Gavin Muir (September 8, 1900 – May 24, 1972) was an American film, television, and theatre actor.

Biography

Muir's mother was American, and his father was Scottish. Although he was born in Chicago, he was educated in England at the

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. Muir's career included acting on

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through 1933. His first film appearance was in 1932 in a

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, then in

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's '' Mary of Scotland'' in 1936. His film career continued through 1965, often in character roles, and with a sort of specialty in villains with British accents.

Broadway roles

* '' Enter Madame'' (1920) as John Fitzgerald * ''Hay Fever'' (1927) with Laura Hope Crews and

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Partial filmography

* '' Half Angel'' (1936) - Dr. William Barth * '' Mary of Scotland'' (1936) - Leicester * '' Charlie Chan at the Race Track'' (1936) - Bagley * ''

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'' (1936) - Sir Gavin Gore * '' The Holy Terror'' (1937) - Redman * '' Fair Warning'' (1937) - Herbert Willett * '' Wee Willie Winkie'' (1937) - Capt. Bibberbeigh * '' Tarzan Finds a Son!'' (1939) - Pilot (uncredited) * ''

One Night in Lisbon ''One Night in Lisbon'' is a 1941 American thriller film directed by Edward H. Griffith and starring Fred MacMurray, Madeleine Carroll and Patricia Morison. It was one of a cycle of pro-British films produced in Hollywood before the United Stat ...

'' (1941) - Aide (uncredited) * '' A Yank in the R.A.F.'' (1941) - Wing Commander (uncredited) * ''

Dangerously They Live ''Dangerously They Live'' is a 1941 American World War II spy film directed by Robert Florey and starring John Garfield, Nancy Coleman and Raymond Massey. The plot concerns Nazi spies who try to pry information out of a British agent. Plot I ...

'' (1941) - Capt. Strong (credits) / Captain Hunter * ''

Captains of the Clouds ''Captains of the Clouds'' ( ''Shadows of Their Wings'') is a 1942 American war film in Technicolor, directed by Michael Curtiz and starring James Cagney. It was produced by William Cagney (Cagney's brother), with Hal B. Wallis as executive p ...

'' (1942) - Orderly (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1942) - Maj. Severn * ''

Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror ''Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror'' is a 1942 American mystery thriller film based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes detective stories. The film combines elements of Doyle's short story " His Last Bow", to which it is credited ...

'' (1942) - BBC Radio Announcer (voice, uncredited) * '' Nightmare'' (1942) - J.B. Abbington * '' Hitler's Children'' (1943) - Nazi Major * ''

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'' (1943) - Bart Lang * ''

Passport to Suez ''Passport to Suez'' (1943; also known as ''A Night of Adventure'' and ''The Clock Strikes Twelve'') is the 20th film featuring the Lone Wolf character. It was the eleventh of fifteen in the Columbia Pictures series, and the last to star Warren ...

'' (1943) - Karl * '' Sherlock Holmes Faces Death'' (1943) - Phillip Musgrave * '' Passport to Destiny'' (1944) - Herr Joyce / Lord Haw-Haw * '' The Story of Dr. Wassell'' (1944) - Dutch Military Messenger (uncredited) * '' The White Cliffs of Dover'' (1944) - Captain Griffiths (uncredited) * '' The Merry Monahans'' (1944) - Weldon Laydon, Broadway Talent Scout * '' The Master Race'' (1944) - Captain William Forsythe * '' Tonight and Every Night'' (1945) - Group Captain G. Homesby (uncredited) * ''

Sherlock Holmes and the House of Fear ''The House of Fear'' is a 1945 crime film directed by Roy William Neill. It is loosely based on the 1891 short story " The Five Orange Pips" by Arthur Conan Doyle, and features the characters Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. It is the 10th film o ...

'' (1945) - Chalmers * '' Patrick the Great'' (1945) - Prentis Johns * '' Salome Where She Danced'' (1945) - Henderson * '' The Brighton Strangler'' (1945) - Capt. Perry (uncredited) * '' O.S.S.'' (1946) - Col. Crawson * ''

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'' (1946) - Smith-Parrington (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1947) - Booth Pennock * ''

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'' (1947) - Inspector Kendricks * '' The Imperfect Lady'' (1947) - Kelvin (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1947) - Sergeant (uncredited) * '' Unconquered'' (1947) - Lieut. Fergus McKenzie * '' The Prince of Thieves'' (1948) - Baron Tristram (uncredited) * '' Chicago Deadline'' (1949) - G.G. Temple * ''

Rogues of Sherwood Forest ''Rogues of Sherwood Forest'' is a 1950 Technicolor adventure film from Columbia Pictures, directed by Gordon Douglas, and starring John Derek as Robin, the Earl of Huntingdon, the son of Robin Hood, Diana Lynn as Lady Marianne, and Alan Hale, S ...

'' (1950) - Baron Alfred (uncredited) * '' Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man'' (1951) - Dr. Philip Gray * '' Double Crossbones'' (1951) - British Sea Captain (uncredited) * '' Thunder on the Hill'' (1951) - Melling * '' The Son of Dr. Jekyll'' (1951) - Editor Richard Daniels * ''

Lady in the Iron Mask ''Lady in the Iron Mask'' is a 1952 American adventure film''Lady in the Iron Mask''
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'' (1952) * '' The Desert Rats'' (1953) - Captain (uncredited) * '' The Royal African Rifles'' (1953) * '' King of the Khyber Rifles'' (1953) - Maj. Lee, doctor (uncredited) * '' Charge of the Lancers'' (1954) - Ring Official at Boxing Match (uncredited) * '' King Richard and the Crusaders'' (1954) - Physician (uncredited) * '' Khyber Patrol'' (1954) - (uncredited) * ''

Escape to Burma ''Escape to Burma'' is a 1955 American Technicolor adventure film directed by Allan Dwan starring Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Ryan and David Farrar (actor), David Farrar. The film was based on the short story "Bow Tamely to Me" by Kenneth Perkins, ...

'' (1955) - Astrologer * '' The Sea Chase'' (1955) - British Officer of the Watch (uncredited) * ''

D-Day the Sixth of June ''D-Day the Sixth of June'' is a DeLuxe Color 1956 CinemaScope romance war film made by 20th Century Fox. It was directed by Henry Koster and produced by Charles Brackett from a screenplay by Ivan Moffat and Harry Brown, based on the 1955 nove ...

'' (1956) - Voice of Radio Broadcaster (uncredited) * '' The Abductors'' (1957) - Herbert Evans * '' Johnny Trouble'' (1957) - Madden * '' Too Much, Too Soon'' (1958) - Sean (uncredited) * '' Island of Lost Women'' (1959) - Dr. McBain * '' The Miracle'' (1959) - Colonel (uncredited) * ''

Night Tide ''Night Tide'' is a 1961 American fantasy film sometimes considered to be a horror film, written and directed by Curtis Harrington and featuring Dennis Hopper in his first starring role. It was filmed in 1960, premiered in 1961, but was held up fr ...

'' (1961) - Capt. Samuel Murdock

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Muir, Gavin 1900 births 1972 deaths Male actors from Chicago American male stage actors American male film actors American male television actors 20th-century American male actors American expatriates in the United Kingdom