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Cecil Lauriston Kellaway (22 August 1890 – 28 February 1973) was a South African-born character actor.
Cecil Kellaway spent many years as an actor, author, and director in the Australian film industry until he tried his luck in Hollywood in the 1930s. Finding he could get only gangster bit parts, he got discouraged and returned to Australia. Then William Wyler called and offered him a part in Wuthering Heights (1939).
Kellaway died 28 February 1973 in Hollywood, California, and his ashes were entombed in the Sanctuary of Remembrance, at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery. He received two Best Supporting Actor nominations, for The Luck of the Iri…
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Cecil Lauriston Kellaway (22 August 1890 – 28 February 1973) was a South African-born character actor. Cecil Kellaway spent many years as an actor, author, and director in the Australian film industry until he tried his luck in Hollywood in the 1930s. Finding he could get only gangster bit parts, he got discouraged and returned to Australia. Then William Wyler called and offered him a part in Wuthering Heights (1939). Kellaway died 28 February 1973 in Hollywood, California, and his ashes were entombed in the Sanctuary of Remembrance, at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery. He received two Best Supporting Actor nominations, for The Luck of the Irish and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner. Academy Award winning actor Edmund Gwenn, whose real surname was Kellaway also, was his cousin. Description above from the Wikipedia article Cecil Kellaway, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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Cecil Kellaway's Filmography
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A Bewitched Christmas
as Santa Claus
The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City
as Old Al Casey
Getting Straight
as Dr. Kasper
Fitzwilly
as Buckmaster
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
as Monsignor Ryan
Kismet
as Omar Khayam
The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin
as Mr. Pemberton
Spinout
as Bernard Ranley
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
as Harry Willis
Quick, Let's Get Married
as Bishop
The Cardinal
as Monsignor Monaghan
Zotz!
as Joshua Updike
Tammy Tell Me True
as Captain Joe
Francis of Assisi
as Cardinal Hugolino
The Private Lives of Adam and Eve
as Doc Bayles
The Shaggy Dog
as Professor Plumcutt
Destination Space
as Dr. A.A. Andrews
The Proud Rebel
as Dr. Enos Davis
Johnny Trouble
as Tom McKay
Toy Tiger
as James Fusenot
Female on the Beach
as Osbert Sorenson
The Prodigal
as Governor
Interrupted Melody
as Bill Lawrence
Paris Model
as Patrick J. Sullivan
Cruisin' Down the River
as Thadeus Jackson
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
as Prof. Elson
Young Bess
as Mr. Parry
Thunder in the East
as Dr. Willoughby
My Wife's Best Friend
as Dr. Reverend Thomas Chamberlain
Just Across the Street
as Pop Smith
The Highwayman
as Lord Herbert
Half Angel
as Tim McCarey
Francis Goes to the Races
as Colonel Travers
Hurricane at Pilgrim Hill
as Jonathan Huntoon Smith
Kim
as Hurree Chunder
Harvey
as Dr. Chumley
Katie Did It
as Nathaniel B. Wakely VI
The Reformer and the Redhead
as Kevin Maguire
Down to the Sea in Ships
as Slush Tubbs
Portrait of Jennie
as Matthews
The Decision of Christopher Blake
as Judge Alexander Adamson
Joan of Arc
as Jean le Maistre, Inquisitor of Rouen
The Luck of the Irish
as Horace (A Leprechaun)
Always Together
as Jonathan Turner
Unconquered
as Jeremy Love
Variety Girl
as Cecil Kellaway
The Cockeyed Miracle
as Tom Carter
Monsieur Beaucaire
as Count D'Armand
Easy to Wed
as J.B. Allenbury
The Postman Always Rings Twice
as Nick Smith
Love Letters
as Mac
Kitty
as Thomas Gainsborough
Practically Yours
as Marvin P. Meglin
And Now Tomorrow
as Doctor Weeks
Mrs. Parkington
as Edward VII, Prince of Wales
Frenchman's Creek
as William
The Good Fellows
as Jim Hilton
It Ain't Hay
as King O'Hara
The Crystal Ball
as Pop Tibbets
Forever and a Day
as Dinner Guest
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
as Alfred Fortescue
I Married a Witch
as Daniel
The Mummy's Tomb
as Solvani (archive footage / uncredited)
Night in New Orleans
as Dan Odell
Take a Letter, Darling
as Uncle George
Star Spangled Rhythm
as Cecil Kellaway (uncredited)
The Lady Has Plans
as Peter Miles
Bahama Passage
as Captain Jack Risingwell
The Night of January 16th
as Oscar, the Drunk
Birth of the Blues
as Granet
Small Town Deb
as Henry Randall
Appointment for Love
as O'Leary
New York Town
as Shipboard Host
Burma Convoy
as Angus McBragel
A Very Young Lady
as Professor Starkweather
West Point Widow
as Dr. Spencer
Lady with Red Hair
as Mr. Chapman
The Letter
as Prescott
South of Suez
as Henry Putnam
Mexican Spitfire Out West
as Mr. Chumley
Diamond Frontier
as Noah
The Mummy's Hand
as The Great Solvani
Brother Orchid
as Brother Goodwin
Phantom Raiders
as Franklin Morris
The House of the Seven Gables
as Philip Barton
Adventure in Diamonds
as Emerson
The Invisible Man Returns
as Inspector Sampson
Mexican Spitfire
as Mr. Chumley
We Are Not Alone
as Judge
Intermezzo: A Love Story
as Charles Moler
The Under-Pup
as Mr. Wendelhares
Man About Town
as Headwaiter (uncredited)
The Sun Never Sets
as Colonial Official
Wuthering Heights
as Earnshaw
Mr. Chedworth Steps Out
as George Chedworth
Gunga Din
as Mr. Stebbins (uncredited)
Tarnished Angel
as Reginald Roland
Smashing the Rackets
as Barrett
Blond Cheat
as Rufus Trent
Law of the Underworld
as Phillips - Gene's Butler
This Marriage Business
as Police Chief Hardy
Maid's Night Out
as Geoffrey
Night Spot
as Willard Lorryweather
Double Danger
as Fentriss, aka Gilhooley
Everybody's Doing It
as Mr. Beyers
Wise Girl
as Fletcher's Butler (unconfirmed)
No Poster
It Isn't Done
as Hubert Blaydon
The Hayseeds
as Dad Hayseed
No Poster