Alan Tilvern

Personal Info

Birthday

November 5, 1918

Day of Death

2003-12-17

(85 years old)

Place of Birth

London, England, UK

Alan Tilvern

Biography

Alan Tilvern (5 November 1918 – 17 December 2003) was a British film and television actor with a tough-guy image. He is possibly best known for his role as R.K. Maroon in the film Who framed Roger Rabbit. He was born in Whitechapel, in the East End of London, to Jewish Lithuanian parents, who changed their name from Tilovitch. After leaving school he became a barrow boy in Brick Lane. In the Second World War he served in the Army but was invalided out in 1945

Known For

Doctor Who

Play for Today

The Saint

The Professionals

The Sweeney

Superman

Maigret

The Expert

Filmography

1993
Porgy and Bess
as Detective
1988
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
as R.K. Maroon
1986
Little Shop of Horrors
as 'Downtown' Bum #2
1985
Nineteen Nineteen
as Sophie's Father
1984
Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues
as William Alexander
1982
Firefox
as Air Marshal Kutuzov
1980
Invasion
as Bilak
High Rise Donkey
as Donkey Derby Official
1978
Brass Target
as Frank Ferraro
Superman
as 2nd Controller
One Bummer News Day
as Richard Devizes
The Lord of the Rings
as Innkeeper (voice)
1977
The Stick Up
as Richie
1975
Love and Death
as Sergeant
1974
Percy's Progress
as General Dodds
1970
The Revolutionary
as Sid
1966
The Frozen Dead
as Karl Essen
Khartoum
as Awaan
Rasputin: The Mad Monk
as Patron
1965
No Place Like Earth
as Blane
1964
Doctor Who: Planet of Giants
as Forester
Hot Enough for June
as Simenova's Assistant
1963
Shadow of Fear
as Warner
1962
Danger by My Side
as Nicky Venning
1961
Anna Karenina
as Makhotin
1960
The Malpas Mystery
as Gordon Seagar
Sands of the Desert
as Mustafa
1959
The Siege of Pinchgut
as Superintendent Hanna
1958
Tank Force!
as Silverio
A Tale of Two Cities
as Grave Robber
Chase a Crooked Shadow
as Carlos
1956
House of Secrets
as Brandelli
Bhowani Junction
as Ted Dunphy
1955
The Bespoke Overcoat
as Mr. Ranting
The Master Plan
as Otto Szimek
1953
Knights of the Round Table
as Steward (uncredited)
1951
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.
as Hernandez
1950
Cairo Road
as Photographer
Night and the City
as Beggar (uncredited)