Lionel Jeffries was an English actor and director.
Biography[]
Born in Forest Hill, London, he trained at RADA following a decorated military career before becoming a repertory theatre performer. He soon went on to become a beloved screen actor, appearing in such works as The Quatermass Experiment, Camelot and The Prisoner of Zenda.
Jeffries also became a writer-director in the Seventies, creating such childrens films as The Railway Children, The Amazing Mr. Blunden and The Water Babies. He retired in 2001.
Jeffries passed away in 2010.
Singing[]
Jeffries sang in several films, namely Call Me Bwana, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (as Grandpa Potts) and A Chorus of Disapproval. He also played the role of Horace Vandergelder on stage as Hello, Dolly!
Film[]
Call Me Bwana (1963)[]
- All Things Bright and Beautiful (solo)
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)[]
- Posh! (solo)
- The Roses of Success
A Chorus of Disapproval (1989)[]
- Fill Every Glass
- Let Us Take the Road
Stage[]
Hello, Dolly! (1984)[]
- It Takes a Woman (contains solo lines)
- Motherhood March
- Finale (contains solo lines)
Gallery[]
Dr. Ezra Mungo in Call Me Bwana.
Grandpa Potts in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
Horace Vandergelder in Hello, Dolly!