Henry Wilcoxon

Henry Wilcoxon

Nascimento : 1905-09-08, Roseau, Dominica, British West Indies

Morte : 1984-03-06

História

Henry Wilcoxon was an actor born in Roseau, Dominica, British West Indies, and best known as a leading man in many of Cecil B. DeMille's films, also serving as DeMille's associate producer on his later films.

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Henry Wilcoxon
Henry Wilcoxon

Filmes

Ticket to Hollywood
Self
Documentary looking at how Hollywood went from a small town to a mega center.
Sweet Sixteen
Greyfeather
A beautiful lonely girl named Melissa tries to make new friends from a town she's currently living in. The only problem is, each of the boys that she spends time with end up brutally murdered. Her sixteenth birthday is on the way, but Melissa turns out to be a suspect when it seems she's the last person who has seen her boyfriends alive.
Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb
Secretary of War Stimson
The story of Col. Paul Tibbets and his crew who flew the Enola Gay, the plane that dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, bringing World War II to a close.
The Man with Bogart's Face
Mr. Chevalier
In this send-up of the Humphrey Bogart detective films of the 1940s, a man idolizes Bogart so much that he has his features altered to look exactly like him and then opens up a detective agency under the name Sam Marlow.
Clube dos Pilantras
The Bishop
Comédia ambientada num clube de golfe exclusivo, cujos sócios são ricos e excêntricos, e os empregados pobres e esquisitos. Danny, personagem principal, trabalha como caddy e faz todo tipo de estripulia para juntar dinheiro para ir para a faculdade.
The Two Worlds of Jennie Logan
Harrington
Hoping to repair their marriage, Jennie Logan and her husband move into a beautiful Victorian manor. When Jennie tries on an antique dress she finds in the attic, she is transported back one hundred years, where she meets the house's previous owner, David. As her feelings for David grow, it becomes clear that Jennie is not only torn between two men and two times, but she also faces danger in both worlds.
F.I.S.T.
Win Talbot
Em Cleveland, nos anos 1930, um empregado de uma fábrica rebela-se contra o trabalho escravo e se filia ao sindicato dos motoristas de caminhão (F.I.S.T.). Ao longo de 30 anos, ele se tornará um poderoso sindicalista, envolvendo-se com o crime organizado. Dramático retrato de uma parte do sindicalismo pioneiro americano, em biografia não muito disfarçada do poderoso pelego Jimmy Hoffa, que desapareceu sem deixar rastros.
When Every Day Was the Fourth of July
Judge Henry J. Wheeler
A little girl convinces her attorney father to defend a mute war veteran accused of murdering a store owner.
Pony Express Rider
Trevor Kingman
A young Texas Man who saw his father get killed by a group of bandits, decides years later to go to work for the Pony Express. But he is not just working around the country to deliver mail, he is actually finding the bandits who murdered his father.
Won Ton Ton, o Cachorro que Salvou Hollywood
Silent Film Director
Em 1924, Estie Del Ruth vem para Hollywood para se tornar uma atriz, mas o cão, que acompanha, se torna a estrela. Mas Hollywood tem suas próprias regras de sucesso.
Against a Crooked Sky
Cut Tongue / Narrator
The eldest daughter of a pioneer family is kidnapped by a mysterious Indian tribe and the eldest son pursues. In order to win back his sister's freedom, he must sacrifice his own life by passing the test of "Crooked Sky" and shield his sister from an executioner's arrow. Along the way, he recruits a broken down, drunk prospector to help him track down the unknown tribe and rescue his sister
The Log of the Black Pearl
Alexander Sand
A young stockbroker, Christopher Sand, inherits an old ship named "Black Pearl" along with a medallion that is the key to a sunken Nazi treasure. But there are other people looking for the sunken treasure, people who will stop at nothing to gain access to the medallion.
The Tribe
Cana
A family tribe of Cro-Magnons faces hardships, such as hunger, animal attacks, Neanderthal attacks, and death from injuries as they migrate to find a more bountiful land to live on.
Doomsday Machine
Dr. Christopher Perry
Spies discover that the Red Chinese have built a "doomsday machine" capable of destroying the surface of the Earth, and that they plan to use it within a matter of days. Meanwhile, Project Astra, a manned U.S. space mission to Venus, is in its final hours before launch when it is taken over by the military and nearly half of its all-male crew is replaced by women. The reason for this becomes apparent when, shortly after Astra leaves orbit, the Earth is completely destroyed in a global cataclysm! Is the human race doomed? What dangers and wonders await the crew of the Astra on their journey to Venus?
Fúria Selvagem
Indian Chief
No início dos anos 1800, um grupo de caçadores de peles e comerciantes com índios estão retornando com seus ganhos para a civilização e estão tentando desesperadamente não ser pegos pelo inverno que se aproxima. Quando o guia Zachary Bass fica ferido em um ataque de urso, eles decidem que ele não têm salvação e o deixam para morrer. Mas ele consegue se recuperar e resolve se vingar, e vai em busca dos que o abandonaram, inclusive do paranoico líder de expedição. A história foi refilmada em O Regresso (2015). (e 16 - Estimado 16 Anos)
Sarge: The Badge or the Cross
Bishop Andrade
After his wife is murdered, a veteran cop quits the police department and becomes a priest. Several years later he is assigned to a parish where he meets the man who killed his wife -- and discovers that the killer was gunning for him instead. The first of two feature-length pilots for the series "Sarge."
O Marujo Tremendão
Rear Admiral Arthur L. Stokes
Sgt. O'Farrell an Army soldier on an island in the South Pacific during World War II is trying to bring the two basics of life to his fellow servicemen, women and beer. The supply ship carrying the beer is torpedoed and the contingent of nurses consists of six males and ugly nurse Nellie Krause. If he could at least try to salvage the shipment of beer.
O Senhor da Guerra
Frisian Prince
A knight in the service of a duke goes to a coastal village where an earlier attempt to build a defensive castle has failed. He begins to rebuild the duke's authority in the face of the barbarians at the border and is making progress until he falls in love with one of the local women.
The Love Goddesses
(archive footage)
This insightful documentary features some of the major and most beautiful actresses to grace the silver screen. It shows how the movie industry changed its depiction of sex and actresses' portrayal of sex from the silent movie era to the present. Classic scenes are shown from the silent movie 'True Heart Susie,' starring Lillian Gish, to 'Love Me Tonight' (1932), blending sex and sophistication, starring Jeanette MacDonald (pre-Nelson Eddy), and to Elizabeth Taylor in 'A Place in the Sun' (1951), plus much , much more.
Os Dez Mandamentos
Associate Producer
A épica vida de Moisés, desde recém-nascido, quando foi colocado nas águas em um cesto e acabou sendo adotado por uma princesa egípcia, até quando descobre sua real condição e decide liderar seu povo que, escravizado pelos egípcios, anseia pela liberdade.
Os Dez Mandamentos
Pentaur
A épica vida de Moisés, desde recém-nascido, quando foi colocado nas águas em um cesto e acabou sendo adotado por uma princesa egípcia, até quando descobre sua real condição e decide liderar seu povo que, escravizado pelos egípcios, anseia pela liberdade.
Scaramouche
Chevalier de Chabrillaine
Na França pré-revolucionária, a rainha Maria Antonieta pede a seu primo Noel, marquês de Maynes, que descubra a identidade de Marcus Brutus, um panfleteiro que ataca com seus folhetos a decadente aristocracia. Logo se descobre que ele é Philippe de Valmorin, grande amigo do aventureiro André Moreau. Este tenta ajudá-lo a fugir mas não consegue impedir que Philippe seja morto pelo marquês em um duelo de floretes. Moreau nada pudera fazer, pois o marquês era tido então como o melhor espadachim da França. Só lhe resta fugir, se escondendo em uma companhia teatral, sob a máscara ridícula do cômico Scaramouche. Mas Moreau jurou vingança e se dedica a aperfeiçoar sua esgrima a fim de desafiar o marquês para um duelo mortal.
O Maior Espetáculo da Terra
Associate Producer
Um filme espetacular, bem à maneira de DeMille, que é também a maior homenagem que o cinema prestou ao mundo do circo. O grande circo que é o pano de fundo deste drama humano é o famoso Ringling Bros-Barnum & Bailey, e James Stewart é o palhaço que esconde um passado misterioso. Entre os convidados especiais encontramos Bing Crosby, Bob Hope e William Boyd. Oscar de melhor filme em 1952.
O Maior Espetáculo da Terra
FBI Agent Gregory
Um filme espetacular, bem à maneira de DeMille, que é também a maior homenagem que o cinema prestou ao mundo do circo. O grande circo que é o pano de fundo deste drama humano é o famoso Ringling Bros-Barnum & Bailey, e James Stewart é o palhaço que esconde um passado misterioso. Entre os convidados especiais encontramos Bing Crosby, Bob Hope e William Boyd. Oscar de melhor filme em 1952.
Romance de uma Esposa
Vicar
The Second World War is over, and the Miniver family is trying to keep themselves together in post-War Britain, among continuing shortages and growing tensions within the family.
Crepúsculo dos Deuses
Actor on DeMille's 'Samson & Delilah' Set (uncredited)
Uma estrela veterana do cinema mudo se recusa a aceitar que seu reinado acabou. Então ela contrata um jovem roteirista para ajudá-la a reconquistar o sucesso. O escritor acredita que pode manipular a atriz, mas percebe que está redondamente enganado.
The Costume Designer
Self (archive footage)
This short focuses on the job of the costume designer in the production of motion pictures. The costume designer must design clothing that is correct for the film historically and geographically, and must be appropriate for the mood of the individual scene. We see famed costume designer Edith Head at work on a production. The Costume Designer was part of The Industry Film Project, a twelve-part series produced by the film studios and the Academy. Each series episode was produced to inform the public on a specific facet of the motion picture industry.
Sansão e Dalila
Prince Ahtur
Sansão, um forte homem de uma tribo escravizado pelos filisteus, se apaixona por Semadar, uma devota ao reino dominante que se envolve com Ahtur, o que leva a uma guerra entre os dois povos. Na briga, Semadar acaba morta e sua irmã Dalila, que sempre amou Sansão secretamente, jura vingança. Ela planeja seduzi-lo para que ele revele seu segredo para entregá-lo ao seu líder, Saran de Gaza.
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Sir Lancelot
A bump on the head sends Hank Martin, 1912 mechanic, to Arthurian Britain, 528 A.D., where he is befriended by Sir Sagramore le Desirous and gains power by judicious use of technology. He and Alisande, the King's niece, fall in love at first sight, which draws unwelcome attention from her fiancée Sir Lancelot; but worse trouble befalls when Hank meddles in the kingdom's politics.
Os Inconquistáveis
Captain Steele
Inglaterra, 1763. Após ser condenada por um crime, a jovem e bela Abigail Hale concorda, a fim de escapar da forca, em servir catorze anos como escrava na colônia da Virgínia, cujos habitantes começam a ouvir e temer o canto ameaçador dos ameaçadores tambores de guerra que ecoam no vale selvagem do rio Ohio.
Dragnet
Inspector Geoffrey James
Scotland Yard Inspector Geoffrey James comes to the United States looking for a band of international gem-thieves who have smuggled a rich load of jewels from England to America via a trans-ocean airline. Mary Hogan, an airline hostess, aids him in his quest.
Johnny Doughboy
Oliver Lawrence
As sixteen year old Ann Winters begins a relationship with an older actor to further her career, lookalike fan Penelope Ryan is recruited by a group of former child stars to perform in a USO show.
Rosa de Esperança
Vicar
Com o início da segunda guerra mundial, Vin, o filho mais velho, regressa da universidade e se apaixona por Carol Beldon, neta de Lady Beldon, uma aristocrata de Beldon Hall, uma mansão vizinha. Apesar de discordâncias iniciais, se casam. Com a iminente ameaça de ataques aéreos à Inglaterra, Vin decide fazer sua parte e se junta à Força Aérea Real como piloto. É enviado para uma base localizada perto da casa dos pais. Clem ajuda na Operação Dynamo com o barco a motor da família. Sozinha em casa, a Sra. Miniver encontra um piloto alemão ferido em seu jardim. Ela o alimenta, o desarma calmamente e avisa às autoridades locais.
The Man Who Wouldn't Die
Dr. Haggard
A man believed to be dead and buried escapes from his grave and returns to the scene of the crime seeking revenge.
The Corsican Brothers
Count Victor Franchi
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.
South of Tahiti
Captain Larkin
Three men survive a plane crashes on an uncharted Pacific island, south of Tahiti. One falls in love with the the daughter of the tribe's leader, heiress to the throne after the death of her brother, who is as savage as her pet leopard. The others try to devise a plan to rob the tribe's gold.
Scotland Yard
Dakin Barrolles
Inspector Cork pursues a bank robber who serves in the army and receives facial injuries. After plastic surgery he shows up as a bank president planning an enormous robbery.
Lady Hamilton, A Divina Dama
Captain Hardy
The story of courtesan and dance-hall girl Emma Hamilton, including her relationships with Sir William Hamilton and Admiral Horatio Nelson and her rise and fall, set during the Napoleonic Wars.
O Lobo Se Arrisca
Frank Jordan
A reformed jewel thief fights to clear his name when he's framed for murder.
Mystery Sea Raider
Captain Jimmy Madden
June McCarthy has unwittingly aided an undercover Nazi naval officer with acquiring a "mother ship" for German submarines in the Atlantic.
Earthbound
Jeffrey Reynolds
A murdered man helps his widow bring his killer to justice.
The Crooked Road
Bob Trent
A blackmail threat from an old prison buddy compels a man who has gone straight to consider yet another crime.
Free, Blonde and 21
Dr. Hugh Mayberry
Stories of women who live in an all-women hotel. One (Bari) works hard and marries a millionaire; another (Hughes) cheats and goes to jail.
O Filho de Tarzan
Mr. 'Sandee' Sande
A young couple die in a plane crash in the jungle. Their son is found by Tarzan and Jane who name him Boy and raise him as their own. Five years later a search party comes to find the young heir to millions of dollars. Jane agrees, against Tarzan's will, to lead them to civilization.
Chasing Danger
Captain Andre Duvac
When American newsreel cameraman stationed in Paris is sent to cover an Arab rebellion he finds a financier presumed dead but actually fomenting desert warfare.
The Arizona Wildcat
Richard Baldwin
In 1870 Arizona Jane helps her foster-father ex-bandit (Carrillo) who has been accused of gold robbery.
Woman Doctor
Allan Graeme
Woman Doctor is a 1939 American drama film
Five of a Kind
Dr. Scott Williams
Rival reporters compete to sign the Wyatt Quintuplets to be guests on their radio shows.
Se Eu Fora Rei
Captain of the Watch
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.
Mysterious Mr. Moto
Anton Darvak
The Japanese detective rounds up a league of assassins for Scotland Yard.
Keep Smiling
Jonathan Rand
Jane breaks into the film business while also reviving the flagging career of her film director uncle and getting him hooked up with his secretary.
Prison Nurse
Dale
A state prison is threatened by approaching floods, an epidemic of typhoid fever breaks out among the inmates, the prison's only doctor falls sick, there are only three nurses to administer vaccines and take care of stricken patients--and a group of prisoners is planning to use the chaos as a cover for a mass escape.
Souls at Sea
Lieutenant Stanley Tarryton
Michael 'Nuggin' Taylor and Powdah save lives during a sea tragedy in this story about the slave trade on the high seas during 1842.
Jericho
Capt. Mack
An unjustly condemned corporal flees to Africa, chased by the captain blamed for his escape.
The President's Mystery
James Blake
The screenplay for this mystery is based upon a story suggested to Liberty Magazine by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. It is the tale of a prominent lawyer who shocks his snooty friends, family and colleagues by abruptly abandoning his successful practice and his wife to find true happiness. He soon falls in love with another woman and continues to keep a low profile until he learns that his first wife stands accused of murdering him
The Last of the Mohicans
Maj. Duncan Heyward
The story is set in the British province of New York during the French and Indian War, and concerns—in part—a Huron massacre (with passive French acquiescence) of between 500 to 1,500 Anglo-American troops, who had honorably surrendered at Fort William Henry, plus some women and servants; the kidnapping of two sisters, daughters of the British commander; and their rescue by the last Mohicans.
A Woman Alone
Capt. Nicolai Ilyinski
An officer becomes entangled in a love affair with a woman who works as a maid.
Hollywood Extra Girl
Crusades Actor
Semi-documentary of a typical "extra girl" on a C.B.DeMille film.
As Cruzadas
Richard, King of England
King Richard the Lionhearted launches a crusade to preserve Christianity in Jerusalem.
Cleópatra
Marc Antony
The queen of Egypt barges the Nile and flirts with Mark Antony and Julius Caesar.
Princess Charming
Capt. André Launa
Revolution breaks out in a small European kingdom, and a young princess is forced to flee for her life. She heads for the neighboring country, which just happens to be ruled by the king she is betrothed to. Unfortunately, the new revolutionary government won't let citizens leave, which she actually doesn't mind all that much because she's not particularly jazzed about marrying the elderly king. He sends a young naval officer to bring her across the border, but in order to do so they are forced into a marriage of convenience. Complications ensue.
Lord of the Manor
Jim Bridge
Two aristocrats become engaged but fall in love with people from a lower class.
The Flying Squad
Inspector Bradley
The officers of the Flying Squad attempt to track down a drug-smuggling gang.
Self Made Lady
Bert Taverner
Early '30s British drama, starring Heather Angel, about a poor girl who achieves success as a fashion designer.
The Perfect Lady
Larry Tindale
'Girl poses as maid of French actress who stole her fiancé.' (British Film Catalogue)
Two Way Street
Bert Adams
'Bird fancier's daughter loves nobleman whom her cockney fiancé robs of necklace.' (British Film Catalogue)