Donald Calthrop
| Donald Calthrop | |
|---|---|
 Autographed still, 1933 | |
| Born |
Donald Esme C Calthrop 11 April 1888 Chelsea London, England |
| Died |
15 July 1940 (aged 52) Eton, Berkshire, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1916-1940 |
Donald Esme C Calthrop (11 April 1888 – 15 July 1940) was an English stage and film actor.[1]
Born in London, Calthrop was educated at St Paul's School and made his first stage appearance at eighteen years of age at the Comedy Theatre, London.[2] His first film was The Gay Lord Quex released in 1917. He starred as the title character in the successful musical The Boy in the same year.[3] He then appeared in 63 films between 1916 and 1940, including five films directed by Alfred Hitchcock.[4]
He died in Eton, Berkshire from a heart attack while he was filming Major Barbara (1941).[2] According to Ronald Neame in his autobiography, some shots in the final film had a stand-in playing Calthrop's role (from the back) and a piece of dialogue was recorded using an unnamed person who impersonated Calthrop's voice.
He was the nephew of dramatist Dion Boucicault.[2]
Selected filmography
- The Gay Lord Quex (1917)
- Nelson (1918)
- Shooting Stars (1927)
- Atlantic (1929)
- Blackmail (1929)
- The Flying Squad (1929)
- The Clue of the New Pin (1929)
- Elstree Calling (1930)
- Juno and the Paycock (1930)
- Murder! (1930)
- The Night Porter (1930)
- Spanish Eyes (1930)
- Uneasy Virtue (1931)
- Many Waters (1931)
- Number Seventeen (1932)
- Rome Express (1932)
- Fires of Fate (1932)
- I Was a Spy (1933)
- Early to Bed (1933)
- Friday the Thirteenth (1933)
- Red Ensign (1934)
- It's a Cop (1934)
- The Divine Spark (1935)
- Man of the Moment (1935)
- The Phantom Light (1935)
- Scrooge (1935) (as Bob Cratchit)
- The Man Who Changed His Mind (1936)
- The Man Behind the Mask (1936)
- Cafe Colette (1937)
- Dreaming Lips (1937)
- Fire Over England (1937)
- Thunder in the City (1937)
- Love from a Stranger (1937)
- Band Waggon (1940)
- Let George Do It! (1940)
- Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt (1940)
- Major Barbara (1941)
References
- ↑ "Donald Calthrop". BFI.
- 1 2 3 Bruce Eder. "Donald Calthrop - Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos - AllMovie". AllMovie.
- ↑ "Donald Calthrop - Actor". britishsites.co.uk.
- ↑ "Clickautographs autographs - Donald Calthrop". clickautographs.com.
External links
- Donald Calthrop at the Internet Movie Database
- Donald Calthrop at the British Film Institute's Screenonline
- Donald Calthrop at the Internet Broadway Database
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