Henry Wale (14 July 1891 – 28 December 1969), known professionally as Henry Oscar, was an

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

stage and film actor. He changed his name and began acting in 1911, having studied under

Elsie Fogerty Anne Elizabeth "Elsie" Fogerty (16 December 1865 – 4 July 1945) was a British teacher who departed from the customary practice of “voice and diction” also called elocution. At that time “Voice and Diction” focused entirely on the mou ...

at the

Central School of Speech and Drama The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama was founded by Elsie Fogerty in 1906, as The Central School of Speech Training and Dramatic Art, to offer a new form of training in speech and drama for young actors and other students. It became a ...

, then based in the Royal Albert Hall, London. He appeared in a wide range of films, including '' The Man Who Knew Too Much'' (1934), ''

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), ''

The Four Feathers ''The Four Feathers'' is a 1902 adventure novel by British writer A. E. W. Mason that has inspired many films of the same title. In December 1901, ''Cornhill Magazine'' announced the title as one of two new serial stories to be published in th ...

'' (1939), '' Hatter's Castle'' (1942), ''

Bonnie Prince Charlie Bonnie, is a Scottish given name and is sometimes used as a descriptive reference, as in the Scottish folk song, My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean. It comes from the Scots language word "bonnie" (pretty, attractive), or the French bonne (good). That ...

'' (1948), '' Beau Brummell'' (1954), ''

The Little Hut ''The Little Hut'' is a 1957 British romantic comedy film made by MGM starring Ava Gardner, Stewart Granger and David Niven. It was directed by Mark Robson, produced by Robson and F. Hugh Herbert, from a screenplay by Herbert, adapted by Nancy ...

'' (1957), '' Beyond This Place'' (1959), '' Oscar Wilde'' (1960), ''

Lawrence of Arabia Thomas Edward Lawrence (16 August 1888 – 19 May 1935) was a British archaeologist, army officer, diplomat, and writer who became renowned for his role in the Arab Revolt (1916–1918) and the Sinai and Palestine Campaign (1915–191 ...

'' (1962), ''

The Long Ships ''The Long Ships'' or ''Red Orm'' (original Swedish: ''Röde Orm'' meaning ''Red Serpent'' or ''Red Snake'') is an adventure novel by the Swedish writer Frans G. Bengtsson. The narrative is set in the late 10th century and follows the advent ...

'' (1963) and ''

Murder Ahoy! ''Murder Ahoy!'' is the last of four Miss Marple films made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer that starred Margaret Rutherford. As in the previous three, the actress plays Agatha Christie's amateur sleuth Miss Jane Marple, with Charles 'Bud' Tingwell as ...

'' (1964).

Selected filmography

* '' After Dark'' (1933) as Higgins * '' Love, Life and Laughter'' (1934) (uncredited) * ''

Brides to Be ''Brides to Be'' is a 1934 British comedy film directed by Reginald Denham and starring Betty Stockfeld, Constance Shotter and Ronald Ward. The film was made at Elstree Studios as a quota quickie for release by the British branch of Paramount ...

'' (1934) as Laurie Randall * '' Red Ensign'' (1934) as Raglan * '' The Man Who Knew Too Much'' (1934) as George Barbor, Dentist (uncredited) * ''

The Case of Gabriel Perry ''The Case of Gabriel Perry'' is a 1935 British crime film directed by Albert de Courville and starring Henry Oscar, Olga Lindo and Margaret Lockwood. Plot An unstable Victorian doctor murders a woman. Cast * Henry Oscar as Gabriel Perry * Ol ...

'' (1935) as Gabriel Perry * ''

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) as Mancini * ''

Me and Marlborough ''Me and Marlborough'' is a 1935 British comedy film, directed by Victor Saville, and starring Cicely Courtneidge, Tom Walls, Barry MacKay, Peter Gawthorne, Henry Oscar and Cecil Parker. Plot Sergeant Cummings searches Kit Ross's pub for a des ...

'' (1935) as Goultier * '' The Tunnel'' (1935) as Grellier * ''

Father O'Flynn ''Father O'Flynn'' is a 1935 British musical film directed by Wilfred Noy and Walter Tennyson and starring Thomas F. Burke, Jean Adrienne and Robert Chisholm. It was made Shepperton Studios.Wood p.85 Cast * Thomas F. Burke as Father O'Flynn ...

'' (1935) as Westmacott * '' Sexton Blake and the Bearded Doctor'' (1935) as Dr. Gibbs * ''

Love in Exile ''Love in Exile'' is a 1936 British romantic adventure film directed by Alfred L. Werker and starring Helen Vinson, Clive Brook and Mary Carlisle. Production The film was shot at Isleworth Studios in west London by the independent producer M ...

'' (1936) as Dictator * '' Seven Sinners'' (1936) as Axel Hoyt * ''

The Man Behind the Mask ''The Man Behind the Mask'' is a 1936 British mystery film directed by Michael Powell and starring Hugh Williams, Jane Baxter, Ronald Ward, Maurice Schwartz, George Merritt, Henry Oscar and Peter Gawthorne. A man assaults and switches places wi ...

'' (1936) as Interpol Detective ("Voltaire") * ''

Spy of Napoleon ''Spy of Napoleon'' is a 1936 British historical drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Richard Barthelmess, Dolly Haas, Frank Vosper, Henry Oscar and James Carew. It is based on the 1934 novel '' A Spy of Napoleon'' by Baroness Emmus ...

'' (1936) as Hugo Blot * ''

Dishonour Bright ''Dishonour Bright'' is a 1936 British comedy film directed by and starring Tom Walls. It also featured Eugene Pallette, Betty Stockfeld and Diana Churchill and was based on a story by Ben Travers. It was made at Denham Studios. The film's art ...

'' (1936) as Blenkinsop * '' No Escape'' (1936) as Cyril Anstey * ''

Sensation Sensation (psychology) refers to the processing of the senses by the sensory system. Sensation or sensations may also refer to: In arts and entertainment In literature * Sensation (fiction), a fiction writing mode * Sensation novel, a Britis ...

'' (1936) as Superintendent Stainer * ''

'' (1937) as Spanish Ambassador * '' Dark Journey'' (1937) as Swedish Magistrate * ''

The Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel ''The Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel'' is a 1937 British thriller film directed by Hanns Schwarz and starring Barry K. Barnes, Sophie Stewart, Margaretta Scott and James Mason. It is a sequel to the 1934 film ''The Scarlet Pimpernel'' based on ...

'' (1937) as Robespierre * ''

Who Killed John Savage? ''Who Killed John Savage?'' is a 1937 British mystery film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Nicholas Hannen, Barry MacKay, Kathleen Kelly, Henry Oscar and Edward Chapman. The film is based on a novel by Philip MacDonald and is a remake ...

'' (1937) as Woolrich * ''

The Academy Decides ''The Academy Decides'' is a 1937 British drama film directed by John Baxter and starring April Vivian, Henry Oscar, John Oxford and Wensley Russell. It was made at Shepperton Studios as a quota quickie.Chibnall p.292 Cast * Henry Oscar as Kyl ...

'' (1937) as Kyle * ''

The Terror The Reign of Terror (french: link=no, la Terreur) was a period of the French Revolution when, following the creation of the First Republic, a series of massacres and numerous public executions took place in response to revolutionary fervour, ...

'' (1938) as Joe Connor * ''

Luck of the Navy ''Luck of the Navy'' is a 1938 British comedy thriller film directed by Norman Lee and starring Geoffrey Toone, Judy Kelly and Clifford Evans. Shot at Elstree StudiosWood p.98 it was based on the play '' The Luck of the Navy'' by Mrs Clifford ...

'' (1938) as Commdr. Perrin * ''

Black Limelight ''Black Limelight'' is a 1936 play by Gordon Sherry that in 1938 became a British crime film directed by Paul L. Stein and starring Joan Marion and Raymond Massey. Plot "It concerns itself with the murder of a vulgar young woman ily Suspici ...

'' (1939) as Inspector Tanner * ''

'' (1939) as Dr. Harraz * ''

The Saint in London ''The Saint in London'' is a 1939 British crime film, the third of eight films in RKO's film series featuring the adventures of Simon Templar, alias "The Saint". It stars George Sanders as Templar and was produced by William Sistrom. John Pad ...

'' (1939) as Bruno Lang * '' On the Night of the Fire'' (1939) as Pilleger * '' Hell's Cargo'' (1939) as Liner captain * '' Dead Man's Shoes'' (1940) as President of the Court * ''

Spies of the Air ''Spies of the Air'' (also known as ''Spies in the Air'' and ''The Fifth Column'') is a 1939 British adventure film directed by David MacDonald and based on the play ''Official Secret'' by Jeffrey Dell. The film stars Barry K. Barnes, Roger Li ...

'' (1940) as Porter * '' Tilly of Bloomsbury'' (1940) as Lucius Welwyn * '' The Flying Squad'' (1940) as Sir Edward, Police Commissioner * '' Two for Danger'' (1940) as Claude Frencham * ''

Atlantic Ferry ''Atlantic Ferry'' (alternate U.S. title: ''Sons of the Sea'') is a 1941 British film directed by Walter Forde and starring Michael Redgrave and Valerie Hobson. It was made at Teddington Studios. Plot In 1837 Liverpool, brothers Charles and ...

'' (1941) as Josiah Eagles * ''

The Seventh Survivor ''The Seventh Survivor'' is a 1942 British spy war film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Austin Trevor, Linden Travers and John Stuart. It was produced by British National Films and Shaftesbury Films. Shot in 1941, it was released i ...

'' (1942) as Goodenough * ''

Penn of Pennsylvania ''Penn of Pennsylvania'' is a 1941 British historical drama film directed by Lance Comfort and starring Deborah Kerr, Clifford Evans, Dennis Arundell, Henry Oscar, Herbet Lomas and Edward Rigby. The film depicts the life of the Quaker found ...

'' (1942) as Samuel Pepys * '' Hatter's Castle'' (1942) as Grierson * ''

The Day Will Dawn ''The Day Will Dawn'', released in the US as ''The Avengers'', is a 1942 British war film set in Norway during World War II. It stars Ralph Richardson, Deborah Kerr, Hugh Williams and Griffith Jones, and was directed by Harold French from a sc ...

'' (1942) as Newspaper Editor * '' Squadron Leader X'' (1943) as Dr. Schultz * ''

The Upturned Glass ''The Upturned Glass'' is a 1947 British film noir psychological thriller directed by Lawrence Huntington and starring James Mason, Rosamund John and Pamela Kellino. The screenplay concerns a leading brain surgeon who murders a woman he belie ...

'' (1947) as Coroner * ''

Mrs. Fitzherbert Maria Anne Fitzherbert (''née'' Smythe, previously Weld; 26 July 1756 – 27 March 1837) was a longtime companion of George, Prince of Wales (later King George IV of the United Kingdom). In 1785, they secretly contracted a marriage that was i ...

'' (1947) as William Pitt * '' The Greed of William Hart'' (1948) as Moore * ''

The Idol of Paris ''Idol of Paris'' is a 1948 film based on the novel ''Paiva, Queen of Love'' by Alfred Schirokauer, about a mid-19th century French courtesan Theresa who sleeps her way from poverty to the top of Second Empire society. It was an attempt by its ...

'' (1948) as Lachman * ''

'' (1948) as King James II * ''

The Bad Lord Byron ''The Bad Lord Byron'' is a 1949 British historical drama film about the life of Lord Byron. It was directed by David MacDonald and starred Dennis Price as Byron with Mai Zetterling, Linden Travers and Joan Greenwood. Plot The film sees life ...

'' (1949) as Count Gamba * '' The Man from Yesterday'' (1949) as Julius Rickman * ''

Prelude to Fame ''Prelude to Fame'' is a 1950 British drama film set in Italy, directed by Fergus McDonell and starring Guy Rolfe, Kathleen Byron and Kathleen Ryan. It is based on the 1924 story "Young Archimides" by Aldous Huxley, about a mathematical prodi ...

'' (1950) as Signor Mario Bondini * ''

The Black Rose ''The Black Rose'' is a 1950 American-British adventure film directed by Henry Hathaway and starring Tyrone Power and Orson Welles. Talbot Jennings' screenplay was loosely based on a 1945 novel of the same name by Canadian author Thomas B. Co ...

'' (1950) as Friar Roger Bacon * ''

Martin Luther Martin Luther (; ; 10 November 1483 – 18 February 1546) was a German priest, theologian, author, hymnwriter, and professor, and Augustinian friar. He is the seminal figure of the Protestant Reformation and the namesake of Lutherani ...

'' (1953) * '' Knights of the Round Table'' (1953) as King Mark of Cornwall (uncredited) * ''

Diplomatic Passport A passport is an official travel document issued by a government that contains a person's identity. A person with a passport can travel to and from foreign countries more easily and access consular assistance. A passport certifies the personal ...

'' (1954) as The Chief * '' Beau Brummell'' (1954) as Dr. Willis * ''

It's a Great Day ''It's a Great Day'' is a 1955 British comedy film directed by John Warrington. A spin-off of the popular soap ''The Grove Family'', the film stars Ruth Dunning as Gladys Grove, Edward Evans as Bob Grove, and Sid James as Harry Mason. Nancy ...

'' (1955) as Borough Surveyor * ''

Portrait of Alison ''Portrait of Alison'' is a 1956 British atmospheric crime film directed by Guy Green. It was based on a BBC television series '' Portrait of Alison'' which aired the same year. In the United States the film was released as ''Postmark for Dang ...

'' (1955) as John Smith * ''

Private's Progress ''Private's Progress'' is a 1956 British comedy film based on the novel by Alan Hackney. It was directed and produced by John and Roy Boulting, from a script by John Boulting and Frank Harvey. Plot During the Second World War, young undergrad ...

'' (1956) as Art Expert * ''

'' (1957) as Mr. Trollope * ''

The Spaniard's Curse ''The Spaniard's Curse'' is a 1958 British thriller film directed by Ralph Kemplen and starring Tony Wright, Lee Patterson, Michael Hordern, Susan Beaumont and Henry Oscar. It was shot at Walton Studios near London with sets designed by the ...

'' (1958) as Fredericks * The Secret Man (1958) * ''

The Adventures of William Tell ''The Adventures of William Tell'' is a British swashbuckler adventure series, first broadcast on the ITV network in 1958, and produced by ITC Entertainment. In the United States, the episodes aired on the syndicated NTA Film Network in 1958 ...

'' as Dr Kein, "The Magic Powder" episode * ''

Beyond This Place (1959 film) ''Beyond This Place'' (released in the United States as ''Web of Evidence'') is a 1959 British crime mystery film based on the 1950 novel of the same title by A. J. Cronin. It was directed by Jack Cardiff and stars Van Johnson and Vera Miles. ...

'' : (''

Web of Evidence ''Beyond This Place'' (released in the United States as ''Web of Evidence'') is a 1959 British crime mystery film based on the 1950 novel of the same title by A. J. Cronin. It was directed by Jack Cardiff and stars Van Johnson and Vera Miles. ...

''), US (1959) as Alderman Sharpe * '' Oscar Wilde'' (1960) as Justice Wills * ''

The Brides of Dracula ''The Brides of Dracula'' is a 1960 British supernatural horror film produced by Hammer Film Productions. Directed by Terence Fisher, the film stars Peter Cushing, David Peel, Freda Jackson, Yvonne Monlaur, Andrée Melly, and Martita Hunt. ...

'' (1960) as Herr Lang * ''

Foxhole in Cairo ''Foxhole in Cairo'' is a 1960 British war film directed by John Llewellyn Moxey and based on a novel by Leonard Mosley itself based upon the real-life Operation Salaam. It starred James Robertson Justice, Adrian Hoven, Fenella Fielding and H ...

'' (1960) as Col. Zeltinger * ''

'' (1962) as Silliam, Faisal's servant/Reciter (uncredited) * ''

'' (1964) as Auctioneer * ''

'' (1964) as Lord Rudkin * ''

The City Under the Sea ''City Under the Sea'' (released as ''War-Gods of the Deep'' in the US) is a 1965 British-American adventure film, adventure horror film, horror science fiction film. It was directed by Jacques Tourneur (his final film) and starred Vincent Price ...

'' (1965) as Mumford

Selected stage credits

* ''

Flowers of the Forest ''Flowers of the Forest'', or ''The Fluuers o the Forest'' (Roud 3812), is a Scottish folk tune and work of war poetry commemorating the defeat of the Scottish army, and the death of James IV, at the Battle of Flodden in September 1513. Although ...

'' (1934) by

John Van Druten John William Van Druten (1 June 190119 December 1957) was an English playwright and theatre director. He began his career in London, and later moved to America, becoming a U.S. citizen. He was known for his plays of witty and urbane observation ...

* '' The Assassin'' (1948) by

Irwin Shaw Irwin Shaw (February 27, 1913 – May 16, 1984) was an American playwright, screenwriter, novelist, and short-story author whose written works have sold more than 14 million copies. He is best known for two of his novels: '' The Young Lions'' ...

* ''

The Shop at Sly Corner ''Code of Scotland Yard'' is a 1947 British crime film directed by 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 popular stage play of that t ...

'' (1945) by Edward Percy * ''

The Moonraker ''The Moonraker'' is a British swashbuckler film made in 1957 and released in 1958 and set in the English Civil War. It was directed by David MacDonald and starred George Baker, Sylvia Syms, Marius Goring, Gary Raymond, Peter Arne, John Le M ...

'' (1952) by

Arthur Watkyn Arthur Watkins (1907–1965) was a British writer and public official who served as Secretary of the British Board of Film Censors The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC, previously the British Board of Film Censors) is a non-govern ...

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Oscar, Henry English male film actors English male stage actors Male actors from London 1891 births 1969 deaths 20th-century English male actors