Name Lionel Pape | Role Actor | |
Full Name Edward Lionel Pape Born April 17, 1877 Brighton, Sussex, England Died October 21, 1944, Woodland Hills, California, United States Movies The Philadelphia Story, The Prince and the Pauper, Bluebeard's Eighth Wife, Wee Willie Winkie, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Similar People William Keighley, William Dieterle, John Ford, Ernst Lubitsch, H C Potter | ||
Lionel Pape (1877-1944) as Edward Lionel Pape, was an English born stage and screen actor. His acting career begun in his native UK with eventual migration to the US. He appeared on the Broadway stage in over 20 productions between 1912 and 1935. The beginning of his screen career goes back to the silent film era. Between the 1930s and early 1940s, he played supporting roles and bit parts in over 50 Hollywood movies. He played in numerous films of directors like John Ford, Ernst Lubitsch and George Cukor. Pape portrayed Katharine Hepburn's butler in The Philadelphia Story (1940) and appeared as the oppressive coal mine owner in How Green Was My Valley (1941).
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