Frank Wyndham Goldie (5 July 1897 – 26 September 1957) was an English actor.

World War I

During

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was List of wars and anthropogenic disasters by death toll, one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, ...

, Goldie was a lieutenant in the

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. His elder brother Maurice also held a commission in the same Corps during the war.WO/372 World War 1 Medal Index Cards for the Goldie brothers, The National Archive, Kew, Surrey, England.

Acting career

Goldie came to prominence as an actor at the

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from 1927 until summer 1934, the last year during which he also directed plays. In 1937 he starred in

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's play ''

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'' in the

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Personal life

He was married to the television producer

Grace Wyndham Goldie Grace Wyndham Goldie (née Grace Murrell Nisbet; 26 March 1900 – 3 June 1986) was a British producer and executive in television for twenty years, particularly in the fields of politics and current affairs. During her career at the BBC, she was ...

Partial filmography

* ''

Lorna Doone ''Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor'' is a novel by English author Richard Doddridge Blackmore, published in 1869. It is a romance based on a group of historical characters and set in the late 17th century in Devon and Somerset, particularly ar ...

'' (1934) as Chief Judge Jeffries (London) * '' Man of the Moment'' (1935) as Jason Randall * ''

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 o ...

'' (1935) as Conway Addison * '' The Black Mask'' (1935) as Davidson * '' Under the Red Robe'' (1937) as Edmond, Duke of Fiox * '' Victoria the Great'' (1937) as Cecil Rhodes * '' The Last Chance'' (1937) as John Worrall * '' The Return of Carol Deane'' (1938) as Francis Scott-Vaughan * ''

Sixty Glorious Years ''Sixty Glorious Years'' is a 1938 British colour film directed by Herbert Wilcox. The film is a sequel to the 1937 film '' Victoria the Great''. The film is also known as ''Queen of Destiny'' in the US. Cast *Anna Neagle as Queen Victoria * ...

'' (1938) as Arthur J. Balfour * ''

Old Bones of the River ''Old Bones of the River'' is a comedy film released in 1938 starring British actor Will Hay with Moore Marriott and Graham Moffatt and directed by Marcel Varnel, based on the characters created by Edgar Wallace. The film is a spoof of the 1935 m ...

'' (1938) as Commissioner Sanders * '' Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday'' (1939) as Sir George Winbeck * '' The Arsenal Stadium Mystery'' (1939) as Kindilett * '' Girl in the News'' (1940) as Edward Bentley * ''

Night Train to Munich ''Night Train to Munich'' is a 1940 British-American thriller film directed by Carol Reed and starring Margaret Lockwood and Rex Harrison. Written by Sidney Gilliat and Frank Launder, based on the 1939 short story ''Report on a Fugitive'' by ...

'' (1940) as Charles Dryton * '' Seven Days to Noon'' (1950) as Rev. Burgess * ''

Doctor in the House ''Doctor in the House'' is a 1954 British comedy film directed by Ralph Thomas and produced by Betty Box. The screenplay, by Nicholas Phipps, Richard Gordon and Ronald Wilkinson, is based on the 1952 novel by Gordon, and follows a group of s ...

'' (1954) as Examiner (uncredited) * '' Child's Play'' (1954) as Director Atomic Research * '' The Secret'' (1955) as Doctor Scott * '' Brothers in Law'' (1957) as Mr. Smith * '' The Strange World of Planet X'' (1958) as Brigadier Cartwright (final film role)

References

Bibliography

* Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film: Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985 .

External links

* 1897 births 1957 deaths English male film actors English male stage actors Male actors from Kent 20th-century English male actors Royal Marines personnel of World War I Military personnel from Kent Royal Marines officers {{UK-actor-stub