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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Robert Adolph Wilton Morley CBE (26 May 1908 – 3 June 1992) was an English actor who, often in supporting roles, was usually cast as a pompous English gentleman representing the Establishment. In Movie Encyclopedia, film critic Leonard Maltin describes Morley as "recognizable by his ungainly bulk, bushy eyebrows, thick lips, and double chin, […] particularly effective when cast as a pompous windbag". More politely, Ephraim Katz in his International Film Encyclopaedia describes Morley as a "a rotund, triple-chinned, delightful character player of the British and American stage and screen." Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Morley, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Robert Morley (1908–1992) was a prolific English character actor and playwright, widely recognized for his portrayal of pompous, rotund British establishment figures on stage and screen.
He is best remembered for his supporting roles in classic films such as The African Queen (1951), Around the World in 80 Days (1956), and Topkapi (1964), as well as his distinguished career in British theater.
He was frequently cast as the archetypal arrogant gentleman or aristocrat, utilizing his distinctive physical presence and wit to embody the British establishment.