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Walter Kingsford
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Walter Kingsford (born Walter Pearce, 20 September 1882 – 7 February 1958) was a British stage, film and television actor. Kingsford began his acting career on the London stage. He also had a long Broadway career, appearing in plays from the 1912 original American production of George Bernard Shaw's Fanny's First Play to 1944's Song of Norway.
In the early 1920s, Kingford was active with the Henry Jewett Players.
Kingsford moved to Hollywood, California, for a prolific film career in supporting parts. On screen, he specialised in portraying authority figures such as noblemen, heads of state, doctors, police inspectors and lawyers. He is best known fo…
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Walter Kingsford (born Walter Pearce, 20 September 1882 – 7 February 1958) was a British stage, film and television actor. Kingsford began his acting career on the London stage. He also had a long Broadway career, appearing in plays from the 1912 original American production of George Bernard Shaw's Fanny's First Play to 1944's Song of Norway. In the early 1920s, Kingford was active with the Henry Jewett Players. Kingsford moved to Hollywood, California, for a prolific film career in supporting parts. On screen, he specialised in portraying authority figures such as noblemen, heads of state, doctors, police inspectors and lawyers. He is best known for his recurring role as the snobbish hospital head Dr. P. Walter Carew in the popular Dr. Kildare (and Dr. Gillespie) film series. Kingsford had numerous television appearances in the 1950s. They included TV Reader's Digest, Command Performance and Science Fiction Theatre.
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Walter Kingsford's Filmography
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Merry Andrew
as Mr. Fairchild
Around the World in 80 Days
as Mongolia Captain (uncredited)
The Search for Bridey Murphy
as Professor
Walking My Baby Back Home
as Henry
Loose in London
as Earl of Washington
The Pathfinder
as Col. Duncannon
The Brigand
as Sultan of Morocco
Confidence Girl
as Mr. Markewell
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
as Vice-Adm. Friedrich Ruge
Two Dollar Bettor
as Carleton P. Adams
My Forbidden Past
as Coroner
Tarzan's Peril
as Barney (uncredited)
Experiment Alcatraz
as Dr. J.P. Finley
Slattery's Hurricane
as R.J. Milne
The Velvet Touch
as Peter Gunther
The Black Arrow
as Sir Oliver Oates
Between Two Women
as Dr. Walter Carew
Mr. Skeffington
as Dr. Melton (uncredited)
3 Men in White
as Dr. Walter Carew
The Hitler Gang
as Franz von Papen
Bomber's Moon
as Prof. Frederich Mueller
Hi Diddle Diddle
as Senator Simpson
Don't You Believe It
as George Washington
Mr. Lucky
as Commissioner Hargraves
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
as Dr. Walter Carew
Flight for Freedom
as Admiral Graves
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
as Dr. Walter Carew
The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe
as T.W. White
Calling Dr. Gillespie
as Dr. Carew
Fingers at the Window
as Dr. Cromwall
My Favorite Blonde
as Dr. Wallace Faber
Dr. Kildare's Victory
as Dr. Walter Carew
Fly By Night
as Heydt
The Corsican Brothers
as Monsieur Dupre
Unholy Partners
as Mr. Peck
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
as Dr. Walter Carew
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime
as Henry (Jardin butler)
Hit the Road
as Colonel Smith
The People Vs. Dr. Kildare
as Dr. Walter Carew
The Devil and Miss Jones
as Mr. Allison (General Manager)
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
as Dr. Hooper Tupman
Kitty Foyle
as Mr. Kenneth
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
as Dr. Walter Carew
A Dispatch from Reuters
as Napoleon III
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
as Dr. Walter Carew
Lucky Partners
as Wendell
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
as SJ Carew
Star Dust
as Studio Actor Playing "Napoleon"
Adventure in Diamonds
as Wakefield
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
as SJ Carew
Dancing Co-Ed
as President Cavendish
The Witness Vanishes
as Amos Craven
Miracles for Sale
as Colonel Watrous
The Man in the Iron Mask
as Colbert
Juarez
as Prince Richard Metternich
Calling Dr. Kildare
as Dr. Walter Carew
Smashing the Spy Ring
as Dr. L.B. Carter
Say It in French
as Hopkins
Young Dr. Kildare
as Dr. P. Walter Carew
If I Were King
as Tristan l'Hermite
Carefree
as Dr. Powers
The Young in Heart
as Inspector
Lord Jeff
as Superintendent
The Toy Wife
as Judge Rondell
Paradise for Three
as William Reichenbach
The Lone Wolf in Paris
as Grand Duke Gregor de Meyerson
There's Always a Woman
as Grigson - Butler
A Yank at Oxford
as Dean Williams
Algiers
as Chef Inspector Louvain
I'll Take Romance
as William Kane
Behind the Criminal
as Robert Carver
Double or Nothing
as Mr. Dobson
My Dear Miss Aldrich
as Mr. Talbot
The Life of Emile Zola
as Colonel Sandherr
It Could Happen to You
as Prof. Schwab
Captains Courageous
as Dr. Finley
The Devil Is Driving
as Louis Wooster
The League of Frightened Men
as Ferdinand E. Bowen
Maytime
as Mr. Rudyard
Stolen Holiday
as Francis Chalon
Bulldog Drummond Escapes
as "Professor" Stanton
Mad Holiday
as Ben Kelvin
Anthony Adverse
Meet Nero Wolfe
as Emanuel Jeremiah (E.J.) Kimball
Hearts Divided
as Pichon
Trouble for Two
as Malthus
Speed
as Uncle Edward Emery
Frankie and Johnnie
as Timothy
Little Lord Fauntleroy
as Joshua Snade
The Music Goes 'Round
as Cobham
The Story of Louis Pasteur
as Napoleon III
The Invisible Ray
as Sir Francis Stevens
Professional Soldier
as Christian Ledgard
I Found Stella Parish
as Reeves
Shanghai
as Hilton
The Melody Lingers on
as Croce
Naughty Marietta
as Don Carlos
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
as Grewgious
The White Cockatoo
as Marcus Lovscheim
The President Vanishes
as Drew
The Pursuit of Happiness
as Rev. Lyman Banks
The Trans-Atlantic Mystery
as Dodge - Miller's Valet (uncredited)