Arthur William Kellaway (21 November 1881 – 27 August 1949), known as Arthur Chesney, was an English character actor who worked on stage and screen.

Biography

He was born 21 November 1881 in

Hampstead Hampstead () is an area in London, which lies northwest of Charing Cross, and extends from Watling Street, the A5 road (Roman Watling Street) to Hampstead Heath, a large, hilly expanse of parkland. The area forms the northwest part of the Lon ...

, London, the son of John and Catherine Kellaway (''née'' Oliver). He was the brother of the actor

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and the cousin of the actor

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. He married actress

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in 1907 but their marriage was dissolved and she remarried in 1928. He later married Kitty Ridge, and they had daughter

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in 1930. Ann went on to become a racial justice activist. Chesney made his first stage appearance in 1903, in a play at County Theatre in Bedford. For many years he took part in many plays in London and New York. He died in a hospital on 27 August 1949 following a massive stroke in Hampstead, aged 67.

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* 1881 births 1949 deaths Male actors from London English male film actors English male silent film actors 20th-century English male actors {{England-film-actor-stub