Bruce Belfrage
Biography
Bruce Belfrage was an English actor and radio newsreader who became known at the BBC. Born in Marylebone, London, he was educated at Gresham's School and earned an honors degree in modern languages from St John's College, Oxford. He appeared on the London stage with The Strolling Players in 1923 and had a notable success opposite Robert Donat in the play A Sleeping Clergyman in 1933. His first film role came in 1932, and he acted in BBC radio plays in 1934. He broadcast for 2LO at Savoy Hill in its early days, joined the BBC in 1935 as a casting director, handled casting from 1936 to 1939, and founded the BBC Repertory Company in 1939. While reading the nine o'clock news on 15 October 1940, he continued through the explosion of a German bomb at Broadcasting House that killed seven people. He served in the Royal Naval Reserve from 1942 and later published One Man In His Time.
73years old at death
- Born Marylebone
- Died
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
- Also credited as Bruce Henning Belfrage
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 2 years1947 to 1949
Every film, newest first
- 1949Black MagicIMDb rating 6.4
- 1948Corridor of MirrorsIMDb rating 6.4
- 1947Hue and CryIMDb rating 6.7
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A change of course
Belfrage worked as a broadcaster when 2LO was based at Savoy Hill. In 1935 he became a casting director for the BBC, and afterward he was a newsreader and announcer.
A change of course
Belfrage enlisted in the Royal Naval Reserve in 1942, and when he was demobilised he held the rank of Lieutenant-Commander.
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Charles CrichtonDirector, 1 film, 1947
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