Known For
Complete Filmography
Uncle Silas
1947
as Branston
Following her father's death, a teenage heiress moves in with her guardian uncle who is broke and schemes to murder his niece for her vast inheritance...
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
1947
as Sheriff Mercury
A fatherless boy tries to make his fortune despite interference from his rich uncle.
The Laughing Lady
1946
as Jenkins
A musical set during the French Revolution.
Gaiety George
1946
as Jenkins
The life of Irishman George Howard who buys an English theatre and strives to improve the standard of musical entertainment. Set in the late 19th and ...
They Knew Mr. Knight
1946
as Mr. Berry
After a chance train encounter with Laurence Knight, Tom Blake's family's fortunes prosper on the beneficence of the great financier. A developing fri...
I'll Be Your Sweetheart
1945
as Pacey
In turn-of-the-century London a young music publisher fights both competitors and piracy in a time where author's royalties were still unprotected.
Read All About It
1945
as Lawyer
An account of the technique of reading the tabloid press in an intelligent manor via differing editorial techniques that leads to three styles of news...
The Dark Tower
1943
as Willie Wainwright
While working at a circus, a man hypnotizes a trapezist to kill her partner.
We Dive at Dawn
1943
A gripping tale of WWII naval warfare in the Baltics, starring John Mills as Lt. Freddie Taylor, a British submarine Captain. The crew of the Sea Tige...
The Silver Fleet
1943
as Captain Müller
Jaap van Leyden is in charge of a shipyard in newly occupied Holland. At first he collaborates with the Germans because it is the easiest course to fo...
Partners in Crime
1942
as Charlie (fence)
A parallel is drawn between a housewife's dealings with her butcher, and a burglar and his fence (receiver).
His Brother’s Keeper
1940
as Harry
“A successful human target act of two brothers is sorely tried by the efforts of a gold digging blues singer to split them up.” - BFI.
The Stars Look Down
1940
as Union Official
Davey Fenwick leaves his mining village on a university scholarship intent on returning to better support the miners against the owners. But he falls ...
Confidential Lady
1939
as Phillips
Jill Trevor vows revenge on newspaper baron Sir Joshua Morple, who she holds responsible for ruining her father. Her very public antics to draw attent...
A Girl Must Live
1939
as Hodder
A run-away school-girl falls among chorus girls planning to marry into the nobility.
Murder Will Out
1939
as Morgan
Paul and Pamela Raymond become immersed in intrigue after receiving a costly jade. As they look for assistance in saving their skins, all their leads ...
Everything Happens to Me
1938
as Norman Prodder
Penny Paradise
1938
as Policeman
A Liverpool tug boat captain finds he's won a fortune on the penny pools and it changes his life. However, after giving up his job and throwing a larg...
Dangerous Medicine
1938
as Mr. George
After a young girl is jailed for a murder she didn't commit, a doctor helps her escape to capture the real killer and clear her name.
I See Ice
1938
as Detective
George Bright is a props man in an ice ballet company, and a keen amateur photographer who accidentally snaps crooks at work. Comic complications ensu...
The Singing Cop
1938
“Spy comedy with operatic background.” - BFI.
Simply Terrific
1938
Two young men start a business selling a homemade hangover recipe.
Doctor Syn
1937
as Rash the Schoolmaster
A highly respected clergyman is actually a former pirate who exacts vigilante justice in this British production.
The Vulture
1937
as Jenkinson
An amateur detective tracks down a gang of diamond thieves to Chinatown.
It’s Not Cricket
1937
as Morton
“Light farcical comedy with humour of the Old School brand. A young French woman married to a selfish games-fan Englishman is the centre of the story....
Feather Your Nest
1937
as Murgatroyd
A worker at a gramphone record factory surprisingly creates a hit song.
Gypsy
1936
as Pim
Gypsy dancer Hassina falls in love with lion tamer Brazil and travels to London to find him. Brazil is supposedly working at the Crystal Palace, but h...
Laburnum Grove
1936
as Simpson
To rid himself of his sponging relatives a man tells them he is really a forger which causes them to leave. His wife believes he is joking, but he has...
Rembrandt
1936
as Saskia’s Brother (uncredited)
A character study depicting the life of Rembrandt Van Rijn at the height of his fame in the mid 1600s. Beginning with the death of his wife, Rembrandt...
Educated Evans
1936
as Hubert
Cockney racing tipster Evans (Miller) is asked by a nouveau riche and socially aspirant couple to train a racehorse they have bought.
Twelve Good Men
1936
as Fortheringay
A convicted killer escapes and seeks revenge on the jurors who put him in prison. He kills two of them and the rest end up hiding in the large home of...
Midshipman Easy
1935
as Mr. Easthupp
Set during the Peninsular Campaign of the Napoleonic War, Mr Midshipman Easy has just joined the Royal Navy. He is very keen to do well but luckily he...
The Silent Passenger
1935
A really well made British murder mystery from British Gaumont studios. Story opens with a dead body found in a trunk. Who's the cold-blooded killer?
Inside the Room
1935
as Det. Inspector Grant
A French sleuth in England helps the police solve a series of murders linked by the diary pages of a dead woman.
The Path of Glory
1934
as Pedro
Comedy about two Ruritanian countries who declare war on each other with the mutual intention of losing. Political satire that might have been Britain...
Just My Luck
1933
as Stromboli
Night Shadows
1931
as Jacques
Michel, a young sailor, returns home to Marseilles to find that his former lover, Francine, now works in the local brothel. In a jealous rage, he pic...
Other People's Sins
1931
as Junior Counsel
A father takes the blame for a crime committed by his daughter.