Marius Goring | |
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![]() Goring c.1940 | |
Born | Marius Re Goring 23 May 1912 Newport, Isle of Wight, England |
Died | 30 September 1998 Rushlake Green, Heathfield, East Sussex, England | (aged 86)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1926–1990 |
Spouses | Mary Westwood Steel
(m. 1931; div. 1941) |
Children | 1 |
Relatives | Charles Buckman Goring (father) |
Marius Re Goring CBE FRSL (23 May 1912 – 30 September 1998) was an English stage and screen actor.[1] He is best remembered for the four films he made with Powell & Pressburger, particularly as Conductor 71 in A Matter of Life and Death and as Julian Craster in The Red Shoes.[2] He is also known for playing the titular role in the long-running TV drama series, The Expert.[3] He regularly performed French and German roles, and was frequently cast in the latter because of his name, coupled with his red-gold hair and blue eyes. However, in a 1965 interview, he explained that he was not of German descent, stating that "Goring is a completely English name."