Walter Kingsford

Walter Kingsford

出生 : 1882-09-20, Redhill, Surrey, England

死亡 : 1958-02-07

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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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Merry Andrew
Mr. Fairchild
When eccentric English teacher Andrew Larabee needs a raise in order for his fiancée to marry him, his interest in archaeology leads him to an ancient statue's burial site. But when he finds a traveling circus directly above the statue's location, he accidentally becomes part of the act. With a newfound passion for performance and an attraction to the beautiful acrobat Selena, Andrew must decide what is truly important to him.
80日間世界一周
Mongolia Captain (uncredited)
時は1872年、まだ飛行機も出現していない時代。イギリスはロンドンの社交クラブで、英国紳士フォッグ氏はひょんなことから“80日間あれば世界一周できる”という賭けにのり、なんと2万ポンドという大金を賭け、自ら大冒険に出ることになる。さっそくフォッグ氏はパスパルトゥーを従者に従えロンドンを出発する。マルセイユへ向かう途中、汽車が止まってしまい気球を調達して先を急ぐ。ところが気球は風に流されてスペインへ。そして、パスパルトゥーはそこで、闘牛をするハメになってしまう。
The Search for Bridey Murphy
Professor
After being shown what hypnotism can do, a doctor starts to study it in depth. When he experiments on a friend's wife, she regresses into an early life, that of Bridey Murphy.
Walking My Baby Back Home
Uncle Henry
A young man from a wealthy New York family pursues a career as the leader of a dance band.
Loose in London
Earl of Washington
The Bowery Boys take on British crooks when one of them thinks he's inherited a title.
The Pathfinder
Col. Duncannon
Pathfinder, a white man raised by the Mohican Indians, joins forces with the British army to avenge himself on the Mingo warriors and the French, who have brought death and pillage to his people. He takes on a mission to retrieve secret plans from within the French fort at St. Vicente.
The Brigand
Sultan of Morocco
Carlos Delargo, the banished son of a royal princess of Mandorra, is returned to the kingdom to be tried for a murder change. However, he is freed by King Lorenzo, whom bears a remarkable resemblance to Delargo. When the king is wounded by assassins sent by Napoleon, Delargo takes over the throne at the request of the Prime Minister in a plot to thwart the traitors. He also falls in love with Princess Teresa, the king's fiancée.
Confidence Girl
Mr. Markewell
After successfully swindling thousands of dollars from hapless victims, conflicted con artist Mary (Hillary Brooke) decides to go straight, but her greedy boyfriend and partner, Roger (Tom Conway), convinces her to pull off one final scam before they get married. Written and directed by Andrew L. Stone, this classic crime film finds the police struggling to keep up with the deceptive duo's exceedingly complicated schemes.
砂漠の鬼将軍
第2次大戦中のアフリカ戦線において、連合軍は、智将ロンメル元帥率いるドイツとの戦いに苦戦し、元帥の暗殺計画を試みるも失敗。ドイツの捕虜となった英軍将校のヤングは、あわや死の寸前、ロンメルの一言で救われ、敵ながらあっぱれと彼の立派な人柄に感心する。ところが戦後、そのロンメルの死が闇に包まれているのを不審に思ったヤングは、その死の真相を解くべく調査を開始。そこから浮かび上がったのは意外な事実だった。
Two Dollar Bettor
Carleton P. Adams
An honest guy gets trapped into the world of horse racing and his once prosperous life becomes a downward spiral into the underworld.
My Forbidden Past
Coroner
An 1890s New Orleans heiress tries to buy a married doctor's love with her tainted family fortune.
Tarzan's Peril
Barney (uncredited)
Escaped convicts are selling weapons to a warlike native tribe.
Experiment Alcatraz
Dr. J.P. Finley
A doctor testing drugs on convicts gets mixed up in a murder investigation.
Slattery's Hurricane
R.J. Milne
A pilot wants a life of ease, flying for drug smugglers and looking the other way until his conscience is tweaked by a woman he has misused. The story unfolds in flashbacks as the pilot battles the storm and recalls his failures, including a love affair with the wife of his best friend.
The Velvet Touch
Peter Gunther
After accidentally killing her lecherous producer, a famous actress tries to hide her guilt.
The Black Arrow
Sir Oliver Oates
A young British nobleman comes back from fighting in the War of the Roses to discover that his father has been murdered by an old family friend who is now an outlaw. However, he becomes suspicious about the exact circumstances of his father's death and determines to find out exactly what happened.
Between Two Women
Dr. Walter Carew
A young doctor proves his worth at a metropolitan hospital.
Mr. Skeffington
Dr. Melton (uncredited)
A beautiful but vain woman who rejects the love of her older husband must face the loss of her youth and beauty.
恋愛聴診器
Dr. Walter Carew
Gillespie has to finally choose his official assistant, or Red and Lee are going to kill themselves in competition. So, it's another diagnosis competition. Lee's assignment is a small girl who falls ill whenever she eats candy. Red has to cure a girl's mother of a debilitating case of arthritis. But when Red needs Lee's help, will either one live with Gillespie's choice?
Bomber's Moon
Prof. Frederich Mueller
An American pilot swears to get revenge on the German ace who shot his brother in this war movie set in war-torn Europe. Montgomery is the pilot. After he sees his brother die while trying to parachute to safety, Montgomery's plane is shot down over Germany. He is placed in a POW camp. There he meets a Russian medic and a Czech. Together the trio escapes.
Hi Diddle Diddle
Senator Simpson
When the bride's mother is supposedly swindled out of her money by a spurned suitor, the groom's father orchestrates a scheme of his own to set things right. He is aided by a cabaret singer, while placating a jealous wife.
Don't You Believe It
George Washington
This Passing Parade entry looks at several historical "truths" that just aren't so: Steve Brodie never jumped off the Brooklyn Bridge; Mrs. O'Leary's cow did not start the great Chicago fire; Nero didn't fiddle while Rome burned; and Lady Godiva never rode naked through the streets of Coventry.
Mr. Lucky
Commissioner Hargraves
A conman poses as a war relief fundraiser, but when he falls for a charity worker, his conscience begins to trouble him.
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
Dr. Walter Carew
In this 13th entry to the Dr. Kildare series, the medical staff of Blair General hospital are challenged with further dilemmas, not the least of which includes a prison inmate who Dr. Gillespie believes belongs instead in an insane asylum.
Flight for Freedom
Admiral Graves
A fictionalized biopic about aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart. A female pilot breaks the Los Angeles to New York record and attracts the interest of the U.S. Navy, who want to send her on a spy mission.
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
Dr. Walter Carew
The doctor (Lionel Barrymore) has a Kansan (Van Johnson), an Australian and an Asian from Brooklyn to choose from.
The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe
T.W. White
Biography of Edgar Allan Poe and the women in his life.
Calling Dr. Gillespie
Dr. Carew
Dr. Kildare's friend Dr. Gillespie is called in to investigate when a young man suffering from mental problems disappears on a killing spree.
Fingers at the Window
Dr. Cromwall
In Chicago, an unemployed actor aims to solve the mystery concerning a string of ax murders, apparently committed by a lunatic.
My Favorite Blonde
Dr. Wallace Faber
Larry Haines, a mediocre vaudeville entertainer, boards a train for Los Angeles. Aboard, he meets an attractive, blonde British agent carrying a coded message hidden in a brooch—and is being pursued by Nazi agents.
Dr. Kildare's Victory
Dr. Walter Carew
Dr. Gillespie supports Kildare's crusade against their hospital's deal with a rival hospital.
Fly-By-Night
Heydt
Young intern Jeff Burton, impulsively offers a lift to an odd-looking gentlemen. It soon turns out that Jeff's passenger is an inventor has just escaped from a shady sanitarium, where he has been held prisoner by Nazi spies.
The Corsican Brothers
Monsieur Dupre
Cultured Mario and outlaw Lucien, twins separated at birth, join forces to avenge their parents' death at the hands of evil Colonna. Because each feels all the same sensations experienced by the other, swordplay is difficult for them. Worse yet, raised very differently, they struggle to find common ground between their conflicting personalities. But to defeat their enemy, the two will have to overcome the obstacles and work as a team.
Unholy Partners
Mr. Peck
A crusading newsman starts up a tabloid with a gangster as his 50-50 partner.
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
Dr. Walter Carew
A variety of predicaments arise to distract Dr. Kildare from his wedding to Nurse Mary Lamont.
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime
Henry (Jardin butler)
Ralph Bellamy makes the third of four appearances as "master detective" Ellery Queen in Columbia's Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime. The principal villain is crooked stockbroker John Mathews, whose Wall Street manipulations render Ray Jarden penniless. Mathews' chicanery seems particularly coldblooded, inasmuch as his daughter Marian is engaged to Jarden's son Walter. When the latter disappears, Mathews asks Ellery Queen to locate the young man.
The People Vs. Dr. Kildare
Dr. Walter Carew
An ice skater sues Kildare (Lew Ayres) for malpractice after his roadside first aid leaves her paralyzed.
The Devil and Miss Jones
Mr. Allison (General Manager)
The wealthiest man in the world, John P. Merrick, is a private person who likes to stay anonymous. One of his many assets is Neeley's Department Store. There is labor unrest at the store, and the employees' anger is directed at him, who they hang in effigy outside the store despite not knowing what he looks like. Merrick, not happy at what he sees going on, decides to mete out the rabble-rousers. So he goes undercover as a sales clerk in the shoe department.
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
Dr. Hooper Tupman
A reformed jewel thief fights to clear his name when he's framed for murder.
Kitty Foyle
Uncle Kenneth
Kitty Foyle, a hard-working white-collar girl from a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania low, middle-class family, meets and falls in love with young socialite Wyn Strafford but his family is against her.
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
Dr. Walter Carew
Jimmy Kildare's impending nuptials are jeopardized by a diagnosis of possible epilepsy in his fiancee's brother.
A Dispatch from Reuter's
Napoleon III
German Julius Reuter sends 19th-century news by carrier pigeon and then by wire, founding a news agency.
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
Dr. Walter Carew
A young doctor gives up big-city success to help his father set up a small-town clinic.
Lucky Partners
Wendell
Two strangers split a sweepstake prize to go on a fake honeymoon with predictable results.
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
Dr. S.J. 'Walter' Carew, Hospital Administrator
Kildare tries brain surgery, advised by Dr. Gillespie, and faces a rival for nurse Lamont.
Star Dust
Studio Actor Playing "Napoleon"
When the studios reject her because she"s too young, a young actress sets out to build a career on her own.
Adventure in Diamonds
Wakefield
A government pilot (George Brent) falls for a woman (Isa Miranda) helping her partner (John Loder) smuggle diamonds out of South Africa.
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
Dr. S.J. Carew
Intern Kildare heals a millionaire's daughter and tricks Dr. Gillespie into taking a vacation.
Dancing Co-Ed
President Cavendish
After discovering his star dancer is expecting and can't perform, film producer H.W. Workman and his publicist concoct a scheme to stage a college dance contest to find a new star.
The Witness Vanishes
Amos Craven
In this mystery, a newspaper executive and three of his colleagues conspire to have the owner of the highly-respected London Sun committed to an insane asylum. The hapless publisher manages to escape. Soon after, the four collaborators begin dying one-by-one. Oddly their obituaries appear in a rival publication before they are actually killed.
Miracles for Sale
Colonel Watrous
A maker of illusions for magicians protects an ingenue likely to be murdered.
The Man in the Iron Mask
Colbert
Tyrannical King Louis XIV learns that he has an identical twin brother, Philippe, who was raised from birth by his late father's trusted friend D'Artagnan and his faithful musketeers, Porthos, Athos and Aramis. After Philippe falls for the king's betrothed, Spanish Princess Maria Theresa, Louis imprisons him, forcing his brother to don an iron mask that will slowly suffocate him -- and it's up to D'Artagnan to rescue him.
Juarez
Prince Richard Metternich
The newly-named emperor Maximilian and his wife Carlota arrive in Mexico to face popular sentiment favoring Benito Juárez and democracy.
Calling Dr. Kildare
Dr. Walter Carew
Following an argument with his young protege, the curmudgeonly Dr. Gillespie dumps Jimmy Kildare in a street clinic, hoping to teach him a lesson. While working there Kildare meets pretty nurse Mary Lamont, and ends up treating a hoodlum with a gunshot wound. He purposely fails to write a report on it, and soon finds himself in a heap of trouble. Who else would come to his rescue but good old Dr. Gillespie?
Smashing the Spy Ring
Dr. L.B. Carter
G-Men in Washington break up a powerful spy ring and capture the ringleaders.
Say It in French
Hopkins
An American golf pro falls in love with a woman while visiting France; before long they are married and in the US. Upon their arrival, they are dismayed to discover that the golfer's parents have arranged for him to marry a wealthy socialite so they can use her money to support their business....
Young Dr. Kildare
Dr. P. Walter Carew
A medical school graduate takes an internship at a big city hospital, only to be subjected to a rigorous (and sometimes embarrassing) testing of his knowledge by the hospital's top dog, Dr. Leonard Gillespie.
If I Were King
Tristan l'Hermite
King Louis XI masquerades as a commoner in Paris, seeking out the treachery he is sure lurks in his kingdom. At a local tavern, he overhears the brash poet François Villon extolling why he would be a better king. Annoyed yet intrigued, the King bestows on Villon the title of Grand Constable. Soon Villon begins work and falls for a lovely lady-in-waiting, but then must flee execution when the King turns on him.
Carefree
Dr. Powers
Dr. Tony Flagg's friend Steven has problems in the relationship with his fiancée Amanda, so he persuades her to visit Tony. After some minor misunderstandings, she falls in love with him. When he tries to use hypnosis to strengthen her feelings for Steven, things get complicated.
The Young in Heart
Inspector
The Carletons make a living as card sharks and finding new suckers to mooch off of. When their latest scam backfires, they are asked to leave Monte Carlo. At the train station, they meet Miss Fortune, a very wealthy but lonely elderly lady. As a reward for saving her life after the train derails, Miss Fortune invites the Carletons to come live with her. The family hopes that by winning her affection, they can eventually be named sole beneficiaries in her will. But will a change of heart soften their mercenary feelings before that time comes?
Lord Jeff
Superintendent
Spoiled child Geoffrey Bramer teams up with a pair of small time crooks to pose as an aristocrat and steal jewelry from exclusive shops. During a a caper, Geoffrey is caught and is sentenced to a reformatory where young men are trained to be sailors. He is befriended by model in-mate Terry O'Mulvaney but soon starts to get them both in trouble.
The Toy Wife
Judge Rondell
A Southern belle finds herself torn between two suitors.
Paradise for Three
William Reichenbach
A businessman mingles with German laborers to learn more about their lives.
The Lone Wolf in Paris
Grand Duke Gregor de Meyerson
Former jewel thief Michael Lanyard toys with a princess and a grand duke.
There's Always a Woman
Grigson - Butler
An investigator for the District Attorney's office quits to open his own detective agency. However, business is so bad that he finally decides to give it up and go back to his old job. As his wife is at his office closing up, a wealthy society matron walks in with a case: she wants to know if her husband is having an affair with his ex-girlfriend, who is now married. The wife accepts what looks to be an easy case, figuring than she can then persuade her husband to re-start the agency. However, when the client's husband is found murdered, she decides to investigate the murder herself. Her husband has also been assigned by the D.A. to investigate the murder, and he doesn't know that his wife is also on the case. Complications ensue.
A Yank at Oxford
Dean Williams
A brash young American aristocrat attending Oxford University gets a chance to prove himself and win the heart of his antagonist's sister.
Algiers
Chef Inspector Louvain
Pepe Le Moko is a notorious thief, who escaped from France. Since his escape, Moko has become a resident and leader of the immense Casbah of Algiers. French officials arrive insisting on Pepe's capture are met with unfazed local detectives, led by Inspector Slimane, who are biding their time. Meanwhile, Pepe meets the beautiful Gaby, which arouses the jealousy of Ines.
I'll Take Romance
William Kane
Theater manager James Guthrie's (Melvyn Douglas) career depends on famed soprano Elsa Terry (Grace Moore) singing in his Buenos Aires opera house, however, Elsa breaks the contract in favor of a more lucrative deal in Paris. Desperate, James begins showering her with flowers and candy in an attempt to woo her to the Argentinian opera house. When Elsa overhears James confess to his friend Pancho that he'd be willing to resort to kidnapping to get Elsa to Argentina, she mistakenly believes his motives to be solely romantic.
Behind the Criminal
Robert Carver
Episode 13 of the Crime Does Not Play series from MGM.
ゾラの生涯
Colonel Sandherr
Biopic of the famous French writer Emile Zola and his involvement in the Dreyfus Affair.
My Dear Miss Aldrich
Mr. Talbot
A young woman inherits a newspaper whose editor refuses to hire lady reporters.
Double or Nothing
Mr. Dobson
A philanthropist's will dictates that four people receive $5,000 apiece, with the stipulation that the first one who can double the amount -- without dishonesty-- will win a cool million. Hindering the four are the avaricious relatives of the late millionaire.
It Could Happen to You
Prof. Schwab
A politically charged story about a man who dabbles in crime, with disastrous results, to gain the capital he needs to purchase a school where immigrants are prepared for American citizenship. The school's European teacher dreams of a fascist America. Based on a story by Nathanael West and Samuel Ornitz, who was one of the Hollywood Ten blacklisted during the McCarthy Era.
The Devil Is Driving
Louis Wooster
In the fine tradition of And Sudden Death, Columbia's The Devil is Driving tabulates the dangers of drunken driving in an exciting, unabashedly melodramatic fashion. In his first true portrayal of a "little creep," Elisha Cook Jr. stars as Tony, the spoiled-rotten son of the wealthy and influential Mr. Stevens.
Captains Courageous
Dr. Finley
Harvey, the arrogant and spoiled son of an indulgent absentee-father, falls overboard from a transatlantic steamship and is rescued by a fishing vessel on the Grand Banks. Harvey fails to persuade them to take him ashore, nor convince the crew of his wealth. The captain offers him a low-paid job, until they return to port, as part of the crew that turns him into a mature, considerate young man.
The League of Frightened Men
Ferdinand E. Bowen
Nero Wolfe agrees to investigate a series of murders that seem to be tied in with a past Harvard hazing prank that went awry.
Maytime
Mr. Rudyard
An opera star's manager tries to stop her romance with a penniless singer.
Stolen Holiday
Francis Chalon
A young model is set up with her own fashion business by a crooked financier, who sells worthless bonds.
Bulldog Drummond Escapes
"Professor" Stanton
Drummond manages to save a woman from jumping in front of his car but she runs away with his car. He traces her and she asks him to help her out of a dangerous situation.
Mad Holiday
Ben Kelvin
A temperamental film star's vacation turns deadly when he uncovers a murder.
Meet Nero Wolfe
Emanuel Jeremiah (E.J.) Kimball
Rex Stout's portly detective prides himself on solving crimes without venturing outside his comfortable home; here he relies on others to do the legwork in pinpointing who among a number of suspects is responsible for two sudden deaths, which the authorities at first are not convinced were murders.
Hearts Divided
Pichon
Napoleon Bonaparte's younger brother, visiting the United States, falls madly in love with a young woman he meets in Baltimore.
Trouble for Two
Malthus
A decadent prince unhappy over an impending arranged marriage, looking for a good time in London discovers the existence of a secret society called The Suicide Club, and so he seeks to become a member.
Speed
Uncle Edward Emery
Terry is the chief car tester for Emery Motors and Frank is an Engineer. Jane has just been hired to work in publicity. Frank and Terry both want Jane to be their girl. Terry has designed a new carburetor that should bring him fame and money, but he cannot get it to work correctly. Terry and Gadget have tested it for over a year, but it still is not perfected. Emery Motors assigns Frank to help Terry with the carburetor, but Terry is not happy because Frank is an Engineer and is also vying for Jane. They finish the carburetor, and to test it, they enter a car in the Indianapolis 500 race. Terry is not yet satisfied with the carburetor before the big race even though it has passed all the tests.
Frankie and Johnnie
Timothy
The story of a woman, Frankie, and the man who has done her wrong, Johnnie.
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Joshua Snade
An American boy turns out to be the heir of a wealthy British earl. He is sent to live with the irritable and unsentimental aristocrat, his grandfather.
The Story of Louis Pasteur
Napoleon III
A true story about Louis Pasteur, who revolutionized medicine by proving that much disease is caused by microbes, that sanitation is paramount and that at least some diseases can be cured by vaccinations.
The Invisible Ray
Sir Francis Stevens
Dr. Janos Rukh discovers a certain type of radium that has almost magical healing properties. But the element has a dangerous side, too, and it has already started affecting Rukh. Consumed by paranoia, he begins to suspect that his wife is having an affair. Wild for revenge, Rukh hatches a deadly plot...using his own poisoned body as a weapon to kill.
Professional Soldier
Christian Ledgard
Mercenary Donovan is hired to kidnap King Peter II. He learns that the party in power is evil and that the King is in danger, so kidnaps the King to keep him safe while a revolution is planned.
I Found Stella Parish
Reeves
A blackmailer preys on an actress who is trying to protect her daughter from her past.
Shanghai
Hilton
A New York socialite travels to Shanghai to visit her ailing aunt and falls in love with a Russian banker, who harbors a family secret.
Naughty Marietta
Don Carlos
A French princess flees an arranged marriage and sails for New Orleans, where she is rescued from pirates by a dashing mercenary.
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Hiram Grewgious
A choirmaster addicted to opium and obsessed with a beautiful young woman will stop at nothing to possess her.
The White Cockatoo
Marcus Lovscheim
In a spooky hotel on the coast of France, two bands of crooks are working independently of the other in an attempt to steal the inherited fortune of an American girl, Sue Tally. Along the way the heiress is kidnapped, three murders are committed, a girl appears in two places at once, mysterious persons roam about the old hotel at night and mysteriously disappear, and there is a hidden room without any doors.
The President Vanishes
Drew
The President Vanishes, released in the United Kingdom as Strange Conspiracy, is a 1934 American political drama film directed by William A. Wellman and produced by Walter Wanger. Starring Edward Arnold and Arthur Byron, the film is an adaptation of Rex Stout's political novel of the same name.
The Pursuit of Happiness
Rev. Lyman Banks
Lederer is a Hessian soldier who defects to the Americans during the Revolutionary War.He falls in love with a Yankee girl, but a thuggish local militiaman jealously makes things hard for him while he's a prisoner of war.
The Trans-Atlantic Mystery
Detective Doyle (uncredited)
A couple of murderous crooks try to smuggle the famous Stanhope diamonds into New York but they're double-crossed and killed before reaching New York.
The Trans-Atlantic Mystery
Dodge - Miller's Valet (uncredited)
A couple of murderous crooks try to smuggle the famous Stanhope diamonds into New York but they're double-crossed and killed before reaching New York.