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Naunton Wayne

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πŸŽ‚ June 22, 1901πŸ“ Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales, UKπŸ•―οΈ November 17, 1970 Β· Age 69

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Β  Naunton Wayne (22 June 1901 - 17 November 1970), was a British character actor, born in Llanwonno, South Wales. He was educated at Clifton College. He became best known for his role as a supporting character, Caldicott, in the 1938 film version of The Lady Vanishes, a role he repeated in three further films, alongside Basil Radford as his equally cricket-obsessed friend, Charters. The two would go on to appear in other films together, often playing similar characters. Their other joint credits include Crook's Tour (1941), Millions Like Us (1943), Dead of Night (1945), It's Not Cricket (1948), Quartet (1948), Passport to Pimlico (1949), and Night Tra…

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Β  Naunton Wayne (22 June 1901 - 17 November 1970), was a British character actor, born in Llanwonno, South Wales. He was educated at Clifton College. He became best known for his role as a supporting character, Caldicott, in the 1938 film version of The Lady Vanishes, a role he repeated in three further films, alongside Basil Radford as his equally cricket-obsessed friend, Charters. The two would go on to appear in other films together, often playing similar characters. Their other joint credits include Crook's Tour (1941), Millions Like Us (1943), Dead of Night (1945), It's Not Cricket (1948), Quartet (1948), Passport to Pimlico (1949), and Night Train to Munich (1940), a semi-sequel to The Lady Vanishes. Wayne also appeared alone in other films including the Ealing comedy The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953) and Obsession (1949). Description above from the Wikipedia article Naunton Wayne, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Nothing Barred
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Nothing Barred

1961⭐ 7.0

as Lord Whitebait

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No Poster

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The Rose Affair

1961⭐ 9.0

as Shane

Double Bunk
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Double Bunk

1961⭐ 6.1

as 1st Thames Conservancy Officer

Operation Bullshine
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Operation Bullshine

1959⭐ 5.5

as Major Pym

You Know What Sailors Are
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You Know What Sailors Are

1954⭐ 5.2
The Titfield Thunderbolt
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The Titfield Thunderbolt

1953⭐ 7.0

as George Blakeworth

Treasure Hunt
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Treasure Hunt

1952⭐ 5.7

as Eustace Mills

Tall Headlines
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Tall Headlines

1952⭐ 6.8

as Police Inspector Saunders

The Happy Family
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The Happy Family

1952⭐ 7.8

as Mr. Filch

Circle of Danger
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Circle of Danger

1951⭐ 6.5

as Reggie Sinclair

Highly Dangerous
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Highly Dangerous

1950⭐ 6.0

as Mr. Hedgerley

Trio
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Trio

1950⭐ 6.4

as Mr. Ramsey

Double Confession
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Double Confession

1950⭐ 6.2

as Inspector Tenby

Passport to Pimlico
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Passport to Pimlico

1949⭐ 6.9

as Straker

Helter Skelter
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Helter Skelter

1949⭐ 6.4

as Capt. Early (uncredited)

Obsession
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Obsession

1949⭐ 6.8

as Supt. Finsbury

Stop Press Girl
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Stop Press Girl

1949⭐ 5.9

as The Mechanical Type

It's Not Cricket
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It's Not Cricket

1949⭐ 6.1

as Capt. Early

Quartet
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Quartet

1948⭐ 6.3

as Leslie (segment "The Facts of Life")

A Girl in a Million
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A Girl in a Million

1946⭐ 6.3

as Fotheringham

Dead of Night
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Dead of Night

1945⭐ 7.2

as Larry Potter (Segment "The Golfing Story")

Millions Like Us
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Millions Like Us

1943⭐ 5.6

as Caldicott

The Next of Kin
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The Next of Kin

1942⭐ 5.0

as Careless Talker on Train

Crook's Tour
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Crook's Tour

1940⭐ 6.0

as Sinclair Caldicott

Night Train to Munich
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Night Train to Munich

1940⭐ 7.2

as Caldicott

A Girl Must Live
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A Girl Must Live

1939⭐ 4.8

as Hugo Smythe

The Lady Vanishes
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The Lady Vanishes

1938⭐ 7.4

as Caldicott

Something Always Happens
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Something Always Happens

1934⭐ 6.5

as Man Refusing to Help Peter

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No Poster

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For Love of You

1933⭐ 7.0

as Jim

Going Gay
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Going Gay

1933⭐ 7.0

as Jim

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The First Mrs Fraser

1932⭐ 7.0
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