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Hay Petrie (1895–1948)

Actor

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Diminutive Scots character actor of quirky personality and gift of gab. Trained in drama at St. Andrews. Played comic roles on the Shakespearean stage. With the Old Vic from 1920. In eccentric screen roles well-cast as Dickensian types, notably debt-collector Quilp of The Old Curiosity Shop. Also remembered as The MacLaggan in The Ghost Goes West and as the evil Dr. Fosco in Crimes at the Dark House. See more trivia »

Born:

David Hay Petrie
in Dundee, Tayside, Scotland, UK

Died:

(age 53) in London, England, UK
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1949 The Queen of Spades
Herman's servant
 
1948 The Outsider
Peck
 
1948 There Is No Escape
 
1948 The Fallen Idol
Clock Winder
 
1948 The Silk Noose
Barber
 
1948 The Red Shoes
Boisson
 
1948 The Monkey's Paw
Grimshaw
 
1947 Hamlet (TV movie)
Gravedigger
 
1946 Great Expectations
Uncle Pumblechook
 
1946 The Laughing Lady
Tom
 
1946 Honeymoon Hotel
The Bridegroom
 
1946 Night Boat to Dublin
Station Master
 
1945 The Voice Within
Fair Owner
 
1945 Battle for Music
Official Receiver
 
1945 Waltz Time
Minister of War
 
1945 For You Alone
Sir Henry Markham (uncredited)
 
1945 Kiss the Bride Goodbye
Fraser
 
1944 A Canterbury Tale
Woodcock
 
1944 On Approval
Landlord
 
1943 Escape to Danger (uncredited)
 
1943 It Started at Midnight
Gestapo man at inn
 
1943 They Met in the Dark
Waiter (uncredited)
 
1942 The Great Mr. Handel
Phineas
 
1942 Sabotage at Sea
Talkative sailor at table
 
1942 Wings and the Woman
Old General
 
1942 Hard Steel
Mr. Kissack
 
1942 One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
The Burgomaster
 
1942 This Was Paris
Popinard, Amusement Park Owner
 
1941 Rush Hour (short)
Bus Conductor (uncredited)
 
1941 Bombsight Stolen
Dr. Truscott
 
1941 Turned Out Nice Again
Drunk (uncredited)
 
1941 The Spell of Amy Nugent
Mr. Cathcart
 
1941 The Ghost of St. Michael's
Procurator Fiscal
 
1941 Quiet Wedding
Railway Porter (uncredited)
 
1941 A Voice in the Night
Sebastian
 
1940 The Thief of Bagdad
Astrologer
 
1940 Convoy
Minesweeper Skipper
 
1940 Ten Days in Paris
Benoit
 
1940 Pastor Hall
Nazi Pastor
 
1940 Blackout
Axel Skold/Erik Skold
 
1940 Spy for a Day
Mr. Britt.
 
1940 Crimes at the Dark House
Dr. Isidor Fosco
 
1940 21 Days Together
John Aloysius Evan
 
1939 Inquest
Stephen Neale
 
1939 Jamaica Inn
His Groom
 
1939 Design for Murder
Old Dan
 
1939 The Four Feathers
Mahdi Interpreter (uncredited)
 
1939 The Spy in Black
Engineer
 
1939 Clouds Over Europe
Stage Door Keeper
 
1938/I Smiling Along
Jack
 
1938 A Spot of Bother
McTavish the Golf Club Official (uncredited)
 
1938 The Last Barricade
Captain MacTavish
 
1937 Knight Without Armor
Station Master
 
1937 I Married a Spy
Robert Pigeon
 
1936 Conquest of the Air
Tiberius Cavallo
 
1936 Treachery on the High Seas
Brainie
 
1936 Forever Yours
New York theatre manager
 
1936 The House of the Spaniard
Orlando
 
1936 Rembrandt
Jeweller (uncredited)
 
1936 Invitation to the Waltz
Periteau
 
1936 Men of Yesterday
 
1936 Hearts of Humanity
Alf Hooper
 
1935 The Ghost Goes West
The McLaggen
 
1935 I Stand Condemned
Spy
 
1935 Koenigsmark
Professor (uncredited)
 
1935 The Loves of Madame Dubarry
Cascal
 
1935 Peg of Old Drury
Mr. Rich
 
1934 The Old Curiosity Shop
Quilp
 
1934 Nell Gwyn
French Ambassador (uncredited)
 
1934 The Private Life of Don Juan
Golden Pheasant Manager (uncredited)
 
1934 Runaway Queen
Revolutionary
 
1934 Blind Justice
Harry
 
1934 Colonel Blood
Mr. Edwards
 
1933 Crime on the Hill
Jevons
 
1933 Red Wagon
Minor Role (uncredited)
 
1933/I The Wandering Jew
Palermo Merchant (uncredited)
 
1933 The Private Life of Henry VIII.
The King's Barber (uncredited)
 
1933 Daughters of Today
Sharpe
 
1933 Matinee Idol
Mr. Clappit
 
1933 Song of the Plough
Farmhand
 
1932 Help Yourself
Sam Short
 
1932 Carmen
Remenado
 
1932 The Lucky Number
The Photographer
 
1931 Many Waters
Director
 
1930 Night Birds
Scotty (as D. Hay Petrie)
 
1930 Suspense
Scruffy
 
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1942 Out of the Box (documentary short)
 

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Personal Details

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(1922-1923) He acted at the Old Vic Theatre (Royal Victorian Hall) in London, England with Wilfrid Walter, Esther Whitehouse, Douglas Burbridge, Ernest Milton, John Laurie, Hilton Edwards, John Garside, Sir Robert Atkins (director), and Jane Bacon in the company. See more »

Alternate Names:

D. Hay Petrie

Height:

5' 3½" (1.61 m)
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Trivia:

Diminutive Scots character actor of quirky personality and gift of gab. Trained in drama at St. Andrews. Played comic roles on the Shakespearean stage. With the Old Vic from 1920. In eccentric screen roles well-cast as Dickensian types, notably debt-collector Quilp of The Old Curiosity Shop. Also remembered as The MacLaggan in The Ghost Goes West and as the evil Dr. Fosco in Crimes at the Dark House. See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer