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Alan Tilvern (5 November 1918 – 17 December 2003) was an English actor. He was known for usually playing "tough-guy" roles.[1]

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Alan Tilvern
Tilvern as R. K. Maroon in Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Born	Abraham Tilevitch (1918-11-05)5 November 1918 Whitechapel, London, England
Died	17 December 2003(2003-12-17) (aged 85) London, England
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1946–1993
Spouse	Diane Elliott (m. 1963)

Life

Tilvern was born 5 November 1918 in Whitechapel, in the East End of London, to Jewish-Lithuanian parents, who changed their name from Tilevitch.

War and film career

After leaving school, he became a barrow boy in Brick Lane.[2] In the Second World War, he served in the Army but was invalided out before its end in 1945. A year later, he began an acting career (Danger by My Side being a good example), that lasted until the late 1980s. He is possibly best known for his role as R. K. Maroon in his last film, Who Framed Roger Rabbit.[3]

Death

Tilvern died on 17 December 2003, at the age of 85. He was survived by his daughter.

Filmography

Television appearances

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1957	Educated Evans
1964	Ann Veronica
	Doctor Who serial	Forester	Episode: Planet of Giants
1969	Dad's Army	Captain Rodrigues	Episode: "Battle School"
1973		U.S. Colonel Schultz	Episode: "My British Buddy"
1976	The Sweeney	Charlie Walters	Episode: "Sweet Smell of Succession"
1977	Poldark	Nicholas Warleggan

Film

Year	Title	Role
1946	Jean's Plan	Max
1948	The Small Voice
1950	Night and the City	Beggar (uncredited)
	Cairo Road	The Photographer
1951	Captain Horatio Hornblower	Hernandez
1953	Knights of the Round Table	Steward (uncredited)
1954	The Master Plan	Otto Szimek (uncredited)
1956	Bhowani Junction	Ted Dunphy
	The Bespoke Overcoat	Mr. Ranting
	House of Secrets	Brandelli
1958	Chase a Crooked Shadow	Carlos
	A Tale of Two Cities	Grave Robber (uncredited)
	No Time to Die	Silverio
1959	The Siege of Pinchgut	Superintendent Hanna
	Desert Mice	German Captain
1960	Sands of the Desert	Mustafa
1962	Danger by My Side	Nicky Venning
1963	Shadow of Fear	Warner
1964	Hot Enough for June	Simenova's Assistant
1966	Rasputin the Mad Monk	Patron
	Khartoum	Awaan
1967	The Frozen Dead	Karl Essen
1970	The Revolutionary	Sid
1974	Percy's Progress	General Dodds
1975	Love and Death	Sergeant
1977	The Stick Up	Richie
1978	The Lord of the Rings	Innkeeper / Odo Proudfoot (voice)
	Superman	2nd Controller (Missile Control)
	Brass Target	Frank Ferraro
1979	Meetings with Remarkable Men
1982	Firefox	Air Marshal Kutuzov
1985	1919	Sophie's Father
1986	Little Shop of Horrors	"Downtown" Bum #2
1987	Tropic of Ice	Old American Director
1988	A Time of Destiny	Father Tony
	Who Framed Roger Rabbit	R.K. Maroon

References

External links

• Alan Tilvern at IMDb
• Alan Tilvern at Theatricalia

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