---
name: "Michael Goodliffe"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/michael-goodliffe"
fi1m_id: "michael-goodliffe"
imdb_id: "nm0328982"
tmdb_id: 78940
wikidata_id: "Q1600882"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "1 October 1914"
died: "20 March 1976"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-24T20:21:19.477088+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Michael Goodliffe

## Identity

Michael Goodliffe

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/michael-goodliffe
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** michael-goodliffe
- **IMDb ID:** nm0328982
- **TMDB ID:** 78940
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1600882
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Goodliffe, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1600882, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0328982/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/78940

Actor. Born 1 October 1914 in Bebington, Cheshire, England. Died 20 March 1976.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 October 1914, Bebington, Cheshire, England
- **Died:** 20 March 1976
- **Also known as:** Lawrence Michael Andrew Goodliffe
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 3: 1 acting, 2 other
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1950s 85 (1), 1970s 69 (2)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Goodliffe, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1600882, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0328982/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/78940

## Streaming the US now

- **The Roku Channel:** [*A Night to Remember*](https://film.one/film/a-night-to-remember.md) (85)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Michael Goodliffe (born Lawrence Michael Andrew Goodliffe, 1 October 1914 – 20 March 1976) was an English actor. He was born in Bebington, Cheshire, the son of a vicar, and educated at St Edmund's School, Canterbury, and Keble College, Oxford. He began his career in repertory theatre in Liverpool and later worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company.

During the Second World War he served as a second lieutenant in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment. He was wounded and captured at Dunkirk, spending the rest of the war as a prisoner in Germany, where he produced and performed in plays for fellow prisoners. After the war he resumed his acting career in theatre, film and television. His film roles included Thomas Andrews in *A Night to Remember* (1958), appearances in *Peeping Tom* (1960) and *Von Ryan's Express* (1965), and an uncredited part in *The Man with the Golden Gun* (1974). On television he played Jack Barraclough in the series *Sam* (1973–1975).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

### Performed in (1) — the average rests on these

- *A Night to Remember* (1958), Fi1m 85, as Thomas Andrews — [page](https://film.one/film/a-night-to-remember.md)

### Also credited (2) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *The Man with the Golden Gun* (1974), Fi1m 56, as Chief of Staff Bill Tanner (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-man-with-the-golden-gun.md)
- *Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory* (1971), Fi1m 82, as Mr. Teevee (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/willy-wonka-and-the-chocolate-factory.md)

## Complete filmography (99)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *James Bond: The First 21 Years* (1983), as Bill Tanner (archive footage)
- *To the Devil a Daughter* (1976), as George de Grass
- *In Sickness and in Health* (1975), as Dr David Muray
- *The Man with the Golden Gun* (1974), as Chief of Staff Bill Tanner (uncredited) — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/the-man-with-the-golden-gun.md)
- *Armchair Cinema* (1974), series, as Dr. David Murray
- *Sam* (1973), series, as Jack Barraclough
- *Don't Be Like Brenda* (1973), as Narrator (uncredited)
- *Hitler: The Last Ten Days* (1973), as General Weidling
- *The Protectors* (1972), series, as De Santos
- *Henry VIII and His Six Wives* (1972), as Thomas More
- *Late Night Theatre* (1972), series, as Maxwell
- *Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory* (1971), as Mr. Teevee (uncredited) — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/willy-wonka-and-the-chocolate-factory.md)
- *Pere Goriot* (1971), series, as Pere Goriot
- *Hine* (1971), series, Actor
- *Still Life* (1970), as David
- *The Company Man* (1970), as Mr. Lansing
- *Macbeth* (1970), as Duncan
- *Cromwell* (1970), as Solicitor General
- *The Fifth Day of Peace* (1970), as Snow
- *Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)* (1969), series, as Arthur de Crecy
- *W. Somerset Maugham* (1969), series, as Lord Mountdrago
- *Judge Dee* (1969), series, as Judge Dee
- *The Fixer* (1968), as Ostrovsky
- *Inheritance* (1967), series, as Mr. Oldroyd
- *Man in a Suitcase* (1967), series, Actor
- *The Jokers* (1967), as Lt. Col. Paling
- *Callan* (1967), series, Actor — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/callan.md)
- *The Night of the Generals* (1967), as Hauser
- *The Connoisseur* (1966), as Rev. Adrian Tenterden
- *The Idiot* (1966), series, as General Epanchin
- *The Power Game* (1965), series, as Geoffrey Packard
- *BBC Play of the Month* (1965), series, as Duncan
- *Thirty-Minute Theatre* (1965), series, as The Minister, Sir Michael Decuman
- *Knock on Any Door* (1965), series, as Husband
- *Von Ryan's Express* (1965), as Captain Stein
- *The Man with Two Faces* (1964), as Jeff Driscoll
- *The Gorgon* (1964), as Professor Jules Heitz
- *The Wednesday Play* (1964), series, as Mr. Douglas, Rev. Adrian Tenterden
- *The 7th Dawn* (1964), as Trumphey
- *Theatre 625* (1964), series, as Dr Bergman, Götz von Berlichingen, Petrovykh
- *Woman of Straw* (1964), as Solicitor
- *633 Squadron* (1964), as Squadron Leader Frank Adams
- *Man in the Middle* (1964), as Colonel Shaw
- *A Stitch in Time* (1963), as Doctor on Children's Ward (uncredited)
- *80,000 Suspects* (1963), as Clifford Preston
- *The £20,000 Kiss* (1962), as Sir Harold Trevitt
- *The Saint* (1962), series, as Dr. Quintus
- *Zero One* (1962), series, Actor
- *Man of the World* (1962), series, as Galworth
- *Jigsaw* (1962), as Clyde Burchard
- *Number Six* (1962), as Det. Supt. Hallett
- *The Day the Earth Caught Fire* (1961), as Jacko Jackson the Night Editor
- *No Love for Johnnie* (1961), as Dr. West
- *The Avengers* (1961), series, Actor — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-avengers-1961.md)
- *Maigret* (1960), series, Actor
- *The Trials of Oscar Wilde* (1960), as Charles Gill
- *Peeping Tom* (1960), as Don Jarvis
- *Conspiracy of Hearts* (1960), as Father Desmaines
- *The Battle of the Sexes* (1960), as Detective
- *Testament of Orpheus* (1960), as Narrateur anglais (voix) (non crédité)
- *Sink the Bismarck!* (1960), as Captain Banister
- *Somerset Maugham Hour* (1960), series, as Lansbury
- *Ticket to Happiness* (1959), Actor
- *Interpol Calling* (1959), series, as Wolf Barstrom
- *The White Trap* (1959), as Inspector Walters
- *The 39 Steps* (1959), as Brown
- *Edgar Wallace Mysteries* (1959), series, as Sir Harold Trevitt, Det. Supt. Hallett
- *Further Up the Creek* (1958), as Lt. Commander Blakeney
- *Three Crooked Men* (1958), as Shop Customer
- *A Night to Remember* (1958), as Thomas Andrews — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/a-night-to-remember.md)
- *Up the Creek* (1958), as Nelson
- *The Camp on Blood Island* (1958), as Father Paul Anjou
- *Carve Her Name with Pride* (1958), as Coding Expert
- *Chaucer's England* (1958), as The Theif
- *The One That Got Away* (1957), as R.A.F. Interrogator
- *The End Begins* (1957), as Col. Ridgewell
- *Fortune Is a Woman* (1957), as Detective Insp. Barnes
- *The Battle of the River Plate* (1956), as Captain McCall, R.N., British Naval Attache, Buenos Aires
- *Armchair Theatre* (1956), series, as Flemming, Mr Lansing, David
- *Wicked as They Come* (1956), as Larry Buckham
- *Link Span* (1956), as Narrator (voice)
- *Dial 999* (1955), as John Moffat
- *Quentin Durward* (1955), as Count De Dunois
- *Dixon of Dock Green* (1955), series, as Garfield Fenton
- *The End of the Affair* (1955), as Smythe
- *The Crowded Day* (1954), as Eve's Husband
- *Front Page Story* (1954), as Kennedy
- *Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue* (1953), as Robert Walpole
- *Sea Devils* (1953), as Ragan
- *The Hour of 13* (1952), as Anderson
- *Ocean Terminal* (1952), as Narrator (voice)
- *Plan for Coal* (1952), Actor
- *Cry, the Beloved Country* (1951), as Martens
- *Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.* (1951), as Col. Caillard - POW Escort
- *Family Portrait* (1950), as Narrator (voice)
- *The Wooden Horse* (1950), as Robbie
- *Sunday Night Theatre* (1950), series, as Udolphus McCluskey
- *Stop Press Girl* (1949), as McPherson
- *The Small Back Room* (1949), as Till

## Gallery

- ![Michael Goodliffe](https://film.one/media/person/1027938/gallery-c55ea0f05245.jpg) Michael Goodliffe — Image via TMDB
- ![Michael Goodliffe](https://film.one/media/person/1027938/gallery-f478a05464a4.jpg) Michael Goodliffe — Image via TMDB

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