Matthew Reginald Sheffield Cassan (18 February 1901 – 8 December 1957) was an English-American actor.

Life

He was born as Matthew Reginald Sheffield Cassan on 18 February 1901 in the

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district of

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, to Matthew Sheffield Cassan and Alice Mary Field. He had a brother, Edward Sheffield Cassan and a sister, Flora Kathleen Sheffield Cassan, who became an actress known as Flora Sheffield. His father was born in Ireland and his mother in England. They were married in London in 1892. Matthew died when Reginald was nine. In 1913 Reginald Sheffield (billed as Eric Desmond) appeared in ''

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''. In 1914, Alice Sheffield and her children

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to the United States where they lived in

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, New York. Reginald acted on the stage and in films. While his sister, Flora, was an actress, brother Edward worked as an accountant in a bank and later became a theatrical agent. Sheffield's

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performances credited as Reggie Sheffield include ''

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'' (1914), in which his mother, Alice Sheffield, also appeared, ''

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'' (1916), ''If'' (1917), ''The Betrothal'' (1918) and ''Helena's Boys'' (1924). His performances credited as Reginald Sheffield include ''Youth'' (1920), ''The Way Things Happen'' (1924), ''

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'' (1925), playing Sandy Tyrell, ''Slaves All'' (1926), ''Soldiers and Women'' (1929), playing Lieutenant Mason and ''Dear Old England'' (1930). Reginald Sheffield was married in 1927 to Louise Van Loon (21 January 1905 – 14 April 1987), a New York-born,

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graduate with a liberal arts education. The couple had three children: * Mary Alice Sheffield Cassan (born 1928) * Jon Matthew Sheffield Cassan (11 April 1931 – 15 October 2010) (aka actor

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) * William Hart Sheffield Cassan (15 July 1935 – 12 December 2010) (actor Billy Sheffield) As film production became more and more located in

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, Sheffield and his wife travelled back and forth between New York City and Los Angeles. After several years they moved permanently to the

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. Being a trained stage actor, Sheffield easily made the transition from

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s to

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. He was a working actor who became memorable in numerous character and supporting roles and appeared with some of the greatest film stars of the day, including

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and

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. In 1954, he began appearing as Professor Mayberry in the television series ''

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''. And after his son,

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'' film in 1955, Reginald created, produced and directed a pilot for a television series, ''Bantu, the Zebra Boy'', but a sponsor was not found and the show was never produced as a weekly series. Sheffield acted in both versions of

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's ''The Buccaneer'' in (

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) and ( 1958), the latter being his last screen appearance.

Death

Sheffield died 8 December 1957 at his home in

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, aged 56.

Filmography

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'' (1913) (Hepworth Manufacturing Company) .... David Copperfield (as a child) * ''

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'' (1919) (Selznick Pictures) .... Sammy Wilson *''

Piccadilly Jim ''Piccadilly Jim'' is a novel by P. G. Wodehouse, first published in the United States on 24 February 1917 by Dodd, Mead and Company, New York, and in the United Kingdom in May 1918 by Herbert Jenkins, London.McIlvaine (1990), pp. 31–31, A20. ...

'' (1920) (Selznick Pictures) .... Ogden Pett *''

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'' (1924) (First National) .... Bert Stafford *'' The Pinch Hitter'' (1925) (Associated Exhibitors) .... Alexis Thompson *''

White Mice "White Mice" is a special edition sketch of the BBC sitcom ''Only Fools and Horses'', first broadcast on 24 December 1985 on BBC Breakfast Time. Synopsis A parody, spoof investigation of Del Boy is conducted by the BBC Breakfast show, ''Breakfa ...

'' (1926) (Associated Exhibitors) .... Peter de Peyster *'' The Nest'' (1927) (Excellent Pictures) .... Martin Hamilton *'' The College Widow'' (1927) (Warner Bros.) .... Bit Role (uncredited) *''

The Adorable Cheat ''The Adorable Cheat'' is a 1928 silent film starring Lila Lee and distributed by an independent film company, Chesterfield Motion Pictures. It was directed by Burton L. King with a copy being long held by The Library of Congress. Summary The da ...

'' (1928) (Chesterfield Motion Picture Corp.) .... Will Dorsey *'' Sweet Sixteen'' (1928) (Rayart Pictures) .... Tommy Lowell *'' The Green Goddess'' (1930) (Warner Bros.) .... Lt. Cardew *''

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'' (1930) (Warner Bros.) .... Bob Phillin *'' Partners of the Trail'' (1931) (Monogram) .... John Durant *'' Lost in Limehouse'' (1933, Short, aka ''Lady Esmeralda's Predicament'') (RKO) .... Dr. Jackson *''

If I Were Free ''If I Were Free'' is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by Elliott Nugent and written by Dwight Taylor, based on the play, ''Behold, We Live'' by John Van Druten. The film stars Irene Dunne, Clive Brook, Nils Asther and Henry Steph ...

'' (1933) (RKO) .... Sharpshooter (uncredited) *''

The House of Rothschild ''The House of Rothschild'' is a 1934 American pre-Code historical drama film directed by Alfred L. Werker and starring George Arliss, Loretta Young and Boris Karloff. It was adapted by Nunnally Johnson from the play by George Hembert Westley, ...

'' (1934) (

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, United Artists) .... Stock Trader *''

All Men Are Enemies ''All Men Are Enemies'' is a 1934 American pre-Code drama film directed by George Fitzmaurice and written by Lenore J. Coffee. The film stars Helen Twelvetrees, Mona Barrie, Hugh Williams, Herbert Mundin, Henry Stephenson and Walter Byron. The ...

'' (1934) (20th Century Fox) .... Officer (uncredited) *''

Of Human Bondage ''Of Human Bondage'' is a 1915 novel by W. Somerset Maugham. The novel is generally agreed to be Maugham's masterpiece and to be strongly autobiographical in nature, although he stated, "This is a novel, not an autobiography; though much in i ...

'' (1934) (RKO) .... Cyril Dunsford *''

One More River ''One More River'' is a 1934 American drama film mystery directed by James Whale. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures and starred Colin Clive, Diana Wynyard and stage actress Mrs Patrick Campbell in one of her very few films. T ...

'' (1934, aka ''Over the River'') (Universal Studios) .... Tommy *''

Charlie Chan in London ''Charlie Chan in London'' is a 1934 American mystery film directed by Eugene Forde. The film stars Warner Oland as Charlie Chan. This is the sixth film produced by Fox with Warner Oland as the detective, and the second not to be lost, after '' ...

'' (1934) (20th Century Fox) .... Flight Cmdr. King (uncredited) *'' The Lives of a Bengal Lancer'' (1935) (Paramount) .... Novice Clerk (uncredited) *''

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'' (1935) (20th Century Fox) .... Richelieu's Outrider *''

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'' (1935) (RKO) .... Minor Role (uncredited) *''

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'' (1935) (20th Century Fox) .... One of Oscar's friends (uncredited) *''

Society Fever ''Society Fever'' is a 1935 American romantic comedy film directed by Frank R. Strayer and starring Lois Wilson, Lloyd Hughes and Hedda Hopper.Pitts p.108 The film entered the public domain in 1964, because its copyright was not renewed. Plot ...

'' (1935) (Chesterfield, Invincible) .... Lord Michael *''

Dante's Inferno ''Inferno'' (; Italian for "Hell") is the first part of Italian writer Dante Alighieri's 14th-century epic poem ''Divine Comedy''. It is followed by ''Purgatorio'' and '' Paradiso''. The ''Inferno'' describes Dante's journey through Hell, gui ...

'' (1935) (20th Century Fox) .... Bidder (uncredited) *'' Without Regret'' (1935) (Paramount) .... Reporter (uncredited) *'' Splendor'' (1935) (United Artists) .... Billy Grimes *'' The White Angel'' (1936) (Warner Bros., First National) .... Patient (uncredited) *''

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'' (1936) (Warner Bros.) .... Bentham (uncredited) *''

It Happened Out West ''It Happened Out West'' is a 1937 American Western film directed by Howard Bretherton and written by Earle Snell and John Roberts. The film stars Paul Kelly, Judith Allen, Johnny Arthur, LeRoy Mason, Lew Kelly, and Russell Hicks. The film wa ...

'' (1937, aka ''The Man from the Big City'') (UK) (20th Century Fox) .... Middleton *'' Another Dawn'' (1937) (Warner Bros.) .... Wireless Operator (uncredited) *''

Sergeant Murphy ''Sergeant Murphy'' is a 1938 American comedy film directed by B. Reeves Eason and written by Sy Bartlett and William Jacobs. The film stars Ronald Reagan, Mary Maguire, Donald Crisp, Ben Hendricks Jr. and William B. Davidson. The film was r ...

'' (1938) (Warner Bros.) .... English radio commentator (uncredited) *'' The Buccaneer'' (1938) (Paramount) .... Ship's Surgeon *''

Hollywood Stadium Mystery ''Hollywood Stadium Mystery'' is a 1938 American film directed by David Howard. Plot A rivalry develops between a district attorney named Devons, who finds murder mysteries amusing but amateurish, and Pauline Ward, a crime novelist. They play ...

'' (1938) (Republic Pictures) .... Det. Murdoch in Play (uncredited) *'' Female Fugitive'' (1938) (Monogram) .... Dr. Richardson *''

The Adventures of Robin Hood ''The Adventures of Robin Hood'' is a 1938 American Technicolor swashbuckler film from Warner Bros. Pictures. It was produced by Hal B. Wallis and Henry Blanke, directed by Michael Curtiz and William Keighley, and stars Errol Flynn, Olivia de H ...

'' (1938) (First National, Warner Bros.) .... Herald at archery tournament (uncredited) *'' Gunga Din'' (1939) (RKO) ....

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(uncredited) *''

Vigil in the Night ''Vigil in the Night'' is a 1940 RKO Pictures drama film based on the 1939 serialized novel '' Vigil in the Night'' by A. J. Cronin. The film was produced and directed by George Stevens and stars Carole Lombard, Brian Aherne and Anne Shirley. ...

'' (1940) (RKO) .... Judge Tyler (uncredited) *''

My Son, My Son! ''My Son, My Son!'' is a 1940 American drama film based on a novel by the same name written by Howard Spring and directed by Charles Vidor. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Art Direction by John DuCasse Schulze. Cast * Madelein ...

'' (1940) (United Artists) .... Thurston - Mine Superintendent (uncredited) *''

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'' (1940) (20th Century Fox) .... Defense Attorney *''

Arise, My Love ''Arise, My Love'' is a 1940 American romantic comedy film directed by Mitchell Leisen and starring Claudette Colbert, Ray Milland and Dennis O'Keefe. It was made by Paramount Pictures and written by Billy Wilder, Charles Brackett and Jacques T ...

'' (1940) (Paramount) .... Steward (uncredited) *'' Hudson's Bay'' (1941) (20th Century Fox) .... Clerk (uncredited) *''

The Lady Eve ''The Lady Eve'' is a 1941 American screwball comedy film written and directed by Preston Sturges and starring Barbara Stanwyck and Henry Fonda.

'' (1941) (Paramount) .... Professor Jones (uncredited) *''

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'' (1941) (20th Century Fox) .... Hat Clerk (uncredited) *''

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'' (1941) (RKO) .... Reggie Wetherby *''

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'' (1942) (Columbia) .... Broadcaster (uncredited) *''

Take a Letter, Darling ''Take a Letter, Darling'' is a 1942 American romantic comedy film directed by Mitchell Leisen and starring Rosalind Russell. It was nominated for three Academy Awards; Best Cinematography, Best Score and Best Art Direction ( Hans Dreier, ...

'' (1942) (Paramount) .... Husband (uncredited) *''

Eagle Squadron The Eagle Squadrons were three fighter squadrons of the Royal Air Force (RAF) formed with volunteer pilots from the United States during the early days of World War II (circa 1940), prior to America's entry into the war in December 1941. Wit ...

'' (1942) (Universal) .... Doc (uncredited) *''

Eyes in the Night ''Eyes in the Night'' is a 1942 American crime mystery directed by Fred Zinnemann, based on Baynard Kendrick's 1941 novel ''The Odor of Violets'' and starring Edward Arnold, Ann Harding and Donna Reed. The film was followed by a sequel (also ...

'' (1942) (MGM) .... Victor *''

Random Harvest ''Random Harvest'' is a novel written by James Hilton, first published in 1941. Like previous Hilton works, including '' Lost Horizon'' and '' Goodbye, Mr. Chips'', the novel was immensely popular, placing second on ''Publishers Weekly'' li ...

'' (1942) (MGM) .... Judge (uncredited) *''

The Gorilla Man ''The Gorilla Man'' is a 1943 American drama film directed by D. Ross Lederman. Despite the title and marketing, it is not a horror film, but a World War II espionage thriller. Plot Military officer Captain Craig Killian is wounded in the lin ...

'' (1943) (Warner Bros.) .... Announcer (voice, uncredited) *'' The Crystal Ball'' (1943) (United Artists) .... Dad in Shooting Gallery (uncredited) *'' Tonight We Raid Calais'' (1943) (20th Century Fox) .... English Commander *''

Appointment in Berlin ''Appointment in Berlin'' (also known as ''Assignment in Berlin'') is a 1943 American war drama film directed by Alfred E. Green and starring George Sanders, Marguerite Chapman and Onslow Stevens. The film's plot follows an R.A.F. officer who inf ...

'' (1943) (Columbia) .... Miller - Wilson's Butler (uncredited) *''

Bomber's Moon ''Bomber's Moon'' is a 1943 American wartime propaganda film, produced by 20th Century Fox, based on an unpublished magazine serial "Bomber's Moon" by Leonard Lee. Plot Captain Jeff Dakin ( George Montgomery) is shot down over Germany on a bomb ...

'' (1943) (20th Century Fox) .... Cantway (uncredited) *''

The Man from Down Under ''The Man from Down Under'' is an American 1943 drama film starring Charles Laughton as a man who raises two war orphans. It was called "Hollywood's first full-length film dealing exclusively with Australia and Australians". Plot After the end ...

'' (1943) (MGM) .... Recruit (uncredited) *''

My Kingdom for a Cook ''My Kingdom for a Cook'' is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Richard Wallace, which stars Charles Coburn, Marguerite Chapman, and Bill Carter. Synopsis A visiting British emissary on a goodwill tour of the United States struggles to re ...

'' (1943) (Columbia) .... Reuter's English Reporter *''

Passport to Destiny ''Passport to Destiny'' is a 1944 RKO Radio Pictures war film, starring Elsa Lanchester as an English charwoman who, believing herself invulnerable by being protected by a magic eye amulet, travels to Nazi Germany to personally assassinate Adol ...

'' (1944) (RKO) .... (uncredited) *'' The Great Moment'' (1944) (Paramount) .... Horace Greeley (uncredited) *'' Wilson'' (1944) (20th Century Fox) .... Secretary of War

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(uncredited) *''

Our Hearts Were Young and Gay ''Our Hearts Were Young and Gay'' is a book by actress Cornelia Otis Skinner and journalist Emily Kimbrough, published in 1942. The book presents a description of their European tour in the 1920s, when they were fresh out of college from Bryn M ...

'' (1944) (Paramount) .... Purser (uncredited) *''

The Man in Half Moon Street ''The Man in Half Moon Street'' is a 1945 science fiction romantic melodrama dealing with a man who retains his youth and cannot die, living throughout the ages. The plot is similar to Oscar Wilde's '' Picture of Dorian Gray'', except that t ...

'' (1945) (Paramount) .... Mr. Taper (uncredited) *''

Guest Wife ''Guest Wife'' is a 1945 American comedy film directed by Sam Wood, written by Bruce Manning and John Klorer, and starring Claudette Colbert, Don Ameche, and Dick Foran John Nicholas "Dick" Foran (June 18, 1910 – August 10, 1979) was ...

'' (1945) (United Artists) .... Restaurant Manager (uncredited) *''

Confidential Agent ''Confidential Agent'' is a 1945 American spy film starring Charles Boyer and Lauren Bacall which was a Warner Brothers production. The movie was directed by Herman Shumlin and produced by Robert Buckner with Jack L. Warner as executive producer ...

'' (1945) (Warner Bros.) .... Miner (uncredited) *''

My Name Is Julia Ross ''My Name Is Julia Ross'' is a 1945 American gothic film noir directed by Joseph H. Lewis, and starring Nina Foch, Dame May Whitty, and George Macready. Its plot follows a young woman in England who is hired as a live-in secretary for an ailing ...

'' (1945) (Columbia) .... McQuarrie (uncredited) *''

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'' (1945) (United Artists) .... Captain of the King's Guard (uncredited) *''

Three Strangers ''Three Strangers'' is a 1946 American film noir crime drama directed by Jean Negulesco, written by John Huston and Howard Koch, starring Sydney Greenstreet, Geraldine Fitzgerald, and Peter Lorre, and featuring Joan Lorring and Alan Napier. Pl ...

'' (1946) (Warner Bros., First National) .... Hotel Clerk (uncredited) *'' To Each His Own'' (1946) (Paramount) .... Headwaiter (uncredited) *''

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'' (1946) (Warner Bros.) .... Charles Dickens (uncredited) *''

The Searching Wind ''The Searching Wind'' is a 1946 American feature film directed by William Dieterle and starring Robert Young, Sylvia Sidney, and Ann Richards. It is based on the play of the same name by Lillian Hellman. It had originally been planned for prod ...

'' (1946) (Paramount) .... Harry, Reporter (uncredited) *''

Centennial Summer ''Centennial Summer'' is a 1946 musical film directed by Otto Preminger. Starring Jeanne Crain and Cornel Wilde, the film is based on a novel by Albert E. Idell. It was produced in response to the hugely successful 1944 MGM musical film ''Meet ...

'' (1946) (20th Century Fox) .... President Ulysses S. Grant (uncredited) *''

The Verdict ''The Verdict'' is a 1982 American legal drama film directed by Sidney Lumet and written by David Mamet, adapted from Barry Reed's 1980 novel of the same name. It stars Paul Newman, Charlotte Rampling, Jack Warden, James Mason, Milo O'Shea, an ...

'' (1946) (Warner Bros.) .... Chaplain (uncredited) *''

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'' (1946) (Universal, International) .... Wickersham (uncredited) *''Singapore'' (1947) (Universal) .... Travel Agent (uncredited) *''

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'' (1947) (Universal) .... Commanding Officer (uncredited) *''

If Winter Comes ''If Winter Comes'' is a 1947 drama film released by MGM. The movie was directed by Victor Saville and based on the 1921 novel by A.S.M. Hutchinson. The film tells the story of an English textbook writer who takes in a pregnant girl. The novel ...

'' (1947) (MGM) .... Manager (uncredited) *''

A Woman's Vengeance ''A Woman's Vengeance'' is a 1948 American film noir drama mystery film directed by Zoltán Korda and starring Charles Boyer, Ann Blyth, Jessica Tandy, Cedric Hardwicke, Rachel Kempson, and Mildred Natwick. The screenplay by Aldous Huxley was ...

'' (1948) (Universal) .... Solicitor (uncredited) *''

The Three Musketeers ''The Three Musketeers'' (french: Les Trois Mousquetaires, links=no, ) is a French historical adventure novel written in 1844 by French author Alexandre Dumas. It is in the swashbuckler genre, which has heroic, chivalrous swordsmen who fight f ...

'' (1948) (MGM) .... Subaltern (uncredited) *''

Kiss the Blood Off My Hands ''Kiss the Blood Off My Hands'' is a 1948 American noir-thriller film directed by Norman Foster. Based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Gerald Butler, it stars Joan Fontaine, Burt Lancaster and Robert Newton. The film faced minor ...

'' (1948) (Universal) .... Superintendent *''

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court ''A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court'' is an 1889 novel by American humorist and writer Mark Twain. The book was originally titled ''A Yankee in King Arthur's Court''. Some early editions are titled ''A Yankee at the Court of King Arth ...

'' (1949) (Paramount) .... Auctioneer (uncredited) *''

Mr. Belvedere Goes to College ''Mr. Belvedere Goes to College'' is a 1949 American comedy film directed by Elliott Nugent. The screenplay written by Mary Loos, Mary C. McCall, Jr., and Richard Sale was based on characters created by Gwen Davenport. It follows on from '' Sitti ...

'' (1949) (20th Century Fox) .... Prof. Ives (uncredited) *''

Prison Warden The warden (United States, US, Canada) or governor (United Kingdom, UK, Australia), also known as a superintendent (US, South Asia) or director (UK, New Zealand), is the official who is in charge of a prison. Name In the United States and Canad ...

'' (1949) (Columbia) .... English Charlie / Watkins *''

That Forsyte Woman ''That Forsyte Woman'' (released in the United Kingdom as ''The Forsyte Saga'') is a 1949 romance film directed by Compton Bennett and starring Greer Garson, Errol Flynn, Walter Pidgeon, Robert Young and Janet Leigh. It is an adaptation of the ...

'' (1949) (MGM) .... Mr. McLean (uncredited) *''

Rogues of Sherwood Forest ''Rogues of Sherwood Forest'' is a 1950 Technicolor adventure film from Columbia Pictures, directed by Gordon Douglas, and starring John Derek as Robin, the Earl of Huntingdon, the son of Robin Hood, Diana Lynn as Lady Marianne, and Alan Hale, S ...

'' (1950) (Columbia) .... Farmer (uncredited) *''

At Sword's Point ''At Sword's Point'', also known as ''The Sons of the Three Musketeers'', is a 1952 American historical action adventure film directed by Lewis Allen and starring Cornel Wilde and Maureen O'Hara. It was shot in Technicolor by RKO Radio Pictur ...

'' (1951) (RKO) .... Cardinal (uncredited) *''

The Story of Three Loves ''The Story of Three Loves'' (also known as ''Equilibrium'') is a 1953 American Technicolor romantic anthology film made by MGM. It consists of three stories, "The Jealous Lover", "Mademoiselle", and "Equilibrium". The film was produced by Si ...

'' (1953) (MGM) .... Coudray's Stage Manager (segment "The Jealous Lover") (uncredited) *''

Young Bess ''Young Bess'' is a 1953 Technicolor biographical film made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer about the early life of Elizabeth I, from her turbulent childhood to the eve of her accession to the throne of England. It stars Jean Simmons as Elizabeth and Ste ...

'' (1953) (MGM) .... Court Recorder (uncredited) *'' Second Chance'' (1953) (RKO) .... Mr. Woburn, English tourist *'' Forbidden'' (1953) (Universal) .... Englishman (uncredited) *''

The Black Shield of Falworth ''The Black Shield of Falworth'' is a 1954 American Technicolor film from Universal-International, produced by Robert Arthur and Melville Tucker and directed by Rudolph Maté. It stars Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh, David Farrar, Herbert Marshall, an ...

'' (1954) (Universal) .... Lord Constable (uncredited) *''

23 Paces to Baker Street ''23 Paces to Baker Street'' is a 1956 American DeLuxe Color mystery thriller film directed by Henry Hathaway. It was released by 20th Century Fox and filmed in Cinemascope on location in London. The screenplay by Nigel Balchin was based on the 19 ...

'' (1956) (20th Century Fox) .... Bespectacled Man (uncredited) *''

D-Day the Sixth of June ''D-Day the Sixth of June'' is a DeLuxe Color 1956 CinemaScope romance war film made by 20th Century Fox. It was directed by Henry Koster and produced by Charles Brackett from a screenplay by Ivan Moffat and Harry Brown, based on the 1955 nove ...

'' (1956) (20th Century Fox) .... Hotel Proprietor (uncredited) *''

Secret of Treasure Mountain ''Secret of Treasure Mountain'' is a 1956 American Western film directed by Seymour Friedman and written by David Lang. The film stars Valerie French, Raymond Burr, William Prince, Lance Fuller, Susan Cummings and Pat Hogan. The film was rel ...

'' (1956) (Columbia) .... Edward Lancaster *''

The Story of Mankind ''The Story of Mankind'' is a book written and illustrated by Dutch-American journalist, professor, and author Hendrik Willem van Loon. It was published in 1921. In 1922, it was awarded the Newbery Medal for an outstanding contribution to children ...

'' (1957) (Warner Bros.) .... Julius Caesar *'' Marjorie Morningstar'' (1958) (Warner Bros.) .... Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited) *'' The Buccaneer'' (1958) (Paramount) .... Tripes (final film role)

TV series starring roles

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'' (1954) .... Professor Mayberry *'' The Robot of Regalio'' (1956) .... Professor Mayberry *'' Renegade Satellite'' (1956) .... Professor Mayberry ... aka ''The Trial of Rocky Jones'' (1980) (USA video title) *'' The Magnetic Moon'' (1956) .... Professor Mayberry *''The Cold Sun'' (1956) .... Professor Mayberry

TV guest starring roles

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Four Star Playhouse ''Four Star Playhouse'' is an American anthology series that ran from 1952 to 1956. Four Star Playhouse was owned by Four Star International. Its episodes ranged anywhere from surreal mysteries, such as "The Man on the Train", to light comedies ...

'' (1952) ... Gordon Richards ... episode 9: "Man on a Train" aired 15 January 1953 *'' Studio 57'' (1954) episode 78: "The Brown Leather Case" aired 10 June 1956 *''

The Adventures of Jim Bowie ''The Adventures of Jim Bowie'' is an American Western television series that aired on ABC from 1956 to 1958. Its setting was the 1830s-era Louisiana Territory. The series was an adaptation of the book ''Tempered Blade'', by Monte Barrett. Synop ...

'' (1956) episode: "The Bounty Hunter" aired 17 May 1957

References

Bibliography

*John Holmstrom, ''The Moving Picture Boy: An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995'', Norwich, Michael Russell, 1996, pp. 17–18.

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sheffield, Reginald 1901 births 1957 deaths English male film actors English male television actors Male actors from London 20th-century English male actors British emigrants to the United States