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Marius Goring

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
131

Gender
Male

Birthday
May 23, 1912 (114 years old)

Place of Birth
Newport, Isle of Wight, England, UK

Marius Goring

Biography

Marius Re Goring CBE FRSL (May 23, 1912 – September 30, 1998) was an English stage and screen actor. He is the son of Dr Charles Buckman Goring, a renowned physician and criminologist, and Kate Winifred (née MacDonald), a former suffragette and talented pianist. Marius Goring was educated at The Perse School, Cambridge, England and at universities in Frankfurt, Munich, Vienna and Paris (The Sorbonne) where he perfected his French and German - he became fluent in both languages. He studied for the stage under Harcourt Williams at the Old Vic dramatic school, London. His first stage appearance was a fairy at the ADC Theatre, Cambridge in 1925 at the age of twelve in "Crossings: A Fairy Play" the only play written by Walter De La Mare. His first London appearance was at the Rudolph Steiner Hall in December 1927 as Harlequin in one of Jean Sterling McKinlay’s Children’s Matinees. He performed regularly at the Old Vic and Sadler's Wells in the 1930s and later toured France and Germany. He played Macbeth, Romeo, Trip in School for Scandal and the Chorus in Henry V with Laurence Olivier amongst others. His first West End appearance was at the Shaftesbury Theatre in May 1934 in The Voysey Inheritance.

He joined the army in July 1940 but was seconded the following year to the BBC where he became supervisor of productions for its German Service. He made regular propaganda broadcasts to Germany. Most of his radio propaganda work was done under the alias Charles Richardson (using his father’s first name and his grandmother’s maiden name) as the name Goring wasn't too popular during the war (Hermann Göring was the commander-in-chief of the Luftwaffe).

In 1941 he was married for the second time to the renowned German Jewish actress Lucie Mannheim who had to flee Germany in 1934 after the Nazis came to power. They worked together on stage and in films and television many times over the following years.

He was a founder member of British Equity in 1929, being on its council for decades from 1949 and was elected its vice president three times. He had a contentious relationship with the union from the 1970s, taking them to court on a number of issues, the last of which he lost in the High Court and was nearly bankrupted by the court costs.

Marius was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 1979 and appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1991. He died from stomach cancer in 1998 aged 86 at his home in Rushlake Green, East Sussex, survived by his third wife, Prudence FitzGerald, a television producer/director who had directed him in 18 episodes of The Expert and his only child, a daughter from his first marriage, Phyllida.

Known For

Acting

1990Strike It Richas Blixon
1984The Late Nancy Irvingas Angus Aragon
1984Hammer House of Mystery and Suspenseas Angus Aragon
1983The Old Men at the Zooas Dr Emile Englander
1983The Old Men at the Zooas Emile Englander
1983Cymbelineas Sicilius Leonatus
1982The Year of the Frenchas Lord Glenthorne
1981Levkas Manas Dr. Pieter Gerrard
1980Hammer House of Horroras Heinz
1979Tales of the Unexpectedas Dr John Landy
1979House of Caradusas Magnus Bronsky
1978Edward and Mrs Simpsonas King George V
1978Edward & Mrs. Simpsonas King George V
1978Little Girl in Blue Velvetas Raimondo Casarès
1978Holocaustas Heinrich Palitz
1978Wilde Allianceas Rex
1974Fall of Eaglesas Von Hindenburg
1971Zeppelinas Professor Christian Altschul
1970First Loveas Dr. Lushin
1968Subterfugeas Shevik
1968The Expertas Dr John Hardy
1968The Girl on a Motorcycleas Rebecca’s Father
1968Les Dossiers de l'Agence Oas Mme Sacramento
1968Der Monat der fallenden Blätteras Erster Geheimagent
1967Omnibusas Self - Interviewee
1967Sleeping Dogas Sir Hubert
1967Man in a Suitcaseas Henri Thibaud
1967Doctor Who: The Evil of the Daleksas Theodore Maxtible
1967The 25th Houras Colonel Muller
1967The Revenue Menas Kersten
1967Sir Arthur Conan Doyleas Lord Linchmere
1966Too Many Cooksas Wattari
1966Thirteen Against Fateas Monsieur Hire
1966A Walk in the Seaas Reverend Harrup
1965The Mask of Janusas Dr. Kapaka
1965Thirty-Minute Theatreas Mr Ponge
1965Thirty-Minute Theatreas The Interrogator
1965Out of the Unknownas Wattari
1965Up from the Beachas German Commandant
1965The Crooked Roadas Harlequin
1964The Wednesday Playas Reverend Harrup
1964The Wednesday Playas Sir Hubert
1964The Great Waras Various (voice)
1963Doctor Whoas Theodore Maxtible
1963First Nightas Grieve Wishart
1963Love Storyas Robert Langley
196324-Hour Callas Sam Bullivant
1962The Devil's Agentas General Greenhahn
1962The Inspectoras Thorens
1962The Secret Threadas Arnold Reed
1961The Life of Adolf Hitleras Narrator
1961The Devil's Daffodilas Oliver Milburgh
1961A Call on Kuprin: Part 2as Laye-Parker
1961The Unstoppable Manas Inspector Hazelrigg
1961A Call on Kuprin: Part 1as Laye-Parker
1961Drama 61-67as Captain
1961Drama 61-67as Mervyn
1960Exodusas Von Storch
1960Maigretas Peter the Lett
1960Sunday-Night Playas Alexei Turbin
1960Sunday-Night Playas Harras, General of the Luftwaffe
1960Sunday-Night Playas John Lock
1960Sunday-Night Playas Laye-Parker
1960Beyond the Curtainas Hans Körtner
1959International Detectiveas Ferdie Steibel
1959The Third Manas Colonel Dimonella
1959The Angry Hillsas Colonel Elrick Oberg
1959The Treasure of San Teresaas Rudi Siebert
1959Asmodéeas Blaise Lebel
1959Whirlpoolas Georg
1959Desert Miceas German Major
1958The Son of Robin Hoodas Chester
1958I Was Monty's Doubleas Karl Nielson
1958The Moonrakeras Colonel John Beaumont
1958An Ideal Husbandas Lord Goring
1958Rx Murderas Doctor Henry Dysert
1957The Truth About Womenas Otto Kerstein
1957Many Mansionsas Lester Hockley
1957Ill Met by Moonlightas Major General Kreipe
1956Gaslichtas Jack Manningham
1956The Magic Carpetas
1955The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernelas Sir Percy Blakeney / The Scarlet Pimpernel
1955ITV Play of the Weekas Charles Norbury
1955ITV Play of the Weekas John Hagerman
1955ITV Play of the Weekas Lewis Eliot
1955ITV Play of the Weekas Purcell
1955ITV Play of the Weekas Robert Cosgrove
1955Lilli Palmer Theatreas Major Edward Carter
1955Lilli Palmer Theatreas Reinhardt
1955Quentin Durwardas Count Philip De Creville
1955Break in the Circleas Baron Keller
1954The Barefoot Contessaas Alberto Bravano
1954Tonight in Britainas Self
1954The Mirror and Markheimas Narrator
1953Rough Shootas Hiart
1953You Are Thereas Oliver Cromwell
1953Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Presentsas Nicol Pascal
1952The Man Who Watched Trains Go Byas Inspector Lucas
1952So Little Timeas Colonel Günther von Hohensee
1952Nights on the Roadas Kurt Willbrand
1952The Magic Boxas House Agent
1951Circle of Dangeras Sholto Lewis
1951Pandora and the Flying Dutchmanas Reggie Demarest
1950Highly Dangerousas Commandant Anton Razinski
1950Odetteas Colonel Henri
1950Sunday Night Theatreas Archbishop Thomas Cranmer
1950Sunday Night Theatreas Chorus
1950Sunday Night Theatreas Crystof Wolters
1950Sunday Night Theatreas General Harras
1950Sunday Night Theatreas Hjalmar Ekdal
1950Sunday Night Theatreas Richard Brinsley Sheridan
1950Sunday Night Theatreas Robert Clive
1950Sunday Night Theatreas Tommy Savidge
1949Box for Oneas The Caller
1948Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traillas Vincent Perrin
1948The Red Shoesas Julian Craster
1947Take My Lifeas Sidney Fleming
1946A Matter of Life and Deathas Conductor 71
1946Night Boat to Dublinas Frederick Jannings
1943The Night Invaderas Oberleutenant
1942The Big Blockadeas German Propaganda Officer
1942Kill or Be Killedas German Sniper (voice)
1940The Case of the Frightened Ladyas Willie, Lord Lebanon
1940Pastor Hallas Fritz Gerte
1939The Spy in Blackas Lieutenant Felix Schuster
1939Flying Fifty-Fiveas Charles Barrington
1938Consider Your Verdictas The Novelist
1938The Bearas Grigory Stepanovitch Smirnov, a landowner
1938Dead Men Tell No Talesas Greening
1936Rembrandtas Baron Leivens (uncredited)
1936The Amateur Gentlemanas Bit Part (uncredited)

Production

1955The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel...Producer
1955The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel...Associate Producer
1955The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel...Screenplay