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Tom Helmore (1904–1995)

Actor

Helmore served as an apprentice in his father's accounting firm while working as an extra in movies. He subsequently pursued acting as a career, working predominantly on the stage. The 1945 Broadway musical "The Day Before Spring" led to Helmore's Hollywood career. In British and American films, Helmore was employed as a dapper, comedic actor. See full bio »

Born:

Thomas Percy Helmore
in London, England, UK

Died:

(age 91) in Longboat Key, Florida, USA
Still of Lee Grant and Tom Helmore in The Blonde Comes First Gene Tierney, Charles Laughton, Will Geer, Tom Helmore, Peter Lawford and Walter Pidgeon
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1972 Rod Serling's Night Gallery (TV series)
John Warwick (segment "The Caterpillar")
– The Caterpillar/Little Girl Lost (1972) … John Warwick (segment "The Caterpillar")
 
1972 The Scarecrow (TV movie)
Sir Charles Reddington
 
1971 Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV series)
Alan Redding
– This Is Max (1971) … Alan Redding
 
1969 The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (TV series)
Mr. McBane
– Crisis (1969) … Mr. McBane
 
1964 Dr. Kildare (TV series)
Dr. Foster Bailey
– The Elusive Dik-Dik (1964) … Dr. Foster Bailey
 
1964 Flipper's New Adventure
Sir Halsey Hopewell
 
1962 Advise & Consent
British Ambassador
 
1961 The DuPont Show of the Week (TV series)
Osborne
– Trick or Treason (1961) … Osborne
 
1961 Thriller (TV series)
Eric Beaumont
– What Beckoning Ghost? (1961) … Eric Beaumont
 
1960 The Time Machine
Anthony Bridewell
 
1959 Markham (TV series)
Richard Stanton
– The Last Bullet (1959) … Richard Stanton
 
1959 The Man in the Net
Gordon Moreland
 
1959 Count Your Blessings
Hugh Palgrave
 
1959 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
George Manson
– And One Was Loyal (1959) … George Manson
 
1958 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Adam Longsworth / Miles John Farnham
– Murder Me Twice (1958) … Miles John Farnham
– Little White Frock (1958) … Adam Longsworth
 
1957-1958 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
Detective Superintendent Tom Reid
– Last Edition (1958)
– Secrets of the Old Bailey (1958) … Detective Superintendent Tom Reid (as Tom Hellmore)
– No Second Helping (1957)
 
1958 Alcoa Theatre (TV series)
Commanding Officer
– Strange Occurrence at Rokesay (1958) … Commanding Officer
 
1957-1958 Matinee Theatre (TV series)
Henry Maurier
– The Riddle of Mary Murray (1958)
– Emma (1957)
– The Gioconda Smile (1957) … Henry Maurier
 
1958 Vertigo
Gavin Elster
 
1958 The Loretta Young Show (TV series)
Dr. Dale Sargent
– To Open a Door (1958) … Dr. Dale Sargent
 
1958 The Gale Storm Show: Oh, Susanna! (TV series)
Ralph Emory
– How to Catch a Man (1958) … Ralph Emory
 
1958 Studio 57 (TV series)
– The Terrible Discovery (1958)
 
1957 Have Gun - Will Travel (TV series)
James Brunswick
– The Englishman (1957) … James Brunswick
 
1957 Telephone Time (TV series)
Jack Howard / Wild Jack Howard
– Line Chief (1957) … Jack Howard
– Diamond Peer (1957) … Wild Jack Howard
 
1957 Designing Woman
Zachary Wilde
 
1957 This Could Be the Night
Stowe Devlin
 
1955 Star Tonight (TV series)
– Write Me a Love Scene (1955)
 
1955 The Tender Trap
Mr. Loughran
 
1955 Lucy Gallant
Jim Wardman
 
1954-1955 Ponds Theater (TV series)
– The Silver Box (1955)
– Albert (1954)
– Home at Seven (1954)
 
1952-1954 Kraft Theatre (TV series)
– The Little Stone of God (1954)
– Right You Are! (1953)
– The Skin Game (1952)
 
1954 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)
Max
– Oberstrasse 49 (1954) … Max
 
1954 The Shadow (TV short)
Lamont Cranston / The Shadow
 
1952-1953 Broadway Television Theatre (TV series)
Bill Tremaine / Lord Arthur Dilling
– The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1953) … Lord Arthur Dilling
– For Love or Money (1952) … Bill Tremaine
 
1953 Let's Do It Again
Courtney Craig
 
1953 Trouble Along the Way
Harold McCormick
 
1953 The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (TV series)
– Wings on My Feet (1953)
 
1952 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
– The Blonde Comes First (1952)
 
1952 The Web (TV series)
– Death Mask (1952)
 
1951-1952 Suspense (TV series)
Dermot West
– The Red Signal (1952) … Dermot West
– No Friend Like an Old Friend (1951)
 
1952 Love Story (TV movie)
Robert Browning
 
1951 Somerset Maugham TV Theatre (TV series)
– Of Human Bondage (1951)
– The Treasure (1951)
 
1951 Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (TV series)
– Light Up the Sky (1951)
 
1950 Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV series)
– Green Eyes (1950)
 
1950 Shadow on the Wall
Crane Weymouth
 
1949 Malaya
Matisson
 
1949 Scene of the Crime
Norrie Lorfield
 
1948 Three Daring Daughters
Michael Pemberton
 
1940 Shadowed Eyes
Ian
 
1938 Paid in Error
Jimmy Randle
 
1938 Easy Riches
Harry Miller
 
1937 Merry Comes to Town
Peter Bell
 
1937 The House of Silence (short)
Jack Ramsden
 
1936 Treachery on the High Seas
Edward Brailstone
 
1936 Luck of the Turf
Lord Broadwater
 
1936 Secret Agent
Col. Anderson (uncredited)
 
1935 The Riverside Murder
Alfred Jerome
 
1935 The Right Age to Marry
Stephen
 
1934 The Feathered Serpent
Peter Dewin
 
1934 The Scoop
Scoop Moreton
 
1934 Virginia's Husband
Barney Hammond
 
1934 Song at Eventide
Michael Law
 
1933 The King's Cup
Ronnie Helmore
 
1933 Up for the Derby
Ronnie Gordon
 
1932 The Barton Mystery
Harry Maitland
 
1932 Above Rubies (short)
Paul
 
1931 The House Opposite
Minor role (uncredited)
 
1931 The Wife's Family
Willie Nagg
 
1931 The House of Unrest
David
 
1930 Leave It to Me (short)
Tony
 
1929 White Cargo
Worthing
 
1927/I The Ring (uncredited)
 
1927 The Traitor: Psalm 25 (short)
 
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1997 Obsessed with Vertigo (TV documentary short)
Gavin Elster
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Appeared in Lerner and Loewe's first Broadway musical, "The Day Before Spring", in 1946. See more »

Alternate Names:

Tom Hellmore

Height:

5' 11" (1.80 m)
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

Starred as "The Shadow" in a prospective TV pilot in the 1950s that didn't pan out. See more »

Star Sign:

Capricorn