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The son of Alexander Sim JP and Isabella McIntyre, Alastair Sim was educated in Edinburgh. Always interested in language (especially the spoken word) he became the Fulton Lecturer in Elocution at New College, Edinburgh University from 1925 until 1930. He was invited back and became the Rector of Edinburgh University (1948 - 1951). His first stage appearance was as Messenger in Othello at the Savoy Theatre, London. He went on to create some of the most memorable (usually comedic) roles in British films from 1936 until his death in 1976.- Michael Godfrey was born on 20 August 1918 in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Message (1976), The Message (1976) and The 2nd Best Secret Agent in the Whole Wide World (1965). He died on 19 September 1977 in St. Pancras, London, England, UK.
- Actor
- Stunts
- Producer
Paul Grant was born on 3 February 1967 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK. He was an actor and producer, known for Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983), Willow (1988) and Legend (1985). He was married to Janet Crowson. He died on 20 March 2023 in St. Pancras, London, England, UK.- Diana Graves was born on 3 December 1915 in Kensington, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950), Lady Possessed (1952) and Defend My Love (1956). She was married to Michael Gough. She died on 4 February 1975 in St. Pancras, London, England, UK.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Hugh Miller was born on 22 May 1889 in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Doctor Zhivago (1965), Lawrence of Arabia (1962) and The Divine Spark (1935). He was married to Olga Katzin. He died on 1 November 1976 in St. Pancras, London, England, UK.- Sax Rohmer was born on 15 February 1883 in Birmingham, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Drums of Fu Manchu (1943), The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932) and The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu (1930). He was married to Rose Elizabeth Knox. He died on 1 June 1959 in St. Pancras, London, England, UK.
- John Carol was born on 23 July 1910 in Shoreditch, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Dark Stairway (1938), Boys in Brown (1947) and The Spider and the Fly (1949). He died on 18 October 1968 in Pancras, London, England, UK.
- Evelyn Lund was an actress, known for Undermind (1965), Hancock's Half Hour (1956) and Pet Pals (1965). She was married to Charles Leo Keogh. She died on 17 February 1968 in St. Pancras, London, England, UK.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Rex Rashley was born on 3 October 1894 in the UK. He was an actor, known for The Big Pull (1962), Crane (1963) and North and South (1966). He died on 3 February 1972 in St. Pancras, London, England, UK.- J. Hubert Leslie was born on 15 January 1888 in Belfast, Ireland [now Northern Ireland], UK. He was an actor, known for Take My Life (1947), The Adventures of Tartu (1943) and Pyramus and Thisbe (1937). He was married to Joan Luxton. He died on 24 December 1953 in Pancras, London, England, UK.
- Archibald Nettlefold was born on 1 March 1870 in Marylebone, London, England, UK. He was a producer, known for The Last Hour (1930), Human Desires (1924) and You'd Be Surprised! (1930). He died on 29 November 1944 in Pancras, London, England, UK.
- Penelope Parry was born on 15 March 1918. She was an actress, known for Charlesworth at Large (1958), Hour of Mystery (1957) and Armchair Theatre (1956). She was married to Arthur Parry. She died on 22 January 1977 in St. Pancras, London, England, UK.
- Mara Russell-Tavernan was born on 28 November 1909 in Turnham Green, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Castle Sinister (1948), The Trial of Madame X (1948) and The Devil's Jest (1954). She died on 21 September 1972 in St. Pancras, London, England, UK.
- Meadows White was born on 9 January 1901 in Kensington, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for I Promised to Pay (1961), Six Days of Justice (1972) and David Copperfield (1956). He died on 20 November 1973 in St. Pancras, London, England, UK.
- Victor Fairley was born on 5 March 1882 in Stratford, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Gypsy (1936), Kiss Me Goodbye (1933) and The Two-Headed Spy (1958). He died in 1968 in St. Pancras, London, England, UK.
- His parents Sarah and Aaron Lazarus came to England from Poland, he was one of 5 children, He had 3 brothers and a sister, Albert, Mick, Samuel and Anne. He was married and had a Daughter, Elizabeth. who has two children James and Laura. He and his brother Mick were in the Canadian Mounted Police from 1927-30. They then returned to London, and he started his acting career. His brother Mick was an extra in films.
- Gordon MacDonald was born on 23 March 1907 in Haringey, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Derby Day (1938). He was married to Betty Felstead. He died on 21 January 1973 in Pancras, London, England, UK.
- Actor
- Director
Geoffrey Wilmer was born on 20 December 1890 in Muswell Hill, London, England, UK. He was an actor and director, known for His Last Defence (1919), The Little Damozel (1916) and Saint Joan (1946). He died in 1956 in St. Pancras, London, England, UK.- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Director
Josef Ambor was born in 1908. He was a cinematographer and director, known for The Case of the Red Monkey (1955), The Brain Machine (1955) and Terror Ship (1954). He died in 1970 in St Pancras, London, England, UK.- Margot Lister was born on 28 August 1902 in Lewisham, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Smuggler's Bay (1964), ITV Television Playhouse (1955) and ITV Play of the Week (1955). She died on 6 February 1980 in St. Pancras, London, England, UK.
- Writer
- Producer
Tangye Lean was born on 23 February 1911 in Merstham, Reigate and Banstead, Surrey, England, UK. Tangye was a writer and producer, known for Television Playwright (1958). Tangye was married to Doreen Myra Sharpe. Tangye died on 28 October 1974 in St Pancras, North London, England, UK.- Bill Maxam was born on 7 December 1918 in Pancras, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Avengers (1961), Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965) and Come Play with Me (1977). He died on 10 January 1977 in St. Pancras, London, England, UK.
- Tim Hudson was born in 1917 in Marylebone, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Three Golden Nobles (1959), Billy Bunter of Greyfriars School (1952) and Parbottle Speaking (1962). He was married to Hilary Vernon. He died in 1964 in St. Pancras, London, England, UK.
- Edna Davies was born on 13 July 1904 in Newport, Gwent, Wales, UK. She was an actress, known for Loose Ends (1930), Spanish Eyes (1930) and Rjkumari Badar (1922). She died on 31 August 1949 in Pancras, London, England, UK.
- Napoleon Florent was born on 8 September 1874 in St. Lucia, Caribbean. He was an actor, known for Men of Two Worlds (1946). He died in 1959 in St. Pancras, London, England, UK.
- Cyril Blake was born in 1897 in Trinidad. He was an actor, known for At the Havana (1940), Variety in Sepia (1947) and Burnt Sepia (1936). He died on 3 December 1951 in St Pancras Hospital, London, England, UK.
- Charles Heslop was born on 8 June 1883 in Thames Ditton, Surrey, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Hobson's Choice (1920), BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950) and ITV Television Playhouse (1955). He was married to Maidie Field. He died on 13 April 1966 in St. Pancras, London, England, UK.
- Olive Walter was born on 1 September 1898 in Hampstead, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Trelawny of the Wells (1949), Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass (1948) and Take My Life (1947). She was married to David Behrens Riviere Birnbaum Burney. She died on 4 September 1961 in Pancras, London, England, UK.
- Janice Dinnen was born on 10 December 1945 in Bondi, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. She was an actress, known for South Seas Adventure (1958), The Stranger (1964) and Tam Lin (1970). She was married to John Weiley. She died in 1974 in St. Pancras, London, England, UK.
- Mary Russell was born in 1903 in the UK. She was an actress, known for BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950) and Dixon of Dock Green (1955). She died on 23 December 1967 in St. Pancras, London, England, UK.
- Ruth Porcher was born in 1918 in Wells, Somerset, England, UK. She was an actress, known for BBC Sunday-Night Play (1960), ITV Play of the Week (1955) and The True Mistery of the Passion (1960). She died on 18 February 1967 in St. Pancras, London, England, UK.
- Peggy Surtees was born on 2 September 1900 in East Molesey, Surrey, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Down Under Donovan (1922) and His Last Defence (1919). She died in 1957 in St. Pancras, London, England, UK.
- Dorothy Dewhurst was born on 16 September 1886 in Sale, Cheshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Pride and Prejudice (1952), George and Margaret (1946) and ITV Play of the Week (1955). She died on 12 December 1959 in St. Pancras, London, England, UK.
- Bert Lena was born on 10 January 1901 in Birmingham, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Parbottle Speaking (1962), Sporting Scenes (1973) and Z Cars (1962). He died on 26 February 1974 in St. Pancras, London, England, UK.
- Walter Pfeffer Dando was born on 1 February 1852 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, London, England, UK. Walter Pfeffer was a director, known for King John (1899). Walter Pfeffer was married to Daisy Paver and Letitia Barry. Walter Pfeffer died on 11 November 1944 in St Pancras, Middlesex, London, England, UK.
- Susan Longfield was born on 24 February 1935 in Plympton, Devon, England, UK. She died on 27 August 1970 in St. Pancras, London, England, UK.
- Bert Simms was born on 29 October 1884 in Shoreditch, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Room in the House (1955), Oh Brother! (1968) and The End of the Road (1954). He died on 18 April 1972 in St. Pancras, London, England, UK.
- Talbot O'Farrell was born on 27 July 1878 in Hull, Humberside, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Kathleen (1937), Born Lucky (1933) and Rose of Tralee (1942). He died on 2 September 1952 in St. Pancras, London, England, UK.
- Chick Alexander was born in August 1905 in Jamaica. He was an actor, known for The Valiant (1956). He died on 16 October 1969 in St Pancras, Middlesex, London, England, UK.
- Fred Eustace was an actor, known for Little Lord Fauntleroy (1914). He died on 13 June 1936 in Pancras, London, England, UK.
- Walter Tobias was born on 19 September 1892 in Portsea, Hampshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Alice in Wonderland (1937), The Academy Decides (1937) and Two on a Doorstep (1936). He died on 11 April 1965 in St. Pancras, London, England, UK.
- C.E. Bechhofer-Roberts was born on 21 November 1894 in Stoke Newington, London, England, UK. C.E. was a writer, known for Don Chicago (1945) and Nurse Cavell (1948). C.E. died on 14 December 1949 in Pancras, London, England, UK.
- Ronnie Brandon was born on 23 April 1892 in Peterborough, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Dick Emery Show (1963), Dad's Army (1968) and Hugh and I (1962). He died on 11 January 1976 in St. Pancras, London, England, UK.
- Margaret Murray was born on 29 October 1868 in Islington, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Blue Bird (1910). She died on 24 November 1947 in Pancras, London, England, UK.
- George Traill was born on 12 February 1853 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for Wuthering Heights (1920), Towards the Light (1918) and Angel Esquire (1919). He died in 1929 in St. Pancras, London, England, UK.
- Marston Garsia was born on 17 July 1891 in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Skin Game (1921). He died on 18 July 1972 in St Pancras, London, England, UK.
- Actor
- Writer
Brian Daly was born on 22 April 1863 in Hampstead, London, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for The Little Minister (1915), In the Ranks (1914) and The Yule Log (1914). He died on 28 April 1923 in St. Pancras, London, England, UK.- Oscar Ebelsbacher was born on 30 April 1882 in Germany. He was an actor, known for Der gefesselte Polo (1929), Once in a Lifetime (1937) and The Gamblers (1939). He died in 1952 in St. Pancras, London, England, UK.
- Phyllis Birkett was born on 17 August 1891 in Exeter, Devon, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Hobson's Choice (1920). She died in 1954 in St. Pancras, London, England, UK.
- Russell Howarth was born on 11 July 1907 in Blackley, Manchester, England, UK. He was an actor, known for St. Patrick's Day (1938), The Parnell Commission (1939) and Dance Without Music (1939). He died in 1944 in St. Pancras, London, England, UK.