Donald Esme Clayton Calthrop (11 April 1888 – 15 July 1940) was an English stage and film actor. Born in London, Calthrop was educated at St Paul's School and made his first stage appearance at eighteen years of age at the

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. His first film was '' The Gay Lord Quex'' released in 1917. He starred as the title character in the successful musical '' The Boy'' in the same year. He then appeared in more than 60 films between 1916 and 1940, including five films directed by Alfred Hitchcock. He died in

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from a

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while he was filming ''

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'' (1941). According to

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in his autobiography, some shots in the final film had a stand-in playing Calthrop's role (from the back) and a piece of dialogue was recorded using an unnamed person who impersonated Calthrop's voice. He was the nephew of dramatist

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Selected filmography

* ''Altar Chains'' (1916) * '' Masks and Faces'' (1917) - Lovell * '' The Gay Lord Quex'' (1917) - Valma * ''

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'' (1918) - Capt. Richard Adair * ''

Nelson Nelson may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Nelson'' (1918 film), a historical film directed by Maurice Elvey * ''Nelson'' (1926 film), a historical film directed by Walter Summers * ''Nelson'' (opera), an opera by Lennox Berkeley to a lib ...

'' (1918) - Horatio Nelson * '' Shooting Stars'' (1928) - Andy Wilkes * '' The Flying Squad'' (1929) - Sederman * '' The Clue of the New Pin'' (1929) - Yeh Ling * '' Blackmail'' (1929) - Tracy * ''

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'' (1929) - Pointer * '' Spanish Eyes'' (1930) - Mascoso * '' The Night Porter'' (1930) - The Porter * ''

Song of Soho ''Song of Soho'' is a 1930 British musical film directed by Harry Lachman and starring Carl Brisson, Edna Davies and Donald Calthrop. The screenplay concerns an ex-French Foreign Legion soldier who comes to Soho and ends up as a singer in a ca ...

'' (1930) - Nobby * '' Loose Ends'' (1930) - Winton Penner * '' Juno and the Paycock'' (1930) - Needle Nugent (uncredited) * '' Two Worlds'' (1930) - Mendel (British Version) * ''

Murder! ''Murder!'' is a 1930 British thriller film co-written and directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Herbert Marshall, Norah Baring and Edward Chapman. Written by Hitchcock, his wife Alma Reville and Walter C. Mycroft, it is based on the 19 ...

'' (1930) - Ion Stewart * '' Almost a Honeymoon'' (1930) - Charles, the butler * ''

Elstree Calling ''Elstree Calling'' is a 1930 British comedy musical film directed by Adrian Brunel and Alfred Hitchcock at Elstree Studios. Synopsis The film, referred to as "A Cine-Radio Revue" in its original publicity, is a lavish musical film revue and ...

'' (1930) - Himself / Petruchio in Taming of the Shrew * '' Cape Forlorn'' (1931) - Parsons * ''

Uneasy Virtue ''Uneasy Virtue'' is a 1931 British comedy film directed by Norman Walker and starring Fay Compton, Edmund Breon, Francis Lister, Donald Calthrop, and Garry Marsh. It was produced by British International Pictures and shot at the company's El ...

'' (1931) - Burglar * '' The Ghost Train'' (1931) - Saul Hodgkin * ''

Many Waters ''Many Waters'' is a 1986 novel by Madeleine L'Engle, part of the author's Time Quintet (also known as the Time Quartet). The title is taken from the Song of Solomon 8:7: "Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it. If a ...

'' (1931) - Compton Hardcastle * '' The Bells'' (1931) - Mathias * '' Potiphar's Wife'' (1931) - Counsel for Defense * '' Money for Nothing'' (1932) - Manager * '' Number Seventeen'' (1932) - Brant - Nora's Escort * '' Fires of Fate'' (1932) - Sir William Royden * ''

Rome Express ''Rome Express'' is a 1932 British thriller film directed by Walter Forde and starring Esther Ralston and Conrad Veidt. Based on a story by Clifford Grey, with a screenplay by Sidney Gilliat, the film is a tale about a European express train ...

'' (1932) - Mr. Poole * ''

F.P.1 ''F.P.1'' ( ger, F.P.1 antwortet nicht) is a 1932 German film directed by Karl Hartl. The film was based on the 1931 novel of the same name by Kurt Siodmak. The plot concerned a permanent air station in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. The fil ...

'' (1933) - Sunshine, the Photographer * ''

I Was a Spy ''I Was a Spy'' is a 1933 British thriller film directed by Victor Saville and starring Madeleine Carroll, Herbert Marshall, and Conrad Veidt. Based on the 1932 memoir ''I Was a Spy'' by Marthe Cnockaert, the film is about her experiences as ...

'' (1933) - Cnockhaert * ''

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'' (1933) - Peschke * '' Friday the Thirteenth'' (1933) - Hugh Nicholls * '' This Acting Business'' (1933) - Milton Stafford * '' Sorrell and Son'' (1933) - Dr. Richard Orange * '' It's a Cop'' (1934) - Charles Murray * ''

Nine Forty-Five ''Nine Forty-Five'' is a 1934 British crime film directed by George King and starring Binnie Barnes, Donald Calthrop and Violet Farebrother. It was made at Teddington Studios by the British subsidiary of Warner Brothers.Wood p.79 A quota quicki ...

'' (1934) - Dr. Venables * '' Orders Is Orders'' (1934) - Pavey * '' Red Ensign'' (1934) - Macleod * '' The Clairvoyant'' (1935) - Derelict (uncredited) * '' The Divine Spark'' (1935) - Judge Fumaroli * '' Me and Marlborough'' (1935) - Drunken Yokel * '' The Phantom Light'' (1935) - David Owen * '' Man of the Moment'' (1935) - Godfrey * '' Scrooge'' (1935) - Bob Cratchit * '' Broken Blossoms'' (1936) - Old Chinaman * '' The Man Behind the Mask'' (1936) - Dr. Harold E. Walpole * ''

The Man Who Changed His Mind ''The Man Who Changed His Mind'' is a 1936 British science fiction horror film starring Boris Karloff and Anna Lee. It was directed by Robert Stevenson and was produced by Gainsborough Pictures. The film was also known as ''The Brainsnatcher'' ...

'' (1936) - Clayton / Lord Haslewood * ''

Fire Over England ''Fire Over England'' is a 1937 London Film Productions film drama, notable for providing the first pairing of Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh. It was directed by William K. Howard and written by Clemence Dane from the 1936 novel '' Fire ...

'' (1937) - Don Escobal * ''

Thunder in the City ''Thunder in the City'' is a 1937 British drama film directed by Marion Gering and starring Edward G. Robinson, Luli Deste, Nigel Bruce and Ralph Richardson. Plot An American salesman with radically successful methods visits England ostensib ...

'' (1937) - Dr. Plumet * '' Cafe Colette'' (1937) - Nick * '' Love from a Stranger'' (1937) - Hobson * '' Dreaming Lips'' (1937) - Philosopher * ''

Band Waggon ''Band Waggon'' was a comedy radio show broadcast by the BBC from 1938 to 1940. The first series featured Arthur Askey and Richard "Stinker" Murdoch. In the second series, Askey and Murdoch were joined by Syd Walker, and the third series added ...

'' (1940) - Hobday * ''

Let George Do It! ''Let George Do It!'' (US: ''To Hell With Hitler'') is a 1940 British black-and-white comedy musical war film directed by Marcel Varnel and starring George Formby. It was produced by Michael Balcon for Associated Talking Pictures and its succes ...

'' (1940) - Frederick Strickland * '' Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt'' (1940) - Guide (uncredited) * ''

'' (1941) - Peter Shirley

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Calthrop, Donald 1888 births 1940 deaths English male stage actors English male film actors English male silent film actors People from Chelsea, London Male actors from London 20th-century English male actors People educated at St Paul's School, London