Henry Daniell

Henry Daniell

Known for

Acting

Born

March 4, 1894

Birthplace

Barnes, Surrey, UK

Died

October 31, 1963 (aged 69)

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Charles Henry Daniell (5 March 1894 – 31 October 1963) was an English actor who had a long and prestigious career on stage as well as in films. He is perhaps best known for his villainous roles in films like The Great Dictator, The Philadelphia Story and The Sea Hawk. Daniell was given few opportunities to play a 'good guy', including a supporting part as Franz Liszt in the biographical film Song of Love (1947). His last name is sometimes spelled "Daniel".

Daniell's film debut came in 1929 in Jealousy. He appeared as Professor Moriarty in the Basil Rathbone-Nigel Bruce Sherlock Holmes film The Woman in Green (1945). He appeared in other films such as C...

Best known work

The Great Dictator
The Great Dictator
1940
Witness for the Prosecution
Witness for the Prosecution
1957
My Fair Lady
My Fair Lady
1964
The Philadelphia Story
The Philadelphia Story
1940
Mutiny on the Bounty
Mutiny on the Bounty
1962
Holiday
Holiday
1938
The Comancheros
The Comancheros
1961
Lust for Life
Lust for Life
1956
The Body Snatcher
The Body Snatcher
1945
The Sea Hawk
The Sea Hawk
1940

Filmography

  1. 2007

    Hitler: The Comedy Years

    as Garbitsch (archive footage) (uncredited)

  2. 1964

    My Fair Lady

    as Ambassador (uncredited)

  3. 1962

    Mutiny on the Bounty

    as Court-martial Judge (uncredited)

  4. 1962

    The Chapman Report

    as Dr. Jonas

  5. 1962

    Combat!TV

    as Minister (1 episode)

  6. 1962

  7. 1962

  8. 1961

    The Comancheros

    as Gireaux

  9. 1961

  10. 1961

    The Grim Reaper

    as Pierre Radin

  11. 1961

  12. 1960

    The IslandersTV

    as Jarden (1 episode)

  13. 1960

    ThrillerTV

    as Dirk Van Prinn (1 episode), as Count Alexander Cagliostro (1 episode), as Squire Moloch (1 episode), as Pierre Radin (1 episode), as Vicar John Weatherford (1 episode)

  14. 1959

  15. 1959

    StartimeTV

    as Uncle Henri (1 episode)

  16. 1959

    RiverboatTV

    as Graham (1 episode)

  17. 1958

  18. 1958

  19. 1958

  20. 1958

  21. 1957

  22. 1957

    The Story of Mankind

    as Pierre Cauchon - Bishop of Beauvais

  23. 1957

    Les Girls

    as Judge

  24. 1957

  25. 1957

    Wagon TrainTV

    as Morton W. Snipple (1 episode)

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