Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

174

Gender

Male

Birthday

1909-12-23

Day of Death

2002-07-24 (93 years old)

Place of Birth

Beckenham, Kent, England, UK

Also Known As

William Maurice Denham

Морис Денем

Maurice Denham

Biography

Maurice Denham OBE (23 December 1909 – 24 July 2002) was an English character actor who appeared in over 100 television programmes and films throughout his long career. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Known For

The Day of the Jackal

The Day of the Jackal

Edward & Mrs. Simpson

Edward & Mrs. Simpson

84 Charing Cross Road

84 Charing Cross Road

All Passion Spent

All Passion Spent

Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington

Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington

Take My Life

Take My Life

Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

Don't Ever Leave Me

Don't Ever Leave Me

Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist

Monsignor Quixote

Monsignor Quixote

Acting

Recluse

1981

Recluse

as

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes

1965

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes

as

Trawler Skipper

The Day of the Jackal

1973

The Day of the Jackal

as

General Colbert

The Alphabet Murders

1965

The Alphabet Murders

as

Japp

Animal Farm

1954

Animal Farm

as

All animals (voice)

Malta Story

1953

Malta Story

as

British Officer

Night of the Demon

1957

Night of the Demon

as

Professor Henry Harrington

Our Man in Havana

1960

Our Man in Havana

as

Admiral

Some Girls Do

1969

Some Girls Do

as

Mr. Mortimer

The Million Pound Note

1954

The Million Pound Note

as

Jonathan Reid

Torture Garden

1967

Torture Garden

as

Uncle Roger (segment 1 "Enoch")

Operation Crossbow

1965

Operation Crossbow

as

RAF Officer

Paranoiac

1963

Paranoiac

as

John Kossett

Madness of the Heart

1949

Madness of the Heart

as

Dr. Simon Blake

The Night Caller

1965

The Night Caller

as

Dr. Morley

H.M.S. Defiant

1962

H.M.S. Defiant

as

Mr. Goss (Ship's Surgeon)

The End of the River

1947

The End of the River

as

Defence Counsel

Love Song

1985

Love Song

as

Sir William Hatchard

Edward & Mrs. Simpson

1978

Edward & Mrs. Simpson

as

Cosmo Lang - Archbishop of Canterbury

84 Charing Cross Road

1987

84 Charing Cross Road

as

George Martin

Barnacle Bill

1957

Barnacle Bill

as

Crowley

Nicholas and Alexandra

1971

Nicholas and Alexandra

as

Kokovtsov

Sunday Bloody Sunday

1971

Sunday Bloody Sunday

as

Mr. Greville

Countess Dracula

1971

Countess Dracula

as

Master Fabio

The Nanny

1965

The Nanny

as

Dr. Beamaster

Two Way Stretch

1960

Two Way Stretch

as

The Governor

Doctor at Sea

1955

Doctor at Sea

as

Easter

Sink the Bismarck!

1960

Sink the Bismarck!

as

Commander Richards

23 Paces to Baker Street

1956

23 Paces to Baker Street

as

Inspector Grovening

Luther

1974

Luther

as

Johann von Staupitz Vicar General

The Mark

1961

The Mark

as

Arnold Cartwright

The Purple Plain

1954

The Purple Plain

as

Blore

The Man Within

1947

The Man Within

as

Smuggler

Hysteria

1965

Hysteria

as

Hemmings

Danger Route

1967

Danger Route

as

Peter Ravenspur

From a Far Country

1981

From a Far Country

as

Sapieha

Easy Money

1948

Easy Money

as

Detective-Inspector Kirby

Eight O'Clock Walk

1954

Eight O'Clock Walk

as

Horace Clifford

Many Waters

1938

Many Waters

as

Power to Fly

1953

Power to Fly

as

Narrator

All Passion Spent

1986

All Passion Spent

as

Gervase Bucktrout

The History of the Cinema

1956

The History of the Cinema

as

Narrator

Simon and Laura

1955

Simon and Laura

as

Wilson

It's Not Cricket

1949

It's Not Cricket

as

Otto Fisch

The Greengage Summer

1961

The Greengage Summer

as

Mr. Bullock

Time Bomb

1953

Time Bomb

as

Jim Warrilow

The Spider and the Fly

1949

The Spider and the Fly

as

Colonel de la Roche

Schalcken the Painter

1979

Schalcken the Painter

as

Gerrit Dou

Midas Run

1969

Midas Run

as

Charles Crittenden

Bed

1995

Bed

as

Man

Poet's Pub

1949

Poet's Pub

as

PC Windle

Love's Labour's Lost

1975

Love's Labour's Lost

as

Don Adriano de Armando

The Blind Goddess

1948

The Blind Goddess

as

Johnson

The Blue Lagoon

1949

The Blue Lagoon

as

Captain

Jassy

1947

Jassy

as

Jim Stoner

Here Come the Huggetts

1948

Here Come the Huggetts

as

1st Engineer

Traveller's Joy

1950

Traveller's Joy

as

Fowler

Look Before You Love

1948

Look Before You Love

as

Fosser

Captain Boycott

1947

Captain Boycott

as

Lt. Col. Strickland

Holiday Camp

1947

Holiday Camp

as

Camp Doctor

Shout at the Devil

1976

Shout at the Devil

as

Mr. Smythe

Invasion Quartet

1961

Invasion Quartet

as

The Captain's Table

1959

The Captain's Table

as

Major Broster

Scrapbook for 1933

1950

Scrapbook for 1933

as

(voice)

London Belongs to Me

1948

London Belongs to Me

as

Jack Rufus

A Boy, a Girl and a Bike

1949

A Boy, a Girl and a Bike

as

Bill Martin

Negatives

1968

Negatives

as

The Father

A Desperate Case

1958

A Desperate Case

as

Narrator (voice)

The Trial of Klaus Barbie

1987

The Trial of Klaus Barbie

as

Klaus Barbie

Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington

1987

Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington

as

Luther Crackenthorpe

Mr. Love

1985

Mr. Love

as

Theo

The Set Up

1963

The Set Up

as

Theo Gaunt

The Very Edge

1963

The Very Edge

as

Crawford

The Last Vampyre

1993

The Last Vampyre

as

Augustus Merridew

The Best House in London

1969

The Best House in London

as

Editor, The Times

The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship

1990

The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship

as

(voice)

Once Upon a Dream

1949

Once Upon a Dream

as

Vicar

Julia

1977

Julia

as

Undertaker

Daybreak

1948

Daybreak

as

Inspector

Long Past Glory

1963

Long Past Glory

as

Charles

The Virgin and the Gypsy

1970

The Virgin and the Gypsy

as

The Rector

The Gate of Eden: Part Three - Peter

1980

The Gate of Eden: Part Three - Peter

as

Tom Falconer

The Gate of Eden: Part Two - Sue

1980

The Gate of Eden: Part Two - Sue

as

Tom Falconer

The Gate of Eden: Part One - Mr. Falconer

1980

The Gate of Eden: Part One - Mr. Falconer

as

Tom Falconer

Seeing in the Dark

1989

Seeing in the Dark

as

Old Man

Nona

1991

Nona

as

Don Fransciso

Robert Rylands' Last Journey

1996

Robert Rylands' Last Journey

as

Hume

The Uncle

1965

The Uncle

as

Mr. Ream

The Dog It Was That Died

1989

The Dog It Was That Died

as

Vicar

Downfall

1964

Downfall

as

Ali and the Camel

1960

Ali and the Camel

as

Take My Life

1947

Take My Life

as

Defense Counsel

The 7th Dawn

1964

The 7th Dawn

as

Tarlton

Julius Caesar

1969

Julius Caesar

as

Julius Caesar

Don't Ever Leave Me

1949

Don't Ever Leave Me

as

Mr. Knowles

The Long Duel

1967

The Long Duel

as

Governor

The Heroes of Telemark

1965

The Heroes of Telemark

as

Doctor

Street Corner

1953

Street Corner

as

Dawson

Tears in the Rain

1988

Tears in the Rain

as

Fordingbridge

The Net

1953

The Net

as

Prof. Carrington

After the Fox

1966

After the Fox

as

Chief of Interpol

Oliver Twist

1948

Oliver Twist

as

Chief of Police

Monsignor Quixote

1985

Monsignor Quixote

as

Senor Diego

Landfall

1949

Landfall

as

Wing Commander Hewitt

A Touch of Love

1969

A Touch of Love

as

Doctor Prothero

Blanche Fury

1948

Blanche Fury

as

Maj. Fraser

My Brother's Keeper

1948

My Brother's Keeper

as

Trent

Fame Is the Spur

1947

Fame Is the Spur

as

Prison Doctor #2 (uncredited)

A Slight Ache

1967

A Slight Ache

as

Edward

They Made Me a Fugitive

1947

They Made Me a Fugitive

as

Mr. Fenshaw

The Hope and the Glory

1984

The Hope and the Glory

as

Joe

The Upturned Glass

1947

The Upturned Glass

as

Mobile Policeman

Piping Hot

1959

Piping Hot

as

Narrator

Memento Mori

1992

Memento Mori

as

Guy Leet

The King's Breakfast

1963

The King's Breakfast

as

The King

Martin Luther, Heretic

1983

Martin Luther, Heretic

as

Father Staupitz

Miranda

1948

Miranda

as

Cockle Vendor

Checkpoint

1956

Checkpoint

as

Ted Thornhill

No Highway in the Sky

1951

No Highway in the Sky

as

Carrington V.C.

1954

Carrington V.C.

as

Lt. Col. Reeve

Doctor Who: The Twin Dilemma

1984

Doctor Who: The Twin Dilemma

as

Edgeworth

The Spanish Gardener

1956

The Spanish Gardener

as

Pedro (voice) (uncredited)

Go as You Please in Britain

1975

Go as You Please in Britain

as

The Chain

1984

The Chain

as

Grandpa

The Legend of Young Dick Turpin

1965

The Legend of Young Dick Turpin

as

Mr. Fielding

For Better, For Worse

1961

For Better, For Worse

as

Quartet

1948

Quartet

as

Coroner (segment "The Alien Corn")

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

as

Edgeworth / Azmael

Porridge

Porridge

as

Boon

Boon

as

Inspector Morse

Inspector Morse

as

Lance Mandeville

Out of This World

Out of This World

as

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

as

Reverend Merridew

The Chinese Detective

The Chinese Detective

as

Rumpole of the Bailey

Rumpole of the Bailey

as

Mr. Justice Gwent-Evans

Lovejoy

Lovejoy

as

Sir Max Spence

The Lotus Eaters

The Lotus Eaters

as

Dr. Finlay's Casebook

Dr. Finlay's Casebook

as

Talking to a Stranger

Talking to a Stranger

as

Edward and Mrs Simpson

Edward and Mrs Simpson

as

Cosmo Lang, Archbishop of Canterbury

Angels

Angels

as

Fall of Eagles

Fall of Eagles

as

Kaiser Wilhelm I

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

as

Behaving Badly

Behaving Badly

as

The Carnforth Practice

The Carnforth Practice

as

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

as

Julius Caesar

An Unofficial Rose

An Unofficial Rose

as

The Gate of Eden

The Gate of Eden

as

Maigret

Maigret

as

Tiburce de St. Hilaire

My Son, My Son

My Son, My Son

as

Porridge

Porridge

as

Rawley

The Agatha Christie Hour

The Agatha Christie Hour

as

The Old Men at the Zoo

The Old Men at the Zoo

as

Dr Edwin Leacock

Peak Practice

Peak Practice

as

Douglas Hart

Peak Practice

Peak Practice

as

Mr. Hart

Minder

Minder

as

Billings

Minder

Minder

as

Meredith Gascoyne

Secret Army

Secret Army

as

Father Girard

Return of the Saint

Return of the Saint

as

Prince Lorenzo

Casualty

Casualty

as

William Turnbull

All Passion Spent

All Passion Spent

as

Bucktrout

Pie in the Sky

Pie in the Sky

as

Striker of the Yard

Miss Marple

Miss Marple

as

Luther Crackenthorpe

Thirty-Minute Theatre

Thirty-Minute Theatre

as

Crowther

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

as

Mr. Fielding

Danger Man

Danger Man

as

Volos

Performance

Performance

as

Don Francisco

A Ghost Story for Christmas

A Ghost Story for Christmas

as

Gerrit Dou

Great Performances

Great Performances

as

Senor Diego

The Professionals

The Professionals

as

Sir James Temple

You Rang, M'Lord?

You Rang, M'Lord?

as

Captain Cedric Dolby

Screen Two

Screen Two

as

Guy Leet

Theatre Night

Theatre Night

as

Arthur Loudon

Sunday-Night Play

Sunday-Night Play

as

Uncle Arthur

Production

Crew

Directing