George Relph

George Relph, CBE (27 January 1888 – 24 April 1960) was an English actor.[1] He acted in more than a dozen films,[1] and also many plays.[2][3] He served in the British Army in the First World War, and was shot in the leg, hindering his return to acting.[4] But Relph eventually got back on stage, and his career continued.[2] His son, Michael, became a producer in the British film industry.[5] His last role was Tiberius in the 1959 film version of Ben Hur which was released five months before Relph's death.

George Relph
Relph in Ben-Hur (1959)
Born(1888-01-27)27 January 1888
Cullercoats, Northumberland, England
Died24 April 1960(1960-04-24) (aged 72)
London, England
OccupationActor

Filmography

Stage work

References

  1. "George Relph". IMDb. Retrieved 22 May 2006.
  2. "George Relph". Shakespeare and the Players. Emory University. Archived from the original on 10 September 2006. Retrieved 22 May 2006.
  3. The Broadway League. "George Relph | IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information". IBDB. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  4. "Relph, George, (27 Jan. 1888–24 April 1960), Actor". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U242221. ISBN 978-0-19-954089-1.
  5. Vallance, Tom (2 October 2004). "Obituary: Michael Relph". The Independent. Retrieved 2 January 2007.
  6. "George Relph | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
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