Occupation Actor Siblings Daisy Bel Role Character actor | Name Lionel Belmore Years active 1914–45 | |
Born 12 May 1867 ( 1867-05-12 ) Wimbledon, Surrey, England Died January 30, 1953, Woodland Hills, California, United States Movies Frankenstein, Son of Frankenstein, The Matinee Idol, Bardelys the Magnificent, Monte Carlo Similar People Rowland V Lee, Harry Cording, Frank Lloyd, James Whale, Ernst Lubitsch | ||
Lionel Belmore (12 May 1867 – 30 January 1953) was an English character actor and director on stage for more than a quarter of a century.
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Life and career
Onstage, Belmore appeared with Wilson Barrett, Sir Henry Irving, William Faversham, Lily Langtry, and other famous actors. He entered in films from 1911. In total, he had some 200 titles to his film credit. He was notable as the huffy-puffy Herr Vogel the Burgomaster in Frankenstein (1931). Belmore played bit parts in several 1930s film classics. Unusually, he was a director before he became a prolific actor. He directed from 1914 to 1920, only starring in a limited number of films, until concentrating as an actor from then on.
He was the brother of the actress Daisy Belmore (Mrs. Samuel Waxman) (1874-1954) and the actor Paul Belmore. His interment was at Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery.
Filmography
Actor
1945
I Was a Criminal as
Laughing Townsman
1943
Forever and a Day as
Bit Part (scenes deleted)
1942
The Ghost of Frankenstein as
Councillor (uncredited)
1940
The Son of Monte Cristo as
Hercules Snyder
1940
Diamond Frontier as
Piet Bloem
1940
Tom Brown's School Days as
Tavern Keeper (uncredited)
1940
My Son, My Son! as
Mr. Moscrop
1939
Tower of London as
Beacon
1939
Rulers of the Sea as
Villager (uncredited)
1939
The Hunchback of Notre Dame as
Judge at Esmeralda's Trial (uncredited)
1939
The Sun Never Sets as
Third Selection Board Member (uncredited)
1939
Son of Frankenstein as
Emil Lang
1938
Pie a la Maid (Short) as
Dr. Kornbloom
1938
The Declaration of Independence (Short) as
The Innkeeper (uncredited)
1938
Service de Luxe as
Robert Wade Sr. (uncredited)
1938
If I Were King as
Chief Steward (uncredited)
1938
The Adventures of Robin Hood as
Humility Prim (uncredited)
1937
Thoroughbreds Don't Cry as
Calverton's Butler (uncredited)
1937
It's Love I'm After as
Friar Lawrence (uncredited)
1937
The Toast of New York as
President of Board
1937
Topper as
Bank Guard (uncredited)
1937
The Prince and the Pauper as
Innkeeper
1937
The Romance of Robert Burns (Short) as
Coachman (uncredited)
1937
Maid of Salem as
Tavern Keeper
1936
The Last of the Mohicans as
Patroon
1936
Mary of Scotland as
Fisherman
1936
The White Angel as
Captain (uncredited)
1936
Master Will Shakespeare (Short) as
Manager Burbage (uncredited)
1936
One Rainy Afternoon as
Stage Doorman (uncredited)
1936
Little Lord Fauntleroy as
Higgins
1935
Hitch Hike Lady as
Mr. Harker - Green-grocer
1935
Forced Landing as
Prison Warden
1935
Mutiny on the Bounty as
Innkeeper (uncredited)
1935
Dressed to Thrill as
Pierre (uncredited)
1935
The Three Musketeers as
King and Peasant Inn Proprietor (uncredited)
1935
Bonnie Scotland as
Blacksmith
1935
Cardinal Richelieu as
Agitator
1935
Vanessa, Her Love Story as
Will Leathwaite
1935
David Copperfield as
Old Bailey Warden (uncredited)
1935
Clive of India as
Official at Reception (uncredited)
1934
Red Morning as
The Storekeeper
1934
Cleopatra as
Fidius
1934
The Affairs of Cellini as
Court Member (uncredited)
1934
Jane Eyre as
Lord Ingram
1934
The Count of Monte Cristo as
Prison Governor
1934
Range Riders as
Mike - Bartender (uncredited)
1934
Stingaree as
Governor's Second Aide (uncredited)
1934
Caravan as
Station Master
1933
The Constant Wife
1933
I Am Suzanne! as
Puppeteer / Satan
1933
Design for Living as
Theatre Patron (uncredited)
1933
Meet the Baron as
Explorer with Newspaper (uncredited)
1933
Berkeley Square as
Innkeeper (uncredited)
1933
The Warrior's Husband as
Homer
1933
The Constant Woman as
Character Man
1933
Oliver Twist as
Mr. Bumble
1933
The Vampire Bat as
Bürgermeister Gustave Schoen
1933
Cavalcade as
Uncle George (uncredited)
1932
The Sign of the Cross as
Bettor of 300 Silver (uncredited)
1932
Malay Nights as
Buck - Bartender
1932
The Man Called Back as
Mr. Cartright
1932
The Engineer's Daughter; or, Iron Minnie's Revenge (Short)
1932
Rule 'Em and Weep (Short) as
General
1932
So Big! as
Reverend Dekker (uncredited)
1932
Vanity Fair as
Sir Pitt Crawley
1932
Police Court as
Uncle Al Furman
1931
Hollywood Halfbacks (Short)
1931
Safe in Hell as
Judge (uncredited)
1931
Frankenstein as
The Burgomaster
1931
The Great Junction Hotel (Short) as
The District Attorney
1931
Shanghaied Love as
The Knitting Swede
1931
Alexander Hamilton as
General Philip Schuyler
1931
A Woman of Experience as
Recruiting Speaker (uncredited)
1931
Daybreak as
Herr Kessner (uncredited)
1931
Ten Nights in a Bar-Room as
Bill, the Bartender
1931
Kiss Me Again as
Cafe Manager (uncredited)
1930
One Heavenly Night as
Baron Zagon
1930
The Boudoir Diplomat as
War Minister
1930
River's End as
Mountie (uncredited)
1930
Monte Carlo as
Prince Gustav von Liebenheim
1930
Sweet Kitty Bellairs as
Colonel Villiers
1930
Hell's Island as
Monsieur Dupont
1930
Le spectre vert as
Commandant Endicott
1930
Captain of the Guard as
Colonel of Hussars
1930
The Rogue Song as
Ossman
1930
Playing Around as
Morgan the Pirate
1930
Love Comes Along as
Brownie
1929
Devil-May-Care as
Innkeeper (uncredited)
1929
The Love Parade as
Prime Minister
1929
Condemned! as
Convict (uncredited)
1929
Evidence as
Innkeeper
1929
The Doll Shop (Short) as
The Toy Maker
1929
The Unholy Night as
Major Endicott
1929
From Headquarters as
Señor Carroles
1929
The Redeeming Sin as
Father Colomb
1929
Stark Mad as
Amos Sewald
1929
The Yellow-Back as
McDougal
1928
The Circus Kid as
Beezicks
1928
Heart Trouble as
Adolph Van Housen
1928
The Good-Bye Kiss as
The General
1928
The Play Girl as
The Greek Florist
1928
The Matinee Idol as
Jasper Bolivar
1928
Rose-Marie as
Henri Duray
1928
Run, Girl, Run (Short) as
The Dean
1928
The Wife's Relations as
Cyrus Dodd
1927
Life in Hollywood No. 7 (Short)
1927
Sorrell and Son as
John Palfrey
1927
The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg as
Stout Student (uncredited)
1927
Roaring Fires as
John D. Summers
1927
The Sunset Derby as
Jack McTeague
1927
Topsy and Eva as
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
1927
The Tender Hour as
Party Guest
1927
The King of Kings as
Roman Noble
1927
Afraid to Love as
Nobleman (uncredited)
1927
The Missing Link as
First Mate (uncredited)
1927
The Demi-Bride as
Monsieur Girard
1927
Winners of the Wilderness as
Gov. Dinwiddie of Virginia
1927
Wide Open
1926
The Return of Grey Wolf as
Jacques St. Claire
1926
The Return of Peter Grimm as
Rev. Bartholomey
1926
Oh Billy, Behave as
Mr. Lovely
1926
Bardelys the Magnificent as
Vicomte de Lavedan
1926
Speeding Through
1926
The Dice Woman as
Rastillac
1926
The Lucky Fool as
Mr. Bowden
1926
Shipwrecked as
John Beacon
1926
The Checkered Flag as
Joel Corbin
1926
The Blackbird as
Music Hall Proprietor (uncredited)
1926
Stop, Look and Listen as
Sheriff
1925
Madame Behave as
Seth Corwin
1925
The Storm Breaker as
Parson
1925
Without Mercy as
Honest Tom Massingham
1925
Never the Twain Shall Meet as
Gaston Larrieau
1925
Eve's Secret as
Baron
1924
The Silent Watcher as
Barnes, Steele's campaign manager
1924
The Man Who Fights Alone as
Meggs
1924
The Sea Hawk as
Justice Anthony Baine
1924
Racing Luck as
The Uncle
1924
A Boy of Flanders as
Baas cogez
1924
Try and Get It as
Timothy Perrin
1924
A Fool's Awakening as
Herbert Lorington
1924
A Lady of Quality as
Sir Geoffrey Wildairs
1923
The Meanest Man in the World
1923
Forgive and Forget as
Butler
1923
Red Lights as
Alden Murray
1923
Three Ages as
Undetermined Role (unconfirmed, uncredited)
1923
Railroaded as
Foster
1923
Within the Law as
Irwin - his attorney
1923
Quicksands as
Ring Member
1923
Jazzmania as
Baron Bolo
1922
Peg o' My Heart as
Hawks
1922
Enter Madame as
Archimede
1922
The Kentucky Derby as
Col. Rome Woolrich
1922
Oliver Twist as
Mr. Brownlow
1922
The Galloping Kid as
'Five-Notch' Arnett
1922
Out of the Silent North as
Andrea Vallois
1922
Head Over Heels as
Al Wilkins
1922
Iron to Gold as
Sheriff
1922
The World's Champion as
John Burroughs
1922
Kindred of the Dust as
The Laird of Tyee
1922
The Barnstormer as
Manager
1921
Two Minutes to Go as
Her Father
1921
Moonlight Follies as
James Rutledge
1921
The Sting of the Lash as
Ben Ames
1921
Courage as
Angus Ferguson
1921
A Shocking Night as
Bill Bradford
1920
Guile of Women as
Armstrong
1920
Godless Men as
Seaman Neighbor
1920
The Great Lover as
Impresario
1920
The Man Who Had Everything as
Mark Bullway
1920
Madame X as
M. Robert Parissard
1920
Milestones as
Richard Sibley Sr
1920
Jes' Call Me Jim as
Belcher
1920
The Strange Boarder as
Jake Bloom
1920
Duds as
Rosenthal
1918
Maid Wanted (Short)
1918
Leap to Fame as
Carl Hoffman
1918
Wanted: A Mother as
Giuseppe
1918
The Wasp as
Brazsos
1918
His Royal Highness as
Gen. Malcoff
1918
The Beautiful Mrs. Reynolds as
Gen. Israel Putnam
1917
Shame as
Peters
1915
The Greater Will as
Undetermined Role
1915
West Wind (Short) as
John Benham - the Ranch Owner
1914
Taken by Storm (Short) as
Jim - the Husband
Director
1918
The Wasp
1916
Billie's Mother (Short)
1916
The Supreme Sacrifice
1916
Britton of the Seventh (Short)
1915
The Ruling Power (Short)
1915
West Wind (Short)
1915
From the Dregs (Short)
1915
His Bunkie (Short)
1915
The Quality of Mercy (Short)
1915
The Silent Plea (Short)
1915
In the Latin Quarter (Short)
1914
Out of the Past (Short)
1914
The Old Flute Player (Short)
1914
Hope Foster's Mother (Short)
Writer
1915
The Girl Who Might Have Been (Short) (scenario)
Soundtrack
1935
Bonnie Scotland ("Ku-Ku" (1928), uncredited)
1930
Sweet Kitty Bellairs (performer: "Drunk Song" (1930), "Duelling Song" (1930), "Peggy's Leg" (1930), "Tally Ho" (1930) - uncredited)
Self
1923
Screen Snapshots, Series 4, No. 5 (Documentary short) as
Self
Archive Footage
2014
Bat Wings as
Bürgermeister
2007
Cinemassacre's Monster Madness (TV Series documentary) as
The Burgomaster
- Frankenstein (2011) - The Burgomaster
- Frankenstein (1931) (2007) - The Burgomaster
1986
Horrible Horror (Video) as
Bürgermeister Gustave Schoen, In clips from 'The Vampire Bat'
1986
Saturday Afternoon Mad Theater (TV Series) as
The Burgomaster
- Frankenstein (1986) - The Burgomaster
1964
The Big Parade of Comedy (Documentary) as
Blacksmith in 'Bonnie Scotland' (uncredited)
1955
MGM Parade (TV Series documentary) as
Burbage
- Episode #1.12 (1955) - Burbage
References
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