George Relph Explained

George Relph
Birth Date:	1888 1, df=y
Birth Place:	Cullercoats, Northumberland, England
Death Place:	London, England
Occupation:	Actor

George Relph, CBE (27 January 1888 – 24 April 1960) was an English actor.^[1] He acted in more than a dozen films,^[1] and also many plays.^{[2] [3]} He served in the British Army in the First World War, and was shot in the leg, hindering his return to acting.^[4] But Relph eventually got back on stage, and his career continued.^[2] His son, Michael, became a producer in the British film industry.^[5] His last role was Tiberius in the 1959 film version of Ben Hur which was released five months before Relph's death.

Filmography

• The Lure of Woman (1915) as Sleeping Wolf aka John Found
• The Butterfly on the Wheel (1915) as Collingwood
• The Ballet Girl (1916) as Maurice Avery
• Her Maternal Right (1916) as Emory Townsend
• Paying the Price (1916) as Paul Towne
• The Door That Has No Key (1921) as Jack Scorrier
• Candytuft, I Mean Veronica (1921) as George Anstruther
• The Ghoul (1933) as Doctor (uncredited)
• Too Dangerous to Live (1939) as Manners
• Now You're Talking (1940) as Spy
• Give Us the Moon (1944) as Otto
• Nicholas Nickleby (1947) as Mr. Bray
• I Believe in You (1952) as Mr. Dove
• The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953) as Vicar Sam Weech
• The Final Test (1953) as Syd Thompson
• Doctor at Large (1957) as Dr. Farquarson
• Davy (1957) as Uncle Pat
• Ben-Hur (1959) as Tiberius Caesar (final film role)

Stage work

• The Silver King (1902 – 1903, Prince's Theatre, Bristol)
• Kismet (1911-1912, Knickerbocker Theatre, New York) as Kafur
• The Yellow Jacket (1912-1913, Fulton Theatre) as Wu Hoo Git (Young Hero of the Wu Family)
• Romeo and Juliet (1915, 44th Street Theatre, New York) as Romeo (for Herbert Beerbohm Tree)
• The Darling Of The Gods (1913 – 1914, His Majesty’s Theatre)
• Joseph And His Brethren (1913 – 1914, His Majesty’s Theatre) as Joseph (for Beerbohm Tree)
• Fair and Warmer (1918, Prince of Wales Theatre) as Philip Evans
• The Race with the Shadow (1920 – 1921, Royal Court Theatre)
• The Bat (1922, St James's Theatre) as Brooks
• The Way of an Eagle (1922 – 1923, Prince's Theatre, Bristol)
• The Green Goddess (1923 – 1924, St James’s Theatre)
• The Monster (1928, Strand Theatre) as Michael Bruce
• Shall We Join The Ladies? (1929, Palace Theatre) as Mr Gourlay
• Sybarites (1929, Arts Theatre) as Con Delaney
• Almost a Honeymoon (1930 – 1931, Garrick Theatre and Apollo Theatre) as Charles (replacement)
• A Kiss for Cinderella (started 1934, His Majesty’s Theatre) as Courtier
• The Squeaker (started 1937, Strand Theatre) as Sutton
• The Doctor’s Dilemma (1943, Theatre Royal Haymarket) as Dr Blenkinsop
• Uncle Vanya (1945, Old Vic Company at the New Theatre) as Telegin (Waffles)
• Peer Gynt (1944 – 1945, Old Vic at New Theatre) as Solvieg's Father/ Strange Passenger
• Richard III (1944 – 1945, Old Vic at New Theatre) as George, Duke of Clarence/Cardinal Bouchier
• Henry IV, Part 1 (1945, Old Vic at New Theatre) as Earl of Worcester
• Henry IV, Part 2 (1945-1946, Old Vic at New Theatre) as Pistol
• Oedipus Rex (1945 – 1946, Old Vic at New Theatre) as Herdsman
• The Critic (1945 – 1946, Old Vic at New Theatre) as Mr Dangle
• Cyrano de Bergerac (1946 – 1947, Old Vic at New Theatre) as Ligniere
• King Lear (1946-1947, Old Vic at New Theatre) as Earl of Gloucester
• The Taming of the Shrew (1947 – 1948, Old Vic at New Theatre) as Grumio
• The School for Scandal (1948 - 1949, Old Vic Company, and Australian Tour) as Sir Oliver Surface
• Antigone (1949, Old Vic at New Theatre) as Creon
• Richard III (1949, Old Vic at New Theatre) as Duke of Buckingham
• Fading Mansion (1949, Duchess Theatre) as Cormack Joyce
• Venus Observed (1950, St James’s Theatre) as Herbert Reedbeck
• The Gioconda Smile (1950, Lyceum Theatre and Fulton Theatre, New York) as Dr Libbard
• Ardèle (1951, Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool) as The General
• The Mortimer Touch (1952, Duke of York's Theatre) as The Duke of Applecross
• The Bad Samaritan (1953, Criterion Theatre & Duchess Theatre) as The Dean
• The Little Glass Clock (1954, Aldwych Theatre) as The Abbe Matignon
• I Capture the Castle (1954, Aldwych Theatre) as James Mortmain
• The Wild Duck (1955, Saville Theatre) as Old Ekdal
• The Seagull (1956, Saville Theatre) as Sorin
• The Entertainer (1957, Royal Court Theatre) as Billy Rice^{[4] [6]}

External links

• • • George Relph in AusStage

Notes and References

1. Web site: George Relph. 22 May 2006. IMDb.
2. Web site: George Relph . 22 May 2006 . Shakespeare and the Players . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060910171118/http://shakespeare.emory.edu/actordisplay.cfm?actorid=224 . 10 September 2006 .
3. Web site: The Broadway League . George Relph | IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information . IBDB . 27 March 2014.
4. Web site: Relph, George, (27 Jan. 1888–24 April 1960), Actor. WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2007 . 10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U242221. 978-0-19-954089-1 .
5. Web site: Obituary: Michael Relph. 2 January 2007. Vallance. Tom. 2 October 2004. The Independent. 11 March 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070311212339/http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20041002/ai_n12815397. dead.
6. Web site: George Relph | Theatricalia. theatricalia.com.