Acting

Leonard Mudie

Born April 11, 1883 · Cheetham Hill, Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK

Died April 14, 1965 · aged 82

From Wikipedia Leonard Mudie (11 April 1883–14 April 1965) was an English character actor whose career lasted for nearly fifty years. After a successful start as a stage actor in England, he appeared regularly in the US, and made his home there from 1932. He appeared in character roles on Broadway and in Hollywood films. Mudie made his film debut in a Boris Karloff film, The Mummy, in 1932. He m…

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The Adventures of Robin Hood

The Adventures of Robin Hood · 1938

The Adventures of Robin Hood

MovieAdventureRomance

Robin Hood fights nobly for justice against the evil Sir Guy of Gisbourne while striving to win the hand of the beautiful Maid Marian.

Waterloo Bridge

Waterloo Bridge · 1940

Waterloo Bridge

MovieDramaRomance

On the eve of World War II, a British officer revisits Waterloo Bridge and recalls the young man he was at the beginning of World War I and the young ballerina he met just before he left for the front.

Limelight

Limelight · 1952

MovieRomanceDrama

A fading music hall comedian tries to help a despondent ballet dancer learn to walk and to again feel confident about life.

The Mummy

The Mummy · 1932

An ancient Egyptian priest named Imhotep is revived when a British archaeological expedition finds his mummy and one of the researchers accidentally reads an ancient life-giving spell. Imhotep escapes from the field site and searches for the reincarnation of the soul of his lover.

The Sea Hawk

The Sea Hawk · 1940

Dashing pirate Geoffrey Thorpe plunders Spanish ships for Queen Elizabeth I and falls in love with Dona Maria, a beautiful Spanish royal he captures.

Kiss Me Deadly

Kiss Me Deadly · 1955

MovieMysteryThriller

One evening, Hammer gives a ride to Christina, an attractive hitchhiker on a lonely country road, who has escaped from the nearby lunatic asylum. Thugs waylay them and force his car to crash. When Hammer returns to semi-consciousness, he hears Christina being tortured until she dies. Hammer, both for vengeance and in hopes that "something big" is behind it all, decides to pursue the case.

Foreign Correspondent

Foreign Correspondent · 1940

Foreign Correspondent

MovieThrillerMystery

American crime reporter John Jones is reassigned to Europe as a foreign correspondent to cover the imminent war. When he walks into the middle of an assassination and stumbles on a spy ring, he seeks help from a beautiful politician’s daughter and an urbane English journalist to uncover the truth.

King Richard and the Crusaders

King Richard and the Crusaders · 1954

King Richard and the Crusaders

MovieAdventureDrama

Based on Sir Walter Scott's The Talisman, this is the story of the romantic adventures of Christians and Muslims during the battle for the Holy Land in the time of King Richard the Lionheart.

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The Adventures of Robin Hood

The Adventures of Robin Hood · 1938

The Adventures of Robin Hood

MovieAdventureRomance

Robin Hood fights nobly for justice against the evil Sir Guy of Gisbourne while striving to win the hand of the beautiful Maid Marian.

Town Crier (uncredited)

Waterloo Bridge

Waterloo Bridge · 1940

Waterloo Bridge

MovieDramaRomance

On the eve of World War II, a British officer revisits Waterloo Bridge and recalls the young man he was at the beginning of World War I and the young ballerina he met just before he left for the front.

Thomas Parker - Roy's Driver (uncredited)

Limelight

Limelight · 1952

MovieRomanceDrama

A fading music hall comedian tries to help a despondent ballet dancer learn to walk and to again feel confident about life.

Dr. Blake - Calvero's Doctor

The Mummy

The Mummy · 1932

An ancient Egyptian priest named Imhotep is revived when a British archaeological expedition finds his mummy and one of the researchers accidentally reads an ancient life-giving spell. Imhotep escapes from the field site and searches for the reincarnation of the soul of his lover.

Professor Pearson

The Sea Hawk

The Sea Hawk · 1940

Dashing pirate Geoffrey Thorpe plunders Spanish ships for Queen Elizabeth I and falls in love with Dona Maria, a beautiful Spanish royal he captures.

Castle Sentry

Kiss Me Deadly

Kiss Me Deadly · 1955

MovieMysteryThriller

One evening, Hammer gives a ride to Christina, an attractive hitchhiker on a lonely country road, who has escaped from the nearby lunatic asylum. Thugs waylay them and force his car to crash. When Hammer returns to semi-consciousness, he hears Christina being tortured until she dies. Hammer, both for vengeance and in hopes that "something big" is behind it all, decides to pursue the case.

Athletic Club Clerk (uncredited)

Foreign Correspondent

Foreign Correspondent · 1940

Foreign Correspondent

MovieThrillerMystery

American crime reporter John Jones is reassigned to Europe as a foreign correspondent to cover the imminent war. When he walks into the middle of an assassination and stumbles on a spy ring, he seeks help from a beautiful politician’s daughter and an urbane English journalist to uncover the truth.

McKenna

King Richard and the Crusaders

King Richard and the Crusaders · 1954

King Richard and the Crusaders

MovieAdventureDrama

Based on Sir Walter Scott's The Talisman, this is the story of the romantic adventures of Christians and Muslims during the battle for the Holy Land in the time of King Richard the Lionheart.

Physician (uncredited)

Top Hat

Top Hat · 1935

MovieMusicComedy

Showman Jerry Travers is working for producer Horace Hardwick in London. Jerry demonstrates his new dance steps late one night in Horace's hotel room, much to the annoyance of sleeping Dale Tremont below. She goes upstairs to complain and the two are immediately attracted to each other. Complications arise when Dale mistakes Jerry for Horace.

Florist (uncredited)

Captain Blood

Captain Blood · 1935

Dr. Peter Blood, unjustly convicted of treason and exiled from England, becomes a notorious pirate.

Baron Jeffreys

The Mad Miss Manton

The Mad Miss Manton · 1938

The Mad Miss Manton

MovieComedyCrime

When the murdered body discovered by beautiful, vivacious socialite Melsa Manton disappears, police and press label her a prankster until she and her group of friends prove them wrong.

Managing Editor (uncredited)

Diane

MovieDramaHistory

Asked by Francis I to tutor his son, Diane de Poitiers becomes the future King Henry II's mistress in 1500s France.

Porter (uncredited)

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes · 1939

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

MovieCrimeMystery

Having once again avoided criminal conviction, Professor Moriarity develops a murderous plan to “finish off” his last major nemesis, Sherlock Holmes, by making him fail to prevent the perfect crime. Does it involve a family curse, the crown jewels of England, or something else…

Barrows - Moriarty's Attorney (uncredited)

Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette · 1938

Marie Antoinette

MovieDramaHistory

The young Austrian princess Marie Antoinette is arranged to marry Louis XVI, future king of France, in a politically advantageous marriage for the rival countries. The opulent Marie indulges in various whims and flirtations. When Louis XV passes and Louis XVI ascends the French throne, his queen's extravagant lifestyle earns the hatred of the French people, who despise her Austrian heritage.

Man Yelling 'Have You Proof?' (uncredited)

The Black Shield of Falworth

The Black Shield of Falworth · 1954

The Black Shield of Falworth

MovieAdventureHistory

In the days of King Henry IV, stalwart young Myles and his sister Meg have been raised as peasants, without any knowledge of who their father really was. But one day, they journey to Macworth Castle. There, Myles falls in love with Lady Anne Macworth, makes friends and enemies, and learns to be a knight.

Friar Edward

Becky Sharp

Becky Sharp · 1935

MovieDramaRomance

In early 19th century England, ambitious and ruthless orphan Rebecca Sharp advances from the position of governess to the heights of British society. The first feature length film to use three-strip Technicolor.

Tarquin

The Letter

The Letter · 1940

MovieCrimeDrama

After a woman shoots a man to death, a damning letter she wrote raises suspicions.

Fred (uncredited)

Dark Victory

Dark Victory · 1939

MovieDramaRomance

Socialite Judith Traherne lives a lavish but emotionally empty life. Riding horses is one of her few joys, and her stable master is secretly in love with her. Told she has a brain tumor by her doctor, Frederick Steele, Judith becomes distraught. After she decides to have surgery to remove the tumor, Judith realizes she is in love with Dr. Steele, but more troubling medical news may sabotage her new relationship, and her second chance at life.

Dr. Driscoll

Cleopatra

Cleopatra · 1934

MovieHistoryDrama

The queen of Egypt barges the Nile and flirts with Mark Antony and Julius Caesar.

Pothinos

Sylvia Scarlett

Sylvia Scarlett · 1935

Sylvia Scarlett

MovieComedyDrama

When her father decides to flee to England, young Sylvia Scarlett must become Sylvester Scarlett and protect her father every step of the way, with the questionable help of plenty others.

Steward

The Silver Chalice

The Silver Chalice · 1954

The Silver Chalice

MovieDramaRomance

A Greek artisan is commissioned to cast the cup of Christ in silver and sculpt around its rim the faces of the disciples and Jesus himself. He travels to Jerusalem and eventually to Rome to complete the task. Meanwhile, a nefarious interloper is trying to convince the crowds that he is the new Messiah by using nothing more than cheap parlor tricks.

Stall Keeper (uncredited)

Anthony Adverse

Anthony Adverse · 1936

Anthony Adverse

MovieDramaHistory

Based on the novel by Hervey Allen, this expansive drama follows the many adventures of the eponymous hero, Anthony Adverse. Abandoned at a convent by his heartless nobleman father, Don Luis, Anthony is later mentored by his kind grandfather, John Bonnyfeather, and falls for the beautiful Angela Giuseppe. When circumstances separate Anthony and Angela and he embarks on a long journey, he must find his way back to her, no matter what the cost.

De Bourrienne

Shall We Dance

Shall We Dance · 1937

MovieComedyRomance

Ballet star Petrov arranges to cross the Atlantic aboard the same ship as the dancer and musical star he's fallen for but barely knows. By the time the ocean liner reaches New York, a little white lie has churned through the rumour mill and turned into a hot gossip item—that the two celebrities are secretly married.

Waiter (uncredited)

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle · 1939

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

MovieMusicRomance

In 1911, minor stage comic, Vernon Castle meets the stage-struck Irene Foote. A few misadventures later, they marry and then abandon comedy to attempt a dancing career together. While they're performing in Paris, an agent sees them rehearse and starts them on their brilliant career as the world's foremost ballroom dancers. However, at the height of their fame, World War I begins.

British Officer (uncredited)

Star Trek

Star Trek · 1966

SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyDrama

Space. The Final Frontier. The U.S.S. Enterprise embarks on a five year mission to explore the galaxy. The Enterprise is under the command of Captain James T. Kirk with First Officer Mr. Spock, from the planet Vulcan. With a determined crew, the Enterprise encounters Klingons, Romulans, time paradoxes, tribbles and genetic supermen led by Khan Noonian Singh. Their mission is to explore strange new worlds, to seek new life and new civilizations, and to boldly go where no man has gone before.

Survivor #2 (uncredited)

The Untouchables

The Untouchables · 1959

The Untouchables

SeriesDramaCrime

Special Agent Eliot Ness and his elite team of incorruptible agents battle organized crime in 1930s Chicago.

Judge (uncredited)

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents · 1955

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

SeriesMysteryDrama

A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.

Assayer (uncredited)

Sea Hunt

Sea Hunt · 1958

SeriesAction & AdventureDrama

Sea Hunt is an American adventure television series that aired in syndication from 1958 to 1961 and was popular in syndication for decades afterwards. The series originally aired for four seasons, with 155 episodes produced. It stars Lloyd Bridges as ex-Navy frogman Mike Nelson, and was produced by Ivan Tors.

Eugene Laszlo

Adventures of Superman

Adventures of Superman · 1952

Adventures of Superman

SeriesAction & AdventureSci-Fi & Fantasy

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a syndicated TV adaptation of the beloved DC Comics superhero! You know the drill: When he isn't fighting for truth, justice and the American way, the man in tights dons a suit and glasses for his secret identity as Daily Planet newspaper reporter Clark Kent, who works alongside friends Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen for gruff boss Perry White.

Leland Masters

Mr. & Mrs. North

Mr. & Mrs. North · 1952

Mr. & Mrs. North

SeriesComedyCrime

Mr. & Mrs. North is an American comedy/mystery television series that aired on CBS from October 3, 1952 to May 25, 1954. The series centers on Jerry North, a mystery magazine publisher who thinks he is a good amateur detective, and his wife, Pamela, as they solve crimes in New York City.

The Count of Monte Cristo

The Count of Monte Cristo · 1956

The Count of Monte Cristo

SeriesDramaAction & Adventure

The Count of Monte Cristo was a 1956 ITC Entertainment/TPA television series adapted very loosely from the novel by Alexandre Dumas, adapted by Sidney Marshall. It premiered in the UK in early 1956 and ran for 39 thirty-minute episodes. The first twelve episodes were filmed in the United States, at the Hal Roach studios, with the rest being filmed at ITC's traditional home of Elstree. A 5-disc DVD set containing all thirty-nine episodes was released by Network Studio on 12 April 2010. ITC produced a film based on the same source-material, The Count of Monte-Cristo, in 1975.

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars · 1951

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

SeriesDramaComedy

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars is an anthology series that was telecast from 1951 until 1959 on CBS. Offering both comedies and drama, the series was sponsored by the Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company. The title was shortened to Schlitz Playhouse, beginning with the fall 1957 season.