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Complete Filmography
Hostile Witness
1968
as Justice Osborne
Simon Crawford is a barrister whose daughter is killed in a hit-and-run accident. When his neighbor is also killed, evidence points to the barrister a...
Decline and Fall ...of a Birdwatcher
1968
as Judge
A young man's attempts at seduction and social climbing lead to mayhem.
Masquerade
1965
as Henrickson
The British send an American and a war hero to kidnap and hide an oil-country prince.
The Chalk Garden
1964
as Judge McWhirrey
The peculiar antics of Laurel, an emotionally troubled young girl, are the focus of The Chalk Garden – a stately household drama set on the cliffs of ...
Macbeth
1964
as Doctor
Hallmark Hall of Fame's second version of Shakespeare's classic play, with the same two stars and the same director as its first version, but a differ...
Becket
1964
as Archbishop of Canterbury
Thomas Becket, Henry II's longtime advisor, finds his friendship with the debauched king corroding when he is unwillingly appointed as Archbishop of C...
The Running Man
1963
as Parson
An Englishman with a grudge against an insurance company for a disallowed claim fakes his own death and escapes to Spain, but is soon pursued by an in...
The Boys
1962
as Judge
A night watchman at a garage is found murdered, and four teddy boys are put on trial for the crime. Witnesses and suspects give differing accounts of ...
The Road to Hong Kong
1962
as Grand Lama
When Chester accidentally memorises and destroys the only copy of a secret Russian formula for a new and improved rocket fuel, he and Harry are thrust...
Exodus
1960
as Dr. Lieberman
Ari Ben Canaan, a passionate member of the Jewish paramilitary group Haganah, attempts to transport 600 Jewish refugees on a dangerous voyage from Cyp...
The Hands of Orlac
1960
as Dr. Francis Cochrane
Famed concert pianist Stephen Orlac survives a plane crash, but his hands are permanently destroyed. Helpful surgeon Volcheff grafts a pair of new han...
From the Terrace
1960
as James Duncan MacHardie
Alfred Eaton, an ambitious young executive, climbs to the top of New York's financial world as his marriage crumbles. At the brink of attaining his ca...
Never Take Sweets from a Stranger
1960
as Clarence Olderberry Sr.
Peter Carter, his wife Sally and their young daughter Jean move to a sleepy Canadian village, where Peter has been hired as a school principal. Their ...
Captain Brassbound's Conversion
1960
as Sir Howard Hallam
A titled Englishwoman proves more than a match for the fearsome Captain Brassbound.
The Mummy
1959
as Stephen Banning
One by one the archaeologists who discover the 4,000-year-old tomb of Princess Ananka are brutally murdered. Kharis, high priest in Egypt 40 centuries...
The Doctor's Dilemma
1959
as Sir Patrick Cullen
Four doctors face a serious dilemma when the beautiful wife of a TB-stricken artist begs one of them to cure her brilliant, but amoral, husband.
Separate Tables
1958
as Mr. Fowler
The lives of a disparate group of unfulfilled people converge at a small, seaside English hotel in this adaptation of Terence Rattigan's classic play.
The Two-Headed Spy
1958
as Cornaz
Wartime thriller with film noir elements based on a true story as written in A.P. Scotland's autobiography "The London Cage". The plot has greatly exa...
I Accuse!
1958
as Edgar Demange
Alfred Dreyfus, a German-Jewish captain serving in the French Army, is falsely accused of treason and made a scapegoat for military espionage in an ac...
Saint Joan
1957
as Inquisitor
In 1456, French King Charles VII recalls the story of how he met the 17-year-old peasant girl Joan of Arc, entrusted her with the command of the Frenc...
Anastasia
1956
as Chamberlain
Russian exiles in Paris plot to collect ten million pounds from the Bank of England by grooming a destitute, suicidal girl to pose as heir to the Russ...
Loser Takes All
1956
as The Other
Bertrand, an accountant employed by a large London firm, is called to the office of the Managing Director, Dreuther, to explain a mistake in the accou...
Spider's Web
1955
as Sir Rowland Delahaye
The Angel Who Pawned Her Harp
1954
An angel finds that she needs money to fulfill her mission on Earth. Her only solution to this problem is to pawn her harp.
The Love Lottery
1954
as Winant
Rex Allerton is a top Hollywood star and an idol of the female population. To get away from the pressure of the fans who won't leave him alone, he rel...
Knights of the Round Table
1953
as Merlin
In Camelot, kingdom of Arthur and Merlin, Lancelot is well known for his courage and honor. But one day he must quit Camelot and the Queen Guinevere's...
The Master of Ballantrae
1953
as Lord Durrisdeer
Scottish highlander Jamie Durie falls into a life of piracy after joining the failed rebellion of Bonnie Prince Charlie against the British crown.
The Man Who Watched Trains Go By
1952
as Merkemans
A Dutch company's owner bankrupts his own company, burns the incriminating ledgers and plans to run to Paris with the company funds but he is caught i...
Ivanhoe
1952
as Isaac
Sir Walter Scott's classic story of the chivalrous Ivanhoe who joins with Robin of Locksley in the fight against Prince John and for the return of Kin...
Quo Vadis
1951
as Plautius
After fierce Roman commander Marcus Vinicius becomes infatuated with beautiful Christian hostage Lygia, he begins to question the tyrannical leadershi...
The Lady with a Lamp
1951
as Lord Palmerston
Based on the Reginald Berkeley stage play, this compelling historical drama offers a depiction of the life story of Florence Nightingale, the young 19...
No Highway in the Sky
1951
James Stewart plays aeronautical engineer Theodore Honey, the quintessential absent-minded professor: eccentric, forgetful, but brilliant. His studies...
She Shall Have Murder
1950
as Mr. Playfair
A clerk in a law office investigates a murder, and finds that nearly all her colleagues at work have a motive.
Trio
1950
as Bank Manager
W. Somerset Maugham introduces three more of his stories about human foibles.
So Long at the Fair
1950
as British Consul
Vicky Barton and her brother Johnny travel from Naples to visit the 1889 Paris Exhibition. They both sleep in seperate rooms in their hotel. When the ...
Your Witness
1950
as The British Judge
Adam Hayward is a successful New York City defense lawyer. One day he receives a cable that the British war buddy who saved his life at Anzio Beach is...
Prince of Foxes
1949
as Marc Antonio Verano
In 1500, Duke Cesare Borgia hopes to marry his sister to the heir apparent of Ferrara, which impedes his conquest of central Italy. On this delicate m...
Christopher Columbus
1949
as Father Perez
Christopher Columbus overcomes intrigue at the Spanish court and convinces Queen Isabella that his plan to reach the East by sailing west is practical...
Alice in Wonderland
1949
as Dr. Liddel / The Cheshire Cat (voice)
This exceptional theatrical version of Lewis Carroll's 1865 classic features a combination of live characters and puppets.
Edward, My Son
1949
as Mr. Hanray
Following the death of his only son, a ruthless businessman reflects on his life, his unhappy marriage and his questionable parenting skills.
Hamlet
1948
as Polonius - Lord Chamberlain
Winner of four Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor, Sir Laurence Olivier’s Hamlet continues to be the most compelling version of Sha...
Quartet
1948
as Martin (segment "The Colonel's Lady")
Somerset Maugham introduces four of his tales in this anthology film: "The Facts of Life," "The Alien Corn," "The Kite," and "The Colonel's Lady."
The Calendar
1948
as Lord Forlingham
The favourite for the big race is nobbled and suspicion falls on the owner. His secret admirer proves it wasn't him.
The Ghosts of Berkeley Square
1947
as Colonel "Bulldog" Kelsoe
The ghosts of two stupid 18th-century officers are doomed to haunt a Berkeley Square mansion until the unlikely event of a reigning monarch paying the...
A Man About the House
1947
as Richard Sanctuary
Handsome Italian laborer Kieron Moore works as caretaker of the Neopolitan villa inherited by plain-Jane Englishwomen Margaret Johnston and Dulcie Gra...
The October Man
1947
as Dr. Martin
Jim Ackland, who suffers from a head injury sustained in a bus crash, is the chief suspect in a murder hunt, when a girl that he has just met is found...
Green Fingers
1947
as Daniel Booth
A fisherman begins studying to be an osteopath. Although he isn't finished with medical school, he begins treating his landlady's daughter who is beli...
The Man Within
1947
as Priest
A man goes on the run from hardened smugglers.
The Laughing Lady
1946
as Sir Felix Mountroyal
A musical set during the French Revolution.
The Magic Bow
1946
Biography of the famous Italian violinist Nicola Paganini which focuses as much on the musician's romances as it does on his craft. Phyllis Calvert pl...
The Years Between
1946
as Sir Ernest Foster
After hearing news that her officer husband has been killed in battle, Diana Wentworth forges a new life for herself, becoming an MP and learning to l...
Caesar and Cleopatra
1945
as 1st. Nobleman
The aging Caesar finds himself intrigued by the young Egyptian queen. Adapted by George Bernard Shaw from his own play.
Famous Scenes from Shakespeare No. I: Julius Caesar - The Forum Scene - Act III. Scene 2
1945
as Marcus Brutus
The growing ambition of Julius Caesar is a source of major concern to his close friend Brutus. Cassius persuades him to participate in his plot to ass...
The Wicked Lady
1945
as Hogarth
A married woman finds new thrills as a masked robber on the highways.
The Way to the Stars
1945
as Rev. Charles Moss
Life on a British bomber base, and the surrounding towns, from the opening days of the Battle of Britain, to the arrival of the Americans, who join in...
Famous Scenes from Shakespeare No. 2: Macbeth Act II, Scene 2 and Act V, Scene I
1945
as Doctor
This short film features two atmospheric scenes from Shakespeare's famous tragedy: Act II Scene 2, the murder scene, and Act V Scene 1, with Lady Macb...
Henry V
1944
as Archbishop of Canterbury
In the midst of the Hundred Years' War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France in 1415.
Mr. Emmanuel
1944
as Mr. Emmanuel
An elderly Jewish man from Manchester, travels to Nazi Germany to seek the mother of a young German refugee that has attempted suicide. In Germany, Mr...
English Without Tears
1944
as Mr. Spaggot
While Lady Christabel Beauclark, a bird fancier, is scurrying about demanding certain territorial rights for British birds from other countries, Her L...
Time Flies
1944
as The Professor
The Professor (Felix Aylmer) is showing Susie (Evelyn Dall) around his time machine when it accidently takes off with Tommy (Tommy Handley) and Bill (...
The Demi-Paradise
1943
as Mr. Runalow
Ivan Kouznetsoff, a Russian engineer, recounts during World War II his stay in England prior to the war working on a new propeller for ice-breaking sh...
Escape to Danger
1943
as Sir Alfred Horton
During the Second World War a British schoolteacher working in Denmark is caught up when the Germans invade.
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
1943
as The Bishop
General Candy, who's overseeing an English squad in 1943, is a veteran leader who doesn't have the respect of the men he's training and is considered ...
Thursday's Child
1943
as Mr. Keith
A couple's little girl becomes a movie star, but all it seems to bring is trouble.
The Peterville Diamond
1943
as The President
Frantic farce involving a neglected wife, a stolen diamond and four identical briefcases.
A Welcome to Britain
1943
as Schoolmaster (uncredited)
An uncredited Anthony Asquith is one of the directors of this WWII film (a joint UK/US production) which aims to explain British culture and character...
The Young Mr. Pitt
1942
as Lord North
This biopic tells the story of the life of Pitt The Younger, who became Prime Minister of Great Britain at the age of 24.
Sabotage at Sea
1942
as John Dighton
The captain of a British cargo ship shanghais a group of sabateurs, unaware that the daughter of the ship’s owner is among them.
Uncensored
1942
as Colonel Von Hohenstein
During the Nazi occupation of Belgium during World War II, a Belgian resistance group revives the newspaper "La Libre Belgique" to expose and counter ...
The Black Sheep of Whitehall
1942
as Crabtree
A professor teaching at a correspondence school discovers that a Nazi agent is trying to prevent a trade treaty being signed between England and Sout...
The Seventh Survivor
1942
as Sir Elmer Norton
During the Second World War, a German spy goes on the run, carrying important news about a U-Boat campaign. The ship he is traveling aboard is hit by ...
Hi Gang!
1941
as Lord Amersham
Hi Gang! is a 1941 British comedy film directed by Marcel Varnel and starring Bebe Daniels, Ben Lyon and Vic Oliver. It was a spin-off from the popula...
South American George
1941
as Mr. Appleby
To help out his exact double, George Formby (in a dual role) takes the place of a noted South American tenor. This way he can help the opera star fulf...
I Thank You
1941
as Henry Potter
Classic comedy starring Arthur Askey. The perils, humiliations and humour of trying to run a second-rate theatrical company are further compounded whe...
Atlantic Ferry
1941
as Bank President
The MacIver brothers (Michael Redgrave, Griffith Jones) build the first ship to cross the Atlantic by steam power alone.
This England
1941
as Sir Edward Grey (uncredited)
Set in Claverly Village, it follows the fortunes of the Rookebys (Clements) and the ne'r-do-well Appleyards (Williams) from the time of the Normans, 1...
Major Barbara
1941
as James
Idealistic young Barbara is the daughter of rich weapons manufacturer Andrew Undershaft. She rebels against her estranged father by joining the Salvat...
The Spell of Amy Nugent
1941
as Mr. Morton
A young man's fiancé dies after contracting a terminal illness, and in his efforts to contact her he gets involved with a group of spiritualists.
The Saint's Vacation
1941
as Leighton
While on vacation, the Saint discovers a much-sought-after music box.
The Ghost of St. Michael's
1941
as Dr Winter
Will Hay, back in his role as a hapless teacher, is hired by a grim school in remotest Scotland. The school soon starts to be haunted by a legendary g...
Saloon Bar
1940
as Mayor
A bookmaker with a fancy for detective work attempts to prevent the execution of a potentially innocent man.
The Case of the Frightened Lady
1940
as Dr. Amersham
A classic British thriller set in a sinister old house, based on a story by Edgar Wallace.
The Briggs Family
1940
as Mr. Sand
During the Second World War, a special constable and former solicitor is called upon to defend his son who is accused of the theft of a car
Night Train to Munich
1940
as Dr. Fredericks
Czechoslovakia, March 1939, on the eve of World War II. As the German invaders occupy Prague, inventor Axel Bomasch manages to flee and reach England;...
Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt
1940
as The Proctor
Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt is a 1940 British comedy film directed by Walter Forde starring Arthur Askey and Richard Murdoch as Oxford 'scholars'. T...
Girl in the News
1940
as Prosecuting Counsel
An elderly lady manages to sneak some pills away from her nurse and dies of an overdose. The nurse is tried for murder and acquitted. Some time later ...
Just like a Woman
1939
as Sir Robert Hummel
A group of private detectives working for a jeweler pursue a gang of thieves in Argentina.
Young Man's Fancy
1939
as Sir Caleb Crowther
An aristocrat falls in love with a human cannonball
Land of Liberty
1939
as Lord Palmerston (edited from 'Victoria the Great')
This film tells the history of the United States from pre-Revolution through 1939.
Spies of the Air
1939
as Col. Cairns
Set just before the outbreak of WWII, this is the story of a test pilot who works for the (unnamed) enemy. Made in 1939, by the time it was released i...
Sixty Glorious Years
1938
as Lord Palmerston
Continuing the story of 'Victoria the Great'.
The Citadel
1938
as Mr. Boon
Andrew Manson, a young, idealistic, newly qualified Scottish doctor arrives in Wales takes his first job in a mining town, and begins to wonder at the...
South Riding
1938
as Chairman of Council
Winifred Holtby realised that Local Government is not a dry affair of meetings and memoranda:- but 'the front-line defence thrown up by humanity again...
The Live Wire
1938
as Wilton
Two professors who hire a sailor to lead them on a treasure hunt, and they soon find themselves in a dangerous situation involving pirates. The sailor...
Kate Plus Ten
1938
as Bishop
Kate is secretary to Lord Flamborough. But she is also leader of a criminal gang. Can Mike Pemberton catch her red-handed?
Bank Holiday
1938
as Dr. Nichols
A 1930s British summer Bank Holiday starts at midday on Saturday with a rush for the trains to the seaside. Doreen and Milly are off to a beauty conte...
The Rat
1937
as Prosecuting Counsel
Jean Boucheron the cat burglar is the darling of the Montmartre whores--and catches the eye of slumming socialite Zelia de Chaumont, who decides to "r...
Victoria the Great
1937
as Lord Palmerston
The film biography of Queen Victoria focusing initially on the early years of her reign with her marriage to Prince Albert and her subsequent rule aft...
Action for Slander
1937
as Sir Eustace Cunninghame
A bankrupt officer, accused of cheating at cards, defends his honour with a writ.
The Vicar of Bray
1937
as Earl of Brendon
The Vicar of Bray is a satirical description of an individual fundamentally changing his principles to remain in ecclesiastical office as external req...
Glamorous Night
1937
as Diplomat
Based on Ivor Novello's hit stage play: an opera singer and her gypsy friends try to rescue their king from the clutches of a would-be dictator.
The Frog
1937
as John Bennett
In this Edgar Wallace adaptation, Sergeant Elk (a lugubrious Gordon Harker) sets out to unmask the Frog, the evil mastermind heading up a mysterious n...
Dreaming Lips
1937
as Sir Robert Blaker
Dreaming Lips was lovingly assembled by filmmaker Paul Czinner as an "ideal" vehicle for his popular actress wife Elizabeth Bergner. The star plays Ga...
The Mill on the Floss
1937
as Mr. Wakem
Romeo and Juliet in 1930s England. The owner of the mill and the local lord are in conflict over water rights. The lord wins threatening the mill owne...
Jack of All Trades
1936
as Managing Director
In this he's on the dole, hungry and ready to do any job but quickly light-heartedly scams his way into society and a highly regarded position at a ba...
Sensation
1936
as Lord Bouverie
Pat Heaton may be the best crime reporter in town but his fiancée Claire, despairing of the more tawdry aspects of his profession, makes him promise t...
Dusty Ermine
1936
as Police Commissioner
A forger returns to his family when he leaves jail vowing to go straight. Although approached by an international counterfeiting gang he keeps his wor...
The Man in the Mirror
1936
as The Earl of Wigan
A mild-mannered, somewhat mousy man is astounded when his reflection in a mirror comes to life and begins to do all the wild and crazy things that he ...
As You Like It
1936
as Duke Frederick
Film version of Shakespeare's comedy of a young woman who disguises herself as a man to win the attention of the one she loves.
Tudor Rose
1936
as Edward Seymour
The tragic story of Lady Jane Grey, the young queen who reigned in England for nine days before she was executed.
Seven Sinners
1936
as Sir Charles Webber
Ed Harwood, a wisecracking private investigator from New York, discovers a crime at a hotel in Nice during a carnival. The unraveling of the mystery w...
In the Soup
1936
as Counsel
A young married couple try to impress a rich relation by posing as maid and butler of the household.
The Improper Duchess
1936
as Count Seidel
The King of Moldavia tries to negotiate a loan from the United States in return for oil concessions, with the wily assistance of the Duchess of Tann.
Royal Eagle
1936
as Windridge
A clerk is suspected of committing a warehouse robbery and captures the real thieves aboard a pleasure boat.
Her Last Affaire
1935
as Lord Carnforth
Desperate to prove his father innocent of treason, a secretary arranges a clandestine assignation with his employer's wife in order to get the proof h...
Checkmate
1935
as Henry Nicholls
A fence for a gang of jewel thieves comes under suspicion from the police.
The Clairvoyant
1935
as Prosecutor (uncredited)
A fake psychic suddenly turns into the real thing when he meets a young beauty. (TCM)
Hello, Sweetheart
1935
as Peabody
A young poultry farmer is flattered and persuaded into financing a film production. He attempts to interfere in the direction, is swindled and left in...
She Shall Have Music
1935
as Donald Black
Millionaire shipbuilder Freddie Gates decides to publicize his ships by hiring Jack Hylton and his orchestra to broadcast from his yacht.. Brian Gates...
The Ace of Spades
1935
as Lord Yardleigh
The wife of a candidate for Parliament is having an affair with the brother of her husband's rival. Her lover is running for election on a promise of ...
Old Roses
1935
as Lord Sandelbury
An elderly man assists the police in solving a murder, but accidentally reveals his own criminal past in the process.
The Iron Duke
1934
as Lord Uxbridge
The life and times of the Duke of Wellington
Doctor's Orders
1934
as Sir Daniel Summerfield
Leslie Fuller stars as a quack whose son qualifies as a doctor in total ignorance of his father's occupation!
The Path of Glory
1934
as President of Thalia
Comedy about two Ruritanian countries who declare war on each other with the mutual intention of losing. Political satire that might have been Britain...
Whispering Tongues
1934
as Superintendent Fulton
When his father commits suicide a gentleman sets out to avenge the death on those who swindled him out of a fortune.
The Wandering Jew
1933
as Ferera (Phase IV)
Old Jerusalem: Matathias, spiteful over his lover's illness, spits on Jesus along the road to Calvary, and is cursed to live endlessly until His retur...
The Shadow
1933
as Sir Richard Bryant
A group of people in an old dark house are terrorized by a mysterious hooded figure dressed in black who proceeds to kill them off one by one.
The Ghost Camera
1933
as Coroner
When a photograph is taken at the scene of a murder, the camera is tossed out of a castle window to destroy the evidence and lands in the back of a pa...
The World, the Flesh and the Devil
1932
as Sir Henderson Trent
A lawyer plans to murder an aristocrat and steal his inheritance.
Escape!
1930
as The Prison Governor
When Matt Denant (Gerald de Maurier) finds himself wrongly imprisoned for manslaughter, he takes an opportunity to escape from jail during a foggy day...
The Temporary Widow
1930
as Public Prosecutor
Kitty Kellermann is put on trial for murdering her husband, a failed painter. When her counsel resigns from his mandate, the mysterious Peter Bille st...