Alan Tilvern

Acting · Directing

Born November 5, 1918, London, England, UK

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

Filmography

• 1993Porgy and Bess — Detective
• 1988Who Framed Roger Rabbit — R.K. Maroon
• 1987Tropic of Ice – Jään kääntöpiiri
• 1986Little Shop of Horrors — 'Downtown' Bum #2
• 1985Nineteen Nineteen — Sophie's Father
• 1985Reunion at Fairborough
• 1984Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues — William Alexander
• American Playhouse — Detective
• 1982Firefox — Air Marshal Kutuzov
• 1980High Rise Donkey — Donkey Derby Official
• 1980Invasion — Bilak
• 1978Brass Target — Frank Ferraro
• 1978One Bummer News Day — Richard Devizes
• 1978Superman — 2nd Controller
• 1978The Lord of the Rings — Innkeeper (voice)
• Citizen Smith — Mr Grainger
• The Professionals — Tarkos, Stefan Batak II
• 1977The Stick Up — Richie
• 1975Love and Death — Sergeant
• Poldark — Nicholas Warleggan
• The Sweeney — Charlie Walters
• 1974Percy's Progress — General Dodds
• The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes — Mr. Cornelius
• Play for Today — Richard Devizes
• 1970The Revolutionary — Sid
• UFO — U.S. Delegate
• Happy Ever After — Sir Basil Jones
• Dad's Army — Captain Rodrigues
• The Expert — Knowles
• 1966Khartoum — Awaan
• 1966Rasputin: The Mad Monk — Patron
• 1966The Frozen Dead — Karl Essen
• 1965No Place Like Earth — Blane
• Out of the Unknown — Blane
• Ann Veronica — Edwin Ramage
• Detective — Spencer
• 1964Doctor Who: Planet of Giants — Forester
• 1964Hot Enough for June — Simenova's Assistant
• Crane — Paul Harrington
• Doctor Who — Forester
• Espionage — P'Eng Pat, Ziggy
• 1963Shadow of Fear — Warner
• Compact — Director
• 1962Danger by My Side — Nicky Venning
• Studio 4 — Andreas
• The Saint — Captain Quintana
• 1961Adventure Story — Prince Bessus, Satrap of Bactria
• 1961Anna Karenina — Makhotin
• Danger Man — Major Minos
• Maigret — Van Damme
• 1960Sands of the Desert — Mustafa
• 1960The Malpas Mystery — Gordon Seagar
• The Odd Man — Det. Sgt. McBride
• 1959Desert Mice — German Captain
• Edgar Wallace Mysteries — Gordon Seager
• Interpol Calling — Johnny Stefano
• No Hiding Place
• 1959The Siege of Pinchgut — Superintendent Hanna
• The Third Man
• 1958A Tale of Two Cities — Grave Robber
• 1958Chase a Crooked Shadow — Carlos
• 1958Tank Force! — Silverio
• 1958The Long Knife — Peter Lang
• Overseas Press Club - Exclusive! — Konstantin
• 1956Bhowani Junction — Ted Dunphy
• 1956House of Secrets — Brandelli
• Dixon of Dock Green — Morrie Finn, Billy Fuller
• 1955The Bespoke Overcoat — Mr. Ranting
• 1954The Master Plan — Otto Szimek
• 1953Knights of the Round Table — Steward (uncredited)
• 1951Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. — Hernandez
• 1950Cairo Road — Photographer
• 1950Night and the City — Beggar (uncredited)