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Moultrie Rowe Kelsall (24 October 1904 – 13 February 1980)Biographical info
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, who began his career in the industry as a radio director and television producer. He also contributed towards
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conservation by Moultrie Kelsall 1951-64: ''Clackmannanshire - Doors Open Days'' website. Retrieved 13 January 2008.


Career


Early

Kelsall studied at
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and began acting with the
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before developing his acting career at the Westminster Theatre in London. Towards the end of 1931 he accepted an offer to take over the running of the BBC's Aberdeen radio station
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, which had become moribund, and re-invigorated it, putting on-air some of the best programmes in Scottish broadcasting, according to the BBC's then Scottish Regional Director, Melville Dinwiddie. In 1937 he was transferred to the new
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television service at Alexandra Palace, adapting a
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one act play, "
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", for release in December of that year. In all, Kelsall produced 19 shows for BBC television, ending in 1939 with ''The Happy Hangman'', a play by
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.


Acting

His acting career began in a 1949 film called ''Landfall'', which starred
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, and recounts the story of a pilot enisonwho sinks a German U-boat, but which is believed by other officers to be a Royal Navy vessel. (The pilot is vindicated in the end of course !). Kelsall played
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James, the commander of a coastal defence vessel. In 1951, a busy year for him, he moved up the cast list to play another lieutenant (Crystal) in the film ''
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'', which featured
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and
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as a Royal Naval captain and a titled
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who become romantically involved whilst at sea in
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in 1807. The film was adapted by
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and Ben Roberts from the Hornblower book "Beat To Quarters" by
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. In the same year, he appeared as the
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in the BBC TV "Sunday Night Theatre" production of
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's ''
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'', and played the role of the medical officer of health in the short film ''
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'', produced by the
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and commissioned by the Ministry of Health. That year he also played a
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in the
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comedy film, ''
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'', directed by
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, and starring
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and
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.
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had a very small part, indeed it may have been her debut. He completed his year's work as a
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in the
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film, ''
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'', co-written and directed by
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. Kelsall then made an appearance as "MacCauley" in
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's 1953 Scottish
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, ''
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'', and, in the same year, played Commander Dawson in the wartime POW movie, '' Albert R.N.'', about the use of a dummy to disguise the escape of a prisoner. From then until 1956, he made seven more films, before switching to television once more, appearing in "The Quarrel", episode 2 of the six-part BBC adaptation of
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's ''
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'', which starred
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, and in which Kelsall played Cluny Macpherson (he would also go on to play a more prominent character, Prestongrange, in four of eleven episodes of the re-make of the same series by BBC television in 1963). Kelsall took time out in 1956 to write, adapting for TV a Marie Fawcett story, ''Mister Betts Runs Away'', in the ATV series "
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Theatre". He later did the same (in 1968 for
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) with
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's ''The Flight of the Heron''. In 1957, he continued on the small screen for the BBC, taking the role of Regan in one episode ("No Place Like Home") of the popular television series ''
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'', which starred Jack Warner as the
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'
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', George Dixon. Returning to the cinema in the same year, ''
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'' saw him play Dr. Ford-Waterlow, with Edward and Elizabeth Barrett portrayed by
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and
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. He was Dr. Robinson in the 1958 film ''
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'', featuring
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and
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, and then appeared regularly on television and in film throughout 1959, culminating with his part as Graham in the movie '' The Battle of the Sexes'' opposite
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. In 1961, the
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made a low-budget film called ''The Last Rhino'', about a child who has to defend a wounded
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against his uncle (the
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) and the local Kenyan
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smen. Before its release, this film was entirely voiced over by different actors to those who appeared in it, and Kelsall provided the audio presence for the
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, who had been visually played by Tony Blane.
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voiced the game warden. Kelsall was a member of the Board of the Edinburgh Gateway Company from 1953 and served as Chairman from 1960 to 1965. During the 1960s, aside from his acting career, he was well known in Edinburgh as the man who ran the popular "Laigh Coffee House" in Hanover Street. Between 1961 and 1969, Kelsall switched mainly to the medium of television, securing roles in various BBC
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-style series, such as ''Suspense'' and ''
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'', and other more mainstream sixties productions, including appearances in ''
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'' and ''
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''. In 1962, he appeared in an episode of ''
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'' (
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) entitled ''
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'', an adaptation of
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's novel, ''
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''. Kelsall took the part of boarding house owner Petey Bowles in the 1968 film version of
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's '' The Birthday Party'', which starred Robert Shaw. In 1970, he took the lead role as Andrew Flaxton in all 13 episodes of season 2 of ''
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'', a
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children's series set at Flaxton Hall in 1890. His last film was the 1970 Sammy Davis, Jr., comedy sequel, '' One More Time'', in which Davis and
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play swinging
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s
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, investigating the murder in England of the titled twin brother of Chris Pepper (Lawford). Kelsall played a
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. Kelsall continued to work until the year of his death in 1980. His appearances included such programmes as ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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'', and the BBC epic ''
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'', in which he played Sir James Clark. From 1973 to 1976, he portrayed Sheriff Derwent in 7 episodes of the BBC Scottish
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series Sutherland's Law, about a Procurator Fiscal, played by
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. After appearing as Tradul in 1977 in a BBC television adaptation of
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saga, ''
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'' (starring
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), Kelsall went into semi-retirement. He made one final contribution to television, taking the part of Sir Archie in BBC TV's adaptation of the
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novel, ''
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'', which featured Robert Urquhart, and which was broadcast ten days before Moultrie Kelsall died on 13 February 1980.


Selected filmography

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'' (1949) - Lt. 'Mouldy' James (uncredited) *'' Last Holiday'' (1950) - Sir Robert Kyle *'' The Franchise Affair'' (1951) - Judge *''
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. ''Captain Horatio Hornblower'' (a.k.a. ''Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.'' in the UK, "R.N." standing for "Royal Navy") is a 1951 British naval swashbuckling war film in Technicolor from Warner Bros., produced by Gerry Mitchell, directed by Rao ...
'' (1951) - Lt. Crystal *''
The Lavender Hill Mob ''The Lavender Hill Mob'' is a 1951 comedy film from Ealing Studios, written by T. E. B. Clarke, directed by Charles Crichton, starring Alec Guinness and Stanley Holloway and featuring Sid James and Alfie Bass. The title refers to Lavender Hil ...
'' (1951) - Detective Superintendent *''
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'' (1951) - Ships Captain (uncredited) *''
You're Only Young Twice ''You're Only Young Twice'' was a British TV sitcom made and broadcast on the ITV network by Yorkshire Television from 6 September 1977 to 4 August 1981. Plot Set in Paradise Lodge retirement home, ''You're Only Young Twice'' was created an ...
'' (1952) - Scottish Announcer (uncredited) *''
24 Hours of a Woman's Life ''24 Hours of a Woman's Life'', also known as ''Affair in Monte Carlo'', is a 1952 British romantic drama film directed by Victor Saville and starring Merle Oberon, Richard Todd and Leo Genn. It is loosely based on the novella by Stefan Zweig. P ...
'' (1952) - Murdoch *''
The Hour of 13 ''The Hour of 13'' is a 1952 British historical mystery film directed by Harold French and starring Peter Lawford, Dawn Addams and Roland Culver. It was made at Elstree Studios by the British subsidiary of MGM. The film's sets were designed ...
'' (1952) - Magistrate of Court *''
Johnny on the Run ''Johnny on the Run'' is a 1953 adventure film directed by Lewis Gilbert. It was produced by the Children's Film Foundation It includes documentary footage of streets in the south side of Edinburgh in the early 1950s and of rural Perthshire. P ...
'' (1953) - Mr. MacIntyre *''
The Master of Ballantrae ''The Master of Ballantrae: A Winter's Tale'' is an 1889 novel by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, focusing upon the conflict between two brothers, Scottish noblemen whose family is torn apart by the Jacobite rising of 1745. He w ...
'' (1953) - MacCauley (uncredited) *'' Albert R.N.'' (1953) - Henry *''
The Maggie ''The 'Maggie (released in the U.S.A. as ''High and Dry'') is a 1954 British comedy film produced by Ealing Studios. Directed by Alexander Mackendrick and written by William Rose, it is a story of a clash of cultures between a hard-driving Am ...
'' (1954) - C.S.S. Skipper *''
Trouble in the Glen ''Trouble in the Glen'' is a 1954 British comedy film directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Margaret Lockwood, Orson Welles, Forrest Tucker and Victor McLaglen. It is loosely based on Maurice Walsh's 1950 novel of the same name. It was filmed i ...
'' (1954) - Luke Carnoch *''
The Sea Shall Not Have Them ''The Sea Shall Not Have Them'' is a 1954 British war film starring Michael Redgrave, Dirk Bogarde and Anthony Steel. It was directed by Lewis Gilbert and is based on the 1953 novel by John Harris, about a North Sea rescue during the Second Wo ...
'' (1954) - Wing Commander Dixon *''
The Dark Avenger ''The Dark Avenger'' is a 1955 British historical action adventure film directed by Henry Levin. The screenplay was written by Daniel B. Ullman (and an uncredited Phil Park). The film stars Errol Flynn, Joanne Dru and Peter Finch. The music ...
'' (1955) - Sir Bruce *''
The Adventures of Quentin Durward ''The Adventures of Quentin Durward'', known also as ''Quentin Durward'', is a 1955 British historical film released by MGM. It was directed by Richard Thorpe and produced by Pandro S. Berman. The screenplay was by Robert Ardrey, adapted by Geo ...
'' (aka ''Quentin Durward'') (1955) - Lord Malcolm *'' Now and Forever'' (1956) - Doctor *''
The Man Who Never Was ''The Man Who Never Was'' is a 1956 British espionage thriller film produced by André Hakim and directed by Ronald Neame. It stars Clifton Webb and Gloria Grahame and features Robert Flemyng, Josephine Griffin and Stephen Boyd. It is base ...
'' (1956) - The Father *''
The Barretts of Wimpole Street ''The Barretts of Wimpole Street'' is a 1930 play by the Dutch/English dramatist Rudolf Besier, based on the romance between Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett, and her father's unwillingness to allow them to marry. The play gave actress Ka ...
'' (1957) - Dr. Ford-Waterlow *''
Seven Waves Away ''Seven Waves Away'' (alternate U.S. titles: ''Abandon Ship!'' and ''Seven Days From Now'') is a 1957 British adventure film directed by Richard Sale and starring Tyrone Power, Mai Zetterling, Lloyd Nolan, and Stephen Boyd. When his ship go ...
'' (1957) - Daniel Cane *''
The Naked Truth The Naked Truth may refer to: Literature * ''The Naked Truth'' (novel), a 1993 fictional memoir by Leslie Nielsen * ''The Naked Truth'' (book), a 2007 commentary on film ratings Film * ''The Naked Truth'' (1914 film), a silent Italian film * ...
'' (1957) - Mactavish *''
Violent Playground ''Violent Playground'' is a black and white 1958 British film directed by Basil Dearden and starring Stanley Baker, Peter Cushing, and David McCallum. The film, which deals with the genre of juvenile delinquent, has an explicit social agenda. I ...
'' (1958) - Superintendent *'' Law and Disorder'' (1958) - (uncredited) *''
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness ''The Inn of the Sixth Happiness'' is a 1958 20th Century Fox film based on the true story of Gladys Aylward, a tenacious British woman, who became a missionary in China during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Directed by Mark Robson, who receiv ...
'' (1958) - Dr. Robinson *'' Beyond This Place'' (1959) - Chief Inspector Dale *''
Left Right and Centre ''Left Right and Centre'' is a 1959 British satirical comedy film directed by Sidney Gilliat and starring Ian Carmichael, Patricia Bredin, Richard Wattis, Eric Barker and Alastair Sim. It was produced by Frank Launder. A political comedy, it fo ...
'' (1959) - Grimsby Armfield *'' North West Frontier'' (1959) - British Correspondent *'' The Battle of the Sexes'' (1960) - Graham *''
Greyfriars Bobby Greyfriars Bobby (4 May 1855 – 14 January 1872) was a Skye Terrier or Dandie Dinmont Terrier who became known in 19th-century Edinburgh for spending 14 years guarding the grave of his owner until he died on 14 January 1872. The story continu ...
'' (1961) - Magistrate *'' Light in the Piazza'' (1962) - The Minister *'' The Birthday Party'' (1968) - Pete Bowles *''
Hell Boats ''Hell Boats'' is a 1970 Technicolor British war film directed by Paul Wendkos that was filmed in Malta. It stars James Franciscus, Elizabeth Shepherd, and Ronald Allen in a story about British Motor Torpedo Boats in the Mediterranean in World W ...
'' (1970) - Vice Admiral Ashurst *'' One More Time'' (1970) - Minister


Life outside showbusiness

Kelsall was well known for his work in the field of
conservation Conservation is the preservation or efficient use of resources, or the conservation of various quantities under physical laws. Conservation may also refer to: Environment and natural resources * Nature conservation, the protection and managem ...
, a leading example being his salvation and restoration of
Menstrie Castle Menstrie Castle is a three-storey manor house in the town of Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, near Stirling, central Scotland. From the early 17th century, it was home to Sir William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling, who was instrumental in founding th ...
in
Clackmannanshire Clackmannanshire (; sco, Clackmannanshire; gd, Siorrachd Chlach Mhannainn) is a historic county, council area, registration county and Lieutenancy area in Scotland, bordering the council areas of Stirling, Fife, and Perth & Kinross and the hi ...
, Scotland, between 1951 and 1964. Menstrie Castle's own website pays tribute when it states "the building was so badly dilapidated that it was only saved from demolition after a campaign led by the actor".Testament to Kelsall
by Menstrie Castle's own website. Retrieved 13 January 2008. Kelsall also established and ran the legendary Laigh coffee house and bakery in Hanover Street, Edinburgh. He was married to Ruby Duncan, a musician.


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GRANGEMOUTH: A Growing Town
Study of the economic development of the town of Grangemouth from 1750 to modern times. Presented by Kelsall {{DEFAULTSORT:Kelsall, Moultrie Scottish male film actors Scottish television producers 1904 births 1980 deaths People from Bearsden 20th-century Scottish male actors