Roddy Maude-Roxby
Roddy Maude-Roxby | |
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Born | Roderick A. Maude-Roxby 2 April 1930 London, England |
Occupation | Voice Actor Actor Comedian |
Years active | 1961–2010 |
Roderick A. "Roddy" Maude-Roxby (born 2 April 1930, in London) is a retired English artist and actor.[1] He has appeared in numerous films, such as Walt Disney's The Aristocats, where he voiced the evil butler Edgar Balthazar (his only voice role); Unconditional Love; and Clint Eastwood's White Hunter Black Heart, playing Thompson.
An early innovator at the Royal College of Art, RCA, alongside David Hockney and Peter Blake, he was one of the UK's first performance artists, before it was a recognized art form. At the RCA he edited ARK magazine in 1958 and was president of the college's Theatre Group.[1] He had a joint exhibition with Blake at the Portal Gallery in 1960.[1] He also collaborated in a pre-Monty Python series with Michael Palin and Terry Jones, called The Complete and Utter History of Britain. He also made theatrical and television appearances in, among other shows, The Goodies, Rowan and Martin's Laugh In, Not Only... But Also and The Establishment. He won the Theatre of the Year Award for Best Comic New York in 1968 for his work as a stand-up comedian.
Maude-Roxby has also worked with masks and improvisation for over 40 years and was a co-creator of improvisational games developed at the Royal Court Theatre, and then as "Theatre Machine" with Keith Johnstone.
Filmography[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1961 | Dangerous Afternoon | Pug | |
1962 | The Wild and the Willing | Man | Uncredited |
1965 | The Party's Over | Hector | |
1966 | Doctor in Clover | Tristram | |
1970 | The Aristocats | Edgar Balthazar, the Butler | Voice |
1984 | Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes | Olivestone | |
1985 | Plenty | Committee Chairman | |
1987 | Playing Away | Vicar | |
1989 | How to Get Ahead in Advertising | Dr. Gatty | |
1990 | White Hunter Black Heart | Thompson, British Partner | |
1993 | Shadowlands | Arnold Dopliss | |
2002 | Unconditional Love | Minister |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c David Buckman (2006). Artists in Britain Since 1945 Vol 2, M to Z. Art Dictionaries Ltd. ISBN 0-953260-95-X.
External links[]
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- 21st-century English male actors
- Male actors from London
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- English male television actors
- English male voice actors
- English performance artists
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