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Overview
Date of Birth:
23 April
1894
,
St. Osyth, Essex, England, UK
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Date of Death:
10 January
1968
, London, England, UK
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Alternate Names:
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Filmography
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Actor:
1960s
1950s
1940s
1930s
1920s
"Thursday Theatre"
.... Sir Norman Tullis (1 episode, 1964)
-
Any Other Business
(1964)
TV episode
.... Sir Norman Tullis
"No Hiding Place"
.... Maj. Herbert Key (1 episode, 1964)
-
Why Baker Died
(1964)
TV episode
.... Maj. Herbert Key
"Suspense"
.... Capt. Joe Turner (1 episode, 1963)
-
The Survivors
(1963)
TV episode
.... Capt. Joe Turner
"Silent Evidence"
.... Dr. Martin Westlake (6 episodes, 1962)
-
Prophet of Truth
(1962)
TV episode
.... Dr. Martin Westlake
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The Desirable Propety
(1962)
TV episode
.... Dr. Martin Westlake
-
The Chosen Instrument
(1962)
TV episode
.... Dr. Martin Westlake
-
Simple Arithmetic
(1962)
TV episode
.... Dr. Martin Westlake
-
Driven to the Brink
(1962)
TV episode
.... Dr. Martin Westlake
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1 more
)
"Drama 61-67"
.... Mourtzinos (1 episode, 1961)
-
Drama '61: Local Incident
(1961)
TV episode
.... Mourtzinos
"Theatre 70"
(1 episode, 1961)
-
Summons to Appear
(1961)
TV episode
The Hands of Orlac
(1960) .... Maurice Seidelman
... aka Hands of a Strangler
... aka Hands of the Strangler
... aka Les mains d'Orlac (France)
The 3 Worlds of Gulliver
(1960) ....
Emperor of Lilliput
... aka The Worlds of Gulliver
A Story of David
(1960) ....
King Saul
... aka A Story of David: The Hunted (USA)
"BBC Sunday-Night Theatre"
.... Henry VIII / ... (4 episodes, 1951-1959)
-
Maigret and the Lost Life
(1959)
TV episode
....
Maigret
-
The Masque of Kings
(1955)
TV episode
-
The Rose Without a Thorn
(1953)
TV episode
....
Henry VIII
-
Treasure on Pelican
(1951)
TV episode
.... Sir Gilbert Rutland
The Devil's Disciple
(1959) .... Lawyer Hawkins
John Paul Jones
(1959) .... Sir William Young
"ITV Television Playhouse"
.... Gen. Sir Higson Barchard (2 episodes, 1957-1959)
-
To Keep Our Way of Life
(1959)
TV episode
.... Gen. Sir Higson Barchard
-
The Father
(1957)
TV episode
"Armchair Theatre"
.... Aylmer Ross (2 episodes, 1957-1959)
-
The Break
(1959)
TV episode
.... Aylmer Ross
-
Ghosts
(1957)
TV episode
"The Flying Doctor"
.... Jack Regan (1 episode, 1959)
-
The Model Marriage
(1959)
TV episode
.... Jack Regan
A Question of Adultery
(1958) .... Sir John Loring
... aka The Case of Mrs. Loring
Sea Wife
(1957) .... Bulldog
... aka Sea-Wyf and Biscuit (UK)
Island in the Sun
(1957) .... Julian Fleury
"Producers' Showcase"
.... Emperor (2 episodes, 1957)
-
Mayerling
(1957)
TV episode
.... Emperor
-
Episode #3.6
(1957)
TV episode
Around the World in Eighty Days
(1956) .... Reform Club Member
... aka Michael Todd's Around the World in 80 Days (USA: complete title)
The Dam Busters
(1955) ....
Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Harris G.C.B., O.B.E., A.F.C.
Simba
(1955) .... Mr. Crawford
... aka Simba (USA)
... aka Simba - Mark of Mau Mau!
Star of India
(1954) ....
King Louis XIV
... aka Stella dell'India (Italy)
Hell Below Zero
(1954) .... Bland
Three's Company
(1954)
Salome
(1953) ....
Pontius Pilate
... aka Salome: The Dance of the Seven Veils (USA: alternative title)
"Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Presents"
.... Doctor Graham (1 episode, 1953)
... aka Matinee (UK: informal short title)
... aka Rheingold Theatre (USA)
-
The Surgeon
(1953)
TV episode
.... Doctor Graham
Ivanhoe
(1952) ....
Waldemar Fitzurse
... aka Sir Walter Scott's Ivanhoe (UK: complete title)
The Magic Box
(1952) .... William Fox-Talbot
Treasure Island
(1950) ....
Captain Smollett
... aka Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
The Angel with the Trumpet
(1950) .... Francis Alt
... aka Angel with a Trumpet (USA: TV title)
Hamlet
(1948) ....
Claudius, The King
Jassy
(1947) .... Nick Helmar
The Man Within
(1947) .... Sir Henry Merriman
... aka The Smugglers (USA)
Meet Me at Dawn
(1947) .... Georges Vermorel
... aka The Gay Duellist
Caesar and Cleopatra
(1945) ....
Rufio
Went the Day Well?
(1942) .... Kommandant Orlter, alias Major Hammond
... aka 48 Hours (USA)
The Next of Kin
(1942) .... Naval captain
The Black Sheep of Whitehall
(1942) .... Costello
Ships with Wings
(1942) .... Capt. Bill Fairfax
Spring Meeting
(1941) .... James
... aka Three Wise Brides (USA)
The Farmer's Wife
(1941) ....
Samuel Sweetland
The Big Blockade
(1940) (uncredited) .... Bit Part
Shadowed Eyes
(1940) .... Dr. Zander
The Four Just Men
(1939) .... Frank Snell
... aka The Secret Four (USA)
Traitor's Gate
(1939) (TV)
Talk of the Devil
(1936) .... Stephen Rindlay
Crime Over London
(1936) .... 'Joker' Finnigan
Accused
(1936) .... Eugene Roget
Rhodes of Africa
(1936) .... Dr. Jim Jameson
... aka Rhodes (USA)
The Amateur Gentleman
(1936) .... Louis Chichester
Blind Man's Bluff
(1936) .... Dr. Peter Fairfax
The Tunnel
(1935) .... Mostyn
... aka Transatlantic Tunnel (USA)
The Riverside Murder
(1935) .... Inspector Winton
The White Lilac
(1935) .... Ian Mackie
The Third Clue
(1934) .... Reinhardt Conway
Dirty Work
(1934) .... Hugh Stafford
The Midshipmaid
(1932) .... Cmdr. Fosberry
... aka Midshipmaid Gob (USA)
Red Hot Romance
(1922) .... Rowland Stone
Romance
(1920) .... The priest/The priest's nephew
Miscellaneous Crew:
They Met in the Dark
(1943) (dialogue director)
Archive Footage:
"Disneyland"
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Treasure Island: Part 2
(1955)
TV episode
.... Captain Smollett
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Treasure Island: Part 1
(1955)
TV episode
.... Captain Smollett
Additional Details
Other Works:
Prior to appearing as Claudius in Laurence Olivier's 1948 film version of "Hamlet", he had played the title role himself, on
Broadway
in 1925.
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