Emerging from a British theatrical background, he first appeared on stage in 1906 as Henry V in Bristol and subsequently performed in four London productions before relocating to the United States in the 1920s, where he sustained a Broadway presence from 1923 to 1954. Transitioning to screen work, he became a reliable supporting actor in Hollywood from the late 1930s through the mid-1960s, contrib… Read more
Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources
Known for One Hundred and One Dalmatians 1961 Spartacus 1960 How Green Was My Valley 1941 Alfred Hitchcock Presents 1955 Series ★ 7.8 Alfred Hitchcock Presents 1955
Gus Harrison ★ 7.3 How Green Was My Valley 1941
Dr. Richards Series ★ 7.7 Perry Mason 1957
Judge ★ 7.2 The Sea Hawk 1940
Darnell ★ 7.2 Sahara 1943
Radio Newscaster (voice) (uncredited) ★ 6.9 Jane Eyre 1943
Sam--Waiter at Inn ★ 7.2 Madame Curie 1943
Businessman (uncredited) ★ 6.9 Man Hunt 1941
Lord Gerald Risborough ★ 7 Hangover Square 1945
Supt. Clay (uncredited) ★ 6.9 Sherlock Holmes Faces Death 1943
Geoffrey Musgrave ★ 7 Strange Cargo 1940
Grideau, the Prison Head ★ 6.9 Johnny Belinda 1948
Prosecutor (uncredited) ★ 7.2 Air Raid Wardens 1943
Otto ★ 6.8 Pursuit to Algiers 1945
Prime Minister ★ 6.8 The Notorious Landlady 1962
Elderly Colonel (uncredited) ★ 6.7 Dressed to Kill 1946
Colonel Cavanaugh ★ 6.6 Terror by Night 1946
Prof. William Kilbane ★ 6.6 Northwest Passage 1940
Sir William Johnson ★ 6.4 Rage in Heaven 1941
Solicitor-General ★ 6.4 Captains of the Clouds 1942
President of Court Martial ★ 6.3 A Woman's Vengeance 1948
Judge (uncredited) ★ 6.3 Murder Over New York 1940
Insp. Hugh Drake ★ 6.5 The Lodger 1944
★ 6.5 The Black Swan 1942
Speaker of Assembly (uncredited) ★ 6.5 The Woman in Green 1945
Dr. Onslow ★ 6.5 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 1941
Dr. Heath ★ 6.1 Singapore 1947
Cadum ★ 6.3 The Locket 1946
Doctor (uncredited) ★ 6.4 A Double Life 1947
Actor in "Othello" ★ 6.2 A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court 1949
Lord Mayor (uncredited) ★ 6 Strange Bedfellows 1965
Mr. Martindale (Lawyer) (uncredited) ★ 6.2 Captain Kidd 1945
Landers - Newgate Prison Governor (uncredited) ★ 6 Forever Amber 1947
★ 5.7 Ruthless 1948
J. Norton Sims ★ 5.6 A Yank in the R.A.F. 1941
Canadian Major ★ 6.2 Joan of Arc 1948
Duke of Bedford, England's Regent ★ 5.6 Spinout 1966
Blodgett ★ 5.6 She-Wolf of London 1946
Park Patrol Constable-in-Charge Ernie Hobbs Start from another title 
