Filmography
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Known For
Witness for the Prosecution Sir Wilfrid Roberts (1957) -
Mutiny on the Bounty Bligh (1935) -
Spartacus Gracchus (1960) -
Known For
The Private Life of Henry VIII. Henry VIII (1933) -
Actor
Advise & Consent Senator Seabright Cooley (1962) -
Checkmate Reverend Wister (1961) -
Wagon Train Colonel Albert Farnsworth (1960) -
Spartacus Gracchus (1960)
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Under Ten Flags Admiral Russell (1960) -
Playhouse 90 Rabbi Adam Heller (1960) -
A Midsummer Night's Dream Nick Bottom (1959) -
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General Electric Theater M. Hamel (1957-1959) -
Studio 57 Charles Claxton (1958) -
![Witness for the Prosecution]( "Witness for the Prosecution")
Witness for the Prosecution Sir Wilfrid Roberts (1957) -
![Ford Star Jubilee]( "Ford Star Jubilee")
Ford Star Jubilee Narrator (1956) -
![Hobson's Choice]( "Hobson's Choice")
Hobson's Choice Henry Hobson (1954) -
![Young Bess]( "Young Bess")
Young Bess King Henry VIII (1953) -
![Salome]( "Salome")
Salome King Herod (1953) -
This Is Charles Laughton Host (1953) (1953)
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![Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd]( "Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd")
Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd Capt. William Kidd (1952) -
![O. Henry's Full House]( "O. Henry's Full House")
O. Henry's Full House Soapy (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (1952) -
![The Strange Door]( "The Strange Door")
The Strange Door Sire Alain de Maletroit (1951) -
![The Blue Veil]( "The Blue Veil")
The Blue Veil Fred K. Begley (1951) -
![The Man on the Eiffel Tower]( "The Man on the Eiffel Tower")
The Man on the Eiffel Tower Inspector Jules Maigret (1949) -
![The Bribe]( "The Bribe")
The Bribe J.J. Bealer (1949) -
![The Girl from Manhattan]( "The Girl from Manhattan")
The Girl from Manhattan The Bishop (1948) -
![The Big Clock]( "The Big Clock")
The Big Clock Earl Janoth (1948) -
![Arch of Triumph]( "Arch of Triumph")
Arch of Triumph Ivon Haake (1948) -
![On Our Merry Way]( "On Our Merry Way")
On Our Merry Way Rev. John B. Dunne (deleted sequence) (1948) -
Leben des Galilei Galileo Galilei (1947)
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![The Paradine Case]( "The Paradine Case")
The Paradine Case Judge Lord Thomas Horfield (1947) -
![Because of Him]( "Because of Him")
Because of Him John Sheridan (1946) -
![Captain Kidd]( "Captain Kidd")
Captain Kidd Capt. William Kidd (1945) -
![The Suspect]( "The Suspect")
The Suspect Philip Marshall (1944) -
![The Canterville Ghost]( "The Canterville Ghost")
The Canterville Ghost Sir Simon de Canterville / The Ghost (1944) -
![Passport to Destiny]( "Passport to Destiny")
Passport to Destiny Photo of Sergeant Major Henry Albert Muggins (1944) -
![The Man from Down Under]( "The Man from Down Under")
The Man from Down Under Jocko Wilson (1943) -
![This Land Is Mine]( "This Land Is Mine")
This Land Is Mine Albert Lory (1943) -
![Forever and a Day]( "Forever and a Day")
Forever and a Day Bellamy - Dexter's Butler (1943) -
![Stand by for Action]( "Stand by for Action")
Stand by for Action Rear Adm. Stephen Thomas (1942) -
![Tales of Manhattan]( "Tales of Manhattan")
Tales of Manhattan Charles Smith (1942) -
![The Tuttles of Tahiti]( "The Tuttles of Tahiti")
The Tuttles of Tahiti Jonas (1942) -
![It Started with Eve]( "It Started with Eve")
It Started with Eve Jonathan Reynolds (1941) -
![They Knew What They Wanted]( "They Knew What They Wanted")
They Knew What They Wanted Tony Patucci (1940) -
![The Hunchback of Notre Dame]( "The Hunchback of Notre Dame")
The Hunchback of Notre Dame The Hunchback Quasimodo (1939) -
![Jamaica Inn]( "Jamaica Inn")
Jamaica Inn Sir Humphrey Pengallan (1939) -
![Sidewalks of London]( "Sidewalks of London")
Sidewalks of London Charles Staggers (1938) -
![The Beachcomber]( "The Beachcomber")
The Beachcomber Ginger Ted' Wilson (1938) -
![I, Claudius]( "I, Claudius")
I, Claudius Claudius (1937) -
![Rembrandt]( "Rembrandt")
Rembrandt Rembrandt van Rijn (1936) -
![Mutiny on the Bounty]( "Mutiny on the Bounty")
Mutiny on the Bounty Bligh (1935) -
![Les Misérables]( "Les Misérables")
Les Misérables Inspector Emile Javert (1935) -
![Ruggles of Red Gap]( "Ruggles of Red Gap")
Ruggles of Red Gap Ruggles (1935) -
![The Barretts of Wimpole Street]( "The Barretts of Wimpole Street")
The Barretts of Wimpole Street Edward Moulton-Barrett (1934) -
![White Woman]( "White Woman")
White Woman Horace H. Prin (1933) -
![The Private Life of Henry VIII.]( "The Private Life of Henry VIII.")
The Private Life of Henry VIII. Henry VIII (1933) -
![Island of Lost Souls]( "Island of Lost Souls")
Island of Lost Souls Dr. Moreau (1932) -
![The Sign of the Cross]( "The Sign of the Cross")
The Sign of the Cross Emperor Nero Claudius Caesar (1932) -
![If I Had a Million]( "If I Had a Million")
If I Had a Million Phineas V. Lambert (1932) -
![Payment Deferred]( "Payment Deferred")
Payment Deferred William Marble (1932) -
![The Old Dark House]( "The Old Dark House")
The Old Dark House Sir William Porterhouse (1932) -
![Devil and the Deep]( "Devil and the Deep")
Devil and the Deep Cmdr. Charles Sturm (1932) -
![Down River]( "Down River")
Down River Captain Grossman (1931) -
![Wolves]( "Wolves")
Wolves Captain Job (1930) -
![Piccadilly]( "Piccadilly")
Piccadilly A Nightclub Diner (1929) -
![The Tonic]( "The Tonic")
The Tonic Father of the Family (1928) -
![Day-Dreams]( "Day-Dreams")
Day-Dreams Lecherous Boarder / Ram Das in Dream Sequence (1928) -
Actor
![Blue Bottles]( "Blue Bottles")
Blue Bottles Burglar (1928) -
Soundtrack
![The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show]( "The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show")
The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show (1957-1961) -
![Startime]( "Startime")
Startime (1960) -
![The Lux Show]( "The Lux Show")
The Lux Show (1957) -
![Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd]( "Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd")
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![The Canterville Ghost]( "The Canterville Ghost")
The Canterville Ghost (1944) -
![Tales of Manhattan]( "Tales of Manhattan")
Tales of Manhattan (1942) -
![One in a Million]( "One in a Million")
One in a Million (1936) -
Soundtrack
![The Old Dark House]( "The Old Dark House")
The Old Dark House (1932) -
Writer
![Galileo]( "Galileo")
Galileo (1975) -
![Festival]( "Festival")
Festival (1964) -
Galileo (1961)
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![The Night of the Hunter]( "The Night of the Hunter")
The Night of the Hunter (1955) -
Leben des Galilei (1947)
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Writer
![Sidewalks of London]( "Sidewalks of London")
Sidewalks of London (1938) -
Producer
![Jamaica Inn]( "Jamaica Inn")
Jamaica Inn (1939) -
![Sidewalks of London]( "Sidewalks of London")
Sidewalks of London (1938) -
Producer
![The Beachcomber]( "The Beachcomber")
The Beachcomber (1938) -
Director
![The Night of the Hunter]( "The Night of the Hunter")
The Night of the Hunter (1955) -
Director
![The Man on the Eiffel Tower]( "The Man on the Eiffel Tower")
The Man on the Eiffel Tower (1949) -
Archive footage
![Robert Redford: The Golden Look]( "Robert Redford: The Golden Look")
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![The Radio Broadcast Vault]( "The Radio Broadcast Vault")
The Radio Broadcast Vault (2019) -
![Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood]( "Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood")
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![Time to Remember]( "Time to Remember")
Time to Remember (2010) -
![Cinemassacre's Monster Madness]( "Cinemassacre's Monster Madness")
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![1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year]( "1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year")
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![Cinema's Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood]( "Cinema's Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood")
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![The Naked Archaeologist]( "The Naked Archaeologist")
The Naked Archaeologist (2008) -
Strictly Courtroom (2008)
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Spisok korabley (2008)
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Ciclo Agatha Christie (2006)
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![Biography]( "Biography")
Biography (2001) -
![Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man']( "Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'")
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![Universal Horror]( "Universal Horror")
Universal Horror (1998) -
![Sprockets]( "Sprockets")
Sprockets (1995) -
![American Masters]( "American Masters")
American Masters (1995) -
![Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood]( "Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood")
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![Moving Pictures]( "Moving Pictures")
Moving Pictures (1995) -
The Our Gang Story (1994)
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![Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld]( "Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld")
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![Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker]( "Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker")
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![The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic]( "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic")
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The Best of Gleason 3 (1989)
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![Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage]( "Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage")
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![Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid]( "Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid")
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982) -
![The Horror Show]( "The Horror Show")
The Horror Show (1979) -
![Hollywood Greats]( "Hollywood Greats")
Hollywood Greats (1978) -
![That's Action]( "That's Action")
That's Action (1977) -
The Great Radio Comedians (1972)
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Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)
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![Night Gallery]( "Night Gallery")
Night Gallery (1971) -
Film Review (1968)
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![The Epic That Never Was]( "The Epic That Never Was")
The Epic That Never Was (1965) -
![Hollywood and the Stars]( "Hollywood and the Stars")
Hollywood and the Stars (1964) -
![Hollywood Without Make-Up]( "Hollywood Without Make-Up")
Hollywood Without Make-Up (1963) -
![The Ed Sullivan Show]( "The Ed Sullivan Show")
The Ed Sullivan Show (1954-1963) -
![MGM Parade]( "MGM Parade")
MGM Parade (1955) -
History Brought to Life (1950)
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Archive footage
![The Art Director]( "The Art Director")
The Art Director (1949) -
Some of the Best (1944)
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Miscellaneous Crew
![Ford Star Jubilee]( "Ford Star Jubilee")
Ford Star Jubilee (1955)
All Filmography
Did You Know
Trivia
Was Karen Dotrice's godfather.
Quotes
It's got so that every time I walk into a restaurant, I get not only soup but an impersonation of Captain Bligh.
Trademark
Powerful, penetrating shouting voice, developed during his stage-acting time
Star Sign
Cancer
Personal Details
Born
Victoria Hotel, Scarborough, Yorkshire, England, UK
Died
(age 63)
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Height:
5' 8" (1.73 m)User Polls
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