OBIT: Maurice Denham - RIP

Subject: Maurice Denham - RIP
From: Fiolar
Date: 26 Jul 02 - 09:26 AM

Another great actor and entertainer haw joined the ranks of the just. Maurice Denham born in 1909 and whose career in show business spanned almost 60 years has died. His first professional appearance was in 1934 in the play "The Marquise" in Hull. During the 1940s he appeared in the radio show "ITMA" (It's That Man Again) with Tommy Handley in which he played the character Mrs Lola Tickle and later appeared in the show "Much Binding in the Marsh." His extraordinary talent with voices was displayed to perfection in the 1955 animation "Animal Farm" in which he voiced all the characters. His first film appearance was in 1947 in "The Man Within" and he went to star in such films as "The Blue Lagoon" (1949); "The Purple Plain" (1954); "Sink the Bismarck!" (1960) and "The Day of the Jackal" (1973) among many others.
His television appearances included "The Lotus Eaters" (1972/73) and "The Fall of Eagles" (1974) in which he played Kaiser Wilhelm I. He was awarded the OBE in 1992. He is survived by his two sons and a daughter.

Subject: RE: OBIT: Maurice Denham - RIP
From: Skipjack K8
Date: 26 Jul 02 - 11:03 AM

I enjoyed his portrayal of Mr Bucktrout, in All Passion Spent, with Wendy Hiller.

I knew his brother, Keith, who taught me a lot about the agricultural business, in the early 80s.

Skipjack

Subject: RE: OBIT: Maurice Denham - RIP
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 26 Jul 02 - 04:30 PM

He was in Talking to a Stranger, with a young Judi Dench....