Frank Lawton

Frank Lawton and his wife Evelyn Laye in 1934

Frank Lawton (30 September 1904, St Giles, London – 10 June 1969, Marylebone, London) was an English actor.

His parents were stage players Daisy May Collier and Frank Lawton (I).^[1] His first major screen credit was Young Woodley (1930).^[2] In the mid-1930s, Lawton appeared in some Hollywood films, most significant as the adult David Copperfield in MGM's literature adaption David Copperfield (1935). However, Lawton never made the breakthrough in Hollywood and returned to the British film and theatre.

He was married to actress Evelyn Laye until his death. They acted together several times, including in the TV series My Husband and I.

Selected filmography

• Young Woodley (1930) - Woodley
• Birds of Prey (1930) - Jimmy Hilton
• The Skin Game (1931) - Rolf Hornblower
• The Outsider (1931) - Basil Owen
• Michael and Mary (1931) - David Rowe
• After Office Hours (1932) - Hec
• Cavalcade (1933) - Joe Marryot
• Heads We Go (1933) - Toby Tyrrell
• Friday the Thirteenth (1933) - Frank Parsons
• One More River (1934) - Tony Croom
• David Copperfield (1935) - David - the Man
• The Invisible Ray (1936) - Ronald Drake
• The Devil-Doll (1936) - Toto
• The Mill on the Floss (1936) - Philip Wakem
• The Four Just Men (1939) - James Terry
• Went the Day Well? (1942) - Tom Sturry
• The Winslow Boy (1948) - John Watherstone
• Rough Shoot (1953) - Hassingham
• Above Us the Waves (1955) - Naval officer in briefing roon (uncredited)
• Doublecross (1956) - Chief Constable
• The Rising of the Moon (1957) - British officer (3rd Episode)
• Gideon's Day (1958) - Liggot
• A Night to Remember (1958) - Chairman J. Bruce Ismay
• The Queen's Guards (1961) - Cmdr. Hewson

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External links

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