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Alvar Liddell(1908-1981)

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Alvar Liddell was born on 11 September 1908 in Wimbledon, Surrey, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall (1973), Contre-espionnage (1943) and I Live in Grosvenor Square (1945). He died on 7 January 1981 in Northwood, Middlesex, England, UK.
BornSeptember 11, 1908
DiedJanuary 7, 1981(72)
BornSeptember 11, 1908
DiedJanuary 7, 1981(72)
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Known for

Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall (1973)
Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall
5.7
  • News Broadcaster(voice, as Alvar Lidell)
  • 1973
James Mason and Joyce Howard in Contre-espionnage (1943)
Contre-espionnage
6.1
  • Boothby - Radio Announcer(as Alvar Lidell)
  • 1943
Rex Harrison, Dean Jagger, and Anna Neagle in I Live in Grosvenor Square (1945)
I Live in Grosvenor Square
6.1
  • Radio Announcer
  • 1945
David Ballantyne in The Tingaree Affair (1969)
The Tingaree Affair
TV Mini Series
  • TV Commentator
  • TV Interviewer

Credits

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Actor

  • Salade russe et crème anglaise (1980)
    Salade russe et crème anglaise
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • Newsreader (as Alvar Lidell)
    • 1980
  • Alison Elliott in A Moment in Time (1979)
    A Moment in Time
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Newsreader (as Alvar Lidell)
    • 1979
  • Faith Brook and John Carson in After Julius (1979)
    After Julius
    TV Series
    • Newsreader (voice)
    • 1979
  • Edward Fox and Cynthia Harris in Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978)
    Edward & Mrs. Simpson
    7.5
    TV Mini Series
    • Radio Announcer
    • 1978
  • Richard Beckinsale, Freddie Fletcher, Arthur Lowe, Jack Rosenthal, and Paula Wilcox in ITV Playhouse (1967)
    ITV Playhouse
    7.2
    TV Series
    • The announcer
    • 1978
  • Backs to the Land (1977)
    Backs to the Land
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Radio Announcer (voice)
    • 1977–1978
  • Alfred Burke, Simon Cadell, Adolf Hitler, Bernard Horsfall, and Martin Jarvis in Enemy at the Door (1978)
    Enemy at the Door
    7.9
    TV Series
    • B.B.C. Announcer (voice, as Alvar Lidell)
    • 1978
  • London Belongs to Me (1977)
    London Belongs to Me
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Radio Announcer (voice)
    • 1977
  • Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall (1973)
    Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall
    5.7
    • News Broadcaster (voice, as Alvar Lidell)
    • 1973
  • Clive Dunn, John Le Mesurier, and Arthur Lowe in Dad's Army (1968)
    Dad's Army
    8.1
    TV Series
    • the Newsreader (voice)
    • 1972
  • Jenny Agutter and Richard Harris in L'oie des neiges (1971)
    L'oie des neiges
    8.0
    TV Movie
    • Newsreader (as Alvar Lidell)
    • 1971
  • Dad's Army (1971)
    Dad's Army
    6.9
    • Newsreader (voice, as Alvar Lidell)
    • 1971
  • Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965)
    Thirty-Minute Theatre
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Voice (voice, as Alvar Lidell)
    • 1971
  • Peter Barkworth, Robert Hardy, Cyd Hayman, and Alfred Lynch in Manhunt (1970)
    Manhunt
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Newsreader
    • B.B.C. Announcer (voice)
    • 1970
  • David Ballantyne in The Tingaree Affair (1969)
    The Tingaree Affair
    TV Mini Series
    • TV Commentator
    • TV Interviewer
    • 1969

Additional Crew

  • En Angleterre occupée (1964)
    En Angleterre occupée
    6.7
    • helping hand (uncredited)
    • 1964

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Alvar Lidell
  • Born
    • September 11, 1908
    • Wimbledon, Surrey, England, UK
  • Died
    • January 7, 1981
    • Northwood, Middlesex, England, UK(cancer)

Did you know

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    BBC Home Service Newsreader in the late fifties and sixties. "This is the BBC Home Service, Here is the News and this this Alvar Liddell reading it!"

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