George Relph

British stage and film actor (1888-1960)

George Relph
Relph in Ben-Hur (1959)
Born	(1888-01-27)27 January 1888 Cullercoats, Northumberland, England
Died	24 April 1960(1960-04-24) (aged 72) 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]

References

^ ^a ^b "George Relph". IMDb. Retrieved 22 May 2006.
^ ^a ^b "George Relph". Shakespeare and the Players. Emory University. Archived from the original on 10 September 2006. Retrieved 22 May 2006.
^ The Broadway League. "George Relph | IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information". IBDB. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Relph, George, (27 Jan. 1888–24 April 1960), Actor". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U242221. ISBN 978-0-19-954089-1.
^ Vallance, Tom (2 October 2004). "Obituary: Michael Relph". The Independent. Retrieved 2 January 2007.
^ "George Relph | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.