Austin Trevor
Biography
Austin Trevor was an Irish actor whose career spanned film, television and the stage. Born in Belfast, he made his mark in London's West End, playing the parson in John Galsworthy's Escape at its 1926 premiere and then reprising the part on Broadway the following year. From 1929 to 1931 he was in the West End run of Noel Coward's Bitter Sweet, appearing as Captain August Lutte. In the early 1930s he became the first actor to bring Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot to the screen, taking the detective role in three British films: Alibi, Black Coffee and Lord Edgware Dies. He also had a character part in the later Poirot film The Alphabet Murders (1965). He said his French accent helped him get the part. By the 1960s he was working mostly in television, including The First Churchills as Lord Halifax and an episode of The Main Chance. He died in 1978.
80years old at death
- Born Belfast
- Died Bury St Edmunds
- Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
- Claude Austin Trevor Schilsky (birth name)Also credited as Claude Austin Trevor
Movie Career
- Films
- 12
- Career span
- 29 years1936 to 1965
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Austin Trevor stated that his ability to speak with a French accent was the only reason he landed the role of Hercule Poirot, Agatha Christie's detective, whom he first played on screen in three British films in the early 1930s.
A first
Austin Trevor was the parson in John Galsworthy's Escape when it had its world premiere in London's West End in 1926. A year later, he was the only cast member who moved to New York City for the Broadway production.
Austin Trevor movies on Netflix
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The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Michael Gough appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Paul Henreid's page
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Also two films together5 more actors
- Vanda GodsellKonga (1961) and Horrors of the Black Museum (1959)
- Eliot MakehamNight Train to Munich (1940) and Dark Journey (1937)
- Lawrence HanrayDark Journey (1937) and Rembrandt (1936)
- Sam LiveseyDark Journey (1937) and Rembrandt (1936)
- William DewhurstDark Journey (1937) and Sabotage (1936)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
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