Occupation Actor Name Claude King Spouse Evelyn Hall | Years active 1912-1941 Role Character actor | |
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Full Name Claude Ewart King Born January 15, 1875 ( 1875-01-15 ) Northampton, Northamptonshire, England Died September 18, 1941, Los Angeles, California, United States Movies London After Midnight, Mystery of the Wax Museum, Bonnie Scotland, Bella Donna, Long Lost Father Similar People Tod Browning, Michael Curtiz, Ernest B Schoedsack, Malcolm St Clair, Robert Z Leonard | ||
Claude King (15 January 1875 – 18 September 1941) was an English character actor. With his distinctive wavy hair King appeared on both stage and screen. He began his stage career in his native Britain before emigrating to the US. In 1919, he appeared on Broadway in support of Ethel Barrymore in the play Declassee.
Gravitating to silent films he had a key role in Tod Browning's lost silent masterpiece London After Midnight (1927) starring Lon Chaney. King was an original member of the board of men and women who founded the Screen Actors' Guild (SAG) in 1933.
Filmography
Actor
1941
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as
Uncle Geoffrey (uncredited)
1941
More Trifles of Importance (Short) as
Duke's Doctor (uncredited)
1941
Free and Easy as
Chemin de Fer Player Wanting Half of Bet (uncredited)
1940
The Philadelphia Story as
Uncle Willie's Butler (uncredited)
1940
The Howards of Virginia as
Governor of Virginia (uncredited)
1940
The Golden Fleecing as
Clerk (uncredited)
1940
New Moon as
Monsieur Dubois
1940
Susan and God as
L.F. (uncredited)
1940
The Ghost Comes Home as
Chester B. Morlick - Thomas' Lawyer (uncredited)
1940
The Earl of Chicago as
Yeoman Usher (uncredited)
1939
Remember? as
Member of Bronsons' Fox Hunt (uncredited)
1939
The Ash Can Fleet (Short) as
Instructor (uncredited)
1939
Lady of the Tropics as
Passenger on Yacht (uncredited)
1939
Broadway Serenade as
Mr. Gato (uncredited)
1939
Within the Law as
Art Dealer
1938
If I Were King as
Courtier (uncredited)
1938
The Man on the Rock (Short) as
Dr. Francesco Antommarchi - Napoleon's French Physician (uncredited)
1938
Tracking the Sleeping Death (Short)
1938
Booloo as
Maj. Fenton
1938
The Chaser as
Judge at Harvey's Trial (uncredited)
1938
Marie Antoinette as
Choisell (uncredited)
1938
Four Men and a Prayer as
Gen. Bryce
1938
The Ship That Died (Documentary short) as
Chief Officer of Ship Inquiry Board (uncredited)
1938
Man-Proof as
Man at Party (uncredited)
1937
Lancer Spy as
Captain
1937
Love Under Fire as
Cunningham
1937
The Girl from Scotland Yard as
Sir Eric Ledyard
1937
A Star Is Born as
John (uncredited)
1937
Maytime as
Noble at Court (uncredited)
1937
Servant of the People: The Story of the Constitution of the United States (Short) as
George Washington (uncredited)
1937
Jungle Jim as
Gilbert
1936
Beloved Enemy as
Colonel Loder
1936
Happy-Go-Lucky as
Col. Wallis
1936
The Last of the Mohicans as
Duke of Marlborough
1936
It Couldn't Have Happened (But It Did) as
Ellis Holden
1936
Three on the Trail as
J. P. Ridley
1936
The Country Doctor as
Toastmaster (uncredited)
1936
The Leathernecks Have Landed as
British Agent in Shanghai
1935
The Great Impersonation as
Sir Gerald Hume
1935
The Perfect Gentleman as
Man at April's Party (uncredited)
1935
$1000 a Minute as
Robinson (uncredited)
1935
Personal Maid's Secret as
Mr. B. Abercrombie (uncredited)
1935
It's in the Air as
Sir Phillips (scenes deleted)
1935
The Dark Angel as
Sir Mordaunt (uncredited)
1935
The Last Outpost as
General
1935
Bonnie Scotland as
Gen. Fletcher (uncredited)
1935
The Perfect Tribute (Short) as
Edward Everett (uncredited)
1935
Smart Girl as
James Reynolds
1935
Circumstantial Evidence as
Ralph Winters
1935
The Right to Live as
Mr. Pride
1935
The Gilded Lily as
Boat Captain
1935
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer as
Experienced Clerk (uncredited)
1934
Two Heads on a Pillow as
Albert Devonshire
1934
Charlie Chan in London as
RAF Aerodrome Commander (uncredited)
1934
The Moonstone as
Sir Basil Wynard
1934
The World Moves On as
Colonel Braithwaite
1934
Now I'll Tell as
Ship Captain (uncredited)
1934
Born to Be Bad as
Party Guest Admiring Letty (uncredited)
1934
Murder in Trinidad as
Sir Ellery Bronson - Governor
1934
City Park as
General Horace G. Stevens
1934
Stolen Sweets as
Henry Belmont
1934
Coming Out Party as
Stanhope's Attorney (uncredited)
1934
The Mystery of Mr. X as
Cummings (uncredited)
1934
Long Lost Father as
Inspector Townsley
1933
White Woman as
C.M. Chisholm
1933
Meet the Baron as
Explorer (uncredited)
1933
Charlie Chan's Greatest Case as
Capt. Arthur Cope
1933
The Masquerader as
Lakely
1933
The Big Brain as
Minor Role (uncredited)
1933
Pilgrimage as
Ship Captain (uncredited)
1933
Kiss of Araby as
Maj. J.W. Courtney
1933
Hello, Sister! as
Dr. A. Peterson
1933
Pleasure Cruise as
Sir James Montgomery (uncredited)
1933
He Learned About Women as
Drake
1933
Mystery of the Wax Museum as
Mr. Galatalin
1933
Cavalcade as
Speaker (uncredited)
1932
Sherlock Holmes as
Sir Albert Hastings (uncredited)
1932
6 Hours to Live as
Conference Chairman (uncredited)
1932
Smilin' Through as
Richard Clare (uncredited)
1932
McKenna of the Mounted as
Brady - Commissioner (uncredited)
1932
The Painted Woman as
English Officer (uncredited)
1932
Behind the Mask as
Arnold
1932
Shanghai Express as
Mr. Albright (uncredited)
1932
Lovers Courageous as
Pawnbroker (uncredited)
1932
Forbidden as
Mr. Jones (uncredited)
1931
Under Eighteen as
Doctor (uncredited)
1931
Working Girls as
Mr. Adams (uncredited)
1931
Arrowsmith as
Dr. Tubbs
1931
Heartbreak as
Count Walden
1931
Once a Lady as
Sir William Gresham
1931
Devotion as
Arthur (uncredited)
1931
The Phantom of Paris as
Attorney (uncredited)
1931
Transatlantic as
Captain (uncredited)
1931
The Reckless Hour as
Howard Crane
1931
Bad Girl as
Dr. Burgess (uncredited)
1931
Women Love Once as
Theodore Stewart
1931
Born to Love as
Major General Visiting Hospital (uncredited)
1931
Doctors' Wives as
Hospital Official (uncredited)
1931
Rango as
The Man
1931
East Lynne
1930
Follow Thru as
'Mac' Moore
1930
Leathernecking as
Bit Part (uncredited)
1930
Love Among the Millionaires as
Mr. Hamilton
1930
In Gay Madrid as
Marques de Castelar
1930
The Second Floor Mystery as
Enright
1930
Prince of Diamonds as
Gilbert Crayle
1930
Son of the Gods as
Bathurst
1929
Madame X as
Valmorin (as Claud King)
1929
The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu as
Sir John Petrie
1929
Behind That Curtain as
Sir George Mannering
1929
The Black Watch as
General in India (as Claud King)
1929
Strange Cargo as
Yacht Captain
1929
Blue Skies as
Richard Danforth (episode 2)
1929
Desert Nights as
The Real Lord Stonehill (uncredited)
1928
Outcast as
John Moreland
1928
Oh Kay! as
The Earl of Rutfield
1928
Warming Up as
Mr. Post
1928
A Night of Mystery as
Marquis Boismartel
1928
Red Hair as
Thomas L. Burke
1928
Sporting Goods as
Timothy Stanfield
1928
Love and Learn as
Robert Blair
1927
London After Midnight as
Roger Balfour
1927
Becky as
Boris Abelard
1927
Singed as
Ben Grimes
1927
Mr. Wu as
Mr. Muir
1926
The Silent Lover as
Contarini
1926
Paradise as
Pollock
1925
Irish Luck as
Solicitor
1925
The Unguarded Hour as
Bryce Gilbert
1925
The Knockout as
J. van Dyke Parker
1925
The Making of O'Malley as
Capt. Collins
1923
Six Days as
Lord Charles Chetwyn
1923
Bella Donna as
Dr. Meyer Isaacson
1921
Why Girls Leave Home as
Mr. Wallace
1921
The Scarab Ring as
Hugh Martinn
1920
Idols of Clay as
Dr. Herbert
1912
Peggie and the Roundheads (Short) as
Father
Archive Footage
1956
MGM Parade (TV Series documentary) as
Dr. Francesco Antommarchi in 'The Man on the Rock'
- Episode #1.18 (1956) - Dr. Francesco Antommarchi in 'The Man on the Rock'
1939
Land of Liberty
References
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