George McLoughlin (19 July 1879 – 30 June 1961), known professionally as Gibb McLaughlin, was an English film and stage actor.

Early days

McLaughlin was born in Sunderland,

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, England in 1879. For about 10 years he was a salesman in

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where he sang in the Holy Trinity Church choir. He joined the Hull Amateur Operatic Society and played the part of Koko in

The Mikado ''The Mikado; or, The Town of Titipu'' is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert, their ninth of fourteen Gilbert and Sullivan, operatic collaborations. It opened on 14 March 1885, in London, whe ...

. After that he appeared with Anne Croft in concerts and they had a turn to themselves on the stage of the Palace Theatre. He performed as a comedian and monologist in music halls. In 1915, McLaughlin married Eleanor Morton, youngest daughter of William Morton, formerly manager of the Egyptian Hall, London and the Greenwich Theatre.

Film work

He appeared in 118 films between 1921 and 1959. He was known for

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 Lavend ...

(1951), Oliver Twist (1948) and Hobson's Choice (1954). He had a rare leading role as the sleuth J.G. Reeder in

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's '' Mr Reeder in Room 13'' (1938) released in the U.S. as ''Mystery of Room 13'' (1941). Skeletal, lugubrious, latterly prune-faced, character actor, he was popular on screen as a master of disguise, which allowed him to slip into just about any ethnic part or Dickensian role.

Partial filmography

* ''The Road to London'' (1921) - The Count * '' The Pointing Finger'' (1922) - The Monk * ''

The Bohemian Girl ''The Bohemian Girl'' is an Irish Romantic opera composed by Michael William Balfe with a libretto by Alfred Bunn. The plot is loosely based on a Miguel de Cervantes' tale, ''La Gitanilla''. The best-known aria from the piece is " I Dreamt I Dwe ...

'' (1922) - Captain Florenstein * '' Three to One Against'' (1923) - Cleric * '' Constant Hot Water'' (1923) - Eardley Adams * ''The Kensington Mystery'' (1924) * ''Odd Tricks'' (1924) * ''The Only Way'' (1925) - Barsad * ''Somebody's Darling'' (1925) * '' Nell Gwyn'' (1926) - Duke of York * ''

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'' (1926) - Ah Kwang * ''

The House of Marney ''The House of Marney'' is a 1927 British silent crime film directed by Cecil Hepworth and starring Alma Taylor, John Longden and James Carew. It was based on a novel by John Goodwin. Cast * Alma Taylor - Beatrice Maxon * John Longden - ...

'' (1927) - Ezra * ''

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'' (1927) - Comte Maurepas * '' The Arcadians'' (1927) - Peter Doody * ''

Poppies of Flanders ''Poppies of Flanders'' is a 1927 British drama film directed by Arthur Maude and starring Jameson Thomas, Eve Gray and Henry Vibart. It was based on a novel by Herman C. McNeile. Cast * Jameson Thomas as Jim Brown * Eve Gray as Beryl Kingwood ...

'' (1927) - Shorty Bill * ''

The White Sheik ''The White Sheik'' ( it, Lo sceicco bianco) is a 1952 Italian romantic comedy film directed by Federico Fellini and starring Alberto Sordi, Leopoldo Trieste, Brunella Bovo and Giulietta Masina. Written by Fellini, Tullio Pinelli, Ennio Flaia ...

'' (1928) - Jock * ''

The Farmer's Wife ''The Farmer's Wife'' is a 1928 British silent romantic comedy film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Jameson Thomas, Lillian Hall-Davis and Gordon Harker. It is adapted from a 1916 play of the same name by British novelist, poet an ...

'' (1928) - Henry Coaker * '' Not Quite a Lady'' (1928) - The Vicar * '' The Price of Divorce'' (1928) - The Valet * ''

Glorious Youth ''Glorious Youth'' is a 1929 British silent drama film directed by Graham Cutts and starring Anny Ondra, Randle Ayrton and William Freshman. It is also known by the alternative title of ''Eileen of the Trees''. It was one of two films Cutts m ...

'' (1929) * '' The Silent House'' (1929) - Chang Fu * ''

Power Over Men ''Power Over Men'' is a 1929 British silent mystery film directed by George Banfield and starring Isabel Jeans, Jameson Thomas and Wyndham Standing. It was made at Walthamstow Studios in London. Cast * Isabel Jeans as Marion Delacour * James ...

'' (1929) - Alexandre Billot * '' Kitty'' (1929) - The Electrician * '' Such Is the Law'' (1930) - Valet - from 'The Price of Divorce' (archive footage) * ''

The W Plan ''The W Plan'' is a 1930 British spy film produced and directed by Victor Saville and starring Brian Aherne, Madeleine Carroll, Gibb McLaughlin, and Gordon Harker. The screenplay was written by Saville with Miles Malleson and Frank Launder, ...

'' (1930) - Pvt. McTavish * '' The Woman from China'' (1930) - Chung-Li * ''

The Nipper ''The Nipper'' is a 1930 British musical film directed by Louis Mercanton and starring Betty Balfour, John Stuart, and Anne Grey. It is also known by the alternative title ''The Brat''. Cast * Betty Balfour - The Nipper * John Stuart - Max N ...

'' (1930) - Bill Henshaw * ''

The School for Scandal ''The School for Scandal'' is a comedy of manners written by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. It was first performed in London at Drury Lane Theatre on 8 May 1777. Plot Act I Scene I: Lady Sneerwell, a wealthy young widow, and her hireling Sn ...

'' (1930) - William * '' Third Time Lucky'' (1931) - Unidentified Role * '' Sally in Our Alley'' (1931) - Jim Sears * ''

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'' (1931) - Littleton Pardmore * ''

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'' (1931) - Chauffeur (uncredited) * ''

Detective Lloyd ''Detective Lloyd'' (1931) is a 12-chapter Universal Pictures, Universal Serial (film), movie serial. A co-production between the United States, American company Universal Studios, Universal and the United Kingdom, British company General Films ...

'' (1932) - Abdul - and Egyptian * ''

Goodnight, Vienna ''Goodnight, Vienna'' is a 1932 British musical film directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Jack Buchanan, Anna Neagle and Gina Malo. Two lovers in Vienna are separated by the First World War, but are later reunited. Based on a radio opere ...

'' (1932) - Max's Orderly * '' The First Mrs. Fraser'' (1932) - Butler * ''

Congress Dances ''Congress Dances'' is a 1932 German comedy film directed by Erik Charell and starring Lilian Harvey, Conrad Veidt and Henri Garat. It was an English-language version of the German film ''Der Kongreß tanzt''. A separate French-language versi ...

'' (1932) - Bibikoff * ''

White Face ''White Face'' (also known as ''Edgar Wallace's White Face the Fiend'') is a 1932 British crime film directed by T. Hayes Hunter and starring Hugh Williams, Gordon Harker and Renee Gadd. The film is based on a play by Edgar Wallace. Plot A do ...

'' (1932) - Sgt. Elk * ''

The Love Contract ''The Love Contract'' is a 1932 British musical film directed by Herbert Selpin and starring Winifred Shotter, Owen Nares and Sunday Wilshin. The screenplay concerns a young woman who becomes the driver of a wealthy stockbroker who lost her f ...

'' (1932) - Hodge * '' Money Means Nothing'' (1932) - Augustus Bethersyde * '' Where Is This Lady?'' (1932) - Dr. Schilling * '' The Mistress of Atlantis'' (1932) - Count Velovsky * '' The Temperance Fete'' (1932) - Mr. Hearty * ''

King of the Ritz ''King of the Ritz'' is a 1933 British musical film directed by Carmine Gallone and Herbert Smith and starring Stanley Lupino, Betty Stockfeld and Hugh Wakefield. A separate French-language version '' King of the Hotel'' was made, with Stoc ...

'' (1933) - Baron Popov * '' Bitter Sweet'' (1933) - The Footman * ''

No Funny Business ''No Funny Business'' is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Victor Hanbury and starring Laurence Olivier, Gertrude Lawrence, Jill Esmond and Edmund Breon. The film is a comedy of errors set in a divorce case. It was made at Ealing Studios. ...

'' (1933) - Florey * ''

The Private Life of Henry VIII ''The Private Life of Henry VIII'' is a 1933 British film directed and co-produced by Alexander Korda and starring Charles Laughton, Robert Donat, Merle Oberon and Elsa Lanchester. It was written by Lajos Bíró and Arthur Wimperis for London F ...

'' (1933) - The French Executioner * '' Friday the Thirteenth'' (1933) - Florist * ''The Thirteenth Candle'' (1933) - Captain Blythe * '' High Finance'' (1933) - Sir Grant Rayburn * '' Britannia of Billingsgate'' (1933) - Westerbrook * ''

Swinging the Lead ''Swinging the Lead'' is a 1934 British comedy film directed by David MacKane and starring William Hartnell, Moira Lynd and Gibb McLaughlin. Premise Some criminals sell a drug that changes people's personalities. Cast * William Hartnell ... Fr ...

'' (1934) - Inigo Larsen * ''

The Rise of Catherine the Great ''The Rise of Catherine the Great'' (also titled ''Catherine the Great'') is a 1934 British historical film about the rise to power of Catherine the Great. It was directed by Paul Czinner, and stars Elisabeth Bergner as Catherine, Douglas Fa ...

'' (1934) - Bestujhev * ''

The Queen's Affair ''The Queen's Affair'' is a 1934 British musical film directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Anna Neagle, Fernand Gravey, Muriel Aked and Edward Chapman. An Eastern European President falls in love with the Queen whom he had previously depose ...

'' (1934) - General Korensky * ''

Dick Turpin Richard Turpin (bapt. 21 September 1705 – 7 April 1739) was an English highwayman whose exploits were romanticised following his execution in York for horse theft. Turpin may have followed his father's trade as a butcher ea ...

'' (1934) - Governor of Newgate * ''

Chu Chin Chow ''Chu Chin Chow'' is a musical comedy written, produced and directed by Oscar Asche, with music by Frederic Norton, based (with minor embellishments) on the story of '' Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves''. Gänzl, Kurt"''Chu Chin Chow'' Musical Tal ...

'' (1934) - The Caliph's Vizier * '' The Church Mouse'' (1934) - Thomas Stubbings, Cashier * '' Blossom Time'' (1934) - Bauernfeld * '' Little Friend'' (1934) - Thompson * ''

There Goes Susie ''There Goes Susie'' is a 1934 British comedy film directed by Victor Hanbury and John Stafford and starring Gene Gerrard, Wendy Barrie, and Zelma O'Neal. Based on a story by Charlie Roellinghoff and Hans Jacoby, it was made by British Intern ...

'' (1934) - Advertising Manager * '' Jew Süss'' (1934) - Pancorgo (uncredited) * '' The Iron Duke'' (1934) - Talleyrand * ''

The Old Curiosity Shop ''The Old Curiosity Shop'' is one of two novels (the other being ''Barnaby Rudge'') which Charles Dickens published along with short stories in his weekly serial ''Master Humphrey's Clock'', from 1840 to 1841. It was so popular that New York r ...

'' (1934) - Sampson Brass * ''

The Scarlet Pimpernel ''The Scarlet Pimpernel'' is the first novel in a series of historical fiction by Baroness Orczy, published in 1905. It was written after her stage play of the same title (co-authored with Montague Barstow) enjoyed a long run in London, having ...

'' (1934) - The Barber * '' The Dictator'' (1935) * ''

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) - Don Enriquez * ''

Me and Marlborough ''Me and Marlborough'' is a 1935 British comedy film, directed by Victor Saville, and starring Cicely Courtneidge, Tom Walls, Barry MacKay, Peter Gawthorne, Henry Oscar and Cecil Parker. Plot Sergeant Cummings searches Kit Ross's pub for a des ...

'' (1935) - Old Soldier * '' Bulldog Jack'' (1935) - Denny * ''

I Give My Heart ''I Give My Heart'' (US-Title: ''The Loves of Madame Dubarry'') is a 1935 British historical film adapted from the stage operetta ''The DuBarry'' by Carl Millöcker and arranged by Theo Mackeben. Directed by Marcel Varnel, and produced by Brit ...

'' (1935) - De Brissac * ''

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'' (1935) - Sir Arthur Gannett * '' Two's Company'' (1936) - Toombs * '' Broken Blossoms'' (1936) - Evil Eye * '' Where There's a Will'' (1936) - Martin, The Butler * '' Juggernaut'' (1936) - Jacques * ''

Irish for Luck ''Irish for Luck'' is a 1936 British comedy film, also known as ''Meet the Duchess''. Made at Teddington Studios by the British subsidiary of Warner Brothers, it was directed by Arthur B. Woods and starred Athene Seyler, Margaret Lockwood and Pa ...

'' (1936) - Thady * '' Two's Company'' (1936) * '' All In'' (1936) - Rev. Cuppleditch * '' You Live and Learn'' (1937) - Mons. Duval * '' Mr. Reeder in Room 13'' (1938) - Mr. J.G. Reeder * ''

Break the News ''Break the News'' is the third studio album by Swedish singer Darin. It was released on 22 November 2006 in Sweden. The album reached the top of the Swedish Album Charts. Four singles were released from the album in Sweden with an additional ...

'' (1938) - The Superintendent * '' Almost a Gentleman'' (1938) - Bartholomew Quist * '' 13 Men and a Gun'' (1938) - Col. Vlatin * '' Hold My Hand'' (1938) - Bank Manager * '' Hey! Hey! USA'' (1938) - Ship's Steward * ''

Inspector Hornleigh Inspector Hornleigh is a fictional British detective from Scotland Yard, the protagonist of a popular BBC radio series of the 1930s, three British films, a German television series, and three books (two of them language text books). The radio ser ...

'' (1939) - Alfred Cooper, Pheasant Inn Porter * '' Come On George!'' (1939) - Dr. MacGregor * ''

Confidential Lady ''Confidential Lady'' is a 1939 British comedy drama film, directed by Arthur B. Woods and starring Ben Lyon and Jane Baxter. It is now classed as a lost film.

'' (1940) - Sheriff * '' Spy for a Day'' (1940) - Col. Ludwig * ''

That's the Ticket ''That's the Ticket'' is a 1940 British comedy film directed by Redd Davis and starring Sid Field, Hal Walters and Betty Lynne.Murphy p.166 It was shot at Teddington Studios. The sets were designed by the art director Norman G. Arnold. Synopsi ...

'' (1940) - The Count * ''

Freedom Radio ''Freedom Radio'' (a.k.a. ''A Voice in the Night'') is a 1941 British propaganda film directed by Anthony Asquith and starring Clive Brook, Diana Wynyard, Raymond Huntley and Derek Farr. It is set in Nazi Germany during the Second World War a ...

'' (1941) - Dr. Weiner * '' Spellbound'' (1941) - Gibb * ''

Penn of Pennsylvania ''Penn of Pennsylvania'' is a 1941 British historical drama film directed by Lance Comfort and starring Deborah Kerr, Clifford Evans, Dennis Arundell, Henry Oscar, Herbet Lomas and Edward Rigby. The film depicts the life of the Quaker found ...

'' (1942) - Indian Chief * ''

The First of the Few ''The First of the Few'' (US title ''Spitfire'') is a 1942 British black-and-white biographical film produced and directed by Leslie Howard, who stars as R. J. Mitchell, the designer of the Supermarine Spitfire fighter aircraft. David Niven co ...

'' (1942) - Sir Ian MacLaren (uncredited) * '' The Young Mr. Pitt'' (1942) - George Selwyn (uncredited) * ''

Much Too Shy ''Much Too Shy'' is a 1942 British comedy film directed by Marcel Varnel and starring George Formby, Kathleen Harrison, Hilda Bayley and Eileen Bennett. The cast includes radio star Jimmy Clitheroe (as George's brother), later " Carry On'" star ...

'' (1942) - Rev. Sheepshanks * '' Tomorrow We Live'' (1943) - Dupont * ''

My Learned Friend ''My Learned Friend'' is a 1943 British, black-and-white, comedy, farce, directed by Basil Dearden with his regular collaborator, Will Hay, as the film's star in the role of William Fitch. The principal supporting roles were taken by Claude H ...

'' (1943) - Butler * '' Champagne Charlie'' (1944) - Doctor at Duel (uncredited) * ''

Give Us the Moon ''Give Us the Moon'' is a 1944 British comedy film directed and written by Val Guest and starring Vic Oliver, Margaret Lockwood and Peter Graves. Plot Made in 1943-44, the film is set in a future peacetime Britain, after the end of World War ...

'' (1944) - Marcel * '' Caesar and Cleopatra'' (1945) - High Priest (uncredited) * '' No Orchids for Miss Blandish'' (1948) - Butler (uncredited) * '' Oliver Twist'' (1948) - Mr. Sowerberry * '' Once Upon a Dream'' (1949) - Mr. Pontefact I * '' The Queen of Spades'' (1949) - Bird seller * ''

Night and the City ''Night and the City'' is a 1950 film noir directed by Jules Dassin and starring Richard Widmark, Gene Tierney and Googie Withers. It is based on the novel of the same name by Gerald Kersh. Shot on location in London and at Shepperton Studio ...

'' (1950) - Googin the Forger (uncredited) * ''

The Black Rose ''The Black Rose'' is a 1950 American-British adventure film directed by Henry Hathaway and starring Tyrone Power and Orson Welles. Talbot Jennings' screenplay was loosely based on a 1945 novel of the same name by Canadian author Thomas B. C ...

'' (1950) - Wilderkin * ''

'' (1951) - Godwin * ''

The House in the Square ''The House in the Square'' (also titled ''I'll Never Forget You'' in the United States and ''Man of Two Worlds'') is a 1951 fantasy film about an American atomic scientist who is transported to the 18th century, where he falls in love. It star ...

'' (1951) - Jacob (uncredited) * ''

The Card ''The Card'' is a comic novel written by Arnold Bennett in 1911 (entitled ''Denry the Audacious'' in the American edition). It was later made into a 1952 movie, starring Alec Guinness and Petula Clark. Like much of Bennett's best work, it i ...

'' (1952) - Emery * ''

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) - Foreman * ''

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'' (1952) - Schoolmaster * ''

The Man Who Watched Trains Go By ''The Man Who Watched Trains Go By'' (1952) is a crime drama film, based on the 1938 novel by Georges Simenon and directed by Harold French. It has an all-European cast, including Claude Rains in the lead role of Kees Popinga, who is infatuate ...

'' (1952) - Julius de Koster, Sr * ''

Grand National Night ''Grand National Night'' is a 1953 British thriller film brought to the screen by George Minter, produced by Phil C. Samuel, and based on a play of the same title written by Campbell and Dorothy Christie. It was directed by Bob McNaught and s ...

'' (1953) - Morton * ''

The Million Pound Note ''The Million Pound Note'' is a 1954 British comedy film directed by Ronald Neame and starring Gregory Peck, Ronald Squire, Wilfrid Hyde-White and Jane Griffiths. It is based on the 1893 Mark Twain short story '' The Million Pound Bank Note'' ...

'' (1954) - Sir William Collinge (uncredited) * '' Hobson's Choice'' (1954) - Tudsbury * '' The Brain Machine'' (1955) - Mr. Spencer Simon * '' The Deep Blue Sea'' (1955) - Clerk * ''

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) - Club Porter * '' Who Done It?'' (1956) - Scientist * ''

Sea Wife ''Sea Wife'' is a 1957 British CinemaScope drama thriller war film photographed in DeLuxe Color, based on the 1955 James Maurice Scott novel ''Sea-Wyf and Biscuit''. Shot in Jamaica, the film follows a group of survivors from a torpedoed Briti ...

'' (1957) - Club Porter * '' The Naked Truth'' (1957) - Old Man in TV Show Audience (uncredited) * ''

Too Many Crooks ''Too Many Crooks'' is a 1959 British comedy film directed by Mario Zampi. The plot concerns a bunch of inept crooks who kidnap the wife of a shady businessman, only for him to decide he doesn’t want her back. It stars George Cole, Sidney Ja ...

'' (1959) - Vicar (uncredited)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:McLaughlin, Gibb 1884 births 1960 deaths English male film actors English male silent film actors People from Sunderland Male actors from Tyne and Wear 20th-century English male actors