J.H. Roberts
Acting
Biography
J.H. Roberts (full name John Henry Roberts) was an English stage, screen, and television actor, as well as a film producer and television director.
Born: July 10, 1884
Place of Birth: London, England, UK
Known For
Alibi
Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot investigates a mysterious suicide at a country house.
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Over several decades throughout the late 19th-century and early 20th-century, Mr Arthur Chipping rises from a shy, nervous teacher to the beloved, revered headmaster of Brookfield School, with his life and career shaped by his love for his wife and his unwavering dedication to his students.
Night Train to Munich
Czechoslovakia, March 1939, on the eve of World War II. As the German invaders occupy Prague, inventor Axel Bomasch manages to flee and reach England; but those who need to put his knowledge at the service of the Nazi war machine, in order to carry out their evil plans of destruction, will stop at nothing to capture him.
Alf's Button Afloat
Alf discovers that one of the buttons on his pyjamas is made from the metal of Aladdin's lamp and that when he cleans it a genie appears.
The First of the Few
This 1942 fictionalized biopic chronicles the true story of how two of the most remarkable men in aviation history - visionary Spitfire designer R.J. Mitchell and his test pilot Geoffrey Crisp - designed a streamlined monoplane that led to the development of the Spitfire.
Young and Innocent
When a young writer is falsely accused of murdering a famous actress, he escapes custody and joins forces with the daughter of a police constable to prove his innocence.
Dangerous Moonlight
Stefan Radetzky, a Polish pilot and famous concert pianist, is hospitalised in England from injuries sustained while in combat, and having lost his memory. As Radetzky plays the piano in a trance-like state, the story moves back in time to war-torn Warsaw. During an air-raid, Radetzky meets American journalist Carole, and there is a mutual attraction. Following the fall of Poland, Radetzky and Irish pilot, Mike, escape to Rumania and then on to America. Radetzky continues his musical career in America and meets up again with Carole.
Quartet
Somerset Maugham introduces four of his tales in this anthology film: "The Facts of Life," "The Alien Corn," "The Kite," and "The Colonel's Lady."
The Door with Seven Locks
A wealthy lord dies and is entombed with a valuable deposit of jewels. Seven keys are required to unlock the tomb and get hold of the treasure. A mad doctor uses an iron maiden to systematically eliminate the heirs to the fortune.
The Dark Tower
While working at a circus, a man hypnotizes a trapezist to kill her partner.
Filmography
as Old Gent in Train
as West (segment "The Colonel's Lady")
as Sallins
as Doctor
as Mr. Ambler
as Dr. Wilson
as Sir Robert McLean
as Father Corot
as Ford
as Residing Physician (as J.H.Roberts)
as Luis Silva
as Dean of Bowgate
as Doctor (uncredited)
as Aladdin
as Slade
as Solicitor Henry Briggs
as Mr. Glegg
as Dr. Pearson
as President of Court (as John Roberts)
as Chalmers
as Butler
as Dr. Thurston
as Official with Gavel
as Ladcock
as Dr. Sheppard
as Dr. Churchill