Hugh Dempster
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Hugh Dempster (August 3, 1900 - April 30, 1987) was a British theatre and film actor.
Born in London, Dempster began his screen career in the silent film era. His credits included Vice Versa, Anna Karenina, The Winslow Boy, The Fan, Scrooge, and The House Across the Lake.
Thirty-six years separated Dempster's first and last appearances on Broadway. He debuted in the 1929 melodrama Rope's End by Patrick Hamilton and in 1965 replaced Peter Sallis as Dr. Watson in the Sherlock Holmes-inspired musical Baker Street.
Dempster died in Chicago, Illinois.
