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Sam Kydd

Sam Kydd

Samuel John Kydd

Born February 15, 1917· Belfast, Ireland, UK [now Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK]

† Died March 26, 1982

52Roles★ 6.5Average rating

Born to an army officer in Belfast and raised in London, he attended Dunstable School before entering talent contests in the mid-1930s, where Oscar Rabin recruited him as an MC for his band and a member of the “Hot Shots”. Captured early in World II, he spent five years as a POW in Stalag XX-A, where he organized and performed in camp productions, later receiving a pair of Red-Cross drama masks fo…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

Known for

Filmography

The Ladykillers★ 7.3
The Ladykillers1955
Second Cab Driver (uncredited)
The Hound of the Baskervilles★ 6.8
The Hound of the Baskervilles1959
Perkins
The Quatermass Xperiment★ 6.5
The Quatermass Xperiment1955
Police Sergeant Questioning Rosie
Treasure Island★ 6.5
Treasure Island1950
Cady
The Mirror Crack'd★ 6.1
The Mirror Crack'd1980
Film Technician (uncredited)