Lionel Jeffries
Birthday: 10 June 1926, Forest Hill, London, England, UK
Birth Name: Lionel Charles Jeffries
Height: 178 cm
With his firm jawline and bristling mustache, Lionel Jeffries played a nice line of English eccentrics. This belied his RADA training. Following military service in WWII, he played his major roles - e ...Show More
[on The Colditz Story (1955)] I went to the cast meeting with holes in my shoes, but I was given the Show more
[on The Colditz Story (1955)] I went to the cast meeting with holes in my shoes, but I was given the third lead to Eric Portman and John Mills. Hide
I was constantly rewriting the words of the comedy characters I was given to bring them a comic huma Show more
I was constantly rewriting the words of the comedy characters I was given to bring them a comic humanity. Most of the people I played were caught in desperation. In their hearts they knew that they were failures - but they would never admit it, even to themselves. Hide
I was the only bald student at RADA. Of course I was upset. Tried a toupee once, but it looked like Show more
I was the only bald student at RADA. Of course I was upset. Tried a toupee once, but it looked like a dead moth on a boiled egg. Hide
No one wants family entertainment any more. They want explicit sex.
No one wants family entertainment any more. They want explicit sex.
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