Carl Harbord (26 January 1908 – 18 October 1958) was an English stage, film and television actor.
Stage
When he was 19, Harbord appeared in the play ''
The Happy Husband'', which was presented at the
Criterion Theatre in London, England. In 1933, he first appeared in a play in Australia. His first
Broadway
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Theatre
* Broadway Theatre (disambiguation)
* Broadway theatre, theatrical productions in professional theatres near Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
** Broadway (Manhattan), the street
** Broadway Theatre (53rd Stre ...
appearance was in 1934, in a production of
Noël Coward's ''
Conversation Piece'' at the
44th Street Theatre.
Film
Harbord entered the film industry during the final stage of the
silent era
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. He appeared in several early
sound films
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for
British International Pictures
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such as ''
The Informer''. One of his most prominent roles was in
Anthony Asquith
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's
First World War
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film ''
Tell England''.
[ ] Harbord later went to Hollywood where he played supporting, but sometimes significant minor roles.
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Partial filmography
* '' Bolibar'' (1928) - Lt. Gunther
* '' Young Woodley'' (1928) - Ainger
* '' The American Prisoner'' (1929) - Lt. Burnham
* '' The Informer'' (1929) - Francis McPhillip
* '' The Hate Ship'' (1929) - Arthur Wardell
* '' An Obvious Situation'' (1930) - Michael Turner
* ''Such Is the Law
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Premise
A mother attempts to save her daughter's marriage.
C ...
'' (1930) - Vivian Fairfax
* '' Tell England'' (1931) - Edgar Doe
* '' Fascination'' (1931) - Larry Maitland
* '' Dance Pretty Lady'' (1931) - Maurice Avery
* '' Strictly Business'' (1931) - David Plummett
* '' She Was Only a Village Maiden'' (1933) - Peter
* '' The Mystery of Mr. X'' (1934) - Constable (uncredited)
* ''The Scarlet Pimpernel
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'' (1934) - Member of the League (uncredited)
* '' 18 Minutes'' (1935) - Jacques
* '' Heart's Desire'' (1936) - Oliver Desmond
* '' Love at Sea'' (1935) - Dick
* '' The Cavalier of the Streets'' (1937) - Prince Karanov
* ''Captains of the Clouds
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'' (1942) - Blake
* '' Eagle Squadron'' (1942) - Lubbock
* '' London Blackout Murders'' (1943) - George Sandleigh
* ''Background to Danger
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Based on the 1937 novel '' Uncommon Danger'' by Eric Ambler and set in politically neu ...
'' (1943) - Minor Role (uncredited)
* ''Sahara
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'' (1943) - Marty Williams
* '' Dressed to Kill'' (1946) - Inspector Hopkins
* '' The Macomber Affair'' (1947) - Coroner
* '' Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back'' (1947) - Inspector Sanderson
* ''Christmas Eve
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'' (1947) - Dr. Doremus
* '' A Woman's Vengeance'' (1948) - Leslie Blake
* '' Rope of Sand'' (1949) - Perseus Club Manager (uncredited)
References
Bibliography
* Kelly, Andrew. ''Cinema and the Great War''. Routledge, 1997.
External links
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1908 births
1958 deaths
Male actors from Devon
English male stage actors
English male film actors
English male television actors
20th-century English male actors
People from South Hams (district)
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