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Lionel Jeffries was an English actor, director, and screenwriter who appeared in many films and TV shows. He was known for his comic roles, such as Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and his children's films, such as The Railway Children.
Lionel Jeffries (1926-2010) was a versatile British performer who played English eccentrics in films such as Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and The Railway Children. He also wrote and directed several family-friendly movies and appeared in TV shows and stage plays.
Lionel Jeffries was a British actor and director who played many English eccentrics, such as Grandpa Potts in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968). He was born in 1926, served in WWII, and died in 2010.
Feb 20, 2010 · Lionel Jeffries, a mustachioed, bald-pated British character actor who excelled in rubber-faced comedic roles like Grandpa Potts in the musical fantasy adventure “Chitty Chitty Bang...
Lionel Jeffries, who directed The Railway Children and played Grandpa Potts in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, has died at 83. Despite his directorial success, he was best known as an actor, appearing in dozens of films alongside such screen giants as Sir Anthony Hopkins, Jeremy Irons, Peter Sellers and Terry-Thomas.
Feb 20, 2010 · Lionel Jeffries was a versatile and scene-stealing character actor who also directed the classic children's film The Railway Children. He played eccentric and comic roles in films such as Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, First Men in the Moon and Two Way Stretch.
Feb 19, 2010 · Lionel Jeffries was a versatile and comic actor who appeared in films like Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and The Railway Children. He also wrote and directed the latter, based on E Nesbit's classic novel.
