(Derek) John Penrose (5 May 1914 – 22 May 1983) was a

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. After graduating from

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in 1936, he made his London stage debut the following year in ''Old Music'' at the St. James' Theatre. His best-known role was in the 1949 film ''

Kind Hearts and Coronets ''Kind Hearts and Coronets'' is a 1949 British crime black comedy film. It features Dennis Price, Joan Greenwood, Valerie Hobson and Alec Guinness; Guinness plays nine characters. The plot is loosely based on the novel ''Israel Rank: The Auto ...

'', where he played Lionel, Sibella's dull husband whom Louis was accused of murdering.

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* 1914 births 1983 deaths English male stage actors English male film actors 20th-century English male actors British male comedy actors {{UK-film-actor-stub