Roger Worrod
Overview
- Ethnicity
- White / European Descent
- Age Range
- 65 - 78
- Height
- 5' 9" (1m 75cm)
- Weight
- 216lbs (98kg)
- Hair Colour
- White
- Eye Colour
- Blue
- Build
- Muscular
Documents
Agent
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EELSAgent
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+41 21 534 41 69Contact
- Website
Credits
| Year | Job Title Project Type |
Project Name Director / Company |
Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 |
Actor, Director, Producer
Online & Multimedia |
Under Milk Wood in 3D Surround Sound - FREE Download for Dylan Thomas' Centenary. Roger Worrod / Sounds Interesting! |
YouTube |
| 2020 |
John Ronald Vinegar
Film |
Salt & Vinegar Remy Wullschleger / niibillim Films |
Geneva Palexpo |
| 2019 |
One Man Show
Theatre |
Under Milk Wood Roger Worrod / Florence Rep -> Sounds Interesting ! |
Italy, UK, Malta, Switzerland |
| 2012 |
Ronald Rigby
Film |
Lost in Geneva Z a Q / H.E.A.D. CH |
United Nations, Geneva, Switzerland |
| 2011 |
voice-over
Commercials & Industrials |
Voltarol Body Language Saatchi & Saatchi (CH) |
virol |
| 2011 |
voice-over
Commercials & Industrials |
Voltaren Saatchi & Saatchi (CH) |
virol |
| 2009 |
Ibn Sina
Film |
A Conversation with Ibn Sina Josef Meizer / GB Studios |
Museum & YouTube |
| 2008 |
On-screen presenter
Commercials & Industrials |
Logitech Wave Keyboard François Duport / Dorier SA |
Geneva, Switzerland |
| 2007 |
The Laird
Commercials & Industrials |
Somfy in Edinburgh François Duport / Dorier SA |
Geneva, Switzerland & Edinburgh |
| 2004 |
Storyteller
Voiceover |
Mr Wurfel Rafael Sommerhalder / Freihändler Filmproduktion, Basel |
Basel, Switzerland |
| 2002 |
Marcus
Film |
The Club Hansmartin Siegrist / VisaVista, Basel (CH) |
Basel, Switzerland |
| 1996 |
Narrator, Writer, Director
Film |
Destination: Malta Roger Worrod / Alpenstock (CH) |
Malta |
| 1990 |
Swiss Customs Chief
Film |
Try This One For Size Guy Hamilton / Candice/Canal Plus |
Geneva, & Paris |
| 1986 |
Luc Zimmerman & Director
Commercials & Industrials |
Zimmerman of Zed Group Roger Worrod / Arkus Training Films |
Worthy Park, Winchester (UK) |
| 1986 |
Armand
Theatre |
La Nef Dans La Ville Gérard Demierre / New Folk Opera |
Théâtre Beausobre, Morges (CH) |
| 1986 |
Smith - sadistic prison doctor
Film |
The Kiss of the Cobra/Mark of the Scorpion/Meglio baciare un cobra Massimo Pirri / Scena Film (Italy) |
Rome & Tunis |
| 1985 |
Sir Roger + Various & Director
Theatre |
The Little Matchgirl Roger Worrod / etc |
Théâtre Kléber-Méleau (CH) |
| 1982 |
El Gallo & Director
Theatre |
The Fantasticks Roger Worrod / Florence Rep |
Rondò di Bacco, Florence, Italy |
| 1982 |
Sir Toby Belch & Director
Theatre |
12th Night Roger Worrod / Florence Rep |
Teatro Niccolini, Florence, Italy |
| 1979 |
Singer & Director
Theatre |
Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris Roger Worrod / Florence Rep |
Florence, Italy |
| 1979 |
Bri & Director
Theatre |
A Day in the Death of Joe Egg Roger Worrod / Florence Rep |
Florence, Italy |
| 1968 |
Bruder
Television |
Delius - Song of Summer Ken Russell / BBC Omnibus |
BBC TV London |
Education
| Year | Qualification | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | acting course | RADA |
About me
Apart from writing, directing and performing on-screen, I have recently broken into the Audiobook marketplace with my company "Sounds Interesting!". We have classics: e.g. 'A Christmas Carol' by Charles Dickens - unabridged, with sound effects or purely voice; biography e.g. 'The Slow Grey Fox Jumps Over The Queasy Package Tourists'; science fantasy e.g. 'Childhood Stories Revisited' and children's stories e.g. 'Mrs Tiptail to the Rescue'. We are open to commissions!Additional skills:
Head of Teacher-Training: The Shenker Institutes, Rome, Italy (1968-1974)
ELDA-ARA
English Language Film Dubbing in Italy removed
Founder/Director: "EELS" Communication Services, Switzerland (1994- )
Founder: "Sounds Interesting!" Script & Voice Service (1999- )
Translator & Presenter of 'Sailing' magazine, 'Eurosport' & 'Star TV Asia' removed
RECENT SCRIPTWRITING
'Bonneville 400' 90min Feature Documentary, Z Management, 2006
LIVE PRESENTER/MC/Moderator
9th EADV Congress, Palexpo, Geneva: November 2000
Mitil 01 & Mitil 02, Film & TV Market, Vevey: June 2001 & June 2002
'Golden Beggar' TV Festival, Kosice, Slovakia: October 2001 & 2002
'Golden Beggar' TV Festival, Kosice, Slovakia: June 2003, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23
'Golden Beggar' Film & TV Festival, Kosice, Slovakia: President of the Jury; 2015, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23
Charriol' 25th Anniversary, Geneva: April 2008
'Open Channels' Berlin, Germany: September 2008
IzmitISFF, President of the Jury: 2018, 19, 20 21, 22, 23
Bud Spencer Museum, Berlin: English Audioguide
FILM DIRECTOR
From: 'Zimmerman of Z Group' (Arkus, Worthy Park Studios, UK 1989)
to 'Destination:Malta' 1996, 'The BirguFest' 1996, 'Cities & Marvels of the World: Valetta & the Three Cities' 1996. 'Gozo, Calypso's Isle' 1996
To: 'Interviewing with Lominger' for Philip Morris International, Lausanne, 2007
VOICE-OVERS & NARRATION
More than 3,000 in Standard UK English, US mid-West and East Coast, Australian, South African, Canadian, Scots, Welsh, Irish ........and Italian, French & German with a variety of accents.
Additional information:
Writer-presenter for 'The News in English' and 'Faces Behind the News', Canale 48, Florence, Italy. 1979-82
Author & Narrator: "The Slow 'Grey Fox' Jumped Over The QueaZy Package Tourists" Hardback, Paperback, Kindle & Audiobook
"The Potential" by June Bretherton. Audiobook recorded by Roger Worrod
"A Christmas Carol" Audiobook by Roger Worrod
Owner/Director: School of Spoken English, Florence, Italy (1974-1982)
Director: School of Spoken English Lausanne, Switzerland removed )
AUTHOR & RESEARCHER
TV documentary series 'Living Archaeology: The Mediterranean and Beyond'
TV comedy-drama series: 'Hon(n)I Soit Qui Mal Y Pense'
AUTHOR & PRESENTER
On the Trail of an Old Pony-Tail
Skills
| Languages Spoken | English, French, Italian |
|---|---|
| Accents/Dialects | American - General, Australian, Boston, Canadian, Dutch, English - Cockney, English - England North West (Liverpool, Manchester, Lancashire, Cheshire), English - General, English - London, English - Northern England, English - Received Pronunciation, English - Southwest England, English - West Midlands (Shropshire, Birmingham, Brummie), English - Yorkshire & Humber, French (Standard International), German, Indian, Irish, Irish Eastern (Leinster, Dublin), Italian (Standard International), Midwest American, Polish, Russian, Scottish, Scottish (Highland, Inverness), South African, Southern American, Spanish (International Spanish) Acento Neutro, US West Coast (California, Portland), Welsh, Yiddish |
| Media Specialism | Audiobooks, Cartoons, Commercials, Documentary, Dubbing, Lip Synch / ADR, Multimedia, Narration, Radio, Spoken word & performance poetry, Teacher / Voice Coach, Voice Direction |
| Dance Styles | Ballroom |
| Musical Style | Cabaret, Country |
| Vocal Types | Baritone |
| Singing Styles | Cabaret, Country, Musical Theatre, Other |
| Additional Skills | Acting, Hosting/Presenting, Impressions, Public Speaking |
| Athletics | Billiards, Bowling, Fishing, Ping Pong, Snorkeling, Swimming |
| Organisations / Memberships | Equity (UK) |
| Work Permits | EU |