Lawford Davidson (1 January 1890 –1964) was a British

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.Lawford Davidson
at BFI He was born Charles Lawford Davidson in

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and died in

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, at age 74. He was the first actor to dub another actor's voice, for Hungarian actor

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in '' The Wolf of Wall Street'' (1929).

Partial filmography

* '' The Garden of Resurrection'' (1919) * '' The Lure of Crooning Water'' (1920) * ''

Duke's Son ''Duke's Son'' is a 1920 British silent drama film directed by Franklin Dyall and starring Guy Newall, Ivy Duke and Hugh Buckler.Low p.147 Cast * Guy Newall as Lord Francis Delamere * Ivy Duke as Loan Lambourne * Hugh Buckler as Sir Robe ...

'' (1920) * ''

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'' (1920) * ''

The Grass Orphan '' The Grass Orphan'' is a 1922 British silent drama film directed by Frank Hall Crane and starring Margaret Bannerman, Reginald Owen and Douglas Munro. It was based on the 1913 novel ''The Paupers of Portman Square'' by I.A.R. Wylie.Low p.37 ...

'' (1922) * '' The Truants'' (1922) * '' Half a Truth'' (1922) * ''

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'' (1922) * ''

A Rogue in Love ''A Rogue in Love'' is a 1922 British silent film directed by Albert Brouett and starring Frank Stanmore, Ann Trevor and Gregory Scott.Goble p.172 Cast * Frank Stanmore as Frank Badgery * Ann Trevor Ann Trevor (1899–1970) was a British ...

'' (1922) * '' The Passionate Friends'' (1922) * ''

The Starlit Garden ''The Starlit Garden'' is a 1923 British silent romantic film directed by Guy Newall and starring Newall, Ivy Duke, Lawford Davidson and Mary Rorke. The film is set in Italy and concerns a doomed romance between a ward and her guardian. It wa ...

'' (1923) * '' Constant Hot Water'' (1923) * ''

The Little Door Into the World ''The Little Door Into the World'' is a 1923 British silent drama film directed by George Dewhurst and starring Lawford Davidson, Nancy Beard and Olaf Hytten.Paietta p.88 Cast * Lawford Davidson as Lefarge * Nancy Beard as Maria Jose / Cel ...

'' (1923) * ''

The Great Well ''The Great Well'' is a 1924 British silent drama film directed by Henry Kolker and starring Thurston Hall, Seena Owen and Lawford Davidson. It was based on the 1923 play '' The Great Well'' by Alfred Sutro. Cast * Thurston Hall - Peter Star ...

'' (1924) * ''

Love of Women ''Love of Women'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Whitman Bennett and starring Helene Chadwick, Montagu Love, and Maurice Costello. Synopsis An unscrupulous millionaire schemes to break up a marriage with the aid of a vamp. C ...

'' (1924) * ''

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'' (1924) * ''

Playthings of Desire ''Playthings of Desire'' is a 1924 American silent melodrama film produced and directed by Burton L. King and starring Estelle Taylor. Cast Preservation A print listed as being complete of ''Playthings of Desire'' is located in the Library o ...

'' (1924) * '' The Sky Raider'' (1925) * '' Back to Life'' (1925) * ''

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'' (1925) * '' Bright Lights'' (1925) * '' The Golden Web'' (1926) * '' Sin Cargo'' (1926) * '' College Days'' (1926) * ''

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'' (1927) * ''

A Little Journey ''A Little Journey'' is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Robert Z. Leonard and featuring Claire Windsor, William Haines and Harry Carey. It is based on a play by Rachel Crothers. No prints are thought to survive of this film. It ...

'' (1927) * ''

One Increasing Purpose ''One Increasing Purpose'' is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Harry Beaumont and written by Bradley King. It is based on the 1925 novel ''One Increasing Purpose'' by A. S. M. Hutchinson. The film stars Edmund Lowe, Lila Lee, Ho ...

'' (1927) * ''

The Patent Leather Kid ''The Patent Leather Kid'' is a 1927 American silent drama film about a self-centered boxer who performs a heroic act in World War I that severely wounds him. It was directed by Alfred Santell and stars Richard Barthelmess, Molly O'Day, Lawfo ...

'' (1927) * ''

Daredevil's Reward ''Daredevil's Reward'' is a 1928 American silent Western film directed by Eugene Forde and written by John Stone. The film stars Tom Mix, Natalie Joyce, Lawford Davidson, Billy Bletcher, Harry Cording, and William Welsh. The film was relea ...

'' (1928) * ''

Burning Daylight ''Burning Daylight'' is a novel by Jack London, published in 1910, one of the best-selling books of that year and London's best-selling book in his lifetime. The novel has been adapted for film. Plot The first part of the novel takes place in ...

'' (1928) * ''

Three-Ring Marriage ''Three-Ring Marriage'' also known as ''3-Ring Marriage'' is a lost 1928 American silent drama film directed by Marshall Neilan and starring Mary Astor, Lloyd Hughes, and Lawford Davidson. Cast * Mary Astor as Anna * Lloyd Hughes as Cal * ...

'' (1928) *'' George Washington Cohen'' (1928) * ''

The Love Doctor ''The Love Doctor'' is a 1929 American comedy film directed by Melville W. Brown and written by Guy Bolton, Herman J. Mankiewicz, and J. Walter Ruben based upon a play by Victor Mapes and Winchell Smith. The film stars Richard Dix, June Colly ...

'' (1929) * '' The Overland Telegraph'' (1929) * '' The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu'' (1929) * ''

The Vagabond King ''The Vagabond King'' is a 1925 operetta by Rudolf Friml in four acts, with a book and lyrics by Brian Hooker and William H. Post, based upon Justin Huntly McCarthy's 1901 romantic novel and play ''If I Were King''. The story is a fictionali ...

'' (1930) * '' Hell's Angels'' (1930)

References

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* 1890 births 1964 deaths English male film actors English male silent film actors Male actors from London 20th-century English male actors {{UK-film-actor-stub