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Lionel Belmore

Acting Born May 11, 1867 Wimbledon, London, England, UK 24 credits

Biography

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Lionel Belmore (12 May 1867, Wimbledon, Surrey, England - 30 January 1953, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California) was an English character actor and director on stage for more than a quarter of a century.

Onstage, Belmore appeared with Wilson Barrett, Sir Henry Irving, William Faversham, Lily Langtry, and other famous actors. He entered in films from 1911. In total, he had some 200 titles to his film credit. He was notable as the huffy-puffy Herr Vogel the Burgomaster in Frankenstein (1931). Belmore played bit parts in several 1930s film classics. Unusually, he was a director before he became a prolific actor. He directed from 1914 to 1920, only acting in a limited number of films, until concentrating as an actor from then on.

He was the brother of the actress Daisy Belmore (Mrs. Samuel Waxman) (1874-1954) and the actor Paul Belmore. He was married to stage actress Emmeline Florence Carder and they had two daughters. Their daughter Violet had decided to follow in her father's footsteps and go into acting.

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Known for

Film

Frankenstein

as The Burgomaster
Film

The Adventures of Robin Hood

as Humility Prim

Full filmography

  • MGM Parade (1955) as Self
  • Frankenstein (1931) as The Burgomaster
  • The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939) as Judge at Esmeralda's Trial (uncredited)
  • The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) as Humility Prim
  • Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) as Innkeeper (uncredited)
  • Jane Eyre (1934) as Lord Ingram
  • Bonnie Scotland (1935) as Blacksmith
  • Cleopatra (1934) as Fidius
  • Son of Frankenstein (1939) as Emil Lang
  • Design for Living (1933) as Theatre Patron (uncredited)
  • Cavalcade (1933) as Uncle George (uncredited)
  • David Copperfield (1935) as Old Bailey Warden (uncredited)
  • Sorrell and Son (1927) as John Palfrey
  • The Sign of the Cross (1932) as Bettor of 300 Silver
  • Stingaree (1934) as Governor's Second Aide (uncredited)
  • Topper (1937) as Bank Guard (uncredited)
  • The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg (1928) as Stout Student (uncredited)
  • The White Angel (1936) as Captain (uncredited)
  • The King of Kings (1927) as Roman Noble
  • Three Ages (1923) as Undetermined Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
  • The Last of the Mohicans (1936) as Patroon
  • Berkeley Square (1933) as Innkeeper (uncredited)
  • Maid of Salem (1937) as Tavern Keeper
  • Safe in Hell (1931) as Judge (uncredited)