Hay Petrie

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Hay Petrie (July 16, 1895, Dundee, Tayside, Scotland - July 30, 1948, London, England), born David Hay Petrie, was a Scottish actor noted for playing eccentric characters, among them Quilp in The Old Curiosity Shop (1935), the McLaggen in The Ghost Goes West (1935) and Uncle Pumblechook in Great Expectations (1946).

[edit] Partial filmography

The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933) (uncredited) The Old Curiosity Shop (1934) The Ghost Goes West (1935) Knight Without Armour (1937) The Loves of Madame Dubarry (1938) Q Planes (1939) The Four Feathers (1939) (uncredited) Jamaica Inn (1939) The Spy in Black (1939) 21 Days (1940) Crimes at the Dark House (1940) Contraband (1940)

The Thief of Bagdad (1940) The Ghost of St. Michael's (1941) Turned Out Nice Again (1941) Cottage to Let (1941) One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942) A Canterbury Tale (1944) Great Expectations (1946) The Red Shoes (1948) Noose (1948) The Fallen Idol (1948) The Queen of Spades (1949)

[edit] External links

• Hay Petrie at the Internet Movie Database