Robert Ayres (actor)
Robert Ayres | |
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.jpg) Ayres in an episode of One Step Beyond (1961) | |
| Born | 11 December 1914 Michigan, US |
| Died | 5 November 1968 (aged 53) Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1922–1968 |
| Spouse | Beryl Edwards[1] |
Robert Ayres (11 December 1914 – 5 November 1968) was an American film, stage and television actor.[2][3][4] He worked mainly in Britain.[1][5]
His stage work included Edward Albee's The American Dream and The Death of Bessie Smith at London's Royal Court Theatre in 1961.[6][7]
Selected filmography
[edit]- They Were Not Divided (1950) – American Brigadier
- State Secret (1950) – Arthur J. Buckman
- To Have and to Hold (1951) – Max
- Night Without Stars (1951) – Walter
- Black Widow (1951) – Mark Sherwin (The Amnesiac)
- 13 East Street (1952) – Larry Conn
- 24 Hours of a Woman's Life (1952) – Frank Brown
- Cosh Boy (1953) – Bob Stevens
- The Wedding of Lilli Marlene (1953) – Andrew Jackson
- River Beat (1954) – Captain Watford
- Delayed Action (1954) – Ned Ellison
- A Prize of Gold (1955) – Tex
- Contraband Spain (1955) – Mr. Dean, American Embassy superior
- It's Never Too Late (1956) – Leroy Crane
- The Baby and the Battleship (1956) – American Captain (uncredited)
- Operation Murder (1957) – Larry Winton
- The Story of Esther Costello (1957) – Mr. Wilson
- Time Lock (1957) – Insp. Andrews
- Cat Girl (1957) – Dr. Brian Marlowe
- The Depraved (1957) – Colonel-in-chief
- A Night to Remember (1958) – Maj. Arthur Peuchen
- First Man into Space (1959) – Capt. Ben Richards
- John Paul Jones (1959) – John Adams
- A Woman's Temptation (1959) – Mike
- Date at Midnight (1959) – Gordon Baines
- Transatlantic (1960) – Hotchkiss
- The Road to Hong Kong (1962) – American Official
- Two and Two Make Six (1962) – Col. Robert Thompson
- The Sicilians (1963) – Angelo Di Marco
- The Heroes of Telemark (1965) – General Courts
- Woman's Temptation (1966) – Mike
- The 25th Hour (1967)
- Battle Beneath the Earth (1967) – Adm. Felix Hillebrand
- Isadora (1968) – (uncredited) (final film role)
Death
[edit]Ayres died of a heart attack, at age 53 on 5 November 1968 in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b McFarlane, Brian; Slide, Anthony (16 May 2016). The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition. Manchester University Press. ISBN 9781526111968 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b BFI.org
- ^ "Robert Ayres | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
- ^ "Robert Ayres | Movies and Filmography". AllMovie.
- ^ "Robert Ayres". aveleyman.com.
- ^ "Production of The American Dream | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
- ^ "Production of The Death of Bessie Smith | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
External links
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- Robert Ayres at IMDb
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