Maurice Roëves
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 19, 1937
- Died
- July 14, 2020
- Birthplace
- Sunderland, Tyne-and-Wear, England, UK
John Maurice Roëves (19 March 1937 – 14 July 2020) was a British actor. His television roles include Danger UXB (1979), The Nightmare Man (1981), the 1984 Doctor Who serial The Caves of Androzani, Days of our Lives (1986), Tutti Frutti (1987), Rab C. Nesbitt (1990), The New Statesman (1990), Spender (1991), Star Trek: The Next Generation, the BBC adaptation of Vanity Fair (1998) and EastEnders (2003). He also played Chief Superintendent David Duckenfield in the 1996 television film Hillsborough, in which his character patrolled the FA Cup semi-final in the Liverpool F.C. game where a crush (blame on loss of police control) led to the deaths of 96 fans. In 2006 he starred in the BBC docudrama Surviving Disasters, portraying Sir Matt Busby in the story of the Munich air disaster. He starred as Robert Henderson in BBC Scotland's drama River City. His film roles include Oh! What a Lovely War, Ulysses, Hidden Agenda, the 1992 version of The Last of the Mohicans, the Judge Dredd movie (1995) and Beautiful Creatures (2000). In 2003 he appeared in May Miles Thomas's film Solid Air. Description above from the Wikipedia article Maurice Roëves, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
- Murder: The Third Voice
Murder: The Third Voice 2016
Actor
Macbeth 2015
as Menteith
Luna 2014
as (Jacob) Doctor
Harrigan 2013
as Billy Davidson
Chain Reaction 2010
Actor
Making The Last of the Mohicans 2010
as Self
Brighton Rock 2010
as Chief Inspector
The Damned United 2009
as Jimmy Gordon
Fast Track: No Limits 2008
as Schmitty
Hallam Foe 2007
as Raymond
The Dark 2005
as Dafydd
Solid Air 2003
as Robert Houston
Family 2002
as Ken
The Sight 2000
as Det. Pryce's boss
Beautiful Creatures 2000
as Ronnie McMinn
Forgive and Forget 2000
as Michael O'Neil
The Acid House 1998
as God
David 1997
as Joab
- Guardians
Guardians 1996
as Sergeant Reed
Hillsborough 1996
as Chf Supt. Duckenfield
Judge Dredd 1995
as Warden Miller
919 Fifth Avenue 1995
as Patrick
The Negotiator 1994
as Eddie Gemonill
The Last of the Mohicans 1992
as Colonel Munro
Hidden Agenda 1990
as Harris
The Big Man 1990
as Cam Colvin
Unreported Incident 1988
as Jack
Doctor Who: The Caves of Androzani 1984
as Stotz
Heather Ann 1983
as John Lewis
Who Dares Wins 1982
as Major Steele
Escape to Victory 1981
as Pyrie
The Nightmare Man 1981
as Inspector Inskip
The Journal of Bridget Hitler 1981
as Adolf Hitler
S.O.S. Titanic 1980
as Frederick Barrett, Leading Stoker
An Enemy of the People 1980
as Carmichael
Twelfth Night 1980
as Antonio
The Eagle Has Landed 1976
as Major Corcoran
Willie Rough 1976
as Charlie McGrath
The Operation 1973
as Ted Hardin
Young Winston 1972
as Brockie
- Highlands
Highlands 1972
as Narrator
Orkney 1971
as Bill
When Eight Bells Toll 1971
as Lt. Williams - Helicopter Pilot
Taste of Evil 1971
as Stephen Chambers
A Day at the Beach 1970
as Nicholas
Oh! What a Lovely War 1969
as George Smith
Mackintosh 1968
Actor
Ulysses 1967
as Stephen Dedalus
The Fighting Prince of Donegal 1966
as Martin
Cock, Hen and Courting Pit 1966
as Ian Tiggott
Credits from TMDB.