George Thomas Moore Marriott (14 September 1885 – 11 December 1949) was an English character actor best remembered for the series of films he made with

Will Hay William Thomson Hay (6 December 1888 – 18 April 1949) was an English comedian who wrote and acted in a schoolmaster sketch that later transferred to the screen, where he also played other authority figures with comic failings. His film ''Oh ...

. His first appearance with Hay was in the film '' Dandy Dick'' (1935), but he was a significant supporting performer in Hay's films from 1936 to 1940, and while he starred with Hay during this period he played a character called "Harbottle" that was based on a character Marriott usually played. His character Harbottle was originally created by Hay when he used the character in his "The fourth form at St. Michael's" sketches in the 1920s.

Career

Marriott was born at Alpha Place,

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, on 14 September 1885, the son of George Matthew Marriott (1859–1940), who was then a commercial traveller, and his wife, Edith Rousby, née Coleman (1864–1946). His parents were actors, and his father became a theatrical manager. Moore Marriott made his stage debut at the age of five. He had originally intended to train as an architect, but instead he became an actor in films. Rather like

Clive Dunn Clive Robert Benjamin Dunn (9 January 19206 November 2012) was an English actor. Although he was only 48 and one of the youngest cast members, he was cast in a role many years his senior, as the elderly Lance Corporal Jones in the BBC sitcom ' ...

and

Wilfrid Brambell Henry Wilfrid Brambell (22 March 1912 – 18 January 1985) was an Irish television and film actor, best remembered for playing the grubby rag-and-bone man Albert Steptoe alongside Harry H. Corbett in the long-running BBC television sitcom '' ...

later, he became

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as playing old men when he was still relatively young. He had a special set of artificial teeth which he would put in to play his 'old man' characters. He had no teeth in real life and took four different sets of false teeth with him to achieve variety in his characters. Although he made 131 film appearances from 1912, today he is probably best known as old "Harbottle" in a number of

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he made with

and

Graham Moffatt Graham Victor Harold Moffatt (6 December 1919 – 2 July 1965) was an English comedic character actor. He is best known for a number of films where he appeared with Will Hay and Moore Marriott as 'Albert': a plump cheekily insolent street-sa ...

, including ''

Oh, Mr Porter! ''Oh, Mr Porter!'' is a 1937 British comedy film starring Will Hay with Moore Marriott and Graham Moffatt and directed by Marcel Varnel. While not Hay's commercially most successful (although it grossed £500,000 at the box office – equal to a ...

'' (1937) and ''

Ask a Policeman ''Ask a Policeman'' is a 1939 British comedy film directed by Marcel Varnel and starring Will Hay, Moore Marriott and Graham Moffatt. The plot sees Will Hay playing a policeman at the Turnbotham Round police force. The force hasn't arrested anyb ...

'' (1939), as well as Jerry the Mole in ''

Convict 99 ''Convict 99'' is a 1938 British comedy film directed by Marcel Varnel and starring Will Hay, Moore Marriott, Graham Moffatt and Googie Withers. Plot Incompetent Dr Benjamin Twist (Will Hay) is dismissed from his job as headmaster at St. Mich ...

'' (1938), again with Hay and Moffatt. During the filming of Hay's film '' Dandy Dick'' (1935), Marriott played an uncredited stableboy. During the filming of ''Dandy Dick'', Marriott said to Hay he thought he should be a straight man to him in his old-man character. His first role as a straight man using this character was in Hay's film ''

Windbag the Sailor ''Windbag the Sailor'' is a 1936 British comedy film directed by William Beaudine and starring Will Hay. The film marked the first appearance of Hay with Graham Moffatt and Moore Marriott acting as his straight men, however both Moffatt and Ma ...

'' (1936) along with

. Following the dissolution of the Will Hay/Graham Moffatt/Moore Marriott partnership, he continued to play his Harbottle-type character in films with the comedian

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and the Crazy Gang, e.g. '' I Thank You'' (1941) and ''

Back-Room Boy ''Back-Room Boy'' is a 1942 British comedy film directed by Herbert Mason, produced by Edward Black for Gainsborough Pictures and distributed by General Film Distributors. The cast includes Arthur Askey, Googie Withers, Graham Moffatt and Moor ...

'' (1942). His other film appearances included ''

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'' (1943) and ''

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'' (1946).

Death

In his later years, Marriott kept a grocer's store in

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, and it is where he died on 11 December 1949; only eight months after the death of his comedy partner,

. Cause of death was cardiac syncope, acute pulmonary oedema and chronic myocardiac degeneration caused by earlier pneumonia. He outlived his mother and his father by merely 3 years and 9 years respectively. Moore Marriott on the Will Hay Tribute Site He was cremated at

Golders Green Crematorium Golders Green Crematorium and Mausoleum was the first crematorium to be opened in London, and one of the oldest crematoria in Britain. The land for the crematorium was purchased in 1900, costing £6,000 (the equivalent of £135,987 in 2021), ...

, where his ashes were also interred.

Legacy

''The Will Hay Appreciation Society'' was founded in 2009 by British artist Tom Marshall, and aims to preserve the legacy of Will Hay, Moore Marriott and Graham Moffatt and to bring their work to a new generation of fans. As of June 2019, the organisation has over 4200 members. ''The Will Hay Appreciation Society'' unveiled a memorial bench to Will Hay, Moore Marriott and Graham Moffatt in October 2018, in

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the filming location for Oh, Mr. Porter!. The bench was unveiled by

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Selected filmography

* ''A Maid of the Alps'' (1912, Short) * ''

By the Shortest of Heads ''By the Shortest of Heads'' was a 1915 British film starring George Formby as a stableboy who outwits a gang of villains. It was Formby's first film; he was aged ten at the time. The film is now considered lost, with the last-known copy having ...

'' (1915, Short) - Capt. Fields * ''

Grim Justice ''Grim Justice'' is a 1916 British silent drama film directed by Laurence Trimble and starring Florence Turner, Henry Edwards, Malcolm Cherry.Low p.288 Cast * Florence Turner as Chrystal Transom * Henry Edwards as Gideon Midhurst * Malco ...

'' (1916) - Grandfather Transom * ''

The Grip of Iron ''The Grip of Iron'' is a 1920 British silent crime film directed by Bert Haldane and starring George Foley, Malvina Longfellow and James Lindsay.Low p.377 It was based on a play of the same title by Arthur Shirley, which was in turn based ...

'' (1920) - Smiler * ''

Mary Latimer, Nun ''Mary Latimer, Nun'' is a 1920 British silent drama film directed by Bert Haldane and starring Malvina Longfellow, Warwick Ward and Ethel Fisher. The film is based on a novel by Eve Elwen.Goble p.146 The screenplay concerns a girl from the s ...

'' (1920) - Dickey Stubbs * ''

The Winding Road ''The Winding Road'' is a 1920 British silent crime film directed by Bert Haldane and Frank Wilson and starring Cecil Humphreys, Edith Pearson and Annesley Healy.Low p.480 The screenplay concerns an army officer who is cashiered for forge ...

'' (1920) - Jed Sterrett * ''Three Men in a Van'' (1921) - Mudley * '' The Head of the Family'' (1922) - Mate * ''

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'' (1923) - John White * '' Lawyer Quince'' (1924, Short) - Quince * ''

Dixon's Return ''Dixon's Return'' is a 1924 British silent comedy film directed by Manning Haynes and starring Moore Marriott, Leal Douglas and Tom Coventry.Murphy p.284 Cast * Moore Marriott as Bob Dixon * Leal Douglas as Mrs. Dixon * Tom Coventry Tom ...

'' (1924, Short) - Bob Dixon * '' The Conspirators'' (1924) - Morris / Sydney Barnes * ''

The Mating of Marcus ''The Mating of Marcus'' is a 1924 British silent romance film directed by W. P. Kellino and starring David Hawthorne, George Bellamy and Moore Marriott. It was based on a novel by Mabel Grundy. Cast * David Hawthorne – Marcus Netherby * ...

'' (1924) - Reverend Cheffins * '' Ordeal by Golf'' (1924, Short) - Reverend Heeza Jones * '' Not for Sale'' (1924) - Solicitor * '' Afraid of Love'' (1925) - Father * '' Confessions'' (1925) - Hardy * '' King of the Castle'' (1925) - Peter Coffin * '' The Gold Cure'' (1925) - Janbois * ''

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'' (1926) - Nobby * '' The Qualified Adventurer'' (1926) - Bosun * ''

London Love ''London Love'' is a 1926 British silent drama film directed by H. Manning Haynes and starring Fay Compton, John Stuart and Miles Mander. It was an adaptation of the novel ''Whirlpool'' by Arthur Applin. The screenplay concerns a young woman ...

'' (1926) - Aaron Levinsky * '' Passion Island'' (1927) - Beppo * ''

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'' (1927) - Bill Hyde * '' The Silver Lining'' (1927) - Gypsy * ''

Carry On Carry On may refer to: * ''Carry On'' (franchise), a British comedy media franchise *Carry-on luggage or hand luggage, luggage that is carried into the passenger compartment * ''Carry On'' (film), a 1927 British silent film * ''Carry On'' (novel), ...

'' (1927) - Mick Trevorn * '' Huntingtower'' (1927) - Speidel * ''

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'' (1928) - Seth Lee * ''

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'' (1928) - Meyer * ''

Sweeney Todd Sweeney Todd is a fictional character who first appeared as the villain of the penny dreadful serial '' The String of Pearls'' (1846–47). The original tale became a feature of 19th-century melodrama and London legend. A barber from Fleet Stre ...

'' (1928) - Sweeney Todd * ''

Widecombe Fair Widecombe Fair is an annual fair in England, held in the Dartmoor village of Widecombe-in-the-Moor on the second Tuesday of September. It is well known as the subject of the folk song of the same name, featuring Uncle Tom Cobley and his fri ...

'' (1928) - Uncle Tom Cobleigh * '' Kitty'' (1929) - Workman (uncredited) * '' Mr. Smith Wakes Up'' (1929, Short) - Mr. Smith * ''

The Lady from the Sea ''The Lady from the Sea'' ( no, Fruen fra havet, link=no) is a play written in 1888 by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen inspired by the ballad '' Agnete og Havmanden''. The drama introduces the character of Hilde Wangel who is again portrayed ...

'' (1929) - Old Roberts * '' The Flying Scotsman'' (1929) - Bob White * '' Kissing Cup's Race'' (1930) - Joe Tricker * ''

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'' (1931, Short) - The King * '' The Speckled Band'' (1931) - Member of Jury (uncredited) * ''

The Lyons Mail ''The Lyons Mail'' is a 1931 British historical mystery adventure film directed by Arthur Maude and starring John Martin Harvey, Norah Baring, and Ben Webster. It was based on the 1877 play '' The Lyons Mail'' by Charles Reade which in turn wa ...

'' (1931) - Choppard * ''

Dance Pretty Lady ''Dance Pretty Lady'' is a 1931 British drama film directed by Anthony Asquith and starring Ann Casson, Carl Harbord, Michael Hogan, Moore Marriott and Flora Robson. It was based on the 1912 novel '' Carnival'' by Compton Mackenzie. The novel ...

'' (1931) - Mr. Raeburn * '' Up for the Cup'' (1931) - James Hardcastle * ''

The Crooked Lady ''The Crooked Lady'' is a 1932 British drama film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring George Graves, Isobel Elsom, Ursula Jeans and Austin Trevor. A quota quickie, it was filmed at Twickenham Studios. Cast * George Graves as Sir Charl ...

'' (1932) - Crabby * '' The Water Gipsies'' (1932) - Mr. Pewtar * ''

Nine till Six ''Nine till Six'' is a 1932 British drama film directed by Basil Dean and starring Louise Hampton, Elizabeth Allan and Florence Desmond. Produced by Basil Dean's Associated Talking Pictures, it was the first film made at Ealing Studios after th ...

'' (1932) - Doorman * ''

Mr. Bill the Conqueror ''Mr. Bill the Conqueror'' is a 1932 British comedy film directed by Norman Walker and starring Henry Kendall, Heather Angel and Nora Swinburne. It was made by British International Pictures at Elstree Studios.Wood p.72 Cast * Henry Kendall a ...

'' (1932) - Tom Turtle * ''

The Sign of Four ''The Sign of the Four'' (1890), also called ''The Sign of Four'', is the second novel featuring Sherlock Holmes by British writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Doyle wrote four novels and 56 short stories featuring the fictional detective. Pl ...

'' (1932) - Mordecai Smith (uncredited) * '' Heroes of the Mine'' (1932) - Gaffer * '' The Wonderful Story'' (1932) - Zacky Richards * '' Little Waitress'' (1932) - Baron Halfsburg * ''

The Crime at Blossoms ''The Crime at Blossoms'' is a 1933 British crime film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Hugh Wakefield and Joyce Bland. It was remade by Rogers in 1949 as '' Dark Secret''. After moving into a picturesque country cottage, a woman become ...

'' (1933) - Driver * ''

Money for Speed ''Money for Speed'' is a 1933 British sports film, sports drama film directed by Bernard Vorhaus and starring John Loder (actor), John Loder, Ida Lupino, Cyril McLaglen and Moore Marriott. It is centered on the sport of Motorcycle speedway, spee ...

'' (1933) - Shorty * '' A Moorland Tragedy'' (1933, Short) - The Old Man * '' Dora'' (1933, Short) - Thomas Henry Jones * ''

The House of Trent ''The House of Trent'' is a 1933 British drama film directed by Norman Walker and starring Anne Grey, Wendy Barrie, Moore Marriott and Peter Gawthorne. It follows a doctor who faces both a scandal and a moral dilemma when a patient of his dies ...

'' (1933) - Ferrier * ''

Lucky Blaze ''Lucky Blaze'' is a 1933 British sports film directed by Widgey R. Newman and starring William Freshman, Vera Sherborne and Moore Marriott. It was made as a quota quickie.Chibnall p.273 Cast * William Freshman as Cliff Ellis * Vera Sherborn ...

'' (1933) - Sir James Benson * ''

Love's Old Sweet Song "Love's Old Sweet Song" is a Victorian parlour song published in 1884 by composer James Lynam Molloy and lyricist Graham Clifton Bingham. The first line of the chorus is "Just a song at twilight", and its title is sometimes misidentified as su ...

'' (1933) - Old Tom * ''

Hawley's of High Street ''Hawley's of High Street'' is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Leslie Fuller, Judy Kelly, Francis Lister and Moore Marriott. Its plot concerns a butcher and a draper who stand for election to the local counci ...

'' (1933) - Mr. Busworth * ''

A Political Party ''A Political Party'' is a 1934 British comedy film directed by Norman Lee and starring Leslie Fuller, John Mills, Enid Stamp-Taylor and Viola Lyel. The screenplay concerns the son of a chimney sweep running for parliament in a by-election. P ...

'' (1934) - Jim Turner * ''

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'' (1934) - Robert Pelham * ''

Girls, Please! ''Girls, Please!'' is a 1934 British comedy film directed by Jack Raymond and starring Sydney Howard, Jane Baxter, Meriel Forbes and Peter Gawthorne. It was made at British and Dominion's Elstree Studios.Wood p.82 In the film, a physical educat ...

'' (1934) - Oldest Inhabitant * ''

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'' (1934) - Robin * ''

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'' (1934) - Jim Stewart * '' The Feathered Serpent'' (1934) - Harry Hugg * '' Dandy Dick'' (1935) - Stableboy (uncredited) * ''

Drake of England ''Drake of England'' is a 1935 British drama film directed by Arthur B. Woods and starring Matheson Lang, Athene Seyler and Jane Baxter. It depicts the life of Francis Drake and the events leading up to the defeat of the Armada in 1588. Pr ...

'' (1935) - Bright * ''

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'' (1935) - Tinker John * ''

Turn of the Tide ''Turn of the Tide'' (1935) is a British drama film directed by Norman Walker and starring John Garrick, Geraldine Fitzgerald and Wilfrid Lawson. It was the first feature film made by J. Arthur Rank. Lacking a distributor for his film, Rank se ...

'' (1935) - Tindal Fosdyck * ''

Gay Old Dog ''Gay Old Dog'' is a 1935 British comedy film directed by George King and starring Edward Rigby, Moore Marriott and Ruby Miller. It was a quota quickie made at Walton Studios.Wood p.86 Cast * Edward Rigby as Tom Bliss * Moore Marriott as Ge ...

'' (1935) - George Bliss * ''

It's a Bet ''It's a Bet'' is a 1935 British comedy drama film directed by Alexander Esway and starring Gene Gerrard, Helen Chandler and Judy Kelly. It was made at Elstree Studios by British International Pictures.Wood p.82 The film's sets were designed b ...

'' (1935) - Farmer (uncredited) * '' When Knights Were Bold'' (1936) - The Tramp * '' Strange Cargo'' (1936) - Captain Burch * '' Wednesday's Luck'' (1936) - Nobby * '' The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss'' (1936) - Edwards (uncredited) * '' As You Like It'' (1936) - Denis (uncredited) * ''

Luck of the Turf ''Luck of the Turf'' is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Randall Faye and starring Jack Melford, Moira Lynd, Wally Patch and Moore Marriott. It was made at the Nettlefold Studios in Walton as a quota quickie for release by the Hollywood ...

'' (1936) - Mr. Jackson * ''

Talk of the Devil ''Talk of the Devil'' is a 1936 British crime film directed by Carol Reed and starring Ricardo Cortez, Sally Eilers and Basil Sydney. Reed had previously been working for Ealing Studios, but he made the film for the independent producer Herb ...

'' (1936) - Dart Thrower (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1936) - Dubec * ''

'' (1936) - Jeremiah Harbottle * ''

Feather Your Nest ''Feather Your Nest'' is a 1937 British musical comedy film directed by William Beaudine and starring George Formby, Polly Ward and Enid Stamp-Taylor. Plot A worker at a gramophone record factory surprisingly creates a hit song, " Leaning on a L ...

'' (1937) - Mr. Jenkins * ''

Fifty-Shilling Boxer ''Fifty-Shilling Boxer'' is a 1937 British comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Bruce Seton, Nancy O'Neil and Moore Marriott. Its plot concerns a young circus boxer who attempts to make a career for himself in the world of profess ...

'' (1937) - Tim Regan * '' The Fatal Hour'' (1937) - Dixon * '' Night Ride'' (1937) - Miner (scenes deleted) * ''

Victoria the Great ''Victoria the Great'' is a 1937 British historical film directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Anna Neagle, Anton Walbrook and Walter Rilla. When Laurence Housman's play ''Victoria Regina'' was banned by the Lord Chamberlain (in 1935 the royal ...

'' (1937) - Train Driver * ''

'' (1937) - Jeremiah Harbottle * '' Intimate Relations'' (1937) - Toomley * ''

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'' (1938) - Samuel * '' Held for Ransom'' (1938) - Hathaway * ''

'' (1938) - Jerry, The Mole * '' Old Bones of the River'' (1938) - Jerry Harbottle * '' A Girl Must Live'' (1939) - Bretherton Hythe * ''

'' (1939) - Harbottle * ''

Cheer Boys Cheer ''Cheer Boys Cheer'' is a 1939 British comedy film directed by Walter Forde and starring Nova Pilbeam, Edmund Gwenn, Jimmy O'Dea, Graham Moffatt, Moore Marriott and Peter Coke. Plot Edward Ironside (Edmund Gwenn), the head of Ironside Brewer ...

'' (1939) - Geordie * ''

Where's That Fire? ''Where's That Fire?'' is a 1940 British comedy film, produced by Twentieth Century Fox, directed by Marcel Varnel and starring Will Hay, Moore Marriott and Graham Moffatt. It was the last film Will Hay made with his most famous comic foils, Mo ...

'' (1939) - Jeremiah Harbottle * ''

The Frozen Limits ''The Frozen Limits'' is a 1939 British comedy western film directed by Marcel Varnel and starring Jimmy Nervo, Bud Flanagan, Teddy Knox, Chesney Allen and Charlie Naughton a group of entertainers commonly known as The Crazy Gang.Mayer p.144 ...

'' (1939) - Tom Tiddler * ''

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'' (1940) - Jasper * ''

Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt ''Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt'' is a 1940 British comedy film directed by Walter Forde, starring Arthur Askey and Richard Murdoch as Oxford 'scholars'. The film is one of many to be based on the 1892 Victorian farce ''Charley's Aunt'' by Brando ...

'' (1940) - Jerry * ''

Gasbags ''Gasbags'' is a 1941 British comedy film directed by Walter Forde and Marcel Varnel and starring The Crazy Gang as well as Moore Marriott. The film was a morale-booster in the early part of the Second World War. Production It was shot at the ...

'' (1941) - Jerry Jenkins * '' I Thank You'' (1941) - 'Pop' Bennett * '' Hi Gang!'' (1941) - Uncle Jerry * ''

'' (1942) - Jerry * ''

'' (1943) - Jim Crowson * ''

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'' (1944) - A Soothsayer * ''

It Happened One Sunday ''It Happened One Sunday'' is a 1944 British romantic comedy film directed by Karel Lamač and starring Robert Beatty, Barbara White and Marjorie Rhodes. Produced and distributed by Associated British it was shot at Welwyn Studios with sets d ...

'' (1944) - Hospital Porter * ''

Don't Take It to Heart ''Don't Take It to Heart'' is a 1944 British comedy film directed by Jeffrey Dell and starring Richard Greene, Alfred Drayton, Patricia Medina, Moore Marriott and Richard Bird. It was shot at the Riverside Studios in Hammersmith with sets de ...

'' (1944) - Granfer * ''

A Place of One's Own ''A Place of One's Own'' is a 1945 British film directed by Bernard Knowles. An atmospheric ghost story based on the 1940 novel of the same title by Osbert Sitwell, it stars James Mason, Barbara Mullen, Margaret Lockwood, Dennis Price and Dul ...

'' (1945) - George * ''

I'll Be Your Sweetheart ''I'll Be Your Sweetheart'' is a 1945 British historical musical film directed by Val Guest and starring Margaret Lockwood, Vic Oliver and Michael Rennie. It was the first and only musical film produced by Gainsborough Studios. Commissioned by t ...

'' (1945) - George Le Brunn * ''

The Agitator ''The Agitator'' is a 1945 British drama film directed by John Harlow and starring William Hartnell, Mary Morris and John Laurie. Its plot follows a young mechanic who unexpectedly inherits the large firm where he works and tries to run it ac ...

'' (1945) - Ben Duckett * ''

'' (1946) - The Patients: Joseph Higgins * ''

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'' (1947) - William Scholes * ''

Green Fingers ''Green Fingers'' is a 1947 British drama film directed by John Harlow and starring Robert Beatty, Carol Raye and Nova Pilbeam. The film title does not use the term green fingers in its normal context, alluding to an untaught and natural skil ...

'' (1947) - Pickles * '' The Hills of Donegal'' (1947) - Old Jake * '' The History of Mr. Polly'' (1949) - Uncle Pentstemon * ''

High Jinks in Society ''High Jinks in Society'' is a 1949 British comedy film directed by John Guillermin and Robert Jordan Hill and starring Ben Wrigley, Barbara Shaw, Basil Appleby, Peter Gawthorne and Moore Marriott. Plot After foiling a robbery, a window clean ...

'' (1949) - Grandpa (final film role)

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