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Eric Blore (1887–1959)

Actor | Soundtrack | Writer

Born in London, Eric Blore came out of college and started his working life as an insurance agent. But while touring in Australia he took an interest in the stage and theater. He gave up his insurance job and turned to acting after returning to England. With his elfish long, straight nose, squint-eyed demeanor and a crisp voice... See full bio »

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in London, England, UK

Died:

(age 71) in Hollywood, California, USA
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1955 Bowery to Bagdad
Genie of the Lamp
 
1950 Fancy Pants
Sir Wimbley
 
1949 Love Happy
Mackinaw
 
1949 The Wind in the Willows (short)
J. Thaddeus Toad (voice)
 
1949 The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
Mr. Toad (voice)
 
1949 Your Show Time (TV series)
– An Old, Old Story (1949)
 
1948 Romance on the High Seas
Ship's Doctor
 
1947 The Lone Wolf in London
Claudius Augustus Lucius Jamison
 
1947 Winter Wonderland
Luddington
 
1947 The Lone Wolf in Mexico
Jamison
 
1946 Abie's Irish Rose
Stubbins, Asst. Hotel Manager
 
1946 The Notorious Lone Wolf
Jameson
 
1945 Kitty
Dobson
 
1945 Men in Her Diary
Florist
 
1945 Easy to Look at
Billings
 
1945 Penthouse Rhythm
Ferdy Pelham
 
1945 I Was a Criminal
Obermueller, the Mayor
 
1944 San Diego I Love You
Nelson, Butler
 
1943 Caribbean Romance (short)
 
1943 Holy Matrimony
Henry Leek
 
1943 Passport to Suez
Llewellyn Jameson
 
1943 Submarine Base
Spike, Morgan's aide
 
1943 The Sky's the Limit
Jackson, Phil's Butler (uncredited)
 
1943 Heavenly Music (short)
Mr. Frisbie - Public Relations
 
1943 One Dangerous Night
Jamison
 
1943 Forever and a Day
Charles
 
1943 Happy Go Lucky
Betsman
 
1942 The Moon and Sixpence
Capt. Nichols
 
1942 Counter-Espionage
Jamison
 
1941 The Shanghai Gesture
Caesar Hawkins
 
1941 Sullivan's Travels
Sullivan's Valet
 
1941 Confirm or Deny
Mr. Hobbs, Regency Hotel
 
1941 Secrets of the Lone Wolf
Jamison the Butler
 
1941 New York Town
Vivian
 
1941 Three Girls About Town
Charlemagne, looking for Charlie
 
1941 Lady Scarface
Mr. Hartford
 
1941 Redhead
Digby
 
1941 Road to Zanzibar
Charles Kimble
 
1941 The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
Jamison
 
1941 The Lady Eve
Sir Alfred McGlennan Keith
 
1940 The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
Jamison
 
1940 South of Suez
Harold 'Limey' Wemsley
 
1940 Earl of Puddlestone
Horatio Bottomley
 
1940 The Boys from Syracuse
Pinch
 
1940 The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
Jamison
 
1940 'Til We Meet Again
Sir Harold Pinchard
 
1940 The Lone Wolf Strikes
Jamison
 
1940 The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
Horace Parker
 
1940 Music in My Heart
Griggs
 
1939 $1000 a Touchdown
Henry
 
1939 Island of Lost Men
Herbert
 
1939 A Gentleman's Gentleman
Heppelwhite
 
1938 A Desperate Adventure
Trump
 
1938 Swiss Miss
Edward
 
1938 Joy of Living
Potter
 
1937 Hitting a New High
Cedric Cosmo, aka Captain Braceridge Hemingway
 
1937 Breakfast for Two
Butch - Blair's Valet
 
1937 It's Love I'm After
Digges
 
1937 Shall We Dance
Cecil Flintridge
 
1937 The Soldier and the Lady
Henry Blount
 
1937 Quality Street
Recruiting Sergeant
 
1936 Smartest Girl in Town
Lucius Philbean - Dick's Valet
 
1936 Swing Time
Gordon
 
1936 Piccadilly Jim
Bayliss, Jim's Butler
 
1936 Sons o' Guns
Hobson
 
1936 The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
Stokes, Bradford's Butler
 
1936 Two in the Dark
Edmund Fish
 
1935 Seven Keys to Baldpate
Prof. Harrison Boulton
 
1935 I Dream Too Much
Roger Briggs
 
1935 To Beat the Band
Hawkins
 
1935 I Live My Life
Grove, Bentley's Butler
 
1935 Diamond Jim
Sampson Fox
 
1935 Top Hat
Bates
 
1935 Old Man Rhythm
'Phil' Phillips
 
1935 The Casino Murder Case
Currie
 
1935 Folies Bergère de Paris
Francois
 
1935 The Good Fairy
Dr. Metz
 
1934 Limehouse Blues
Slummer (uncredited)
 
1934 Behold My Wife
Benson (butler)
 
1934 The Gay Divorcee
The Waiter
 
1933 Flying Down to Rio
The Head Waiter
 
1933 Gold Diggers of 1933
Complaining Club Member (uncredited)
 
1931 My Sin
Barfly
 
1931 Tarnished Lady
Jewelry Counter Clerk (uncredited)
 
1930 Laughter
Party Guest in Angel Costume (uncredited)
 
1926 The Great Gatsby
Lord Digby
 
1920 A Night Out and a Day In (short)
 
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1949 The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (performer: "Merrily on Our Way to Nowhere in Particular" 1949 - uncredited)
 
1940 South of Suez (performer: "A Life on the Ocean Wave" 1838)
 
1940 The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady (performer: "Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms" 1808 - uncredited, "Trail to Mexico Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie" - uncredited)
 
1940 'Til We Meet Again (performer: "Love Me, and the World Is Mine" 1906 - uncredited)
 
1938 Swiss Miss (performer: "The Cricket Song" 1938 - uncredited, "I Can't Get Over the Alps" 1938 - uncredited)
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1937 The Disorderly Room (TV series)
 
Show ShowSelf (2 titles)
1951 The Saturday Night Revue with Jack Carter (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.18 (1951) … Himself
 
1937 Sunday Night at the Trocadero (short)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (5 titles)
1997 The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender (documentary)
 
1988 Disney Sing-Along-Songs: You Can Fly (video short)
Mr. Toad (voice)
 
1987 Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend (documentary)
Mackinaw (archive footage: Love Happy [1949])
 
1984 Going Hollywood: The '30s (documentary)
 
1955 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

The Ghost Train (1926). Drama. Written by Arnold Ridley. Directed by Norman Houston. Eltinge 42nd Street Theatre: 25 Aug 1926- Oct 1926 (61 performances). Cast: Arthur Barry (as "Herbert Price"), Eric Blore (as "Teddie Deakin"), Claudette Colbert (as "Peggy Murdock"), Isobel Elsom... See more »

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Height:

5' 8" (1.73 m)
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Biography in: "American National Biography". Supplement 1, pp. 52-53. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002. See more »

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