David Horne (actor)

David Horne
in The Big Job (1965)
Born	David Edgar Alderson Horne 14 July 1898 Balcombe, Sussex, England
Died	15 March 1970 (aged 71) Marylebone, London, England
Years active	1933–1968

David Edgar Alderson Horne (14 July 1898 in Balcombe, Sussex – 15 March 1970 in Marylebone, London) was an English film and stage actor.^[1]

Biography

British actor and playwright David Horne began his film career in the 1930s, after a distinguished early career in the theatre. He was generally seen portraying pompous, self-satisfied characters. He never managed to rise to the "star" level in his silver screen acting career, but he was an indispensable character actor, and played many utility parts such as desk clerks, newspaper editors, police officials, lawyers and doctors. He continued his theatre work until his death in 1970.

Selected filmography

• Lord of the Manor (1933)
• Badger's Green (1934)
• The Village Squire (1935)
• Late Extra (1935)
• Debt of Honour (1936)
• Under Proof (1936)
• The Cardinal (1936)
• Seven Sinners (1936)
• The House of the Spaniard (1936)
• It's Love Again (1936)
• The Interrupted Honeymoon (1936)
• The Mill on the Floss (1937)
• 21 Days (1940)
• The Stars Look Down (1940)
• Return to Yesterday (1940)
• Crimes at the Dark House (1940)
• Blind Folly (1940)
• Night Train to Munich (1940)
• The Door with Seven Locks (1940)
• Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It (1941)
• Breach of Promise (1942)
• The Day Will Dawn (1942)
• They Flew Alone (1942)
• The First of the Few (1942)
• San Demetrio London (1943)
• The Hundred Pound Window (1944)
• Don't Take It to Heart (1944)
• The Man from Morocco (1945)
• The Seventh Veil (1945)
• The Wicked Lady (1945)
• They Were Sisters (1945)
• The Rake's Progress (1945)
• The Magic Bow (1946)
• Gaiety George (1946)
• Saraband for Dead Lovers (1948)
• Once Upon a Dream (1949)
• The History of Mr. Polly (1949)
• Madeleine (1950)
• Appointment with Venus (1951)
• Street Corner (1953)
• Martin Luther (1953)
• Spaceways (1953)
• The Intruder (1953)
• Beau Brummell (1954)
• Three Cases of Murder (1955)
• The Last Man to Hang? (1956)
• Lust for Life (1956)
• The Prince and the Showgirl (1957)
• The Safecracker (1958)
• The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw (1958)
• The Devil's Disciple (1959)
• The Clue of the New Pin (1961)
• Goodbye Again (1961)
• Dentist on the Job (1961)
• Nurse on Wheels (1963)
• The Big Job (1965)
• A Flea in Her Ear (1968)
• Diamonds for Breakfast (1968)

References

1. http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/114394

External links

• David Horne at the Internet Movie Database