Filmography
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Known For
I Wake Up Screaming Robin Ray (1941) -
The King and I Sir John Hay (1956) -
The Man Who Knew Too Much Val Parnell (1956) -
Known For
My Darling Clementine Granville Thorndyke (1946) -
Actor
The Flying Nun Father Duffy (1969) -
The Beverly Hillbillies Montrose (1968) -
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Harry Blackburn (1966) -
Mister Roberts Chief (1966) -
Petticoat Junction Lucius J. Penrose (1965) -
Profiles in Courage The Man in the Stocks (1965) -
Burke's Law Butterfield (1964) -
The Patty Duke Show Strassman (1963) -
A Majority of One Captain Norcross (1961) -
The Investigators Cranshaw (1961) -
![Whispering Smith]( "Whispering Smith")
Whispering Smith Lord Alfred Hilary (1961) -
![Dante]( "Dante")
Dante Stewart Styles (1960-1961) -
![Startime]( "Startime")
Startime King Arthur (1960) -
![The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna]( "The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna")
The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna Hadley Dexter (1960) -
![Maverick]( "Maverick")
Maverick Luke Abigor (1960) -
![Fibber McGee and Molly]( "Fibber McGee and Molly")
Fibber McGee and Molly Fenton Roscoe (1959) -
![Colonel Humphrey Flack]( "Colonel Humphrey Flack")
Colonel Humphrey Flack Col. Humphrey J. Flack (1953-1959) -
![Mike Hammer]( "Mike Hammer")
Mike Hammer Carlson (1958) -
![Schlitz Playhouse]( "Schlitz Playhouse")
Schlitz Playhouse Mayor Perkins (1958) -
![The Adventures of McGraw]( "The Adventures of McGraw")
The Adventures of McGraw Osgood (1958) -
![The Bob Cummings Show]( "The Bob Cummings Show")
The Bob Cummings Show Hawthorne (1958) -
![Matinee Theatre]( "Matinee Theatre")
Matinee Theatre (1956-1958) -
![Lux Video Theatre]( "Lux Video Theatre")
Lux Video Theatre Carter (1957) -
![Blondie]( "Blondie")
Blondie Jack Bell (1957) -
![The Red Skelton Hour]( "The Red Skelton Hour")
The Red Skelton Hour Explorer (1957) -
![Crossroads]( "Crossroads")
Crossroads Dr. Yard (1957) -
Once Upon a Honeymoon Gordon (1956)
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![Around the World in 80 Days]( "Around the World in 80 Days")
Around the World in 80 Days British Consul - Suez (1956) -
![Four Star Playhouse]( "Four Star Playhouse")
Four Star Playhouse Jackson (1955-1956) -
![The King and I]( "The King and I")
The King and I Sir John Hay (1956) -
![The Man Who Knew Too Much]( "The Man Who Knew Too Much")
The Man Who Knew Too Much Val Parnell (1956) -
![My Favorite Husband]( "My Favorite Husband")
My Favorite Husband The Great Waldo (1955) -
![The King's Thief]( "The King's Thief")
The King's Thief Sir Gilbert Talbot (1955) -
So This Is Hollywood (1955)
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![The Steel Cage]( "The Steel Cage")
The Steel Cage Lee Filbert (segment "The Chef") (1954) -
![The Mickey Rooney Show]( "The Mickey Rooney Show")
The Mickey Rooney Show Jonathan Swift, Drama Instructor (1954) -
![The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse]( "The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse")
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (1954) -
The Best in Mystery Jackson (1956) (1954)
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![Ma and Pa Kettle at Home]( "Ma and Pa Kettle at Home")
Ma and Pa Kettle at Home Alphonsus Mannering (1954) -
Footlights Theater (1953)
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![The Plymouth Playhouse]( "The Plymouth Playhouse")
The Plymouth Playhouse Col. Humphrey J. Flack (1953) -
![The Life of Riley]( "The Life of Riley")
The Life of Riley Uncle Baxter (1953) -
![The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet]( "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet")
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet Orville (1953) -
![Mr. & Mrs. North]( "Mr. & Mrs. North")
Mr. & Mrs. North W.J. Compton (1953) -
![Private Secretary]( "Private Secretary")
Private Secretary (1953) -
![Blackbeard, the Pirate]( "Blackbeard, the Pirate")
Blackbeard, the Pirate Noll (1952) -
![Androcles and the Lion]( "Androcles and the Lion")
Androcles and the Lion Editor of Gladiators (1952) -
The Unexpected (1952)
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![The Ford Television Theatre]( "The Ford Television Theatre")
The Ford Television Theatre (1952) -
![Just Across the Street]( "Just Across the Street")
Just Across the Street Davis (1952) -
![The Schaefer Century Theatre]( "The Schaefer Century Theatre")
The Schaefer Century Theatre (1952) -
![Chevron Theatre]( "Chevron Theatre")
Chevron Theatre (1952) -
Gruen Guild Theater (1951-1952)
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![Crosswinds]( "Crosswinds")
Crosswinds Sir Cecil Daubrey (1951) -
![The Lady and the Bandit]( "The Lady and the Bandit")
The Lady and the Bandit Lord Charles Willoughby (1951) -
Stars Over Hollywood (1950-1951)
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![The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show]( "The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show")
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show Professor Bradford (1951) -
![Robert Montgomery Presents]( "Robert Montgomery Presents")
Robert Montgomery Presents (1951) -
![The Bigelow Theatre]( "The Bigelow Theatre")
The Bigelow Theatre Curt (1951) -
![The Jackpot]( "The Jackpot")
The Jackpot Leslie (1950) -
![Wagon Master]( "Wagon Master")
Wagon Master Dr. A. Locksley Hall (1950) -
![Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet the Killer Boris Karloff]( "Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet the Killer Boris Karloff")
Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet the Killer Boris Karloff Melton (1949) -
![You're My Everything]( "You're My Everything")
You're My Everything Joe Blanton (1949) -
![The Lovable Cheat]( "The Lovable Cheat")
The Lovable Cheat Justin (1949) -
![The Lone Wolf and His Lady]( "The Lone Wolf and His Lady")
The Lone Wolf and His Lady Jamison - Lanyard's Valet (1949) -
![Every Girl Should Be Married]( "Every Girl Should Be Married")
Every Girl Should Be Married Mr. Spitzer (1948) -
![My Dear Secretary]( "My Dear Secretary")
My Dear Secretary Deveny (Bryant Detective Agency) (1948) -
![An Innocent Affair]( "An Innocent Affair")
An Innocent Affair Ken St. Clair (1948) -
![The Prince of Thieves]( "The Prince of Thieves")
The Prince of Thieves The Friar (1948) -
![The Main Street Kid]( "The Main Street Kid")
The Main Street Kid The Great Martine (1948) -
![Captain from Castile]( "Captain from Castile")
Captain from Castile Prof. Botello (1947) -
![Merton of the Movies]( "Merton of the Movies")
Merton of the Movies Frank Mulvaney (1947) -
![Lured]( "Lured")
Lured Lyle Maxwell (1947) -
![The Pilgrim Lady]( "The Pilgrim Lady")
The Pilgrim Lady Clifford Latimer (1947) -
![My Darling Clementine]( "My Darling Clementine")
My Darling Clementine Granville Thorndyke (1946) -
![Idea Girl]( "Idea Girl")
Idea Girl J.C. Crow (1946) -
![Terror by Night]( "Terror by Night")
Terror by Night Maj. Duncan-Bleek (1946) -
![Sunbonnet Sue]( "Sunbonnet Sue")
Sunbonnet Sue Jonathan (1945) -
![Men in Her Diary]( "Men in Her Diary")
Men in Her Diary Douglas Crane (1945) -
![Tell It to a Star]( "Tell It to a Star")
Tell It to a Star Colonel Ambrose Morgan (1945) -
![Where Do We Go from Here?]( "Where Do We Go from Here?")
Where Do We Go from Here? General George Washington (1945) -
![The Phantom of 42nd Street]( "The Phantom of 42nd Street")
The Phantom of 42nd Street Cecil Moore (1945) -
![Earl Carroll Vanities]( "Earl Carroll Vanities")
Earl Carroll Vanities Grand Duke Paul (1945) -
![Bring on the Girls]( "Bring on the Girls")
Bring on the Girls August (1945) -
![My Gal Loves Music]( "My Gal Loves Music")
My Gal Loves Music Rodney Spoonyer (1944) -
![Ever Since Venus]( "Ever Since Venus")
Ever Since Venus J. Webster Hackett (1944) -
![The Doughgirls]( "The Doughgirls")
The Doughgirls Breckenridge Drake (1944) -
![His Butler's Sister]( "His Butler's Sister")
His Butler's Sister Buzz Jenkins (1943) -
![So This Is Washington]( "So This Is Washington")
So This Is Washington Chester W. Marshall (1943) -
![Holy Matrimony]( "Holy Matrimony")
Holy Matrimony Mr. Pennington (1943) -
![Stage Door Canteen]( "Stage Door Canteen")
Stage Door Canteen Alan Mowbray (1943) -
![Slightly Dangerous]( "Slightly Dangerous")
Slightly Dangerous English Gentleman (1943) -
![The Powers Girl]( "The Powers Girl")
The Powers Girl John Robert Powers (1943) -
![The Devil with Hitler]( "The Devil with Hitler")
The Devil with Hitler Gesatan (1942) -
![A Yank at Eton]( "A Yank at Eton")
A Yank at Eton Mr. Duncan (1942) -
![Panama Hattie]( "Panama Hattie")
Panama Hattie Jay Jerkins, Dick's Butler (1942) -
![Isle of Missing Men]( "Isle of Missing Men")
Isle of Missing Men Dr. Henry Brown (1942) -
![The Mad Martindales]( "The Mad Martindales")
The Mad Martindales Hugo Martindale (1942) -
![Yokel Boy]( "Yokel Boy")
Yokel Boy R.B. Harris - Movie Producer (1942) -
![We Were Dancing]( "We Were Dancing")
We Were Dancing Grand Duke Basil (1942) -
Three Blonde Mice Elmer Smith (1942)
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![The Perfect Snob]( "The Perfect Snob")
The Perfect Snob Freddie Browning (1941) -
![I Wake Up Screaming]( "I Wake Up Screaming")
I Wake Up Screaming Robin Ray (1941) -
![Moon Over Her Shoulder]( "Moon Over Her Shoulder")
Moon Over Her Shoulder Grover Sloan (1941) -
![Ice-Capades]( "Ice-Capades")
Ice-Capades Pete Ellis (1941) -
![French Fried Patootie]( "French Fried Patootie")
French Fried Patootie Elmer (1941) -
![The Cowboy and the Blonde]( "The Cowboy and the Blonde")
The Cowboy and the Blonde Phineas Johnson (1941) -
![That Uncertain Feeling]( "That Uncertain Feeling")
That Uncertain Feeling Dr. Vengard (1941) -
![That Hamilton Woman]( "That Hamilton Woman")
That Hamilton Woman Sir William Hamilton (1941) -
![Footlight Fever]( "Footlight Fever")
Footlight Fever Mr. Don Avery (1941) -
![The Quarterback]( "The Quarterback")
The Quarterback Professor Hobbs (1940) -
![The Villain Still Pursued Her]( "The Villain Still Pursued Her")
The Villain Still Pursued Her Silas Cribbs (1940) -
![The Boys from Syracuse]( "The Boys from Syracuse")
The Boys from Syracuse Angelo (1940) -
![Scatterbrain]( "Scatterbrain")
Scatterbrain J.R. Russell (1940) -
![Curtain Call]( "Curtain Call")
Curtain Call Donald Avery (1940) -
![Music in My Heart]( "Music in My Heart")
Music in My Heart Charles Spencer Gardner III (1940) -
![The Llano Kid]( "The Llano Kid")
The Llano Kid John Travers (1939) -
![Way Down South]( "Way Down South")
Way Down South Jacques Bouton (1939) -
![Never Say Die]( "Never Say Die")
Never Say Die Prince Smirnov (1939) -
![Topper Takes a Trip]( "Topper Takes a Trip")
Topper Takes a Trip Wilkins (1938) -
![There Goes My Heart]( "There Goes My Heart")
There Goes My Heart Pennypepper E. Pennypepper (1938) -
![Merrily We Live]( "Merrily We Live")
Merrily We Live Grosvenor (butler) (1938) -
![Hollywood Hotel]( "Hollywood Hotel")
Hollywood Hotel Alexander Dupre (1937) -
![Stand-In]( "Stand-In")
Stand-In Koslofski (1937) -
![Music for Madame]( "Music for Madame")
Music for Madame Leon Rodowsky (1937) -
![On Such a Night]( "On Such a Night")
On Such a Night Professor Ricardo Montrose Candle (1937) -
![Vogues of 1938]( "Vogues of 1938")
Vogues of 1938 Henry Morgan (1937) -
![Topper]( "Topper")
Topper Wilkins (1937) -
![Marry the Girl]( "Marry the Girl")
Marry the Girl Dr. Hayden Stryker (1937) -
![As Good as Married]( "As Good as Married")
As Good as Married Wally (1937) -
![The King and the Chorus Girl]( "The King and the Chorus Girl")
The King and the Chorus Girl Donald Taylor (1937) -
![On the Avenue]( "On the Avenue")
On the Avenue Frederick Sims (1937) -
![Rainbow on the River]( "Rainbow on the River")
Rainbow on the River Ralph Layton (1936) -
![Four Days Wonder]( "Four Days Wonder")
Four Days Wonder Archibald Fenton (1936) -
![Ladies in Love]( "Ladies in Love")
Ladies in Love Paul Sandor (1936) -
![My Man Godfrey]( "My Man Godfrey")
My Man Godfrey Tommy Gray (1936) -
![Mary of Scotland]( "Mary of Scotland")
Mary of Scotland Throckmorton (1936) -
![Fatal Lady]( "Fatal Lady")
Fatal Lady Uberto Malla (1936) -
![The Case Against Mrs. Ames]( "The Case Against Mrs. Ames")
The Case Against Mrs. Ames Lawrence Waterson (1936) -
![Give Us This Night]( "Give Us This Night")
Give Us This Night Forcellini (1936) -
![Desire]( "Desire")
Desire Dr. Maurice Pauquet (mistakenly listed in end credits as Dr. Edouard Pauquet) (1936) -
![Muss 'em Up]( "Muss 'em Up")
Muss 'em Up Paul Harding (1936) -
![Rose-Marie]( "Rose-Marie")
Rose-Marie Premier (1936) -
![In Person]( "In Person")
In Person Jay Holmes (1935) -
![She Couldn't Take It]( "She Couldn't Take It")
She Couldn't Take It Alan Bartlett (1935) -
![The Gay Deception]( "The Gay Deception")
The Gay Deception Lord Clewe (1935) -
![Lady Tubbs]( "Lady Tubbs")
Lady Tubbs Elyot Wembsleigh (1935) -
![Becky Sharp]( "Becky Sharp")
Becky Sharp Rawdon Crawley (1935) -
![Night Life of the Gods]( "Night Life of the Gods")
Night Life of the Gods Hunter Hawk (1935) -
![Charlie Chan in London]( "Charlie Chan in London")
Charlie Chan in London Geoffrey Richmond (1934) -
![Embarrassing Moments]( "Embarrassing Moments")
Embarrassing Moments Aheam (1934) -
![One More River]( "One More River")
One More River Forsythe (1934) -
![The Girl from Missouri]( "The Girl from Missouri")
The Girl from Missouri Lord Douglas (1934) -
![Little Man, What Now?]( "Little Man, What Now?")
Little Man, What Now? Franz Schluter (1934) -
![Cheaters]( "Cheaters")
Cheaters Paul Southern (1934) -
![Where Sinners Meet]( "Where Sinners Meet")
Where Sinners Meet Nicholas (1934) -
![The House of Rothschild]( "The House of Rothschild")
The House of Rothschild Prince Metternich (1934) -
![Long Lost Father]( "Long Lost Father")
Long Lost Father Sir Tony Gelding (1934) -
![Her Secret]( "Her Secret")
Her Secret Nils Norton (1933) -
![Roman Scandals]( "Roman Scandals")
Roman Scandals Majordomo (1933) -
![The World Changes]( "The World Changes")
The World Changes Sir Phillip Ivor (1933) -
![Berkeley Square]( "Berkeley Square")
Berkeley Square Major Clinton (1933) -
![Voltaire]( "Voltaire")
Voltaire Count De Sarnac (1933) -
![Midnight Club]( "Midnight Club")
Midnight Club Arthur Bradley (1933) -
![Peg o' My Heart]( "Peg o' My Heart")
Peg o' My Heart Capt. Christopher 'Chris' Brent (1933) -
![A Study in Scarlet]( "A Study in Scarlet")
A Study in Scarlet Inspector Lastrade (1933) -
![Our Betters]( "Our Betters")
Our Betters Lord George Grayston (1933) -
![The Bride's Bereavement; or, the Snake in the Grass]( "The Bride's Bereavement; or, the Snake in the Grass")
The Bride's Bereavement; or, the Snake in the Grass Sir Mortimer DeLacey (1932) -
![Sherlock Holmes]( "Sherlock Holmes")
Sherlock Holmes Colonel Gore-King (1932) -
![The Phantom President]( "The Phantom President")
The Phantom President George Washington (1932) -
Two Lips and Juleps; or, Southern Love and Northern Exposure Young Shelby (1932)
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![Two Against the World]( "Two Against the World")
Two Against the World George 'Georgie' Walton (1932) -
![The Man Called Back]( "The Man Called Back")
The Man Called Back King's Counsel (1932) -
![Winner Take All]( "Winner Take All")
Winner Take All Forbes - the Etiquette Teacher (1932) -
![Jewel Robbery]( "Jewel Robbery")
Jewel Robbery Detective Fritz (1932) -
![The Man from Yesterday]( "The Man from Yesterday")
The Man from Yesterday Dr. Waite (1932) -
![Man About Town]( "Man About Town")
Man About Town Ivan Boris (1932) -
![The World and the Flesh]( "The World and the Flesh")
The World and the Flesh Dimitri (1932) -
![Hotel Continental]( "Hotel Continental")
Hotel Continental Walter Underwood (1932) -
![The Silent Witness]( "The Silent Witness")
The Silent Witness Arthur Drinton (1932) -
![Lovers Courageous]( "Lovers Courageous")
Lovers Courageous Lamone (1932) -
![Nice Women]( "Nice Women")
Nice Women Mark Chandler (1931) -
![Honor of the Family]( "Honor of the Family")
Honor of the Family Tony Revere (1931) -
![Left Over Ladies]( "Left Over Ladies")
Left Over Ladies Jerry (1931) -
![Alexander Hamilton]( "Alexander Hamilton")
Alexander Hamilton George Washington (1931) -
![Guilty Hands]( "Guilty Hands")
Guilty Hands Gordon Rich (1931) -
![How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 6: 'the Big Irons']( "How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 6: 'the Big Irons'")
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 6: 'the Big Irons' Mr. Mowbray (1931) -
![The Man in Possession]( "The Man in Possession")
The Man in Possession Sir Charles Cartwright (1931) -
Actor
![God's Gift to Women]( "God's Gift to Women")
God's Gift to Women Auguste - Toto's Butler (1931) -
Soundtrack
![Panama Hattie]( "Panama Hattie")
Panama Hattie (1942) -
Soundtrack
![Way Down South]( "Way Down South")
Way Down South (1939) -
Archive footage
![Elementary My Dear Watson: The Man Behind Sherlock Holmes]( "Elementary My Dear Watson: The Man Behind Sherlock Holmes")
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![Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years]( "Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years")
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![In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes]( "In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes")
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![John Ford]( "John Ford")
John Ford (1993) -
![Going Hollywood: The '30s]( "Going Hollywood: The '30s")
Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984) -
![The American West of John Ford]( "The American West of John Ford")
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Archive footage
![Campbell Summer Soundstage]( "Campbell Summer Soundstage")
Campbell Summer Soundstage (1952) -
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Personal Details
Born
Ernest Allen
London, England, UK
Died
(age 72)
Hollywood, California, USA
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