About Charles Oliver
Lived 1907 – 1983 (aged 75). Charles Oliver was a British actor.
Charles Arthur Richardson Oliver (born Charles Arthur Sherlock Oliver; 21 June 1907, in Buttevant, County Cork, Ireland – 29 March 1983, in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England) was an Irish-born British film actor. He married on 4 June 1938 the actress (Margaret) Noel Hood. They had two children: Nina and William (1947). He appeared in the Will Hay film Ask a Policeman as the local squire who oversees a smuggling empire.
Television
The Parnell Commission (18 Jul 1939) – Captain O'Shea Three in a Bar (21 Aug 1939) – Beddall
Selected filmography Beloved Imposter (1936) as Pierre The Avenging Hand (1936) as Toni Visetti Wings Over Africa (1936) as Collins Second Bureau (1936) as Paul Benoit Midnight at Madame Tussaud's (1936) as Harry Newton Fifty-Shilling Boxer (1937) as Jim Pollett The Green Cockatoo (1937) as Terrell, Gang Boss If I Were Boss (1938) as Owen Reeves The Drum (1938) as Rajab The Lady Vanishes (1938) as The Officer Hey! Hey! USA (1938) as Curly (uncredited) Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror (1938) as Max Fleming Mountains O'Mourne (1938) as Errol Finnegan Life of St. Paul (1938) as Elder Ask a Policeman (1939) as The Squire The Saint in London (1939) as Dr. Jim, Templar's Friend (uncredited) This Man in Paris (1939) as Gaston Band Waggon (1940) as Saboteur (uncredited) Night Train to Munich (1940) as SS Officer at Concentration Camp (uncredited) Under Your Hat (1940) as Carl Three Silent Men (1940) as Johnson Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It (1941) as Dr. Wilkinson Crook's Tour (1941) as Sheik (final film role)
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Frequently asked questions
Who was Charles Oliver?
British actor (1907-1983)
When was Charles Oliver born?
Charles Oliver was born on 21 June 1907.
When did Charles Oliver die?
Charles Oliver died on 29 March 1983.
What was Charles Oliver's occupation?
Charles Oliver was an actor.
What nationality was Charles Oliver?
Charles Oliver was British.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Charles Oliver (actor)
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