John Clifford Rose (24 October 1929 – 6 November 2021) was a British actor.

Life and career

Rose was born in

Herefordshire Herefordshire ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands of England, bordered by Shropshire to the north, Worcestershire to the east, Gloucestershire to the south-east, and the Welsh ...

. He was educated at the

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, and

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, before appearing in rep and began his association with the

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in 1960. He played the character Sturmbannführer Ludwig Kessler in the

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television drama '' Secret Army'' (1977–79) and its sequel '' Kessler'' (1981). He later played SS General Hans Kammler in the miniseries '' War and Remembrance'' (1988). Rose played leading roles in '' The Pallisers'' (1974), '' Fortunes of War'' (1987) and Alan Bleasdale's drama '' GBH'' (1991), and appeared as Rorvik in the ''

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'' story '' Warriors' Gate'' (1981). Rose also played a judge in some episodes of the 1970s/'80s British television series ''

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'' and Dr Snell, an interrogative psychologist for "The Section" in the British 1960s/'70s spy drama '' Callan''. He had a small part in an episode of ''

Inspector Morse Endeavour Morse, GM, is the namesake character of the series of "Morse" detective novels by British author Colin Dexter, a Detective Chief Inspector in the Thames Valley Police in Oxford, England. On television he was portrayed by John ...

'', "The Ghost in the Machine" (1989), as a college professor, Dr Charles Hudson. Rose played King

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in the TV film '' Wallis and Edward'' (2005). In 2008, he appeared as Bishop Wood, in an episode of the ITV historical drama '' Foyle's War''. In October 2010, Rose played the part of Father Gregory in the ITV crime drama ''

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'', in the episode "Master Class". Rose played The Judge in Enid Bagnold's '' The Chalk Garden'' in a production at the

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in summer 2008. A radio version of the staging was first broadcast on

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in March 2011. He also played the Dean of Windsor in an episode of ''

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'' broadcast in 2019. Rose was an RSC Honorary Associate Artist. He was the winner of the

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2009 for his performance in ''The Chalk Garden'' at the Donmar. Rose was married to Celia Ryder from 1957 until her death in 2012. They had two children, and lived in

Stratford-upon-Avon Stratford-upon-Avon ( ), commonly known as Stratford, is a market town and civil parish in the Stratford-on-Avon (district), Stratford-on-Avon district, in the county of Warwickshire, in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands region of Engl ...

. In September 2021, Rose moved into Denville Hall, a retirement home for theatrical professionals. He died there on 6 November 2021, at the age of 92.

Filmography

* '' Marat/Sade'' (1967) – Monsieur Coulmier * '' Tell Me Lies'' (1968) – Guest * '' Work Is a 4-Letter Word'' (1968) – Registry Office Clerk * '' Lord Peter Wimsey (TV series)'' ('' The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club'') episode (1973) - Mr. Pritchard * '' Callan'' (1974) – Dr. Snell * '' The Good Father'' (1985) – Judge * '' Terry on the Fence'' (1985) – Magistrate * '' The Girl'' (1987) – General Carlsson * ''Lover's Prayer'' (2001) – Dimitry * '' Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides'' (2011) – Bailiff * '' The Iron Lady'' (2011) – James R

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rose, Clifford 1929 births 2021 deaths Alumni of King's College London English male television actors Royal Shakespeare Company members People from Herefordshire 20th-century English male actors 21st-century English male actors English male film actors People educated at King's School, Worcester