| James Raglan | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 January 1901 Redhill, Surrey United Kingdom |
| Died | 15 November 1961 (aged 60) London United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Film actor |
| Years active | 1928 - 1961 |
James Raglan (1901–1961) was a British film and television actor.[1]
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Early in 1935 he was brought out to Australia with the Gabriel Toyne company by J. C. Williamson, playing Laburnum Grove and Michael Egan's The Dominant Sex. During this time he had appeared in the radio serials The Scarlet Pimpernel and Khyber by Edmund Barclay, in both series opposite Hilda Scurr. His stage contract over, he stayed behind, as leading man with 2GB's B. S. A. Players, starring in its first comedy success Dolly and Dan. After a brief appearance in the 1936 movie The Flying Doctor, he joined the ABC where he played in Edmund Barclay's As Ye Sow, Noël Coward's Cavalcade, Max Afford's Fly by Night and Edmund Barclay's Into the Light. He made two more films: Lovers and Luggers and Mr Chedworth Steps Out. He founded a production company "Raglan Radio Recordings", making a number of adventure serials. But despite having some excellent actors (including Peter Finch and Nigel Lovell) under contract, his venture failed and he returned to England in 1939.[2]