Robert Speaight Net Worth
Robert Speaight Net Worth is
$19 Million
Robert Speaight Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Robert Speaight (/spe?t/; 1904 – 1976) was a British actor and writer, and the brother of George Speaight, the puppeteer.He was an early performer (from 1927) in radio plays. He came to prominence as Becket in the first production of T. S. Eliot's Murder in the Cathedral. He went on to Shakespearean roles, and to direct.He also wrote criticism and essays, works on the theatre and biography. He was a Roman Catholic convert, and biographer of Hilaire Belloc and Eric Gill. In the case of Gill, a personal friend, he suppressed material about Gill's sexual interests, which would only come out in the 1989 biography by Fiona MacCarthy.He married the Welsh actress Evelyn Bowen, with whom he had a son; they separated in 1939. Evelyn later married the celebrated Irish writer Frank O'Connor. | Date Of Birth | January 14, 1904 |
| Died | 1976-01-01 |
| Place Of Birth | St. Margaret-at-Cliffe, Kent, England, UK |
| Profession | Actor, Writer |
| Star Sign | Capricorn |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cousin Bette | 1971 | TV Mini-Series | Johann Fischer |
| The Vision of William Blake | 1961 | Short | Narrator (voice) |
| To Love and to Cherish | 1957 | TV Movie | Dean Murray |
| The Death of the Heart | 1956 | TV Movie | Major Brutt |
| BBC Sunday-Night Theatre | 1952-1955 | TV Series | Sir Robert Arnwood |
| A Time to Be Born | 1952 | TV Movie | The Angel |
| A Cradle of Willow | 1952 | TV Movie | Master Breague |
| Leading Question | 1952 | TV Short | Major Carson |
| The Marvellous History of St. Bernard | 1952 | TV Movie | St. Gabriel |
| Antony and Cleopatra | 1951 | Antony | |
| Edgar Allan Poe Centenary | 1949 | TV Movie | The Professor / Narrator |
| Murder in the Cathedral | 1947 | TV Movie | Archbishop Thomas Becket |
| The Magic Bow | 1946 | Cardinal | |
| Madonna of the Seven Moons | 1945 | Priest | |
| Theatre Parade | 1936 | TV Series | Thomas Becket |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Sword of the Spirit | 1942 | Documentary short |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| London 1942 | 1943 | Documentary short | Commentator (voice) |
| St. Paul's Cathedral | 1943 | Documentary short | Narration (voice) |
| The Sword of the Spirit | 1942 | Documentary short | Himself - Commentator |
Known for movies
Murder in the Cathedral (1947)
as Archbishop Thomas Becket
A Cradle of Willow (1952)
as Master Breague
The Vision of William Blake (1961)
as Narrator
To Love and to Cherish (1957)
as Dean Murray