King George V — The King's Speech Character Profile

King George V appears in 2 titles

• The King's Speech (2010)
• Downton Abbey (2019) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Michael Gambon

Appears in

The King's Speech (2010)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (2)

• King George V — Family Son — King George VI (Colin Firth)

  King George VI is King George V's second son.

  The plot identifies Bertie as the second son of King George V, who later dies in 1936.

• King George V — Temporal Successor — King Edward VIII (Guy Pearce)

  Edward succeeds his father as monarch.

  After King George V dies, David ascends the throne as King Edward VIII.

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