From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Roger Livesey 25 June 1906 4 February 1976 was a British stage and film actor He is most often remembered for the three Powell amp Pressburger films in which he starred The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp I Know Where Im Going and A Matter of Life and Death Tall and broad with a mop of chestnut hair Livesey used his highly distinctive husky voice gentle manner and athletic physique to create many notable roles in his theatre and film work Description above from the Wikipedia article Roger Livesey licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia