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Behave Yourself! (1951) -- When a cute Welsh terrier follows Bill Denny home, little does he know that all gangland has its eye on that dog. Who will be bumbling Bill's undoing - the gangsters, the cops, or his suspicious mother-in-law?
Plunder of the Sun (1953) -- An American insurance adjuster, stranded in Havana, becomes involved with an archaeologist and a collector of antiquities in a hunt for treasure in the Mexican ruins of Zapoteca.
Plunder of the Sun (1953) -- An American insurance adjuster, stranded in Havana, becomes involved with an archaeologist and a collector of antiquities in a hunt for treasure in the Mexican ruins of Zapoteca.
Great Expectations (1946) -- A humble orphan suddenly becomes a gentleman with the help of an unknown benefactor.
Caesar and Cleopatra (1945) -- Open-ended Trailer from Independent Pictures
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Overview

Date of Birth:
6 January 1903, London, England, UK more
Date of Death:
19 November 1956, New York City, New York, USA more
Trivia:
He is one of the few actors to play the same role in two film versions... more
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NewsDesk:
Ways of Love, or the Best Films that Didn't Appear on Other "Ten Best" Lists...
 (From The Auteurs. 23 November 2009, 10:57 AM, PST)
Alternate Names:
Francis Sullivan | François Sully

Filmography

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Actor:
  1. "General Electric Theater" .... Captain William Bligh (2 episodes, 1953-1955)
    ... aka G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title)
    ... aka G.E. True Theater (USA: new title)
        - The Bounty Court Martial (1955) TV episode .... Captain William Bligh
        - Trapped (1953) TV episode
  2. Hell's Island (1955) .... Barzland
    ... aka South Sea Fury (USA: reissue title)
  3. The Prodigal (1955) .... Bosra
  4. "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" .... Garman (2 episodes, 1952-1954)
    ... aka Herald Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Schlitz Playhouse (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
        - The Sensation Club (1954) TV episode .... Garman
        - Mr. Thayer (1952) TV episode
  5. Drums of Tahiti (1954) .... Commissioner Pierre Duvois
  6. "Armstrong Circle Theatre" (1 episode, 1954)
        - The Three Tasks (1954) TV episode
  7. "The Motorola Television Hour" .... Dupuit (1 episode, 1954)
    ... aka Motorola TV Hour (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Motorola TV Theatre (USA: alternative title)
        - Nightmare in Algiers (1954) TV episode .... Dupuit
  8. "Cavalcade of America" (1 episode, 1954)
    ... aka DuPont Presents the Cavalcade Theatre (USA: fourth season title)
    ... aka DuPont Theater (USA: fifth season title)
        - Margin of Victory (1954) TV episode
  9. "The Philip Morris Playhouse" (1 episode, 1954)
    ... aka P.M. Playhouse
        - The Man They'd Murdered (1954) TV episode
  10. "Robert Montgomery Presents" (1 episode, 1953)
    ... aka Lucky Strike Theater
    ... aka Montgomery's Summer Stock
    ... aka The Robert Montgomery Summer Theater
        - The Soprano and the Piccolo Player (1953) TV episode
  11. "The Ford Television Theatre" .... Julius Bellamy (1 episode, 1953)
    ... aka Ford Theatre (USA: short title)
        - The Ming Lama (1953) TV episode .... Julius Bellamy
  12. Plunder of the Sun (1953) .... Thomas Berrien
  13. Sangaree (1953) .... Dr. Bristol
  14. Caribbean (1952) .... Andrew MacAllister
    ... aka Caribbean Gold (UK)
  15. "Lights Out" .... Ludovic Altimus (2 episodes, 1951-1952)
        - Death Is a Small Monkey (1952) TV episode
        - The Man with the Watch (1951) TV episode .... Ludovic Altimus
  16. "Studio One" .... King Herod / ... (2 episodes, 1952)
    ... aka Studio One Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
    ... aka Studio One in Hollywood (USA: new title)
    ... aka Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
    ... aka Westinghouse Studio One (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Westinghouse Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
        - Treasure Island (1952) TV episode .... Long John Silver
        - Pontius Pilate (1952) TV episode .... King Herod
  17. My Favorite Spy (1951) .... Karl Brubaker
  18. "Lux Video Theatre" (1 episode, 1951)
    ... aka Summer Video Theatre (USA: summer title)
        - Stolen Years (1951) TV episode
  19. "Suspense" (3 episodes, 1950-1951)
        - The Fifth Dummy (1951) TV episode
        - The Death Cards (1950) TV episode
        - The Man Who Would Be King (1950) TV episode
  20. Behave Yourself! (1951) .... Fat Freddy
  21. "The Philco Television Playhouse" (1 episode, 1950)
    ... aka Arena Theatre (USA: new title)
    ... aka Repertory Theatre (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (USA: new title)
        - The Man Who Got Away with It (1950) TV episode
  22. "Somerset Maugham TV Theatre" (1 episode, 1950)
    ... aka Teller of Tales (original title (first three episodes title))
        - McKintosh (1950) TV episode
  23. "The Magnavox Theatre" (1 episode, 1950)
        - The Fog (1950) TV episode
  24. Night and the City (1950) .... Philip Nosseross

  25. The Red Danube (1949) .... Col. Humphrey 'Blinker' Omicron
  26. Christopher Columbus (1949) .... Francisco de Bobadilla
  27. "The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre" (1 episode, 1949)
    ... aka Chevrolet Television Theatre (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka The Broadway Playhouse
        - The Suicide Club (1949) TV episode
  28. Joan of Arc (1948) .... Pierre Cauchon (Count-Bishop of Beauvais)
  29. The Winslow Boy (1948) .... Attorney General
  30. Oliver Twist (1948) .... Mr. Bumble
  31. Broken Journey (1948) .... Perami
  32. The Man Within (1947) .... Braddock
    ... aka The Smugglers (USA)
  33. Take My Life (1947) .... Prosecuting Counsel
  34. Great Expectations (1946) .... Mr. Jaggers
  35. The Laughing Lady (1946) .... Sir Williams Tremayne
  36. Caesar and Cleopatra (1945) .... Pothinus
  37. Fiddlers Three (1944) .... Nero
    ... aka While Nero Fiddled (USA: new title)
  38. The Butler's Dilemma (1943) .... Leo Carrington
  39. Lady from Lisbon (1942) .... Minghetti
  40. The Foreman Went to France (1942) (as François Sully) .... French Skipper
    ... aka Somewhere in France
  41. The Day Will Dawn (1942) .... Kommandant Ulrich Wettau
    ... aka The Avengers (USA)
  42. 'Pimpernel' Smith (1941) (as Francis Sullivan) .... General von Graum
    ... aka Mister V (USA: reissue title)
    ... aka The Fighting Pimpernel
  43. 21 Days (1940) .... Mander
    ... aka 21 Days Together (USA)
    ... aka The First and the Last
    ... aka Twenty-One Days
    ... aka Twenty-One Days Together (USA)
  44. Young Man's Fancy (1940) .... Blackbeard

  45. The Four Just Men (1939) .... Leon Poiccard
    ... aka The Secret Four (USA)
  46. A People Eternal (1939) .... The Archbishop
  47. The Ware Case (1938) .... Attorney General
  48. Climbing High (1938) .... Madman
  49. The Citadel (1938) (as Francis Sullivan) .... Ben Chenkin
  50. Kate Plus Ten (1938) .... Lord Flamborough
    ... aka Queen of Crime (USA)
  51. The Drum (1938) .... Governor
    ... aka Drums (USA)
  52. The Crooked Billet (1938) (TV)
  53. On the High Road (1938) (TV)
  54. The Gables Mystery (1938) .... Power
  55. Dinner at the Ritz (1937) .... Brogard
  56. Non-Stop New York (1937) .... Hugo Brant
    ... aka Blood Oath
  57. Action for Slander (1937) (as Francis Sullivan) .... Sir Quinton Jessops
  58. Fine Feathers (1937) .... Hugo Steinway
  59. Spy of Napoleon (1936) .... Chief of Police
    ... aka The Invader
    ... aka The Man Who Changed His Mind
  60. Her Last Affaire (1936) .... Sir Julian Weyre
  61. A Woman Alone (1936) .... Prosecutor
    ... aka Two Who Dared (USA)
  62. The Limping Man (1936) .... Theodore Disher
  63. The Interrupted Honeymoon (1936) .... Alphonse
  64. Mystery of Edwin Drood (1935) .... Mr. Septimus Crisparkle
    ... aka Charles Dickens' 'Mystery of Edwin Drood' (USA: complete title)
  65. Strange Wives (1934) .... Bellamy
  66. Cheating Cheaters (1934) .... Dr. George Brockton
  67. Great Expectations (1934) (as Francis Sullivan) .... Jaggers
  68. The Return of Bulldog Drummond (1934) .... Carl Peterson
  69. Jew Süss (1934) .... Remchingen
    ... aka Power (USA)
  70. What Happened Then? (1934) .... Richard Bentley, Prosecution Counsel
  71. Chu-Chin-Chow (1934) (as Francis Sullivan) .... The Caliph
    ... aka Ali Baba Nights (USA: reissue title)
  72. Princess Charming (1934) (as Francis Sullivan) .... Alakiev
    ... aka Alexandra (USA)
  73. The Warren Case (1934) (uncredited)
  74. The Fire Raisers (1934) .... Stedding
  75. Red Wagon (1933) .... Cranley
  76. The Stickpin (1933) .... Jacob Volke
  77. F.P.1 (1933) .... A Sailor
    ... aka F. P. 1 Doesn't Answer (USA: new title)
    ... aka Secrets of F.P.1 (UK: reissue title)
    ... aka Where the Lighthouse Shines Across the Bay (Australia: new title)
  78. Called Back (1933) .... Kaledin
  79. The Wandering Jew (1933/I) .... The Archbishop
  80. The Chinese Puzzle (1932) .... Herman Strumm
  81. The Missing Rembrandt (1932) .... Baron von Guntermann
    ... aka Sherlock Holmes and the Missing Rembrandt (USA)
  82. When London Sleeps (1932) .... Rodney Haines
  83. The Right to Live (1932) .... Roger Stoneham
Self:
  1. "Toast of the Town" .... Himself (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode #8.17 (1955) TV episode .... Himself

Additional Details

Other Works:
Played Hercule Poirot in Agatha Christie's 1930 play "Black Coffee" (laterfilmed as Black Coffee (1931) with Austin Trevor) and her 1940 play "Peril at End House". "Peril at End House" was filmed for television many years later as part of the "Agatha Christie's Poirot" series, with David Suchet as the famous detective. more
Genres:
Drama | Comedy | Crime | Adventure more
Plot Keywords:
Based On Novel | Beautiful Woman | Character Name In Title | Anthology more

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