Frank Lawton

Biography

Frank Lawton was an English actor. The son of two stage players, he was born in London in 1904 and made his earliest major screen appearance in Young Woodley (1930). In the mid-1930s he acted in several Hollywood films, most notably as the grown-up David Copperfield in MGM's adaptation of David Copperfield (1935). A lasting breakthrough in America never came, and he went back to British film and theater. On the West End stage he appeared in plays including Alex Atkinson's Four Winds (1953), Ronald Miller's Waiting for Gillian (1954) and Michael Clayton Hutton's Silver Wedding (1957), and he also worked in television, in the series My Husband and I. Lawton died in 1969.

64years old at death

Born September 30, 1904London
Died June 10, 1969London
Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
Also credited as Frank Lawton Mokeley

Movie Career

Films: 10
Career span: 27 years1931 to 1958

Genres

Drama70%, 7 films
Comedy20%, 2 films
Horror20%, 2 films
Sci-Fi20%, 2 films
Thriller20%, 2 films

First and latest

Frank Lawton movies on Netflix

A Night to Remember1958IMDb rating 7.9as Chairman J. Bruce Ismay
Gideon's Day1958IMDb rating 6.6as Det. Sgt. Liggot
The Rising of the Moon1957IMDb rating 6.7as British Officer (segment '1921')
The Winslow Boy1948IMDb rating 7.6as John Watherstone
Went the Day Well?1942IMDb rating 7.5as Tom Sturry
The Devil-Doll1936IMDb rating 7.0as Toto
The Invisible Ray1936IMDb rating 6.5as Ronald Drake
David Copperfield1935IMDb rating 7.3as David Copperfield as a Man
Cavalcade1933IMDb rating 5.7as Joe Marryot
The Skin Game1931IMDb rating 5.7as Rolf Hornblower

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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David Copperfield1935 Adventure, Drama, Familyas David Copperfield as a Man
IMDb rating 7.35.2K votes
The Devil-Doll1936 Horror, Sci-Fias Toto
IMDb rating 7.05.5K votes
Went the Day Well?1942as Tom Sturry
IMDb rating 7.54.9K votes
The Invisible Ray1936as Ronald Drake
IMDb rating 6.53.5K votes
The Skin Game1931as Rolf Hornblower
IMDb rating 5.74.0K votes
Cavalcade1933as Joe Marryot
IMDb rating 5.76.8K votes
A Night to Remember1958as Chairman J. Bruce Ismay
IMDb rating 7.920K votes
The Winslow Boy1948as John Watherstone
IMDb rating 7.62.1K votes

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John Ford directed two of these films. Eleven actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Lionel Barrymore

Cyril Cusack

Maureen O'Sullivan

Una O'Connor

Jack Watling

Michael Trubshawe

John FordDirector, 2 films

Films together

Lionel Barrymore2 films together, 1935 to 1936
Lionel Barrymore's page
- The Devil-Doll1936IMDb rating 7.0Lawton as TotoBarrymore as Paul Lavond
- David Copperfield1935IMDb rating 7.3Lawton as David Copperfield as a ManBarrymore as Dan Peggotty
Cyril Cusack2 films together, 1957 to 1958
Cyril Cusack's page
- Gideon's Day1958IMDb rating 6.6Lawton as Det. Sgt. LiggotCusack as Herbert 'Birdie' Sparrow
- The Rising of the Moon1957IMDb rating 6.7Lawton as British Officer (segment '1921')Cusack as Inspector Michael Dillon (segment 'The Majesty of the Law')
Maureen O'Sullivan2 films together, 1935 to 1936
Maureen O'Sullivan's page
- The Devil-Doll1936IMDb rating 7.0Lawton as TotoO'Sullivan as Lorraine Lavond
- David Copperfield1935IMDb rating 7.3Lawton as David Copperfield as a ManO'Sullivan as Dora Spenlow
Una O'Connor2 films together, 1933 to 1935
Una O'Connor's page
- David Copperfield1935IMDb rating 7.3Lawton as David Copperfield as a ManO'Connor as Mrs. Gummidge
- Cavalcade1933IMDb rating 5.7Lawton as Joe MarryotO'Connor as Ellen Bridges
Jack Watling2 films together, 1948 to 1958
Jack Watling's page
- Gideon's Day1958IMDb rating 6.6Lawton as Det. Sgt. LiggotWatling as Rev. Julian Small
- The Winslow Boy1948IMDb rating 7.6Lawton as John WatherstoneWatling as Dickie Winslow
Michael Trubshawe2 films together, 1957 to 1958
Michael Trubshawe's page
- Gideon's Day1958IMDb rating 6.6Lawton as Det. Sgt. LiggotTrubshawe as Sergeant Golightly
- The Rising of the Moon1957IMDb rating 6.7Lawton as British Officer (segment '1921')Trubshawe as Colonel Charles Frobisher (segment 'A Minute's Wait')
John FordDirector, 2 films, 1957 to 1958
All films by John Ford
- Gideon's Day1958IMDb rating 6.6Lawton as Det. Sgt. Liggot
- The Rising of the Moon1957IMDb rating 6.7Lawton as British Officer (segment '1921')
Also two films together5 more actors
- Elizabeth AllanWent the Day Well? (1942) and David Copperfield (1935)
- Herbert MundinDavid Copperfield (1935) and Cavalcade (1933)
- Marie LohrThe Winslow Boy (1948) and Went the Day Well? (1942)
- C. V. FranceWent the Day Well? (1942) and The Skin Game (1931)
- Violet Kemble CooperThe Invisible Ray (1936) and David Copperfield (1935)
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