Question: Facts:   - death place: poole , dorset , england    - years active: 1950 -- 2001    - death date: 19 february 2010    - spouse: eileen mary walsh -lrb- m. 1951 -- 2010 -rrb-      - children: 3    - birth date: 10 june 1926    - name: lionel jeffries    - birthname: lionel charles jeffries    - image: lionel jeffries.jpg    - birth place: forest hill , london , england    - occupation: actor , film director , screenwriter   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of lionel jeffries .
Answer:
lionel charles jeffries -lrb- 10 june 1926 -- 19 february 2010 -rrb- was an english actor , screenwriter and film director .