Donald Calthrop
Acting

Donald Calthrop

Born 1888-04-11
London, England, UK
Department: Acting

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Donald Esme Clayton Calthrop (11 April 1888 – 15 July 1940) was an English stage and film actor. Calthrop made his first stage appearance at eighteen years of age. His first film was The Gay Lord Quex released in 1917. He starred as the title character in the successful musical The Boy in the same year. He then appeared in 63 films between 1916 and 1940, including five films directed by Alfred Hitchcock. He died in Eton, Berkshire from a heart attack while he was filming Major Barbara (1941).

Known For

Prominent works featuring Donald Calthrop

Blackmail
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Blackmail

1929
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Murder!
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Murder!

1930
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Number Seventeen
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Number Seventeen

1932
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Scrooge
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Scrooge

1935
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Fire Over England
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Fire Over England

1937
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The Man Who Changed His Mind
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The Man Who Changed His Mind

1936
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Major Barbara
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Major Barbara

1941
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Shooting Stars
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Shooting Stars

1928
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The Clairvoyant
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The Clairvoyant

1935
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Rome Express
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Rome Express

1932
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Filmography & Credits

Complete career catalog (55 titles)

PosterTitleCharacter / RoleTypeYear
Major BarbaraMajor BarbaraPeter ShirleyMovie1941
Charley's (Big-Hearted) AuntCharley's (Big-Hearted) AuntGuideMovie1940
Let George Do It!Let George Do It!Frederick StricklandMovie1940
Band WaggonBand WaggonHobdayMovie1940
Thunder in the CityThunder in the CityDr. PlumetMovie1937
Love from a StrangerLove from a StrangerHobsonMovie1937
Fire Over EnglandFire Over EnglandDon EscobalMovie1937
Café ColetteCafé ColetteNickMovie1937
The Man Who Changed His MindThe Man Who Changed His MindClaytonMovie1936
The Man Behind the MaskThe Man Behind the MaskDr. Harold E. WalpoleMovie1936
Broken BlossomsBroken BlossomsOld ChinamanMovie1936
ScroogeScroogeBob CratchitMovie1935
Man of the MomentMan of the MomentGodfreyMovie1935
The Phantom LightThe Phantom LightDavid OwenMovie1935
Me and MarlboroughMe and MarlboroughDrunken YokelMovie1935
The ClairvoyantThe ClairvoyantDerelict (uncredited)Movie1935
The Divine SparkJudge FumaroliMovie1935
Red EnsignRed EnsignMacleodMovie1934
Sorrell and SonSorrell and SonDr. Richard OrangeMovie1934
It's a CopCharles MurrayMovie1934
This Acting BusinessMilton StaffordMovie1933
Friday the ThirteenthFriday the ThirteenthHugh NichollsMovie1933
I Was a SpyI Was a SpyCnockhaertMovie1933
Early to BedPotsdam GuideMovie1933
F.P.1F.P.1Sunshine, the PhotographerMovie1933
Rome ExpressRome ExpressPooleMovie1932
Fires of FateSir William RoydenMovie1932
Number SeventeenNumber SeventeenNora's Escort BrantMovie1932
Money for NothingMoney for NothingHotel ManagerMovie1932
Industrial BritainIndustrial BritainSelf - Commentator (uncredited)Movie1931
Many WatersMany WatersCompton HardcastleMovie1931
The BellsThe BellsMathiasMovie1931
The Ghost TrainThe Ghost TrainSaul HodgkinMovie1931
Potiphar's WifePotiphar's WifeCounsel for DefenseMovie1931
Uneasy VirtueUneasy VirtueBurglarMovie1931
Cape ForlornCape ForlornParsonMovie1931
We Take Off Our Hats'erbMovie1930
Star ImpersonationsStar ImpersonationsGeorge ArlissMovie1930
Almost a HoneymoonAlmost a HoneymoonCharles, the butlerMovie1930
Spanish EyesMascosoMovie1930
Murder!Murder!Ion StewartMovie1930
Two WorldsTwo WorldsMendelMovie1930
Loose EndsLoose EndsWinton PennerMovie1930
The Night PorterThe Night PorterGeorge, the Night PorterMovie1930
Song of SohoSong of SohoNobbyMovie1930
Elstree CallingElstree CallingHimself / Petruchio in Taming of the ShrewMovie1930
All Riot on the Western FrontSelf / AppearanceMovie1930
AtlanticAtlanticPointerMovie1929
BlackmailBlackmailTracyMovie1929
Up the PollThe CandidateMovie1929
The Clue of the New PinYeh LingMovie1929
Shooting StarsShooting StarsAndy WilkesMovie1928
NelsonHoratio NelsonMovie1918
Nelson; The Story of England's Immortal Naval HeroHoratio NelsonMovie1918
Masks and FacesLovellMovie1917