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Henry Daniell (1894–1963)


One of Hollywood's greatest screen villains, Charles Henry Daniell had the profound misfortune to make his professional theatrical debut on the eve of World War I. His life thus interrupted, he served in the trenches on the Western Front with the British Army's Norfolk Regiment. Wounded in action, he... See full bio »

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Filmography

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1964 My Fair Lady
Ambassador (uncredited)
 
1962 77 Sunset Strip (TV series)
Gideon Harte / Silas Hay
The Odds on Odette (1962) … Silas Hay
The Floating Man (1962) … Gideon Harte
 
1962 Combat! (TV series)
Minister
A Day in June (1962) … Minister
 
1962 Mutiny on the Bounty
Court-martial judge (uncredited)
 
1962 The Chapman Report
Dr. Jonas
 
1962 Five Weeks in a Balloon
Sheik Ageiba
 
1962 The Notorious Landlady
Stranger
 
1962 Madison Avenue
Stipe
 
1961 The Comancheros
Gireaux
 
1960-1961 Thriller (TV series)
Count Alexander Cagliostro / Dirk Van Prinn / Pierre Radin / …
God Grante That She Lye Stille (1961) … Vicar John Weatherford
The Grim Reaper (1961) … Pierre Radin
Well of Doom (1961) … Squire Moloch
The Cheaters (1960) … Dirk Van Prinn
 
1961 The Law and Mr. Jones (TV series)
Isaac Beckett
A Quiet Town (1961) … Isaac Beckett
 
1961 The Islanders (TV series)
Jarden
Escape from Kaledau (1961) … Jarden
 
1960 Shirley Temple's Storybook (TV series)
Sir Oliver
The Black Arrow (1960) … Sir Oliver
 
1960 Peter Gunn (TV series)
Arthur Copeland
The Crossbow (1960) … Arthur Copeland
 
1960 Wagon Train (TV series)
Sir Alexander Drew / Mr. Morton W. Snipple
Trial for Murder: Part 2 (1960) … Sir Alexander Drew
Trial for Murder: Part 1 (1960) … Sir Alexander Drew
The Christine Elliot Story (1960) … Mr. Morton W. Snipple
 
1960 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Col. Townes / Colonel Townes
The Swamp Fox: Redcoat Strategy (1960) … Col. Townes
The Swamp Fox: Day of Reckoning (1960) … Col. Townes
 
1959 Markham (TV series)
Max Bozman
No Flies on Friday (1959) … Max Bozman
 
1959 Startime (TV series)
Uncle Henri
My Three Angels (1959) … Uncle Henri
 
1959 The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake
Dr. Emil Zurich
 
1959 Riverboat (TV series)
Graham
The Fight Back (1959) … Graham
 
1959 Maverick (TV series)
Rene St. Cloud
Pappy (1959) … Rene St. Cloud
 
1957-1959 The Californians (TV series)
Dr. Rodman / James King
The Bell Tolls (1959) … James King
Gold-Tooth Charlie (1959)
Strange Quarantine (1957) … Dr. Rodman
 
1956-1959 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Hubbel / Lionel Croy
Confession (1956) … Hubbel
 
1958 From the Earth to the Moon
Morgana
 
1958 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (TV series)
Belloc
Debut (1958) … Belloc
 
1958 Alcoa Theatre (TV series)
Edward Judson
Night Caller (1958) … Edward Judson
 
1952-1958 Kraft Theatre (TV series)
The Iron Gate (1952)
 
1957 Matinee Theatre (TV series)
The Little Minister (1957)
 
1957 The Story of Mankind
Pierre Cauchon - Bishop of Beauvais
 
1957 Les Girls
Judge
 
1957 The Sun Also Rises
Doctor
 
1957 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
Count Maverin
The Sword (1957) … Count Maverin
 
1956-1957 The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial (TV series)
Clark / King Charles / Van Buren
The Freeman Case (1957) … Van Buren
The Trial of Colonel Blood (1957) … King Charles
The Trial of Edward Pritchard (1956) … Clark
 
1957 Mister Cory
Mr. Earnshaw
 
1956 Telephone Time (TV series)
Von Feuerbach
Mystery of Caspar Hauser (1956) … Von Feuerbach
 
1956 Producers' Showcase (TV series)
Edward Moulton-Barrett
 
1956 Diane
Gondi
 
1955 TV Reader's Digest (TV series)
Sir Edward Carson
 
1955 Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre (TV series)
Dictator
The Smuggler (1955) … Dictator
 
1955 The Prodigal
Ramadi
 
1954 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Lord Belmont
Imperfect Lady (1954) … Lord Belmont
 
1954 The Egyptian
Mekere
 
1951-1952 Lights Out (TV series)
The Perfect Servant (1952)
 
1951 Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV series)
Table for Two (1951)
 
1951 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
The Target (1951)
 
1950 Buccaneer's Girl
Capt. Duval
 
1950 The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (TV series)
Colonel Chart
The Marriages (1950) … Colonel Chart
 
1949 Siren of Atlantis
Blades
 
1948 Wake of the Red Witch
Jacques Desaix
 
1947 The Exile
Colonel Ingram
 
1946 Angel Street (TV movie)
Mr. Manningham
 
1945 Hotel Berlin
Baron Von Stetten
 
1944 The Suspect
Mr. Simmons
 
1943 Watch on the Rhine
Phili Von Ramme
 
1943 Sherlock Holmes in Washington
William Easter
 
1942 Reunion in France
Emile Fleuron
 
1942 The Great Impersonation
Frederick Seamon
 
1942 Nightmare
Capt. Stafford
 
1942 Castle in the Desert
Watson King
 
1942 Four Jacks and a Jill
Bobo
 
1941 The Feminine Touch
Shelley Mason, Critic
 
1941 Dressed to Kill
Julian Davis
 
1941 A Woman's Face
Public Prosecutor
 
1940 The Great Dictator
Garbitsch
 
1940 All This, and Heaven Too
Broussais
 
1940 The Sea Hawk
Lord Wolfingham
 
1939 We Are Not Alone
Sir Ronald Dawson
 
1938 Holiday
Seton Cram
 
1937 Madame X
Lerocle
 
1937 The Thirteenth Chair
John Wales
 
1937 Under Cover of Night
Marvin Griswald
 
1936 The Unguarded Hour
Hugh Lewis
 
1934 The Path of Glory
King Maximillian
 
1930 The Last of the Lone Wolf
Count von Rimpau (as Henry Daniel)
 
1929 Jealousy
Clement
 
1929 The Awful Truth
Norman Warriner
 
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2011 Special Collector's Edition (TV series)
 
2008 The Naked Archaeologist (TV series)
 
2007 Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows (TV documentary)
 
2007 Hitler: The Comedy Years (TV documentary)
Garbitsch (uncredited)
 
1985 The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes (video documentary)
Professor Moriarty
 
1976 Hollywood on Trial (documentary)
Himself
 
1955 MGM Parade (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1942). Stage Play: Hedda Gabler. Drama (revival). Written by Henrik Ibsen. Translated by Ethel Borden and Mary Cass Canfield. Directed by Luther Greene. Longacre Theatre: 29 Jan 1942- 7 Feb 1942 (12 performances). Cast: Henry Daniell (as "Eilert Lovborg"), Ralph Forbes (as "George Tesman")... See more »

Alternate Names:

Henry Daniel

Height:

6' (1.83 m)
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

Gabriel Dell of the "Dead End Kids" was the husband of Allyson Daniell ( Henry's daughter) ...and Gabriel Dell Jr. is Henry Daniell's grandson. See more »

Star Sign:

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