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Kynaston Reeves (1893–1971)

Actor

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Abandoned a military career in favour of the theatre by the age of 27.On screen from 1919. His lean, tall figure, combined with his receding hairline and serious demeanour, made it somewhat inevitable that he was typically cast as academics, officers or priests. He often billed himself as 'P. Kynaston Reeves' (the 'P' stood for Philip).

Born:

Philip Arthur Reeves
in Hammersmith, London, England, UK

Died:

(age 78) in Lewisham, London, England, UK
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1971 Heritage (TV series)
Tiresias
– Antigone: Part 2 (1971) … Tiresias
– Antigone: Part 1 (1971)
 
1970 Omnibus (TV series documentary)
Renoir
– A Requiem for Modigliani (1970) … Renoir
 
1970 The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
Old Man (uncredited)
 
1965-1969 The Worker (TV series)
Chief / Mr. Buffy
– Hello Cobbler (1969) … Chief
– The Man Who Moved His Head (1965) … Mr. Buffy
 
1969 Anne of the Thousand Days
Willoughby (uncredited)
 
1969 Pegasus (TV movie)
Admiral
 
1969 Barrister at Law (TV movie)
Judge
 
1969 ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV series)
Judge
– Emlyn (1969) … Judge
 
1966-1968 The Avengers (TV series)
Dickens / Major General Ponsonby-Goddard
– Legacy of Death (1968) … Dickens
– What the Butler Saw (1966) … Major General Ponsonby-Goddard
 
1968 Misleading Cases (TV series)
Mr. Smith
– Right of Way (1968) … Mr. Smith
 
1968 Hot Millions
Quayle (uncredited)
 
1968 The Jazz Age (TV series)
Sir Henry
– Post Mortem (1968) … Sir Henry
 
1968 If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them (TV movie)
The Judge
 
1968 Gates to Paradise
Superior
 
1968 Mogul (TV series)
Sir Peter Gibbon
– The Wrecking of the Sierra Navada (1968) … Sir Peter Gibbon
 
1968 The Prisoner (TV series)
The Minister
– Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darling (1968) … The Minister
 
1967 The Wednesday Play (TV series)
Dr. Matthews / Old man
– Kippers and Curtains (1967) … Old man
– A Breach in the Wall (1967) … Dr. Matthews
 
1967 Haunted (TV series)
Lord Ennering
– After the Funeral (1967) … Lord Ennering
 
1967 Write a Play (TV series)
– The Masterpiece & To an Audience of Cork-Lined Ears (1967)
 
1967 The Forsyte Saga (TV mini-series)
Nicholas Forsyte
– In the Web (1967) … Nicholas Forsyte
– The Challenge (1967) … Nicholas Forsyte
– A Man of Property (1967) … Nicholas Forsyte
– Dinner at Swithin's (1967) … Nicholas Forsyte
– A Family Festival (1967) … Nicholas Forsyte
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1966 Theatre 625 (TV series)
Dr. Warburton / Lord Chief Justice
– The Family Reunion (1966) … Dr. Warburton
– The Queen and Jackson (1966) … Lord Chief Justice
 
1966 Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV series)
Sir Roy
– The Caramel Crisis (1966) … Sir Roy
 
1965 United! (TV series)
Eustace Evepitt
 
1965 Pardon the Expression (TV series)
Sir Charles Dobson
– The Old One Two (1965) … Sir Charles Dobson
 
1957-1964 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
Duke of Applecross / Judge / Lord Foden / …
– The Trial of Dr. Fancy (1964) … The Judge
– The Living Image (1963) … Lord Foden
– The Innocent (1960) … Judge
– Lord Arthur Saville's Crime (1960) … Uncle Jaspar
– The Mortimer Touch (1957) … Duke of Applecross
See all 6 episodes »
 
1964 Hide and Seek
Hunter
 
1963 Jezebel ex UK (TV series)
George Gladstone
– The Long Voyage (1963) … George Gladstone
 
1962 In the Doghouse
Colonel
 
1962 Go to Blazes
1st Clubman
 
1961 Why Bother to Knock
Neighbor
 
1961 The Shadow of the Cat
The Grandfather (new family)
 
1961 Carry on Regardless
Sir Theodore, Testy Old Man
 
1961 The Night We Got the Bird
Mr. Warre-Monger
 
1960 In the Nick
Judge
 
1960 Rendezvous (TV series)
Benson
– The Dodo (1960) … Benson
 
1960 School for Scoundrels
General
 
1956-1960 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
Sir George Treherne
– Loyalties (1960)
– A Man Involved (1959)
– Both Ends Meet (1956) … Sir George Treherne
 
1960 Francis Storm Investigates (TV series)
Col. Sartory
– The Vengeance of Colonel Sartory (1960) … Col. Sartory
 
1959 No Hiding Place (TV series)
Colonel Wing
– The Man Who Left His Coat (1959) … Colonel Wing
 
1959 The Eustace Diamonds (TV series)
Duke of Omnium
– Episode #1.6 (1959) … Duke of Omnium
– Episode #1.5 (1959) … Duke of Omnium
– Episode #1.4 (1959) … Duke of Omnium
– Episode #1.3 (1959) … Duke of Omnium
– Episode #1.2 (1959) … Duke of Omnium
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1959 Man in a Cocked Hat
Sir Arthur Carlton-Browne
 
1959 Saturday Playhouse (TV series)
Archdeacon Shearing
– Golden Rain (1959) … Archdeacon Shearing
 
1958 Cinderella (TV movie)
The Grand Chamberlain
 
1958 Leave It to Todhunter (TV series)
Ambrose Chitterwick
– In Search of a Corpse (1958) … Ambrose Chitterwick
 
1958 A Question of Adultery
Judge
 
1958 Fiend Without a Face
Prof. R.E. Walgate
 
1958 Prescription for Murder
Mr. Sparrow
 
1957 High Flight
Air Minister
 
1957 Light Fingers
Sir Charles Shepley-Cooke
 
1952-1957 Billy Bunter of Greyfriars School (TV series)
Mr. Quelch
– Bunter Does His Best (1957) … Mr. Quelch
– Bunter Keeps It Dark (1957) … Mr. Quelch
– Bunter the Ventriloquist (1957) … Mr. Quelch
– Beastly for Bunter (1957) … Mr. Quelch
– Bunter on the Warpath (1956) … Mr. Quelch
See all 13 episodes »
 
1957 Brothers in Law
Judge Lawson
 
1957 The Adventures of Peter Simple (TV series)
Lord Privilege
– The Plot Against Peter (1957) … Lord Privilege
 
1956 Guilty?
Col. Wright
 
1956 Fun at St. Fanny's
McTavish
 
1951-1954 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV series)
Colonel Stone / Cutler Walpole
– Inquest on a Hero (1954) … Colonel Stone
– The Doctor's Dilemma (1951) … Cutler Walpole
 
1954 Shop Spoiled
Mr. Ronson
 
1954 Eight O'Clock Walk
Munro
 
1954 Burnt Evidence
Pathologist
 
1953 Four Sided Triangle
Lord Grant
 
1953 Scotch on the Rocks
Rev. Ian Macaulay
 
1953 Top of the Form
The Dean
 
1952-1953 The Pickwick Papers (TV series)
Mr. Stiggins
– The Fifth Paper (1953) … Mr. Stiggins
– The Fourth Paper (1952) … Mr. Stiggins
 
1952 Mr. Potts Goes to Moscow
Barworth Director
 
1952 Penny Princess
Burgomaster - Policeman
 
1952 Bachelor in Paris
Vicar
 
1951 Jenny Meade (TV movie)
Mr. Steele
 
1951 The Tempest (TV movie)
King Alonso of Naples
 
1951 Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.
Adm. Lord Hood
 
1951 The Smart Aleck
Uncle Edward
 
1951 A Story of Achievement (documentary)
The Scientist
 
1950 The Cruise of the Toytown Belle (TV movie)
Mr. Growser
 
1950 The Mudlark
General Sir Ponsonby (uncredited)
 
1950 Blackout
Mr. Dale
 
1950 Trio
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
 
1950 Moving House (short)
Father
 
1950 Tony Draws a Horse
Dr. Bletchley
 
1950 Madeleine
Dr. Penny
 
1950 The 20 Questions Murder Mystery
Gen. Maitland
 
1949 Madness of the Heart
Sir Robert Hammond
 
1949 For Them That Trespass
The Judge (uncredited)
 
1949 The Undefeated (documentary short)
Dr. Bevan (uncredited)
 
1949 Badger's Green
Dr. Wetherby
 
1948 This Was a Woman
Dr. Morrison
 
1948 The Outsider
The Bishop
 
1948 The Winslow Boy
Lord Chief Justice
 
1948 The Weaker Sex
Captain Dishart
 
1948 Vice Versa
Dr. Chawner
 
1948 Devil's Plot
Lucas' Butler (uncredited)
 
1946 Bedelia
Mr. Bennett
 
1945 The Echo Murders
Beales
 
1945 Notorious Gentleman
Oxford Dean (uncredited)
 
1945 Query
Crossley King's Counsel
 
1945 Read All About It (short)
Younger (uncredited)
 
1944 Strawberry Roan
Horse Dealer
 
1943 The Night Invader
Sir Michael
 
1943 They Met in the Dark
Naval Officer in Charge of Court Martial
 
1942 The Young Mr. Pitt
Minor Role (uncredited)
 
1941 This England (uncredited)
 
1941 The Prime Minister
Lord Stanley (uncredited)
 
1940 Two for Danger
Dr. George Frencham
 
1940 The Flying Squad
Magistrate
 
1940 The Stars Look Down
Strother
 
1939 Sons of the Sea
Prof Devar
 
1939 Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday
Dr. Manners
 
1939 Sheppey (TV movie)
Mr. Bolton
 
1939 Inquest (TV movie)
Sir Denton Hume
 
1939 Dangerous Masquerade
James Franklin
 
1939 The Outsider
Sir Montague Tollemach
 
1938 The Citadel
Doctor (uncredited)
 
1938 Glorious Morning (TV movie)
 
1938 Count Albany (TV movie)
(1939 version)
 
1938 Housemaster
The Rev. Ovington
 
1937 Take a Chance
Blinkers Grayson
 
1937 A Romance in Flanders
Major Burke
 
1935 Dark World
John
 
1935 Vintage Wine
Benedict Popinot
 
1934 Vagabond Violinist
Colonel Fitzroy
 
1934 Power
 
1934 The Crimson Candle
Inspector Blunt
 
1933 Wolves of the Underworld
John Heath
 
1932 The Phantom Fiend
Editor Bob Mitchell (as P. Kynaston Reeves)
 
1932 The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case
Bartholomew Sholto (uncredited)
 
1932 Frail Women
 
1931 Many Waters
Minor Role (uncredited)
 

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(1951) He acted in Emmet Lavery's play, "The First Legion", at the Gateway Theatre in London, England with George Bishop, Richard Shayne, John Rae, Sydney Moncton, Barry Phelps, Julian D'Albie and William Strange in the cast. Vyvian Hall was the director. See more »

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Trivia:

Abandoned a military career in favour of the theatre by the age of 27.On screen from 1919. His lean, tall figure, combined with his receding hairline and serious demeanour, made it somewhat inevitable that he was typically cast as academics, officers or priests. He often billed himself as 'P. Kynaston Reeves' (the 'P' stood for Philip). See more »

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