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Roland Bartrop

His father worked for Scotland Yard's Special Branch, but young Rowland decided to pursue a career in acting. Born in Walthamstow on 21 December 1925, Rowland Thomas Bartrop joined the London Stage Academy in 1943 and was initially promoted for juvenile parts. During the war he toured with NAAFI and ENSA in French Without Tears playing support to Rex Harrison and Anna Neagle. He did a good deal of theatre work in both London and the provinces, and performed in Shakespeare on records, notably Coriolanus starring Richard Burton. In the 1950s Bartrop moved to television and it was on the series Sword of Freedom (1957) that he became a good friend of Edmund Purdom. The two actors decided to further their careers in Europe, mainly in costume movies. Bartrop's memorable roles were Horatio Nelson in The Battle of Austerlitz (1960) and friend-of-the-hero to Steve Reeves in The Son of Spartacus (1962). In Europe, Bartrop (who spoke several languages) shortened his first name to "Roland." However, when he played a German officer in two Italian films it was the idea of the producer, as a little joke, to bill him in the credits as "Roland von Bartrop." Bartrop's death went largely unreported, but his family believe that his early death at 43 was due to a suspected heart attack, surprisingly since he kept himself extremely fit for action roles. At the time of his death the actor was living in Switzerland. His widow, actress Colette Bartrop, had appeared with him in Faces in the Dark (1960). - IMDb Mini Biography By: Jim Marshall


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Born:
Dec 21, 1925 In Walthamstow - UK
Movie/TV Credits:
11
First Appeared:
In the movie Intermediate Landing in Paris 1955-03-16
Latest Project:
Movie Cast a Giant Shadow 1966-03-30
Known For
Poster of Cast a Giant Shadow
Poster of The Four Monks
Poster of The Slave
Poster of Middle Course
Filmography
Movie Cast a Giant Shadow Bert Harrison 1966-03-30
Movie Two Colonels 1963-01-05
Movie The Slave Lumonius 1962-08-24
Movie The Four Monks Il padre Priore 1962-08-31
Movie Middle Course Paul 1961-11-10
Movie The Two Marshals tenente Kessler 1961-12-22
Movie Barabbas 1961-12-23
Movie The Angry Silence TV Producer 1960-03-10
Movie The Battle of Austerlitz Nelson 1960-06-17
Movie Ill Met by Moonlight Miki 1957-01-31
Movie Intermediate Landing in Paris 1955-03-16