Clifford Rose

Clifford Rose was born on Oct 24, 1929 in UK. Clifford Rose's big-screen debut came with Les Misérables - Season 1 directed by Alan Bridges in 1967, strarring Champmathieu. Clifford Rose is known for Fortunes of War directed by James Cellan Jones, Emma Thompson stars as Harriet Pringle and Kenneth Branagh as Guy Pringle. The most recent award Clifford Rose achieved is Clarence Derwent Awards. The upcoming new movie Clifford Rose plays is The Iron Lady which will be released on Jan 13, 2012.

He was born in Hamnish Clifford, Herefordshire in 1929 with the birth name John Clifford Rose (the "Clifford" adopted from his place of birth). He was educated at the King's School, Worcester and King's College London, before appearing in repertory theatre and later with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC).His most famous role was as the character Sturmbannführer Ludwig Kessler in the BBC World War 2 television drama Secret Army (1977) and its sequel Kessler (1981). He later played SS General Heinz Kammler in Les orages de la guerre (1988).He also played leading roles in The Pallisers (1974), Fortunes of War (1987) and Alan Bleasdale's drama G.B.H. (1991). Additionally, he appeared as the maverick mercenary spaceship captain Rorvik in the Docteur Who (1963) story "Warriors' Gate" (1981).Rose also played a judge in several episodes of the 1970s British television series Crown Court (1972) and as Dr Snell, a sadistic psychologist in the British 1960s/'70s spy drama Callan (1967).He played King George V in Wallis & Edward (2005). In 2008, he appeared as Bishop Wood in the episode Foyle's War: Plan of Attack (2008) of the ITV historical drama Foyle's War (2002).In October 2010 he played the part of Father Gregory in an episode of Midsomer Murders (1997).In March 2011 he played the part of The Judge in Enid Bagnold's The Chalk Garden on BBC Radio 3.Also in 2011 he played the Bailiff in Pirates des Caraïbes : La fontaine de jouvence (2011) with Johnny Depp.In the same year he played James R in La dame de fer (2011) with Meryl Streep.He performs regular poetry and prose recitals in Stratford upon Avon, UK.He became a company director of the charity the Actors Benevolent Fund in July 2013, aged 84.He is an RSC Honorary Associate Artist and winner of the Clarence Derwent Award 2009 for his appearance in The Chalk Garden at the Donmar Warehouse, London.