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Allan Corduner
ACTOR

Allan Corduner

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Allan Corduner (born April 2, 1950) is an English actor born in Stockholm to a German mother and a Russo-Finnish father. He grew up in a secular Jewish home in London. After earning a BA (Hons) in English and Drama at Bristol University he trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. He has worked extensively on stage, TV, and film, both in the UK and in the United States. His voice is familiar from many BBC radio plays, audio books…

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Born
Apr 2, 1950
Birthplace
Stockholm, Sweden
Known For
Acting

Biography

Allan Corduner (born April 2, 1950) is an English actor born in Stockholm to a German mother and a Russo-Finnish father. He grew up in a secular Jewish home in London. After earning a BA (Hons) in English and Drama at Bristol University he trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. He has worked extensively on stage, TV, and film, both in the UK and in the United States. His voice is familiar from many BBC radio plays, audio books and TV documentaries.

Corduner made his feature film debut in Yentl, with Barbra Streisand. Of his 44 films he is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Sir Arthur Sullivan in Mike Leigh's Topsy-Turvy. He is married to Juha Leppäjärvi, a yoga instructor.

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Known For

Filmography

Movies

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Follow the Star
1979
Phoelix
1979
The Return of the SoldierPianist at Party
1983
YentlShimmele
1983
Bad MedicineDr. Diaz the Bus Driver
1985
ValhallaLoke (voice)
1986
MandelaBenny
1987
Talk RadioVince / Morris
1988
Fat Man and Little BoyFranz Goethe
1989
Antonia and JaneStephen Carlinsky
1990
Edward IIPoet
1991
Carry On ColumbusSam
1992
A Business AffairDinner Guest
1994
Heart of DarknessVerme
1994
Nobody's ChildrenIon
1994
VoicesOscar Butterworth
1995
Alive and KickingTherapist
1996
GadgetmanProfessor McNeil
1996
Norma Jean & MarilynBilly Wilder
1996
The ImpostorsCaptain
1998
Topsy-TurvySir Arthur Sullivan
1999
Joe Gould's SecretFrancis McCrudden
2000
Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang)Big Bob
2001
Me Without YouMax
2001
The Grey ZoneNyiszli
2001
The Search for John GissingFrancois Fuller
2001
ZoeRupert
2001
Food of LoveJoseph Mansourian
2002
Moonlight MileStan Michaels
2002
The King's BeardRonnie (voice)
2002
ChristineMaurice Leyman
2004
De-LovelyMonty Woolley
2004
The Merchant of VeniceTubal
2004
Vera DrakePsychiatrist
2004
Bigger Than the SkyKippy Newberg
2005
Friends & CrocodilesMarcus
2005
The Owls and the OrchardSelf - Narrator (voice)
2005
The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan DoyleGreenhough Smith
2005
The White CountessSamuel Feinstein
2005
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Against NatureDes Esseintes
2006
Fred ClausDr. Goldfarb
2007
The Last Days of the RajLord Ismay
2007
DefianceShimon Haretz
2008
Mr. NobodyDr. Feldheim
2009
Burke & HareNicephore
2010
Lennon NakedArt Janov
2010
A Thousand Kisses DeepBuddy
2012
An Enemy to Die ForMartin Winter
2012
The SweeneyDoctor
2012
We'll Take ManhattanAlex Liberman
2012
Closer to the MoonFlaviu
2014
Woman in GoldGustav Bloch-Bauer
2015
Florence Foster JenkinsJohn Totten
2016
The Book of GabrielleSaul
2017
DisobedienceMoshe Hartog
2018
Miss DalíCaptain Moore
2018
The Man Who Saw Too MuchBoris Pahor (voice)
2019
A Ghost Story for Christmas: Count MagnusThe Deacon
2022
MosquitoOzwald Godfrey
2022
The OfferingSaul
2022
TÁRSebastian Brix
2022
National Theatre Live: The Motive and the CueHume Cronyn
2024
A&
Alfie & Ed
2025
Christmas KarmaMr Fezzywig
2025
FamilySamuel
2026
The Entertainment System Is Down
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The FuneralRabbi Stephen
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The Wedding DressRabbi Munck

Television

A Ghost Story for ChristmasThe Deacon · 1 eps
1971
PoldarkManservant · 1 eps
1975
MinderMarty · 1 eps
1979
Tales of the UnexpectedHatchard's Bookshop Assistant · 1 eps
1979
Tales of the UnexpectedStore Assistant · 1 eps
1979
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BuccaneerMonty Bateman · 4 eps
1980
RootsMelvin Solomons · 6 eps
1981
CW
Cold WarriorJoachim Maasen · 1 eps
1984
FreudOscar Rie · 2 eps
1984
The Bill2 eps
1984
Girls On TopBenny · 1 eps
1985
Inspector MorseGentile Bellocchio · 1 eps
1987
Drop the Dead DonkeyCritic · 2 eps
1990
Teenage Health FreakDr Lime · 2 eps
1991
HeartbeatGerard Lowe · 1 eps
1992
HeartbeatTristram Johnstone · 1 eps
1992
Mad About YouOsofsky · 1 eps
1992
ParisMinotti · 6 eps
1994
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An Independent Man1 eps
1995
The Last Machine5 eps
1995
Midsomer MurdersMichael Hipsman · 1 eps
1997
NostromoHirsch · 3 eps
1997
Fat FriendsLeonard Harris · 4 eps
2000
The Way We Live NowCroll · 4 eps
2001
Daniel DerondaHerr Julius Klesmer · 4 eps
2002
Foyle's WarCarlo Lucciano · 1 eps
2002
The Last Detective1 eps
2003
TrustMichael Cohen · 1 eps
2003
The Lady MusketeerAramis · 2 eps
2004
Simon Schama's Power of Art1 eps
2006
No Heroics1 eps
2008
A Passionate WomanMr. Solomon · 1 eps
2010
Grandma's HouseRichard · 1 eps
2010
ExileGeller · 1 eps
2011
HomelandEtai Luskin · 7 eps
2011
ZenMichelangelo Gattuso · 1 eps
2011
Call the MidwifeArnold Gelin · 1 eps
2012
Dancing on the EdgeMr. Wax · 5 eps
2013
Spies of WarsawViktor Rosen · 2 eps
2013
The BlacklistAaron · 1 eps
2013
UtopiaRoss · 2 eps
2013
Secrets of the Third ReichSelf - Narrator · 8 eps
2014
The MusketeersVan Laar · 2 eps
2014
FearlessMonty Berman · 6 eps
2017
FBIVictor Beniov · 1 eps
2018
Ridley RoadRabbi Lehrer · 4 eps
2021
BookishMaxie Kleinmann · 2 eps
2025

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