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Michael Redgrave (1908-1985) was an Oscar®-nominated English actor. Redgrave appeared in movies in five different decades. He earned a Best Supporting Actor Oscar® nomination for 1947’s Mourning Becomes Electra. His IMDb page shows 76 acting credits from 1936 to 1975. This page will rank Michael Redgrave movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, shorts, cameos, uncredited roles, and movies that were not released in North American were not included in the rankings.
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Possibly Interesting Facts About Michael Redgrave
1. Michael Scudamore Redgrave was born in Bristol, England in 1908.
2. Mike Redgrave is the son of actress Margaret Scudamore and the silent film actor Roy Redgrave. The father of actresses Lynn and Vanessa Redgrave and actor Corin Redgrave. The grandfather of actresses Natasha Richardson, Joely Richardson, and Jemma Redgrave. The grandfather of writer and director Carlo Gabriel Nero.
3. Michael Redgrave made his first acting professional appearance at the Playhouse in Liverpool on 30 August 1934 as Roy Darwin in Counsellor-at-Law, then spent two years with its Liverpool Repertory Company
4. Michael Redgrave was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1952 Queen’s Birthday Honours List for his services to drama, and created a Knight Bachelor in the 1959 Queen’s Birthday Honours List for his services to drama.
5. According to his daughter, Vanessa, and son Corin, Sir Michael’s favorite film roles were in The Browning Version (1951), The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962) and The Dam Busters (1955)
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Sir Michael was never quite talked about in the same hushed tones as Olivier/Richardson/Gielgud but he was considered a highly prestigious actor all the same.
In the 15-year period from 1941-1955 inclusive he was listed 5 times as one of Britain’s Top 10 box office stars by the Motion Picture Herald; and in 1954’s The Sea Shall Not Have Them he was billed above Britain’s very popular Dirk Bogarde [my own idol of course].
My fave Redgrave roles have been in 1947’s political drama Fame is the Spur; 1954’s mystery thriller The Green Scarf; the 1962 “kitchen sink” drama The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner; as the brow-beaten and cuckolded ageing Classics master at an English school in 1951’s The Browning Version; and perhaps most of all in the 1958 version of Graham Greene’s The Quiet Virginian.
The 1958 version was not nearly as good as Sir Maurice Micklewhite’s later 2002 offering [Cogerson ratings 62% [1958] 80% [2002] but Sir Michael Redgrave’s performance as Thomas Fowler was for me as thrilling as Sir Maurice’s interpretation of the role; and that’s saying something because Sir Maurice [another Brit idol of mine] was brilliant as Fowler and he quite frankly tends to enthrall me in virtually ANYTHING he does.
Olivier was originally cast as Fowler but when Monty Clift dropped out of the title role of Aiden Pyle The American and was replaced by the miscast Audie Murphy Larry left the production and was replaced by Redgrave. The 1958 version was the first movie ever to be filmed in Vietnam itself; but the later Micklewhite version was also shot in Vietnam [Saigon]
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Hey Bob….thanks for the feedback on Sir Redgrave. Sorry we were unable to find any box office informationon some of your favorite Redgrave movies.Good comparison of the two Quiet American movies….I think Caine’s version was more faithful to the source material, but I have not seen the Redgrave version. Good background information on the filming of that movie. Good stuff as always.
Michael Redgrave has never been on the Oracle of Bacon Top 1000 list. He actually has quite a few connections. These are the actors on the 2020 list he appeared with.
3 CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER Battle of Britain (1969)
4 MICHAEL CAINE Battle of Britain (1969)
13 SEAN CONNERY The Hill (1965)
18 JOHN GIELGUD Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
25 TREVOR HOWARD Battle of Britain (1969)
30 PETER O’TOOLE Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969)
38 CHARLTON HESTON The Wreck of the Mary Deare (1959)
41 DONALD PLEASENCE 1984 (1956)
46 VANESSA REDGRAVE Behind the Mask (1958)
46 VANESSA REDGRAVE Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
55 JOHN MILLS Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
55 JOHN MILLS The Big Blockade (1942)
60 MICHAEL HORDERN The Magic Box (1952)
60 MICHAEL HORDERN The Night My Number Came Up (1955)
60 MICHAEL HORDERN The Years Between (1946)
67 VERNON DOBTCHEFF Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
82 IAN BANNEN Behind the Mask (1958)
82 IAN BANNEN The Hill (1965)
90 RICHARD ATTENBOROUGH The Magic Box (1952)
91 EDWARD FOX Battle of Britain (1969)
91 EDWARD FOX Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
91 EDWARD FOX The Go-Between (1970)
93 PETER USTINOV The Magic Box (1952)
94 BRIAN COX Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
95 IAN HOLM Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
95 IAN HOLM Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
102 ORSON WELLES Mr. Arkadin (1955)
108 JAMES MASON Thunder Rock (1942)
115 IAN MCSHANE BATTLE OF BRITAIN (1969)
117 RICHARD HARRIS Shake Hands with the Devil (1959)
117 RICHARD HARRIS The Heroes of Telemark (1965)
117 RICHARD HARRIS The Wreck of the Mary Deare (1959)
127 DENHOLM ELLIOTT The Night My Number Came Up (1955)
128 ROBERT MORLEY Law and Disorder (1958)
128 ROBERT MORLEY The Big Blockade (1942)
182 FRANK FINLAY The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962)
184 HARRY ANDREWS Battle of Britain (1969)
184 HARRY ANDREWS Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
184 HARRY ANDREWS The Hill (1965)
193 KIRK DOUGLAS Mourning Becomes Electra (1947)
193 KIRK DOUGLAS The Heroes of Telemark (1965)
205 MICHAEL GOUGH The Go-Between (1970)
213 JULIE CHRISTIE The Go-Between (1970)
213 JULIE CHRISTIE Young Cassidy (1965)
222 MAGGIE SMITH Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
222 MAGGIE SMITH Young Cassidy (1965)
266 PETER CUSHING Time Without Pity (1957)
277 JULIAN GLOVER Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
284 WALTER GOTELL 1984 (1956)
305 STEVEN BERKOFF Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
321 LAURENCE OLIVIER Battle of Britain (1969)
321 LAURENCE OLIVIER Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
321 LAURENCE OLIVIER Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
321 LAURENCE OLIVIER The Magic Box (1952)
321 LAURENCE OLIVIER Uncle Vanya (1963)
355 JAMES COSMO BATTLE OF BRITAIN (1969)
363 JEAN-PIERRE CASSEL Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
363 JEAN-PIERRE CASSEL The Happy Road (1957)
397 MIRIAM MARGOLYES Rime of the Ancient Mariner (1975)
398 MEL FERRER Oh… Rosalinda!! (1955)
443 LESLIE PHILLIPS Climbing High (1938)
451 GRAHAM STARK The Sea Shall Not Have Them (1954)
467 JOHN WOOD Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
494 LOIS MAXWELL Time Without Pity (1957)
509 AKIM TAMIROFF Mr. Arkadin (1955)
518 JOHN VERNON 1984 (1956)
534 CURT JURGENS Battle of Britain (1969)
534 CURT JURGENS Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
539 ALAN BATES The Go-Between (1970)
547 ALLAN CUTHBERTSON LAW AND DISORDER (1958)
547 ALLAN CUTHBERTSON SHAKE HANDS WITH THE DEVIL (1959)
555 SUSANNAH YORK Battle of Britain (1969)
555 SUSANNAH YORK Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
562 WILFRID HYDE-WHITE The Browning Version (1951)
564 CYRIL CUSACK Shake Hands with the Devil (1959)
565 MICHAEL MEDWIN The Green Scarf (1954)
567 MAURICE DENHAM Fame Is the Spur (1947)
567 MAURICE DENHAM Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
567 MAURICE DENHAM The Heroes of Telemark (1965)
567 MAURICE DENHAM The Smugglers (1947)
569 TERRY-THOMAS Climbing High (1938)
596 ROY KINNEAR Oh… Rosalinda!! (1955)
596 ROY KINNEAR The Hill (1965)
601 FREDDIE JONES Goodbye Gemini (1970)
633 ALEXANDER KNOX Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
633 ALEXANDER KNOX The 25th Hour (1967)
633 ALEXANDER KNOX The Night My Number Came Up (1955)
633 ALEXANDER KNOX The Wreck of the Mary Deare (1959)
642 GEOFFREY KEEN The Heroes of Telemark (1965)
661 JACK HAWKINS Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
661 JACK HAWKINS Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
697 JANE SEYMOUR Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
703 ROLAND CULVER Dead of Night (1945)
703 ROLAND CULVER The Magic Box (1952)
716 KENNETH GRIFFITH 1984 (1956)
716 KENNETH GRIFFITH FAME IS THE SPUR (1947)
736 VIRNA LISI The 25th Hour (1967)
740 GERT FROBE Mr. Arkadin (1955)
751 RALPH RICHARDSON Battle of Britain (1969)
751 RALPH RICHARDSON Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
784 BETTE DAVIS Connecting Rooms (1970)
788 MARCEL DALIO The 25th Hour (1967)
797 ANTHONY QUAYLE Oh… Rosalinda!! (1955)
807 PERCY HERBERT The Night My Number Came Up (1955)
813 ROD TAYLOR Young Cassidy (1965)
816 JOAN PLOWRIGHT TIME WITHOUT PITY (1957)
816 JOAN PLOWRIGHT UNCLE VANYA (1963)
842 MARIANNE STONE Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
842 MARIANNE STONE The Magic Box (1952)
843 RICHARD VERNON GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS (1969)
862 JACK WATSON THE HILL (1965)
882 ANTON DIFFRING The Heroes of Telemark (1965)
882 ANTON DIFFRING The Sea Shall Not Have Them (1954)
913 ROBERT BROWN Shake Hands with the Devil (1959)
914 GLYNIS JOHNS Shake Hands with the Devil (1959)
914 GLYNIS JOHNS The Magic Box (1952)
931 JOHN LE MESURIER Law and Disorder (1958)
931 JOHN LE MESURIER Shake Hands with the Devil (1959)
931 JOHN LE MESURIER The 25th Hour (1967)
931 JOHN LE MESURIER The Wreck of the Mary Deare (1959)
932 MARIA SCHELL The Magic Box (1952)
974 EDMOND O’BRIEN 1984 (1956)
986 OSSIE DAVIS The Hill (1965)
991 LILLI PALMER Thunder Rock (1942)
996 DIRK BOGARDE Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
996 DIRK BOGARDE The Sea Shall Not Have Them (1954)
998 GEOFFREY BAYLDON ASSIGNMENT K (1968)
Michael appeared with 19 Oscar winners.
BETTE DAVIS Connecting Rooms (1970)
CHARLTON HESTON The Wreck of the Mary Deare (1959)
CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER Battle of Britain (1969)
EDMOND O’BRIEN 1984 (1956)
GARY COOPER The Wreck of the Mary Deare (1959)
JAMES CAGNEY Shake Hands with the Devil (1959)
JOHN GIELGUD Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
JOHN MILLS Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
JOHN MILLS The Big Blockade (1942)
JULIE CHRISTIE The Go-Between (1970)
JULIE CHRISTIE Young Cassidy (1965)
LAURENCE OLIVIER Battle of Britain (1969)
LAURENCE OLIVIER Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
LAURENCE OLIVIER Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
LAURENCE OLIVIER The Magic Box (1952)
LAURENCE OLIVIER Uncle Vanya (1963)
LIONEL BARRYMORE The Stars Look Down (1940)
MAGGIE SMITH Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
MAGGIE SMITH Young Cassidy (1965)
MARGARET RUTHERFORD The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)
MARGARET RUTHERFORD The Magic Box (1952)
MICHAEL CAINE Battle of Britain (1969)
PAUL LUKAS Lady in Distress (1940)
PAUL LUKAS The Lady Vanishes (1938)
PETER USTINOV The Magic Box (1952)
ROBERT DONAT The Magic Box (1952)
SEAN CONNERY The Hill (1965)
VANESSA REDGRAVE Behind the Mask (1958)
VANESSA REDGRAVE Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
Hey Dan.
1. Thank you for these comment and information.
2. Usually when I think somebody will not be on the Oracle list, they are in fact on the list. My first thought was….he is not on the list, but he is probably in the Top 400…..so even though my first thought was no he would not be on the list…it turns out I am surprised he did not make the Top 1000.
3. At least he has Michael Caine in his connections…that would make him feel better…lol.
4. Laurence Olivier with the honors as most frequent Oracle co-star.
5. The Oracle list is filled with English actor royalty.
6. Looking at the second list, 19 is on the low end…especially for somebody who acted in so many different decades.
Good stuff as always.