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Michael Goodliffe
★ Acting

Michael Goodliffe

1914 – 1976 · Bebington, Cheshire, England · Active 1949–1993

Michael Goodliffe, born in 1914 in Bebington, Cheshire, made a significant impact in British cinema with his suave portrayals and complex characters. He appeared in Peeping Tom (1960), where he navigated the dark undercurrents of voyeurism, and in To the Devil a Daughter (1976), delivering a performance that encapsulated the era's fascination with the occult. Goodliffe's experience in repertory theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company informed his nuanced performances, making him a noteworthy figure in the realm of cult and exploitation films.

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To the Devil a Daughter

To the Devil a Daughter

1976 ★ 6.1
as George de Grass

An American occult novelist battles to save the soul of a young girl from a group of Satanists, led by an excommunicated priest, who plan on using her as the representative of the Devil on Earth.

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Filmography

105 credits
1990s 1 credit
1993
The Making of 'A Night to Remember' as Self (archive footage)
Movie ★ 6.0
1980s 1 credit
1983
James Bond: The First 21 Years as Bill Tanner (archive footage)
Movie ★ 6.7
1970s 16 credits
1976
To the Devil a Daughter as George de Grass
Movie ★ 5.5
1975
In Sickness and in Health as Dr David Muray
Movie
1974
Movie ★ 6.5
1974
Armchair Cinema as Dr. David Murray
TV ★ 7.0
1973
Hitler: The Last Ten Days as General Weidling
Movie ★ 6.2
1973
Don't Be Like Brenda as Narrator (uncredited)
Movie ★ 3.2
1973
Sam as Jack Barraclough
TV ★ 7.5
1972
Movie ★ 5.8
1972
The Protectors as De Santos
TV ★ 6.1
1971
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory as Mr. Teevee (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.5
1971
TV
1970
Cromwell as Solicitor General
Movie ★ 6.6
1970
Movie ★ 5.5
1970
Macbeth as Duncan
Movie
1970
The Company Man as Mr. Lansing
Movie ★ 8.0
1970
Still Life as David
Movie ★ 7.0
1960s 45 credits
1969
TV ★ 7.0
1969
W. Somerset Maugham as Lord Mountdrago
TV
1968
The Fixer as Ostrovsky
Movie ★ 6.2
1968
Cities At War as Self - Narrator
TV ★ 7.0
1967
Movie ★ 6.8
1967
The Jokers as Lt. Col. Paling
Movie ★ 6.3
1967
TV ★ 7.0
1967
TV ★ 7.2
1967
Inheritance as Mr. Oldroyd
TV ★ 6.0
1966
The Connoisseur as Rev. Adrian Tenterden
Movie ★ 10.0
1966
The Idiot as General Epanchin
TV ★ 9.0
1965
Von Ryan's Express as Captain Stein
Movie ★ 7.1
1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre as The Minister
TV ★ 4.3
1965
TV ★ 5.3
1965
The Power Game as Geoffrey Packard
TV ★ 10.0
1964
The Gorgon as Professor Jules Heitz
Movie ★ 6.4
1964
633 Squadron as Squadron Leader Frank Adams
Movie ★ 6.2
1964
The 7th Dawn as Trumphey
Movie ★ 6.6
1964
The Man with Two Faces as Jeff Driscoll
Movie ★ 9.0
1964
Woman of Straw as Solicitor
Movie ★ 6.2
1964
Man in the Middle as Colonel Shaw
Movie ★ 6.5
1964
The Wednesday Play as Mr. Douglas
TV ★ 5.2
1964
Theatre 625 as Dr Bergman
TV ★ 7.2
1964
Theatre 625 as Götz von Berlichingen
TV ★ 7.2
1964
Theatre 625 as Petrovykh
TV ★ 7.2
1964
The Wednesday Play as Rev. Adrian Tenterden
TV ★ 5.2
1963
80,000 Suspects as Clifford Preston
Movie ★ 7.2
1963
A Stitch in Time as Doctor on Children's Ward (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.4
1962
Jigsaw as Clyde Burchard
Movie ★ 7.3
1962
Number Six as Det. Supt. Hallett
Movie
1962
The £20,000 Kiss as Sir Harold Trevitt
Movie ★ 9.0
1962
The Saint as Dr. Quintus
TV ★ 7.4
1962
TV ★ 6.0
1962
Man of the World as Galworth
TV ★ 7.2
1961
The Day the Earth Caught Fire as Jacko Jackson the Night Editor
Movie ★ 6.8
1961
Movie ★ 6.7
1961
TV ★ 7.8
1960
Peeping Tom as Don Jarvis
Movie ★ 7.5
1960
Testament of Orpheus as Narrateur anglais (voix) (non crédité)
Movie ★ 7.6
1960
Movie ★ 6.5
1960
Sink the Bismarck! as Captain Banister
Movie ★ 6.9
1960
Conspiracy of Hearts as Father Desmaines
Movie ★ 6.8
1960
Movie ★ 6.3
1960
TV ★ 7.1
1960
TV
1950s 40 credits
1959
The White Trap as Inspector Walters
Movie ★ 7.2
1959
Movie ★ 6.3
1959
Interpol Calling as Wolf Barstrom
TV ★ 7.3
1959
Edgar Wallace Mysteries as Sir Harold Trevitt
TV ★ 7.5
1959
Edgar Wallace Mysteries as Det. Supt. Hallett
TV ★ 7.5
1958
A Night to Remember as Thomas Andrews
Movie ★ 7.7
1958
Three Crooked Men as Shop Customer
Movie ★ 6.7
1958
The Camp on Blood Island as Father Paul Anjou
Movie ★ 6.7
1958
Up the Creek as Nelson
Movie ★ 6.0
1958
Chaucer's England as The Theif
Movie
1958
Further Up the Creek as Lt. Commander Blakeney
Movie ★ 6.6
1958
Movie ★ 6.0
1958
Steel Town as Self - Commentator
Movie
1957
The One That Got Away as R.A.F. Interrogator
Movie ★ 6.8
1957
Fortune Is a Woman as Detective Insp. Barnes
Movie ★ 6.8
1957
The End Begins as Col. Ridgewell
Movie
1956
Wicked as They Come as Larry Buckham
Movie ★ 5.0
1956
The Battle of the River Plate as Captain McCall, R.N., British Naval Attache, Buenos Aires
Movie ★ 6.4
1956
Link Span as Narrator (voice)
Movie ★ 8.5
1956
TV ★ 6.0
1956
Armchair Theatre as Flemming
TV ★ 6.0
1956
Armchair Theatre as Mr Lansing
TV ★ 6.0
1956
TV ★ 6.0
1955
Dial 999 as John Moffat
Movie ★ 4.9
1955
Quentin Durward as Count De Dunois
Movie ★ 5.8
1955
Movie ★ 5.8
1955
Dixon of Dock Green as Garfield Fenton
TV ★ 6.0
1954
Movie ★ 8.0
1954
The Crowded Day as Eve's Husband
Movie ★ 5.8
1953
Sea Devils as Ragan
Movie ★ 5.9
1953
Movie ★ 5.2
1952
The Hour of 13 as Anderson
Movie ★ 6.1
1952
Movie
1952
Ocean Terminal as Narrator (voice)
Movie ★ 6.5
1951
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. as Col. Caillard - POW Escort
Movie ★ 6.9
1951
Movie ★ 6.3
1950
Movie ★ 6.8
1950
Family Portrait as Narrator (voice)
Movie ★ 6.2
1950
Sunday Night Theatre as Udolphus McCluskey
TV ★ 3.5
1940s 2 credits
1949
Movie ★ 6.8
1949
Stop Press Girl as McPherson
Movie ★ 5.9