---
name: "Robert Flemyng"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/robert-flemyng"
fi1m_id: "robert-flemyng"
imdb_id: "nm0281866"
tmdb_id: 41958
wikidata_id: "Q530733"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "3 January 1912"
died: "22 May 1995"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 68
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-07T11:44:18.373990+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."
---

# Robert Flemyng

## Identity

Robert Flemyng

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/robert-flemyng
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** robert-flemyng
- **IMDb ID:** nm0281866
- **TMDB ID:** 41958
- **Wikidata ID:** Q530733
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Flemyng, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q530733, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0281866/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/41958

Actor. Born 3 January 1912 in Liverpool, England, UK. Died 22 May 1995.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 3 January 1912, Liverpool, England, UK
- **Died:** 22 May 1995
- **Active:** 1991–1993
- **Average Fi1m score:** 68, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Flemyng, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q530733, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0281866/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/41958

## Biography

Robert Flemyng (3 January 1912 – 22 May 1995) was a British stage and film actor. Born in Liverpool, the son of a doctor, he was educated at Haileybury and briefly studied medicine before turning to acting. He made his stage debut in the early 1930s and appeared in repertory and on Broadway.

During the Second World War he served with the Royal Army Medical Corps, reaching the rank of colonel and receiving the Military Cross in 1941; he was appointed OBE in 1944. After the war he became a familiar character actor in British cinema, with roles including Paul Duval in *Funny Face* (1957), Wing Commander Willoughby in *Battle of Britain* (1969) and Claude Bird in *Shadowlands* (1993).

Flemyng continued working in film and television into the 1990s. His later credits include Judge McKinley in *The Medusa Touch* (1978), Samuel Fennan in *The Deadly Affair* (1967) and The Keeper of the Files in *Kafka* (1991).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, watch.plex.tv.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Shadowlands* (1993), Fi1m 79, as Claude Bird — [page](https://film.one/film/shadowlands.md)
- *Kafka* (1991), Fi1m 58, as The Keeper of the Files — [page](https://film.one/film/kafka.md)

## Complete filmography (68)

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

- *The Vacillations of Poppy Carew* (1995), as Patient 2
- *Shadowlands* (1993), as Claude Bird — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/shadowlands.md)
- *Memento Mori* (1992), as Ronald Sidebottome
- *The Storyteller: Greek Myths* (1991), series, as Aegeus
- *Kafka* (1991), as The Keeper of the Files — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/kafka.md)
- *Paris by Night* (1989), as Jack Sidmouth
- *Spider's Web* (1982), as Sir Rowland Delahaye
- *A Cotswold Death* (1982), as Sir Charles
- *Fame Is the Spur* (1982), series, as Lord Lostwithiel
- *Lady Killers* (1980), series, as Mr. Justice Havers
- *Rebecca* (1979), series, as Colonel Julyan
- *Edward and Mrs Simpson* (1978), series, as Sir Donald Somervell
- *Edward & Mrs. Simpson* (1978), as Sir Donald Somervell
- *The Thirty Nine Steps* (1978), as Magistrate
- *The Medusa Touch* (1978), as Judge McKinley
- *Enemy at the Door* (1978), series, as Sir James Prideaux
- *The Four Feathers* (1978), as The Old Colonel
- *The Professionals* (1977), series, as Sir John Terringham
- *Golden Rendezvous* (1977), as Capt. Bullen
- *The New Avengers* (1976), series, as Minister Quaintance
- *Loyalties* (1976), as Gen Canynge
- *Miss Nightingale* (1974), as W.E. Nightingale
- *Travels with My Aunt* (1972), as Crowder
- *The Darwin Adventure* (1972), as Prof. Henslow
- *Young Winston* (1972), as Dr. Buzzard
- *Late Night Theatre* (1972), series, as Rivers
- *The Persuaders!* (1971), series, as Sir George
- *The Firechasers* (1971), as Carlton
- *Play for Today* (1970), series, as Sir Charles
- *Battle of Britain* (1969), as Wing Cmdr. Willoughby
- *The Body Stealers* (1969), as W.C. Baldwin
- *Oh! What a Lovely War* (1969), as Staff Officer in Gassed Trench
- *ITV Saturday Night Theatre* (1969), series, as Major Lavender
- *The Blood Beast Terror* (1968), as Dr. Carl Mallinger
- *Half Hour Story* (1967), series, as Martin
- *The Deadly Affair* (1967), as Samuel Fennan
- *The Spy with a Cold Nose* (1966), as M.I.5 Director
- *The Quiller Memorandum* (1966), as Rushington
- *BBC Play of the Month* (1965), series, as Gen. Canynge
- *Public Eye* (1965), series, as Maj-Gen. Felcourt
- *Thursday Theatre* (1964), series, as Julian Anson
- *The King's Breakfast* (1963), as The Lord Chamberlain
- *Zero One* (1962), series, Actor
- *Man of the World* (1962), series, as O'Connor
- *The Horrible Dr. Hichcock* (1962), as Prof. Bernard Hichcock
- *Compact* (1962), series, Actor
- *Family Solicitor* (1961), series, as Anthony Freeman
- *The Avengers* (1961), series, as Lord Maxted — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-avengers-1961.md)
- *Danger Man* (1960), series, as Logan
- *The Dow Hour of Great Mysteries* (1960), series, as Sir Percival Glyde, Lawrence
- *A Touch of Larceny* (1960), as Cmdr. John Larkin
- *Blind Date* (1959), as Sir Brian Lewis
- *Wuthering Heights* (1958), as Dr. Kenneth
- *Windom's Way* (1957), as Col. George Hasbrook
- *Suspicion* (1957), series, as Nigel Crossley
- *Let's Be Happy* (1957), as Lord James MacNairn
- *Funny Face* (1957), as Paul Duval
- *The Man Who Never Was* (1956), as Lt. George Acres
- *Cast a Dark Shadow* (1955), as Phillip Mortimer
- *Sting of Death* (1955), Actor
- *The Holly and the Ivy* (1952), as Major
- *The Magic Box* (1952), as Doctor
- *Blackmailed* (1951), as Dr. Giles Freeman
- *The Blue Lamp* (1950), as Police Sgt. Roberts
- *Conspirator* (1949), as Captain Hugh Ladholme
- *The Guinea Pig* (1948), as Nigel Lorraine
- *Bond Street* (1948), as Frank Moody
- *Head Over Heels* (1937), as Pierre

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