Robert Morley

His son, Sheridan Morley, is a well-known critic. His sister, Rain, appeared in van Sant's adaptation of Tom Robbins's story Even Cowgirls Get the Blues alongside many other well-known personalities. Renowned for excelling at repartee and generally being an eloquent conversationalist, Morley gained the epitheton of being a "wit". So far, of his siblings, his younger brother Joaquin has achieved the greatest success, with his first major role coming in another Gus van Sant movie To Die For, opposite Nicole Kidman. A versatile actor who, especially in his younger years, played roles as divergent as those of Louis XVI (Marie Antoinette, 1938), Oscar Wilde (1960) and a missionary in The African Queen (1951), Morley personified the conservative Brit in many comedy and caper films. He died at age 23 of a drug overdose, outside the Viper Room, a Hollywood night club partly owned by actor Johnny Depp, and was cremated in Gainesville, Florida. Born Robert Adolph Wilton Morley in Semley, Wiltshire, England, he attended RADA and made his West End stage debut in 1929 and his Broadway debut in 1938 but was soon won over to the big screen. River disliked being seen as just a sex symbol.

In his Movie Encyclopedia, film critic Leonard Maltin describes Morley as "recognizable by his ungainly bulk, bushy eyebrows, thick lips, and double chin, […] particularly effective when cast as a pompous windbag". River was also a friend of John Frusciante (guitarist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers) and appeared on his debut album on the song Soul Removal. Robert Morley (May 26, 1908 - June 3, 1992) was a British actor who, often in supporting roles, was time and again cast as the archetypal English gentleman representing the Establishment. He was friends with both of them and their friendship continued beyond the movie. Marie Antoinette (1938) (King Louis XVI). He later went on to star opposite Keanu Reeves in Gus van Sant's My Own Private Idaho. Major Barbara (1941) (Andrew Undershaft). He had significant juvenile roles in Stand by Me and The Mosquito Coast and portrayed a teenage Indiana Jones.

The Young Mr. Pitt (1942) (Charles James Fox). Phoenix was one of five siblings who pursued careers in show business, encouraged by their parents, former Children of God missionaries. The African Queen (1951) (Reverend Samuel Sayer). His opinions on the issue were so strong that when his actress girlfriend, Martha Plimpton, ordered soft-shell crab at a restaurant, he was reported to have begun to cry in disappointment. Beat the Devil (1953) (Crook #1). He believed that eating animals was wrong and was the one who, as a child, convinced his family to become vegans. Beau Brummell (1954) (King George III). He and his family were all vegetarians.

The Doctor's Dilemma (1959) (Sir Ralph Bloomfield-Bonington). It was only after Stand By Me that River's family was able to buy a car that was not secondhand. The Battle of the Sexes (1959) (Robert MacPherson). He and his sister often had to busk to make money for the family. Oscar Wilde (1960) (Oscar Wilde). River grew up in a very poor family. Murder at the Gallop (1963) (Hector Enderby) (opposite Margaret Rutherford). River Jude Phoenix (August 23, 1970–October 31, 1993), born in Madras, Oregon, USA, was one of the most promising movie actors of his generation.

Jacobs). Surviving (1985) (TV). Of Human Bondage (1964) (Dr. Explorers (1985). Topkapi (1964) (Cedric Page). Stand by Me (1986). Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines (1965) (Lord Rawnsley). Circle of Violence: A Family Drama (1986) (TV).

The Loved One (1965) (Sir Ambrose Ambercrombie). The Mosquito Coast (1986). Life at the Top (1965) (Tiffield). Little Nikita (1988). The Alphabet Murders (aka The ABC Murders) (1965) (Captain Arthur Hastings). Running on Empty (1988). Hot Millions (1968) (Caesar Smith). Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon, A.

Cromwell (1970) (The Earl of Manchester). Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989). Theatre of Blood (1973) (Meredith Merridew). I Love You to Death (1990). Great Expectations (1974) (TV) (Uncle Pumblechook). My Own Private Idaho (1991). Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (aka Too Many Chefs) (1978) (Max). Dogfight (1991).

The Human Factor (1980) (Dr Percival). Sneakers (1992). The Old Men at the Zoo (1982) (TV mini-series) (Lord Godmanchester). Thing Called Love (1993). Alice in Wonderland (1985) (TV) (King of Hearts). Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1993). Little Dorrit (1988) (Lord Decimus Barnacle). Dark Blood (1993).

Silent Tongue (1994).