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Lionel Belmore(1867-1953)

  • Actor
  • Director
  • Writer
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Lionel Belmore
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Lionel Belmore was born on 12 May 1867 in Wimbledon, London, England, UK. He was an actor and director, known for Frankenstein (1931), Bardelys the Magnificent (1926) and The Vampire Bat (1933). He was married to Emmeline Florence Carder. He died on 30 January 1953 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornMay 12, 1867
DiedJanuary 30, 1953(85)
BornMay 12, 1867
DiedJanuary 30, 1953(85)
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Known for

Boris Karloff, John Boles, Mae Clarke, Colin Clive, and Dwight Frye in Frankenstein (1931)
Frankenstein
7.8
  • The Burgomaster
  • 1931
John Gilbert in Monte Cristo (1922)
Bardelys the Magnificent
7.1
  • Vicomte de Lavedan
  • 1926
Lionel Atwill and Fay Wray in The Vampire Bat (1933)
The Vampire Bat
5.8
  • Bürgermeister Gustave Schoen
  • 1933
Jackie Coogan in Oliver Twist (1922)
Oliver Twist
6.6
  • Mr. Brownlow
  • 1922

Credits

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Actor

  • I Was a Criminal (1945)
    I Was a Criminal
    8.0
    • Laughing Townsman
    • 1945
  • Brian Aherne, Charles Laughton, Ray Milland, Herbert Marshall, Robert Cummings, Ida Lupino, Anna Neagle, and Merle Oberon in Forever and a Day (1943)
    Forever and a Day
    6.9
    • Bit Part (scenes deleted)
    • 1943
  • Lon Chaney Jr. and Evelyn Ankers in The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942)
    The Ghost of Frankenstein
    6.1
    • Councillor (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Joan Bennett and Louis Hayward in The Son of Monte Cristo (1940)
    The Son of Monte Cristo
    6.2
    • Hercules Snyder
    • 1940
  • John Loder, Victor McLaglen, and Anne Nagel in Diamond Frontier (1940)
    Diamond Frontier
    5.7
    • Piet Bloem
    • 1940
  • Freddie Bartholomew, Cedric Hardwicke, and Jimmy Lydon in Tom Brown's School Days (1940)
    Tom Brown's School Days
    6.6
    • Tavern Keeper (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Brian Aherne, Madeleine Carroll, and Louis Hayward in My Son, My Son! (1940)
    My Son, My Son!
    6.4
    • Mr. Moscrop
    • 1940
  • Boris Karloff and Basil Rathbone in Tower of London (1939)
    Tower of London
    6.6
    • Beacon
    • 1939
  • Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Margaret Lockwood in Rulers of the Sea (1939)
    Rulers of the Sea
    6.3
    • Villager (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Maureen O'Hara and Charles Laughton in The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
    The Hunchback of Notre Dame
    7.8
    • Judge at Esmeralda's Trial (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Basil Rathbone in The Sun Never Sets (1939)
    The Sun Never Sets
    6.4
    • Third Selection Board Member (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, and Basil Rathbone in Son of Frankenstein (1939)
    Son of Frankenstein
    7.1
    • Emil Lang
    • 1939
  • Charley Chase and Ann Doran in Pie a la Maid (1938)
    Pie a la Maid
    6.4
    Short
    • Dr. Kornbloom
    • 1938
  • The Declaration of Independence (1938)
    The Declaration of Independence
    5.9
    Short
    • The Innkeeper (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Constance Bennett, Vincent Price, Mischa Auer, Helen Broderick, and Charles Ruggles in Service de Luxe (1938)
    Service de Luxe
    6.2
    • Robert Wade Sr. (uncredited)
    • 1938

Director

  • Kitty Gordon in The Wasp (1918)
    The Wasp
    • Director
    • 1918
  • Billie's Mother
    Short
    • Director
    • 1916
  • Robert Warwick in The Supreme Sacrifice (1916)
    The Supreme Sacrifice
    • Director
    • 1916
  • Darwin Karr and Eleanor Woodruff in Britton of the Seventh (1916)
    Britton of the Seventh
    Short
    • Director
    • 1916
  • The Ruling Power
    Short
    • Director
    • 1915
  • West Wind
    Short
    • Director
    • 1915
  • From the Dregs
    Short
    • Director
    • 1915
  • His Bunkie (1915)
    His Bunkie
    Short
    • Director
    • 1915
  • The Quality of Mercy
    Short
    • Director
    • 1915
  • Edith Storey in The Silent Plea (1915)
    The Silent Plea
    Short
    • Director
    • 1915
  • In the Latin Quarter
    Short
    • Director
    • 1915
  • Out of the Past
    Short
    • Director
    • 1914
  • The Old Flute Player
    Short
    • Director
    • 1914
  • Hope Foster's Mother
    Short
    • Director
    • 1914

Writer

  • The Girl Who Might Have Been (1915)
    The Girl Who Might Have Been
    Short
    • scenario
    • 1915

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Personal details

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  • Height
    • 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
  • Born
    • May 12, 1867
    • Wimbledon, London, England, UK
  • Died
    • January 30, 1953
    • Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Emmeline Florence CarderJune 7, 1891 - ? (2 children)
  • Other works
    Appeared on Broadway in the following productions:
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 6 Articles

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  • Trivia
    Stocky, beetle-browed, white-haired British character actor, on Broadway from 1899 and in American films from 1914. He also directed several shorts between 1914 and 1918. During the 1930's, Belmont was gainfully employed in Hollywood as English butlers, innkeepers, lairds, burgomasters and town elders.

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