Harry Beresford
| Harry Beresford | |
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 Harry Beresford in Doctor X (1932) | |
| Born |
Henry William Walter Horseley Beresford November 4, 1863 London, England, UK |
| Died |
October 4, 1944 (aged 80) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
Henry William Walter Horseley "Harry" Beresford (November 4, 1863 – October 4, 1944) was a stage actor in London and New York before going on the screen. He was also a screen writer and novelist.
Harry Beresford started his acting career in 1880 on the London stages. He played on the West End and on the Broadway. His perhaps best-known theatre role was the town drunk Clem Hawley in the play The Good Old Soak. Between 1925 and 1938 he appeared as a supporting actor in fifty-six films, including The Sign of the Cross (1932), Doctor X (1932), I Cover the Waterfront (1933), and David Copperfield (1935).[1] He often portrayed doctors, scholasts or scientists. His last film role was in 1938. As a novelist, he wrote the original story for the 1939 horse racing film Long Shot.
Selected filmography
- Charlie Chan Carries On (1931)
- Doctor X (1932)
- So Big (1932)
- Two Seconds (1932)
- The Sign of the Cross (1932)
- Dinner at Eight (1933)
- I Cover the Waterfront (1933)
- Lady Killer (1933)
- Ever in My Heart (1933)
- Night Flight (1933)
- Little Women (1933)
- Bureau of Missing Persons (1933)
- Murders in the Zoo (1933)
- Cleopatra (1934)
- The Little Minister (1934)
- Fashions of 1934 (1934)
- Page Miss Glory (1935)
- Anna Karenina (1935)
- David Copperfield (1935)
- Klondike Annie (1936)
- Follow the Fleet (1936)
- The Prince and the Pauper (1937)
- They Won't Forget (1937)
References
External links
- Harry Beresford at the Internet Movie Database
- Harry Beresford at the Internet Broadway Database
- Harry Beresford at Find a Grave
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