John Deverell (30 May 1880 in

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

, England – 2 March 1965 in

Haywards Heath Haywards Heath is a town in West Sussex, England, south of London, north of Brighton, south of Gatwick Airport and northeast of the county town, Chichester. Nearby towns include Burgess Hill to the southwest, Horsham to the northwest, Crawl ...

Sussex Sussex (), from the Old English (), is a historic county in South East England that was formerly an independent medieval Anglo-Saxon kingdom. It is bounded to the west by Hampshire, north by Surrey, northeast by Kent, south by the English ...

, England) was a British actor.

Selected filmography

* ''

John Forrest Finds Himself ''John Forrest Finds Himself'' is a 1920 British silent romance film directed by Henry Edwards and starring Edwards, Chrissie White and Gerald Ames. Cast * Henry Edwards - John Forrest * Chrissie White - Joan Grey * Gerald Ames - Ezra Blo ...

'' (1920) – The Hon. Vere Blair * '' Children of Chance'' (1930) – Harold *

Alibi An alibi (from the Latin, '' alibī'', meaning "somewhere else") is a statement by a person, who is a possible perpetrator of a crime, of where they were at the time a particular offence was committed, which is somewhere other than where the crim ...

(1931) – Lord Halliford *

A Night in Montmartre ''A Night in Montmartre'' (sometimes written as ''Night in Montmartre'') is a 1931 British mystery film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Horace Hodges, Franklin Dyall, Hugh Williams, Reginald Purdell and Austin Trevor. It was based on ...

(1932) – cast member * '' Monte Carlo Madness'' (1932) – Consul * ''

Above Rubies ''Above Rubies'' is a 1932 British comedy film directed by Frank Richardson and starring Zoe Palmer, Robin Irvine and Tom Helmore. It is set in Monte Carlo.Chibnall p.266 It was made at Walton Studios as a quota quickie for release by United ...

'' (1932) – Lord Middlehurst *

The Path of Glory ''The Path of Glory'' is a 1934 British comedy film directed by Dallas Bower and starring Maurice Evans, Valerie Hobson, Felix Aylmer, Henry Daniell and Athole Stewart. Two European countries plan a war, both hoping to lose it. A "quota quic ...

(1934) – Paul * '' The King of Paris'' (1934) – Bertrand *''

The Divine Spark ''The Divine Spark'' is a 1935 British musical film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Marta Eggerth, Phillips Holmes, Benita Hume and Donald Calthrop. An Italian-language version '' Casta Diva'' was shot simultaneously. Both films were ...

'' (1935) – the King *'' Marry the Girl'' (1935) – Judge *''

They Didn't Know ''They Didn't Know'' is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Herbert Smith and starring Eve Gray, Leslie Perrins and Kenneth Villiers.Wood p.92 It was made at Beaconsfield Studios as a quota quickie. Cast * Eve Gray as Cutie * Leslie Perrin ...

'' (1936) – Lord Budmarsh *

Get off My Foot ''Get Off My Foot'' is a 1935 British comedy film, directed by William Beaudine and starring Max Miller and Chili Bouchier. It is classed as a lost film.

(1936) – cast member
Because of Love
(original title-''

Everything in Life ''Everything in Life'' is a 1936 British musical film directed by J. Elder Wills and starring Gitta Alpar, Neil Hamilton and Lawrence Grossmith. It was made at Highbury Studios.Wood p.90 An opera singer pretends to be poor in order to romantic ...

)'' (1936) – John * ''

The Girl in the Taxi ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...

'' (1937) – Emile Pomerell *

The Street Singer A street singer is a street performance artist who performs by singing. Street Singer or The Street Singer may also refer to: Film and theatre * ''The Street Singer'' (1912 film), an American short silent film * ''The Street Singer'' (1937 film) ...

(1937) – James the butler *''

Incident in Shanghai ''Incident in Shanghai'' is a 1938 British drama film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring Margaret Vyner, Patrick Barr, Ralph Roberts and Derek Gorst. It was made at Pinewood Studios as a quota quickie for release by Paramount Pictur ...

'' (1938) – Weepie *

I've Got a Horse ''I've Got a Horse'' is a 1938 British comedy film directed by Herbert Smith and starring Sandy Powell, Norah Howard and Felix Aylmer.Wood p.98 Plot Sandy accepts a racehorse called Lightning as settlement for a bad debt. When he enters the h ...

(1938) – Judge
Larry the Lamb
(1947 TV Movie) – The Inventor * The Calendar (1948) – rector
The Cruise of the Toytown Belle
(1950)- The Inventor
At Your Service, Ltd.
(1951-TV Series) �
Captain Crowe's Treasure
– Justin Crowe
Many Moons
(1953 TV Short) – Royal Physician
Thames Tug
(1953 TV Series) �
Ebb & Flow
(Dr. Spurgeon)
Uncle John Enjoys a Joke
(Dr. Spurgeon)
The Gent and the Joker
(Dr. Spurgeon) *

BBC Sunday-Night Theatre ''Sunday Night Theatre'' was a long-running series of televised live television plays screened by BBC Television from early 1950 until 1959. The productions for the first five years or so of the run were re-staged live the following Thursday, p ...

– (1950–1959 TV Series
The Perfect Woman
(1956) – Prof. Archibald Belmon

References

External links

* 1880 births 1965 deaths English male film actors English male silent film actors Male actors from London 20th-century English male actors {{UK-film-actor-stub