Cecil Lauriston Kellaway (22 August 1890 – 28 February 1973) was a South African character actor. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor twice, for '' The Luck of the Irish'' (1948) and ''

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'' (1967).

Early life

Cecil Kellaway was born on 22 August 1890 in Cape Town,

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. He was the son of English parents, Rebecca Annie (née Brebner) and Edwin John Kellaway, an architect and engineer. Edwin had immigrated to Cape Town to help build the

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there, and he was a good friend of Cecil Rhodes, who was young Cecil's

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and godfather. Cecil was interested in acting from an early age. He was educated at the

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, Cape Town, and in England at

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. He studied engineering and on his return to South Africa was employed in an engineering firm. However the lure of acting was too strong and he became a full-time actor, making his debut in ''Potash and Perlmutter''. Early plays included ''The Prince of Pilsen.'' He briefly served in the army in 1914 but was invalided out. He toured for three years through China, Japan, Siam, Borneo, Malaya, North and South Africa, and Europe, in plays such as ''Monsieur Beaucaire''.

Australia

Australian theatre

Kellaway arrived in Australia in 1921 under contract to

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. He had a notable success as the comic father of four daughters in '' A Night Out'' which he played through most of 1922; he would often return to this role in later years and it kicked off a sixteen year association with Williamsons on the Australian stage, mostly in musical comedies. For Williamsons he was in ''Mary'' (1922–23) then returned to ''A Night Out'' before going on to ''

The Cabaret Girl ''The Cabaret Girl'' is a musical comedy in three acts with music by Jerome Kern and book and lyrics by George Grossmith, Jr. and P. G. Wodehouse. It was produced by Grossmith and J. A. E. Malone at the Winter Garden Theatre in London's West ...

'' (1923–24), ''

Kissing Time ''Kissing Time'', and an earlier version titled ''The Girl Behind the Gun'', are musical comedies with music by Ivan Caryll, book and lyrics by Guy Bolton and P. G. Wodehouse, and additional lyrics by Clifford Grey. The story is based on the 19 ...

'' (1924), ''

Whirled into Happiness ''Whirled into Happiness'' is a musical comedy with music by Robert Stolz, and book and lyrics by Harry Graham, adapted from Stolz's ''Der Tanz ins Glück'', with a libretto by Robert Bodanzky and . The work, billed as a "musical farce", was pr ...

'' (1924), ''Katja'' (1925), '' The Belle of New York'' (1925), '' Primrose'' (1925), ''A Night Out'' revival (1926), ''Frasquita'' (1927), '' Princess Charming'' (1928), ''Hold Everything'' (1929), ''

Florodora ''Florodora'' is an Edwardian musical comedy. After its long run in London, it became one of the first successful Broadway musicals of the 20th century. The book was written by Jimmy Davis under the pseudonym Owen Hall, the music was by Leslie S ...

'' (1931), ''A Warm Corner'' (1931), ''A Night Out'' again, ''Sons o' Guns'' (1931), ''Blue Roses'' (1932), ''Hold my Hand'' (1932), '' The Gipsy Princess'' (1933), and ''

Waltzes from Vienna ''Waltzes from Vienna'' is a 1934 British biographical film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, sometimes known as ''Strauss' Great Waltz''. It was part of the cycle of operetta films made in Britain during the 1930s. Hitchcock's film is based on th ...

'' (1936).

Australian films

By the early 1930s Kellaway was one of the biggest stars in Australian theatre. He made his film debut in the lead of '' The Hayseeds'' (1933), a popular local comedy, directed by

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. However his main focus was still the stage: ''

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'' (1934), ''

Music in the Air ''Music in the Air'' is a musical written by Oscar Hammerstein II (lyrics and book) and Jerome Kern (music). It introduced songs such as "The Song Is You", "In Egern on the Tegern See" and " I've Told Ev'ry Little Star". The musical premiered on ...

'' (1934), ''

Roberta ''Roberta'' is a musical from 1933 with music by Jerome Kern, and lyrics and book by Otto Harbach. The musical is based on the novel ''Gowns by Roberta'' by Alice Duer Miller. It features the songs " Yesterdays", "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes", "Let ...

'' (1935), '' High Jinks'' (1935), '' Ball at the Savoy'' (1935), '' A Southern Maid'' (1936) and ''

White Horse Inn ''The White Horse Inn'' (or ''White Horse Inn'') (German title: ''Im weißen Rößl'' ) is an operetta or musical comedy by Ralph Benatzky and Robert Stolz in collaboration with a number of other composers and writers, set in the picturesque Salz ...

'' (1936). He returned to films with the Australian

Cinesound Cinesound Productions Pty Ltd was an Australian feature film production company, established in June 1931, Cinesound developed out of a group of companies centred on Greater Union Theatres, that covered all facets of the film process, from produ ...

film ''

It Isn't Done ''It Isn't Done'' is a 1937 Australian comedy film about a grazier (Cecil Kellaway) who inherits a barony in England. Synopsis Hubert Blaydon, an Australian farmer, inherits a baronial estate and moves to England with his wife and daughter Patri ...

'' (1937), for which he also provided the original story. Directed by

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it was a popular success. It led to Kellaway being

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ed by RKO Pictures and put under contract. He appeared in ''A Southern Maid'' on stage in 1937.

Hollywood

RKO

RKO initially put Kellaway into small roles: '' Everybody's Doing It'' (1938), '' Double Danger'' (1938), ''

Night Spot ''Night Spot'' is a 1938 American comedy film directed by Christy Cabanne and written by Lionel Houser. The film stars Harry Parke, Allan Lane, Gordon Jones, Joan Woodbury, and Lee Patrick. The film was released on February 25, 1938, by RKO P ...

'' (1938), ''

Maid's Night Out ''Maid's Night Out'' is a 1938 American romantic comedy film made by RKO Radio Pictures and starring Joan Fontaine and Allan Lane. It was directed by Ben Holmes from a screenplay by Bert Granet, adapted by from the radio play ''Certified'' (also ...

'' (1938), ''

This Marriage Business ''This Marriage Business'' is a 1938 American comedy film directed by Christy Cabanne from a screenplay by Gladys Atwater and J. Robert Bren, based on a story by Mel Riddle and Alex Rubin. The film stars Allan Lane, Jack Carson, Victor Moore, ...

'' (1938), and ''

Law of the Underworld ''Law of the Underworld'' is a 1938 American drama film directed by Lew Landers and written by Bert Granet and Edmund L. Hartmann. The film stars Chester Morris, Anne Shirley, Eduardo Ciannelli, Walter Abel and Richard Bond. The film was released ...

'' (1938). Kellaway was first given a sizeable role, billed third for ''

Blond Cheat ''Blond Cheat'' is a 1938 romantic comedy film directed by Joseph Santley and starring Joan Fontaine, Derrick De Marney, and Cecil Kellaway. The film was produced by William Sistrom, and originally released by RKO Radio Pictures. The original sto ...

'' (1938), with

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. However his parts remained small: ''

Smashing the Rackets ''Smashing the Rackets'' is a 1938 American drama film directed by Lew Landers, written by Lionel Houser, and starring Chester Morris, Frances Mercer, Rita Johnson, Bruce Cabot and Edward Pawley. It was released on August 19, 1938, by RKO Pict ...

'' (1938), '' Tarnished Angel'' (1938), ''

Annabel Takes a Tour ''Annabel Takes a Tour'' is a 1938 comedy directed by Lew Landers, starring Lucille Ball and Jack Oakie. Annabel (Lucille Ball) is on a promotional tour and, as a publicity stunt, leaks a story that she is having a romantic fling with a famous ro ...

'' (1938), and '' Gunga Din'' (1939).

Return to Australia

Kellaway returned to Australia for a second Cinesound film, '' Mr. Chedworth Steps Out'' (1939), which featured a young Peter Finch. It was shot in October–November 1938.

Return to Hollywood

Back in Hollywood the scope and quality of his roles kept getting better, with ''

Wuthering Heights ''Wuthering Heights'' is an 1847 novel by Emily Brontë, initially published under her pen name Ellis Bell. It concerns two families of the landed gentry living on the West Yorkshire moors, the Earnshaws and the Lintons, and their turbulent re ...

'' (1939), for

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, as Cathy's father. He was in '' The Sun Never Sets'' (1939), '' Man About Town'' (1939) at Paramount, and '' The Under-Pup'' (1939). He turned down ''

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex ''The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex'' is a 1939 American historical romantic drama film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Bette Davis, Errol Flynn, and Olivia de Havilland. Based on the play '' Elizabeth the Queen'' by Maxwell Anders ...

'' (1939) to do ''

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'' (1939) for David O. Selznick. He later made '' We Are Not Alone'' (1939). He was in ''

Mexican Spitfire ''Mexican Spitfire'' refers to a series of eight comedy films released by RKO Pictures between 1940 and 1943 starring Lupe Vélez and Leon Errol. The movies featured the character of ''Carmelita Lindsay'' (Lupe Vélez), a sympathetic and tempera ...

'' (1940) at RKO, ''

The Invisible Man Returns ''The Invisible Man Returns'' is a 1940 American horror science fiction film directed by Joe May. The film stars Cedric Hardwicke, Vincent Price, Nan Grey and John Sutton. The film is a sequel to the 1933 film ''The Invisible Man'', and the sec ...

'' (1940) and ''

The House of the Seven Gables ''The House of the Seven Gables: A Romance'' is a Gothic novel written beginning in mid-1850 by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne and published in April 1851 by Ticknor and Fields of Boston. The novel follows a New England family and their anc ...

'' (1940) at Universal, ''

Adventure in Diamonds ''Adventure in Diamonds'' is a 1940 American crime film directed by George Fitzmaurice and starring George Brent, Isa Miranda, John Loder and Nigel Bruce. It was also released under the alternative title of ''Diamonds are Dangerous''. Critics n ...

'' (1940), ''

Phantom Raiders ''Phantom Raiders'' is a 1940 film, the second in the series starring Walter Pidgeon as detective Nick Carter. The film was part of a movie trilogy based on original stories featuring the character from the long-running ''Nick Carter, Detective'' ...

'' (1940), '' Brother Orchid'' (1940), ''

Pop Always Pays ''Pop Always Pays'' is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Leslie Goodwins using a screenplay by Charles E. Roberts, based on a story by Arthur J. Beckhard. Although not credited in the film, news reports of the time reported that when Goodwi ...

'' (1940), ''

The Mummy's Hand ''The Mummy's Hand'' is a 1940 American black-and-white horror film directed by Christy Cabanne and produced by Ben Pivar for Universal Studios. The film is about the ancient Egyptian mummy of Kharis (Tom Tyler), who is kept alive with a brew o ...

'' (1940), ''

Diamond Frontier ''Diamond Frontier'' is a 1940 American adventure film directed by Harold D. Schuster and starring Victor McLaglen, John Loder and Anne Nagel. It was based on the story ''A Modern Monte Cristo'' by Stanley Rubin and Edmund L. Hartmann. The film ...

'' (1940), and ''

Mexican Spitfire Out West ''Mexican Spitfire Out West'' is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Leslie Goodwins and written by Charles E. Roberts and Jack Townley. It is the sequel to the 1940 film ''Mexican Spitfire'' and the second of the film series. The film stars ...

'' (1940) at RKO. He turned down ''

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'' to do '' The Letter'' (1940) for Wyler. Kellaway was in ''

South of Suez ''South of Suez'' is a 1940 American drama film directed by Lewis Seiler and starring George Brent, Brenda Marshall and George Tobias. An alleged murder in an African diamond mine haunts a man many years later after he has returned to Britain. The ...

'' (1940) at Warners, and ''

Lady with Red Hair ''Lady with Red Hair'' (1940) is an American historical drama film directed by Curtis Bernhardt and starring Miriam Hopkins, Claude Rains and Richard Ainley. Released by Warner Brothers it stars Hopkins as the nineteenth century actress Mrs. Le ...

'' (1940). He received billing in '' The Letter'' (1940), but is only glimpsed briefly in a party scene, his role having been cut.

Paramount

Kellaway made '' West Point Widow'' (1941) at

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and signed a contract with them. He did ''

A Very Young Lady ''A Very Young Lady'' is a 1941 comedy film directed by Harold D. Schuster and starring Jane Withers and Nancy Kelly. Cast * Jane Withers as Kitty Russell * Nancy Kelly as Alice Carter * John Sutton as Dr. Franklin Meredith * Janet Beecher as ...

'' (1941) at Fox, ''

Burma Convoy ''Burma Convoy'' is a 1941 film about a truck convoy on the Burma Road directed by Noel M. Smith and starring Charles Bickford and Evelyn Ankers. It was also known as ''Halfway to Shanghai''. Plot In the Burmese town of Lashio, the convoys of ...

'' (1941), ''

New York Town ''New York Town'' is a 1941 American romantic comedy film directed by Charles Vidor and starring Fred MacMurray, Mary Martin, Akim Tamiroff, and Robert Preston. The film was written by Lewis Meltzer and an uncredited Preston Sturges based on a ...

'' (1941), ''

Birth of the Blues ''Birth of the Blues'' is a 1941 American musical film directed by Victor Schertzinger and starring Bing Crosby, Mary Martin and Brian Donlevy. The plot loosely follows the origins and breakthrough success of the Original Dixieland Jass Band i ...

'' (1941), and ''

Appointment for Love ''Appointment for Love'' is a 1941 romantic comedy film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Charles Boyer and Margaret Sullavan. It was made by Universal Pictures. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Sound, Recording ( Bern ...

'' (1941) at Universal. At Paramount, he was in ''

The Night of January 16th ''Night of January 16th'' (sometimes advertised as ''The Night of January 16th'') is a theatrical play by Russian-American author Ayn Rand, inspired by the death of the "Match King", Ivar Kreuger. Set in a courtroom during a murder trial, an ...

'' (1941), ''

Bahama Passage ''Bahama Passage'' is a 1941 American drama film directed by Edward H. Griffith, starring Madeleine Carroll and Sterling Hayden. The film was primarily shot on Salt Cay, Turks Islands in Technicolor. Plot When his father dies in an accident, Ad ...

'' (1941), ''

The Lady Has Plans ''The Lady Has Plans'' is a 1942 American comedy film spy thriller film directed by Sidney Lanfield and starring Ray Milland, Paulette Goddard and Roland Young. It was produced ad distributed by Paramount Pictures as a World War II espionage film ...

'' (1941), and ''

Take a Letter, Darling ''Take a Letter, Darling'' is a 1942 American romantic comedy film directed by Mitchell Leisen and starring Rosalind Russell. It was nominated for three Academy Awards; Best Cinematography, Best Score and Best Art Direction ( Hans Dreier, ...

'' (1941). Fox borrowed him for ''

Small Town Deb ''Small Town Deb'' is a 1941 teenage comedy by 20th Century Fox directed by Harold Schuster and starring Jane Withers and Jane Darwell. Withers had a story credit on the film under the pseudonym Jerrie Walters and costumes were made by Herschel ...

'' (1941), then he returned to Paramount for '' Are Husbands Necessary?'' (1942), and '' Night in New Orleans'' (1942).

Leading man and supporting roles

Kellaway had a strong part in ''

I Married a Witch ''I Married a Witch'' is a 1942 American fantasy romantic comedy film, directed by René Clair, and starring Veronica Lake as a witch whose plan for revenge goes comically awry, with Fredric March as her foil. The film also features Robert Benchl ...

'' (1942) as

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's character's father. He followed it with '' My Heart Belongs to Daddy'' (1942). Response to this was positive, and Paramount announced they would build Kellaway into a star, putting him in a remake of ''

Ruggles of Red Gap ''Ruggles of Red Gap'' is a 1935 American comedy western film directed by Leo McCarey and starring Charles Laughton, Mary Boland, Charlie Ruggles, and ZaSu Pitts and featuring Roland Young and Leila Hyams. It was based on the best-selling 1915 ...

'' and starring in ''The Incomparable Alfred''. He had cameos in '' Star Spangled Rhythm'' (1943) and '' Forever and a Day'' (1943), and was in '' The Crystal Ball'' (1943), and ''

It Ain't Hay ''It Ain't Hay'' is a 1943 film starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello. Plot Cab driver Wilbur Hoolihan accidentally kills a hack horse owned by King O'Hara and his daughter, Princess O’Hara, by feeding it candy. In hopes of raising ...

'' (1943). Paramount gave him the starring role in ''

The Good Fellows ''The Good Fellows'' is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Jo Graham and written by Hugh Wedlock Jr. and Howard Snyder. The film stars Cecil Kellaway, Helen Walker, Mabel Paige, James Brown, Patti Hale and Kathleen Lockhart. The film was r ...

'' (1943). He returned to support parts for '' Frenchman's Creek'' (1944). He was going to do '' Out of This World'' on Broadway when he was offered the role of

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in ''

Mrs. Parkington ''Mrs. Parkington'' is a 1944 drama film. It tells the story of a woman's life, told via flashbacks, from boarding house maid to society matron. The movie was adapted by Polly James and Robert Thoeren from the novel by Louis Bromfield. It was ...

'' (1944) at

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. Back at Paramount, he was in ''

And Now Tomorrow ''And Now Tomorrow'' is a 1944 American drama film based on the best-selling novel, published in 1942 by Rachel Field, directed by Irving Pichel and written by Raymond Chandler. Both center around one doctor's attempt for curing deafness. The fil ...

'' (1944), ''

Practically Yours ''Practically Yours'' is a 1944 comedic film made by Paramount Pictures, directed by Mitchell Leisen, written by Norman Krasna and starring Claudette Colbert and Fred MacMurray. Plot When a young pilot, Daniel Bellamy, is presumed dead after cra ...

'' (1944), and ''

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'' (1945), the latter also starring Kellaways's one-time Australian co-star

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. In '' Kitty'' (1945), he was as painter

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borrowed him to play the ill-fated husband of

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's character in '' The Postman Always Rings Twice'' (1946), a support role in ''

Easy to Wed ''Easy to Wed'' is a 1946 Technicolor American musical comedy film directed by Edward Buzzell, and starring Van Johnson, Esther Williams, Lucille Ball, and Keenan Wynn. The screenplay by Dorothy Kingsley is an adaptation of the screenplay of ...

'' (1946) and the villain in ''

The Cockeyed Miracle ''The Cockeyed Miracle'' is a 1946 American fantasy film directed by S. Sylvan Simon and starring Frank Morgan, Keenan Wynn, and Cecil Kellaway. The film was based on the play ''But Not Goodbye'' by George Seaton. The film is about a ghost who, ...

'' (1946). In early 1946, he was earning $1,500 a week but said he was considering returning to Australia to run a film studio because he was sick of playing small roles. Back at Paramount he was in '' Monsieur Beaucaire'' (1946), ''

Variety Girl ''Variety Girl'' is a 1947 American musical comedy film directed by George Marshall and starring Mary Hatcher, Olga San Juan, DeForest Kelley, Frank Ferguson, Glenn Tryon, Nella Walker, Torben Meyer, Jack Norton, and William Demarest. It was ...

'' (1947), and '' Unconquered'' (1947). Kellaway was borrowed by Warners for '' Always Together'' (1947) then he went to

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for '' The Luck of the Irish'' (1948), which earned him an

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nomination. Kellaway went to RKO for ''

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'' (1948). Kellaway was in ''

The Decision of Christopher Blake ''The Decision of Christopher Blake'' is a 1948 American drama film based upon the Moss Hart play. It was adapted by Ranald MacDougall and directed by Peter Godfrey. The film stars Alexis Smith, Robert Douglas, Cecil Kellaway, Ted Donaldson, ...

'' (1948), ''

Portrait of Jennie ''Portrait of Jennie'' is a 1948 American fantasy film based on the 1940 novella by Robert Nathan. The film was directed by William Dieterle and produced by David O. Selznick. It stars Jennifer Jones and Joseph Cotten. At the 21st Academy A ...

'' (1948), '' Down to the Sea in Ships'' (1949), ''

The Reformer and the Redhead ''The Reformer and the Redhead'' is a 1950 American romantic comedy film written, produced and directed by Norman Panama and Melvin Frank, and starring June Allyson and Dick Powell. Overview Kathleen Maguire (Allyson) is the daughter of a lon ...

'' (1950), back at MGM. In 1950, it was announced James Hilton was writing a script as a vehicle for Kellaway, ''Roof of the World'', based on the actor's time in India. It was not made. He was in ''

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'' (1950), ''

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'' (1950), '' Katie Did It'' (1951), ''

Francis Goes to the Races ''Francis Goes to the Races'' is a 1951 American black-and-white comedy film from Universal-International, produced by Leonard Goldstein, directed by Arthur Lubin, that stars Donald O'Connor, Piper Laurie, and Cecil Kellaway. The distinctive voic ...

'' (1951), ''

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'' (1951), and '' The Highwayman'' (1951). He returned to Paramount for '' Thunder in the East'' (1952) and was in ''

Just Across the Street ''Just Across the Street'' is a 1952 American comedy film directed by Joseph Pevney and starring Ann Sheridan and John Lund.Bubbeo p.206 Plot Henrietta applies for a job as a social secretary for the wealthy Medford family, and while at their ...

'' (1952), ''

My Wife's Best Friend ''My Wife's Best Friend'' is a 1952 American comedy film directed by Richard Sale, starring Anne Baxter and Macdonald Carey, with Catherine McLeod in the titular role. It was produced and distributed by 20th Century Fox. Plot Virginia Mason (A ...

'' (1952), ''

Young Bess ''Young Bess'' is a 1953 Technicolor biographical film made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer about the early life of Elizabeth I, from her turbulent childhood to the eve of her accession to the throne of England. It stars Jean Simmons as Elizabeth and Ste ...

'' (1953), ''

The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms ''The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms'' is a 1953 American science fiction monster film directed by Eugène Lourié, with special effects by Ray Harryhausen. The film stars Paul Christian, Paula Raymond, Cecil Kellaway, and Kenneth Tobey. The screen ...

'' (1953), ''

Cruisin' Down the River ''Cruisin' Down the River'' is a 1953 American Technicolor musical film directed by Richard Quine. It stars Dick Haymes and Audrey Totter. The story is about a New York nightclub singer who inherits an old riverboat on the Chattahoochee River bet ...

'' (1953), and ''

Paris Model ''Paris Model'' is a 1953 American comedy drama film directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Marilyn Maxwell, Paulette Goddard, Eva Gabor and Barbara Lawrence.Wojcik p.235 It is an anthology featuring four separate parts, each focused on on ...

'' (1953). In 1954, he became an

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(his nationality had been South African). At MGM he was in ''

The Prodigal ''The Prodigal'' is a 1955 Eastmancolor biblical epic CinemaScope film made by MGM starring Lana Turner and Edmund Purdom. It was based on the New Testament parable about a selfish son who leaves his family to pursue a life of pleasure. The f ...

'' (1955) and ''

Interrupted Melody ''Interrupted Melody'' is a 1955 biographical musical film, filmed in CinemaScope and Eastman Color, directed by Curtis Bernhardt and starring Glenn Ford, Eleanor Parker, Roger Moore, and Cecil Kellaway. The film was produced for Metro-Goldwyn-Ma ...

'' (1955), playing an Australian in the latter (the father of

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). He did two with Jeff Chandler, ''

Female on the Beach ''Female on the Beach'' is a 1955 American crime-drama film directed by Joseph Pevney starring Joan Crawford and Jeff Chandler in a story about a widow and her beach bum lover. The screenplay by Robert Hill and Richard Alan Simmons was based o ...

'' (1955) and ''

The Toy Tiger ''The Toy Tiger'' is a 1956 American comedy film directed by Jerry Hopper and starring Laraine Day and Jeff Chandler. It is a remake of '' Mad About Music'' (1938). Plot New York City advertising executive Gwen Harkinson is a widow with a son, ...

'' (1956) and was billed second (to Ethel Barrymore) in ''

Johnny Trouble ''Johnny Trouble'' is a 1957 American drama film directed by John H. Auer and written by Charles O'Neil and David Lord. The film stars Ethel Barrymore in her final film, Cecil Kellaway, Stuart Whitman, Carolyn Jones, Jesse White and Rand Harp ...

'' (1957). He worked regularly on television in shows like ''

Lux Video Theatre ''Lux Video Theatre'' is an American television anthology series that was produced from 1950 until 1957. The series presented both comedy and drama in original teleplays, as well as abridged adaptations of films and plays. Overview The ''Lux Vid ...

'', ''

The Ford Television Theatre ''Ford Theatre'', spelled ''Ford Theater'' for the original radio version and known, in full, as ''The Ford Television Theatre'' for the TV version, is a radio and television anthology series broadcast in the United States in the 1940s and 1950 ...

'', ''

Schlitz Playhouse ''Schlitz Playhouse of Stars'' is an anthology series that was telecast from 1951 until 1959 on CBS. Offering both Television comedy, comedies and Dramatic programming, drama, the series was sponsored by the Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company. The ti ...

'', ''

Cavalcade of America ''Cavalcade of America'' is an anthology drama series that was sponsored by the DuPont Company, although it occasionally presented musicals, such as an adaptation of ''Show Boat'', and condensed biographies of popular composers. It was initially ...

'', ''

'', '' Playhouse 90'', ''

Studio One in Hollywood ''Studio One'' is an American anthology drama television series that was adapted from a radio series. It was created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher Markle, who came to CBS from the CBC. It premiered on November 7, 1948 and ended on Sept ...

'', ''

Matinee Theatre ''Matinee Theater'' is an American anthology series that aired on NBC during the Golden Age of Television, from October 31, 1955, to June 27, 1958. Its name is often seen as ''Matinee Theatre''. The series, which ran daily from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. E ...

'', and ''Crossroads''. Kellaway was in ''

The Proud Rebel ''The Proud Rebel'' is a 1958 American Technicolor Western film directed by Michael Curtiz, with a screenplay by Joseph Petracca and Lillie Hayward that was based on a story by James Edward Grant. It is the story of a widowed Confederate vetera ...

'' (1958), '' The Shaggy Dog'' (1959), and ''

The Private Lives of Adam and Eve ''The Private Lives of Adam and Eve'' is a 1960 Spectacolor comedy film starring Mickey Rooney (who also co-directed), and Mamie Van Doren. It is an American B-movie in which the plot revolves around a modern couple who dream that they are Adam ...

'' (1960). He appeared on Broadway in ''

Greenwillow ''Greenwillow'' is a musical with a book by Lesser Samuels and Frank Loesser and music and lyrics by Loesser. The musical is set in the magical town of Greenwillow. It ran on Broadway in 1960. Overview Based on the novel by B. J. Chute, the ...

'' (1960) which had a short run. On American television, he made a guest appearance in 1959 on ''

Perry Mason Perry Mason is a fictional character, an American criminal defense lawyer who is the main character in works of detective fiction written by Erle Stanley Gardner. Perry Mason features in 82 novels and 4 short stories, all of which involve a c ...

'' as chemist and murderer Darrell Metcalf in "The Case of the Glittering Goldfish", and he received a billing credit in that episode equal to Raymond Burr's. Kellaway then guest-starred two years later on CBS's

Western Western may refer to: Places *Western, Nebraska, a village in the US *Western, New York, a town in the US *Western Creek, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western Junction, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western world, countries that id ...

series '' Rawhide'', portraying the character MacKay in the episode "Incident in the Middle of Nowhere".. In 1954 he guest starred as "old codger" Kirby in Episode 24 on the second season of the television show ''

Make Room for Daddy ''The Danny Thomas Show'' (titled ''Make Room for Daddy'' for its first three seasons) is an American sitcom that ran from 1953 to 1957 on ABC and from 1957 to 1964 on CBS. Starring Danny Thomas as a successful night club entertainer, the show ...

'', later renamed ''

The Danny Thomas Show ''The Danny Thomas Show'' (titled ''Make Room for Daddy'' for its first three seasons) is an American sitcom that ran from 1953 to 1957 on ABC and from 1957 to 1964 on CBS. Starring Danny Thomas as a successful night club entertainer, the show f ...

''. He was also in ''

Whirlybirds ''Whirlybirds'' (sometimes called ''The Whirlybirds'' or ''Copter Patrol'') is a syndicated American drama/adventure television series, which aired for 111 episodes — broadcast from February 4, 1957, through January 18, 1960. It was pro ...

'', '' The Millionaire'', ''

The Ann Sothern Show ''The Ann Sothern Show'' is an American sitcom starring Ann Sothern that aired on CBS for three seasons from October 6, 1958, to March 30, 1961. Created by Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf, the series was the second starring vehicle for Sothern, who ...

'', '' Destination Space'', ''

Harrigan and Son ''Harrigan and Son'' is an ABC sitcom about a father-and-son team of lawyers, played by Pat O'Brien as Jim Harrigan Sr. and Roger Perry as Jim Jr.. In supporting roles, as secretaries, are Georgine Darcy as Gypsy and Helen Kleeb Helen Kleeb ...

'', '' Hennesey'', ''

Johnny Ringo John Peters Ringo (May 3, 1850 – July 13, 1882), known as Johnny Ringo, was an American Old West outlaw loosely associated with the Cochise County Cowboys in frontier boomtown Tombstone, Arizona Territory. He took part in the Mason County ...

'', ''

The Twilight Zone ''The Twilight Zone'' is an American media franchise based on the anthology television series created by Rod Serling. The episodes are in various genres, including fantasy, science fiction, absurdism, dystopian fiction, suspense, horror, sup ...

'', '' The New Breed'', '' Adventures in Paradise'', ''

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (TV series) ''Mr. Smith Goes to Washington'' is an American sitcom that aired on ABC starring Fess Parker. The series, which aired from October 1962 to March 1963, was based on the 1939 Frank Capra film of the same name, starring James Stewart in the title ...

'', '' Follow the Sun'' and ''

Ben Casey ''Ben Casey'' is an American medical drama series that aired on ABC from 1961 to 1966. The show was known for its opening titles, which consisted of a hand drawing the symbols "♂, ♀, ✳, †, ∞" on a chalkboard, as cast member Sam Jaff ...

''. Kellaway was in ''

Francis of Assisi Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone, better known as Saint Francis of Assisi ( it, Francesco d'Assisi; – 3 October 1226), was a mystic Italian Catholic friar, founder of the Franciscans, and one of the most venerated figures in Christianit ...

'' (1961), ''

Tammy Tell Me True ''Tammy Tell Me True'' is a 1961 American Eastmancolor comedy film directed by Harry Keller and starring Sandra Dee and John Gavin, Charles Drake, Virginia Grey and Julia Meade. The film was based on Cid Ricketts Sumner's 1959 novel of t ...

'' (1961), ''

Zotz! ''Zotz!'' is a 1962 American fantasy comedy film produced and directed by William Castle, and starring Tom Poston, Julia Meade, Jim Backus, Fred Clark, and Cecil Kellaway. It is about a man obtaining magical powers from a god of an ancient ...

'' (1962), ''

The Cardinal ''The Cardinal'' is a 1963 American drama film produced independently, directed by Otto Preminger and distributed by Columbia Pictures. The screenplay was written by Robert Dozier, based on the novel of the same name (1950) by Henry Morton Robi ...

'' (1963), ''

Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte ''Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte'' is a 1964 American psychological thriller film directed and produced by Robert Aldrich, and starring Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, Joseph Cotten, Agnes Moorehead and Mary Astor in her final film role. It fo ...

'' (1964), and '' Quick, Let's Get Married'' (1964). In 1963 he guest starred as museum curator Wilbur Canfield in Episode 19 on the first season of the television show ''

My Favorite Martian ''My Favorite Martian'' is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from September 29, 1963, to May 1, 1966, for 107 episodes. The show stars Ray Walston as "Uncle Martin" (the Martian) and Bill Bixby as Tim O'Hara. The first two seasons, totalin ...

''. In 1964 he played Santa Claus in the "Visions of Sugarplums" episode of '' Bewitched''. In 1967, Kellaway played the part of a lonely, megawealthy much older suitor of Ann Marie (played by

Marlo Thomas Margaret Julia "Marlo" Thomas (born November 21, 1937) is an American actress, producer, author, and social activist. She is best known for starring on the sitcom ''That Girl'' (1966–1971) and her children's franchise '' Free to Be... You and ...

) in an episode of ''

That Girl ''That Girl'' is an American sitcom that ran on ABC from September 8, 1966 to March 19, 1971. It starred Marlo Thomas as the title character Ann Marie, an aspiring (but only sporadically employed) actress, who moves from her hometown of Brewste ...

''. Other TV appearances included ''

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'', '' Burke's Law'', ''

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'', and '' The Greatest Show on Earth''.

Later work

Kellaway's last films included '' Spinout'' (1966), ''

The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin ''The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin'' is a 1967 American Western comedy film directed by James Neilson, produced by Walt Disney Productions, starring Roddy McDowall, Suzanne Pleshette, Hermione Baddeley, and Karl Malden. The film's screenpl ...

'' (1967) and ''

'' (1967), which earned him another Oscar nomination. He appeared in episodes of '' The Ghost & Mrs. Muir'' and ''

Nanny and the Professor ''Nanny and the Professor'' is an early 1970s American sitcom created by AJ Carothers and Thomas L. Miller for 20th Century-Fox Television that aired on ABC from January 21, 1970 until December 27, 1971. During pre-production, the proposed t ...

'' and the TV version of '' Kismet'' (1967). His final performances included '' Fitzwilly'' (1969), ''

Getting Straight ''Getting Straight'' is a 1970 American comedy film motion picture directed by Richard Rush, released by Columbia Pictures. The story centered upon student politics at a university in the early 1970s, seen through the eyes of non-conformist grad ...

'' (1970), '' The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City'' (1971) and a pilot for a TV series, ''Call Holme'' (1971).

Complete filmography

*''Bond and Word'' (1918) *'' The Hayseeds'' (1933) as Dad Hayseed *''

'' (1937) as Hubert Blaydon; also based on Kellaway's original story *'' Wise Girl'' (1937) as Fletcher's Butler (unconfirmed) *'' Everybody's Doing It'' (1938) as Mr. Beyers *'' Double Danger'' (1938) as Fetrisss / Gilhooley *''

'' (1938) as Willard Lorryweather *''

'' (1938) as Geoffrey *''

'' (1938) as Police Chief Hardy *''

'' (1938) as Phillips – Gene's Butler (uncredited) *''

'' (1938) as Rufus Trent *''

'' (1938) as Barrett (uncredited) *'' Tarnished Angel'' (1938) as Reginald 'Reggie' Roland *''

'' (1938) as Strothers, River-Clyde's Publisher (uncredited) *'' Gunga Din'' (1939) as Mr. Stebbins (uncredited) *''

'' (1939) as Earnshaw *'' Mr. Chedworth Steps Out'' (1939) as George Chedworth *'' The Sun Never Sets'' (1939) as Colonial Official *'' Man About Town'' (1939) as Headwaiter (uncredited) *'' The Under-Pup'' (1939) as Mr. Wendelhares (uncredited) *''

'' (1939) as Charles Moler *'' We Are Not Alone'' (1939) as Judge *''

'' (1940) as Mr. Chumley *''

'' (1940) as Inspector Sampson *''

'' (1940) as Philip Barton *''

'' (1940) as Emerson *''

'' (1940) as Franklin Morris *'' Brother Orchid'' (1940) as Brother Goodwin *''

'' (1940) (scenes cut) *''

'' (1940) as The Great Solvani *''

'' (1940) as Noah *''

'' (1940) as Mr. Chumley *'' The Letter'' (1940) as Prescott *''

'' (1940) as Henry Putnam *''

'' (1940) as Mr. Chapman *'' West Point Widow'' (1941) as Dr. Spencer *''

'' (1941) as Professor Starkweather *''

'' (1941) as Angus McBragel *''

'' (1941) as Shipboard Host *''

'' (1941) as Granet *''

'' (1941) as O'Leary *''

'' (1941) as Oscar *''

'' (1941) as Captain Jack Risingwell *''

'' (1942) as Peter Miles *''

'' (1942) as Uncle George *''

'' (1941) as Henry Randall *'' Are Husbands Necessary?'' (1942) as Dr. Buell *'' Night in New Orleans'' (1942) as Dan Odell *''

'' (1942) as Daniel *'' My Heart Belongs to Daddy'' (1942) as Alfred Fortescue *'' Star Spangled Rhythm'' (1942) as Cecil Kellaway (uncredited) *'' Freedom Comes High'' (1943, Short) as Ellen's Father *'' Forever and a Day'' (1943) as Dinner Guest *'' The Crystal Ball'' (1943) as Pop Tibbets *''

'' (1943) as King O'Hara *''

'' (1943) as Jim Hilton *''Showboat Serenade'' (1944, Short) as Colonel Jordan *'' Frenchman's Creek'' (1944) as William *'' Mrs Parkington'' (1944) as Edward, Prince of Wales *''

'' (1944) as Dr. Weeks *''

'' (1944) as Marvin P. Meglin *''

'' (1945) as Mac *'' Kitty'' (1945) as

*'' The Postman Always Rings Twice'' (1946) as Nick Smith *''

'' (1946) as J. B. Allenbury *'' Monsieur Beaucaire'' (1946) as Count D'Armand *''

'' (1946) as Tony Carter *''

'' (1947) as Cecil Kellaway *'' Unconquered'' (1947) as Jeremy Love *'' Always Together'' (1947) as Jonathan Turner *'' The Luck of the Irish'' (1948) as Horace *''

'' (1948) as Jean Le Maistre – Inquisitor of Rouen *''

'' (1948) as Judge Alexander Adamson *''

'' (1948) as Matthews *'' Down to the Sea in Ships'' (1949) as Slush Tubbs *''

'' (1950) as Doctor Kevin G. Maguire *''

'' (1950) as Dr. Chumley *''

'' (1950) as Hurree Chunder *'' Katie Did It'' (1951) as Nathaniel B. Wakeley VI *''

'' (1951) as Colonel Travers *''

Half Angel Half Angel may refer to: * Half Angel (1951 film), a Technicolor comedy film * Half Angel (1936 film), an American comedy film {{dab ...

'' (1951) as Harry Gilpin *'' The Highwayman'' (1951) as Lord Herbert *'' Thunder in the East'' (1952) as Dr. Willoughby *''

'' (1952) as Pop Smith *''

'' (1952) as Rev. Thomas Chamberlain *''

'' (1953) as Mr. Parry *''

'' (1953) as Dr. Thurgood Elson *''

'' (1953) as Thadeus Jackson *''

'' (1953) as Patrick J. "P. J." Sullivan *''

'' (1955) as Governor *''

'' (1955) as Bill Lawrence *''

'' (1955) as Osbert Sorenson *''

'' (1956) as James Fusenot *''

'' (1957) as Tom McKay *''

'' (1958) as Doctor Enos Davis *'' Destination Space'' (1959 TV movie) as Dr. A. A. Andrews *'' The Shaggy Dog'' (1959) as Professor Plumcutt *''

'' (1960) as Doc Bayles *''

'' (1961) as Cardinal Hugolino *''

'' (1961) as Captain Joe *''

'' (1962) as Dean Joshua Updike *''

'' (1963) as Monsignor Monaghan *'' Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte'' (1964) as Harry Willis *'' Quick, Let's Get Married'' (1964) as The Bishop *'' Spinout'' (1966) as Bernard Ranley *''

'' (1967) as Mr. Pemberton *'' Kismet'' (1967 TV movie) *''

'' (1967) as Monsignor Mike Ryan *'' Fitzwilly'' (1967) as Buckmaster *''

'' (1970) as Doctor Kasper *''Call Holme'' (1972 TV movie) as Lord Basil Hyde-Smith

Select theatre credits

*''Potash and Perlmutter'' – South Africa *''The Prince of Pilsen'' – South Africa *''The Little Whopper'' (1921) *''Monseuir Beaucaire'' (1917) – toured India and Africa *'' A Night Out'' (Jan-Sept 1922) – Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide *''Mary'' (Oct 1922 – April 1923) – Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney *''A Night Out'' (April 1923) – Sydney *''The Cabaret Girl'' (Aug 1923 – March 1924) *''Kissing Time'' (May 1924) – Melbourne *''Whirled into Happiness'' (June–July 1924) – Melbourne *''Katja'' (December 1925) – Sydney *''The Belle of New York'' *''Primrose'' (August 1925) – Sydney *''Frasquita'' (April 1927) – Sydney *''Princess Charming'' (July 1928) – Brisbane *''Hold Everything'' (July 1929) *''Florodora'' (1931) *''A Warm Corner'' (Sept 1931) *''Sons o' Guns'' (1931) *''Blue Roses'' (April–August 1932) – Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Wellington, Auckland *''Hold my Hand'' (October 1932) – Her Majesty's Theatre, Sydney *''The Gipsy Princess'' *''The Dubarry'' (July 1934) – Theatre Royal, Adelaide *''Music in the Air'' (July 1934) – Theatre Royal, Adelaide *''Roberta'' (Marc 1935) – Theatre Royal, Sydney *''High Jinks'' (May 1935) – Theatre Royal, Sydney *''Ball at the Savoy'' (July 1935) – Adelaide *''A Southern Maid'' (1937) *''

The Merry Widow ''The Merry Widow'' (german: Die lustige Witwe, links=no ) is an operetta by the Austro-Hungarian composer Franz Lehár. The librettists, Viktor Léon and Leo Stein, based the story – concerning a rich widow, and her countrymen's attempt ...

'' – with

Gladys Moncrieff Gladys Moncrieff (13 April 1892 – 8 February 1976) was an Australian singer who was so successful in musical theatre and recordings that she became known as 'Australia's Queen of Song' and 'Our Glad'. Life and career Early years Moncrieff ...

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