Maurice Roëves
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1937-03-19
Day of Death
2020-07-14 (83 years old)
Place of Birth
Sunderland, Tyne-and-Wear, England, UK
Maurice Roëves
Biography
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Maurice Roëves is a Scottish actor, born in Sunderland, County Durham (now Tyne and Wear) on 19 March 1937.
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.
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Acting
Guardians
as Sergeant Reed
(2016)
(2015)
Macbeth
as Menteith
(2014)
Luna
as (Jacob) Doctor
(2013)
Harrigan
as Billy Davidson
(2010)
Brighton Rock
as Chief Inspector
(2010)
(2010)
(2009)
The Damned United
as Jimmy Gordon
(2008)
Fast Track: No Limits
as Schmitty
(2007)
Hallam Foe
as Raymond
(2005)
The Dark
as Dafydd
(2003)
Solid Air
as Robert Houston
(2002)
Family
as Ken
(2000)
Beautiful Creatures
as Ronnie McMinn
(2000)
The Sight
as Det. Pryce's boss
(2000)
Forgive and Forget
as Michael O'Neil
(1998)
The Acid House
as God
(1997)
David
as Joab
(1996)
Hillsborough
as Chf Supt. Duckenfield
(1995)
Judge Dredd
as Warden Miller
(1995)
Moses
as Zerack
(1995)
919 Fifth Avenue
as Patrick
(1994)
The Negotiator
as Eddie Gemonill
(1992)
The Last of the Mohicans
as Colonel Munro
(1990)
Hidden Agenda
as Harris
(1990)
The Big Man
as Cam Colvin
(1988)
Unreported Incident
as Jack
(1984)
(1983)
Heather Ann
as John Lewis
(1982)
Who Dares Wins
as Major Steele
(1982)
Inside the Third Reich
as Rudolf Hess
(1981)
Escape to Victory
as Pyrie
(1981)
The Nightmare Man
as Inspector Inskip
(1981)
The Journal of Bridget Hitler
as Adolf Hitler
(1980)
S.O.S. Titanic
as Frederick Barrett, Leading Stoker
(1980)
Twelfth Night
as Antonio
(1976)
The Eagle Has Landed
as Major Corcoran
(1976)
Willie Rough
as Charlie McGrath
(1973)
The Operation
as Ted Hardin
(1972)
Young Winston
as Brockie
(1972)
Highlands
as Narrator
(1971)
When Eight Bells Toll
as Lt. Williams - Helicopter Pilot
(1971)
Orkney
as Bill
(1970)
A Day at the Beach
as Nicholas
(1969)
Oh! What a Lovely War
as George Smith
(1968)
(1967)
Ulysses
as Stephen Dedalus
(1966)
The Fighting Prince of Donegal
as Martin
(1966)
Cock, Hen and Courting Pit
as Ian Tiggott