Garry Marsh (21 June 1902 – 6 March 1981) was an English stage and film actor. Born Leslie Marsh Gerahty in St Margarets, Surrey, his parents were George and Laura. His elder brothers were the author

Digby George Gerahty Digby George Gerahty (3 April 1898 – 6 November 1981), who wrote under the pen-names of Robert Standish and Stephen Lister, was an English novelist and short story writer most productive during the 1940s and 1950s. He was also a featured contr ...

and the journalist

Cecil Gerahty Cecil Echlin Gerahty (1888 – 13 May 1938) was an English journalist for the '' Daily Mail''. Born in Hampton Wick in 1888, his parents were George Marsh and his wife Laura. His younger brothers were the author Digby George Gerahty and the ac ...

. Marsh began acting on the stage at the age of fifteen. He started off in films as a

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but later became a

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playing self-important roles. During the

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he served as a Flying Officer in the

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. In the mid-1950s, he chronicled his wartime adventures in North Africa in the memoir ''Sand in My Spinach''. Marsh married Adele Lawson in 1920 in Kensington, London. He married for the second time to Muriel Martin-Harvey in 1926 in Chelsea, London before divorcing in 1935.

Selected filmography

* '' Long Odds'' (1922) – Pat Malone * '' Night Birds'' (1930) – Archibald Bunny * ''

The Professional Guest ''The Professional Guest'' is a 1931 British comedy film directed by George King and starring Gordon Harker, Pat Paterson and Richard Bird. It was made at Walton Studios as a quota quickie for release by Fox Film.Wood p.73 Cast * Gordon Harke ...

'' (1931, Short) – Seton Fanshawe * ''

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) – Arthur Tolhurst * '' Third Time Lucky'' (1931) – Capt. Adrian Crowther * '' The Eternal Feminine'' (1931) – Arthur Williams * '' Dreyfus'' (1931) – Maj. Esterhazy * ''

The Man They Couldn't Arrest ''The Man They Couldn't Arrest'' is a 1931 British crime film directed by T. Hayes Hunter and starring Hugh Wakefield, Gordon Harker, Garry Marsh and Dennis Wyndham. Based on a novel by "Seamark" ( Austin J. Small, it was made by Gainsborough ...

'' (1931) – Delbury * '' Stranglehold'' (1931) – Bruce * '' Dr. Josser, K.C.'' (1931) – Carson * ''

Keepers of Youth ''Keepers of Youth'' is a 1932 British drama film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Garry Marsh, Ann Todd and Robin Irvine. It was based on the 1929 play ''Keepers of Youth'' by Arnold Ridley, and marked the film debut of Ann Todd. It was ...

'' (1931) – Knox * ''Postal Orders'' (1932, Short) * ''

The Star Reporter ''The Star Reporter'' is a 1932 British crime drama, directed by Michael Powell and starring Harold French and Garry Marsh. The screenplay was adapted from a story by popular thriller writer Philip MacDonald. ''The Star Reporter'' is one of e ...

'' (1932, Short) – Mandel * '' Stamboul'' (1932) – Prince Cernuwitz * ''

After Office Hours ''After Office Hours'' is a 1935 crime drama film directed by Robert Z. Leonard and starring Clark Gable and Constance Bennett. The screenplay was written by Herman Mankiewicz. Plot Jim Branch (Clark Gable), a newspaper editor, falls for wealt ...

'' (1932) – Brewer * ''

Number Seventeen ''Number Seventeen'' is a 1932 comedy thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring John Stuart, Anne Grey and Leon M. Lion. The film, which is based on the 1925 burlesque stage play '' Number Seventeen'' written by Joseph Jeffers ...

'' (1932) – Sheldrake * ''

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'' (1932) – Peter Craven * '' Fires of Fate'' (1932) – Captain Archer * ''

The Maid of the Mountains ''The Maid of the Mountains'', called in its original score a musical play, is an operetta or "Edwardian" musical comedy in three acts. The music was by Harold Fraser-Simson, with additional music by James W. Tate, lyrics by Harry Graham and ...

'' (1932) – Beppo * ''

Don't Be a Dummy ''Don't Be a Dummy'' is a 1932 British comedy film directed by Frank Richardson (director), Frank Richardson and starring William Austin (actor), William Austin, Muriel Angelus and Garry Marsh. The film was a quota quickie made by the British su ...

'' (1932) – Captain Fitzgerald * ''

Taxi to Paradise ''Taxi to Paradise'' is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Adrian Brunel and starring Binnie Barnes, Garry Marsh and Henry Wilcoxon. It was made as a quota quickie at Wembley Studios.Wood p.76 Cast * Binnie Barnes as Joan Melhuish * Garry ...

'' (1933, Short) – George Melhuish * ''

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'' (1933) – Honorable Horace Slimminger * ''

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'' (1933) – Joseph Mendel * '' Falling for You'' (1933) – Archduke Karl * ''

That's a Good Girl ''That's a Good Girl'' is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Jack Buchanan and starring Buchanan, Elsie Randolph and Dorothy Hyson. The film was based on a musical show of the same title that opened at the Lewisham Hippodrome on 19 March 1928 ...

'' (1933) – Francis Moray * ''

The Silver Spoon ''The Silver Spoon'' is a 1933 British comedy crime film directed by George King and starring Ian Hunter, Garry Marsh and Cecil Parker. It was produced and distributed as a quota quickie by Warner Brothers and was shot at the company's Teddi ...

'' (1933) – Hon. Roland Stone * '' Two Wives for Henry'' (1933) – Henry Stetson * '' The Love Nest'' (1933) – Hugo * ''

Ask Beccles ''Ask Beccles'' is a 1933 British comedy crime film directed by Redd Davis and starring Garry Marsh, Lilian Oldland, Abraham Sofaer and John Turnbull. The film was based on a play by Cyril Campion. It was made at British and Dominions Elstree ...

'' (1933) – Eustace Beccles * ''

Rolling in Money ''Rolling in Money'' is a 1934 British comedy film directed by Albert Parker and starring Isabel Jeans, Leslie Sarony and John Loder. It was made at Ealing Studios by the British subsidiary of Fox Film.Wood p.83 It was not a quota quickie l ...

'' (1934) – Dursingham * '' It's a Cop'' (1934) – James Risden * ''

Warn London ''Warn London'' is a 1934 British thriller film directed by T. Hayes Hunter and starring Edmund Gwenn, John Loder and Leonora Corbett. It was based on a novel by Denison Clift. Premise A detective goes undercover to infiltrate a gang planning ...

'' (1934) – Van Der Meer * '' Gay Love'' (1934) – Freddie Milton * '' Money Mad'' (1934) – Rutherford * ''

The Green Pack ''The Green Pack'' is a 1934 British drama film directed by T. Hayes Hunter and starring John Stuart, Aileen Marson and Hugh Miller. It was based on a play of the same name by Edgar Wallace. In the film, the wealthy investor in a South Africa ...

'' (1934) – Tubby Storman * ''

Josser on the Farm ''Josser on the Farm '' is a 1934 British comedy film directed by T. Hayes Hunter and starring Ernie Lotinga, Betty Astell and Garry Marsh. It was part of the series of ''Josser'' films featuring Lotinga. Cast * Ernie Lotinga - Jimmy Josser * Be ...

'' (1934) – Granby * ''

Widow's Might ''Widow's Might'' is a 1935 British comedy film directed by Cyril Gardner and starring Laura La Plante, Yvonne Arnaud and Garry Marsh. at the B.F.I. Produced by Irving Asher, it is based on a play by Frederick J. Jackson, adapted by Rowland B ...

'' (1935) – Barry Carrington * ''

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'' (1935) – Charles Rowton * ''

Inside the Room ''Inside the Room'' is a 1935 British mystery film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Austin Trevor, Dorothy Boyd and George Hayes. It was shot at Twickenham Studios in west London London is the capital and List of urban areas ...

'' (1935) – Geoffrey Luce * '' Mr. What's-His-Name?'' (1935) – Yates * '' Full Circle'' (1935) – Max Reeves * ''

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'' (1935) – Timothy Bradbury * ''

Night Mail ''Night Mail'' is a 1936 British documentary film directed and produced by Harry Watt and Basil Wright, and produced by the General Post Office (GPO) Film Unit. The 24-minute film documents the nightly postal train operated by the London, ...

'' (1935) – Capt. Ronnie Evans * '' Death on the Set'' (1935) – Inspector Burford * '' Scrooge'' (1935) – Belle's Husband * ''

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'' (1935) – Berry * '' A Wife or Two'' (1936) – George Hamilton * '' When Knights Were Bold'' (1936) – Brian Ballymoat * ''

Debt of Honour ''Debt of Honour'' is a 1936 British drama film directed by Norman Walker and starring Leslie Banks, Will Fyffe, Geraldine Fitzgerald and Garry Marsh. Based on a story by Sapper, and scripted by Tom Geraghty and Cyril Campion, the film is al ...

'' (1936) – Bill * '' The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss'' (1936) – The Buyer * '' The Man in the Mirror'' (1936) – Tarkington * '' All In'' (1936) – Lilleywhite * ''

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'' (1937) – Sir Richard Melross * '' The Angelus'' (1937) – Fen Markham * '' Intimate Relations'' (1937) – George Gommery * ''

Melody and Romance ''Melody and Romance'' is a 1937 British musical comedy film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Hughie Green, Margaret Lockwood and Jane Carr. It was made at Beaconsfield Studios with sets designed by Norman G. Arnold, and features an uncredi ...

'' (1937) – Warwick Mortimer * ''Leave It to Me'' (1937) – Sergeant * '' It's a Grand Old World'' (1937) – Stage Manager * '' A Romance in Flanders'' (1937) – Rodd Berry * ''

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'' (1938) – 'Follies' Manager * ''

The Dark Stairway ''The Dark Stairway'' is a 1938 British crime film, directed by Arthur B. Woods and starring Hugh Williams, Chili Bouchier and Garry Marsh. The film was a quota quickie production, based on the 1931 novel ''From This Dark Stairway'' by Mignon ...

'' (1938) – Dr. Mortimer * '' I See Ice'' (1938) – Tim Galloway * '' The Claydon Treasure Mystery'' (1938) – Sir George Ilford * ''

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'' (1938) – The Producer * ''

Convict 99 ''Convict 99'' is a 1938 British comedy film directed by Marcel Varnel and starring Will Hay, Moore Marriott, Graham Moffatt and Googie Withers. Plot Incompetent Dr Benjamin Twist (Will Hay) is dismissed from his job as headmaster at St. Mich ...

'' (1938) – Johnson * '' It's in the Air'' (1938) – Commanding Officer Hill * ''

This Man Is News ''This Man is News'' is a 1938 British comedy mystery film directed by David MacDonald and starring Barry K. Barnes, Valerie Hobson, Alastair Sim and Edward Lexy. The screenplay concerns a journalist who solves a crime of which he himself is su ...

'' (1938) – Sergeant Bright * ''The Ringer'' (1938, TV Movie) – Central Det. Insp. Bliss * ''

Let's Be Famous ''Let's Be Famous'' is a 1939 British comedy film directed by Walter Forde and starring Jimmy O'Dea, Betty Driver and Sonnie Hale. It was made by Associated Talking Pictures, with shooting beginning in November 1938.Wood p. 98 The film's art dir ...

'' (1939) – Walton * '' Trouble Brewing'' (1939) – A.G. Brady * '' The Four Just Men'' (1939) – Reporter * ''

This Man in Paris ''This Man in Paris'' is a 1939 British comedy mystery film directed by David MacDonald and starring Barry K. Barnes, Valerie Hobson and Alastair Sim. It was a sequel to the 1938 film ''This Man Is News''. It was made at Denham Studios. Pre ...

'' (1939) – Sergeant Bright * ''

Old Mother Riley Joins Up ''Old Mother Riley Joins Up'' is a 1940 British comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Arthur Lucan, Kitty McShane, Martita Hunt, Bruce Seton and Garry Marsh. It was part of the long-running Old Mother Riley series. Plot summary Old ...

'' (1940) – Dr. Leach * ''

Return to Yesterday ''Return to Yesterday'' is a 1940 British comedy-drama film directed by Robert Stevenson and starring Clive Brook and Anna Lee. It was based on Robert Morley's play ''Goodness, How Sad''. The film was made at Ealing Studios. Synopsis A British ...

'' (1940) – Charlie Miller * '' Hoots Mon!'' (1940) – Charlie Thompson * ''

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) – Mark Mendez * ''

I'll Be Your Sweetheart ''I'll Be Your Sweetheart'' is a 1945 British historical musical film directed by Val Guest and starring Margaret Lockwood, Vic Oliver and Michael Rennie. It was the first and only musical film produced by Gainsborough Studios. Commissioned by t ...

'' (1945) – Wallace * ''

Dead of Night ''Dead of Night'' is a 1945 black and white British anthology horror film, made by Ealing Studios. The individual segments were directed by Alberto Cavalcanti, Charles Crichton, Basil Dearden and Robert Hamer. It stars Mervyn Johns, Googie W ...

'' (1945) – Harry Parker (segment "The Ventriloquist's Dummy") * ''

Pink String and Sealing Wax ''Pink String and Sealing Wax'' is a 1945 British drama film directed by Robert Hamer and starring Mervyn Johns. It is based on a play with the same name by Roland Pertwee. It was the first feature film Robert Hamer directed on his own. The ti ...

'' (1945) – Joe Bond * ''

The Rake's Progress ''The Rake's Progress'' is an English-language opera from 1951 in three acts and an epilogue by Igor Stravinsky. The libretto, written by W. H. Auden and Chester Kallman, is based loosely on the eight paintings and engravings '' A Rake's Prog ...

'' (1945) – Sir Hubert Parks * ''

I See a Dark Stranger ''I See a Dark Stranger'' – released as ''The Adventuress'' in the United States – is a 1946 British World War II spy film with touches of light comedy, by the team of Frank Launder and Sidney Gilliat, and starring Deborah Kerr and T ...

'' (1946) – Capt. Goodhusband * ''

A Girl in a Million ''A Girl in a Million'' is a 1946 British comedy film. It is notable for featuring Joan Greenwood in an early starring role; and Basil Radford and Naunton Wayne in their comedy double act as two cricket-obsessed Englishmen, this time called Fot ...

'' (1946) – General * ''

While the Sun Shines ''While the Sun Shines'' is a 1947 British comedy film directed by Anthony Asquith and starring Barbara White, Ronald Squire, Brenda Bruce, Bonar Colleano, and Michael Allan. It was based on Terence Rattigan's 1943 play of the same name. Plot ...

'' (1947) – Mr. Jordan * ''

The Shop at Sly Corner ''Code of Scotland Yard'' is a 1947 British crime film directed by George King (film director), George King and starring Oskar Homolka, Muriel Pavlow and Derek Farr. It was originally released as ''The Shop at Sly Corner'', being based on the T ...

'' (1947) – Major Elliot * '' Frieda'' (1947) – Beckwith * ''

Dancing with Crime ''Dancing with Crime'' is a 1947 British film noir film directed by John Paddy Carstairs, starring Richard Attenborough, Barry K. Barnes and Sheila Sim. It was shot at Southall Studios with sets designed by the art director Andrew Mazzei. P ...

'' (1947) – Det. Sgt. Murray * '' Just William's Luck'' (1948) – Mr. Brown * '' Daybreak'' (1948) – Barbershop Customer (uncredited) * ''

Good-Time Girl ''Good-Time Girl'' is a 1948 British film noir- crime drama film directed by David MacDonald. A homeless girl is asked to explain her bad behaviour in the juvenile court, and says she’s run away from home because she’s unhappy there. They ex ...

'' (1948) – Mr. Hawkins * '' My Brother's Keeper'' (1948) – Brewster * ''

Things Happen at Night ''Things Happen at Night'' is a 1947 British supernatural ghost comedy film directed by Francis Searle and starring Gordon Harker, Alfred Drayton, Robertson Hare and Garry Marsh. The film is based upon a stage play, ''The Poltergeist'', by Fran ...

'' (1948) – Spenser * ''

William Comes to Town ''William Comes to Town'' is a 1948 British comedy film directed by Val Guest and starring William Graham and Garry Marsh. It was based on the Just William series of novels by Richmal Crompton. It served as a loose sequel to 1947 film '' Just ...

'' (1948) – Mr. Brown * '' Forbidden'' (1949) – Jerry Burns * '' Badger's Green'' (1949) – Major Forrester * ''

Murder at the Windmill ''Murder at the Windmill'', titled ''Mystery at the Burlesque'' in the United States, is a 1949 British crime film directed by Val Guest and featuring Garry Marsh, Jon Pertwee, and Peter Butterworth. It was shot at Walton Studios and was the ...

'' (1949) – Detective Inspector * '' Paper Orchid'' (1949) – Johnson * '' Miss Pilgrim's Progress'' (1949) – Mayor * '' Someone at the Door'' (1950) – Kapel * ''

Something in the City ''Something in the City'' is a 1950 British comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Richard Hearne, Garry Marsh and Ellen Pollock. It includes an early uncredited performance by Stanley Baker as a police constable. Plot Mr Ningle h ...

'' (1950) – Mr. Holley * ''

Old Mother Riley's Jungle Treasure ''Old Mother Riley's Jungle Treasure'' is a low budget 1951 British comedy film, the penultimate in the long running Old Mother Riley series starring Arthur Lucan and Kitty McShane. It features an early appearance by future ''Carry On'' regular ...

'' (1950) – Jim * '' Worm's Eye View'' (1951) – Pop Brownlow * ''

The Magic Box ''The Magic Box'' is a 1951 British Technicolor biographical drama film directed by John Boulting. The film stars Robert Donat as William Friese-Greene, with numerous cameo appearances by performers such as Peter Ustinov and Laurence Olivie ...

'' (1951)Release date for The Magic Box
in IMDb. – 2nd Company Promoter * '' Madame Louise'' (1951) – Mr. Trout * ''

The Lost Hours ''The Lost Hours'' is a 1952 British film noir directed by David MacDonald and starring Mark Stevens, Jean Kent and John Bentley. It was produced by Tempean Films which specialised in making second features at the time, and marked Kent's fi ...

'' (1952) – Inspector Foster * ''

The Voice of Merrill ''The Voice of Merrill'' is a 1952 British mystery film directed by John Gilling and starring Valerie Hobson, James Robertson Justice and Edward Underdown. ''The Voice of Merrill'' was made by Tempean Films, the company owned by the film's prod ...

'' (1952) – Inspector Thornton * '' Those People Next Door'' (1953) – Sir Andrew Stevens * ''

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'' (1954) – Beaumont * '' Aunt Clara'' (1954) – Arthur Cole * '' Man of the Moment'' (1955) – British Delegate * ''

Johnny, You're Wanted ''Johnny, You're Wanted'' is a 1956 British crime B-movie, directed by Vernon Sewell and starring John Slater. The film features famous strongwoman Joan Rhodes performing her stage act. It was based on the 1953 BBC television series of the s ...

'' (1956) – Balsamo * '' Who Done It?'' (1956) – Hancock * '' Trouble with Eve'' (1960) – Roland Axbridge * ''Upgreen – And at 'Em'' (1960) * ''

Ring of Spies ''Ring of Spies'' (also known as ''Ring of Treason'') is a 1964 British spy film directed by Robert Tronson and starring Bernard Lee, William Sylvester and Margaret Tyzack. It is based on the real-life case of the Portland Spy Ring, whose activ ...

'' (1964) – 1st Member at Lord's (uncredited) * ''

Where the Bullets Fly ''Where the Bullets Fly'' is a 1966 British comedy spy film directed by John Gilling and starring Tom Adams as Charles Vine and John Arnatt reprising their roles from '' Licensed to Kill''. It also stars Dawn Addams, Tim Barrett and Michael R ...

'' (1966) – Major * ''Ouch!'' (1967, Short) – Father * '' Arthur! Arthur!'' (1969) – Golfer

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Marsh, Garry 1902 births 1981 deaths Male actors from London 20th-century English male actors English male film actors Actors from Twickenham Royal Air Force personnel of World War II Royal Air Force officers