Born Robert Adolph Wilton Morley in Semley, Wiltshire, England. Rotund, tripple-chinned, delightful character player of the British and American stage and screen, at his best in jovial or pompous comedy roles. He was educated at Wellington College and in Germany, France and Italy, preparing for a diplomatic career, but eventually decided on acting and trained for the stage at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He made his London stage debut in 1929 and in 1938 first appeared on Broadway, repeating his London success in the title role in Oscar Wilde. That same year he made a memorable film debut in Hollywood, playing the feeble-minded Louis XVI opposite Norman Shearer in MARIE ANTOINETTE (1938). He subsequently played excellent supporting roles in many British and some American films. Some of his other notable screen credits include MAJOR BARBARA (1941), Carol Reed's YOUNG MR. PITT (1942), THE AFRICAN QUEEN (1951), THE STORY OF GILBERT AND SULLIVAN and BEAT THE DEVIL (both 1953), AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS (1956), LIBEL and THE DOCTOR'S DILEMMA (both 1959), OSCAR WILDE (1960), THE ROAD TO HONG KONG (1962), NINE HOURS TO RAMA and TAKE HER, SHE'S MINE (both 1963), TOPKAPI (1964), GENGHIS KHAN, THOSE MAGNIFICENT MEN IN THEIR FLYING MACHINES..., A STUDY IN TERROR, THE ALPHABET MURDERS, THE LOVED ONE and THE DOT AND THE LINE (voice) (all 1965), WOMAN TIMES SEVEN (1967), HOT MILLIONS (1968), CROMWELL (1970), WHEN EIGHT BELLS TOLL (1971), THEATRE OF BLOOD (1973), THE BLUE BIRD (1976), OH, HEAVENLY DOG! (1980), THE GREAT MUPPET CAPER (1981), LITTLE DORRIT (1988) and his last film, ISTANBUL (1989). He wrote several plays, including (in collaboration with Noel Langley) the successful Edward My Son, which was adapted to the screen in 1949, and was for years a witty, erudite guest on American TV talk shows. Autobiography: Robert Morley, Responsible Gentleman, (1966). He was appointed C.B.E. in the Queen's 1957 New Year's Honours List. He was married to Joan Buckmaster (daughter of Dame Gladys Cooper) from 1940 until his death in 1992, and they had three children: Sheridan, Annabel and Wilton.    Nominated for Supporting Actor 1938: MARIE ANTOINETTE 1 nomination