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Maurice Roëves

Maurice Roëves

19 movies on Netflix

Biography

Maurice Roëves was a British actor whose career covered over 120 film and television roles in Britain and the United States. Born in Sunderland, he grew up in Glasgow from childhood. He trained at the College of Dramatic Art within the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, winning a Gold Medal for acting. After stage work at Glasgow's Citizens Theatre in the 1960s, he broke through as Stephen Dedalus in the 1967 adaptation of James Joyce's Ulysses. His films included Oh! What a Lovely War (1969), Hidden Agenda (1990), The Last of the Mohicans (1992), Judge Dredd (1995), The Acid House (1998) and Macbeth (2015), his final screen role, as Menteith. On television he became a regular on BBC and BBC Scotland programs, appearing in The Sweeney, Doctor Who, Tutti Frutti, Rab C. Nesbitt and River City, where he played Robert Henderson. The Guardian noted his skill with tough men, steely villains and military figures.

83years old at death

  • Born Sunderland
  • Died Edinburgh
  • Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
  • Also credited as John Maurice Roëves

Movie Career

Films
19
Career span
46 years1969 to 2015

Genres

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  1. Early training

    Maurice Roëves won a Gold Medal for acting while studying at the College of Dramatic Art at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, after leaving the Army.

Maurice Roëves movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. The Last of the Mohicans1992 Action, Adventure, Dramaas Col. Edmund Munro

    IMDb rating 7.6210K votes

  2. The Damned United2009 Biography, Drama, Sportas Jimmy Gordon

    IMDb rating 7.549K votes

  3. Judge Dredd1995as Miller

    IMDb rating 5.6133K votes

  4. Victory1981as Pyrie

    IMDb rating 6.736K votes

  5. Macbeth2015as Menteith

    IMDb rating 6.662K votes

  6. The Dark2005as Dafydd

    IMDb rating 5.312K votes

  7. Hallam Foe2007as Raymond

    IMDb rating 6.914K votes

  8. The Acid House1998as God (segment "The Granton Star Cause")

    IMDb rating 6.28.4K votes

Most often with

Ewen Bremner appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Ewen Bremner, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Ewen BremnerSylvester Stallone, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Sylvester StalloneMax von Sydow, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Max von SydowColm Meaney, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Colm MeaneyJack Hawkins, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Jack HawkinsSean Harris, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Sean Harris

Films together

  • Ewen Bremner3 films together, 1995 to 2007
    Ewen Bremner's page
    • Hallam Foe2007IMDb rating 6.9Roëves as RaymondBremner as Andy
    • The Acid House1998IMDb rating 6.2Roëves as God (segment "The Granton Star Cause")Bremner as Coco Bryce
    • Judge Dredd1995IMDb rating 5.6Roëves as MillerBremner as Junior Angel
  • Sylvester Stallone2 films together, 1981 to 1995
    Sylvester Stallone's page
    • Judge Dredd1995IMDb rating 5.6Roëves as MillerStallone as Judge Dredd
    • Victory1981IMDb rating 6.7Roëves as PyrieStallone as Captain Robert Hatch - The Players: U.S.A.
  • Max von Sydow2 films together, 1981 to 1995
    Max von Sydow's page
    • Judge Dredd1995IMDb rating 5.6Roëves as MillerSydow as Judge Fargo
    • Victory1981IMDb rating 6.7Roëves as PyrieSydow as Major Karl Von Steiner - The Germans
  • Colm Meaney2 films together, 1992 to 2009
    Colm Meaney's page
  • Jack Hawkins2 films together, 1969 to 1971
    Jack Hawkins's page
  • Sean Harris2 films together, 2010 to 2015
    Sean Harris's page
    • Macbeth2015IMDb rating 6.6Roëves as MenteithHarris as Macduff
    • Brighton Rock2010IMDb rating 5.7Roëves as Chief InspectorHarris as Hale
  • Also two films together2 more actors

    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 Roëves's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$251 million

12 of the 19 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 19 films: 12 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 2 figure not found.

  • 12Worldwide figure
  • 3US gross only
  • 2Never in cinemas
  • 2Figure not found

Top grosser

Judge Dredd1995as Miller$113 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 99% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Judge Dredd1995as Miller
    $113M45.2% of the total
  2. 2
    The Last of the Mohicans1992as Col. Edmund Munro
    $76M30.0% of the total
  3. 3
    Victory1981as Pyrie
    $27M10.9% of the total
  4. 4
    Macbeth2015as Menteith
    $16M6.5% of the total
  5. 5
    The Dark2005as Dafydd
    $6.6M2.6% of the total
  6. 6
    When Eight Bells Toll1971as Lt. Williams - Helicopter Pilot
    $5.4M2.1% of the total
  7. 7
    Hallam Foe2007as Raymond
    $2.1M0.9% of the total
  8. 8
    Brighton Rock2010as Chief Inspector
    $1.8M0.7% of the total
Hidden Agenda (1990), $1.2 millionFast Track: No Limits (2008), $1.2 millionThe Acid House (1998), $142,783The Big Man (1990), $59,227

$2.6 millionfrom the other 4 films with a worldwide figure, 1% of the total

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