James Raglan (6 January 1901 – 15 November 1961) was a British

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, film and

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In Australia

Early in 1935 he was brought out to Australia with the Gabriel Toyne company by J. C. Williamson, playing '' Laburnum Grove'' and Michael Egan's ''

The Dominant Sex ''The Dominant Sex'' is a 1937 British comedy film directed by Herbert Brenon and starring Phillips Holmes, Diana Churchill and Romney Brent. The film was based on a play by Michael Egan. It was made by British International Pictures at its mai ...

''. During this time he had appeared in the radio serials

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 ...

and Khyber by Edmund Barclay, in both series opposite Hilda Scurr. His stage contract over, he stayed behind, as leading man with Sydney radio station 2GB's B.S.A. Players, starring in its first comedy success ''Dolly and Dan''. After a brief appearance in the 1936 film ''The Flying Doctor'', he joined the ABC where he played in Edmund Barclay's ''As Ye Sow'', Noël Coward's ''

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'', Max Afford's ''Fly by Night'' and Edmund Barclay's ''Into the Light''. He made two more films: ''Lovers and Luggers'' and ''Mr Chedworth Steps Out''. He founded a production company "Raglan Radio Recordings", making a number of adventure serials. But despite having some excellent actors (including Peter Finch and

Nigel Lovell Nigel Tasman Lovell (27 January 1916 – 13 December 2001) was an Australian stage, radio, film and television actor, and producer of opera and both stage and radio drama. History Lovell was born in Sydney, a son of Tasman Lovell, Professor of ...

) under contract, his venture failed and he returned to England in 1939.Lane, Richard ''The Golden Age of Australian Radio Drama'' Melbourne University Press 1994

Selected filmography

* '' The Forger'' (1928) - Peter Clifton * '' The Man Who Changed His Name'' (1928) - Frank O'Ryan * '' The Last Hour'' (1930) - Charles Lister * '' Red Aces'' (1930) - Rufus Machfield * '' The Chinese Puzzle'' (1932) - Sir Charles * ''

The World, the Flesh, the Devil ''The World, the Flesh, the Devil'' is a 1932 British crime film directed by George A. Cooper and starring Harold Huth, Isla Bevan and Victor Stanley. It was based on a play by Laurence Cowen. It was shot at Beaconsfield and Twickenham Studios ...

'' (1932) - Robert Hall * ''

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'' (1933) - Beverley Kent * '' The Admiral's Secret'' (1934) - Frank Bruce * '' Jew Süss'' (1934) - Lord Suffolk * '' Rolling Home'' (1935) - Captain Pengelly * '' The Morals of Marcus'' (1935) * '' The Flying Doctor'' (1936) - Dr. John Vaughan * ''

Lovers and Luggers ''Lovers and Luggers'' is a 1937 Australian film directed by Ken G. Hall. It is an adventure melodrama about a pianist ( Lloyd Hughes) who goes to Thursday Island to retrieve a valuable pearl. It was retitled ''Vengeance of the Deep'' in the US a ...

'' (1938) - Bill Craig, alias Craig Henderson * '' Mr. Chedworth Steps Out'' (1939) - Brian Carford * ''

Dick Barton Strikes Back ''Dick Barton Strikes Back'' is a 1949 British spy film about special agent Dick Barton. It was the third of three films that Hammer Film Productions made about the agent, although it was the second released. Plot Captain Richard 'Dick' Barton a ...

'' (1949) - Lord Armadale * ''

Doctor Morelle ''Doctor Morelle'' is a 1949 British mystery film directed by Godfrey Grayson and starring Valentine Dyall, Peter Drury and Hugh Griffith. It is also known by two alternative titles: ''Dr. Morelle: The Case of the Missing Heiress'' or simply ''T ...

'' (1949) * '' Celia'' (1949) - Inspector Parker * ''

Whispering Smith Hits London ''Whispering Smith Hits London'' is a 1952 British mystery film directed by Francis Searle and starring Richard Carlson, Greta Gynt and Herbert Lom. It was made at Bray Studios with some location shooting in London. It was released in the Un ...

'' (1951) - Supt. Meaker * ''

The Floating Dutchman ''The Floating Dutchman'' is a 1952 British crime film directed by Vernon Sewell and starring Dermot Walsh, Sydney Tafler and Mary Germaine. It was known as ''Clue for a Corpse'' on U.S. TV. The film was an early product of Merton Park Studi ...

'' (1952) - Mr. Wynn * '' The Broken Horseshoe'' (1953) - Supt. Grayson * '' Operation Diplomat'' (1953) - Sir Oliver Peters * ''

The Black Rider ''The Black Rider: The Casting of the Magic Bullets'' is a self-billed "musical fable" in the avant-garde tradition created through the collaboration of theatre director Robert Wilson, musician Tom Waits, and writer William S. Burroughs. Wi ...

'' (1954) - Rackton * ''Fabian of the Yard'' (1954) * '' No Smoking'' (1955) - Chancellor * ''

The Birthday Present ''The Birthday Present'' is a 1957 British drama film directed by Pat Jackson. The film also featured Thorley Walters and Ian Bannen in small roles. Plot Simon Scott, a top toy salesman, returns from a business trip to Germany with a watch hidd ...

'' (1957) - Prison Governor (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1958) - Magistrate * '' Dangerous Afternoon'' (1961) - Sir Phillip Morstan (Last appearance)

Television appearances

* ''

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 ...

'' (1954) - D'Artagnan the Elder * '' Mary Britten, M.D.'' (1958) - Walter Davis * ''

No Hiding Place ''No Hiding Place'' is a British television series that was produced at Wembley Studios by Associated-Rediffusion for the ITV network between 16 September 1959 and 22 June 1967. It was the sequel to the series ''Murder Bag'' (1957–1958) ...

'' (1960) - Commander Hutchins

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* * 1901 births 1961 deaths English male film actors People from Redhill, Surrey Male actors from Surrey English male stage actors English male radio actors English male television actors 20th-century English male actors {{UK-screen-actor-stub