children Return
Follow a group of children who are evacuated to a Yorkshire village during the Second World War, where they encounter a young soldier who, like them, is far away from home.
actor
Previous (62)
- 2017 |
The Circle
asGeoffrey Windsor
A woman lands a dream job at a powerful tech company called the Circle, only to uncover an agenda that will affect the lives of all of humanity.
- 1989 | A Chorus of Disapprovalas Jarvis Huntley-Pike
- 1983 | Better Late Than Neveras Bertie Hargreaves
- 1979 | The Prisoner of Zendaas General Sapt
- 1978 | The Water Babies
- 1977 | Wombling Free
- 1975 | The Bananas Boatas Houlihan
- 1975 | Royal Flashas Kraftstein
- 1973 | Baxter!
- 1972 | The Amazing Mr. Blunden
- 1972 | Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?as Inspector Ralph Willoughby
- 1970 | London Affairas Solicitor Mr Creighton
- 1970 | Sudden Terroras Grandpa
- 1968 | Chitty Chitty Bang Bangas Grandpa Potts
- 1967 | Camelotas King Pellinore
- 1967 | Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sadas Airport Commander
- 1967 | Those Fantastic Flying Foolsas Sir Charles Dillworthy
- 1966 | Arrivederci, Baby!as Parker
- 1966 | The Spy with a Cold Noseas Stanley Farquhar
- 1965 | The Secret of My Successas Insp. Hobart
- 1965 | The Truth About Springas José Carkez
- 1965 | You Must Be Joking!as Sergeant-Major McGregor
- 1964 | First Men in the Moonas Prof. Joseph Cavor
- 1964 | Murder Ahoyas Captain Sydney De Courcy Rhumstone
- 1964 | The Long Shipsas Aziz
- 1963 | Call Me Bwanaas Dr. Ezra Mungo
- 1963 | The Crimson Bladeas Col. Judd
- 1963 | The Wrong Arm of the Lawas Inspector Parker
- 1962 | Kill or Cureas Det. Insp. Hook
- 1962 | Mrs. Gibbons' Boysas Lester Gibbons
- 1962 | Operation Snatchas Gunner Evans
- 1962 | The Notorious Landladyas Inspector Oliphant
- 1961 | Fannyas Monsieur Brun (The Englishman)
- 1961 | The Hellionsas Luke Billings
- 1960 | Jazz Boatas Det. Sgt. Thompson
- 1960 | Let's Get Marriedas Marsh
- 1960 | Life Is a Circusas Genii
- 1960 | Tarzan the Magnificentas Ames
- 1960 | The Trials of Oscar Wildeas Marquis of Queensberry
- 1960 | Two Way Stretchas Chief P.O. Crout
- 1959 | Bobbikinsas Gregory Mason
- 1959 | Idol on Paradeas Burton Bassett
- 1959 | Please Turn Overas Ian Howard
- 1958 | Behind the Maskas Walter Froy
- 1958 | Further Up the Creekas Steady Barker
- 1958 | Girls at Seaas Harry, the Tourist
- 1958 | Law and Disorderas Major Proudfoot
- 1958 | Orders to Killas Interrogator
- 1958 | The Revenge of Frankensteinas Fritz
- 1957 | Blue Murder at St. Trinian'sas Joe Mangan
- 1957 | Decision Against Timeas Keith
- 1957 | Hour of Decisionas Elvin Main
- 1956 | Bhowani Junctionas Lt. Graham McDaniel
- 1956 | High Terraceas Monkton
- 1956 | Jumping for Joyas Bert Benton
- 1956 | The Baby and the Battleshipas George
- 1955 | All for Maryas Maitre D', Hotel
- 1955 | No Smokingas George Pogson
- 1955 | The Colditz Storyas Harry Tyler
- 1955 | The Quatermass Xperimentas Blake
- 1955 | Windfallas Arthur Lee
- 1954 | The Black Rideras Martin Brenner