Alan Tilvern
| Alan Tilvern | |
|---|---|
 Tilvern as R. K. Maroon in Who Framed Roger Rabbit | |
| Born |
5 November 1918 Orrendina, London, England |
| Died |
17 December 2003 (aged 85) London, England |
| Occupation | Actor, voice artist |
| Years active | 1946–1988 |
| Spouse(s) | Diane Elliott |
Alan Tilvern (5 November 1918 – 17 December 2003) was an English actor and voice artist. He was known for usually playing "tough-guy" roles.[1]
Life
Tilvern was born in 1918, in Whitechapel, in the East End of London, to Jewish Lithuanian parents, who changed their name from Tilovitch.
War and film career
After leaving school, he became a barrow boy in Brick Lane. In the Second World War he served in the Army but was invalided out before its end in 1945. A year later he began an acting career that lasted until the late 1980s. He is possibly best known for his role as R. K. Maroon in his last film, Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
Death
Tilvern died on December 17, 2003, at the age of 85.
Television appearances
- Doctor Who serial, Planet of Giants (1964) as Forester
- Dad's Army
- Episode entitled "Battle School" (1969) as Captain Rodrigues
- Episode entitled "My British Buddy" (1973) as U.S. Colonel
- Poldark (1977) as Nicholas Warleggan
Selected filmography
- Jean's Plan (1946) as Max
- The Small Voice (1948)
- Night and the City (1950) as Beggar (uncredited)
- Cairo Road (1950) as Photoghapher
- Captain Horatio Hornblower (1951) as Hernandez
- Knights of the Round Table (1953) as Steward (uncredited)
- The Master Plan (1955) as Otto Szimek (uncredited)
- Bhowani Junction (1956) as Ted Dunphy
- The Bespoke Overcoat (1956) as Mr. Ranting
- House of Secrets (1956) as Brandelli
- Chase a Crooked Shadow (1958) as Carlos
- A Tale of Two Cities (1958) as Grave Robber (uncredited)
- No Time to Die (1958) as Silverio
- The Siege of Pinchgut (1959) as Superintendent Hanna
- Desert Mice (1959) as German Captain
- Sands of the Desert (1960) as Mustafa
- Danger by My Side (1962) as Nicky Venning
- Shadow of Fear (1963) as Warner
- Hot Enough for June (1964) as Simenova's assistant
- Rasputin the Mad Monk (1966) as Patron
- Khartoum (1966) as Awaan
- The Frozen Dead (1967) as Karl Essen
- The Revolutionary (1970) as Sid
- Percy's Progress (1974) as General Dodds
- Love and Death (1975) as Sergeant
- The Stick Up (1977) as Richie
- The Lord of the Rings (1978) as Innkeeper / Odo Proudfoot (voice)
- Superman (1978) as 2nd Controller (Missile Control)
- Brass Target (1978) as Frank Ferraro
- Meetings with Remarkable Men (1979)
- Firefox (1982) as Air Marshall Kutuzov
- 1919 (1985) as Sophie's Father
- Little Shop of Horrors (1986) as 'Downtown' Bum #2
- Tropic of Ice (1987) as Old American Director
- A Time of Destiny (1988) as Father Tony
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) as R.K. Maroon
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