Biography
John Maurice Roëves (19 March 1937 – 14 July 2020) was a British actor. His television roles include Danger UXB (1979), The Nightmare Man (1981), the 1984 Doctor Who serial The Caves of Androzani, Days of our Lives (1986), Tutti Frutti (1987), Rab C. Nesbitt (1990), The New Statesman (1990), Spender (1991), Star Trek: The Next Generation, the BBC adaptation of Vanity Fair (1998) and EastEnders (2003). He also played Chief Superintendent David Duckenfield in the 1996 television film Hillsborough, in which his character patrolled the FA Cup semi-final in the Liverpool F.C. game where a crush (blame on loss of police control) led to the deaths of 96 fans. In 2006 he starred in the BBC docudrama Surviving Disasters, portraying Sir Matt Busby in the story of the Munich air disaster. He starred as Robert Henderson in BBC Scotland's drama River City. His film roles include Oh! What a Lovely War, Ulysses, Hidden Agenda, the 1992 version of The Last of the Mohicans, the Judge Dredd movie (1995) and Beautiful Creatures (2000). In 2003 he appeared in May Miles Thomas's film Solid Air. Description above from the Wikipedia article Maurice Roëves, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Acted in 90
2010s
- 2016
Two Doors Down
Willie · 1 episode
- 2015
- 2014
- 2013
Harrigan
Billy Davidson
- 2011
- 2010
Chain Reaction
Movie
2000s
- 2009
- 2008
Fast Track: No Limits
Schmitty
- 2007
- 2005
- 2003
Solid Air
Robert Houston
- 2002
Family
Ken
- 2001
- 2000
The Sight
Det. Pryce's boss
Beautiful Creatures
Ronnie McMinn
1990s
- 1998
- 1997
David
Joab · 2 episodes
- 1996
Hillsborough
Chf Supt. Duckenfield
Moses
Zerack · 2 episodes
- 1995
919 Fifth Avenue
Patrick
- 1994
- 1992
- 1991
- 1990
1980s
- 1989
- 1988
Unreported Incident
Jack
- 1987
Tutti Frutti
Vincent Diver · 6 episodes
- 1986
- 1985
Lytton's Diary
Maxim · 1 episode
- 1984
Doctor Who: The Caves of Androzani
Stotz
- 1983
Heather Ann
John Lewis
- 1982
- 1981
The Nightmare Man
Inspector Inskip
The Nightmare Man
Inspector Inskip · 4 episodes
The Chinese Detective
TV
The Journal of Bridget Hitler
Adolf Hitler
- 1980
An Enemy of the People
Carmichael
Twelfth Night
Antonio
1970s
- 1979
Danger UXB
Sergeant James · 13 episodes
- 1978
- 1977
- 1976
Willie Rough
Charlie McGrath
- 1975
Oil Strike North
TV
- 1974
- 1973
Warship
TV
Scotch on the Rocks
Brodie · 5 episodes
The Operation
Ted Hardin
- 1972
Young Winston
Brockie
- 1971
Orkney
Bill
When Eight Bells Toll
Lt. Williams - Helicopter Pilot
Taste of Evil
Stephen Chambers
- 1970
1960s
- 1969
Oh! What a Lovely War
George Smith
- 1968
Mackintosh
Movie
- 1967
Ulysses
Stephen Dedalus
- 1966
The Fighting Prince of Donegal
Martin
Cock, Hen and Courting Pit
Ian Tiggott
- 1965
- 1964
- 1963
- 1962
Appearances1
2010s
- 2010
Making The Last of the Mohicans
Self