Maurice Denham
Biography
Maurice Denham was an English actor whose career stretched across radio, television and film. Born in Beckenham, Kent, in 1909, he trained as a lift engineer and began acting in 1934. He first became known through radio comedy series including It's That Man Again and Much Binding in the Marsh, using many different voices, and he supplied all the voices for the animated Animal Farm (1954). His films included 23 Paces to Baker Street (1956), Night of the Demon (1957), Two-Way Stretch (1960), Sink the Bismarck! (1960), H.M.S. Defiant (1962), Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines (1965), The Day of the Jackal (1973) and 84 Charing Cross Road (1987). He was nominated for a BAFTA for The Purple Plain (1954). On television he appeared in Talking to a Stranger, The Lotus Eaters, Edward & Mrs Simpson and Doctor Who, and he continued radio work as Maigret and Poirot.
92years old at death
- Born Beckenham
- Died London Borough of Hillingdon
- Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
- Also credited as William Maurice Denham
Movie Career
- Films
- 34
- Career span
- 44 years1947 to 1991
Genres
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A change of course
Denham attended Tonbridge School and qualified as a lift engineer. He and fellow actor James Robertson Justice both played amateur rugby for Beckenham RFC.
Beyond film
Denham took the role of Chief Inspector Jules Maigret in multiple radio series starting in 1976. He was also Hercule Poirot in a 1985 BBC radio version of The Mystery of the Blue Train.
Maurice Denham movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- Night of the Demon1957 Fantasy, Horror, Mysteryas Professor Henry Harrington
IMDb rating 7.418K votes
Most often with
Lewis Gilbert directed three of these films, Fred Zinnemann two and Ken Annakin two. Four actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Lewis Gilbert
All films by Fred Zinnemann
Ken AnnakinDirector, 2 films, 1948 to 1965
All films by Ken Annakin
Also two films together39 more actors
- Peter SellersAfter the Fox (1966) and Two-Way Stretch (1960)
- Alec GuinnessH.M.S. Defiant (1962) and Our Man in Havana (1959)
- Niall MacGinnisTorture Garden (1967) and Night of the Demon (1957)
- David LodgeThe Alphabet Murders (1965) and Two-Way Stretch (1960)
- Richard WattisOperation Crossbow (1965) and The Alphabet Murders (1965)
- Michael GoodliffeThe 7th Dawn (1964) and Sink the Bismarck! (1960)
- Glynis JohnsNo Highway in the Sky (1951) and Miranda (1948)
- Anthony QuayleOperation Crossbow (1965) and H.M.S. Defiant (1962)
- Richard JohnsonSome Girls Do (1969) and Operation Crossbow (1965)
- Reginald BeckwithNight of the Demon (1957) and Man with a Million (1954)
- George WoodbridgeTwo-Way Stretch (1960) and Blanche Fury (1948)
- Richard ToddOperation Crossbow (1965) and The Very Edge (1963)
- Sydney TaflerThe 7th Dawn (1964) and Sink the Bismarck! (1960)
- Victor MaddernH.M.S. Defiant (1962) and Time Bomb (1953)
- Murray MelvinShout at the Devil (1976) and H.M.S. Defiant (1962)
- Walter FitzgeraldH.M.S. Defiant (1962) and Blanche Fury (1948)
- Cyril ChamberlainTwo-Way Stretch (1960) and The Upturned Glass (1947)
- Warren MitchellThe Best House in London (1969) and Blood Beast from Outer Space (1965)
- Bessie LoveSunday Bloody Sunday (1971) and No Highway in the Sky (1951)
- Brian OultonMan with a Million (1954) and Miranda (1948)
- Karel StepanekSink the Bismarck! (1960) and Our Man in Havana (1959)
- Jack WatlingThe Nanny (1965) and Sink the Bismarck! (1960)
- Liam RedmondNight of the Demon (1957) and 23 Paces to Baker Street (1956)
- Howard DouglasMiranda (1948) and The Upturned Glass (1947)
- John StuartParanoiac (1963) and Sink the Bismarck! (1960)
- Walter HuddSink the Bismarck! (1960) and Two-Way Stretch (1960)
- Arnold DiamondThe Best House in London (1969) and Paranoiac (1963)
- Ballard BerkeleyBlood Beast from Outer Space (1965) and They Made Me a Fugitive (1947)
- Janette ScottParanoiac (1963) and No Highway in the Sky (1951)
- John HorsleySink the Bismarck! (1960) and Time Bomb (1953)
- Ronald SquireMan with a Million (1954) and No Highway in the Sky (1951)
- Karl Michael VoglerShout at the Devil (1976) and Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 hours 11 minutes (1965)
- Bill FraserThe Best House in London (1969) and Time Bomb (1953)
- Charles FarrellCountess Dracula (1971) and They Made Me a Fugitive (1947)
- Tony BrittonThe Day of the Jackal (1973) and Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971)
- Alfred BurkeBlood Beast from Outer Space (1965) and The Nanny (1965)
- Griffith JonesMiranda (1948) and They Made Me a Fugitive (1947)
- Jack McNaughtonThe Purple Plain (1954) and They Made Me a Fugitive (1947)
- Tom GillBlood Beast from Outer Space (1965) and No Highway in the Sky (1951)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Maurice Denham's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$73.8 million
6 of the 34 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 34 films: 6 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 1 never in cinemas; 26 figure not found.
- 6Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 1Never in cinemas
- 26Figure not found
Highest grossing
The six biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 hours 11 minutes1965as Trawler Skipper$30M40.6% of the total
- 2$21M28.1% of the total
- 3$16M21.8% of the total
- 4$3.7M5.0% of the total
- 5$2.5M3.4% of the total
- 6$834K1.1% of the total
Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| Officer of the Order of the British Empire | Won | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.