Raymond Lovell (13 April 1900 – 1 October 1953) was a Canadian-born actor who performed in British films. He mainly played supporting roles, often somewhat pompous characters. Lovell initially trained as a

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, but gave up medicine for the stage in the 1920s. Criterion DVD commentary for '' 49th Parallel'' by Bruce Eder. On stage he appeared as

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in ''

The Queen Who Kept Her Head ''The Queen Who Kept Her Head'' is a 1934 historical play by the British writer Winifred Carter. It is based on the life of Catherine Parr, the sixth and final wife of Henry VIII, who outlived him. It ran for twenty two performances at the Kin ...

''. In 1941 he starred in

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's ''

Warn That Man! ''Warn That Man!'' is a 1941 comedy thriller play by the British writer Vernon Sylvaine. A comedy-thriller, its plot concerns an attempt to kidnap wartime Prime Minister Winston Churchill from an English country house. Having debuted at the N ...

'', then reprised his role for the 1943

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. Lovell married

Margot Ruddock Marguerite (Margot) Ruddock (1907–1951), who used the stage name Margot Collis, was an English actress, poet and singer. She had a relationship with W. B. Yeats starting in 1934. Their correspondence was published as ''Ah, Sweet Dancer'' (1970 ...

, an actress, singer and poet, with whom he had a daughter,

Simone Lovell Simone Lovell (born 19 February 1934) is a British actress known for her television appearances of the 1950s and 60s. She is the daughter of the Canadian-born actor Raymond Lovell and Margot Ruddock, whose relationship broke down when Ruddock be ...

. This relationship broke down when Ruddock began an affair with

W. B. Yeats William Butler Yeats (13 June 186528 January 1939) was an Irish poet, dramatist, writer and one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature. He was a driving force behind the Irish Literary Revival and became a pillar of the Irish liter ...

in 1934, the year her daughter was born. In 1947 he married

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; they divorced in 1951.

Selected filmography

* '' Love, Life and Laughter'' (1934) – Saville (uncredited) * ''

Warn London ''Warn London'' is a 1934 British thriller film directed by T. Hayes Hunter and starring Edmund Gwenn, John Loder and Leonora Corbett. It was based on a novel by Denison Clift. Premise A detective goes undercover to infiltrate a gang planning ...

'' (1934) – Prefect * ''

The Third Clue ''The Third Clue'' is a 1934 British crime film directed by Albert Parker and starring Basil Sydney, Molly Lamont and Raymond Lovell. The film was based on Neil Gordon's novel ''The Shakespeare Murders'', which also inspired '' The Claydon Tr ...

'' (1934) – Robinson – Butler * ''

The Case of Gabriel Perry ''The Case of Gabriel Perry'' is a 1935 British crime film directed by Albert de Courville and starring Henry Oscar, Olga Lindo and Margaret Lockwood. Plot An unstable Victorian doctor murders a woman. Cast * Henry Oscar as Gabriel Perry * Ol ...

'' (1935) – Defence * ''

Crime Unlimited ''Crime Unlimited'' is a 1935 British crime film that was made as a Quota quickie. It was directed by Ralph Ince. The film marked the English-language debut of Lilli Palmer. Plot The Merrick gang pull off a diamond robbery and murder a police of ...

'' (1935) – Delaney * ''

Sexton Blake and the Mademoiselle ''Sexton Blake and the Mademoiselle'' is a 1935 British crime film directed by Alex Bryce and starring George Curzon as Sexton Blake. Premise Blake must discover who has stolen from a wealthy financier – and discovers a mysterious woman be ...

'' (1935) – Captain * '' Someday'' (1935) – Carr * ''

King of the Damned ''King of the Damned'' is a 1935 British prison film directed by Walter Forde and starring Conrad Veidt, Helen Vinson, Noah Beery and Cecil Ramage. Plot summary Convict 83 is a prisoner on an island, where the harsh regime of the Governor push ...

'' (1935) – Captain Torres * '' Troubled Waters'' (1936) – Carter * ''

Gaol Break ''Gaol Break'' is a 1936 British crime film directed by Ralph Ince and starring Ince, Basil Gill and Raymond Lovell. It was made as a quota quickie at Teddington Studios by the British subsidiary of Warner Brothers.Wood p.86 Cast * Ralph Ince a ...

'' (1936) – Duke * '' Not So Dusty'' (1936) – Mr. Holding * '' Fair Exchange'' (1936) – Sir Reeves Willoughby * '' Gypsy Melody'' (1936) – Court Chamberlain * '' Secret Lives'' (1937) – German Secret Service Chief * ''

Behind Your Back ''Behind Your Back'' is a 1937 British drama film directed by Donovan Pedelty and starring Jack Livesey, Dinah Sheridan and Betty Astell. It was made at Wembley Studios as a quota quickie.Chibnall p.293 Cast * Jack Livesey as Archie Bentley * D ...

'' (1937) – Adam Adams * ''

Glamorous Night ''Glamorous Night'' is a musical with a book and music by Ivor Novello and lyrics by Christopher Hassall, Novello's collaborator in six of the eight Novello musicals staged between 1935 and 1951. ''Glamorous Night'' was the first of severa ...

'' (1937) – Ship's Officer (uncredited) * '' Midnight Menace'' (1937) – Harris * ''

Under Secret Orders ''Under Secret Orders'', also known as ''Mademoiselle Doctor'', is a 1937 British spy film directed by Edmond T. Gréville and starring Erich von Stroheim, John Loder, Dita Parlo and Claire Luce. It is an English-language version of the French ...

'' (1937) – Col. von Steinberg * ''

Murder Tomorrow ''Murder Tomorrow'' is a 1938 British crime film directed by Donovan Pedelty and starring Gwenllian Gill, Jack Livesey and Molly Hamley-Clifford. It was made at Cricklewood Studios as a quota quickie for release by Paramount Pictures.Chibnall p.29 ...

'' (1938) – Inspector Travers * ''

Q Planes ''Q Planes'' (known as ''Clouds Over Europe'' in the United States) is a 1939 British comedy spy film starring Ralph Richardson, Laurence Olivier and Valerie Hobson. Olivier and Richardson were a decade into their fifty-year friendship and were ...

'' (1939) – Northern Salvage Company Manager (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1940) – Van Dyne * ''

He Found a Star ''He Found a Star'' is a 1941 British musical film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring Vic Oliver, Sarah Churchill (actress), Sarah Churchill and Evelyn Dall. It concerns a frustrated stage manager who quits his job and, with his secre ...

'' (1941) – Nick Maurier * '' 49th Parallel'' (1941) – Lieutenant Kuhnecke * ''

The Common Touch ''The Common Touch'' is a 1941 British drama film directed by John Baxter and starring Geoffrey Hibbert, Harry Welchman, Greta Gynt, and Joyce Howard. The film is a remake by the director of his 1933 film ''Doss House''. Pianist Mark Hambourg ...

'' (1941) – Cartwright * ''

The Goose Steps Out ''The Goose Steps Out'' is a British film released in 1942, starring Will Hay, who also co-directed with Basil Dearden. It is a comedy of mistaken identity, with Hay acting as a German spy and also an Englishman who is his double. It was the fil ...

'' (1942) – Schmidt * '' Let the People Sing'' (1942) – Bit Role (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1942) – Prof. Winkler * '' Uncensored'' (1942) – von Koerner * '' The Young Mr. Pitt'' (1942) – George the Third * ''

Warn That Man ''Warn That Man'' is a 1943 British comedy thriller film directed by Lawrence Huntington and starring Gordon Harker, Raymond Lovell and Finlay Currie. It was based on the 1941 play '' Warn That Man!'' by Vernon Sylvaine which had run for te ...

'' (1943) – Hausemann / Lord Buckley * ''

The Man in Grey ''The Man in Grey'' is a 1943 British film melodrama made by Gainsborough Pictures; it is considered to be the first of a series of period costume dramas now known as the "Gainsborough melodramas". It was directed by Leslie Arliss and produce ...

'' (1943) – The Prince Regent * ''

Candlelight in Algeria ''Candlelight in Algeria'' is a 1944 British war film directed by George King and starring James Mason, Carla Lehmann and Raymond Lovell. The story is loosely based on an October 1942 secret conference in Cherchell, Algeria between American gener ...

'' (1944) – Von Alven * ''

Hotel Reserve ''Hotel Reserve'' is a 1944 British spy film starring James Mason as an innocent man caught up in pre-Second World War espionage. Other cast members include Lucie Mannheim, Raymond Lovell and Herbert Lom. It was based on Eric Ambler's 1938 novel ...

'' (1944) – Robert Duclos * ''

The Way Ahead ''The Way Ahead'' (also known as ''Immortal Battalion'') (1944) is a British Second World War drama film directed by Carol Reed. The screenplay was written by Eric Ambler and Peter Ustinov. The film stars David Niven, Stanley Holloway and Willi ...

'' (1944) – Mr. Jackson – Garage Owner * '' Caesar and Cleopatra'' (1945) – Lucius Septimius * ''

Night Boat to Dublin ''Night Boat to Dublin'' is a 1946 British thriller film directed and co-written by Lawrence Huntington. It stars Robert Newton, Raymond Lovell, Guy Middleton, Muriel Pavlow and Herbert Lom. Plot During the Second World War, a captured German ...

'' (1946) – Paul Faber * ''

Appointment with Crime ''Appointment with Crime'' is a 1946 British crime film directed by John Harlow and starring William Hartnell, Raymond Lovell, Joyce Howard and Robert Beatty. Plot Leo Martin (Hartnell) works for a criminal gang run by Gus Loman (Lovell) tha ...

'' (1946) – Gus Loman * ''

The End of the River ''The End of the River'' is a British drama film made in Belém, Brazil about a Brazilian Indian boy who leaves the jungle to the city, where he is accused of murder. It was directed by Derek Twist and written by Wolfgang Wilhelm, based on a ...

'' (1947) – Porpino * ''

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'' (1948) – Mr. Cyprus * ''Who Killed Van Loon?'' (1948) – John Smith / Johann Schmidt * ''

The Three Weird Sisters ''The Three Weird Sisters'' is a 1948 British melodrama film directed by Daniel Birt and starring Nancy Price, Mary Clare, Mary Merrall, Nova Pilbeam and Raymond Lovell. The film has Gothic influences. The screenplay was adapted by Dylan Thoma ...

'' (1948) – Owen Morgan-Vaughan * ''

So Evil My Love ''So Evil My Love'' is a 1948 British and American Gothic psychological thriller film directed by Lewis Allen and starring Ray Milland, Ann Todd and Geraldine Fitzgerald. ''So Evil My Love'' is a period drama set in the Victorian era, and shot ...

'' (1948) – Edgar Bellamy * '' Snowbound'' (1948) – Undetermined Role (uncredited) * '' The Calendar'' (1948) – Lord Willie Panniford * '' My Brother's Keeper'' (1948) – Bill Wainwright * '' The Blind Goddess'' (1948) – Frank Mainwaring KC * ''

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'' (1948) – Sir Frederick Bland (segment "The Alien Corn") * '' But Not in Vain'' (1948) – Jan Alting * '' Once Upon a Dream'' (1949) – Mr. Trout * ''

The Bad Lord Byron ''The Bad Lord Byron'' is a 1949 British historical drama film about the life of Lord Byron. It was directed by David MacDonald and starred Dennis Price as Byron with Mai Zetterling, Linden Travers and Joan Greenwood. Plot The film sees life f ...

'' (1949) – John Hobhouse * '' Fools Rush In'' (1949) – Sir Charles Leigh * ''

Madness of the Heart ''Madness of the Heart'' is a 1949 British drama film directed by Charles Bennett and starring Margaret Lockwood, Paul Dupuis and Kathleen Byron. Plot summary Lydia Garth meets Paul de Vandiere, a French nobleman, but their romance is plagued ...

'' (1949) – Comte de Vandiere * ''

The Romantic Age ''The Romantic Age'' is a 1949 British drama film directed by Edmond T. Gréville. The screenplay by Peggy Barwell and Edward Dryhurst is based on the French novel ''Lycee des jeunes filles'' by Serge Véber. The film was retitled ''Naughty Ar ...

'' (1949) – Hedges * ''

The Mudlark ''The Mudlark'' is a 1950 film made in Britain by 20th Century Fox. It is a fictional account of how Queen Victoria was eventually brought out of her mourning for her dead husband, Prince Albert. It was directed by Jean Negulesco, written and p ...

'' (1950) – Sergeant Footman Naseby * ''

Time Gentlemen, Please! ''Time Gentlemen, Please!'' is a 1952 British comedy film directed by Lewis Gilbert and starring Eddie Byrne, Jane Barrett and Raymond Lovell. It was produced by Group 3 Films with funding from the NFFC and distributed by ABPC. It was shot at ...

'' (1952) – Sir Digby Montague * ''

The Pickwick Papers ''The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club'' (also known as ''The Pickwick Papers'') was Charles Dickens's first novel. Because of his success with ''Sketches by Boz'' published in 1836, Dickens was asked by the publisher Chapman & Hall to s ...

'' (1952) – Aide * ''

The Steel Key ''The Steel Key'' is a 1953 British thriller film directed by Robert S. Baker and starring Terence Morgan, Joan Rice and Raymond Lovell. Premise Adventurer Johnny O'Flynn (Terence Morgan) attempts to track down thieves who have stolen a secret ...

'' (1953) – Inspector Forsythe * '' I vinti'' (1953) – (final film role)

Selected stage roles

* ''

'' by

Winifred Carter :''not to be confused with Winifred S Carter, an American celebrity chef and cookery author also active from the 1920s–40s''. Winifred Carter (c. 1883–1949) was an English author and playwright, who was particularly active from the 1920s–4 ...

(1934) * ''

A Lady Mislaid ''A Lady Mislaid'' is a 1958 British comedy film directed by David MacDonald and starring Phyllis Calvert, Alan White and Thorley Walters. It is based on a 1948 play of the same name by Kenneth Horne. Plot Esther, (Phyllis Calvert), and her s ...

'' by

Kenneth Horne Charles Kenneth Horne, generally known as Kenneth Horne, (27 February 1907 – 14 February 1969) was an English comedian and businessman. He is perhaps best remembered for his work on three BBC Radio series: ''Much-Binding-in-the-Marsh ...

(1950) * ''

Party Manners ''Party Manners'' is a comedy play by the British writer Val Gielgud. A political farce it was described in one review as "domestic comedy touched-up with witticism some good, some feeble, about the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party government". It ...

'' by

Val Gielgud Val Henry Gielgud (28 April 1900 – 30 November 1981) was an English actor, writer, director and Television presenter, broadcaster. He was a pioneer of radio drama for the BBC, and also directed the first ever drama to be produced in the newe ...

(1950)

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