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H.F. Maltby

Known for

Acting

Born

November 25, 1880

Birthplace

Ceres, South Africa

Died

October 25, 1963 (aged 82)

Biography

Henry Francis Maltby (25 November 1880 – 25 October 1963) was a prolific writer for the London stage and British cinema from after the First World War until the 1950s. He also appeared in many films.

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Best known work

Young and Innocent
Young and Innocent
1937
Pygmalion
Pygmalion
1938
A Canterbury Tale
A Canterbury Tale
1944
Caesar and Cleopatra
Caesar and Cleopatra
1945
Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street
1936
Crimes at the Dark House
Crimes at the Dark House
1940
The Ticket of Leave Man
The Ticket of Leave Man
1937
The Crimes of Stephen Hawke
The Crimes of Stephen Hawke
1936
O-Kay for Sound
O-Kay for Sound
1937
It Happened in Paris
It Happened in Paris
1935

Filmography

  1. 1953

    It's a Grand Life

    Writer

  2. 1946

    The Trojan Brothers

    as Colonel Robbins

  3. 1946

  4. 1945

    Caesar and Cleopatra

    as Councillor (uncredited)

  5. 1945

  6. 1944

    Medal for the General

    as Mayor (uncredited)

  7. 1944

    A Canterbury Tale

    as Mr. Portal

  8. 1943

    Old Mother Riley Detective

    as H. G. Popplethwaite

  9. 1942

  10. 1942

  11. 1942

  12. 1942

    Bob's Your Uncle

    as Maj. Diehard

  13. 1942

  14. 1942

  15. 1941

    Facing the Music

    as Mr. Bulger

  16. 1940

    Garrison Follies

    as Maj. Hall-Vett, as Major Hall-Vett, Writer

  17. 1940

    Under Your Hat

    as Colonel Sheepshanks

  18. 1940

  19. 1940

  20. 1939

  21. 1939

  22. 1939

    The Gang's All Here

    as Large Pompous Diner

  23. 1939

    The Good Old Days

    as Randolph Macaulay

  24. 1939

    What a Man!

    as Sergeant Bull

  25. 1938

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