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Cecil Kellaway (1893–1973)

Actor | Soundtrack | Writer

Cecil Kellaway was nominated for two Oscars for Best Supporting Actor for The Luck of the Irish and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner. Cecil was originally offered the role of Santa Claus in Miracle on 34th Street, but he turned it down, telling his son, "Americans don't go for whimsy." His works also include some television. He played Santa Claus on an episode of Bewitched and also appeared in Twilight Zone. See full bio »

Born:

Cecil Lauriston Kellaway
in Cape Town, South Africa

Died:

(age 79) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
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1972 Call Holme (TV movie)
Lord Basil Hyde-Smith
 
1970 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Old Al Casey / Old Man Casey
– The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City: Part 2 (1970) … Old Man Casey
– The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City: Part 1 (1970) … Old Al Casey
 
1970 Getting Straight
Dr. Kasper
 
1970 Nanny and the Professor (TV series)
Judge Rousch
– Strictly for the Birds (1970) … Judge Rousch
 
1969 The Ghost & Mrs. Muir (TV series)
Admiral Snedaker
– Chowderhead (1969) … Admiral Snedaker
 
1968 That Girl (TV series)
Andrew Washington
– Old Man's Darling (1968) … Andrew Washington
 
1967 Fitzwilly
Buckmaster
 
1967 Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Monsignor Ryan
 
1967 Kismet (TV movie)
 
1967 The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin
Mr. Pemberton
 
1966 Spinout
Bernard Ranley
 
1965 The F.B.I. (TV series)
Uncle Walter
– The Hijackers (1965) … Uncle Walter
 
1965 Valentine's Day (TV series)
Dawson Farrow
– Farrow's Fling (1965) … Dawson Farrow
 
1964 Bewitched (TV series)
Santa Claus
– A Vision of Sugar Plums (1964) … Santa Claus
 
1964 Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Harry
 
1964 Burke's Law (TV series)
Brother Flaherty
– Who Killed Don Pablo? (1964) … Brother Flaherty
 
1964 The Greatest Show on Earth (TV series)
Doc Browne
– Rosetta (1964) … Doc Browne
 
1964 My Favorite Martian (TV series)
Wilbur Canfield
– Now You See It, Now You Don't (1964) … Wilbur Canfield
 
1964 The Confession
The Bishop
 
1963 The Cardinal
Monsignor Monaghan
 
1962-1963 Ben Casey (TV series)
Grandpa Murdock
– If There Were Dreams to Sell (1963) … Grandpa Murdock
– Imagine a Long Bright Corridor (1962)
 
1960-1963 Twilight Zone (TV series)
Burgess / Jeremy Wickwire
– Passage on the Lady Anne (1963) … Burgess
– Elegy (1960) … Jeremy Wickwire
 
1962 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (TV series)
Carleton Jones
– For Richer or Poorer (1962) … Carleton Jones
 
1962 Zotz!
Dean Joshua Updike
 
1962 Follow the Sun (TV series)
Wilbur Martin
– The Inhuman Equation (1962) … Wilbur Martin
 
1962 The New Breed (TV series)
Mr. Weltschmerz
– Mr. Weltschmerz (1962) … Mr. Weltschmerz
 
1961 The Dick Powell Theatre (TV series)
Harry Burton Wilkins
– A Swiss Affair (1961) … Harry Burton Wilkins
 
1961 The Donna Reed Show (TV series)
Mr. O'Hara
– The Fabulous O'Hara (1961) … Mr. O'Hara
 
1960-1961 Adventures in Paradise (TV series)
Charlie Bassett / Hector / Martin Wormer
– The Pretender (1961) … Hector
– A Touch of Genius (1961) … Charlie Bassett
– The Intruders (1960) … Martin Wormer
 
1961 Tammy Tell Me True
Captain Joe
 
1961 Francis of Assisi
Cardinal Hugolino
 
1961 Rawhide (TV series)
MacKay
– Incident in the Middle of Nowhere (1961) … MacKay
 
1961 Harrigan and Son (TV series)
Silas Marner
– You Can Fight City Hall (1961) … Silas Marner
 
1960 The Private Lives of Adam and Eve
Doc Bayles
 
1960 Hennesey (TV series)
Admiral Robertson - Chaplain
– Tell It to the Chaplain (1960) … Admiral Robertson - Chaplain
 
1959 Johnny Ringo (TV series)
Cyrus Hampton
– The Cat (1959) … Cyrus Hampton
 
1958-1959 Whirlybirds (TV series)
Cecil / Padre
– Shoot Out (1959) … Cecil
– Buy Me a Miracle (1958) … Padre
 
1959 The Shaggy Dog
Professor Plumcutt
 
1959 The Millionaire (TV series)
Father Gilhooley
– Millionaire Father Gilhooley (1959) … Father Gilhooley
 
1959 The Ann Sothern Show (TV series)
Sean O'Connor / Uncle Sean
– The O'Connors Stick Together (1959) … Sean O'Connor
– Hurrah for the Irish (1959) … Uncle Sean
 
1959 Perry Mason (TV series)
Darrell Metcalf
– The Case of the Glittering Goldfish (1959) … Darrell Metcalf
 
1959 Destination Space (TV movie)
Dr. A.A. Andrews
 
1955-1958 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
Jason / Mick Rafferty
– Birthday Present (1958) … Mick Rafferty
– The Tale of St. Emergency (1956)
– Private History (1955) … Jason
 
1958 The Proud Rebel
Dr. Enos Davis (Quaker)
 
1958 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Dr. Parkes
– Verdict of Three (1958) … Dr. Parkes
 
1958 Matinee Theatre (TV series)
– Career Angel (1958)
 
1958 Studio 57 (TV series)
– A Source of Irritation (1958)
 
1957 Johnny Trouble
Tom McKay
 
1956-1957 Crossroads (TV series)
Minister / Reverand Brown
– Big Sombrero (1957) … Reverand Brown
– Tenement Saint (1956) … Minister
 
1957 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Pop Smith
– Just Across the Street (1957) … Pop Smith
 
1956 The Toy Tiger
James Fusenot
 
1955 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
Grandpa / Timothy Hanrahan
– The Fabulous Sycamores (1955) … Grandpa
– Hanrahan (1955) … Timothy Hanrahan
 
1955 Female on the Beach
Osbert Sorenson
 
1954-1955 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
Druggist / Mr. Colley / Samuel Cross
– Visa for X (1955) … Mr. Colley
– Sentence of Death (1955) … Druggist
– Day of Good News (1954) … Samuel Cross
 
1955 Interrupted Melody
Bill Lawrence
 
1955 Make Room for Daddy (TV series)
Mr. Kirby
– Peter Pan (1955) … Mr. Kirby
 
1955 The Prodigal
Governor
 
1953 Paris Model
Patrick J. 'P.J.' Sullivan
 
1952-1953 Cavalcade of America (TV series)
Sam Mulford
– Sam and the Whale (1953) … Sam Mulford
– Poor Richard (1952)
 
1953 Cruisin' Down the River
Thadeus Jackson
 
1953 The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
Prof. Thurgood Elson
 
1953 Young Bess
Mr. Parry
 
1952 Thunder in the East
Dr. Willoughby
 
1952 My Wife's Best Friend
Rev. Thomas Chamberlain
 
1952 Just Across the Street
Pop Smith
 
1951 The Highwayman
Lord Herbert
 
1951 Half Angel
Harry Gilpin
 
1951 Francis Goes to the Races
Colonel Travers
 
1951 Katie Did It
Nathaniel B. Wakeley VI
 
1950 The Magnavox Theatre (TV series)
Jonathan Huntoon Smith
– The Hurricane at Pilgrim Hill (1950) … Jonathan Huntoon Smith
 
1950 Hurricane at Pilgrim Hill (TV movie)
Jonathan Huntoon Smith
 
1950 Kim
Hurree Chunder
 
1950 Harvey
Dr. Chumley
 
1950 The Reformer and the Redhead
Dr. Kevin G. Maguire
 
1949 Down to the Sea in Ships
Slush Tubbs
 
1948 Portrait of Jennie
Matthews
 
1948 The Decision of Christopher Blake
Judge Alexander Adamson
 
1948 Joan of Arc
Jean le Maistre (Inquisitor of Rouen)
 
1948 The Luck of the Irish
Horace (A Leprechaun)
 
1947 Always Together
Jonathan Turner
 
1947 Unconquered
Jeremy Love
 
1947 Variety Girl
Cecil Kellaway
 
1946 The Cockeyed Miracle
Tom Carter
 
1946 Monsieur Beaucaire
Count D'Armand
 
1946 Easy to Wed
J.B. Allenbury
 
1946 The Postman Always Rings Twice
Nick Smith
 
1945 Kitty
Thomas Gainsborough
 
1945 Love Letters
Mac
 
1944 Practically Yours
Marvin P. Meglin
 
1944 And Now Tomorrow
Doctor Weeks
 
1944 Mrs. Parkington
Edward - Prince of Wales
 
1944 Frenchman's Creek
William
 
1944 Showboat Serenade (short)
Colonel Jordan
 
1943 The Good Fellows
Jim Hilton
 
1943 It Ain't Hay
King O'Hara
 
1943 The Crystal Ball
Pop Tibbets
 
1943 Forever and a Day
Dinner Guest
 
1943 Freedom Comes High (short)
Ellen's Father
 
1942 Star Spangled Rhythm
Cecil Kellaway (uncredited)
 
1942 My Heart Belongs to Daddy
Alfred Fortescue
 
1942 I Married a Witch
Daniel
 
1942 Night in New Orleans
Dan Odell
 
1942 Are Husbands Necessary?
Dr. Buell
 
1942 Take a Letter, Darling
Uncle George
 
1942 The Lady Has Plans
Peter Miles
 
1941 Bahama Passage
Captain Jack Risingwell
 
1941 Night of January 16th
Oscar, the Drunk
 
1941 New York Town
Shipboard Host
 
1941 Birth of the Blues
Granet
 
1941 Appointment for Love
O'Leary
 
1941 Burma Convoy
Angus McBragel
 
1941 A Very Young Lady
Professor Starkweather
 
1941 West Point Widow
Dr. Spencer
 
1941 Small Town Deb
Henry Randall
 
1940 Lady with Red Hair
Mr. Chapman
 
1940 The Letter
Prescott
 
1940 South of Suez
Henry Putnam
 
1940 Mexican Spitfire Out West
Mr. Chumley
 
1940 Diamond Frontier
Noah
 
1940 The Mummy's Hand
The Great Solvani (as Cecil Kelloway)
 
1940 Pop Always Pays (scenes deleted)
 
1940 Phantom Raiders
Franklin Morris
 
1940 Brother Orchid
Brother Goodwin
 
1940 Adventure in Diamonds
Emerson
 
1940 The House of the Seven Gables
Philip Barton
 
1940 The Invisible Man Returns
Inspector Sampson of Scotland Yard
 
1940 Mexican Spitfire
Mr. Chumley
 
1939 We Are Not Alone
Judge
 
1939 Intermezzo: A Love Story
Charles
 
1939 The Under-Pup
Mr. Wendelhares (uncredited)
 
1939 Man About Town
Headwaiter (uncredited)
 
1939 The Sun Never Sets
Director of Colonial Office
 
1939 Mr. Chedworth Steps Out
George Chedworth
 
1939 Wuthering Heights
Earnshaw
 
1939 Gunga Din
Mr. Stebbins (uncredited)
 
1938 Annabel Takes a Tour
Strothers, River-Clyde's Publisher (uncredited)
 
1938 Tarnished Angel
Reginald 'Reggie' Roland
 
1938 Smashing the Rackets
Barrett (uncredited)
 
1938 Blond Cheat
Rufus Trent
 
1938 Law of the Underworld
Phillips - Gene's Butler (uncredited)
 
1938 This Marriage Business
Police Chief Hardy
 
1938 Maid's Night Out
Geoffrey
 
1938 Night Spot
Willard Lorryweather
 
1938 Double Danger
Fentriss - aka Gilhooley
 
1938 Everybody's Doing It
Mr. Beyers
 
1937 Wise Girl
Fletcher's Butler (unconfirmed)
 
1937 It Isn't Done
Hubert Blaydon
 
1933 The Hayseeds
Dad Hayseed
 
1918 Bond and Word
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (3 titles)
1946 The Postman Always Rings Twice (performer: "She's Funny That Way" 1928 - uncredited, "There is a Tavern in the Town" pub. 1883 - uncredited)
 
1942 I Married a Witch (performer: "Good Night, Ladies!" - uncredited)
 
1938 Blond Cheat (performer: "The Little Brown Jug" 1869 - uncredited)
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1937 It Isn't Done (original story)
 
Show ShowSelf (2 titles)
1968 The 40th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
 
1952-1953 The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself - Actor
– Episode #3.25 (1953) … Himself - Actor
– Episode #2.27 (1952) … Himself - Actor
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (5 titles)
1999 Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed (video documentary short)
Solvani, The Great
 
1995 The Celluloid Heroes (TV movie)
Himself
 
1971-1978 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
 
1965 Bewitched (TV series)
 
1942 The Mummy's Tomb
Solvani (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

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Radio episode: Lux Radio Theatre, ep. The Luck of the Irish; broadcast Dec. 27, 1948. See more »

Alternate Names:

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Father of Peter Kellaway, pioneer in the clinical use of the electroencephalogram (EEG) test to evaluate patients with possible neurological difficulties. When Jack Ruby stood trial for the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald, President John F. Kennedy's assassin, Kellaway testified about the results of Ruby's EEG tests. See more »

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