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Jamaica Inn (1939) -- In Cornwall, around 1800, a young woman discovers that she's living near a gang of criminals who arrange shipwrecks for profit.
Moby Dick (1956) -- Sinematurk - Trailer (Flash)

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Date of Death:
6 September 1992, Norwood, England, UK more
Trivia:
Father of actress Glynis Johns, who appeared with him in The Halfway House (1944). more
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Filmography



Actor:
  1. "Shoestring" .... Rev James Appleby (1 episode, 1979)
        - Knock for Knock (1979) TV episode .... Rev James Appleby
  2. "Kilvert's Diary" (1 episode, 1977)
        - An Angel Satyr Walks These Hills (1977) TV episode
  3. "The New Avengers" .... Elderly Man (1 episode, 1977)
    ... aka Chapeau melon et bottes de cuir (France: dubbed version)
    ... aka The New Avengers in Canada (Canada: English title: last season title)
        - Medium Rare (1977) TV episode .... Elderly Man
  4. House of Mortal Sin (1976) .... Father Duggan
    ... aka The Confessional (USA)
    ... aka The Confessional Murders (UK: reissue title)
  5. "Beryl's Lot" .... Scrubby (1 episode, 1975)
        - Treble Chance (1975) TV episode .... Scrubby
  6. "QB VII" (1974) TV mini-series .... Mr. Evans (unknown episodes)
  7. "Crown Court" .... Arthur Charles Parfitt (1 episode, 1973)
        - A Message to Ireland (1973) TV episode .... Arthur Charles Parfitt
  8. "The Adventures of Black Beauty" .... Silas Surtees (1 episode, 1973)
        - The Medicine Man (1973) TV episode .... Silas Surtees
  9. Thinking Man As Hero (1973) (TV)
  10. The National Health (1973) .... Rees
    ... aka The National Health, or Nurse Norton's Affair
  11. "Dixon of Dock Green" .... Mr. Farmer (1 episode, 1972)
        - The Fingerman (1972) TV episode .... Mr. Farmer
  12. "The Adventurer" .... Franz Kolmar (1 episode, 1972)
        - Deadlock (1972) TV episode .... Franz Kolmar

  13. "The Saint" .... Dr. Davis (1 episode, 1968)
        - The House on Dragon's Rock (1968) TV episode .... Dr. Davis
  14. Who Killed the Cat? (1966) .... Henry Fawcett
  15. "The Avengers" .... Brandon Storey (1 episode, 1965)
        - Too Many Christmas Trees (1965) TV episode .... Brandon Storey
  16. The Heroes of Telemark (1965) .... Col. Wilkinson
    ... aka Anthony Mann's The Heroes of Telemark (UK: complete title)
  17. "Knock on Any Door" .... Mr. Prubright (1 episode, 1965)
        - Close Season (1965) TV episode .... Mr. Prubright
  18. "Pardon the Expression" .... Jacob Elijah Burgess (1 episode, 1965)
        - The Pensioner (1965) TV episode .... Jacob Elijah Burgess
  19. "Danger Man" .... Armstrong (1 episode, 1964)
    ... aka Secret Agent (USA)
    ... aka Secret Agent aka Danger Man (USA: video box title)
        - No Marks for Servility (1964) TV episode .... Armstrong
  20. "No Hiding Place" .... Alf Turnball (1 episode, 1964)
        - Hanging by a Thread (1964) TV episode .... Alf Turnball
  21. "Detective" .... Father Brown (1 episode, 1964)
        - The Quick One (1964) TV episode .... Father Brown
  22. A Jolly Bad Fellow (1964) .... Willie Pugh-Smith
    ... aka They All Died Laughing (USA)
  23. The Victors (1963) .... Dennis
  24. The Old Dark House (1963) .... Petiphar Femm
  25. 80,000 Suspects (1963) .... Buckridge
  26. 55 Days at Peking (1963) .... Clergyman
  27. "The Third Man" .... Geoffrey Ormsby (1 episode, 1963)
        - A King's Ransom (1963) TV episode .... Geoffrey Ormsby
  28. "Maigret" (1 episode, 1962)
        - The Amateurs (1962) TV episode
  29. The Day of the Triffids (1962) .... Mr. Coker
    ... aka Invasion of the Triffids (International: English title)
    ... aka Revolt of the Triffids (International: English title)
  30. "ITV Television Playhouse" .... Walter Turnbull / ... (3 episodes, 1955-1961)
        - The Jackpot Question (1961) TV episode
        - Saloon Bar (1957) TV episode .... Wickers
        - I Passed by Your Window (1955) TV episode .... Walter Turnbull
  31. Francis of Assisi (1961) .... Brother Juniper
  32. The Rebel (1961) .... Manager of Art Gallery, London
    ... aka Call Me Genius (USA)
  33. No Love for Johnnie (1961) .... Charlie Young
  34. Echo of Barbara (1961) .... Sam Roscoe
  35. The Sundowners (1960) .... Jack Patchogue, mayor of Cawndilla
    ... aka Fred Zinnemann's The Sundowners (UK: complete title)
  36. "BBC Sunday-Night Play" .... Dr. Andrew Mortimer (1 episode, 1960)
        - Summer Theatre: The Critical Point (1960) TV episode .... Dr. Andrew Mortimer
  37. Never Let Go (1960) .... Alfie Barnes
  38. Once More, with Feeling! (1960) .... Mr. Wilbur Jr.

  39. The Devil's Disciple (1959) .... Rev. Maindeck Parshotter
  40. Danger List (1959) .... Mr. Ellis
  41. "Armchair Theatre" (2 episodes, 1958)
        - The Report on Jessie Dean (1958) TV episode
        - Murder Story (1958) TV episode
  42. "Leave It to Todhunter" .... Lawrence Todhunter (6 episodes, 1958)
        - Rope's End (1958) TV episode .... Lawrence Todhunter
        - Cherchez I'Honime (1958) TV episode .... Lawrence Todhunter
        - Pistols for Two (1958) TV episode .... Lawrence Todhunter
        - Death on the Lawn (1958) TV episode .... Lawrence Todhunter
        - Choice of Weapons (1958) TV episode .... Lawrence Todhunter
          (1 more)
  43. "White Hunter" .... Mr. Doak (2 episodes, 1958)
        - No Survivors (1958) TV episode .... Mr. Doak
        - One Fatal Weakness (1958) TV episode .... Mr. Doak
  44. The Gypsy and the Gentleman (1958) .... Brook
  45. The Surgeon's Knife (1957) .... Mr. Waring
  46. The Vicious Circle (1957) .... Dr. George Kimber
  47. "A Tale of Two Cities" .... Mr. Jarvis Lorry (7 episodes, 1957)
        - The Footsteps Die Out (1957) TV episode .... Mr. Jarvis Lorry
        - A Hand at Cards (1957) TV episode .... Mr. Jarvis Lorry
        - The Darkness (1957) TV episode .... Mr. Jarvis Lorry
        - The Honest Tradesman (1957) TV episode .... Mr. Jarvis Lorry
        - The Gathering Storm (1957) TV episode .... Mr. Jarvis Lorry
          (2 more)
  48. Doctor at Large (1957) .... Smith
  49. "BBC Sunday-Night Theatre" .... Harold Simpson / ... (3 episodes, 1950-1957)
        - Gaslight (1957) TV episode .... Rough
        - Ninety Sail (1954) TV episode .... Samuel Pepys
        - The Happy Sunday Afternoon (1950) TV episode .... Harold Simpson
  50. The Counterfeit Plan (1957) .... Louie Bernard
  51. Find the Lady (1956) .... Hurst
  52. The Shield of Faith (1956)
  53. The Intimate Stranger (1956) .... Ernest Chaple
    ... aka Finger of Guilt (USA)
  54. Moby Dick (1956) .... Peleg
    ... aka Herman Melville's Moby Dick (USA: complete title)
  55. "ITV Play of the Week" .... Rev. Arthur Mottram (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka Play of the Week (UK: short title)
        - Come Read Me a Riddle (1956) TV episode .... Rev. Arthur Mottram
  56. 1984 (1956) .... Jones
  57. The Blue Peter (1955) .... Captain Snow
    ... aka Navy Heroes (USA)
  58. Romeo and Juliet (1954) .... Friar Laurence
    ... aka Giulietta e Romeo (Italy)
  59. The Master of Ballantrae (1953) .... MacKellar
  60. Valley of Song (1953) .... Minister Griffiths
    ... aka Men Are Children Twice
  61. The Oracle (1953) .... Tom Mitchum
    ... aka The Horse's Mouth (USA)
  62. The Tall Headlines (1952) .... Uncle Ted
    ... aka The Frightened Bride (USA)
  63. The Magic Box (1952) .... Goitz
  64. Scrooge (1951) .... Bob Cratchit
    ... aka A Christmas Carol (USA)
  65. Tony Draws a Horse (1950) .... Alfred Parsons

  66. Diamond City (1949) .... Hart
  67. Helter Skelter (1949) .... Ernest Bennett
  68. Edward, My Son (1949) .... Harry Sempkin
  69. Quartet (1948) .... Samuel Sunbury (segment "The Kite")
  70. Easy Money (1948) .... Herbert Atkins
  71. Counterblast (1948) .... Dr. Bruckner the Beast of Ravensbruck
    ... aka Devil's Plot (USA)
  72. Captain Boycott (1947) .... Watty Connell
  73. The Captive Heart (1946) .... Pte. Evans
  74. They Knew Mr. Knight (1946) .... Tom Blake
  75. Pink String and Sealing Wax (1946) .... Edward Sutton
  76. Dead of Night (1945) .... Walter Craig
  77. Twilight Hour (1945) .... Major John Roberts
  78. The Halfway House (1944) .... Rhys
    ... aka Halfway House
  79. San Demetrio London (1943) .... Greaser John Boyle - M.V. San Demetrio
  80. My Learned Friend (1943) .... Grimshaw
  81. The Bells Go Down (1943) .... Sam
  82. Went the Day Well? (1942) .... Charles Sims, the church warder
    ... aka 48 Hours (USA)
  83. The Foreman Went to France (1942) .... Official, Passport Office
    ... aka Somewhere in France
  84. The Next of Kin (1942) .... No 23: Mr Davis
  85. Saloon Bar (1940) .... Wickers
  86. Convoy (1940) .... Minesweeper's mate
  87. Girl in the News (1940) .... James Fetherwood
  88. The Midas Touch (1940) (uncredited)

  89. Jamaica Inn (1939) .... Thomas - Sir Humphrey's Gang
  90. Almost a Gentleman (1938) .... Percival Clicker
  91. Pride and Prejudice (1938) (TV) .... Sir William Lucas
  92. Storm in a Teacup (1937) (uncredited) .... Court Bailiff
  93. Song of the Forge (1937) (uncredited)
  94. Dishonour Bright (1936) (uncredited) .... Undetermined Role
  95. Everything Is Thunder (1936) (uncredited) .... Waiter
  96. Pot Luck (1936) (uncredited) .... Night Watchman
  97. In the Soup (1936) .... Meakin
  98. The Guv'nor (1935) (uncredited) .... Bank Director
    ... aka Mister Hobo (USA)
  99. Lady in Danger (1935) .... Reporter
  100. Foreign Affaires (1935) .... Courtroom interpreter

Additional Details

Other Works:
(1937) He acted in J.B. Priestley's play, "Time and the Conways," at the Duchess Theatre in London, England with Jean Forbes-Robertson, Raymond Huntley, Barbara Everest, Helen Horsey, Alexander Archdale, Eileen Erskine, Wilfred Babbage, Molly Rankin, Rosemary Scott, and Irene Hentschel in the cast. more
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