Gyles Isham

Gyles Isham

Known for

Acting

Born

October 31, 1903

Birthplace

Lamport, Northampton, England, UK

Died

January 29, 1976 (aged 72)

Biography

From Wikipedia

Sir Gyles Isham, 12th Baronet (31 October 1903 – 29 January 1976) was an English aristocrat, actor (who appeared in several films in the 1930s) and historian.

Gyles Isham was born 31 October 1903 in Lamport, Northamptonshire, England to Sir Vere Isham, the 11th Baronet of Lamport, and his wife Millicent Vaughan. He graduated from Magdalen College, Oxford in 1930 with an M.A. degree and became an actor, appearing from 1933 to 1937 in ten films, including the acclaimed Anna Karenina. He also acted From 1929 to 1938 in several Shakespeare plays at the Old Vic Theatre in London, the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, and other venues.

Best known work

Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina
1935
Secret Lives
Secret Lives
1937
The House of the Spaniard
The House of the Spaniard
1936
The Perfect Gentleman
The Perfect Gentleman
1935
Anne One Hundred
Anne One Hundred
1933
What’s in a Name?
What’s in a Name?
1935
The Iron Duke
The Iron Duke
1934
Under Secret Orders
Under Secret Orders
1937
Purse Strings
Purse Strings
1933

Filmography

  1. 1937

    Under Secret Orders

    as Lt. Hans Hoffman

  2. 1937

    Secret Lives

    as Franz Abel

  3. 1936

    The House of the Spaniard

    as John Gilchrist

  4. 1935

    The Perfect Gentleman

    as Man (uncredited)

  5. 1935

    Anna Karenina

    as Konstantin Demitrievitch Levin

  6. 1935

  7. 1934

    The Iron Duke

    as Czar of Russia

  8. 1933

    Purse Strings

    as James Willmore

  9. 1933

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