Acting
Murray Kinnell
Born July 24, 1889 · Sydenham, London, England, UK
Died August 11, 1954 · aged 65
Murray Kinnell (24 July 1889 – 11 August 1954) was a British-born American actor, recognized for playing smooth, gentlemanly, although rather shady characters. He began acting on the English stage in 1907, toured in the United States from 1912 through 1914, then returned to England where he served in the British Army during World War I. After the war, he emigrated to the US. He appeared in 71 film…
Known For
Freaks · 1932Freaks
★ 7.81932
MovieDramaHorror
A circus' beautiful trapeze artist agrees to marry the leader of side-show performers, but his deformed friends discover she is only marrying him for his inheritance.
Grand Hotel · 1932Grand Hotel
★ 7.01932
MovieDramaRomance
Guests at a posh Berlin hotel struggle through worry, scandal, and heartache.
Captain Blood · 1935Captain Blood
★ 7.21935
MovieAdventure
Dr. Peter Blood, unjustly convicted of treason and exiled from England, becomes a notorious pirate.
The Public Enemy · 1931The Public Enemy
★ 7.21931
MovieCrimeDrama
Two young Chicago hoodlums, Tom Powers and Matt Doyle, rise up from their poverty-stricken slum life to become petty thieves, bootleggers and cold-blooded killers. But with street notoriety and newfound wealth, the duo feels the heat from the cops and rival gangsters both. Despite his ruthless criminal reputation, Tom tries to remain connected to his family, however, gang warfare and the need for revenge eventually pull him away.
The Prince and the Pauper · 1937The Prince and the Pauper
★ 6.81937
MovieAdventureDrama
Two boys – the prince Edward and the pauper Tom – are born on the same day. Years later, when young teenage Tom sneaks into the palace garden, he meets the prince. They change clothes with one another before the guards discover them and throw out the prince thinking he's the urchin. No one believes them when they try to tell the truth about which is which. Soon after, the old king dies and the prince will inherit the throne.
The Witness Chair · 1936The Witness Chair
★ 6.61936
MovieDramaRomance
Late one night, secretary Paula Young (Ann Harding) leaves the office of her boss, Stanley Whittaker (Douglas Dumbrille, locking the door and taking the stairs to avoid being seen by the elevator operator (Frank Jenks). The next morning, the cleaning lady finds Whittaker's dead body, an apparent suicide. Police Lieutenant Poole (Moroni Olsen) finds a letter signed by Whittaker in which the deceased states he embezzled $75,000. Soon, however, he suspects otherwise and, after investigating, arrests widower James "Jim" Trent (Walter Abel), the vice president of Whittaker.
Secrets of the French Police · 1932Secrets of the French Police
★ 6.61932
MovieCrime
When a flower girl is kidnapped by a deranged White Russian, to impersonate the missing Princess Anastasia Romanoff while under his hypnotic spell, the French police attempt to solve the case with forensic method and the aide of a gentleman thief.
Captains Courageous · 1937Captains Courageous
★ 7.41937
MovieAdventureDrama
Harvey, the arrogant and spoiled son of an indulgent absentee-father, falls overboard from a transatlantic steamship and is rescued by a fishing vessel on the Grand Banks. Harvey fails to persuade them to take him ashore, nor convince the crew of his wealth. The captain offers him a low-paid job, until they return to port, as part of the crew that turns him into a mature, considerate young man.
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Freaks · 1932Freaks
★ 7.81932
MovieDramaHorror
A circus' beautiful trapeze artist agrees to marry the leader of side-show performers, but his deformed friends discover she is only marrying him for his inheritance.
Freakshow Barker (uncredited)
Captain Blood · 1935Captain Blood
★ 7.21935
MovieAdventure
Dr. Peter Blood, unjustly convicted of treason and exiled from England, becomes a notorious pirate.
Court Clerk (uncredited)
Outcast · 1937Outcast
★ 8.01937
MovieDrama
A physician in a small town suddenly finds himself the object of vilification and persecution when one of his patients commits suicide.
Anthony 'Tony' Stevens
Mad Love · 1935Mad Love
★ 7.01935
MovieHorrorRomance
An insane surgeon's obsession with an actress leads him to replace her wounded pianist husband's hands with those of a knife-throwing murderer.
Charles, Theatre Official (Uncredited)













